*18* Seto *18*

The car alarm was my first hint that something had gone wrong, my second was that Jounouchi was taking too long to return. My senses were heightened, it was too much of a coincidence that a car would go off in the long-term parking lot at the same time I was being pursued by a couple of idiots.

Given my current situation it would be unwise for me to just open the door and reveal myself so I switch my computer screens to display the surrounding area. The car was still singing its song of annoyance but there was no sign of anyone, not even Jounouchi. There was, however, the possibility that cameras weren't able to pick him up so I had to take a chance and go looking for him.

I made my way out of the trailer and pinched the bridge of my nose, I could feel an immense headache coming on. The car was never going to stop sounding the alarm because there was no one here to turn the damned thing off. I made my way over to the car, reached underneath and yanked out at a small wire and the alarm stopped.

I let out a breath but I was far from relieved, the silence only made me more uneasy. Where could Jounouchi be? I thought as I stood up from my kneeling position beside the car. "Jounouchi." I called but was only greeted by the sound of my own voice echoing back at me.

I stopped to think and noticed something strange on the ground. I knelt down again and rubbed my fingers over it, they came away with dark black smudges on them. Something there was recently burned. I looked around a bit more and noticed scratch marks on the ground before the burn. Without hesitation I pulled up my smart phone and took a picture, of both the burn mark and the scratches.

"Computer," I said. "I am sending you two photos, analyze their contents."

"Yes, Master Kaiba." The computer said. While that was working I headed back for the trailer. I had a feeling that Jounouchi wasn't with me anymore. He could have gone too far and faded away in which case I was screwed because there was no way I could get in and out of Domino without being seen.

"Results of the analysis are ready." Came the computer's sharp tone. I sat down in my chair and faced the screens before me.

"On screen two." I ordered.

"There appears to be evidence of a magnetic force along with a strong electronic surge in the debris of the burn." The computer continued, "The scratches appear to be from a heavy device, device is unknown." The computer stopped.

"Unknown?" I was puzzled now, there shouldn't have been anything my computer couldn't identify. There wasn't anything I could do about that, however, so I proceeded to look at the picture of the burn mark. I zoomed in and searched every pixel for a clue.

I was taken away from my task as the phone rang and I knew it was Mokuba so I answered, "hey."

"The preparations have been made." He said, his tone was sadder than I was expecting. It was rare that I didn't share with him what was going on. "Are you sure about this?"

"Yes, it's the only option I have at this point." I said, "But everything will be fine, I am alright. I just need you to hold onto Kaiba Corp. with everything you've got."

"There's no problem there. I won't let anyone take Kaiba Corp. away from us." He said and I felt a flash of pride surge through me.

"I wish I could tell you what's going on but it is safer this way. Also, keep Roland and Isono with you at all times. And remember the press is your friend."

"Since when?" Mokuba sounded panicked now. It was true that the media had a way of being a pain in the ass but not when you used them to your advantage.

"Since I need you to stay safe. The more people you have around you the better." I said.

"I don't like this Seto." He said, "First you send me into hiding then you tell me to come back home and help fake your death."

"I know." I said. "I'm in the middle of something and I'm not quite sure what it is yet. Trust me."

"You know I do but you have this habit of not taking care of yourself." I paused, Jounouchi had mentioned the same thing. I let that thought go as another popped into my head. "Mokuba, can you tell me how the investigation into Yoshi's death is going? I haven't been keeping up lately."

"They are ruling it a suicide and shutting the case. This means they won't find out that Yoshi was behind the shootings." In hindsight, I suppose that telling Mokuba about Yoshi being the shooter was a mistake.

"When I went to Yoshi's place there wasn't really much there, but to give up so easily? That's odd." I said. "Even though they haven't found clues that the "Suicide" and shooting are connected, are they still investigating shooting?" I asked.

"No. they just want to drop the whole thing. I don't know why though, I want everyone to know that Jounouchi was are really great person." Mokuba's voice started cracking from the need to cry. "I miss him, Seto."

"I know…" I did, too in a way. "Let's focus. I will figure out what happened. I'll find justice for Jounouchi." I told him. There was silence on the other end, "Mokuba?"

"I'm here." He said after a few moments, "Thanks."

"Now, I want you to be strong, okay?"

"I got this, big bro." he said and I could tell he was flashing his evil grin.

"I'm going to get started here then. You know what do to."

"Sure do. Stay safe." He said

"Stay safe." I repeated and hung up.

I turned back to the picture I was studying and decided it was a waste of time, I minimized the picture and turned my attention to getting into the Domino Police Department's website. It had been a long time since I hacked into anything but I wanted to know what would cause the police to stop investigating.

As a searched through the files that were buried in the police system I discovered that the person who had ordered the closure of both cases was the same person. This meant that someone had discovered that the cases could be linked somehow.

"What the hell?" I asked, there was definitely something more to Jounouchi's case than I had previously thought.

I kept digging and pulled up the original article about the shooting and I was reminded that two other boys were involved. These two were victims of the shooting but both had survived the initial trauma.

I searched the hospital's records and discovered that one had passed away because of his injuries but the other was in recovery. I needed to ask him a few questions but to do that it would mean going into the city.

I sat back in my chair, was I prepared to risk everything in order to find justice for Jounouchi? I didn't even hesitate because I knew the answer was yes.