Chapter 10 Shen Lin Guihong Chapter 4

When Hotaka Makoto's body was cremated, Miwako stood by the window of the lounge, staring straight out of the window.It was still raining lightly outside, drenching the trees planted around the crematorium.The sky was gray and the concrete floor was black and shiny. This window view was like a black and white scene from an old movie.Facing such a scene, Miwako stood there without saying a word. The rest of the people waiting in the lounge were also silent. Although there were more than 20 people in total, everyone sat there with an exhausted expression.Hotaka's mother was still crying, and a small old woman with a round back was talking to the man beside her, covering the corners of her eyes with a folded handkerchief.The man had a sad expression, and he nodded sharply from time to time while listening to her.Although I had just met Hotaka's mother at the wedding four days earlier, she was now so thin that she seemed to be half her original weight.

Alcohol such as beer is prepared in the lounge, but few people drink it.In fact, everyone really wants to drink a cup of warm afternoon tea, because although it has entered May, the weather is still so cold that people want to use a stove to keep warm. I took two full cups of tea and walked towards Miwako.After coming to her, she didn't immediately turn to me. "Isn't it cold?" I moved the teacup to Miwako and asked. Like a wind-up doll, Miwako first turned her neck to me, then moved her chin down, and her eyes fell on my hand.But it also takes a few seconds for her eyes to focus on the teacup.

"Thank you... Thank you." Miwako took the teacup, but she didn't intend to drink it, but stretched out her other hand, holding the teacup tightly with both palms, as if she was warming her own cold hands. "Are you thinking about him?" After asking, I realized that this question was a bit stupid.When I talk to Miwako, I often don't think through my brain. Fortunately, she didn't cast a contemptuous look at me.Yeah, whispered back, then added, "I was thinking about his suit." "Suit?" "I've only worn three of the suits I ordered for this honeymoon. I'm wondering what to do with those suits."

what are you thinking aboutI didn't feel that way after hearing it. I'm afraid she is now listing the things she has lost one by one. "His family should take care of it." As far as I am concerned, that's all I can say. But Miwako understood this sentence in another way, blinked her eyes twice, and then said quietly, "That's right, I'm not his family." "That was not what I meant……" At this point, a man in mourning entered the lounge and announced that the body had been cremated.After everyone heard it, they moved out slowly, and Miwako and I also walked towards the cremation room.

Makoto Hodaka's robust body, which has been exercised through sports, has now become white ashes. Because the amount is too small, I am a little surprised, as if seeing the original face of human beings.If I myself were burned to ashes, it should not be much worse. The ashes collection ceremony was carried out in silence. I planned to just watch from Miwako's side, but a middle-aged woman who seemed to be a relative of Makoto Hotaka passed chopsticks, so I had to pick up a broken bone and put it in the ashes. Can.I couldn't tell which part of the body it was, it was just a lifeless white fragment.

After the whole ceremony was completed, we said goodbye to Hotaka's family members at the exit of the crematorium, and Hotaka Makoto's father held the remains. Although the funeral was held in Ibaraki, Hotaka Michihiko told Miwako not to come here.Michihiko seems to be Hodaka Makoto's older brother, but his face and body look nothing like him.The big round head seemed to rest on the squat body. "I was going to go with you if I could be of help." "No need, it will be very hard on the long journey...and they are all people you don't know. You are boring by yourself, so there is really no need to come."

Hearing Daoyan's tone, it seemed more like he didn't want Miwako to come.I thought her presence had kept him apprehensive about the curious stares at the funeral, but immediately dismissed that notion.In the past few days, various media reports on Hodaka Makoto's death have been inconsistent, but the most powerful statement now is that he died at the hands of his ex-girlfriend.Therefore, as the Hodaka family, we must find ways to deny this, at least we must find a less embarrassing statement in the local area.In order to achieve this goal, the facts had to be distorted a little bit, and if Miwako was around at this time, it would be in the way.

