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The Case on Valentine's Day. Part 8.
Everyone steps out of the kitchen, worried about the young medium. John silently says a prayer for the girl who is like a little sister to them all. When they return to base, Naru looks over at Lin and sends him a silent message, 'We couldn't find her...' His eyes seems to say. Lin nods in understanding but scowls. He stands up from his seat by the monitors and walks out of base with a determined frown on his handsome face. Lin takes his cell phone out and dials a number.
"Detective Yukimora speaking."
"Good afternoon, Detective Yukimora. This is Lin Koujo speaking from SPR. We're investigating a restaurant called Dreams and unfortunately one of our own was kidnapped. We need your assistance getting her back safely." Lin says all in one breath.
"Yes, of course." Detective Yukimora agrees. "Who was taken?"
"Taniyama Mai." Lin responds with a hint of anger lacing his voice. He takes a deep breath, not wanting to let his anger get the best of him.
"Oh dear. Was there a note or a letter of some kind?" Detective Yukimora questions.
"Yes, there was." Lin responds curtly.
"Okay, I will come and get it so we can analyze it and hopefully find her." The detective adds.
"No, that's not necessary. I can fax it to you, it will be faster." Lin says.
"What about scanning it for finger prints?" Detective Yukimora questions.
"I have a feeling that he was one of the people who killed, our client's regular patron."
"I see." Detective Yukimora ponders. "And who was the person?"
"Oliver Jenkins." Lin replies shortly. The detective gasps in shock, not knowing what to say. After a few moments of silence, he finally speaks.
"I have to cut our conversation short." He says. Lin gave the man a grunt in agreement, hanging up the phone. He puts his cell phone away and walks back to base.
~Meanwhile~
Mai's kidnapper continues to drive out of the city of Tokyo. When he finally makes it to the countryside, he parks the car next to an abandoned house and cuts the engine off before stepping out of the car. He walks to where Mai is in the trunk of the car and takes her limp body out of it, putting her over his shoulder before walking inside the house.
Around an hour later, Mai wakes up with a groan. 'Where am I?' She thinks to herself. 'The last thing I remember was walking into the kitchen and starting to make tea...but then someone hit me over the head...'
"It's about time you woke up." The man who knocked her out says. She looks around to see who was speaking to her. Then she sees a shadow near the window.
"Why did you kidnap me?" Mai demands.
"Because you are putting your nose where it doesn't belong." The man says, irritated.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Mai mutters, confused.
"I know that you and your friends are ghost hunters."
Mai paled at the man's words. 'I have never seen this man before... So how is it that he knows who I am?' She questions herself.
"You are probably wondering how I know that. Well, you see, I am the janitor for the restaurant you and your friends are investigating." The man reveals. "And also Oliver Jenkins' killer." He adds, smirking.
Mai gasps in shock. "Why...why did you kill him?" She asks in fear of what he could do to her.
"Because he put me on death row. After I broke out of prison, I swore I was going to get my revenge." He says. He walks closer to her and says, "If your friends do what I asked them to do, I will let you go. But if they don't do what I want, you will die." He adds bluntly.
Mai pushed herself closer to the wall behind her, wishing that the wall would swallow her up. The man walks away from Mai and opens a door on the other side of the room and leaves her alone again. Mai breathes a sigh of relief. She digs into her pockets and surprisingly she finds her cell phone.