My Destiny (Part 9)
Title: My Destiny (Part 9)
Author: lurvelygurl
Pairing: Yuto/ Inoo, Takaki/ Inoo, Takaki/Yamada.
Genre: Thriller angst
Rating: PG15
Disclaimer: I only own the plot.
Warning: Inoo and Yamada as female, do not proceed if you are not comfortable with this.
Summary: Takaki, a young police officer is assigned to investigate series of kidnapping in Tokyo. Things get ugly when his girlfriend, Yamada Ryosuke and his best friend, Inoo Kei get involved. Yuto’s presence in their lives makes everything even more complicated.
Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3 I Part 4 I Part 5 I Part 6 I Part 7 I Part 8
October 20th, 2019. 12.15am
“Chinen -kun is dead?”
Takaki couldn’t hide his surprise. “How do you know the victim?”
Inoo’s hands are holding the bed railing tightly, trying to get up. He turns to face Takaki by following the direction of his voice. “He was with Yuto, at the house where I was kept. Ne Yuya, did you find Yuto?”
“No… at least not for now,”
The girl’s face becomes gloomy. There are frowns on her forehead. “Souka…”
“Kei… I know you must have been traumatized with what happened these past 3 days… but I need your input,” Takaki sits at the right side of the bed. “Will you tell us-”
“Yuto and Chinen-kun saved me,” Inoo intercepts.
“Excuse me?” the policeman raises his right eyebrow.
Inoo couldn’t see Takaki’s expression, but just by listening to the man’s intonation, Inoo knows Takaki is in disbelieve with her statement.
“It’s true Yuya,” Inoo firmly states. “They rescued me from the kidnappers.”
“But they are the kidnappers! Don’t let your love for Yuto fool you!”
“I know you will react this way,” Inoo keeps composed. She touches the bed rail and presses a button. The bed props up, allowing her to sit more comfortably.
“I am not a police officer. But I know basic law for civilians. The alleged remains innocent until proven otherwise.”
Takaki ‘tsk’. “How can you say that after what he did to Yama-chan?”
“Yabu ordered the assault, not Yuto. He is the one you should focus on,” Inoo now sounds rather firm. “Chinen-kun called Yuto ‘aniki’. He was very loyal to Yuto.”
“Chinen-kun told me that Yuto saved him from the ‘Master’,” Inoo continues. “Whatever Yuto did was to protect Chinen-kun. Apparently, Yuto is Yabu’s favourite ‘pet’.”
“Pet?” Takaki frowns.
“Chinen-kun didn’t say more. But I have a hunch what that may means,” the girl looks rather gloomy.
“This doesn’t change the fact that Yuto is an accomplice.”
“All I am saying is, there is lot more to it than you may know,” Inoo’s raises her right hand, looking for Takaki’s hand. Takaki quickly reaches for the girl’s hand and hold it tight.
“Yuya, listen,” Inoo takes a deep breath. “I know you and Yuto doesn’t get along. I am also aware that you care for me so much. Me too… a care a lot about you Yuya. In fact, I love you…”
“Kei…”
“I love you like a brother- a very kind brother who always look out for me.”
Takaki stares at his best friend’s face. Strangely, he didn’t feel sad or offended by Inoo’s statement. Takaki is somewhat relieved, that he himself is clear about their relationship.
“Yuya, Yuto is not a bad guy. Whatever mess he is involved in right now is not on his own will. Only you can help him Yuya. Please… I lost him once Yuya. I don’t want to lose him again,” Inoo’s eyes are now tearful.
“You do realize that there is still possibility that Yuto is just as guilty as Yabu, right?”
“My instinct says otherwise,” Inoo is persistence. “But of course, you won’t believe me. My only hope is that you can be fair while investigating him.”
“You need this,” Daiki put a cup of coffee in front of Takaki.
“Thanks,” Takaki pull the cup closer to him. He takes a sip, allowing the warm liquid to wet his throat.
“You seem to be in deep thought,”
“Daiki, have you ever heard of Nakajima Yuto?”
Daiki, who was about to bite on the bun, pauses. He gives Takaki a glare. “Who is he to you?”
