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7/27/2019 Memories at the Sakura Tree
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MEMORIES
AT THE
SAKURA
TREEFanfiction (The Kindaichi Case Files)
Written by: Rachel Raynog
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***
It was a rainy evening, and inside the car
beside the dark bushes at the park, Tenjo
Minami is begging Nakajima Oguri to not
leave her and pick her instead of his fianc,
Yamada Noriko.
Please Oguri, dont leave me, have you
already forgotten how we were so in love
with each other? she said.
No Minami, I will marry Noriko and that ismy decision, besides, I already have fallen
out of love with you. Oguri replied.
Minami get out of the car, sobbing. Oguri
closed the car door and left, leaving Minami
soaking wet in the rain. Minami watch hiscar, as it leaves her sight. She was badly
hurt by his words. She fell into her knees
and at the top of her lungs, she screamed
his name. And as she did so, all of their
happy memories, back when they were
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together, flashed back into her mind. The
big cherry blossom tree, where they always
spend their time together, the treasure boxwhere they put all the things that they
treasured all throughout their relationship, it
all came back to her. She finally went back
to her condo soaking wet. She turned back
after she closed the door and suddenly her
eyes widen, there is silence and suddenly
blood was all over the floor, and a knife was
thrust into Minamis heart, she was already
dead.
Meanwhile, at the mall, Detective Kindaichi,and his best friend,Mori Youko is shopping
for their upcoming class outing that week.
Kindaichi is teasing his best friend that no
swimsuit would fit her, because of her small
breasts,Gain some hormones before something
would fit you here, haha Mocked Kindaichi.
And while they were fighting, Kindaichis
phone suddenly rang. They both became
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silent and looked at each other, and then
Kindaichi decided to answer his phone.
Hello? Inspector Hanazono? Whats thedeal now? Cause you know were doing
some shopping here and.. Kindaichi
paused.
Youko looked at her puzzled, he also looked
at her and began speaking again.
Oh, I see. Ill make sure that I would help
out as much as I could. Okay, bye. he said
and then he put the phone on his pocket
again.
Whats that? Another case again? asked
Youko.
He looked at her with a dismay, and nod.
He said that a girl died inside her condo in
the hotel beside the train station. You know
Im really sorry, I promised you that we will
shop together, but this is just an
emergency. explained Kindaichi.
Oh, I understand, I can shop by myself,
you can go now and solve that case right
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away, so that you can shop for yourself
too. Youko said smiling.
All right then, Ill just contact you ifanything goes wrong, bye! said Kindaichi
and then he immediately left. Youko watch
Kindaichi leave with the sad look in her face
and then, turned to shop for her swimsuit
again.
Kindaichi ran across the sidewalks for
several minutes, and then he suddenly
stopped and turned at the hotel he was
standing in front at, while gasping for his
breath. He entered the building with a
serious look on his face, he asked the
receptionist for the room where Tenjo
Minami is living at.
Ms. Tenjo? Uhm, 604, but, why do you
ask? Ms. Tenjo died last night and theres
an investigation going on there, and I
believe they dont let anyone go inside, are
you one her relatives? asked the
receptionist.
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No, Im a detective, and I am here to
investigate on her case, anyway, thanks.
Kindaichi said and immediately left.What? a detective? Wait! shouted the
receptionist, but it was too late, Kindaichi is
already at the elevator. Kindaichi is finally
standing in front of Minamis room. When he
opened the door, he saw InspectorHanazono, the other police and Minamis
dead body.
Oh, there you are Kindaichi, This girl is
Tenjo Minami she was found dead by the
boy who delivers the food every morning inthis floor. He said that he knocked the door
for about 10 times, but no one answered,
he was puzzled, because the receptionist
said that Ms. Tenjo did not leave her condo
the whole night, so he just said that he will
leave the food at the door. But the spoon
fell off and when he was about to pick it up,
he saw some blood at the entrance of the
door, and so he ran to call the hotel
manager to inform her on what he saw, and
then the hotel manager called the police
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station. said Inpector Hanazono. Kindaichi
moved closer to the corpse, and looked at it
from top to bottom.How long has she been dead? asked
Kindaichi. According to the forensics, more
or less 16 hours. answered Inpector
Hanazono.
And one thing more, because we are all
wondering how the culprit escaped from this
place. said Inpector Hanazono.
Huh? Why? asked Kindaichi.
