Chapter 18 Section VIII

They stopped at the door where the scissors were carved.The glass door was closed, but a light was on inside.The shopkeeper with white hair sat behind the glass counter, Kaga opened the glass door, and the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile. "It's so hard every day, Mr. Detective. Hey, Mr. Yanagisawa." "Good evening." Shang Zai greeted, he knew the shop owner very well since he was a child. Carved Scissors is a small shop with only an L-shaped glass counter, in which sharp nail clippers and knives are placed, shining like precious metal products. There are also glass display cases on the wall, which are not commodities, but knives handed down from the Edo period, just like a small knife museum.

"Boss, the one I told you about..." As soon as Kaga's words fell, the boss smiled and took out a pair of scissors from the box behind him. The length was less than ten centimeters, and the front end was not pointed, but arc-shaped. "What is this?" Shang Zai asked. "What your wife wanted to buy was actually this pair of scissors, not kitchen shears. But Ms. Mitsui, who was murdered, made a mistake and bought a completely different thing." "What happened?" Shang Zai was puzzled. "Boss, what are these scissors called?" The boss crossed his arms in front of his chest, "There is no official name, we all call it edible scissors."

"Edible scissors?" Shang Zai was still puzzled. "I think that's the name your wife told Ms. Mitsui, but Ms. Mitsui mistook it for kitchen scissors when she heard it." "People often make mistakes." The boss laughed. "What kind of scissors are these?" Shang Zai looked at the boss and asked. "Put it in your pocket and cut it when you encounter hard things, such as squid and octopus." "And abalone." Kaga added. Shang Zai couldn't help but exclaimed.Kaga smiled and nodded. "Yes, your mother has bad teeth, but she is looking forward to eating abalone during this trip, so your wife wants to give her the edible scissors."

"This, how could..." "Yesterday, a woman came to buy edible scissors. I asked the boss to notify me as soon as someone came to buy this kind of thing. I rushed over immediately, and I was lucky enough to hear what that person had to say," Kaga said, " You guessed it right, that person is your wife's friend, who was entrusted by your wife to buy scissors. Your mother will go on a trip tomorrow, and your wife must be in a panic. She should have gotten the edible scissors that her friend bought for her by now. .” "Ma Ji...for my mother..." "Mr. Liu Ze, women are very complicated. On the surface, they seem to have a bad relationship, but in reality it may be the opposite. Of course, there are also situations where the outside and the inside are consistent. As criminal police, the psychology of women in our bureau is the most difficult to figure out."

"You brought me here just to tell me this?" "Perhaps you will meddle in my own business." "No, no." Shang Zai shook his head, "It's great to know the real situation, it feels a lot easier. But how should I tell Ma Ji?" "Just pretend you don't know anything. By the way, the abalone..." Kaga raised his index finger. "Your mother may be looking forward to grilled abalone pieces. It's a local specialty. It's very soft, unlike sashimi." , People with bad teeth can also eat it.” "yes?" "It's best not to tell your wife about this." Kaga raised his index finger to his mouth.

When Shangzai arrived home, the store was closed, Maki was standing in the kitchen tasting stew, Suzue was sitting at the table sorting out the bills.He said "I'm back", only Suzuki agreed, but Maki didn't turn around, probably sulking again.Shang Zai was worried that in this way, it would be difficult for Ma Ji to give the edible scissors that Ma Ji had spent a lot of trouble to give to her mother. When Shang Zai was about to go upstairs to change clothes, he found a travel bag in the corridor, which should be the luggage of his mother. Shang Zai thought, maybe Ma Ji had given the scissors to his mother.He secretly opened the bag, and there was a plastic bag containing toiletries and a change of clothes in between. There were no edible scissors. It seemed that Maki hadn't given it to his mother yet.

He was about to close the bag when he suddenly saw an envelope in the inner pocket of the bag. It was the one that Suzue had hidden a few days ago. He took it out curiously and found that it was from the specialty store in Ise Shima. There is a brochure inside.Shang Zai opened the booklet and couldn't help laughing. That is, the brochure of "Ise-Shima Limited Edition Hello Kitty" with pictures of Ise shrimp Hello Kitty mascot, Matsusaka cow Hello Kitty mobile phone chain and other products. Shang Zai thought to himself, that criminal policeman was right.He doesn't have to worry about how Maki will send the edible scissors to Suzue, because they have their own means of communication.