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Author's note:So guys, hope you appreciate this story for the effort I threw in here. I thought it would be easy but it took me the whole day just to do this chapter. So I hope I can read your reviews. Thanks!!! To make things interesting who do you think is the culprit in this story? Check if you ended up the same conclusion

Chapter 1: A Clean Room

After Anubis died in the yacht, Pluto went into hiding, or maybe disbanded for good. Things have become peaceful now. Kyu and Megumi, well what can we say they have been inseparable. Kinta still looking for different jobs. It seems he still wanted to be independent from his parents. As for Kazuma, he continue on developing different programs and games and invested to different opportunities he could have and eventually made tons of money. As for me, I am happy that I have a choice and escaped my past and my future. As member of class Q, we have a duty to solve crime and ensure safety for who we care for. –Ryu Amakuza.

In a conference room at DDS

"Miss Katagiri, can you tell us the report?"Mr. Dan started the meeting

Miss Katagiri stood up holding up a notebook, she started. "According to police report as of fourteen hundred hours two hours after the explosion they have recovered a body. With gross description of six foot two, long blond hair, fair in complexion, well-built, with a tattoo mark on the chest…." Simultaneously showing the pictures in the site. "No other bodies were recovered. They have found a bomb in the engine room that was set earlier… and it is still going for further investigation." Then she sat down.

"As you can see in the picture, this man was identified with a codename of Anubis according to our sources. He headed the Pluto in its current works" Mr. Dan facing the people inside the room. "Don't think that the man is dead means that we should take it easy from now on. Remember that we still have students here and Pluto is still at large. We mustn't rest!" Looking at the crowd once more. "It's the beginning of a new journey now for you and the students of DDS so train them hard and watch out for each other."

Meanwhile in the classroom…

"Man! I'm bored what's taking them so long!" Kinta sitting on his desk facing the other members of class Q.

"You have better nothing to do but to sit there Kinta, you know you can be better of if you just kept quiet and let me work here in peace." Kazuma busily working on his computer.

"Oh, so what's that now you're working on little man?" Kinta teasing Kazuma

"It's none of your business Kinta." Kazuma sounding annoyed

"Hey guys look here. We…." Meg's sentence was cut short by the sound of the door sliding open.

The class faced the door and stood up immediately upon noting that Mr. Dan accompanied by Miss Katagiri and Mr. Hongo who had just entered the room. The class stood up until Mr. Dan gave them the permission to sit.

"Good job everyone and thank you for rescuing me." Mr. Dan started to address Class Q.

"We have a new case for you, class Q." Mr. Dan announced to them and Miss Katagiri handed a copy of the case. Class Q listened attentively to the case history. "A 42 yrs old, doctor with the name Yoshiro Keisama, was found dead on his bed yesterday at 11:30 am by Naomi Takoyama his assistant... No murder weapon was found on the scene. His caused of death were clean cuts on his neck. Based from the observation done he died around 10 pm last night. The rest of the details are found in the copy Miss Katagiri handed to you. Mr. Hongo would accompany you in this case."

Class Q started immediately as they received the case. Kazuma started looking for sources in his data web on the background of the suspects mentioned in the file. Kyu and Ryu started to look for possible suspects based from the data. Megumi started to memorize the profile of the case and Kinta made wild speculations. Class Q went down to the crime scene meeting up with Inspector Yaozawa, who heads the case. He was in the middle of the interrogation of the suspects in the living room. Mr. Hongo introduced them to the inspector.

Class Q went into the crime scene and looked for details or trace of evidences hoping that the murderer left behind. They found nothing but it was very clean and in order except for the blood stain on the bed where the victim's body lies. The wound that said to cause the doctor's death was two small cuts about an inch long on each sides on the neck. There was no sign of struggle on the body or odor coming from it to signify that there was a foul play. There was no scratch mark on the floor. Everything was in place. All the dishes were in the cover. The trash was also empty. There was no sign of force entry either. Then went to the next room were the interrogation was taking place. Inspector Yaozawa introduced the class to the suspects. They went to another room and allowed one suspect in for questioning one at a time.

The first suspect came in, and class Q started to asked basic question. She is Naomi Takoyama, 28 yrs old, the doctor's assistant in a clinic. She was the one who called the police from this house. She was a slender woman, and timid looking. She was about 5 foot 3.

