CHAPTER 2: Break in
My parents leave a house to me when I was a young teenager, and they pursue their life in America after they established a great reputation with media because they are known as celebrities in Tokyo. As a detective celebrity, Shinichi Kudou’s name was hard to miss across Japan I often have chance to meet familiar inspector in Japan since my father’s name was labeled as best detective; as so my father say, (he reminded me of Mycroft ) he has famous style of tracking way which often step ahead of me.
Undeniably he say in subtle way but he has leave me to figure out and act my own as I am more practical than him; I have tendency to appear in right time stopping culprit in action or either in time before escape plan may formulae for advance planning.
I fulfilled my dream as detective when I was investigating in plane as my first case, along with Ran when we headed to join my mother watching a play. That was several years ago, I think Ran still remember the incident, we confront a serial killer and managed to walk away unscathed.
Now Ran always anticipated to see me less frequently, complaint restlessly I guess it is normal, with my given body now I can believe I can arrange for our meeting as disguise of our romantic date together if the situation are not serious.
First thing I do is to head to Agasa’s home and break in; a plan to get in and retrieving my luggage. However, I have to redo my hairstyle by burrowing Okiya’s gel; he was now not in home but was outside in town somewhere I don’t know.
Soon I was in the bathroom checking on my hair, with gel I found inside the cupboard, I scanned the product and thankfully it wasn’t expired. I quickly spread gel over my fringe and style it, my middle fringe lay atop of my hair with rest back in place but it were less messy. Feeling satisfied, I returned to my room with gel and shampoo, took down my jacket and pack them in as I make jacket into small bag.
Now I can’t leave with worrying thoughts of professor and Haibara, they were still in danger. I better call Jodie, I thought. I take the bag before picking up the phone receiver and dial Jodie’s number.
She picked up after few seconds, ‘hello, who is this?’
‘Jodie, I’m friend of Shinichi Kudou and ask to relay message after I read letter written by Conan. Conan-kun already spotted by one of B.O. and was shot dead; this was confirmed with police inspector and officer. Professor and Haibara were in danger,’ the words flow out of my mouth with desperation, I had not thought it was sound convincing as I can hear my voice sound desperate, which was true under situation when professor and Haibara were now restless waiting for my news, anytime about my shrunken body will be revealed dead outside in the field surrounded by police officer, and Ran’s family. ‘Please come quickly as possible.’
‘What’s your name?’ Jodie asked. ‘Thank you for the information, I can to reach professor’s house in next ten minutes or sooner. ‘
‘Hideo Yokomizo,’ I answered automatically, that was craziest name I ever heard of from sky above. ‘Police doesn’t know who shot Conan; you might as well prepare to fetch his parents before plan for discussion.’
‘All of these are really written in Conan’s letter?’ Jodie asked with incredulous tone, ‘You stay right where you are, my friend will come find you. Didn’t Conan mention Heiji in letter of his will when his Osakan friend has confidential knowledge of B.O during his stay in Tokyo? ‘
‘Conan did mention him, but from what I read about letter, I agree its best Heiji should not involve in danger. Complication is worse. I can’t stay longer, please call Agasa and Haibara to meet up nearby. Bye.’
I hang up and closed the door behind me quickly then headed to gate, I climbing with haste, leapt across before sprinted forward beside Agasa’s grey side wall, lay myself to it as I look at my right side peeking at surroundings.
Above me was the tree’s leaves obscured the sight if any person from Agasa’s house check out the window, I have good chance to get in when Jodie came to pick them up. Given my predicament, I dislike the idea of contacting them on the worse timing if they were the ones who contacted by Ran’s family, I seriously don’t know how to explain if the odds were backed up with solid evidence and ending I will be in jail.
I don’t know how long did I stay in this spot but I know minutes has dragged, and true to Jodie’s words, her car headed down beside my old home until stopped beside Agasa’s house. Haibara and the professor went into car, I took that opportunity to turn myself around with my back facing the opposite wall, they haven’t found me sneaking, I whistled in the air as I hear the car’s tires passing by me.
The moment the car turn around the corner, I sprint towards Agasa’s gate before leapt up on top of it, jumped down to pavement continuing my route to his house. When I put my hand on door knob, realized it was locked, I feel around my pockets with hand inside for any items I can use with hope the angel above will leave detective boys badge for aid. I pulled out a voice changer; I had a sudden idea how to get in. I quickly dismantled it, and poke in the pins, started to feel around the lock.
The door finally opened, I walked up the stairs to guestroom where I once put my luggage in with my stash money in one of the side pockets, I drop off the luggage when I lend my house to Okiya before he officially move in one month ago.
I opened the door and dragged the luggage, I pulled it down with attached wheels after I closed the door. Before I heaved it and clutched around, I walked down stairs one step by step. Once reach the ground I had not hesitated, marched forward to door outside.
When I was outside, for a fleeting second I heard my gate was opened, I didn’t freeze to hear it was fully open the moment I bolted to the tree, hid behind.
The gate was swung midway when it stopped, I visualized Okiya was looking at Agasa’s garden, as I was now hugging my luggage.
Okiya go in your home, go in your home, go in your home- this thoughts running in my head when I sat still with my thumping heart racing in amble pace.
I then heard the gate closed but I closed my eyes as I remained still as statue in shadow behind the tree.
The gate creaked again, I smiled as he proved my deduction right he was suspicious of the garden where I was hiding and had not move a single inch of muscle. But when I thought of Agasa's door, I looked at it, decided for best to leave it unlocked, I have feeling this may lead Okiya’s deduction to me one day.
‘Anyone is here?’ Okiya called out, later I heard distant door bell from Agasa’s home, and sweat was rolling all the way down the cheeks to biting lip.
I started to whisper when counting thousands in chronological numeral order, and stop when count eight thousand, I slowly glanced out to watch sight of Okiya’s hair disappeared behind the wall. I then hear his steps stroll in, my pose remained unmovable when I heard it closed.
I stood up and uncurled the luggage off my lap the moment I figure the coast was clear.
But I can’t attract him out of his house if he was inside his home. The only way is to attract him and has his mind distracted from focusing on me, I thought with a grin. I browse around Agasa’s grass and found stone, hold it in ready for the distraction he has to make for my great escape.
I then threw it, heard it bounced off his old home’s fence wall onto somewhere I heard the shattering of glass pane, suddenly I felt terrible if I make it worse. I sprinted forward and heave myself up to see Okiya ran into his home with his back in front of me, the glass I shattered is the broken vase on the floor inside the corner of Okiya’s house, realized the rock has bounced into opened window that cause the vase breaking.
I dropped back to Agasa’s garden, looked stunned and was hopeless to think the hit was misfired, aimless, reckless, but top of it, it was the best, Okiya would believe to think it was the boys next to his fence deliberately finding trouble the moment he notice it was a rock, next few seconds I heard him ran out of his home after unlocking gate and hasten at the right direction.
I ran to the left when picked up luggage and throw it over the side of wall, clamber up over and dropped down. I pulled the luggage (luckily it wasn’t broken), change my demeanor into calm expression as my pace turn ambling slow when walking down the pavement.
I’m sorry, when we become friends in future I will give free lunch treat, I thought, walked away from Agasa’s house and my old home while I heard Okiya’s tirade over his vase and change of schedule for his lunch.