Chapter 22 Chapter 19 "Cantrella" Cup

On August 29, Showa 43, the third morning after the murder was discovered. The anxiety of the police reached its peak, and the dark clouds over the "Evil Mansion" became thicker.The real unknown murderer didn't care about the police's intervention at all, and committed a series of horrific murders. The devil jumped up and down, even in the face of weak people, he also waved his blood-stained claws.Stepping into the "Evil Spirit Mansion", you will strongly feel the wave of evil thoughts from the hidden cold-blooded demons. The police finally faced the three dead within three days, and because of this, the prestige of the Santama Police Station that undertook it was almost discredited.

The media instigated reports of this brutal murder for days, and began to criticize the incompetence of the police, especially the sex party incident of Takuya Shimanuma leaked out of nowhere, and gradually developed into a major scandal at Musashino Medical University.Inside the Santama Police Department, the case must be solved based on the issue of face, and all police officers were mobilized to investigate this serial killing. It was preliminarily identified as the report on the release of the remains of Ikutaro Mizono and Jajima Jasmine, and it was delivered at ten o'clock last night.Ikutaro's body had no other injuries other than the impact caused by the fall.As a result, most of the police involved in handling the case were inclined to suicide or accidental death, but the possibility of homicide was not completely ruled out.

On the other hand, the death time of the charred female body was estimated to be about three days, so it was probably killed between the 25th and 26th.It's just that the body surface and organs are severely damaged, and it is impossible to judge the precise time, and it is also impossible to confirm whether there is pregnancy or abortion. The most likely cause of death was a back injury. Although the neck was missing, strangulation was not possible because no suffocation was found in the lungs and other organs.Blood type and estimated age are consistent with Yajima Moli.In addition, the ingredients of sleeping pills were also detected in the blood.

The identification of the body was carried out by Takuya Shimanuma, who was detained at the Sandama Police Station due to prohibited drugs. After the face identification, it was determined that it was one of the twin sisters Jasmine or Sally. The fact that the left breast of the charred corpse had been dug out reminded Takuya that Yajima Jasmine had a small butterfly-shaped birthmark on her left breast. However, countless interrogations of related persons were still fruitless until the night, because they had no special alibi between the night of the 27th and the morning of the 28th when it was judged that someone had sneaked in and out of the "evil mansion".

In any case, the patriarch of the Shimanuma family, Seiichiro, has a strong attitude. All family members and servants insist that they are ignorant in other aspects, showing an extremely uncooperative attitude. Regarding the ax and murder weapon found in the ruined haunted house, it has been reconfirmed that it is the missing object in the "armor room". In addition, from the ruined bathroom that was identified as the scene of dismemberment, many hairs belonging to two women were collected, which are similar to the "evil" Sally and Rong Li in the main building of the "Ling Mansion" collected exactly the same things, so they became supplementary evidence for the specific crime scene and the female body. Contact, when my father met at night, he would also ask us to report in detail about the incident.However, because he was the head of security for a high-level US official visiting Japan, he couldn't spare time, and he seemed to be itchy with hatred.

In terms of the absolute amount of time, the investigation of the "Evil Spirit Mansion" incident has just begun. However, the atmosphere and will of the scene have long been inclined to failure.For them, the adversary in this incident must, according to experience, be a colossal colossus. He commissioned an investigation by his county, and learned during the meeting that the final result is scheduled to be obtained today.However, the efforts of the investigators in the "Evil Spirit Mansion" have not been rewarded, and the disclosure of the truth of the incident and the pursuit of the murderer have completely hit a wall, so they can only rely on the content of the report to make up for the lack of this aspect.

Through the Cooperative Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Department, the reports of the Nagano Prefectural Visiting Police Station and the Akita Prefectural Police Station were delivered towards the evening of the same day.Among them, the suspected murder of Yahagi Kiyoshi delivered by the Gojogi Police Station in Akita Prefecture made the investigators particularly excited. "Did the case start so long ago? Yahagi Kiyoshi's body was found in the ski resort on March 26, five months ago!" This made everyone, including the project team Wang Ren Dasen Police Department, unanimously surprised!