Because thisroom is on the 6th floor andits hard to escape from here using the a
rope or something, and besides the windows
are all locked up and only Ms. Tenjo and the
hotel has the key to open it, and one more
thing, the culprit cannot possibly escapedfrom the front door, because the key is
inside Ms. Tenjos bag. And also, we didnt
find any fingerprint on the windows and on
the door besides Ms. Tenjos. So we suspect
that it must be a suicide, because we also
found this thread on the handle of the knife,
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this thread matches the thread used in Ms.
Tenjos bag. said Inspector Hanazono.
Kindaichi grabbed the plastic containing thesaid thread and examined it, and then he
turned back to examine the corpse again. I
dont believe that this is a suicide, because
if you wanted to kill yourself, you could
have gone with a quicker death, likeshooting a gun on your head or heart, or
the old fashion way of hanging yourself up
in the ceiling, but this way, youll just feel
the pain before you died said Kindaichi.
Maybe, shes a masochist, so she canendure pains like that Inspector Hanazono
replied.
Oh, dont be such an airhead Inspector,
this is obviously a murder case, and Ill
prove it to you. Kindachi said.Fine, young man lets see whose right. said
Inpector Hanazono.
Huh, Deal. answered Kindaichi.
Now, about what you are saying a while
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ago, you said that the culprit cant possibly
escape from here, I think your wrong,
because condo rooms in this hotel has itsown laundry bin, so that the tenant would
just throw their laundry in it, now you could
say that it would be impossible because this
room is on the 6th floor, but all the laundry
bins in this hotel are connected, meaning
the laundry bin below this room is
connected to this rooms laundry bin, so it
could be possible that the culprit escaped
from there. explained Kindaichi.
So youre saying that the culprit is the one
downstairs? asked Inpector.
Oh, please, Inspector, that is just an
example, okay? annoyingly replied by
Kindaichi.
Kindaichi continue to examine the corpseand something caught his attention. Beside
Minamis thighs are Japanese characters
written in blood saying,
Oguri cherry blossom
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He was struck by what he saw and so he
immediately asks Inspector about it.
Inspector, look at this, did you saw thisbefore me? asked Kindaichi.
What? No, we thought it was just mere
blood, but when you look at it closely, it was
a word Inspector replied. Kindaichi read it
again and said
Oguri? I think its a name, could cherry
blossom be the surname of this person?
wondered Kindaichi.
Yes, maybe, I will check her cellphone for
names. said Inspector and then he opened
Minamis bag and search for her cellphone.
Its here, I found it, and it seems that she
was sending message to someone, someone
named, Nakajima Oguri, OGURI? This is
him! shouted Inspector to his surprise.
What? Let me look at It. said Kindaichi
and snatches the cellphone.
Yes, your right, but she hasnt typed
anything yet said Kindaichi.
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Huh, I know now whos the culprit, its
that guy, hes the one concluded Inspector.
Dont jump into conclusions Inspector, Hemight not be the one, but Im sure of
something. Hes the key to solving this
mystery said Kindaichi seriously.
Kindaichi went to where Nakajima Oguri isliving at, he breath deeply and knocked on
the door.
Mr. Nakajima? Are you home? said
Kindaichi as he knocks the door. The door
suddenly opened, and a fine looking womancame out and asked,
Yes? What can I do for you? asked the
woman.
Uhm, Im looking for Mr. Nakajima Oguri,
but I guess I was looking at the wronghouse, sorry for the interruption Maam
Kindaichi apologized.
No, No, your right this is Nakajima Oguris
house, but unfortunately, he hasnt arrive
yet, but Im sure his on his way now, so for
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the mean time you can come inside, have a
seat, while waiting for him, is that all right
with you? asked the woman.Uhm, thats all right with me, by the way,
are you Mr. Nakajimas wife? asked
Kindaichi.
The woman laughed and said Oh, not yet,
Im just his fianc, see? the woman saidwhile showing her engagement ring to
Kindaichi.
By the way Im Yamada Noriko, and you
are? asked Noriko.
Im Detective Kindaichi Yuu, from the
Tokyo police department Kindaichi replied.
Youre a detective? thats surprising, you
look like a high school student to me,
anyway, what would a detective want from
my fianc? wondered Noriko.
Actually Im here to ask your fianc
something about Tenjo Minamis murder
case. answered Kindaichi.
