Hey peeps! Welcome back! Today, we're continuing with this whodunit and you guys are gonna get to know the culprit! But I want y'all to comment who do you think did it before reading on. This is your last chance! Do it now!

Also, I wanna give special thanks to 4evaGumballFan345 for reviewing both previous chapters and favoring this story. Thanks bud!

Without further ado, let's get on with the story...

After ordering their family to stay on the couch until the investigation is over, Gumball and Darwin went to look for clues at the so-called crime scene.

"Who do you think did it?". Darwin asked Gumball as he observed the fridge.

"Personally, I'm doubting Dad's story". Gumball replied plainly.

Silence took over the atmosphere for the next few minutes as the two looked around some more, but to no avail.

"This criminal must've been too sneaky to leave the crime scene evidence-free". Darwin noted.

"Maybe we're checking in the wrong place. Let's go upstairs and look in the rooms". Gumball suggested.

His brother nodded in agreement.

Then, the two sneakily got upstairs and started the search.

At first, they didn't find anything again, until they got to a certain room...

"Nothing here too! What the actual what?!". Gumball yelled out in frustration.

Darwin sighed at their failure.

He then walked around, wanting to get an answer to their problem.

Just then, it seemed like he got it.

The fish's surprised gasp got Gumball's attention.

"What is it, Darwin?". He asked.

"Look!". The former simply pointed at something on the wall.

Gumball followed his brother's directing and looked at whatever he was pointing at.

At first, he didn't see why Darwin looked at it like it had the solution.

But after a short while, he came to a realization.

"Wow". He simply mouthed in astonishment.

"But that's still not enough". Gumball added.

Darwin thought about it.

"Maybe some fresh air will help us". He reached for the window and opened.

Suddenly, his attention was caught by something outside.

"Darwin, what's wrong?". Gumball asked as he approached him.

Darwin slowly turned around to face Gumball.

The latter was surprised to see that Darwin had a smirk on his face.

"I think we just found the actual first lead". He said mysteriously, then pointed where the object was.

Darwin raced downstairs and went out with Gumball following him, without alerting their family.

They approached the object slowly.

A triumphant smile grew on their faces as they got closer.

Darwin picked it up and they both examined it.

"It can only get here if it was thrown out of that window". Darwin deducted.

Gumball nodded in understanding.

Afterwards, the duo went back to the kitchen once again avoiding the three who were on the couch.

"Okay, so we have an idea of who did it but we still need evidence. And we don't have a fingerprints-checking machine to use on the thing we found". Darwin summarized.

As they continued to walk around the kitchen while thinking, Gumball's ears suddenly perked up as if he heard something. Darwin however, didn't seem to notice.

"What was that?". The cat questioned.

"What was what?". Darwin obliviously asked.

As Gumball was about to take another step, he suddenly yelped in pain as he picked up his foot off the ground.

"What the...". He was about to exclaim before gasping in surprise as he realized what he stepped on.

"Gumball?". Darwin asked.

"I've got it!". The cat suddenly exclaimed in excitement.

"Really? What is it?". Darwin inquired.

"Before I answer you, I want to see the bottom of your shoes". Gumball requested.

Because he trusted Gumball, Darwin did as told without question.

After seeing his brother's shoes, his suspicions were confirmed.

He explained everything to Darwin then.

The two looked again at the information they wrote down in the notebook and agreed that they have successfully cracked the mystery.

"It's time". Gumball declared with confidence.

Within seconds, the two were once again facing the three suspects on the couch still.

"Are you two finally done with playing detective?". Anais asked in annoyance.

"Oh, we're done investigating alright. And trust me sis, you're gonna be surprised". Gumball retorted, making Anais roll her eyes.

"Put in mind that we have finally uncovered the events that led to the cake being eaten". Darwin declared confidently.

Gumball took over as he started his deduction.

"So long story short, the culprit went downstairs sometime after Mom brought the cake and put it in the fridge and stole a slice without the other two noticing". Gumball started by summarizing the crime.

"Really? That's your great deduction, Sherlock?". Anais questioned sarcastically.

