A/N Now the dull report is over, on with the fic!
I must admit, the XIV case is peculiar indeed. There seems no motive or pattern in the victims' deaths, no factor that connects the deaths, and the death of Wilkins befuddles those who try to analyse him and his murder.
I know I have the answer to this problem, however, I cannot tell anyone, if I should, I would be laughed at and they would attempt to escort me to an asylum of some sort.
I needed to wait for a higher detective to be called upon, because I can prove I am correct, so long as I am allowed to meet with this detective, face to face.
I had followed some police officers I knew were on the case of XIV murders, I had found out who was involved by hacking into the police data system, undetected I might add.
For the moment, the killings had stopped, ten people were now dead and most others lived in fear.
Most of the deaths revolved around the Hull area, with a few outliers in for example London. So the Hull area is where I find myself now.
I suspected the involvement of a higher power even now, ten were dead, so many detectives would be interested in taking on this case for the safety of those innocents that are put at risk by this murderer.
I trailed a female officer I knew was Nikoru Yamishi, she was widely respected amongst the police department, I had read her file and the report she compiled on these murders. She was working the case trying to find some evidence, or so she said.
Her phone rang, instantly she stared around, seeing if anyone was close to her, however, she found no one as she turned down an alley with no windows and no one around to listen in, except for me.
"L…Andrew…" She stuttered.
L? Did she say L?
"Yes, I am trying to find her… I did meet her yes, when I was called to the Wilkins scene…"
Hmm, sounds like someone is trying to find little ol' me? Surely not.
"Yes… Yes" She answered; clearly he was asking her something or other here and there.
I silently landed behind her as I slipped off the roof of a nearby building.
"Yes… What?!" She exclaimed the second half after I had plucked the phone out of her hand with my middle finger and thumb, holding the bottom of the Nokia phone. I leapt out of her reach as she tried to take the phone back.
"L? This is Airisu Ango… where you looking for me?"
"Miss Ango?" A robotic voice answered me, now I was about 85% sure that he was indeed L, however, there was that thought that this was not L. "May I ask how you found Miss Yamishi?"
"You can, however, I shall not answer until I am at least 90% sure that you are who you say you are."
Let me confirm, L is the greatest detective of this century. Only one person knows how to communicate with him, a man who goes by the name of Watari. If anyone else has had contact with him it is only because he has contacted them, he seems to be able to contact anyone anywhere and yet, nobody can ever trace him.
L is a person I have known for years, not personally of course, but I was told stories about him and all the cases he has solved. I always wanted to meet him, just once.
Why you may ask, well that story is for later, once I know that I can 100% trust that you will not betray my secrets.
"How can I prove myself to be L?" The robotic voice questioned.
"Tell me…do you know who I am?" I stared at Nikoru, who was deeply intrigued at the side of the conversation she was hearing.
"Mmm" The voice seemed thoughtful, or at least, that is what I took the 'mmm' for, no emotion was given by the computerised voice. "I have my suspicions, you seem not to exist Miss Ango, so that narrows it down by about 89%"
"Please elaborate"
"There are very few people in this world who can wipe all traces of themselves, I being one of those people. Others attempt to hide away, but they slip up here or there; leaving a trace over the internet or in written reports or phonebooks, sometimes even using a phone that is easily tracked. These people are easy to find if you know where to look. However, I have looked in just about every place I know of and there is not a single drop of evidence to your identity Miss Ango. That narrows the possibilities right down to a select few."
"Well, now I am about 95% sure of you being L, no one would be quite as thorough as you; I assume you've cross checked data from a large amount of the UN?"
"As I said, I have looked everywhere I know to look, every data collection, every major store of personal information, over the internet and in the local newspapers of over twenty major countries, you exist nowhere and talking to you I am further positive I know who you are"
"Your reputation is well earned L" I was now certain that he as indeed L, no one would be able to check with such attention to detail in such a short amount of time.
"May I ask why you were looking for me?"
"Mmm" he responded, "yes, I was looking for you because I highly suspect you"
"How nice of you" I replied hurriedly, "elaborate please"
"You have been involved in three of the murders, and you never gave any contact details or even an address."
