In Today's Case: Murderer Kids
Tess and Conan went for a walk around town. As Tess had her hands in her pockets and Conan had his hands behind his head. Tess sighed. Conan looked up at her.
"What?" Conan asked. Tess jerked her head up. She looked at Conan. She shook her head.
"Nothing."
"Your lying."
"What?"
"You heard me you're lying." Conan stated as he looked forward. Tess rolled her eyes.
"I can't get anything past you can I Jimmy?" Tess asked. Conan shook his head.
"No and I said to call me Conan."
"When do I ever listen to you?"
"During a murder case."
"Okay. But I never listen to you after the case or anything." Tess stated. Conan nodded his head.
"That true, but you should."
"Why?"
"Because I'm older then you."
"What does have to do with anything?" Tess asked. Conan looked up at Tess.
"A lot." Conan answered. Then Conan bumped into a girl. He fell backward onto the ground. Conan looked forward to see a girl with short brown hair. She had blue eyes with a purple dress with light purple flowers on it. She carried a brown bag. A pair of sliver scissors fell out. The girl reached out for Conan. Conan took her hand and she helped him up.
"I'm sorry about that." She said as she picked up the scissors . Conan nodded his head.
"That's okay, things happen." Conan stated. Tess glanced at Conan then she rolled her eyes.
"My name is Eli."
"I'm Conan and this is Tess." Tess jerked upward. She looked down at the two kids.
"What?" Tess asked. Conan rolled his eyes. Eli smiled.
"Nice to meet you Conan, I got to get going bah bye." Eli stated as she walked past Conan. Conan and Tess watched her. They kept on going.
"She was nice." Tess stated. Conan nodded his head.
"Yeah." Conan said. Tess and Conan entered Richard's office. Tess closed the door after Conan entered. Tess hung up her gun holster and her jacket. Conan walked to the couch and sat next to Rachel who was still reading that book that Tess gave her to read. Richard was sitting at his desk waiting for some kind of call. Tess shook her head.
"Is that all you going to do all Uncle?" Tess asked as she walked over to the other couch and sat down. Richard looked at Tess as he rest his cheek on his hand.
"This is my job." Richard answered. Tess smiled and looked at Richard.
"Get someone to do it for you... like Rachel." Tess stated. Rachel looked up from the book.
"I'm not going to sit at that desk all day. I clean the place I'm not going to sit there." Rachel stated. Tess smiled at Rachel.
"I'm kidding." Tess told her. Richard sighed. He placed his head on his desk.
"Why won't this phone ring?" Richard asked.
"Maybe the phone doesn't like you." Conan answered. Richard looked up he then glared at Conan.
"Was I talking to you?" Richard asked.
"Well you kind of stated the question to all of us." Tess answered. Richard looked at Tess.
"Now was I asking you?" Richard asked. Tess just shook her head. Then his phone started to ring. "YES!" Richard jumped up to answer the phone when someone else did. "Huh?" he looked at the person and it was Tess.
"Richard Moore's Office. Oh hi Inspector... yeah, okay we'll be there." Tess hung up the phone. Richard started to twitch. Tess smiled. "You got a case. 31 Pleasant Street." Tess added. Richard's right eyebrow started to twitch. Tess ran for her jacket. She swung it over her right shoulder as she grabbed the holster to her gun. She then ran out the door.
"GET BACK HERE!" Richard yelled as he pulled his jacket off of the chair. The chair spun around and around as Richard chased Tess. Conan rolled his eyes and sighed. When he and Rachel got to the car. Richard was chasing Tess around it. Then Tess opened the driver side door. She got it and slammed it shut before Richard could get to her. Richard placed his hand on the door handle. The Tess locked the door. Richard tried to the door. He started to slam his fist on the window. "OPEN! THE! DOOR! TESS!" He yelled. Rachel shook her head. Rachel walked over to the car. She pulled out the keys from Richard's pocket. She put the key into the key hole and opened the door. Tess quickly climbed to the back and out the door. Richard ran around the car. But Tess climbed up the back of the car. She ran up onto the roof and jumped off. She ran toward 31 Pleasant Street. Richard stopped. He placed his hands on his knees. He started to huff and puff.