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What?Are you saying that my fianc killed
that woman? Noriko asked in an irritated
tone.No Maam, he is just a suspect, and hes
very vital in solving this case, I know he has
the answer replied Kindaichi calmly.
Im so sorry, but my fianc didnt kill
anybody, and Im sure of it, so if you excuseme, you can now leave this house. said
Noriko in a more irritated voice.
But the door suddenly opened and a formal,
and good looking man came in and said,Noriko, you left the door open the man
said.
The mans attention was drawn into
Kindaichi and so he ask Kindaichi, Oh, so
we have a visitor here? Hello, young man,what can we do for you? said the man in a
kind voice.
Uhm, Sir, Im Detective Kindaichi Yuu,
from the Tokyo police department, and I am
here to ask you something about Tenjo
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Minamis murder case. Kindaichi replied
quickly.
Oh, Honey, dont mind him, hes about toleave and- Noriko was interrupted by
Oguri.
What? Minami is already dead? You got to
be kidding me, we just talked, and now..
Oguri said in surprise.
You talked? You liar, you said you have
never talked to her, since youve decided to
marry me? Noriko said madly.
So when did you and Ms. Tenjo talked,
Sir? butted in by Kindaichi.
Last night, I just said goodbye to her, and I
officially ended up our relationship, maybe,
she didnt take it, so she killed herself, Oh,
this is my fault. Oguri said as he fell unto
his knees.
But Ms. Tenjo also died last night, Sir, So
exactly when and where did you two talked
then? asked Kindaichi.
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I said that my fianc didnt kill anyone
right? So go now go! said Noriko in a very
angry tone.No Noriko, I need to know the details of
how did Minami was killed Oguri said in a
very weak voice.
But-! opposed by Noriko.
Its all right Noriko, go on young man,
please tell me, what happened to her. said
Oguri.
Kindaichi tell the story of how Minamis
dead body was found, and the time, she
was believed to be dead.
The Inspector believed it was a suicide, but
for me its not, I know to myself that
someone, killed Ms. Tenjo. Kindaichi said
with an emphasis in his voice.
These words of Kindaichi made Noriko and
Oguris eyes widen with surprise.
Kindaichi, Oguri and Noriko, went to the
crime scene, but Minamis body was already
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moved out of her condo, because it is
starting to smell bad. But all the traces of
the murder were just there. Kindaichipointed out the Japanese characters, which
is written in blood to Oguri and Noriko.
This is Ms. Tenjos dying message, Oguri
and cherry blossom he said as he move
closer to it. Oguri and Noriko also movedcloser to it.
It is when you first look at it, it looks like
just a mere blood stain, but when you move
closer, it resembles characters. said Noriko.
Cherry blossom? Oguri said in surprise.
Why? Mr. Nakajima? Is there something
about the cherry blossom? asked Kindaichi
in curiosity.
Yes, there is a big cherry blossom tree
where we used to meet and spend our time
together, and I remember, we buried a box
there, containing all the things we treasured
in our relationship, maybe, maybe she put
something there, that I need to see. said
Oguri in an excited tone.
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Your right, Can you lead me to that cherry
blossom tree Mr. Nakajima? said Kindaichi
getting excited too.Yes, absolutely said Oguri firmly.
So they all went to that big cherry blossom
tree, and dug the box. When, they finally
have the box dug, they opened it and saw a
letter inside the plastic, addressing to Oguri.Oguri was the first one to read the letter,
and as he is reading it in silence, he eyes
became widen and teary, he looked at
Noriko, and he suddenly fell unto his knees.
Kindaichi was curious about Oguris actions,and so he read the letter out loud.
Dear Oguri,
I know why you are doing this to me. You
want me to forget you, thatswhy you said
that you dont love me anymore. But I see it
in your eyes, I know, you are still in love
with me. I also know that your fathers
business is going bankrupt, and to repay all
of the goodness, he have done to you, you
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will marry Noriko, so that his fathers
business will save your fathers business
from its downfall. But hes given you achoice right? Because he loves you and he
wants you to be happy, so even if the
payment is his downfall, he will have you
decide on what you really want right? So
why? Why did you choose Noriko, over me?
You said that Im the only woman youll
ever love for the rest of your life.
We already planned our wedding, our dream
house, and the number of kids you want. So
why, did you choose Noriko to be the
woman youll be with forever? It hurts me a
lot, when I think about it. I wanted to die,
but if I die I cant see you anymore, and I
dont want that, I want to be the woman
youll love and be with forever, If I woulddie, I want to die beside you. Cant you see?
