Chapter 2
Bruce Wayne silently sat in his car. At that moment, our friend Bobby ran around the corner, sprinting as fast as he could. He jumped into the car, pulling out the CD.
"We got our info," Robin said, pulling off his expertly crafted mask, Detective Conan style. "Even better, this is in code, so no one suspected anything. Everyone thought it was some plot line for a story."
"Good," Batman said, speeding away towards the Batcave. "But what took you so long? You were supposed to wait meet here at 12:00. I waited for a good amount of time before I thought I was risking being seen way too much."
"I was caught up in a case," Robin said. "The poor Yoshiaki Hara was killed. Apparently his brother was after some inheritance money."
"Huh," said Batman. "Money, huh? My computers detected some movement coming from the Penguin. Looks like he's is up to no good again. If Hara really was one of his trusted henchmen, we should now have enough information about him to finish him."
Yeah, Robin thought, but something's been really bothering me...something about that young boy...
~XXX()XXX~
"That was quite impressive, Kogoro! I knew the legendary sleeping one could pull it through!" Inspector Megure was in high spirits, because solving this case would give him a raise. "We should celebrate at the bar!"
Kogoro, on the other hand, was not feeling well at all. Waking up after being tranquilized was not the best feeling to be walking around in.
"Uh, wha-?" Kogoro asked, obviously bewildered.
"Don't you remember?" Megure responded, surprised. "You expertly figured out that the victim's brother, after hurriedly buying the stuff at the bakery, knocked the trash can over and left a trail, to try to misguide you, right? And as evidence, he was the only one with garbage on his shoe! Later investigation also revealed that his fingerprints were on the can!"
"Oh-right..."Kogoro said. He shook his head, cleared his mind, and then gave on of his famous perverted laughs. "Just leave it to me, the great Sleeping Kogoro!"
Yeah right, Conan thought. After I get my body back I'm going to kick your put all the way to the planet-what!?
The same mysterious, eerie black car sped past the group. Goosebumps crawled up Conan's spine as the car disappeared into the distance.
"Oi!" Takagi roared. "That's WAY above the speed limit! Get back here!"
"Nah, just leave him alone for today," Inspector Megure said. "Let's all get back home."
~XXX()XXX~
It was midnight when the pair parked their Porsche 356A across from the apartment complex. After successfully masquerading themselves as deliverymen, they made their way to Yoshiaki Hara's apartment.
"Well boss, you see the CD anywhere?" Vodka asked. He began to trash the apartment, opening drawers and throwing out books, opening and slamming doors, and causing a rather large racket.
"You idiot," Gin said. "I knew Hara was suspicious so I added a tracking device to the CD while he was at headquarters. We can locate it easily this way-wh-WHAT!?"
Vodka turned and dropped a glass vase on the floor. "What's that about, boss!? You almost never yell!"
"Someone got here before us and took it. We gotta go chase them. Get Korn and Chianti as well. Whoever took this is probably prepared for anything." Gin turned and lit a cigarette before walking out. "This is gonna get interesting," he said with a grin on his face.
"This is gonna get interesting," It sure is! :D
Just in case anyone was wondering, the story takes place in a random, regular city (neither Gotham or Beika). Consider it something like Anytown, USA.