"Looks like Tess got you beat dad." Rachel said as she opened the back door on the right side. Richard looked at Rachel.
"I'll get her later." Richard stated. Conan rolled his eyes.
'If you can catch her.' he thought. Conan got into the car. He sat next to Rachel. Then they finally got to the house. It was a small blue house that was big enough for a family. They got out of the car. They then walked up the porch. Richard opened the door. The first room was the kitchen. Where the murder scene was. A man and woman laid on the floor in blood puddles. The woman laid on her side with her back up against the stove. The man was also lying on his side but his back was facing the door as he laid next to a chair that was tipped over to the left. Richard looked around for Inspector Maguire. Inspector Maguire was standing by the table with his back turned.
"Inspector!" Richard yelled. Inspector Maguire turned to his die showing himself and Tess. Richard's eyebrow started to twitch again. Tess stared at Richard.
"Uh-oh." Tess stated. Tess bolted as Richard followed her.
"GET BACK HERE TESS!!!" Richard yelled. Inspector Maguire watched them run around the table. Rachel and Conan walked over to Inspector Maguire.
"Why is Richard chasing Tess?" He asked Rachel. Rachel sighed.
"Because she answered the phone." Rachel answered. Tess the jumped onto the table. Richard had his hands on his knees again huffing and puffing. Tess looked at Richard as she turned her back on his. She jumped off the table and landed next to the tipped over chair. Richard waved his hand at Tess.
"For... for get it." Richard said. He then stood upright. Richard looked at Inspector Maguire. "Who are the suspects?" Richard asked. Inspector Maguire turned to look at Richard.
"Four kids."
"What?!" They all yelled. Inspector Maguire nodded his head.
"Yup, four of them. Their all sitting in the living behind that door." Inspector Maguire stated as he pointed to the door at the far end of the room. Richard opened the door to see four kids. Two girls and two boys. One girl wore red shorts was white stars. She had blonde hair and green eyes. Her name was Alex. One of the boys was wearing jeans. He had a white shirt. He black hair and dark brown eyes. His name was Eddie. The other boy wore jean shorts with a black shirt that had a red X on it. His name was Zander. When Tess and Conan entered the room they knew who the other girl was.
'Eli?' Conan thought to himself.
'That's the girl we ran into.' Tess thought. Eli looked up and then over at Conan and Tess. She stood up.
"Conan? Tess?" she said. Richard and Inspector Maguire looked at Tess and Conan kind of funny. The next thing they knew they were sitting on the couch next to the four kids.
"How do you two know her?" Richard asked. Tess sighed.
"We ran into her on the sidewalk when we were taking a walk." Tess answered.
"What time was that?" Inspector Maguire asked.
"That was around 2:30." Conan answered. Inspector Maguire placed his hand on his chin.
"What was 30 minutes after their parents were killed." Inspector Maguire stated. Alex shot up from the couch.
"She didn't do it!" Alex yelled.
"None of us did it!" Zander yelled. Inspector Maguire looked at the kids.
"I can't say that. None of you have alibis to back you up." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess stood up.
"You don't really think that a bunch of kids would murder their parents do you?" Tess asked. Richard nodded his head.
"Yes." Richard stated. Inspector Maguire and Richard walked over to the other end of the room. Eli walked over to Conan.
"Conan what are you doing here?" Eli asked. Tess bent down onto her knees.
"He came here with me and Detective Richard." Tess answered. Eli looked at Tess. Alex walked up behind Tess quickly and quietly. She pulled out Tess' wallet from her back pocket. She opened it and found her badge.
"You're a. FBI agent from America?" Alex asked. Tess turned around. When she saw Alex holding her wallet she snatched it out of her hands.
"Yes I am." Tess answered. Then Zander pulled it out of her hands to look at the badge.
"What are you doing here in Japan?" He asked. Tess went to grab her wallet when Eddie grabbed it and handed it to Tess.
