Kring~
There was the sound of the doorbell opening.
"Good morning boss~ sorry for coming a bit late since we will have a guest coming, I went to the supermarket first to buy some supplies," said Tooru.
"Thanks Tooru-san, if you weren't there this office will surely lose customers sooner or later," said Shikamaru with a yawn, actually he also hoped that no guests would come at all today so he could rest.
"By the way, what is boss doing?" Tooru asked curiously because he had seen Shikamaru who was busy writing something.
"I'm making a notice 'WE DON'T ACCEPT FINDING PET OR EXTRAMARITAL COMMISSION' so we can avoid troublesome things like that," said Shikamaru with a very serious expression on his face.
Tooru facepalmed when he heard Shikamaru's words because this was the first time he had heard a detective bluntly denying commissions from his customers. At least now, he knew that this boss was a slacker.
Even Tooru Amuro can confirm the reason why Shikamaru opened this detective office because he has financial problems. So that makes Shikamaru who likes to be lazy must become a social worker.
Kring~
There was the sound of the office door opening again.
"Pardon me, Is this the office of detective Shikamaru Nara?" asked a lady in a suit as she walked through the door.
Seeing Shikamaru who was still focused on writing notes on his desk, Tooru Amuro couldn't help but smile and replied: "Yes, it is. Please sit here as I call the boss"
"Shikamaru-kun, although I understand that making notes is very important to you but it would be nice if you greeted the guests first while I made coffee in the back. What do you think?" said Tooru Amuro while emitting a black aura from his body.
"OK!" Shikamaru replied. It turns out that Tooru-san can get angry too. Wait a minute, he didn't call me 'Boss' just now?!
When he looked at Tooru, Shikamaru couldn't help but shudder with fear, I will forgive him for now lest he becomes angrier!
....
"So, can you introduce yourself, and what are you here for?" Shikamaru asked with a yawn.
"My name is Nanae Tsukumo. And I came here because it has to do with my late husband. He died last week" said Nanae
Tooru Amuro came with coffee and nodded satisfied to see Shikamaru who had shown a bit of his professional side. And he was also surprised to hear Nanae Tsukumo's explanation.
"Died? Was he killed?" asked Tooru.
"No. It was Suicide... I think" Nanae said
Shikamaru, who caught the keyword from their conversation, immediately asked: "So there must be something odd that makes you believe that your husband died not by suicide but by murder?"
"Yes. Tomorrow is our daughter Ayano's birthday. He'd bought her a present a whole month earlier. He was looking forward to giving it to her"
"And that's not the only strange thing! On the desk in the basement, I found this…." Nanae said while handing the thing she found to Tooru Amuro who happened to be standing nearby.
"…. The ace and jack of spades are stuck together," said Shikamaru after seeing the card in Tooru's hand.
"The police pulled them apart to see if anything was written inside, but there was nothing. I stuck them back so I could show you how they were" said Nanae Tsukumo.
"Are you sure it's not some sort of magic trick?" asked Tooru Amuro. This case has attracted his attention.
So far, Tooru is very satisfied with how much work this office has. Even though he had only been working here for a day, he could see many advantages of this.
One of them is being able to meet the police as long as there is a reason, which of course Shikamaru will be used as an excuse. The second is the work won't pile up, he only needs to take care of Shikamaru and this office, as long as Shikamaru can become a famous detective he can access intelligence faster!
Of course without being suspected by the organization. How perfect!
"Well, my husband didn't do many card tricks. And I haven't ever seen a setup like this" answered Nanae.
After hearing Nanae Tsukumo's explanation, Shikamaru Nara looked deep in thought with his fingers cupping together.
"We will visit your house," Said Shikamaru. Sometimes it's better to just do this kind of commission sooner than later, so you can also rest earlier.
Of course, what Shikamaru thought was the pro-con of accepting this commission. Still, after thinking for a long time the best result was receiving this commission.
"Be careful on the road"
"Why don't we go now?" Asked Tooru, as he watched Nanae-san leave the office.
"Humph of course, because we need to prepare everything perfectly before leaving. For example, it's like finishing the note I made and displaying it at the entrance,"
"And I also need to inform some people that I will be gone for a while"
'I need to inform the school after all...'
.....
"Fortunately Tooru-san has a car, otherwise we wouldn't be able to come to Nanae-san's place," said Shikamaru as he marveled at the car. it's a pity he isn't an adult.
"Shikamaru-kun, you better wear your safety belt properly," said Tooru-san who for some reason no longer calls Shikamaru with 'Boss'.
Shikamaru also didn't mind at all how Tooru-san calls him. But he missed the time when Tooru became so obedient.
"By the way, what's the result of your investigation on Nanae Tsukumo's family?" because yesterday he had thrown the task of investigating the family to Tooru.
Shikamaru himself has other activities, such as playing puzzles and reading novels by Yusaku Kudo!
Of course, if Tooru Amuro found out about it Shikamaru wouldn't be able to get into his car. May Shikamaru always have some luck, Amen!
"The late Motayasu Tsukumo was a world-famous magician and he has 3 apprentices....."
"One of them is Kazumi Manada, the rising star of the Magician Troupes....."
"The second is Mako Miyoshi, a single female magician in Japan with her first-rate technique....."
"The third is Yuji Momochi. He hasn't been an apprentice for very long and he's not at the level of the other two, but he shows promise....." said Tooru Amuro while explaining the summary of his research results.
Of course, as a code-name member in the organization as well as an Undercover from The Public Security Bureau of Japan he could get more detailed information. But why should he do that? what's the benefit?
If he did such a reckless thing, then there is no need to be an undercover agent.
Of course, the most basic reason is that he wants to test Shikamaru's IQ by seeing how he can solve a case that looks complicated like this.