"Contact details I would rather not elaborate on, and I would give an address if I was willing to ruin my ambiguity, I'm sure you understand, seen as though you are the one who even hides your voice."
"Mmm" L paused for a few moments. "96%"
"On my identity?"
"Mmm yes"
"Well I must say, have the police not found the newest murder?"
"Newest murder?!" Nikoru exclaimed.
"Mmm yes" I mimicked the voice I was hearing, showing no emotion at my answer. "The body is not too far from here, I had expected it to be found by now." I thought aloud.
Nikoru seized the collar of my top, yanking me closer to me. "You are under arrest for the suspected murder of Sophie Harris, John Walters, Tony Smith…"
"As much as I would love to hear your assumptions Miss Yamishi" I cut in, interrupting the list of the murders. "I am on the phone right now and cannot listen to you when more intelligent people are talking." My voice was flat, giving no hint of an emotion. It was a trait most of those I once knew used, except one who could never perfect it. It was just nature to me now.
She raised a pair of handcuffs, glaring at me.
I twisted out of her grip and strode off, still holding the phone to my ear with the use of my middle finger and thumb.
"I have just received word of another murder case." L's computerised voice spoke once more.
"Come back!" Nikoru yelled as she grabbed my arm and wrenched me backwards.
"Please put me on to talk to Miss Yamishi" The voice requested.
"Here" I said to Nikoru, "it's for you" I threw the phone at her.
She caught it and put it to her phone. "Andrew, I am trying to apprehend the suspect."
I pulled out my own phone, tapping frantically at the number keys. After a few seconds of well rehearsed hacking, I lifted it up to my ear and listened.
"Miss Yamishi, do not arrest Miss Ango" The robotic voice commanded.
"But she is clearly a prime suspect for these murders!" Nikoru's voice played both through my phone, and echoed through the alley.
"My thoughts differ on yours Miss Yamishi." The voice continued, "And for the time being, she is not a suspect, or at least I do not think that she is. However, if you wish to waste both your time and that of those at your local police station, feel free to arrest her and attempt to question her: although, since she has already shown that she can hack into my phone conversations, I do not believe you will be able to trick her into revealing anything you would find suspicious."
"I almost started wondering if you knew I was here." I smiled as I spoke into the phone, "I have to applaud you on how solid your security is, took me about thirty seconds to crack it."
This is an exaggeration yes, in truth I had been hacking Nikoru's phone ever since I started trailing her, I had set up my own little bug in her phone with the use of only my own, so when it came to listening into her conversation, all I had to do was to activate the previously set up connection between the two phones. I have used this on many an occasion, however, I wished to make L think that I knew how to find him, or maybe I was just showing off, I am unsure.
"Mmm" The voice replied with 'mmm' once more, "Miss Ango, do you ever tell the truth?"
What? How could he have known? Known that I was stretching the truth. But I kept my voice calm and didn't show signs of the question bothering me. "Sometimes, how about you Andrew?"
Nikoru was silent, she had no idea what to say or do at this point, she still suspected me and was furious with L because he wouldn't let her arrest me.
I shot a smug smile over to her making her eyes narrow back. Nikoru was fun to irritate.
"Occasionally" The robotic voice admitted.
"You know we cannot carry on like this forever, I have evidence that I can prove in person, and in person only. I would rather not show it to Miss Yamishi, however, I am under the impression that you do not, and will not trust me."
"Your suspicions are correct, just because I am 98% certain on your identity I am only 42% sure I can trust you."
"How about this" I began, "if I can find you within the week, then I can show you the evidence."
"I would rather that not happen Miss Ango."
"Can't stop it now" I grinned, "I already have suspicions on where you will be L"
"Please elaborate."
"No, goodbye!" I said cheerily as I hung up the phone and began walking away.
"You wait!" Nikoru shouted, but it was too late, I had already disappeared into the shadowy alleys connecting to this one.
A/N Please review and tell me your thoughts, good parts, terrible parts, and where you think i should take it please :) really looking forward to hearing your points of view and maybe even some of your guesses as to who Airisu Ango is
See you next chapter, hopefully
