A/N: So, guys, here I am with a new story. This time, it will be interactive. Hope you will participate!
Disclaimers: CutiePieSakura123 does not own Inazuma Eleven. Only the story plot belongs to her, and some minor OCs.
The Mystery of The Diamond Necklace
It was another day in the Endou household. Mom was cooking, Dad was getting ready and…
Endou was still sleeping.
The brunette soccer player slept smugly as a log as he hugged his pillow and drooled on it. The room's shades were still down which made it quite comfortable for him to sleep in. The clock kept reminding him to get up, saying, "7:30! 7:30!" Endou, however, was still in dream land.
Finally, Mom barged through the door with a spatula in one hand. She took of the covers and opened the blinds. Endou grunted as she looked at him and placed her hands on his hips.
"Aaw, not yet, Mom," Endou moaned as he buried his face in his pillow.
"Well, it wouldn't be my fault if you will be tardy again," his mother retorted as she frowned. "Mamoru, get up immediately or else you will be late!"
The brunette simply did nothing. The, he stretched on the bed, facedown and then, went to sleep again.
"MAMORU!" his mother yelled.
"What time is it?" he mumbled from the pillows.
"7:30."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Oh." Then, he bolted upright and screamed.
"I have only thirty minutes left!" he cried as he threw his stuff around to look for his uniform. "Mom, where's my towel?"
"It's in the bathroom," she deadpanned and sighed as Endou kept on running around. "I still don't get it why you don't bother to change this horrible habit of yours." Endou said nothing and hurriedly picked up some underwear on the floor.
"Yup, this one's clean," he told himself after he examined it.
Natsuko sighed again. Seriously, when will he learn?
"I'll be downstairs," she told him as she got out of the room. "I'll be preparing breakfast if you need me."
"Uh, sure, whatever," Endou mumbled as he picked up his socks and left for the bathroom in a flash.
"Finally, here!" Endou cried as he went down into the kitchen. He was just in time to have breakfast with his family as his mother placed a plate of eggs and bacon and a bowl of rice just for him. Endou sat down and hungrily grabbed his chopsticks.
"Thanks for the food," he said quickly and dove straight for the food. His father was reading the newspaper and was drinking coffee as the brunette soccer player kept gobbling the food down faster than lightning.
"Mamoru, table manners!" his mother reminded him sternly but Endou paid no mind. After a while, he was finished.
"Well, I'm off," he told them as he grabbed his bag. "Bye, Mom. Bye Da—"
"Mamoru-kun, please sit for a while," his father told him.
"But, Dad, I'm gonna be late," Endou replied.
"Oh, this won't take a while," he replied cheerfully. "Honey, I want you to come and sit down with us, too." Endou and his mom were both shocked. Whatever this is, it has to be very serious since Dad almost says nothing when it comes to most matters.
"Uh, sure, Dad," Endou said as he grabbed a seat. "What is it?"
"Well, I want to tell you a certain story I've read on the paper," his father replied. "This one is a robbery case and it still hasn't been solved up until now. This has gone on for 3 weeks now and he is an armed man."
"And?" his wife asked.
"Well, I just thought that I could see some potential in someone I know, I was just thinking maybe he could solve the case even if it means by just listening to it," his father replied.
"Impossible!" his mother retorted.
"Oh, c'mon, Mom," Endou told his mother. He turned to his father and told him to continue.
His father smiled and went on. The victim of the case had been a Mr. Watanabe Kyousuke, a businessman who had a jewellery store. Watanabe is an owner of a priceless diamond necklace which he treasured since it was his wife's favourite. It was a very expensive necklace since the diamonds in them are very, very rare. Many people wanted to buy it but ever since his wife died, he resolved to keep it as a memoir of his beloved and displayed it in his mansion in a glass case when he was around so he could look at it anytime he likes.
"I'm so sorry," Endou side commented. Then, his father continued.
He told his wife and Endou that he kept the necklace safe by putting it in a safe. It wasn't alone though. Along with it was a necklace made out of glass that looked so similar to it. It was placed in the glass case to trick the thief into stealing the fake one. He also put in lasers and a security system with a CCTV camera with three layers of guards protecting it 24/7. However, the thief or thieves had to be a real expert on diamonds if they wanted to steal the right one. This was done every night until Tuesday 3 weeks ago. Watanabe had been attacked and the necklace was stolen.