Im offering you my life, all of me. Thats
why I decided to erase Noriko from our
sight.
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Its her fault, its all her fault that you have
to leave me. I know that after that woman
is erased in our life, we will be happyforever, I would finally be the woman to be
with you forever, I love you Oguri, I love
every bit of you, I love everything about
you. All I wish is that you feel the same way
too.
Minami
Kindaichi was so shock about what he had
red as well as Noriko too. So Ms. Tenjo isthe one who wants to kill Ms. Yamada? So
why is she the one dead now? asked by
Kindaichi, confused.
I dont know replied Oguri whos still
crying.In the middle of the silence, Kindaichis
phone rang, and then he answered it.
Hello? Inspector? What is it? asked
Kindaichi.
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Kindaichis eyes widen as it turn to Noriko
and then to Oguri, then he finally said,
Inspector I know who the culprit is, now,can you ask the owner of the room below
Ms. Tenjos on what did he do on the time
of the crime? Thanks a lot, Inspector. After
he said that, he put the phone in his pocket
again. And turned to Oguri and Minami,
We will just wait Inspectors call and you,
you know who you are, will be confessing
something to us. said Kindaichi seriously.
Kindaichi finally received Inspectors call,
and they all went back to the crime scene.When they got back there, the Inspector
and the other police are also there too. And
suddenly, Norikos phone rang,
Hello? Mom? Yes, Uhuh, All right I
understand. Then she turned to the othersand said,
My mom called, and she said that my
father is looking for me now, because he
has something for me to work for. Im so
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sorry, but I have to go. She said, but when
she was about to leave,
Wait! Ms. Yamada, This is just very quick,you need to know this too. Kindaichi said.
But-! she opposed, but Oguri said,
He said this is just very quick so, just stay
for awhile. Okay? Oguri said to Noriko.
So I will start now, Ms. Tenjo did not
commit a suicide, but she is really
murdered, and this murderer didnt escaped
from the window, nor the door, but rather in
the laundry bin, this murderer is what wecall, lucky, because at the time of the crime,
the tenant below this room is taking a bath,
and he always leaves the window open,
because the air-conditioning unit in his room
is broken, so the culprit escaped from thewindow of the room below, and if we check
it now, the fingerprints of the culprit is still
there, the culprit do not originally intend to
kill Ms. Tenjo. And that night Ms. Tenjo
invited the culprit to her condo. The culprit
did not expect Ms. Tenjos actions, and so
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the culprit just acted on stimuli, and that is,
in another term is what we call self defense.
So in short, the culprit, is you, Ms. YamadaNoriko, Ms. Tenjo invited you to her condo,
because she wants to kill you, but she didnt
expect that you were much stronger that
her, and the situation becomes, vice versa,
she ended up being killed. Right Ms.
Yamada? asked Kindaichi firmly.
What are you saying, me? I cant possibly
kill anybody, never! denied Noriko.
Please dont deny it Ms. Yamada,
remember when Inspector called? He saidthat the last person Ms. Tenjo called is you,
and she even mailed you to meet her at her
condo, right? Theres no escaping it Ms.
Yamada, just accept It. explained
Kindaichi.
No, its not my fault, I just defended
myself, and she said I was a bitch and that
Oguri is marrying me, only because of
money, she said that I should be erased in
the world, because she and Oguri is the one
who truly love each other, she said, she said
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so many bad things that hurt me, I ran to
her, and tried to slap her, but I saw the she
had I knife in her bag, she wants to kill me,I just protected myself, Its not my fault.
Its not, its not she said as she fell down to
her knees.
But why did you thrust her in the heart
Ms. Yamada? Are you also afraid that shewill steal Mr. Nakajima from you? asked
Kindaichi kindly.
Noriko cried at these words, she might be
really afraid that Oguri will be stolen from
her, so on the last minute she had theintent to kill Minami too, just like what
Minami intends to do with her. Noriko finally
accepts her fate and the police found out
that behind her long sleeves were cuts from
the same knife that was thrust in Minamis
heart. Oguri went back to the cherry
blossom tree and dug the box again, he
smiled as he look at the things inside that
box, he closed his eyes and he realized that
he is really still in love with Minami, and
that all the memory that they shared
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together on that big cherry blossom tree, Is
the best, that ever happened to his life.
***
THE END
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