We found something
"You're really a great help Kelan." Mr.Lukas thanked Kelan a worker. He is not in his self today. He's acting weird like just a moment ago he was asking weird questions to Kelan. I mean even if you're a detective that doesn't mean that you can push others with your words.
"Can we take a look at that room? The one written 'Stuff Only' on the door."
"I don't think so. It's for the stuff only. Even if you're a detective we can't let you mumbled with stuff's personal belongings."
"Oh, I see, that's all right. We should be going now."
"You don't have to question other employees?" I asked out of curiosity.
"No, I got what I need" saying that we headed for the exit. As we were leaving the place, Mr.Heriss glanced at the from the front,
"Keep up the good work!" He said and Mr.Lukas nodded slightly. In the end, we found nothing.
"We found something." He said out of nowhere. Whoah?! Did he read my mind again? This guy is creepy. Does he have Spiritual Ability? Probably not. It might be a random guess.
"What?"
"More than what we need." For a moment we enchanted glances without talking. What did he mean by that? Just talking with one employee is enough to gain something? As I was displeased with the answer. Mr. Lukas figured it out and laid it before me.
"You are thinking I make no sense. Well, in a normal case I don't make any sense. However in this case I make some sense to a extend. The shop was perfectly normal from the outside. You can't even find a flaw in it. Did you find anything weird in there?"
"...." I thought for a while and couldn't find anything notable to say.
"Let me make it easy for you. Have you found something weird in the owner?"
"....Well, it's not a solid one but he seemed too perfect. He had a smile that wasn't...how should I put it...It's just looked too...too natural. I mean we humans can't always smile at the fullest like that. Even if someone can, it's not always possible...is it?"
"Correct! You're getting it, Reyes." Mr.Lukas gave me a little push.
We went in the car and I began driving. Mr.Lukas took his usual back seat.
"Like he was too perfect to be human."
"Yeah, a normal human can't notice it as they were driving by the politeness. But for us, we don't judge others by only appearance."
His face was lighted as if he found a new interesting creature.
"This is very interesting Reyes. I never thought I would find something like that." Even if he understood it I wasn't. At least fully.
"I don't know but they could be hu---"
"Never." He shot me down with one word. He was probably expecting me to object.
"Never. No human can't be like that. Not to my knowledge. Humans can change their expression within a second. They can't just wear a single expression all their life. Let me help you with an example. Have you laughed all your life despite being happy or sad?"
"N-No. But you can act right?"
"Yes you can but you can't just do it perfectly every time. Humans make mistakes. They have to make a mistake one out of hundred times. It's their nature. But every time I see his face, he made the same smile with every detail added."
As expected to Mr.Lukas's observation skill.
"The same level of the lifting of your lip to the winkled level. Every bit was perfectly matched. To master it one had to train himself for a long period of time. Finding one monster we got more."
He pulled out a cigarette from his pocket and lighted it with an old lighter.
"Even for actors, they had a hard time dealing with it. He had some bad days when they couldn't act naturally. The more I drive into it the more excited I get. You're quiet for long. Did all my thoughts went over your head?"
"A-h No, that's not the case. I'm just thinking why did the chief want to close the case? I know it's because of some conflicts between you and him."
"Wrong." He uttered a single one and went silent.
"But that should be the case. Okay, let say you're right. Then what would be the reason?" I also feel like there's a great cause than that.
"It's true that he and I don't get along. But we have to put our personal feeling apart from our work. It doesn't matter if you like it or not, if you are appointed to be my junior, you have to follow my order. Some as trivial as that can't give you any right to close a case."
For the first time, Mr.Lukas was thinking while scratching his chin with his index finger slowly. He looked like a world-class detective unable to find a reasonable answer to reporters.
Today was sunny. The sky wasn't flooded with clouds like yesterday. The traffic was less. Well, In CPA-4 hardly any human lives. Those who live don't usually go out. No, they're pretty low in number. CPA-4 is a place for people with low income. They can't even afford a car, to begin with.
Earlier I was surprised to see a shop running fine here. It's quite a rare sight. The shop owners didn't want to invest in here. If they want a good profit they would go to CPA-3 or others. The currency rate there is high because the people who live there are rich. Their economy is higher than here.
Even now Mr. Lukas was thinking. Perhaps he never gives it a real thought before. I was focused on driving that I wasn't paying much attention to him. Mr. Lukas had ordered me to drive to the station. I don't know why did he do that? He was suspended. Isn't he? Did he forget something in the office? Perhaps..
All of a sudden he spoke out.
"It's just a wild guess. Why do I feel like we're being played by someone."