At the investigation meeting, Omori Police Department ordered Murakami Criminal to sort out the entire incident, and the results were as follows: "The murderer took every opportunity!" Annoyed thoughts hit everyone's morale hard. For Inspector Nakamura, the most serious shock was that the death of Yahagi Kiyoshi completely cut off the clues to find Shimanuma Denemon's concubine Ishikawa Matsuko. In subsequent investigations by the Akita Prefectural Police Department, it was not possible to confirm whether the suspect who killed Yahagi Kiyoshi was in a small white hatchback, so the report contained arguments that may have come from other prefectures and cities. Although it also implied that the murderer was a middle-aged man, according to Also too weak.

I also don't think the freak in the african mask is the one... "In this way, the information we got is..." Detective Nakamura held the document in one hand, and paced back and forth in front of Lanzi and I, who were sitting on the bench by the window. "Matsuko Ishikawa, the concubine of Denemon, has been identified as a maid at the 'Sansuikan' inn in Kawawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture. She was born in the 43rd year of the Meiji 43rd year of the Meiji Prefecture. , if he is still alive now, he should be fifty-seven years old. "It is very likely that she and Denemon gave birth to twins in Showa 9. The names are 'Izumi' and 'Kami', but one of them has died. The photos found from her hometown in Niigata, and the burial of the babies The inscription on the tombstone left in the temple in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture can be inferred that the child who died at the age of three was 'Izumi', and assuming that 'Kami' is still alive, she should be about 33 years old now."

I am deeply moved.As Denemon said, their family is like this, possessed by "twins" who look like ghosts behind their backs. "Do you not know the whereabouts of the mother and son?" Lanzi slightly raised his right knee and embraced it with both hands. "I don't know at all. Although I asked the other party to investigate the hotel in Asama Onsen, no matter whether in the past or now, I can't find an employee suspected of Ishikawa Matsuko, so I don't know much about the intersection between her and Yahagi Kiyoshi. Initially, Akita Prefecture Investigators at the police station seem to think that Yahagi Kiyoshi has connections with Matsuko, so the remittance from Denemon will be remitted to Yahagi Kiyoshi’s account. However, compared with the investigation of the police station, it feels that Yahagi Kiyoshi should just transfer the support money to the monastery."

Since Tanabe Kyotaro was also summoned to the scene, Detective Nakamura questioned him." "The person who directly remitted the money to Yahagi Kiyoshi was Mr. Reifu Yoshiyuki. I think he should have remitted the money according to Denemon's instructions! About What is your opinion on this matter?" Kyotaro put the briefcase on the table, and put his hands on the briefcase, "I have only been in the law firm of my father-in-law for a few years, and the remittance was between the 23rd and 32nd years of Showa, right? So I'm completely ignorant." "Has Ling's father-in-law brought up that topic?" "No." "May I ask you to investigate the firm's records?" "No problem. Although I think it may be a waste of time, I will ask the clerk to check immediately." Kyotaro left the table after speaking, and then called back to his office. "All in all, Denemon found out the whereabouts of Matsuko without the knowledge of his daughters. The reason why he was careful to remit money indirectly was to avoid being obstructed by his daughters." Inspector Nakamura stroked his mustache and murmured . Lanzi scratched her curly hair slowly, "Is it possible that the mother and daughter are lurking in the mansion with aliases? What do the police think?" "You suspect the servants?" Inspector Nakamura asked back, "Maids Yanagi Hara Umeyo and Yanagihara Yoko?" Then he pondered for a long time. The photos of Ishikawa pine nuts and the baby were sent separately by mail, but they have not yet arrived, so the looks cannot be compared. "How old is that old lady Medai?" "Should be about sixty-eight years old." He searched in the notepad, "The ages are different, and they were at Shimanuma's house before the war." I said: "If there is an unknown relative of Denemon that we are looking for in this mansion, why not come forward and admit