Perhaps aware of this, Miwako didn't insist on her own opinion, but just said: "If you have anything to do, please contact me."Hearing these words, Hodaka Michihiko seemed relieved. After saying goodbye to them, we went to the parking lot, got into the dilapidated Volvo, and prepared to drive back to Yokohama. Not long after the car drove away, Mei Hezi uttered a few words: "I, what am I..." "Huh?" I held the steering wheel and turned my face slightly towards her. "What am I, Hotaka?" "Lover, plus betrothed." "The betrothed... That's right, after all, I ordered a wedding dress. I thought it would be enough to rent one."

It was raining harder and harder, and I turned up the speed of the wipers.Because the rubber on it is a little old, it will make a harsh sound every time it rubs against the windshield. "However," she continued, "I still didn't become a bride in the end, and I opened the door of the church wearing a wedding dress..." The scene that Miwako remembered also appeared before my eyes. Makoto Hodaka, who was wearing a white morning dress, collapsed on the "virgin passage" that Miwako should pass through next. In the car surrounded by silence, there was only the regular sound of windshield wipers rubbing. I turned on the radio, and classical music came out of the speaker, which was an extremely sad piece of music.

Miwako took out a handkerchief and covered the corners of her eyes, she could be heard sobbing. "Then I'll turn it off." I reached for the radio switch. "No, don't worry, I'm not infected by music." "That's good." The windows started to blur and I turned on the air conditioner. "I'm sorry." Miwako said with a nasal tone. "I planned not to cry today. I haven't cried since morning, have I?" "It's okay to cry." I said. Then we both fell silent.The Volvo I was driving was still running solemnly on the highway leading to Yokohama.