"Tell me what happened. What did you do to let you decide to go to the doctor's house?" Ryu began the questioning while the rest of the class listened.

"I was at the clinic and there were a long line of patients waiting for the doctor. Since 9:30 this morning. I wonder why he didn't arrived yet, and then everyone seems restless and keeps on coming to the desk and asked questions where the doctor was. I was starting to find it odd since he was supposed to be here thirty minutes ago, but I only told the patients to wait maybe there was an emergency. But I didn't receive any call or messages informing me that he would be late. By ten o'clock I called the doctor at his house but nobody answered, then his called again in his cellphone. The voice mail picked up so I left a message. Thirty minutes have passed, I have tried contacted him again in his landline and in his cellphone but no answer. There was a longer line by then, so we just kept giving out excuses for the doctor's tardy. Then fifteen minutes passed we didn't heard any news from the doctor. No message or call and the patients are more restless now. I left my companion and came here immediately. It took me awhile to grab a cab. By the time I got here, I tried knocking on the door but nobody answered. I went to his neighbor and called the police immediately."

"Where were you yesterday afternoon?" Ryu gave a direct question with cold eyes.

"I was in the hospital with the doctor and taking calls from the client's for scheduling for check-ups for the following day. When we are about to go home I met Dr. Kanzaki and Dr. Keisama joined us. We went to Dr. Keisama's house to drink. We met her wife on his next door neighbor though she seems mad at him for some reasons. She went with us and didn't stay long though, and Dr. Kanzaki went after her and so did I after knowing the trouble at home. Leaving the Dr. Keisama alone." She immediately answered.

"What can you say about your relationship with the doctor?" Ryu through another question

"I guess we are friends. That's all. If work is involved we are just both professional." She continued to answer.

"What can you say about the doctor?" Ryu continued.

"He was a good doctor better than any doctors I know, he got a lot of rivals in the hospitals. With all those cut throats doctor vying for an empty position as the director. That position was meant for the doctor himself. Even Doctor Kanzaki even at his advance knowledge can never be compared to his genius in this field. He was his rival as I have heard in the hospital way back in their residency." She answered.

"What can you tell us about the people out there?" Ryu gave another question.

"Well lately the doctor was really unhappy when he goes in the hospital. He was always in a bad mood. He seems to have trouble back in his home." she answered.

"Thank you, Miss Takoyama." Ryu said signifying he was finished with his questions and let the next person in.

The second suspect a 37 years old woman with sulking eyes came. She was Shizuka Keisama, married to the doctor or eight years to this date. She was beautiful and has a strong appearance. She stood 5 foot 6.

"Mrs. Keisama, Describe your relationship with Dr. Keisama?" Megumi asked this question.

"Every relationship has its own ups and downs and for us it has been down for the past months. We argue even the smallest things. He wasn't really the same as he was before I met him even earlier in our marriage. Lately I suspected that he has seeing another woman since he was not one in some other nights and always comes home late. He wouldn't inform me for his whereabouts. Then I hired this detective confirming my suspicions. He gave me these pictures. Miss Takoyama is with him in the restaurant… holding hands." With anger in her voice and tears pour some more. "I left this house 3 days ago, and stayed in a nearby hotel, because I can't handle him anymore. I returned home yesterday afternoon but nobody was home. I stayed next door for awhile talking with my neighbor. Then I heard voices from outside laughing loudly. I stepped outside of the apartment and saw my husband with Miss Takoyama and Dr. Kanzaki then I joined with disgust watching her with him. Dr. Kanzaki was drinking in huge amounts of alcohol compared to my husband. When he started to open his foul mouth, all the foulest word filled the room; I couldn't take him anymore and left. He was enjoying his company and she did too. That whore!!!! I wouldn't touch the drink she poured me maybe there was poison…" More furious and uncontrollable sobs. She wasn't stable anymore.

Meg was trying to compose herself trying not to get affected. Kyu sensing her distress asked the next question. "Can you tell me the rivalry of Dr. Kanzaki and your late husband?"

"They are close friends, best of friends to be exactly. They are rivals at everything. There wasn't any memory saying that they were never, not a rival at anything but they remain good best of friends." Mrs. Keisama sobbing hard.

The third suspect came in Dr. Hayano Kanzaki, 41 yrs. old, childhood friends and rival of Dr. Keisama. He has same features of deep creases on his forehead, and stressed. Same questions were given to him and he answered.

