Death Note: The Next Kira (Part One)

Chapter 76: Officer Minato and Officer Miyano

FEBRUARY 24, 2006

TOKYO, JAPAN

AT 7:00 PM 

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Chief Matsuda flipped through so many files feeling frustrated that he couldn't remember any officer by the last name of Minato or Miyano. That's when Commander Aizawa came into the room. "Hey," he greeted his partner. Chief Matsuda looked up at Commander Aizawa. "Hey, partner," he greeted him back. "Do you mind helping me out?" "Sure," Commander Aizawa answered. He walked over to Chief Matsuda's side and watched as his partner flipped through files like crazy. "What are you doing?" "I'm trying to see if I can find a file for Officer Minato and Officer Miyano," Chief Matsuda answered. Commander Aizawa made a confused look on his face. "Why?" he asked. "You know who they are." Chief Matsuda looked at Commander Aizawa with a surprised look on his face. "We do?" he asked. "I don't see why not because..." Commander Aizawa began. That's when he started to get suspicious of his partner's behavior. "Why are you acting so confused, Matsuda?" he asked. 

Chief Matsuda sharply exhaled. "Don't get mad," he answered. "Please don't get mad, Aizawa. As the Chief of the NPA and with you as my partner, I cannot afford to have this situation get worse than it is right now." "Why would I get mad?" Commander Aizawa asked. Chief Matsuda kept a nervous look on his face and didn't respond. "Matsuda, why would I get mad?" Commander Aizawa asked as he took a step closer to Chief Matsuda. His partner kept a nervous look on his face which told Commander Aizawa everything. He dropped his jaw in shock. "No," he let out. "You mean..." Commander Aizawa clenched his fist. "You mean you don't know anyone by the last name of Minato or Miyano?!" he asked. "That's what I didn't want to tell you," Chief Matsuda answered. "You're crazy!" Commander Aizawa barked. "You're the Chief of the NPA! Why can't you remember the people you hired?!" "Are you sure that you didn't hire them?" Chief Matsuda asked. "Yes, I'm sure!" Commander Aizawa answered. "If I hired someone by the last name of Minato or Miyano, then I would remember it without a doubt in my mind!"

Chief Matsuda looked at Commander Aizawa with a guilty look on his face. It could have been possible that he didn't remember, but then again, nothing rang a bell in Chief Matsuda's head. Commander Aizawa sighed. "If I was Chief, then I would have remembered the people I hired!" he snapped. Chief Matsuda made an offended look on his face. "I'm doing my best," he told Commander Aizawa. "I'm sure we'll find something that rings a bell." "And what if you don't?" Commander Aizawa asked. "Well, Kaito couldn't have been arrested by fake police officers," Chief Matsuda answered. "How else would he be in jail?" Commander Aizawa sighed. "Unbelievable," he muttered under his breath. "If only I would have become the Chief." Chief Matsuda placed his files down and walked up to Commander Aizawa. "What?" he asked. "Come to think about it, I'm baffled that I decided to give you the honor of being the Chief!" Commander Aizawa answered. Chief Matsuda made an emotional look on his face. "You offered me that role because you believed in me," he reminded his partner. "You said it would be better if I became the Chief and you became my partner. Seriously, Aizawa. Can't you be happy for me?" 

"Happy for you?!" Commander Aizawa asked. "Matsuda, you were always the one messing up and acting emotionally! You always slip up every single time I think that you're anything close to Chief Yagami!" Chief Matsuda's eyes became teary after that. "I need some time off from work," Commander Aizawa said. "I need some more time with my wife and my children." Chief Matsuda watched as Commander Aizawa walked out of the office. He was still hurt. He couldn't believe that his partner who he thought had believed in him would say such hurtful things like that. He kept his tears in and walked out of the building too. 

AT 7:15 PM 

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