it? If it can be proved that it is a blood relative of Denemon, we can share the 'Lady of the Inner Court' There is no point in committing such a heinous crime!" "Indeed." Detective Nakamura nodded, "It seems that it is faster to find the murderer in the original family." "How about the lady who takes care of Seiichiro's daily life?" Lanzi asked a little abruptly. "You mean Shizuka Iwashita?" Inspector Nakamura asked unexpectedly. "How about her background and age?" "Ben is a geisha from Kagurazaka, she is an orphan, and the proprietress adopted her." He looked at another net worth investigation report, "The age is thirty-five years old! Yes, from this point of view, she may be 'Hemei' '. The date of birth declared by the abandoned child is usually different from the actual date of birth." "For the sake of prudence, I would like to ask, has the police investigated Kyotaro's life experience?" "You mean Lawyer Tanabe?" Inspector Nakamura smiled. "He is male, born in May of Showa 8, and is 35 years old this year. His household registration should be completely fine! His old surname is Hashimoto, and he was born in Asakusa. His father was a gardener who died during the Great Tokyo Air Raid, and his mother, Toneko, died of an illness in a hospital in Kofu when he was in college, apparently of cancer." "Ever lived in Kofu?" "Well, according to his own words, when he took refuge with his mother during the war, he received news of his father's death, and he has lived there ever since." Lanzi looked up slightly as if thinking of something, "Didn't the Asakusa area burn to wasteland during the air raid?" "Yes, it should be!" Inspector Nakamura looked surprised. "Then, the district office or the city office should have been burned down too, so it's impossible to keep transcripts of household registration and the like." "Oh, that's no problem. After the war, my mother Tsuneko filed an application for renewal, which was absolutely correct. Regarding the transcript of the household registration, the police had compared it with the data stored by the Legal Affairs Bureau. Unlike Osaka, the Legal Affairs Bureau in Tokyo was not burned down during the war. .” "Really? That's right." Lanzi seemed very satisfied. "What's going on?" I didn't understand what she was concerned about. Inspector Nakamura replied on his behalf: "Residents in the vicinity of this area used their registration data to be burned during the air raids. After the war, they applied for new household registrations under completely different false names. This kind of fraud happened very frequently." "So there is such a thing!" "Even so, Miss Lanzi." Inspector Nakamura said, "Do you have any good ideas? In order to prevent victims from appearing again, I hope to stop the crime from proceeding." Ranko straightened her knees that were exposed outside the miniskirt, and said confidently, "Let's talk about this matter tonight! Because I have asked Butler Kuroda to send a message to Seiichiro just now." "What message?" "Ask him to hold a dinner party. In fact, last night, the Li people and I were invited to dinner here, but because we found the charred corpses in the abandoned house, we were not in the mood at all." "In that case, aren't you in the same mood tonight?" "No problem!" A confident smile appeared on the corner of Lanzi's mouth, "I have already received a reply from Seiichiro just now, because I may have grasped Seiichiro's weakness." "Did you threaten him with anything?" I asked in surprise. "It's too ugly to say that, I just want to negotiate with him." Lanzi laughed. Detective Nakamura still frowned deeply, "Why gather all the families?" "Of course it's an interrogation! That's what I said, but it's just a simple interrogation. However, through this kind of interrogation, it should be possible to extract important key points from their mouths." "Have you solved the mystery of this incident?" "Actually, it's nothing. It's just a rough collection of many fragments that make up the incident. However, there are still not enough parts to connect these fragments, so tonight I plan to collect those parts among the Shimanuma family." Then her thick curls began to quiver like flames, evidence of the liveliness of her gray brain. "If the key word of the incident is 'contradiction', it should not be wrong! But the precursor of the incident is the fierce dispute between Seiichiro, Takuya and Jasmine, which happened on May 19th! But in The old lady Yahagi Kiyoshi of