Still, the game might give him a little bit of a distraction and allow him to forget his troubles for a while.
But as he readied himself for the game, the phone started to ring. For a moment, he let it, thinking that Kasumi would answering. Then he remembered that she was out running an errand, and perhaps wasn't back yet. So he went over and picked the handset up, putting the reciever to his ear.
"Hello, Tendo Residence. Soun Tendo speaking," he said simply.
*"Hello, this is the police Mister Tendo,"* replied the voice on the other end of the line.
"What? Why are the police calling my home?"
*"We have someone who wishes to speak with you. Do you happen to know a young woman by the name of Nabiki?"*
"What? She's my daughter."
*"Well, two officers caught her vandalising a mailbox and when they went to talk to her about it, she admitted to peddling pornography."*
"WAH! How can she do this to her family?! Has she not learned her lesson?!"
*"Excuse me?"*
"After trying to molest our houseguest and planning to dismember her so that she could sell her parts, why must she find something else to dishonor her family again?!"
*"She did what?"*
"We caught her in the act, and stopped her, but nothing seems to keep her from a life of villany! She won't even take responsibility for her actions any more!"
*"I see..."*
"That sweet little girl... and Nabiki had to go and grope her!"
*"It was a child?"*
"All of fourteen years old! Has she no shame?!"
*"You do realise that these are serious charges."*
"Nabiki doesn't seem to understand that. OH WHERE DID I GO WRONG?!"
*"Mister Tendo..."*
"MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE A CAREER CRIMINAL! WAAAAAAAAAAAA....!!"
On the other end of the line, Miyuki Kobayakawa held the hand set of the phone away from her ear and sighed as Mister Tendo's wailing was still comepletely loud and clear. She looked to her partner who shrugged helplessly. Then her gaze turned to the suspect in their custody.
"A-heh," went a nervously smiling Nabiki while:
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