"Does he have insurance?" Endou asked. "What about the guards? Didn't they stop him? Wasn't it caught on CCTV?"
His father went on saying, yes, he did have insurance but no, the guards weren't able to fight back since the first and second lines of defence were shot as caught on camera. Watanabe-san heard the noise and went down to check on the necklace. When he went down, he encountered the burglar with a gun and the burglar asked him where the necklace was. Out of fear of being shot, he answered saying he didn't know. The burglar beat him up and went right through the third line of defence.
He opened the glass case and took a look at the necklace. But a few seconds later, he threw it away angrily onto the cold, hard floor. He went back to Watanabe and tortured him to find out where the necklace was. Finally, almost half-dead, Watanabe told him it was in the safe. The burglar told him to give him the combination.
When Watanabe did, the burglar left him, got the necklace and left without a trace. There were no witnesses since he lived in a lone area with only his mansion in it. The maids were all hiding in their rooms and so were the other servants. Up to now, the burglar still wasn't found and he is still dangerously armed.
The entire family sat quietly for a few minutes. Then, Endou asked his father about the condition of Watanabe-san's business.
"Well, there was a person who was willing to buy it, specifically, his nephew, Arai Mitsuhiko," he replied with a smile and sipped his coffee. "He wanted to have the business badly enough but then, his uncle wouldn't sell. He has also been eyeing the necklace for its value for long time now. But, aside from that, business is not so good nowadays. The new jewellery shop kept taking most of his customers thus; they weren't able to make much neither this year nor last year."
"I bet it was that Arai Mitsuhiko-san," his mother told them. "He must've hired someone to do the dirty work and then, he is benefiting from the money from the necklace right now."
"Does he have an alibi, Dad?" Endou asked a he took out his cell phone and kept punching buttons.
His father nodded. "He was out of town when the crime occurred since he was suffering from high blood pressure."
His mother huffed. "Still, I think it was Arai-san!" she told them.
"Did Watanabe-san identify the man?" Endou asked again. "I mean, can he recognize the man and point him out?"
"Well, he did see the man but he can't identify him since the man was wearing black and a mask and it was pitch dark."
Then, Endou stood up and asked them if he could use the phone. "I just need to call someone right away," he told them. "Don't worry. It won't take long."
"But, what about school?" his mother asked. "You're gonna be late!"
"Don't worry!" he told them as he entered the living room. "I'll just hitch a ride." And Endou punched in some digits and started to talk on the phone.
"Seriously, we're making him late," his mother complained as she took another sigh. "What about this case? It's not like we're involved in it!"
"You'll see," his father chuckled. "Actually, I did him a favour."
His mother blew a strand of stray hair from her face. Sometimes, she just couldn't understand men.
After a few minutes, everyone in the neighbourhood heard something extraordinary. They all went out and went to see the commotion outside. There were 5 police cars in front of Endou's house!
"MAMORU! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW?" his mother screeched like crazy. Endou was about to reply when she started to scold him and pinched his ear.
Then, a police inspector came up and told her not to hurt the boy.
"Actually, Ma'am, we're quite thankful he called us a couple of minutes ago," the police man replied. "With his help, he actually wrapped up the entire Watanabe Robbery Case."
"H-He did?" she asked them weakly.
"Yes, he did," the police man answered nicely. "We have found the necklace and we have apprehended the thief as well and he actually wasn't armed."
"Is he gonna go to prison?" Endou asked.
"We don't really know about that for now," the police man answered. "But for now, what would you want as a reward, Mr. Detective? You can have anything you want from us."
"Anything?" Endou asked.
"Anything."
Endou thought long and hard. Then, he smiled. "If so, can you give me a ride to school? I really have to ask this since I'm already running late."
WHO WAS THE CULPRIT? HOW DID ENDOU MANAGE TO FIND OUT?
If you know, answer in your review! If not, well, please review still! The answers will come up in the second chapter!