Akita died on March 25." "You brought up the abstract term 'contradiction', which I don't understand at all." Detective Nakamura showed a disappointed expression. I asked expectantly, "Lanko, what do you want Steward Kuroda to tell Seiichiro?" "It's very simple. I was in the chapel of the mansion and saw Dostoevsky's books placed upside down." Inspector Nakamura didn't say a word, just sighed wearily. Because Lanzi didn't want to go any further, I sneaked to the chapel next to the exhibition room.Inspector Nakamura and I both understand that Lanzi will never express her decisive opinion until the end of the incident, in other words, before her reasoning is perfect, so I did not continue to ask, of course, It's also a lesson she learned from her painful experience with the events of "The Thaumaturge of Hell." But as I thought, there are no books in the chapel, because there is no bookcase!All you can see is the old golden cross statue hanging on the wall and the small tapestries by the windows. I stared blankly at the statue of Jesus Christ, thinking about the riddle suggested by Lanzi. Speaking of "Dostoevsky", he is a famous Russian writer and a master of ideological novels such as "The Idiot". Not long ago, many young people in Japan were deeply impressed by his philosophical thinking. Enlightenment. What does Dostoevsky's book upside down mean? Dostoevsky's book? Books... chapel... ……Jesus Christ. The cross ... ... placed upside down ... ...inverted crosses...demon worship. Continuing to immerse his thoughts in such associations, beyond the smog in his mind, he seemed to see something vaguely, as if he could reveal the true face of the terrifying demon that used this mansion as its lair by reaching out.I tried to think more deeply, and the result was a series of headaches, countless attempts to repeat what Lanzi said in my mouth. ——But after all, the truth is still out of reach. I continued to walk in the chapel, and then I found a stone tablet embedded in the wall under the statue of Jesus. There were some small characters carved on it, which were decorated cursive scripts. There were three lines in total. It seemed to be in French. In one place, the single character is outlined with a small tip, as if it was deliberately cut off, and only the three characters X, V, and I at the end of the single character can be read. There was nothing more to discover, and I regretfully left the chapel. At 6:30 p.m., everyone assembled in the chat room of the main building, and it took longer than expected to complete the assembly.Lanzi and I sat under the long dining table inlaid with mother-of-pearl very early on. Now that there is intense sadness, unspeakable horror, and needle-like doubts, it is difficult for all the family members caught in the whirlpool of events to gather together at the same time. Together. After us came Shimanuma Sukako and Ishisaka Yoshio. Although Sukako's expression was expressionless, Ishisaka Yoshio obviously showed a disturbed expression, which came from the psychology of fear. I saw his fat body Sitting awkwardly in a chair. Sugako's twin sister, Kayako, was absent. In fact, her seat was not prepared in the first place, and the family still seemed convinced that she was crazy. Immediately afterwards, Miyako, who was wearing a black rasa kimono, entered under the guidance of the maid Kazumi, probably planning to relax!The death of her son-in-law seemed to have dealt a considerable blow to her spirit, and her heartache was clearly revealed. The previous high-pressure posture completely disappeared, and she sat alone in the left center of the dining table. Kyotaro Tanabe hurried in with his briefcase under his arm as usual, and with a bitter smile, he greeted Ranko and me, then sat next to Ranko, and took out the same stomach medicine from the briefcase that he had taken earlier. Medicine bottle, took a big gulp. As a result, only Mizono Kura Miyuki was absent. Since the death of her father Ikutaro, she has been crying almost all day long and cannot attend the dinner party at all.The murdered twins Jasmine and Sally, their parents Yajima and his wife reluctantly attended in order to save face for Seiichiro, but they still couldn't eat.Mother Dazi suppressed sobs and buried her face in the handkerchief, while father Wang Jie lowered his head with an ugly expression.Of course, Takuya, who was detained by the police, did not attend either. The room was enveloped in a heavy silence, and I hesitated