“A friend from college,” Takaki lies.
“How close are you?”
“You didn’t answer the question.”
Daiki put his bun and mug on the table. He seems hesitant, whether he should disclose it to Takaki or not.
“Arioka!”
“All right all right…” Daiki sighs. “Hmm…. Where should I start…” he starts pacing around.
“Before you, there was another officer in charge of this case.”
“Okamoto Keito,” Takaki speaks. The horror pictures of Keito’s chopped body parts that Daiki showed him yesterday vividly playing in his mind, giving him chills.
Daiki nods. “Yes. Keito was a senior police officer. A brilliant and successful officer. His prediction about a certain crime or criminal’s next move were very accurate. To the extend that we called him ‘Mr Sniper’.”
“When this kidnapping portfolio was assigned to him, Yaotome-san was not particularly happy, in fear that Keito will exposed everything. Remember I told you about someone burnt the investigation file?”
Takaki nods.
“It was Yaotome-san. At that time Keito was very closed to catch Yabu. If I’m not mistaken it was about 4 years ago. A few days later, Keito was horribly murdered. He was tortured to death and his body was cut into 8 parts. His head was sent to the police headquarters in a gift box, while the rest were scattered all over Tokyo.”
“Then, who is Nakajima Yuto?”
“Keito’s informer.”
The information strikes Takaki like a lightning. “Liar!”
Daiki shook his head. “He is the reason Keito managed to get accurate lead and solved most of his cases. Till his death.”
“It doesn’t make any sense. Informers are eligible for the witness protection program. He can get new identity and start new life. Why the hell he still working with Yabu?”
“He did,” the shorter boy continues. “Yuto came to the headquarters asking for refugee. Yaotome-san was the one handling his case. But the data was manipulated. Other than Yaotome-san and Keito, no one else know about Yuto’s involvement with the police. Yuto was made the scapegoat- he was convicted for Keito’s murder. The next thing we know, Yuto escaped the police car during his transfer to prison, and not found until now.”
Takaki is taken aback with what he just heard.
But wait…
“How do you know about all this?” Takaki begins to become suspicious of Daiki.
“I caught Yaotome-san changing Yabu’s thumbprint with Yuto’s. He is also the one who declared Yuto dead, even when we never found his body.”
“WHAT???”
“Yes,” Daiki admits.
“And you didn’t do anything about it??”
Daiki dismiss the question. “You don’t know what it was like back then,” he avoids eye contact.
Takaki stands up, getting edgy and restless. His mind is about to explode with what he just learnt.
When he was offered to take over this case, he saw it as a promotion- that his superior trusted his ability. But that is not the case anymore. Takaki feels like a pawn, being toyed and manipulated by his surroundings. Now he understands why no other officer dare to take this case. Perhaps if it wasn’t because of political party’s involvement, this case will remain as cold case and rot on the shelf.
Chinen’s post-mortem doesn’t provide any additional clue either. The boy’s body was cramped in a huge luggage bag and left by the beach. A curious beach patrol opens the bag, almost fainted seeing the dead body inside. The corpse has bruises all over his body. There are multiple gunshot wounds on his chest. Blood was still oozing from the wounds- indicating that the time of death must be quite recent.
Fingerprints and teeth records matches Chinen Yuri’s profile. His family was informed and is on their way to the forensic lab.
“I need to go back. I need to save Chii.”
Yuto’s words are now playing repeatedly in Takaki’s head. Most probably, ‘Chii’ that Yuto referred to was Chinen Yuri. The likelihood for Yuto to share the same fate as Chinen is tremendously high.
Takaki is stuck. He is unsure how to proceed from here. His superior is covering the crime, while his forensic officer’s secretive nature causing Takaki to doubt Daiki’s loyalty as well.
Takaki give a long exhale and walks towards the exit. Looks like whatever evidence they gathered for this case might have been tampered with. The time has come for him to ditch all the contaminated evidence and start new.
“Where are you going?” Daiki asks. "I thought you wanted to see Chinen’s parents?”
“There is no need for that. Even if I meet them, I can’t revive their son from death,” Takaki makes a fist.
The taller man later turns around. “It’s time to put an end to this madness.
