"Looking for this?" the dark figure asked, holding up a shovel. I couldn't answer. My mouth was to dry to say a word. I just stood there in the dark, not speaking. I was completely frozen. This wasn't normal for me. My thoughts raced. What could I do to knock this guy down? Then it came to me. Knock his legs out from under him! I swoop kicked behind his legs, and forced him to fall down. "Oro?" I heard. Oops! It was mister Himura! "I am so sorry!" I said, picking him up by his arms, and dragging him into the light. He had swirly eyes, and a big bump on his head from the fall. "You are quite the martial artist," he said, "My head will be hurting for a week, that it will." I laughed a bit.
"I truly am sorry! I had no idea that was you!"
"Its ok Miss Zi," he said smiling, "You need this shovel?" He handed it to me.
"Yes—But— "
"You are a detective correct?"
"Yes I am. How did you know?"
"Your gun excuse was not very believable Miss Zi, that it wasn't."
"That still doesn't explain how you know I need the shovel."
"Sanosuke hired you. There is nothing he could possibly have hired a detective for except to find his missing sake stash."
"Maybe you should be the detective instead of me," I said in a giggle, "Thank you Mister Himura."
"This one is going back to sleep," he said rubbing his eyes.
I took the shovel out to the tree Sanosuke had taken me before and began to dig up the space he had pointed out to me.