to move my body.Only Chitoko Ushiyama, who was wearing a white apron, and the other maids were making the sound of clothes rubbing and moving around.The clinking of tableware is also very restrained.Butler Kuroda stood outside the kitchen door, supervising their work. His brunette expressionless face was as hard as an armor mask. I sneak a peek at what they look like. In the spacious room decorated in Victorian style, there are four open windows, a luxurious dining table, a large mahogany chair with a carved hollow back, a rococo painted ceiling, gorgeous art lamps and a dinner for a large family gathering .On the table, a long candle inserted in a golden candlestick ignited a swaying red flame. In a sense, this is a scene that expresses the acme of the great era. Ranko put her face close to my ear and said softly, "This scene will make Yukio Mishima very happy!" This is probably also because I can't bear the subtle tension that pervades the scene! The last person to sit in the seat was Seiichiro Shimanuma. This old man limped slightly on his knees and limped in with a cane. His face was more ugly than usual. There were a total of ten people present. Besides Ranko, Tanabe Kyotaro, Seiichiro Shimanuma, Shizuo Iwashita, Mizono Kurumiyako, the Yajima couple, Sugako, and Yoshio Ishisaka, the Shimanuma family was pretty good. few. After Zheng Ichiro was seated, Chef Kozo Iiyama walked slowly, his white chef hat leaned forward to greet him, and then ordered the maids to deliver tonight's menu. After briefly reading the text written in French and Japanese, the main course is dry-grilled halibut and Rossini steak (foie gras and filet).If it weren't for this occasion, it must be jaw-dropping. "What drink should I choose?" Chef Iiyama asked Seiichiro formally. "Since I'm the host, let's bring out the best Bordeaux and Burgundy! Don't be stingy, after all, we have a special guest today." Saying that, Seiichiro looked at Ranko and me. "It's really frightening!" Lanzi replied with a serious attitude not inferior to the other party. After the chef left and the silence was restored again, Seiichiro coughed a few times on purpose, "I have very painful toe joints due to rheumatoid arthritis." He squinted at everyone present, and then began to speak: "For the survival and prosperity of the Shimanuma family for a long time, I have fought hard to this day, and I have kept the property entrusted to me by Mr. Denemon and the glory of the family, because I believe that, That will be in the interest of all the family here." His voice was low and sounded exhausted, but it rang through the room.It seems that he intends to put on an attitude of ignoring the existence of Lanzi and me. "I have tried my best to supply and protect you so far. Of course, this will not change in the future. Even if someone wants us to collapse, even if the police try to intervene brutally, I will firmly resist." He breathed out and drank the water in the glass.Yan Xiajing reached out and wiped the corner of his mouth with the tablecloth. "That's why, now that the accident happened, I gathered everyone in this way to reconfirm that we are not individual individuals, but a glorious collection of the Shimanuma family. I hope that this glory will be deeply imprinted in your hearts." "Zheng Yilang." Miyazaki interrupted him. "What's the matter?" Zheng Yilang squinted at her with an unhappy expression. "I'm tired of intrigue, and this kind of sadness is enough, I hope the confrontation with you will end here." "Intrigue?" He pretended to be puzzled, "I don't think there is any intrigue between us." The old woman flicked her hair left and right weakly, "It's useless to try to hide it now, you inherit my sister Masako's behest, and I, in order to protect myself and my family, have long hated each other for the property of my father Chuanemon. Now Add to this the legacy of my aunt 'The Lady of the Inner Court'... I think that's why such a tragedy happened, and I don't want this ugly tragedy to happen again." "I don't quite understand what you mean." Seiichiro laughed softly, "As the contemporary owner of the Shimanuma family, I thought I had perfectly integrated the three families, and, although it was very rude, I let my wife Masako and the two younger sisters You live here leisurely and provide enough living expenses, what else is there to dissatisfy?" Miyako couldn't bear Zheng Yilang's tone of charity, and replied lightly: "I'm not angry, it doesn't matter what you