"I'm here to live with my uncle for a year." Tess answered. "Thank you." Conan placed his hand on his chin.
'Alex is very good at being quiet. She could've walked into the kitchen without her parents knowing. But I still have to count that none of them have alibis.' Conan thought.
"Conan." Eli called. Conan removed his hand from his chin and looked up at Eli. "You believe me that I didn't kill my parents right?" Eli asked. Tess looked at Conan. Conan glanced at Tess then back at Eli.
"Yes." Conan answered. Tess stood up.
"Come on Conan." Tess said. Conan looked up at Tess. They walked away.
"Conan." Eli called. Conan looked back at Eli.
"I'll be right back." Conan told her. Tess and Conan stood by the steps where no one would hear them. Tess sat down onto the first step as Conan stood in front of her placing his hands in his pockets. "Why did you tell her that?" Tess asked. Conan looked down. "You know that if she's the murderer..."
"I know Tess I know. But I don't think Eli did it." Conan stated looking at Eli then back at Tess.
"Well, we'll never know until we figure out the case." Tess told him. Conan nodded his head. Tess stood up. "I'll stay with the kids you go look for some clues." Tess added. Conan nodded his head as he ran toward the kitchen. Richard then stood in the way. Tess looked over as Conan stopped and looked up at Richard.
"Where do you think you're going?" Richard asked. Conan looked up at Richard.
"Ahh..."
"He's going in the kitchen." Tess answered for Conan. "No get out of his way." Tess stated as she grabbed onto Richard's ear and pulled. Richard was pulled away letting Conan into the kitchen. Conan nodded his head at Tess as Tess nodded her head back. Conan entered the kitchen. He walked past officers that were talking and taking pictures. Conan walked up to the father. He looked at his dead and cold body. He noticed a small hole in his head and neck. He looked closely. He raised and eyebrow. He then stood up and walked over to the mother. She had two holes in her chest. Conan looked at them funny.
'Those holes are too small for a knife of bullets.' Conan thought. He then stood upright. Conan turned around when he saw something shine from the corner of eye. He turned to look but there was nothing there. He walked out of the kitchen. He pushed the door open. He looked around for Tess. When he found her she was sitting in the middle of the floor with the kids in a circle telling them stories about the cases she solved in America. Tess looked up to see Conan. Tess looked at the kids.
"I'll be right back." She said. She stood up and walked over to Conan. "So...?"
"Well they both died to something. They have holes that r to smell to come from a knife or a bullet." Conan answered.
"Like how small?" Tess asked.
"Big enough for..." Conan then stopped. He ran back into the kitchen. Tess opened the door and followed.
"Conan." Tess said. Conan looked underneath the stove where the mother's feet were. He stuck his hand under and pulled out a pair of sliver scissors. Conan looked at Tess. "Aren't those the scissors that Eli dropped when we bumped into her?" Tess asked. Conan nodded his head. Tess and Conan went into the living room. Richard and Inspector Maguire walked toward the couch. Conan flipped up his watch and shot a needle at Richard's neck. Richard fell back onto the couch.
"Richard are you okay?" Inspector Maguire asked. Conan ran behind the couch.
"Yes Inspector I'm fine." Richard answered. Tess walked over to Conan she placed her hand. Conan gave her the scissors. Tess leaned up against the couch. "But I finally figured out who the murderer is." Zander, Alex, Eddie, and Eli looked over at Richard.
"Who is it Richard?" Inspector Maguire asked.
"It's Eli." Richard stated. Eli stood up.
"I didn't do it!" Eli yelled.
"Tess show them the scissors." Tess pulled out the scissors and showed it to everyone. Tess glanced down at Conan from the corner of her eye. Conan nodded his head. Tess looked forward.
"Eli, these are the scissors you dropped when you bumped into Conan... and it's the murder weapon."
Soon after... Tess, Rachel, Richard, and Conan were the in car driving home. Conan stared out his window.
'Well, Eli did kill her parents but she never said why. That just goes to show you that not all kids can be good.'
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