~to be continued
Author: lurvelygurl
Pairing: Yuto/ Inoo, Takaki/ Inoo, Takaki/Yamada.
Genre: Thriller angst
Rating: PG15
Disclaimer: I only own the plot.
Warning: Inoo and Yamada as female, do not proceed if you are not comfortable with this.
Summary: Takaki, a young police officer is assigned to investigate series of kidnapping in Tokyo. Things get ugly when his girlfriend, Yamada Ryosuke and his best friend, Inoo Kei get involved. Yuto’s presence in their lives makes everything even more complicated.
Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3 I Part 4 I Part 5 I Part 6 I Part 7 I Part 8
October 20th, 2019. 12.15am
“Chinen -kun is dead?”
Takaki couldn’t hide his surprise. “How do you know the victim?”
Inoo’s hands are holding the bed railing tightly, trying to get up. He turns to face Takaki by following the direction of his voice. “He was with Yuto, at the house where I was kept. Ne Yuya, did you find Yuto?”
“No… at least not for now,”
The girl’s face becomes gloomy. There are frowns on her forehead. “Souka…”
“Kei… I know you must have been traumatized with what happened these past 3 days… but I need your input,” Takaki sits at the right side of the bed. “Will you tell us-”
“Yuto and Chinen-kun saved me,” Inoo intercepts.
“Excuse me?” the policeman raises his right eyebrow.
Inoo couldn’t see Takaki’s expression, but just by listening to the man’s intonation, Inoo knows Takaki is in disbelieve with her statement.
“It’s true Yuya,” Inoo firmly states. “They rescued me from the kidnappers.”
“But they are the kidnappers! Don’t let your love for Yuto fool you!”
“I know you will react this way,” Inoo keeps composed. She touches the bed rail and presses a button. The bed props up, allowing her to sit more comfortably.
“I am not a police officer. But I know basic law for civilians. The alleged remains innocent until proven otherwise.”
Takaki ‘tsk’. “How can you say that after what he did to Yama-chan?”
“Yabu ordered the assault, not Yuto. He is the one you should focus on,” Inoo now sounds rather firm. “Chinen-kun called Yuto ‘aniki’. He was very loyal to Yuto.”
“Chinen-kun told me that Yuto saved him from the ‘Master’,” Inoo continues. “Whatever Yuto did was to protect Chinen-kun. Apparently, Yuto is Yabu’s favourite ‘pet’.”
“Pet?” Takaki frowns.
“Chinen-kun didn’t say more. But I have a hunch what that may means,” the girl looks rather gloomy.
“This doesn’t change the fact that Yuto is an accomplice.”
“All I am saying is, there is lot more to it than you may know,” Inoo’s raises her right hand, looking for Takaki’s hand. Takaki quickly reaches for the girl’s hand and hold it tight.
“Yuya, listen,” Inoo takes a deep breath. “I know you and Yuto doesn’t get along. I am also aware that you care for me so much. Me too… a care a lot about you Yuya. In fact, I love you…”
“Kei…”
“I love you like a brother- a very kind brother who always look out for me.”
Takaki stares at his best friend’s face. Strangely, he didn’t feel sad or offended by Inoo’s statement. Takaki is somewhat relieved, that he himself is clear about their relationship.
“Yuya, Yuto is not a bad guy. Whatever mess he is involved in right now is not on his own will. Only you can help him Yuya. Please… I lost him once Yuya. I don’t want to lose him again,” Inoo’s eyes are now tearful.
“You do realize that there is still possibility that Yuto is just as guilty as Yabu, right?”
“My instinct says otherwise,” Inoo is persistence. “But of course, you won’t believe me. My only hope is that you can be fair while investigating him.”
“You need this,” Daiki put a cup of coffee in front of Takaki.
“Thanks,” Takaki pull the cup closer to him. He takes a sip, allowing the warm liquid to wet his throat.
“You seem to be in deep thought,”
“Daiki, have you ever heard of Nakajima Yuto?”
Daiki, who was about to bite on the bun, pauses. He gives Takaki a glare. “Who is he to you?”
“A friend from college,” Takaki lies.