"Yes, Dr. Keisama and I go back in the old days. We were a rival in all the things sports, school, profession, even girls. I met with Ms. Takoyama in his clinic and stayed there for awhile and chatted, then Dr. Keisama asked us to go with him to his house for a drink that's all, in the way we met Shizuka she seemed so stress lately poor thing. Then in the house we went we drink a lot. Miss Takoyama was busy serving wine to the group though, sweet girl isn't she? Then Dr. Keisama said a lot of words, and then suddenly Shizuka left. I chased after her when she didn't came back when I felt it was long and I couldn't find her. I wanted to find her, just to comfort her I wanted to search everywhere, but I was too drunk to continue."

Class Q with Mr. Hongo stayed in the room and reviewed the statements and alibis that suspects gave them. Using the statements gathered by Inspector Yaozawa as a cross reference, and the statements gathered by the police from their neighbors.

Megumi reading the notes of the police about the neighbors' statements. "They were very noisy last night he can't hear the television very well. He only saw two shadows from the window leaving the next door apartment about ten minutes apart. Then he continued watching the television and the noise died down when the second shadow left. Then he went to sleep. That was all guys." Ending the added information and continued "The rest of the statements verifies the wife's statement about there status of being troubled but they doesn't know the reason."

The room was silent each detective doing their own conclusions in their thought. For hours they waited and see not even a budge from Mr. Hongo leaving he Class Q to solve this case.

"I can't take this anymore!!!!" Kinta was squirming in chair rubbing his head hard.

"They all seemed fit together really well though, each statement given are similar though something is not right" Kyu break the silence.

"Let's see now. Rivalry? Vengeance? Or Affair?" Kazuma was looking at two options.

"Yes, I quite agree with you, Kyu. As you can see the place and their stories doesn't fit" Ryu added.

"Man-o-man, all of them have a solid alibi. It's impossible for anyone to come in next." Kinta started to complain. "Perhaps a burglar came and just did the job or a hit man taking the opportunity that he is drunk."

"Oh yea! The police just came in with this blood results." Megumi was just scanning through the details.

"That's it! I got!" Kyu finally shouted and Ryu nodded in agreement

"What they solved it?" Megumi was so amazed.

After Kyu and Ryu explained to them the case and came up with the same conclusion. They gathered the suspects and Inspector Yaozawa in the room where the murder took place.

"What you solved the murder?" Inspector Yaozawa was shocked with astonishment.

"Tttt—tt-tt-that's ii-i-impossible!" Mrs. Keisama said stuttering her words.

"You heard us." Kyu excited with the case "three clues, and only one answer!!!!" holding out three fingers on his right hand. "First clue when we stepped in this apartment we noticed that there were no signs of struggles and the room was clean, after you had your drinks. The good doctor was drunk and surely he wasn't able to do the cleaning after your festivity last night since he was already blabbering nonsense according to the reports."

Megumi added, "The police report on the doctor's blood was that there was a high alcohol blood level in body but not enough for a person to pass out, and there were high traces of compounds that can be found on certain sleeping drugs."

Ryu interjected, "mixing alcohol and other sleeping drug can increase the effect of alcohol in the body. Even though drinking alcohol in small amounts accompanied by sleeping pills can knock a person out cold."

Kyu continued, "The second clue, the clean cut on the victim's neck. If you noticed how the cuts were made."

Kazuma showing a diagram of a human body on his laptop. "Those cuts were precisely made to cut the arteries and veins that supplies the blood to the brain. Thus pointing out that Dr. Kanzaki would be the killer."

Dr. Kanzaki, shocked with despair. "Me? I can't be the killer… I have no reason to kill him… we have been rivals since childhood even though we have the same love for everything that won't ruin our friendship. Even though my love for Shizuka won't lead me to that doing. I allowed them to be happy even if it hurts me a lot. He knows how I feel for her, but he didn't mind!!!" Shizuka shocked and starts to sob once more.

Kinta interrupted, "He didn't say you are the killer."

Kyu continued not minding Kinta, "and last the third clue, the killer didn't leave any alibi at all."

People in the room were shocked by the last clue.

