Chapter 17 Section VII

"Although it is very abrupt and impolite, I hope you can answer anyway, and we will keep it secret." The manager of the discount store "Ryogoya" stared at Kayo-chan with a flat face. "Oh, we have nothing to tell the detective agency." "Do you know that this Monday, the body of the brother of Mr. Takashi Inami, a staff member here, was found?" "I know. However, I heard that the body disappeared." "Yes. Regardless of this matter for the time being, the question is time. The incident happened around 6:45 in the morning. Around this time, has there been a robbery in the store that could not have been committed by outsiders?"

The store manager kept silent, his face turned red, and then gradually turned pale. The director continued to ask: "This is a discount store. To put it bluntly, it is a black market store. There should be a lot of cash in the store. Is the money stolen?" Although the store manager tried to be calm, his expression and tone were different. "Why do I have to answer?" Kiyoshi sighed. "We're not forcing you to answer. But if you do, maybe we can help get that money back." In the end, the store manager reminded him again and again: "You must keep your word and don't let it out."

"Definitely." Little Kayo assured the manager, and the manager nodded as if giving up. "As you say, all fifty million was stolen from the office vault." "Didn't you call the police?" "No. Because the money was not recorded in the books provided to the tax office." "I see." "We hired a guard, but at 6:30 in the morning, it was already dawn, and the security work could be ended in one breath. This is the time when the most distracted. I heard that there was only one prisoner, and the guard's eyes were suddenly sprayed Put on the spray, and there is nothing you can do."

"Spray? What kind of spray?" "It's really too much. It's the self-defense tear gas sold in our store. Although the lasting effect is not long, it is powerful enough to take away the opponent's resistance in an instant. The guard was restrained by the tear gas, blindfolded and blocked. Shut up, and was tied up and locked in the toilet. The prisoner calmly opened the vault." "Is there no trace of the vault being damaged by external forces?" the director asked. "Yes. That's why the internal employees are extremely suspicious. Outsiders don't know the password and have no chance to make a backup key. Even among the internal employees, only a handful of people have the opportunity to do it. We are investigating them one by one."

"Is Takashi Inami-san included among them?" "Yes. He is very suspicious because he is short of money. But he is very honest and thought he could not do such a thing." "He has an alibi." Xiao Jiadai said. "I think it'll be in the papers tomorrow. He was twenty minutes' drive away when the vault here was looted." "This—" the store manager was dumbfounded. "Rather than saying that, it should be said on the surface. Manager, does the tear gas smell very pungent?" "Yes. The smell is very pungent, should I say pungent? The smell will make people cry."

"How long will the smell last if it gets on clothes?" The store manager thought about it. "I don't know. But if it's the dog, maybe you can smell it." He pointed at me. "Can we see that tear gas?" I plan to do the same.I vaguely guessed what Kayo-chan was thinking.And it actually matches my experience. The store manager took out the spray and sprayed it into the air.In an instant, my sneeze broke out. "As expected." Kayo said in a low voice.