Providence

Meeting

"Lance Alderson." A seventeen year old guy introduced himself at the middle of the conversation of investigators. "And I thought you might need help here."

Lance Alderson, seventeen years old and a High School Student o Gramm University. He is currently a well known detective for he solved many cases already.

"You're the infamous, Lance Alderson?" One investigator repeated stunningly. "The Lance Alderson?"

"Ah, Mr. Alderson," A man called. "It's a pleasant surprise of you to be here. I'm Jikko Renin." He introduced himself while Lance nodded stoicly. He then recognized that he's the inspector in charge of he case.

He looked around the crime scene. "What happened?" He asked simply.

The inspector pulled out a mini notebook and flipped the pages. "Ryuki Hanazono is a plain housewife who just got killed this afternoon, or at least that's what the husband said." He paused. "Her body was found lying near the fireplace." Lance nodded in understanding.

He stood on one foot as he put his arms in front of his chest. "Have you checked their alibis?" He asked.

The inspector nodded. "There are three people here; one maid, a friend and the husband. The maid that goes by the name of Miyo Schleiden said that she was out buying their groceries. She was out by 10 am. The victim's friend, Hanna Eibara, was the one who called 911. She was the first one to see her dead body. And lastly, Mr. Tomoko Hanazono, was out doing operation. He's a doctor that specializes in heart. He was out this morning because he had a heart operation by ten am."

'So, it's like they are Japanese, huh.' Lance thought to himself.

As a usual case, both three people have their alibis; still, he has to be careful of the situation. One wrong move and justice isn't going to happen. He looked around the house and observed things. He wandered around the fireplace, hoping to get a clue. The body there was removed and all is left was the drawing of the outline of the body. There was also a picture of the couple there and the background was the fireplace itself.

He needs to think of the things right now. First of all, the maid… She was out by ten in the morning. If she was the killer, then she could have killed Hanazono before 10 in the morning, just before she left. But that couldn't make any sense now. Lance looked at her from the corner of his eyes, not from afar. It's her with the maid outfit. And there were no bloodstains on it. Maybe she changed her clothes then?

That could be.

Alright, to our second suspect Hana Eibara. As for the information given, she's a friend of the victim. Was she here to just visit her, or was she here because she wanted to kill her? The maid was out by ten in the morning and she might have gotten the chance to kill her, knowing that they are alone inside this house. She was the first one to see her dead body, so what could this be? Either of the two were close suspects.

Correct?

Lastly, Mr. Tomoko Hanazono, the victim's husband. Also, he was out by that time. He might have killed her before he went off to work. But even if he was the real killer, how could a husband kill his own wife? On this world today, everyone has motives to kill and theyr'e very careful of heir alibis. Simply, not to get caught and not to be suspected.

"Are there… Any abnormalities inside this house like forced breakthrough of some sort?" Lance asked.

"No sir." He answered. "But the backdoor of this house was left open a little bit."

'Open you say, huh?' He thought. "Then a thief is not the answer."

"Uh… I'm sorry Mr. Alderson… the husband said that there were things missing like uh, jewelleries and stuffs."