say, the question is, don't you understand that the situation is not so simple?" "Forget it, that's fine, you said you want the fight to end, how exactly do you want it to end?" Miyako looked around everyone in turn with a distressed expression, "I want to give up my property and inheritance rights, and I also plan to let my granddaughter Miyuki do the same. Of course, I hope to ensure the minimum living expenses for the two of them, but after completing the legal procedures After that, I plan to move out of this mansion." These words obviously surprised everyone, Tatsuko who was crying with a wet handkerchief raised his head, Keisuke Yajima and Yoshio Ishisaka leaned forward and stared at Miyako.I cried out in surprise, Lanzi touched me with his hand. "What...?" Seiichiro was also taken aback, "Please say it again." "You should have heard clearly." Gongzi said firmly, "I don't want to stay in this unfortunate and cursed mansion." "But...you can't do this." "Why? Don't you cherish life? Yes, neither you nor I can live for decades, but your grandson Takuya and my granddaughter Miyuki still have a bright future. How can we elderly people not pay attention to it? them?" "Of course I thought about it too." "However, we sacrificed Sally and Jasmine just to obtain such a sliver of wisdom. I really feel very guilty for their sisters and Dazi." "So, you want us to give up the inheritance rights of the 'Lady of the Inner Court' too?" Zheng Yilang said quietly, looking at Dazi who was still crying. "I didn't say that." Gongzi only replied in a narrow tone at this moment. "But if you do this, wouldn't it be the same as disapproving of Takuya and Miyuki's marriage? If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that Takuya will deliberately abandon the inheritance of the 'Lady of the Inner Court' that he should have the right to inherit?" "Nothing can replace life." Gongzi persuaded earnestly, "It should be said that I realized this too late, so I paid a too high price." Seiichiro looked at her suspiciously, "By the way, why did you say these words all of a sudden?" "I hope someone will listen to my advice." Gongzi's tone was full of strong feelings, "especially the murderer of this incident." "Murderer?" Zheng Yilang frowned. "That's right! The murderer may be at the table. Assuming the same table, I hope he listens carefully. If the purpose is to kill people for the huge property of the Shimanuma family, please stop here! Because Miyuki and I are going to withdraw, Give up your rights." "You think the murderer is among your relatives?" Seiichiro said excitedly. "yes!" The conversation was interrupted, and an embarrassing atmosphere filled the surroundings.Yajima Keisuke and Ishisaka Yoshio fidgeted and looked around at the others, and finally looked at Seiichiro as if asking for help, while Tatsuko was still crying, that was the only voice in the room. "Datsuko, you should be presentable." The person who spoke in a contemptuous tone because he couldn't bear it was Sugako who was sitting directly opposite Dazi.Sukako's cheeks were slightly thinner, and she was wearing black woolen clothes, which made her look more like a crow. At this time, Chef Iiyama pushed a cart with a lot of wine, and the suspicion and tension that enveloped everyone eased a little, and the crisis was delayed later. Chef Iiyama asked Seiichiro to browse the labels of several bottles of wine for confirmation. "Wine is wine that exists for drinking, not just letting it lie down." Seiichiro said. The maid brought the appetizer in front of us, which was salted raw ham. Yoshio Ishisaka, who loves food, picked up the knife and fork impulsively. "It would be more appropriate to drink the harsh Chablis first!" Saying that, Seiichiro ordered the chef to pour the wine. "This is the most advanced brand!" Keisuke Yajima stared closely at the chef's hand, because he was addicted to alcohol. At this moment, Iwashita approached Seiichiro who was sitting on the chair, and pleaded in a low voice with worry: "Drinking alcohol is harmful to your health." It was later learned that Seiichiro had severe cirrhosis of the liver, and smoking and alcohol were completely banned. But Zheng Yilang scolded angrily: "I know, don't talk! As the king tonight, I just want to take a sip to confirm the taste." Yan Xiajing stretched out her hand to touch her hair on her temples, and flinched to the side with a sad expression. Chef Iiyama unsealed the wine bottle, pulled out the