"Hey, bro," Miwako said when the car got off the expressway and was driving in the urban area, "Did that person really do it?" "that person?" "That woman, um, should be Namioka Junko..." "Oh~" I finally understood what Miwako wanted to say, "It shouldn't be wrong, the two of them took the same poison, it can't be a coincidence." "But the police disclosed nothing." "Now is the stage of finding evidence. Those policemen, as long as it is not something serious, will not disclose any information during the search." "yes?" "What do you want to say?" "I don't want to say anything, but there are always a few things I can't understand, maybe it's not a big deal." "Tell me. Or do you think it's useless to tell me?" "No, that's not the case." Miwako smiled slightly, but that was just an illusion of me who was facing forward. "I've always felt a little strange about the thing about the poisoned capsules mixed into the medicine bottle..." "What's wrong? Do you think the poison Hodaka took came from other sources?" "No, there should be no doubt that the adulterated capsules got into that medicine bottle, because he hadn't eaten anything else before the wedding." "What's so strange about that?" "Hmm... It may be strange to say that the poisonous capsule was put by that Langoka-san. I can't figure it out." "why?" "Brother, didn't you say that that person only appeared in the courtyard of Hotaka's house, and was immediately taken out by Mr. Suruga? So she never had a chance to get close to the medicine bottle!" "But the poisoning may not be the day. She is Hodaka's ex-girlfriend, and she should be free to come and go in his house. So she must have a spare key with her, and this key is likely to be duplicated before returning it to Hodaka. Then, she can sneak into the room and put poisonous capsules in the medicine bottle at any time." I was able to answer without hesitation because I have thought about this point carefully, and I don't need Miwako to blame me. I was at the scene on May 17th, and I know best that Namioka Junko has no chance of poisoning, so As for when Junko Langoka poisoned me, I need to think about a more reasonable answer. "Then," said Miwako, "why did Miss Namioka appear in the garden?" "Let's say goodbye to..." "With Hotaka?" "Yeah, at that point she already had suicidal thoughts, so she wanted to see Hotaka for the last time, isn't it strange?" "No, it's not surprising." "Then why can't you figure it out?" "I'm thinking, what should I do if this happens to me. Betrayed by the person I love, and he's going to marry another woman..." "Miwako wouldn't choose to die, would she?" I glanced at her, "You wouldn't do such a stupid thing, would you?" "I don't know, if it's not such a moment." She said, "But I can understand her feeling of killing the person she loves first and then committing suicide after being robbed of her love." "So the actions of Namioka Junko can be figured out?" "Basically yes, but," she said after a while, "If it were me, I wouldn't choose to die alone in a room." "Then what will you do?" "If possible, kill the person you love first, and then end your life by his side." "Maybe that's the best result, but it's impossible in this situation. Anyway, there are so many third parties present. And if she chooses this method of killing, she can't count on Hodaka to happen to Died in front of her, because she couldn't tell when he would eat the poisonous capsule. Besides, there was a wedding ceremony the next day, and he was going to go on his honeymoon soon, and he wouldn't be back for a while. But he was on the road In other words, the possibility of her getting close to Hotaka's body is almost zero, so she can only die alone." "Well, I know that too, so I'm saying 'do it if you can'. But even if I can't die next to the people I love, I don't want to die somewhere else." The traffic light in front of me jumped to red, I slowly stepped on the brakes, and when the car came to a complete stop, I turned my head to her. "Then where will you choose to die?" "Well," Miwako thought, "it should be in a place where there are many memories of that person." "That is to say..." "For example, at his home, or near his home." Although her voice was small, her tone was firm. "Because in this way, my lover can know the news of my death. I will never die quietly in my room alone, because I will be extremely lonely when I think that I have taken poison and he doesn't know it at all." "I see." The light turns green, I let off the brakes and hit the gas. Maybe there is such a thing, I thought back, isn't what Namioka Junko is looking forward to, is to die with his sweetheart? "However, it is an unshakable fact that Namioka Junko committed suicide in her own room. No matter how unreasonable it is, you have to accept it." "I know that." Mei Hezi didn't make a sound after saying this.The silence made me uneasy. By the time we got home, the sun had completely set.The light from the headlights reflected on the wet road, and the rain seemed to have stopped. Before parking the Volvo in the garage, I asked Miwako to get out of the car.Because the width of the garage is just right, the door of the passenger seat cannot be opened after the car is parked. Miwako was waiting for me at the door until I walked out of the garage.Actually, you can go in first, I told her. "Well, but I always feel that it's not good to go in. I keep telling myself 'this is not my home anymore'." Miwako said, not daring to look directly at our dilapidated hut, as if it was something dazzling. "This is Miwako's house!" I said, "Even if you get married, this will not change." She lowered her head, "Really." She whispered. Just as I was about to open the door, "Mr. Shenlin!", someone called out, I turned around, and a man came across the road. It was a strange man. He was tall and his shoulders seemed broad. Perhaps because of this, his face looked as small