Digital Clue

IX: A red herring (part two)

Takuya: Madjack?

madjack89: Yes, Taki?

Takuya: Is this going to be a multiple ending story like Clue was?

madjack89: Why yes it is, Taki!

Takuya: Ah, damn it. Guys, the story's not over yet!

Everyone else: Aw…

JP: So close.

madjack89: Alright, let's get to the second ending for Digital Clue!

Kouji: Do I have to explain again?

madjack89: Yes you do.

Kouji: Damn it…

—

Kouji quickly turned the lights back on and walked back into the hallway. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare anybody," Kouji apologized.

"You're a bit late for that!" Takuya yelled hysterically. "Wow, déjà vu."

"Alright, so after the lights went out, Zoe, Marcus, and Yolei were killed," Yoshi said, ticking them off on her fingers. "But who did it?"

"Seriously, is no one else getting déjà vu right now?" Takuya asked.

"And who killed Matt and Sora?" Henry added.

"I give up," Takuya muttered to himself.

"I'll tell you who," Kouji said, walking over to Jeri. "The murderer strangled Zoe." Kouji pretended to grab Jeri by the neck and strangle her, then pushed her to the floor. "Then Marcus was hit with the lead pipe." Kouji pretended to hit Henry with a pipe and pushed him to the ground as well.

"Then the murderer grabbed the gun and shot Yolei," Kouji finished. "The murderer headed back to the cellar after all this."

"The cellar?" JP asked. "Mimi and I were down there?! Are you accusing me?!"

"No," Kouji said, turning to Mimi. "I'm accusing Mimi."

"What?!" Mimi exclaimed, shocked. "How could you accuse me?"

"Simple," Kouji said. "It all started with Sora. She used to be your cook."

"That's not—" Mimi began.

"Don't deny it, you gave that away at dinner," Kouji said, cutting her off. "You were pretty much the only one that liked what was made, and monkeys brains, though popular in Cantonese cuisine, aren't often to be found in Washington D.C.! Talk your way out of that!"

"Oh my god, is that what you gave us to eat?" Henry muttered, looking like he was about to puke.

"Well, in all honesty, it's better than anything Kouji could have made, right Takuya?" JP asked, chuckling at the both of them.

"Shut up, JP!" Kouji and Takuya yelled angrily at JP.

"Wait, why would Mimi have murdered the others then?" Jeri asked Kouji.

"As a precaution," Kouji answered. "She had to be sure no one could rat on her, so she just killed everyone."

"So this has nothing to do with Takuya's work on the new fusion bomb or Takato being a nuclear physicist or anything?" Yoshi asked.

"I still don't get how Takato was a nuclear physicist," JP muttered to himself.

"No," Kouji replied, answering Yoshi's question. "Communism is just a red herring."

"Okay, I know I've heard that somewhere before!" Takuya exclaimed, his déjà vu returning.

"You have no proof," Mimi said, smiling triumphantly.

"Oh yes I do," Kouji replied. "The gun's missing. Everyone turn out your pockets and girls empty your purses. Whoever has the gun is the murderer."

Suddenly, Mimi grabbed the gun out of her purse, pointing it threateningly at the group. "Very good, Kouji," she said quietly, driving everyone against the wall. "You figured it out, but what will you do now?"

"Absolutely nothing," Kouji replied.

"What?!" the others exclaimed.

"But the police are coming!" Yoshi pointed out.

"Why would the police come?" Kouji asked, glaring at Mimi. "No one's called them."

"You mean, from the start, you'd never called them?" Mimi asked, shocked.

"That's right," Kouji said. "Now, I don't really approve of murder, especially when it involves my brother, but you did get rid of Matt and his accomplices, and for that I congratulate you."

"But…what do we do now?" Takuya asked nervously.

"We could just let Mimi get away with it and move on with our lives," Kouji replied evenly. "Mind you, I will hold a personal grudge against Mimi for the rest of my life for killing Kouichi, but she can live with it. So let's just stack the bodies in the cellar, leave one at a time, and forget this ever happened."

"Fine," Mimi agreed, backing up slowly while still pointing the gun. "I'll go first, if you don't mind."

"No no, go ahead," Kouji said, forcing a smile. Since Mimi still looked tense, Kouji began to sing. "For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow, start singing or she'll kill you," he said through clenched teeth to the others while keeping to the beat of the song.

"Which nobody can deny," everyone sang, getting Kouji's message. Mimi continued to back up as they continued the song, smiling nervously. Finally, Mimi opened the door, stepped outside, and closed it behind her. As the door closed, the others immediately stopped singing, sighing with relief.

"You know, we're not half bad singers," JP mused.

"Probably because Tai and Joe aren't here," Takuya said, chuckling.

"I told you I didn't do it," Henry said.

"So what happens if the authorities do find out about this?" JP asked Kouji.

"The police will take care of Mimi," Kouji replied. "They're waiting outside."

"But you said you didn't call the pol…you lied," Takuya said, coming to a slow conclusion.

"Actually, I didn't call the police," Kouji said. "I didn't actually have to. You see, I work for Ken, who is a detective. That phone call earlier was for me."

"Seriously?" Yoshi asked, smirking at Kouji. "Both you and Ken are detectives? Ha, that's a laugh!"

"Hey, I caught Mimi," Kouji retorted defensively.

"Exactly, you caught Mimi," Yoshi replied, chuckling.

While Kouji fumed at Yoshi, Mimi was unlocking her car, ready to make her escape. She was about to get inside the car when TK popped up behind her and said, "Hey Mimi."

Mimi jumped and turned around, pointing the gun shakily at TK. "Get out of here, you little weirdo!"

"Sorry, can't do that," TK said with a smile, pulling out a gun. "You're under arrest."

Suddenly Tai, Joe, Kari, and Davis came out of nowhere and held Mimi at gunpoint, making a circle around her. "Ah, damn it!" she cried, dropping the revolver. "You're not a convert, are you, TK?"

"Nope!" TK said with a smile. "I was just messing with you."

"Wow, déjà vu," Davis muttered to himself.

Hearing the commotion outside, Kouji and the others rushed outside to see Mimi being taken away. Ken walked up to Kouji and said, "Good job, you caught Mimi. I always suspected she was up to something."

"Didn't we all?" Kouji replied.

"Hey, Takuya! I heard that singing comment!" Tai yelled from a few feet away, glaring at Takuya. Joe also glared, angered by Takuya's earlier comment.

Takuya smiled nervously, hiding behind JP. JP just rolled his eyes.

"Well, you see guys?" Kouji said, gesturing at the cop cars parked around the house. "Like the Mounties, we always get our man."

"Mimi was a man?!" Takuya exclaimed, confused.

"Stupid!" Yoshi yelled, smacking Takuya.

"Got that right," Kouji agreed, smacking Takuya again and causing him to fall to the ground. While the others stared at Takuya, Kouji said, "Anyone want some fruit or dessert?"

—

JP: Well, I suppose that ending was satisfying, too.

Mimi: glares at JP

Takuya: Alright, I guess that means Digital Clue is—

madjack89: It could have happened like that, too.

Takuya: …Son of a bitch.