Detective Conan and Magic Kaito characters, settings, and ideas do not belong to me but to Aoyama Gōshō.
Warnings: Language, minor violence
TMPD Antics
By Taliya
XXII: Hattori and Hakuba
"Where's Kudou-kun?" an English-tinted accent demanded.
"Out on a case," Heiji answered, not looking up from the files in his hands.
"Damn," Saguru swore. There was a moment of quiet in which the half-Briton considered his options. Eventually he made a decision and grabbed the Osakan's upper arm, yanking him out of his chair. "Come with me," he ordered brusquely, ignoring Heiji's snarl of protest as the folder and its contents spilled onto the surface of his desk in disarray. His next statement, however, promptly shut down the other detective's objections. "There's been a murder."
Catching his feet under him, Heiji walked beside Saguru, who had let go once the homicide detective had gained his balance. "But you aren't in homicide."
Saguru frowned as he led his coworker towards Division Two's offices to grab his keys. "The fraud case I was working on just sprouted a dead body."
"Where are we going?" Heiji asked once they were headed for the parking garage.
"Chuo. The victim was discovered by a waitress on the way to her shift," Saguru said as he slapped a magnetic red siren on the roof of his car. The pair left, the Division Two officer giving the Division One officer a rundown of the case. They reached the crime site in barely a few minutes, having been able to bypass a lot of the traffic with the siren. "There was a knife protruding from the victim's back at 15:25:05.64 this afternoon when the police discovered the body."
"Anal-retentive of the time much?" Heiji muttered, though loud enough for the other to hear.
"Hattori…" Saguru growled.
"Save it for later, Hakuba," Heiji snapped quietly, a steely glint in his eyes, "I've got a murderer to find."
Author's Note: So a little more serious, but maybe they unconsciously took Kaito's advice at the last KID heist? At least they're both professional enough to put aside their differences when there's a body. Maybe there's hope for the pair of them after all. I hope you enjoyed it.
Completed: 14.09.2015