This chapter was edited by Naruisawesome and happy valentine's Day to everyone
The Valentine's Day Case
Part 2
Naru's Pov
After having a brief conversation with Lin, I pull my cell phone out of my pants pocket. Opening it, I scroll down the list of contacts. Once I see Yasuhara-san, I hit call then put the phone next to my ear. Soon the college student answers the phone.
"Hello, Yasu speaking."
"Yasuhara, I need you to find someone for me." I say.
"Oh, it's you, big boss! Sure, no problem—what's the person's name?" He responds.
"Sammy Jenkins." I curtly answer him.
"Okay, I'll get right on it!" He exclaims. I hang up the phone and put it back in my pocket. I look at the monitors to see Takigawa-san and Matsuzaki-san kissing, and Mai sitting there, smirking at the two. When I see her lips move, I wonder what she is thinking. Though she's probably saying 'it's about time'.
General pov
Meanwhile, at Lin and Mai's table, the waiter is writing down their orders before excusing himself from them to fill their orders. A few minutes later there is a high pitch wailing throughout the restaurant. Mai quickly stands up from her chair to look around. When she sees nothing, she turns her head so that she's facing Lin.
"Did you hear that, Lin?" She asks worriedly. He nods his head and the two of them silently walk away from the table to find the others. Once they have found the others, Mai suggests that they go back to base to talk to Naru. When they return to base, Naru is not surprised to see them there as if he knew they were coming back all along.
"So you all heard that as well?" Naru asks.
"Yeah, we did." Bou-san says, going to sit down with the others. "Has Yasu called you back yet?" He adds as he looks at his boss.
"No, not yet." Naru responds, frowning a bit in impatience. Before Naru could even sip his tea, his cell phone goes off.
"Well, speak of the devil." Ayako murmurs in slight amusement. Ignoring her, Naru answers the phone.
"Hello." He says.
"Big boss, I found the information you were looking for. Sammy Jenkins is a widow; her husband was found murdered in the back of the restaurant you are investigating." Yasu says. "However, the police never found his killers." He adds.
"Is that all?" Naru asks.
"Yeah..." Yasu sighs, like he was disappointment about that fact and couldn't find more.
"Good." Naru hangs up the phone and turns so that he's facing the others. "Takigawa-san Matsuzaki-san, Brown-san, and Hara-san, you all will stay here and protect client along with the patrons of the restaurant. Meanwhile Lin, Mai, and myself will interview Miss Jenkins." Naru orders. Everyone files out of case except Naru, Mai, and Lin. After a few moments, he starts to leave the base as well though followed by his two assistants. When they arrive in the city of Osaka, Lin drives them to a small house on the outskirts of the city.
Mai Pov
Once the van comes to a stop, I jump out and stretch my aching limbs. We walk up to the front door, and Naru lifts his right arm before knocking on the door. A middle aged woman answers the door, looking at us curiously.
"Are you Miss Jenkins?" Naru questions.
"Yes..." She answers slowly, warily.
"Our company is Shibuya Psychic Research. My name is Kazuya Shibuya and the two people behind me are my assistants, Lin Koujo and Mai Taniyama. We are investigating the restaurant you and your late husband use to frequently go to. Would you be willing to answer some questions regarding the restaurant?" Naru inquires. The older woman nods her head and beckons us to enter. Once inside she shuts the door behind us.
"Please follow me; we can talk in the kitchen. I don't want my children to over hear our conversation about their father."
When we step into the kitchen, Miss Jenkins offers us a cup tea, but we all refuse politely. Lin takes out his laptop and opens up a new WordPad document to type down her answers. Naru grabs his black notebook from his coat before asking his first question.
"When did you first start going to the restaurant?"
"Three years ago today. We had just moved to Tokyo and I remember my husband was so excited. He always dreamed about living in the country where the cherry blossoms bloom." She says sadly. Naru nods his head and asks another question.
"Could you tell us what happened to him the last time you went to the restaurant?"
"W-well, earlier that day I called him at work and asked him if we had reservations at the restaurant we loved so much. He said yes and I told him I would meet him there. When I arrived, I asked the owner if my husband arrived yet. She told me that she hadn't seen him and I had began to get really worried... An hour after I arrived, I asked the owner if I could use her phone to call my husband's work, but then his boss said he had left an hour ago. I began to panic even more, he's never been late to anything before. So that's when I decided to stay there until he showed up. When the place was going to start closing, the owner suggested that I should go home and get some rest, so I did. The next day I filed a missing person's report with the police." She replies.
"That's when you found out about your husband's death?" I ask. Miss Jenkins nods her head, trying to hold back her tears. Naru stands up and thanks Miss Jenkins for answering all their questions and walks out of the kitchen, preparing to leave. I give Miss Jenkins an apologetic smile and walk towards Naru.