Chapter 13 Chapter two

Twenty minutes later, the police arrived on the scene. When Tian Dao, a detective from the first search section, saw the body, he felt that the reporter had made a mistake.At first, the reporter said it was a homicide, but judging from the situation of lying quietly side by side, it didn't look like a homicide at all.Could it be martyrdom? The woman looked to be in her thirties, and she was quite beautiful in a kimono. The man is two or three years younger than the woman, tall and handsome with a modern demeanor. "It's potassium cyanide poisoning." The forensic doctor who came with him said to Tajima.

Tajima also expected it.Beside the two people, there is an empty bottle of orange juice, maybe potassium cyanide can be detected from the empty bottle? This is a typical suicide case. "What time?" Tajima asked. "Has been dead for two days," replied the medical examiner. Tajima bent down and squatted beside the corpse.He took out an ID card from the pocket of the man's suit. ——Minio Hamasaki, Yotsuya Branch of Basil Cosmetics Co., Ltd. A salesman for cosmetics, right?Thinking about it this way, Tajima felt more and more like this man. The woman may be his wife, or his lover.

No identification was found for the woman.No handbag either. This made Tajima feel very embarrassed. Could it be that the woman forgot to bring her bag when she died in love?Maybe he forgot, maybe he didn't forget, Tajima is not easy to judge, but he left this doubt in his heart. Anyway, it was necessary to investigate, so Tajima left the scene. Back in Tokyo, he first went to the cosmetics branch in Yotsuya. Tajima is not familiar with cosmetics and has no knowledge in this area. He only knows that the cosmetics called "basil" are not sold in cosmetic stores, but are delivered directly to customers by various salesmen.

The Yotsuya branch of the "Basil" cosmetics company is on the third floor of a building. Probably because it was past 6 o'clock, there was no salesman in the company, only a fat manager in his forties. Tajima let him see his police ID, and he said the name of Minfu Hamasaki. Unexpectedly, the manager shouted in surprise: "I found Hamazaki-kun? That's right, he disappeared three days ago, and we don't have any clues. Why, where is he now?" "In Okutama." "Why is it there?" The manager was very surprised, "Did you get injured from climbing?"

"Worse!" "Worse? Did he..." "Yes. His body was found today." "..." "Does Hamasaki-san have a wife?" "No, no. He's still single now, but he's popular and often has women with him..." the manager continued. It seemed that the woman was no longer his wife. "Know any women he's particularly close to?" "Ah, my principle in this regard is to not interfere with the private life of the staff as much as possible, so..." "That's right! Then, what is Hamasaki-san's character? Is he cowardly?"

"No, on the contrary, he has a very cheerful personality! He can even be said to be a bit sloppy, but even so, there are still many women chasing him!" If the manager was telling the truth, then this Hamasaki did not simply die in love with a woman. But he did die with a woman. ——It's a little strange! Tajima was lost in thought.