as a foreigner's. "The two are Shenlin Guihong and Shenlin Miwako, right?" the man confirmed, and I judged his identity from his tone.At the same time, there was a burst of melancholy in my chest, I thought we could spend the day alone with the two of us. But the man did exactly what I feared, pulled out the police brochure and said, "I'm a policeman, can I spare you some time?" "Can't I ask again tomorrow? My sister and I are already very tired today." "I'm really sorry, did you attend the funeral at Kamishakui?" The policeman said, probably because he saw our costumes and made this judgment. "Yes, so we want to relax as soon as possible, even if it is a second earlier." I opened the door, gently pushed Miwako, and let her go in first.I also entered immediately, and when I was about to close the door behind me, I was stopped by the criminal police. "Thirty minutes is enough, or twenty minutes." He showed a determined attitude. "Please come back tomorrow." "Please, we have discovered something new," said the detective. Hearing this, I hesitated and asked, "What's new?" "Well, not a lot." The detective stared intently at my eyes, which were sharp and deep, revealing the unshakable world created in his heart.And the whole body exudes the same power as aura, pulling us to that world. "Brother!" Miwako said behind me, "Let him in, I'm fine." I looked back at her, let out a sigh, and looked at the criminal police again. "Can you finish the question in thirty minutes?" I asked. "I promise," he said. I let go of the hand that was pushing the door, and the policeman opened it and walked in. He claimed to be Kaga from the Nerima Police Station. Although he didn't say it clearly, it could be heard from his tone that he was mainly responsible for investigating the suicide case of Junko Namioka.Although the police station they are in is cooperating in the investigation, their actions should be restricted, I thought wildly. "First of all, what I want to ask is what happened during the day on May 17." Said Kaga Detective, standing next to the shoe cabinet in the entrance.The tall man dressed in pitch black stood there, as if the god of death had visited him.Miwako asked him to come in and sit down, but he declined with a smile on his face, "You can just ask here, you're welcome." His expression was as brisk as that of an amateur athlete before a competition, but a little more stiff. "If it was Miss Langoka who broke into Hotaka's house suddenly, the other policemen have already questioned her several times." Kaga nodded at my words. "I know that, but I want to confirm it with my own ears." I sighed deeply, "What do you want to ask on the 17th?" "First of all, let's start with the actions of the two of you," he took out his notebook and made a recording gesture. "You set off from here that morning, and you stayed at the hotel that is the wedding venue at night. Can you tell me as much as possible about your whereabouts during this period?" From what he said, I realized that a simple answer like "starting from Hodaka's house in the morning and going to the hotel in the evening" would not satisfy him.There was nothing I could do, I explained everything we experienced that day to him, and Miwako added from time to time.I thought that there might be no need to talk about what happened after leaving the Italian restaurant and parting from Hotaka, but the Kaga detective didn't tell me to stop.In the end, I told him almost all of my activities until I went back to the hotel and fell asleep. After listening to my words, the criminal police recorded it neatly, and about ten seconds after he stopped, he raised his head. "That is to say, the two of you have been together all the time, except that Miheko went to the beauty salon during the period from 6:00 to 8:00 in the evening, right?" "Is such that." Miwako, who was sitting next to me, also nodded frequently, both of us still in mourning clothes. "While waiting for Miwako, you said that you have been in the waiting hall of the hotel, right? Have you been there during the two hours or so?" Kaga asked again. Because I thought it was troublesome, I wanted to answer 'that's exactly it', but his sharp eyes carried a kind of deterrent force, as if telling me: Even if you make it up randomly, I can find out after a little investigation. I had no choice but to tell the truth: "I first went to a nearby bookstore to buy something, and then I stopped by a convenience store." "Bookstore and convenience store? Where is this store and what is its name, do you remember?" "What's the name?", I can't remember it at all, but I remembered something else, "Ah, yes, it should be..." I took out the wallet from my pocket and fumbled in it, as expected!I took out a receipt and handed it to the Kaga detective. "This is the convenience store I went to at that time." He took out white gloves from his coat pocket, put them on quickly, and reached for the receipt I took out. "So that's it, it's indeed very close to that hotel." Kaga glanced at the address printed on it, and said, "What about the bookstore?" "I can't find the receipt from the bookstore at the moment, maybe it was lost, but I remember the address, it's on the same side as the convenience store." "You bought a copy of Clanton." Miwako said from the side. "Yup." "McClanton?" Kaga asked, his expression softened a little. "Yes, I bought the first and second volumes of the library version." "Is that supposed to be something like 'rebellious sexual harassment'?" "Yes," I looked at the detective in surprise. Even if I knew Clanton's name, I should generally associate it with novels like 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Lost World'. "You guessed right," I said. "It's gut feeling," he went on. "'Supreme Crisis' is also pretty good." So this guy was a Clanton fan, I realized. "You were at the convenience store," Kaga said, looking at the