CHAPTER 12: BUSTED
Takagi's phone vibrated in his pocket and as he looked into the caller ID, his eyes widened.
Kudo Shinichi?
He walked a bit away from the other police's sight and turned on the phone.
"Moshi-moshi?"
"Hey, Takagi-keiji, it's me."
"Oh Kudo-kun. What happened?"
"That kid with the glasses told me about the case. And I think I got it."
Conan-kun? Again? How does he even...
"Takagi-keiji, does the gloves you found have a hole on the index finger?"
"Uhm.. yeah. How did you know that?"
"From something the killer was doing. First when the lights came back on, he was sucking on his finger, and now isn't one of his hands in his pocket?" Conan said through his voice-changer tie trying to be quiet as possible.
"I-it's him? But we found a hammer inside the victim's boots!"
"Yes, Takagi-keiji. Now let me explain how this happened. But the phone's voice louder so everyone can hear."
"Hai.." Takagi said and he clicked a button.
"Megure-keibu? Sato-keibu? Can everyone hear me?"
"Kudo-kun?" Megure said. Takagi handed the phone to another police officer and quickly explained the situation to him.
"Ooh, it's Kudo Shinichi.. this is so exciting. I thought he disappeared.."
"Now, Megure-keibu, you would suspect the most closest person to Kaori-san, yes?"
"Eh.."
"I will reenact what happened when the lights went out. So first of all, yes Kaori-san was planning to kill Akane-san, but she had an accomplice."
Akane gasped. "Who?"
"I'm getting to that, Miss. Just before the lights went out, Kaori-san and Robert-san was far away from view. So just before that person turned of the lights, Kaori-san took out her hammer, broke the mirror, and put it back to where it was. Then her accomplice took the piece of mirror on the wall, and was planning to attack Akane-san. But that's when everything went wrong."
Takagi turned when he thought he heard someone talking behind him.
Where did that sound come from?
"I'm sure you've all seen that the mirrors in this house show you quiet different. Imagine how it would look if you were in a dark room. I think scarier, right?"
"Yeah.." Isamu said.
"So when that person was about to attack Akane-san, Kaori-san saw that person's reflection behind her. So she got scared and when she turned around, she got her throat sliced by that person who was holding that piece of mirror. Isn't that what happened with Takagi-keiji and Sato-keiji?"
"Eh.."
How does he know that?
"Too bad she was a short person. If she had been taller, she wouldn't get her throat sliced. I can't imagine how bad it would be a person to murder their friend accidentally while trying to murder someone else.."
"So who is it? Who?"
"Well, I thought he'd break by now since Conan told me he looked like he was in a trance or something. But oh well.. it's Robert-san! It could only be you."
"Why? Why would you guy do such a thing?" Akane asked.
Robert just stared on the ground and took out his hand from his pocket and showed the cut on his finger. "It was... this cut.. Wasn't it?"
"The cut on your index finger? Yeah.. Takagi-keiji told me that there was a cut on the glove they found at the crime scene so that's how I knew."
"Kaori-san was just... she loved Isamu so much. But when Isamu started going out with Akane-san, she couldn't take it. She just wanted her dead."
"Why didn't she just tell me? If she just told me.."
"But the reason I agreed was because... because of you Akane-san.. I loved you."
"Me? I never saw you in my whole life!"
"Exactly.. you don't remember me. Remember that kid with glasses named Kenji? People used to make fun of my accent because my father was American, so I changed schools and my name too. Kaori-san was my only friend. I liked you. But all you did was turn your back at me. You didn't even look at my face. I just ... I couldn't.. I was hurt. I felt so much hatred.. So I agreed. Both for Kaori-san, and for me too. I loved you, Akane."
Akane just stood there speechless as the police took Robert -or Kenji in.
"Well Megure-keibu, I have to go now, I have a case waiting."
"Arigato Kudo-kun, you were a big help as always. Anyways come see us, you're rarely around these days."
"Sure. Ja na." Conan turned on the phone and sighed.
Well, that went well.
"Tsk tsk tsk. I see." a voice came from the air duct.
Conan slowly turned his head around afraid of what he would see as he shut his phone. He let go of his bow-tie.
Takagi smiled at him through the bars. "You're busted, Kudo-kun."
A/N: YEAHHHH! THAT WAS AWESOME! I think...I hope. Heheeee did you like my cliffhanger? Well Takagi is an awesome person so I guess it's okay! Yeah I know the case was pretty cheesy. Dunno how I'm ever gonna be a detective as good as Shinichi or...Heiji... or Hakuba from Magic Kaito. So yeah! I hope you liked that short chapter and please review and tell me your thoughts! Domo Arigato! And love you! I'll try write a longer one!
Oh and that bold writing, I meant to look like he was speaking English. You know, he's American and stuff.. Yeah..