Chapter 7- The Case
Heero stopped his car. He was too angry to face his job at the moment. He looked over at the present and envelope. The envelope wasn't addressed to Duo but to him. Quickly grabbing it, he tore it open.
Heero,
Open the package.
Duo and Hilde Maxwell
Duo? Duo was in this too. But he was just as mad at Relena as anyone else. But what if he already figured it out? Was it really not Relena's fault?
Grabbing the present, Heero tore into it. There was only one thing in it. A computer disk. Heero grabbed it and raced to his office.
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Millardo headed towards Heero's office. Since Noin got pregnant, Heero has been his partner. Millardo knocked and heard his welcome. As he walked in, he saw Heero was anxious, but why?
"What's going on?"
"I don't know yet."
Millardo walked over to Heero and the computer. A screen popped up and asked for a password to access the file. They looked at each other. Just then the vidphone rang.
"Preventer Ice."
"Yo Heero!"
"Duo?"
"The password is Cherry."
"Cherry? Like my girlfriend Cherry? Why is it that?"
"Don't know. Its Relena's ask her."
"Um...what's going on?"
"Got to go. Let Millardo figure it out. He's a smart man."
The vidphone hung up.
They turned their attentions back to the computer. Heero typed in Cherry and a file came up. It was labeled Peter's Case.
"Peter? Peter Darlian?"
Heero just nodded his head. Double clicking it, a couple files appeared. Heero clicked on the Coroner's Report first.
Peter Marcus Darlian died on July 10 AC 198. Peter
Darlian was shot five times. The bullets made a
letter when connected. The letter was C. The bullets
had been painted a type of red. We have confirmed
that the color is known as Cherry Red. The time
of death was between 9:00pm and 10:00pm. Police Report:
Foreign Minister Darlian states that she was in her
den around the time of death. She also states that she
heard no gun shots. All servants had gone for the
night. A cryptic message was placed on the wall.
"Only we know the secret." When looking for
fingerprints we found none. The killer must have
wore gloves. We retrieved a warrant and found
no clothes covered in blood. Killer was close
enough to have blood splattered on their clothes.
A blood trail led to the front door. Foreign Minister
Darlian did not have cameras installed to her house
or yard area. Everything however seems to point
to Foreign Minister Darlian, but we can't arrest
her with no evidence. Ballistics Report:
The crime weapon is a specially made gun.
It comes from a sniper but with a special
custom. When fired it grazes the bullets with
a spiral. Media Report:
Police are stumped. Nothing seems to make
since. Foreign Minister Darlian's son was
brutally murdered July 10 AC 198. The
people mourn for Peter Darlian. His teachers
and friends say he was a great kid with a
sharp mind. Close friends grieve for Relena
Darlian as well. Foreign Minister Darlian
lost her daughter four years ago to this date.
Peter and Lillian were twins. There seems
to be a connection between the two murders.
If we see it why can't the police?
"Peter had a twin?"
"Seems like it."
"Did Relena ever tell you of this Lillian Darlian?"
"No, and by the looks of it she never mentioned it to you either."
Heero scrolled through the crime scene photos. He left it at the message on the wall. How he just wanted to know what happened. Things started to click together. He had a hunch who did both the murders.
"Hey Millardo! Do me a favor."
"Sure what is it?"
"Look up Lillian Darlian's case. Then cross-reference it to Peter's. See if there's anything in common."
"Alright sure."
Heero grabbed his jacket and bolted out of there. As he ran to his car, he felt the suspicion of being watched. He looked around and got a memory for all the vehicles in the lot. A dark van caught his eye. He narrowed his eyes and could see two men in the front. He quickly got in his car and took to leave. He looked in the rear view mirror. The followed. It was time to loose them.