"She's right boys, how is that possible?". Nicole asked.

"We can say that the culprit used a transportation to get down and into the kitchen without being detected". Darwin answered.

"What kind of transportation". Richard asked.

"You". Gumball responded.

"Me?". The father questioned in disbelief.

"Yes. When you said that that door opened and you felt a weird sensation you, it was actually true as it was a part of the culprit's plan". Gumball explained.

"Wait, so that means the only one who's able to pull it off is...". Nicole was unable to complete that sentence out of disbelief.

"Yes Mrs Mom, the only one able to do it is...". Darwin started.

"Anais!". He and Gumball finished while pointing at that name's holder.

The parents turned to their daughter with widened eyes.

Anais however, kept her calm.

"Hold your horses right there guys. I'm sorry to disappoint you but it wasn't me". She said nonchalantly.

"Denying it huh? Okay, we're gonna have to force it out of you". Darwin said while Anais kept shooting them a deadpan look.

"After you got to the kitchen through Mr Dad and past Mrs Mom, you pulled out a knife and slowly opened the fridge, got the box and took a slice and hid it in a paper bag you prepared beforehand". Darwin deducted.

Anais' eyes actually widened slightly in surprise at that.

"But how did she get back upstairs?". Nicole asked.

"The same way she got down". Gumball responded.

"And to get Dad to get back downstairs again, she opened the faucet and left it, taking advantage of the fact that Dad went down to get a cup of water. She most likely used it to wash the knife she used too". He added.

"See? I told you I closed it!". Richard complained to his wife.

"She then went to our room where she curled up the paper bag and threw it out the window. There's no other way for it to get where we found it other than that window and she's more likely to go there than you two". Darwin continued the deduction.

Nicole was about to scold Anais but the latter interrupted.

"Quite the imagination you two got. Do you even have evidence that I went through all that when I didn't?". She asked condescendingly while laying back.

Gumball and Darwin looked at each other and nodded simultaneously. It was time to reveal the undeniable evidence.

Darwin approached Anais slowly, a move that made her grow a bit paranoid.

"Well, if you really didn't do it Anais...". He paused briefly for dramatic effect.

"How do you explain this?!". He yelled as he forcibly lifted her foot so the bottom would be visible.

Everyone looked at them, and they were at a loss except for Gumball and Darwin.

On the bottom lies a few crushed seeds that looks to have been pulled off of a strawberry.

This was the undeniable evidence.

"You said that you disliked seeds on your strawberries, so you had to pull them off and throw them on the ground but you accidentally stepped on one without noticing". Darwin explained.

"If it was Mom or Dad who did it, they would've noticed them if they stepped on them since they don't have footwear. You probably didn't hear it too because of the faucet you had turned on". Gumball finished the deduction.

Silence took over for seconds, all eyes were on Anais as she turned a bit red out of embarrassment.

"When did you start suspecting me?". She finally spoke up in a soft voice.

"It started after we looked at the calender". Gumball explained.

"The calender?". Anais asked again.

"Yeah, how can you be studying when spring break starts next week?". Darwin said.

Anais felt dumb after hearing that.

"I guess I really underestimated you guys. You are great detectives". She admitted in defeat.

Gumball and Darwin smiled at the compliment.

"Young lady, you are grounded for a month". Nicole declared firmly.

"Yes, mom". Anais responded.

"As for you, it's time to have your portion of the cake!". She announced excitably to her two sons.

"Yay!". The duo yelled out.

"And me too! Don't forget about me!". Richard yelled out too.

And so, they did enjoy the cake while Anais found good company in boredom upstairs.

And that's it! Hope I caught you off guard by that revelation and that you enjoyed the mystery I wrote. I'm sorry also if Gumball and Darwin are a bit OOC but I feel like they're actually smarter than they let on. So believe it or not, there's still another chapter to be done before I label this story as complete, you'll see what I mean ;) Thanks for reading! Don't forget to fav, follow and review this story and also fav and follow me to get notified whenever I publish something new! Thanks again and bye!