Chapter 6 - Secret of Hajime
In the previous chapter, Detective Jerry encountered the Puppeteer of Hell, Yoichi Takato (the arch enemy of Hajime), told him about Hajime's secret relationship with the Black Masked Rose. Before he leaves, he makes a bet with him if he will killed Black Masked Rose or if he don't, he will killed both Jerry and Kindaichi as well and he left, making Jerry was curious. On the other hand, the Black Masked Rose (in an angel voice) insists Kindaichi to remember of their past however he refused to tell and he tried to walked back but Black Masked Rose warned him if he didn't want to come with her, she will killed some people one by one in before and during the Rose Festival. Shocking in astonishment, he was started in dilemma. Chazz, was hide in the wall, heard the whole conversation, went to him, aiding him back to the hotel. As they arrived back at the hotel, they were surprised in horror that Miss Rebecca was murdered in her room. Kindaichi, saw the rose petal on the floor, was shocked when he recalled of what she had warned to him a while ago and he was fainted, making Jerry was act in suspicious towards to him.
The murder spree of the Black Masked Rose was still on going. Who will be the next one to killed by her evil hands? Will Jerry discovered his secret relationship connection with Black Masked Rose?
Find Out
After the crime murder of Miss Rebecca at the hotel room, every officers were gathered to investigate the whole room, to searched some evidences that it was placed by the criminal. On the other hand at the top room at the top floor, Kindaichi was still unconscious after he fainted when he saw the red rose petal. Miyuki, guarded him.
Tom went in the room along with Ryuta.
" Is he was okay? " Tom asked
" No, he was not awake yet. It was almost a hour ago. " Miyuki said
" Poor Kindaichi, I wondered what happened to him. " Ryuta said, thoughtful in worriedness
" I was wondering why he was reacted in horror when he sees the red rose petal that it was laid on the floor. Do you think what is might be the possibility was? " Tom asked Miyuki
" I don't know, Tom. Just wait for him until he wakes up, I'm sure that he will tell everything to us about what happened. " Miyuki said
" I see. " Tom said, uttered
" By the way, where is Jerry? Why he wasn't with you? " Miyuki asked Tom
" He was busily at the room on the other hand, I wondered what he's was up to. I think he will find some clues about this murder crime in this hotel. " Tom stated
" Yeah, I hope so. " Miyuki said and she looks at Kindaichi, in a worried expression
On the other hand at the room, Jerry was searching something on the computer. Chazz went in.
" What are you doing, Jerry? Are you researched something? "
" I need to searched for something... so mysterious.. "
" so mysterious? What do you mean by that? "
" about the fire incident ten years ago. I was trying to searched for in the computer but it was too hard to find it. "
" Maybe I could help you out in searching then. "
" Thanks, Chazz. "
And Chazz helped Jerry in searching the topic on the computer. After a hour, they finally found the topic: the fire incident 10 years ago.
" Bingo! We found it! "
" fire incident? Why you wanted to searched about that? "
" I need to find out some informations about the guests who were survived from that incident. "
" Hold on... do you mean it was looks place in that old building in there, near from the hotel? " as he pointed the place through his finger
" But... how did you know that place? "
And he whispered to him, in a low tone voice " I saw Kindaichi entered in that old hotel a while ago. "
Jerry was shocked in surprised " He entered in there? But how? "
" I folllowed him through the top floor of that building. Until I heard a mysterious voice who was talking to him. I hide myself at the wall, so that no one can able recognize. "
" Who was that mysterious voice did you heard, Chazz? Do you think it was the Black Masked Rose? "
" The mysterious voice was so very seductive and terrifying and top of that her voice was looks like that she was very pleading when she talks to Kindaichi. "
And Jerry turned back around, thought " I knew it... "
" knew it? of what, Jerry? "
" If that mysterious voice was actually the Black Masked Rose, maybe she was the responsible for killing Miss Rebecca at the room this tonight. "
" But... no one is there at the hotel room where she staying at. There is no way to entered in a huge room just like that. "
" there is a possibility way. "
" possibility? What do you mean by that? "
" If the shadow of the mysterious Black Masked Rose came sneakily into the room in a secret through by using a rope that it was capability to climb on the way into the window and she went in, holding a murder weapon, killing Rebecca in a distant point. After that, she left those red rose petals that it was laid on the floor along with the murder weapon. It might could be happened in a short hour. "
" I see about that, about what you had said. But... the mysterious voice told Kindaichi about something. "
" something? of what? "
" If he doesn't want to come with her, she will killed people one by one in before and during the Rose Festival. That's the last words that I heard. "
Jerry, was shocked in horror " No way... she told him that? Oh no... this is can't be so good... this is really a difficult case after all , I knew it! Kindaichi will put himself in a dangerous risk because the Black Masked Rose wants him so much. "
" So... what are you going to do now next? What is your next move? "
He stand up from the chair, asked " Can you come with me at the crime scene room? "
" Oh, okay then. "
Both Jerry and Chazz went out of the room and they went downstairs, went into the the crime scene room. As they arrived in, Inspector Kenmochi saw them.