cork, and poured about half a cup of the golden liquid into the glass in front of Seiichiro. Seiichiro took a sip, and said dissatisfiedly: "I haven't drunk for a long time, and my tongue and taste buds seem to be dull." Chef Iiyama showed a confused expression. But Seiichiro gently waved the hand holding the glass, and said in a cold tone: "No, it's okay, I'm talking to myself. Some people can feel the beauty of wine, but others can't." The chef will open the wine for the maids to serve everyone. "Cheers to the future of the Shimanuma family!" Seiichiro said decisively. Because of my physical condition, I can't even drink a drop of wine, so I just made a formal toast.Keisuke Yajima nudged the side of his crying wife to urge him, and Miyako picked up the glass with a bitter face.Lanzi raised the wine glass up to her eyes and stared at it, not so much admiring the wine in the glass, but rather admiring the beautiful smooth lines of the wine glass. "After drinking it, will you go to bed earlier tonight?" Kyotaro looked at Ranko with a tired smile. "It's easier to sleep when drunk." Lanzi also replied leisurely.Zheng Yilang coughed softly again on purpose, focused everyone's attention, and urged everyone to say "Cheers" in unison.As he leads, we exchange meaningless smiles and raise our wine glasses in the air. Ishisaka and Yajima drank it down like they were in a competition, and at the same time asked the maid to pour the wine.Miyako seemed to want to change her mood and drank half of the glass of wine. Kyotaro and Ranko clinked their glasses lightly as if they were acting, while Sugako took a sip obligingly. "How is it, Miyako?" Seiichiro put the wine glass back on the table, "With such a friendly exchange of respect and harmony that strengthens emotions, the troubles of property and so on, aren't all the troubles thrown away?" Chef Iiyama and the maid Yanagihara Umeyo brought in the next dish together, and I scooped some up immediately. The flavor of the vegetables soaked into the sauce, the raw ham was full of delicious spices, and the silver knife was polished again. Bright. A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Miyako's mouth.The maid and Kei helped Miyazaki fill the wine glass. Gongzi said: "It would be great if your brain is as mature as wine." But Seiichiro turned his face to the side, pretending not to hear. For a while, everyone except Dazi was focused on the food and drink.Dazi pressed the corners of his eyes with the corner of his handkerchief, and formally tattooed on the plate with a fork. After the main course was over and before the snacks were served, Lanzi put the knife and fork back on the plate and covered her face with her hands, as if wiping off sweat. "I... feel a little uncomfortable!" I thought it was because of the hot weather, so I planned to hand her my handkerchief. "Li Ren, me too..." Kyotaro who was sitting next to her lowered his head, looked at me with weak eyes, and there was a froth hanging from the corner of his mouth. "No problem..." When I hurriedly tried to answer, the chair opposite made a loud noise.At first sight, something even more shocking happened to Yoshio Ishisaka. His eyelids were distorted, his eyeballs were protruding, and he stood up suddenly while muttering something. The wine glass and fork left his fat hand. Witnessing everything, Hui covered her mouth and screamed. "I have a headache... dizziness." He almost screamed, scratching his throat desperately, and an earthworm-like red swelling appeared on his fat neck instantly. My hands rested on the plate, my thoughts stopped, and I looked at him absent-mindedly. "Okay... so uncomfortable... help me!" Ishisaka barely made a sound with a hoarse voice, stretched his right hand into the air, and fell down on the table.The cutlery shattered violently and fell to the floor dragging the tablecloth.The dining table tilted under his weight, the candles and candlesticks fell, and the flames brightened in an instant. Dishes and cutlery were messed up on the table and splashed on the floor. "Well……" This time it was Miyako's turn to groan, and when the people around her had no time to prevent her, she fell to the side with her chair.After falling to the floor, a strong painful expression appeared on the eyelids, probably because he was sad because he couldn't breathe, and his mouth kept opening and closing. "My stomach..." Ishisaka and Miyako's entire bodies were bent into a shape of a letter on the floor, their