Author's note: Hi there… it's been a busy month so wasn't able to update any story up to now. Sorry for the delay and hope this would answer most of the question especially who. Belated Happy New Year!

Chapter 8: The Three Musketeers

In the mansion, Kinta, Megumi and Kazuma were left to solve this crime and clear Ryu's name. They are trapped inside and the weather has turned for the worst. Inside the living they have started to talk to the people who were related to the crime as well as waiting for the phone to ring from the suspected kidnappers. They have waited for 3 hours and still no ring.

"Hey guys." Kazuma calling the attention of Megumi and Kinta. "Don't you find weird that the kidnappers haven't called in for their ransom or demands?"

"Yes." Megumi said. "Unless…"

"Yes, Meg." Kazuma said "a murder."

"Why is that four eyes?" Kinta said. "A murder."

"If you noticed everything from this papers and testimonies, and I bet the little girl is somewhere out in the woods. Somewhere nearby if I must say." Kazuma said.

Suddenly a voice came from there back, "So? Solve it yet?" Inspector Shirigawa said taunting the three of them.

She caught them by surprise. "We have nothing yet." Kazuma said.

"Well now Inspector perhaps you and I should have a date." Kinta said. Grabbing her waist and exposing some part of her clothes.

"You are such a pig Kinta!" Megumi shouted. But suddenly something took her noticed.

"Be careful now or else I would charge you sexual assault." Inspector Shirigawa said composing herself and fixing her clothes.

"Look did you notice something strange?" Megumi asked.

"What strange things?" Kazuma said.

"Well I noticed earlier that… oh no… what we suspect is true." Megumi said. "We better hurry."

"Alright then." Kinta said, and they all headed out side the garden once more. Looking for more clues that can tell them about the kidnapping.

"Don't you think this is pointless since the rain have tampered the scene and more probably washed away!" Kinta interjected

"Well, if my hunch is right." Kazuma said.

"Look here." Kinta said while looking on the wet grass. "Shoe prints."

"I got it." Megumi said loudly.

"Yea." Kazuma said.

"Kinta we leave the rest to you." Megumi said.

"Alright." Kinta said assuringly and headed off following the path of the footprints while Megumi and Kazuma headed for the mansion.

Megumi and Kazuma gathered everyone into the living room with an announcement that they have solved their case. They were quite nervous since it was only the 2 of them at the moment and Mr. Hongo was missing in action since Ryu's arrest.

"Now, what did we hear that you have solve the case?" Inspector Shirigawa said "Baloney!" She insulted the both of them.

"Well now. As we have announced we solved the case." Megumi said.

"Let's begin with clue number 1. The frame up of Ryu." Kazuma said. "Since he was the only one who had an idea who the killer really was but he doesn't have sufficient evidence to prove it yet up to now. Especially on how he would react on his deductions, and who was the most happy when he was gone."

"This proves nothing. Only that your friend is guilty." Inspector Shirigawa said.

"This proves a lot let's move on then to the next clue." Kazuma said formally

"Didn't you find strange that no phone call was made during the incident." Megumi said "and this lead us to another suspicion. Which lead to the murder of the nanny. She discovered who the suspect really was and was in this house. The suspect has no other choice but to eliminate her and now the victim."

"No!" Mrs. Shinzawa was panicking and started to panic and tears flowed. "My little Yuna!"

"Don't worry!" Kinta said by the entrance to the living room carrying something wrapped by his shirt. "She's safe."

"And the mastermind of all these is here." A familiar voice came from Kinta's back and stepped out from the shadows "and that culprit is you." Ryu came out with one finger pointing at the suspect "Inspector Shirigawa!"

"Me? You kids are desperate and now helping a killer." Inspector Shirigawa said.

"The evidence we need is when the little girl wakes up." Ryu said. "She can prove my innocence and you are very reluctant that you sure to get rid of me one way or the other."

"Or you do you want it now?" Megumi said. "The last clue." Megumi now bringing out a plastic bag. Dropping out a pair of muddy shoes, and some wet and dirty clothes. "Aren't this yours inspector?"

"This is set up!" Inspector Shirigawa shouted.

"You had a heated argument with Mrs. Shinzawa when I passed by the library earlier. She could have told us but she couldn't." Ryu said. "She loved her husband so much and knew about your affair. She couldn't blurt out anything since you are about to blackmail this family throughout the company since I'm pretty sure he had left. Left you with nothing but only problem. And I believe that he paid you to disappear. But you wanted more, and you wanted support. That's why you did this."

Inspector Shirigawa was so surprised she was silent and didn't try to defend herself.

Kinta added, "Things went wrong when the nanny found out that you kidnapped Yuna and you couldn't go on further with the plan so you decided to drug the child and bury somewhere nearby."

In DDS, Class A gathered to question the exam that was given to them and to the other students who wished to take them.

"Mr. Dan." Yukihira blurted out "Are you treating us like a guinea pig for your sick joke!"

"Silence." Mr. Dan ordered. "Everyone this is no time to argue. Let me introduce you to a new student who will be joining us as a member of Class Q."

"What?!" Class A surprised.

"You used us Mr. Dan!" Saburomaru said

"This is Ms. Anzaki Kitara " Mr. Dan introduced her to Class A.

"This will be very interesting." Suboromaru said

"Ms. Anzaki Kitara will be part of class Q, and Miss Yukihira Sakurako you will be still a member of Class A or you would prefer to be in Class Q but still under probationary?" Mr. Dan said.

"Mr. Dan, thanks for your offer but I would still remain with Class A." Yukihira said politely, she bowed and left the room leaving her fellow Class A surprise.

Meanwhile in an unknown mansion, King Hades was drinking wine in the den.

"We failed to retrieve master Ryu." A Pluto spy stepped in and reported to King Hades

"That is a problem. Morpheus what are you doing?!" With angry voice he threw the glass of wine into the fire.

To be continued…

End note: Hope you like this and once again sorry for the delay of this chapter… Thanks for the review and PMs and please review this chapter… Help me improve this story thanks.