“How close are you?”
“You didn’t answer the question.”
Daiki put his bun and mug on the table. He seems hesitant, whether he should disclose it to Takaki or not.
“Arioka!”
“All right all right…” Daiki sighs. “Hmm…. Where should I start…” he starts pacing around.
“Before you, there was another officer in charge of this case.”
“Okamoto Keito,” Takaki speaks. The horror pictures of Keito’s chopped body parts that Daiki showed him yesterday vividly playing in his mind, giving him chills.
Daiki nods. “Yes. Keito was a senior police officer. A brilliant and successful officer. His prediction about a certain crime or criminal’s next move were very accurate. To the extend that we called him ‘Mr Sniper’.”
“When this kidnapping portfolio was assigned to him, Yaotome-san was not particularly happy, in fear that Keito will exposed everything. Remember I told you about someone burnt the investigation file?”
Takaki nods.
“It was Yaotome-san. At that time Keito was very closed to catch Yabu. If I’m not mistaken it was about 4 years ago. A few days later, Keito was horribly murdered. He was tortured to death and his body was cut into 8 parts. His head was sent to the police headquarters in a gift box, while the rest were scattered all over Tokyo.”
“Then, who is Nakajima Yuto?”
“Keito’s informer.”
The information strikes Takaki like a lightning. “Liar!”
Daiki shook his head. “He is the reason Keito managed to get accurate lead and solved most of his cases. Till his death.”
“It doesn’t make any sense. Informers are eligible for the witness protection program. He can get new identity and start new life. Why the hell he still working with Yabu?”
“He did,” the shorter boy continues. “Yuto came to the headquarters asking for refugee. Yaotome-san was the one handling his case. But the data was manipulated. Other than Yaotome-san and Keito, no one else know about Yuto’s involvement with the police. Yuto was made the scapegoat- he was convicted for Keito’s murder. The next thing we know, Yuto escaped the police car during his transfer to prison, and not found until now.”
Takaki is taken aback with what he just heard.
But wait…
“How do you know about all this?” Takaki begins to become suspicious of Daiki.
“I caught Yaotome-san changing Yabu’s thumbprint with Yuto’s. He is also the one who declared Yuto dead, even when we never found his body.”
“WHAT???”
“Yes,” Daiki admits.
“And you didn’t do anything about it??”
Daiki dismiss the question. “You don’t know what it was like back then,” he avoids eye contact.
Takaki stands up, getting edgy and restless. His mind is about to explode with what he just learnt.
When he was offered to take over this case, he saw it as a promotion- that his superior trusted his ability. But that is not the case anymore. Takaki feels like a pawn, being toyed and manipulated by his surroundings. Now he understands why no other officer dare to take this case. Perhaps if it wasn’t because of political party’s involvement, this case will remain as cold case and rot on the shelf.
Chinen’s post-mortem doesn’t provide any additional clue either. The boy’s body was cramped in a huge luggage bag and left by the beach. A curious beach patrol opens the bag, almost fainted seeing the dead body inside. The corpse has bruises all over his body. There are multiple gunshot wounds on his chest. Blood was still oozing from the wounds- indicating that the time of death must be quite recent.
Fingerprints and teeth records matches Chinen Yuri’s profile. His family was informed and is on their way to the forensic lab.
“I need to go back. I need to save Chii.”
Yuto’s words are now playing repeatedly in Takaki’s head. Most probably, ‘Chii’ that Yuto referred to was Chinen Yuri. The likelihood for Yuto to share the same fate as Chinen is tremendously high.
Takaki is stuck. He is unsure how to proceed from here. His superior is covering the crime, while his forensic officer’s secretive nature causing Takaki to doubt Daiki’s loyalty as well.
Takaki give a long exhale and walks towards the exit. Looks like whatever evidence they gathered for this case might have been tampered with. The time has come for him to ditch all the contaminated evidence and start new.
“Where are you going?” Daiki asks. "I thought you wanted to see Chinen’s parents?”
“There is no need for that. Even if I meet them, I can’t revive their son from death,” Takaki makes a fist.
The taller man later turns around. “It’s time to put an end to this madness.
~to be continued