hands and feet were also trembling, their facial muscles were stiff, and their skin began to turn black at some point. At this time, Tatsuko on the right side of the dining table uttered a cry of panic, because her husband Yajima also slipped from the chair, and his slender body leaned on her lap.Yajima blushed, put her hand on her throat, and spat out the food she had just eaten onto her skirt.Immediately afterwards, his body slipped between his wife's feet and his own chair, which was about to stand up in a hurry. When she came back to her senses, Sukako, who was thin and thin, was also bending over to hold her belly, her upper body leaning forward on the chair. It was not easy for me to understand the whole situation. This is mass murder!It's hell on earth! The murderer poisoned, and several people were about to die at the same time. "Lanzi!" I hurriedly looked back at her. However, at that moment, I was hit the hardest in my life. She and Kyotaro next to her also grabbed their throats with their fingers, lying on the table with cold sweaty faces, desperately enduring the pain. "Li people..." Lan Zi leaned towards me. In the nick of time, I hugged her shoulders. "It's poison!" She closed her eyes tightly and gasped, whispering. Seiichiro stared at us blankly from across the table.Beside him, Iwashita Jing's slender body also fell on the floor in a font shape. Kyotaro stood up tremblingly, and groped for the kettle on the dining table.But his strength was already exhausted, his body slipped limply, and he sat down on the floor. It wasn't until this moment that I noticed that the maids kept screaming with their hands on their faces. Chef Iiyama and Murakami Kin who was waiting in the corridor outside didn't know what happened and ran in in surprise.After they saw such a horrific tragedy, they were also terrified on the spot. Sukako's slender body slid off the chair like a broken branch, her eyes turned white, and she kept making the sound of a toad being crushed. "Lanzi!" I hugged her tightly to my chest and called her name, "Cheer up!" "Li people, it's arsenic." She said very softly.His raised face was pale, his lips were black, his voice was hard to hear clearly, and his body convulsed intermittently. "Liren, please help me..." Kyotaro crawled on the floor with a distorted face, his left hand tightly grasped my trousers, and his voice sounded like his throat had been festered. I shouted at Criminal Murakami: "Mr. Criminal, it is arsenic poisoning. Everyone has been poisoned and drank the arsenic. Please let them drink water quickly so that they can spit out the contents of their stomachs." I reached out to pick up the water bottle that Kyotaro was about to take just now, pried open Ranko's mouth, and poured water into it. Criminal Murakami woke up when he heard my yell, and squatted next to Yoshio Ishisaka who was closest to him, but maybe his condition is close to hopeless!Immediately afterwards, Murakami criminal picked up the upper body of Kyotaro who was lying at my feet. "Lanzi, spit it out!" I put her on her stomach and put my fingers down her throat.But the neck muscles and shoulders showed her resistance to foreign objects, and they bounced up reflexively.However, distressed voices continued to be heard, and lukewarm objects were spit out from the throat.I closed my eyes and endured, repeating the same action again. Then, I picked up her body and ran desperately to the kitchen. After fully turning on the faucet, I hugged her abdomen, let her head stick into the sink, and used my hand instead of a ladle to catch water and repeatedly sent it to her mouth to drink.She seemed weak and had trouble drinking on her own, so I put my fingers in her mouth again and forced her to spit out the contents of her stomach. Her face, her hair, her clothes, and my whole body were already soaking wet. I let her lie on the floor and kept calling her name in her ear.Her whole body was sluggish, the blood on her face completely disappeared, she was almost unconscious, and her body trembled continuously. —if she dies... A shuddering dread came to me. ——If she really died... What will happen to this event? I was in a complete panic.No matter what, we must save her!That's all I can think of. There was a lot of yelling and screaming going on in the restaurant, but all I could think about was Ranko, and I didn't have the heart to worry about other people at all. It felt like a long, never-ending time until the ambulance arrived.