Thread:ShitaraRen/@comment-5902335-20130929164845

September Vocab Story (The Case of Aoi)   "This is quite a tough one", sighed Detective Yakumo Ren heavily. "I agree, pichu", replied Detective Fumi. The two detectives were partners in crime. Yakumo and his twin sister, were not just your typical adult detectives. They both were very introvert and coy, but were antonishingly intrepid when it came to analyzing corspes. Additionally, they were what you would consider geniuses. As perfectionists, everything seemed to be facile, until they took the job to become detectives. Despite the fact that they were geniuses, murder cases had proved to be extremely challenging. Today, someone from the victim's house had come by to ask Yakumo and Fumi to take on the case. Due to boredom, the two had happily aceepted to take on the case.The next day, Yakumo and Fumi set out to investigate Aoi's mansion. The front yard was absolutely stunning. There was a Japanese styled pond full of koi fish and flamboyant colored flowers everywhere. When Yakumo rang the doorbell, a man with an irate look on his face opened the door with a growl. His face instantly changed into a forced smile when he recognized the two detectives. "Oh, you must be Detective Yakumo Ren and Fumi. The household was looking forward to your visit", he said."Hm, what an eccentric man", Yakumo thought. Later, the two dectectives learned that the man was Aoi's butler, Mr. Tanaka. Mr. Tanaka then directed  Yakumo and Fumi to the room where Aoi had been murdered. There was absolutely no trace of anything except Aoi's dead body. The two detectives began to take note of the evidence around them. Fumi examined Aoi's body and found what seemed like dark bruises around her neck. Aoi's eyes were bulged out and there was a small stream of saliva dripping out of her mouth. Yakumo had found footprints from Aoi's room that led out to the hallway and towards this room. The shoe footprints were most likely a male's, so Yakumo took note of that. There was now only the room that the footprints led to to investigate. "I'm very sorry, but this room is off limits", said Mr. Tanaka with his fake smile. "Well, as detectives, our job is examine every room for evidence of the case...", Yakumo muttered. " I said, this room is off limits!, Mr. Tanaka boomed in a rash tone. This was definitely odd and Yakumo gave Mr. Tanaka a cynical glare.  After awhile of investigating, the two decided to go back to their office and discuss about the factors of evidence they had discovered."That Mr. Tanaka is really supicious", said Fumi. "Yeah, and the way he acted when I asked for permission to be let into that room where the footprints led to made him a prime suspect. There isn't really anyone else who had some skeptical behavior in the mansion besides him. He must be the one who killed Aoi, but how?", Yakumo thought aloud, obviously perturbed. Fumi explained that she had found some dark bruises that seemed like someone had tied a rope around Aoi's neck and had strangled her. Yakumo had also remembered that the footprints were of a man's shoe. "We must somehow break into that room...", planned Yakumo. " Oh, I know! Why don't you distract Mr. Tanaka and I'll break into the room?", Fumi said with exuberance. Yakumo agreed with the plan and everything was to happen the following day.Once again, Yakumo rang the doorbell. However, this time, Fumi hid behind the bushes ready for Yakumo's signal. The moment Mr. Tanaka opened the door, Yakumo knocked him out with his fighting skills and gave Fumi the signal. The brother and sister ran through the hallway and to the room's door. The first thing they both saw was a pair of shoes and some ropes next to it. Yakumo flipped over the shoes to study the pattern at the bottom and it was exactly the same as the footprints from the hallway and Aoi's room. This was indeed the devious crime that Mr. Tanaka had done. Fortunately for them, Mr. Tanaka was still unconcious and they called the police. He was arrested and the case was solved."I guess it's back to the old boring days until we get another case...", sighed Yakumo. "Yeah...", said Fumi. "Hey! I need your help," said a young boy. What awaits the two detectives? We'll see next time! To be continued...  