Lost & Found - Episode 2 Part 5
Title : Lost & Found
Chapter Title : Interlude
Setting : Hidarime Tantei EYE - Post Special Drama
Summary : What if at the end, Ainosuke's resolve crumbles, leaving him vulnerable in front of his older brother. What will Ainosuke do? And how will Yumeto react to the drastic decision his baby brother had come onto?
Rating : K+
Disclaimer : The characters n original storyline are not mine. Only the changes in plot are :)
Kokusho Akira smirked as he put the lock on the laptop back on.
As expected of Tanaka Yumeto. That man had thought of every single possible outcome of the crimes that he planned. Every little thing was taken into account.
Too bad for him, that amazing talent he had might be the cause of his downfall.
She just needed to know the situation out there to stay on the same page as him. And she knew how to get that information.
She looked up as the door open and Detective Fukuchi came in.
“You open the lock.”
“I did.”
Detective Fukuchi held out his hand. “Then?”
A smirk once again graced her face. “I put the lock back on.”
“What?”
She stood up and strolled to stand in front of him.
“I am no fool, Detective Fukuchi. Once you get your hands on the information in that laptop, I would be of no use to you. Instead though, I will offer you a deal.”
The detective tensed, his posture become even more rigid.
“An eye for an eye. You want information on this crime planner. I’ll give them to you verbally, but only after you answer some of my questions.”
A frown was sent her way.
“And if I refuse your offer?”
She shrugged and casually walked away from the bar and stood just next to the laptop.
“Then you can have your laptop back. But I could only say good luck figuring out how to open it.”
The frown on Detective Fukuchi’s face got deeper and she smirked, knowing she had won this round.
“Fine. But I can’t guarantee that I will answer.”
“Fair enough. So, tell me. Has the serial kidnapping case ended? The one with dogs, doves and dolphin?”
All she received was a nod.
“Hm... He sure works fast.”
“What does this crime planner plan to do next?”
She sent him a creepy smile. “You already know, Detective Fukuchi. You must have gotten the notice already.”
“What do-”
“The last kidnapping. You better keep an eye out for this particular kidnapping. Oh, and the one that is about to happen too.”
Detective Fukuchi narrowed his eyes.
She smiled predatorily, causing her to look even more evil. “Kaito-san, is it? She is going to be famous soon.”
“I think it’s enough for now.” He casted suspicions-filled gaze towards her. “I will bring that crime planner down. Those four children did not deserve this kind of pain. I can’t let this kind of pe-.”
“Four?”
Detective Fukuchi looked at her strangely, but nodded.
Strange. From what he knew about Tanaka Yumeto, the man was not the type to change his plans once it was formed. That man was a perfectionist. Something must have happened that forced him to change his plan.
But what was so important that he would sacrifice his crime plan?
“Who was the first to be taken?”
“A Junior High student named Tanaka Ainosuke.”
A grin split across her face so suddenly that Detective Fukuchi was taken aback. She just gazed at him coolly, offering no further information. Her gaze followed the man as he walked out of the room and a familiar click that told the door was once again locked reached her ears.
She laughed loudly, twirling around before plopping on the bed.
Taking down Tanaka Yumeto might be easier than she thought it would.
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Yumeto woke up to someone shaking him, not too roughly, but enough to rouse him from his slumber. He stretched a bit before looking around.
Who he saw made him immediately stood up.
“Fukuchi-san!”
“Don’t worry, I don’t blame you for falling asleep after all night waiting here.”
He nodded mutely. Maybe Fukuchi did not mind, but he did. He had wanted to stay vigil by his little brother’s bed, wanting to be aware of any change that might happen during the night. He couldn’t believe he had fallen asleep.
“Where is Kato?”
“He left last night, saying there’s something that he needed to find that is urgent.”
“And the boy?”
He shifted his attention to his little brother, who was still sleeping soundly on the bed. Placing his hand on his brother’s forehead, he lifted his other hand to his own forehead and paused for a little bit. He withdrew them away as he sighed.
“Well, at least his fever had gone down. I don’t know about Kaito-kun though.”
The older man nodded rather distractedly.
“I just checked on him. He’s still sleeping, so I think he’ll be alright.”
He watched as a frown appeared on the older man’s forehead. “Is there any specific reason you are here, Fukuchi-san?”
“No. I just wanted to see the boy that had caught the attention of two crime planners.”
His eyes widened.
Where did this police officer get this information? And, more importantly, Kokusho Akira had taken interest in his little brother as well? How in the world did that woman know about Ainosuke?
“Go back, Sakisaka.”
Fukuchi’s voice interrupted his frantic musing and he turned his head sharply to stare at the older man.
“You must be tired, staying here all night. The hospital had been instructed to call the police station of anything change to either boys. Come on, you look exhausted.”
With a heavy heart and reluctant steps, he followed the other police out of the room. He casted a last glance at his little brother at the door before pulling it close.
And so, he completely missed the twitching of his little brother’s hand, or the fluttering of his eyes.
k59: i finally got this out~! now i can work on the 3rd episode.. i've been thinking how should i conclude this episode and this is how it ends up.. far shorter than my usual chapter, but there really is nothing else to say in this episode.. i want to leave the waking up to the next episode.. well, thx for those who're still with me n enjoy~!