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Prequel
It was just another day in a seemingly endless sequence of days. Each day passed the same when there were no cases to work on. First he would get to the office at 6:30 in the morning. Then, update parents on the search. All during the customary call being thankful that it was 9:30 pm there cutting the conversation short. For the rest of the morning work at determining likely sites for the body, it hurt too much to think of it as his brother.
When that hurt too much to think logically, it was usually lunch time. Personally Naru preferred to skip the food. The only problem with that was that when Lin caught him. Seriously, you wouldn't think that a man his age would be such a tattle tale. After hearing his mother start a crying fit and how losing another son would kill her from his father, lunch was added to the routine. A favorite of his was the Kyubei Restaurant. The main reason he enjoyed it was that you could always watch the chief. You never know what little things they might add just to be spiteful.
When Naru was finished eating (scaring that poor chief), it was time to assemble the work for Mai. It was hard work pretending to need someone as a part time worker. At least he thought so. The reality being that he couldn't read more than half of the documents because they were in kanji. Also checking the authenticity was something that required people skills in Japan.
He learned that one from personal experience. He spent all afternoon on the phone, and absolutely nothing to show for it. Taking his anger out on Mai, he told her to check whether the vase and documents were authentic. Five minutes later Mai had the information (total fake), and a number for reaching the authenticator faster. How she managed to do it was an absolute mystery to Naru, not that he would ever admit it.
With everything prepared, all that was left was to wait for his tea. Depending on how long it took for lunch and getting Mai's work assembled, it was a long wait for tea. Naru may be patient, but never when it comes to tea. His impatience is made very obvious by his usual greeting, "Mai, Tea!" Of course this makes her angry too, but misery loves company. At least that was how Naru rationalized it. In his opinion there wasn't anything she could do about it.
Authors Note
I spell check, but that does not catch everything. Please tell me about misspelled words. I will warn you that my mind is random, so this story will be a bit odd. The restaurant is a real place, and if you are curious you can look it up. This will be updated somewhat infrequently, so consider yourself warned about my writing habits.