" Oh, it was you, Detective Jerry and Mr Princeton, why are you been doing here? No one can entered in the crime scene for now. The police officers are checking some evidences. " Kenmochi said
" Shall we entered in there for a moment, Inspector? " Jerry asked
" For what for? " Kenmochi asked, in curiosity
" To check something that it was very important. We looked for it for a very short while. " Chazz said in response
" Okay then. But don't take so longer in staying at the crime scene. " Kenmochi told them
" We will, Inspector. " Jerry said
And both went into the crime scene room.
" What are we looking for? "
Jerry saw the red rose petal on the floor and she picked it up.
" a red rose petal? "
" Just I thought with... " as he hold the petal on his hand
" So... what the name of rose petal was that? "
That moment, Chazz turned around, saw a paper on the other side of the floor and he picked it up.
" Hey, Jerry. Look! "
" What is it, Chazz? "
He showed a paper to him.
" a paper? Where did you found that? "
" near at the table in where the victim was laid wounded. "
The paper says that " I really love you so much. " and it has the translation in French, says " Jet ' aime vraiment beaucoup " and on below of the paper, it was signed by Black Masked Rose with a heart shape on it. Jerry was wondered in curiosity on what the note says.
" She knews about French language? I don't understand. Why she said that she loves him so much. "
" Maybe it was due to the mysterious connection from the past I think. "
" I think we need only two evidences, the paper note and this red rose petal. We have to find out who is really this Black Masked Rose was and her relationship with Kindaichi. "
" You say so but are you really sure about that? What if that masked woman had an another plan to killed another person in the next hour? This is gonna be so insaning than ever even though that Kindaichi refused to come with her. "
" I know but we need to solved this difficult case once for all, for everyone else and including Kindaichi as well. We don't want let her to killed any innocent people behind. "
" If it was continued until the day of the Rose Festival, I think she will gonna showed up in persona then we should captured her as soon as we can. "
" I guessed we should tell to Tom, Miyuki and the others about this. "
" You got it, Jerry. "
Then the two went out of the room.
" So... did you found anything? " Kenmochi asked
" Umm... Inspector, I need to asked you for a favor request? "
" a favor request? "
Back at the louge room, Jerry and Chazz called Tom and the others including the hotel staffs and the guests.
" So... why did you called everyone, pal? " Tom asked him in curiosity
" Are you going gonna to say something that it was very important? " Miyuki asked
" of course, it is. After all, we found some evidences at the crime scene. " Jerry said
" what evidence did you get? " Tom asked him again
And everyone were gathered around.
" Alright! What is the meaning of this gathering around? I'm getting so tired. " Danner protested
" What is really going on, Detective? " Sera asked Jerry
" Okay then, just please calmed down yourselves first. I had called you all out of here, to tell you something very dangerous but important thing. " Jerry said
" important thing? What do you mean by that? " Tony asked
Jerry, nodded his head, paused for a moment, while everyone were stunning in curiosity at him.
" Ummm... pal? " Tom asked in curiosity
And after a second, he responded " The Black Masked Rose was the primary suspect of this murder crime. "
Everyone were shocked in grief including Mr Mitchell, who knows about the Black Masked Rose whereabouts and he asked him " Are you really sure? She was the one who killed Miss Rebecca? "
" Yes, I found some main evidences however I don't want to show it to you yet but for now, I'm telling you that one of you will be killed next by the Black Masked Rose. I'm not joking on you, this is a difficult case situation. All of you must aware of yourselves. If you see a mysterious shadow on your room or any part of the hotel, don't be panicked and called either me or to my pal sidekick Tom or to Inspector Kenmochi if you saw Black Masked Rose behind. I need your cooperation from all of you so that no one can avoid any risks. "Jerry told them
" We understand of what you said, Mr Detective. The safety of the guests is our top priority. We don't need to avoid more murderous sprees. " Mr Mitchell said
One of the hotel guests, named Hannah Yester, a well skilled mystery writer, asked Jerry " May I asked you for something, Mr Detective? "
" Yes, what is it? " Jerry asked
" Do you think that the Black Masked Rose was really exist in this place? " Hannah asked
" That's why I telling you that she will continued to killed every each of us one of one. We have to make sure that you have to alert yourselves, in order to avoid the same fate of Miss Rebecca did. " Jerry stated
That when, Inspector Kenmochi arrives in, approached to Jerry " Detective Jerry, I had found the book at the Detective Agency. "
" Thanks, Inspector " Jerry said and he handled the book to him and he told the staffs and the guests " You guys must get back to your respective rooms to take a rest. "
All of the guests and staffs are left away, going back to their respective rooms, leaving Jerry, Tom, Inspector Kenmochi, Miyuki along with Ryuta and Chazz.
" So... what's that book for, pal? " Tom asked
" It was an information book about the history of the old building and the lists of survivors who had trapped in the fire incident 10 years ago. " Inspector Kenmochi said in response
" Can you open it, Jerry? " Miyuki asked
Jerry opened the information book. The book contains every important informations about the old building.