Kyu continued, "They said they left the apartment but the last person to live didn't really left since the neighbor only saw two shadows leaving the apartment from their window. The killer was left behind finishing the job. And that person is you!" maintaining eye contact and pointing a finger at the killer. "Naomi Takoyama…"

Gasped can be heard from the room.

"No…. That's impossible!!! You have no proof!!! You can't blame it on me!!!" angrily Naomi Takoyama screamed at them. "How could I kill my own employer?"

Kyu defended his conclusion, "You are wrong Miss Takoyama. You knew that Dr. Keisama was dead that's why you kept on staring at the watch and all those phone calls you made to make sure that you did job. Yea, that counted as the truth. But you were scared that nobody have discovered the body yet especially on the victim you hoped to take the blame, that's why you waited and waited until you can't wait any more. So you decided went to the house you tried calling him and knocking at his door, then you went to the next door neighbor. Immediately you opted to call for the police using the neighbor's phone but not asking whether the doctor left or not. Why do you think is that Miss Takoyama? Because you panicked… Nobody noticed that he was dead."

"So what if I chose to call the police? That doesn't mean anything" Miss Takoyama angrily defended herself.

Ryu answered with intimidating eyes, "First you didn't expect Mrs. Keisama to be there at all because of the problems he had since you know of the problem the couple is going through. But you continued to go with your plan. During your small get together. You were the only one pouring the alcoholic beverages to everyone and by chance slipping some sleeping medication on Dr. Keisama's drink, and you pour more alcohol to the Dr. Kanzaki than Dr. Keisama, hoping that he got drunk really fast because of the large amount of alcohol you served him. But the sleeping medication was too much thus increasing the effects of alcohol making him says a lot foul words. Mrs. Keisama can't handle it when things gone ugly, instead she left since she can't handle her husband due to family problems. Even though it wasn't in your plan you succeeded in letting her leave. After she left, you brought Dr. Keisama to his room not noticing that you haven't reached your goal in getting Dr. Kanzaki really drunk, leaving Dr, Kanzaki in the room alone. You helped Dr. Keisama to his bed then he immediately fell asleep. Taking the opportunity with something flat and sharp you slit two sides of his throat hoping to leave with Dr. Kanzaki so not to leave any suspicions on you. The only flaw that you didn't expect was that Dr. Kanzaki left early as planned. Since your original plan was to frame Dr. Kanzaki with the death of Dr. Keisama. You quickly changed your plan. You cleaned the room to point the fingers at Mrs. Keisama just to get you out from that hot spot."

Megumi added, "You tried to put the blame on Mrs. Keisama because of the troubled relationship with the doctor, and you made sure of that this is part of your plan. Creating an escape goat."

Tears poured from the eyes on Miss Takoyama and she dropped to the floor. "Yes… Yes… I killed him!!!! I hated them both the first time I have met them. They were under my father as trainees in that hospital. I heard my father's curses before he died…. cursing the two of them because of their deeds. Because of them he lost his life… But of most of because of Yoshiro… they left him dried out. I wished Kanzaki to suffer for his crimes as well…." Full of hatred and disgust. Now facing Shizuka "I'm sorry to frame you it was never meant for you. I panicked when he left." Sobbing hardly.

"Take her away." Inspector Yaozawa told the police and arrested her.

"That wasn't challenging. Was it?" Kinta bragging aloud.

"Yea you were the only one who didn't contribute." Kazuma said loudly

Kinta red with anger hit Kazuma on the head.

"Good job, class Q." Mr. Hongo impressed with their work. "You are dismissed now."

Class Q left the scene and headed home now. They went recalled the day with ease now knowing that they did something right yet uneasy by letting an old incident pass without giving a proper sentence on it. But justice was uphold today and to the next to come.

"Meg?" Kyu called her with hesitations

"Yes, Kyu?" she blushed

"Do you wan to go with me to the carnival next week?" Kyu asked

"Yea, sure. I love the carnival." Megumi answered happily.

To be continued…

UP NEXT:

We've successfully cracked this case. Pluto's ugly shows its ugly head again with a new face after Anubis has gone. Cracking the next case would be challenge now. Especially when we are not alone. Finds out what happens?

End notes: hope you enjoyed this first mystery with the class Q and hope to hear reviews from you. Join class Q battling Pluto and solving darker mysteries in the upcoming chapters. So pls. send me REVIEWS!!!! So I know what to do with the upcoming chapters. Thank you….