" The old building was formerly known as the Flower Hotel. It was built in the middle of 19th century. This hotel was well known for its well famous flowers that can able to sell to the public. The most famous flower was the dark red rose. The owner who had created the hotel, was didn't show up around to the public eye. " Jerry said, read the information at the second page of the book
As he reached to the thirteenth page about the section of each flowers, the picture of the dark red rose was placed on the last page.
" Wait... that is that same colored flower petal that we picked at the crime scene a while ago, right? " Chazz asked, pointing the picture through his finger
" It was so nice and gorgeous. It was looked like full dark red. " Ryuta said, amazed
" The dark red rose was created by a well skilled flower creator and arranger, goes by the name Rosa Lilac, who believes that she was died in the fire incident 10 years ago. " Jerry said, as he continued reading the book
" Can you check the list of survivors, pal? " Tom asked
He checked on the list of the survivors of the fire incident. As they looking for the name of Rosa Lilac on every page however Jerry was surprised in grief when he saw the name of Kindaichi at the last part of the page.
" No way... Kindaichi was one of the survivors of the fire incident? But why? " Jerry wondered
Tom and the others looks at the book too, saw the name of Kindaichi and they were shocked in surprised.
" Hajime was one of the survivors?! I don't understand. " Miyuki wondered in curiosity
" Kindaichi didn't tell to me about that he was one of the survivors of the fire incident at the Flower Hotel 10 years ago. " Kenmochi said
" That was sound so shocking surprise.." Ryuta said in a low tone voice, shockable
" Can you see the name of Rosa Lilac? " Tom asked
Jerry looked at every pages of list of survivors of the fire incident however the name wasn't on the every lists.
" Her name was not on the lists of every survivors. " Jerry said to them
" Don't you think that she was already died at that fire incident? " Ryuta asked
" I'm positive that she wasn't. " Jerry said
" she was not? what do you mean by that, Detective Jerry? " Kenmochi asked him
But suddenly, Inspector Akechi went in, rushed to them, said to them " There is an another note that came from Black Masked Rose. "
" No way! " Kenmochi said in surprised
" Just I expected with, Jerry. " Chazz said, whispered to him
" Yeah... " Jerry uttered
Inspector Kenmochi handled the note letter from Akechi. He opened the note letter. The note letter says that:
Dear Detectives and fellow Police Officers,
I will killed the next guest in the hotel at exact tomorrow night at 9 o clock. Don't ever followed me or else I will killed you too. The show must still going on. You will make sure that you will bring the famous detective, Hajime Kindaichi at the day celebration of the Rose Festival parade. I will be waiting. If you don't followed the rules, a disaster will occurs in.
Truly Yours,
Black Masked Rose
After Inspector Kenmochi reads the note paper, he gripped it through his hand.
" What's now, Inspector? I think that Black Masked Rose had a clever plan to killed another hotel guest. " Tom asked Kenmochi
" We can't let anyone to killed by her stupid criminal tricks. She had already killed Miss Rebecca and even that she demanded us to give Kindaichi to her! That's was unforgivable! " Kenmochi said in anger
" We have to make that Kindaichi will be safe. She can't able to get him as long the police officers and all of us will secured the entire hotel. " Akechi said to them
" Is the investigation was still on going, Akechi? " Miyuki asked
" Yes, the investigation was still on going. Hold on... is Kindaichi was okay? " Akechi asked
Then suddenly, Kindaichi went in, had woke up from unconsciousness. They were shocked in surprised.
" Hajime! You are finally awake! " Miyuki said in delight
" Hold on... what is going on? Did I missed something that I don't know? " Kindaichi asked them
But they are paused in silence, didn't say a word, making Kindaichi was wondered in curiosity.
" Uhh... guys. Is there is something wrong? Tell me what is going on. " he asked
And Jerry thought on his mind, " No... Kindaichi will never know about this investigation or about his past that he was survived in the fire incident in the Flower Hotel 10 years ago. If he knows about this, his life will be put at risk due to that Black Masked Rose demanded to bring him at during the Rose Festival celebration parade. We can't let it happened... for the sake of everyone including Kindaichi as well... If Rosa Lilac was not on the list of survivors... so that's means that... she and Black Masked Rose are in one person and I thought she was still alive until now... trying to seek Kindaichi. I have to find out what is her connection with him. I have to... so that he will never avoid from harm... "
Now that the Detectives Tom and Jerry discovered Kindaichi's first secret that he was one of the survivors from the fire incident 10 years ago. However, the Black Masked Rose demanded that she will killed another guest and to give Kindaichi in during the celebration parade of Rose Festival.
Jerry, thought that Rosa Lilac was not on the list of survivors, he thinks that she and Black Masked Rose are in one person although Kindaichi didn't know about the revelation yet as the investigation case was still on going.
Will Jerry discovered the secret relationship between Black Masked Rose and Kindaichi? Who will be killed next in her deadly hands?
The mysterious and terrifying case mission continues
Find Out
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Chapter 7 - Second Murder Attempt
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