receipt, "to buy alcohol and snacks." "It's just for drinking before going to bed. If you can't fall asleep, you will be in trouble." "I see. I understand." Detective Kaga looked at me and Miwako one by one, and nodded.It seemed that he thought of the wedding ceremony that would be held immediately the next day.However, the real reason why I didn't have the confidence to sleep well that night, probably even this discerning criminal policeman couldn't see through it. Holding the receipt between his fingertips, he shook it in front of me and said, "Can I keep this here for now?" Please, I said, that kind of thing should be useless. Unexpectedly, the detective took out a small plastic bag from his jacket pocket and put the receipt in it like a valuable.I couldn't help wondering what else he had in that pocket. "According to what you said, after Miwako finished nursing in the beauty salon, the two of you went to a Japanese restaurant for dinner, and then stayed together until you returned to your respective rooms. Is there any evidence to prove this point? Things, like you met someone or something." Detective Kaga moved on to the next question. " I frowned undisguisedly, proving that the use of this word pissed me off. "Our brother and sister are acting together alone. Is there any problem with this?" Kaga immediately shook his head, "No, that's not what I meant." "Then why..." "We want to sort out the actions of those involved on May 17 - it's as simple as that." "What's the purpose? We do have an indirect connection with Junko Namioka, but didn't that person commit suicide? Why do you want to check these things? Not only do you want evidence that I have been to bookstores and convenience stores, but you also want our brothers and sisters A piece of proof, are we suspects?" While I wasn't particularly annoyed, I said it sharply on purpose.For this criminal policeman, if we earn a head start, we win. Kaga was silent for a while, then looked at his watch.Obviously don't want to waste time in this form. "What you said is the same as Ms. Xue Sasa. You are wondering how your actions that day are related to this case." "Isn't it normal to have that reaction?" I said. After a sigh, he said, "We don't think it was a simple suicide." Hey?I asked, "What does that mean?" "It doesn't have any special meaning, it just needs to be understood literally." "You mean, Miss Langoka didn't commit suicide?" "About this point, we can't... Let's put it this way, the suicide itself may be a fact, but it is very likely that someone has concealed something, and these concealed things are closely related to the Hodaka Makoto murder case." After finishing speaking, add He coughed, "Of course, maybe we were thinking too much, maybe after the case is resolved, we find out that this is not the case at all. But as far as we are concerned, it is impossible not to investigate now." "It's not easy for you to speak, can't you speak more clearly?" "Then let me tell you this," Kaga said, "someone may be closely related to Namioka Junko's suicide, and we are investigating who this person is." "Connection?" I couldn't believe it, "What kind of connection are you talking about?" "I can't say that." The detective replied. I crossed my arms, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Miwako who seemed to be hesitating to speak, but for me, I didn't want her to say more. "This matter has nothing to do with us." I said, "After parting from Hodaka and the others that day, we were indeed the two of us together, and no one could prove that the two of us had been in the hotel all the time, but we were really with Lang Gang's suicide had nothing to do with it." Kaga listened to my words with a serious expression, but it was unknown to what extent he could express his approval. "Okay, I understand." He nodded, and then continued, "What you said just now will be used as a reference for the search, let's move to another question." The next question is about the situation when Junko Namioka appeared in the Hodaka family courtyard. Kaga took out a simple structural sketch of Hodaka's residence, including the place where Junko Namioka appeared, and where you are at this time The location and other details were asked.And he also asked Miwako to mark on the map the location where Hotaka Makoto's rhinitis medicine is usually placed. "Based on the above," Kaga said while looking at the sketch in his hand, "it seems impossible for Junko Namioka to get close to the medicine bottle on the 17th." "I mentioned this to my sister just now." I said. Oh?Kaga raised his head. "and then?" "She should have been poisoned before that day, that's the only conclusion I can draw." But Kaga did not agree with this, but looked at us with the eyes of a scientist looking at the results of the experiment, the eyes are cold enough to make people shiver. Not long after, emotion slowly poured into his eyes, and at the same time the detective smiled. "You two also discussed this incident." "Well, that's right. Although I don't want to think about it, I can't control my thoughts." I took a peek at Miwako, who was lowering her head. Detective Kaga put the police manual and sketches in his pocket. "That's all I want to ask you, thank you for being so cooperative when you're tired!" "It's okay." I looked at my watch, 26 minutes had passed since he entered the room. "I still think," he said, glancing around, "that this house is beautiful and unique." "It was built by my father. It's a very ordinary house, but it's a bit old." "No, that's not the case at all. Many details can be seen at a glance. How many years have you lived here?" Kaga asked in a relaxed tone. "How many years...?" I looked at Miwako, who was also lost in thought.I said to the detective, "For some reason, we haven't lived here for a while." Then Kaga detective said as if he knew about it, "I heard that you live in different relatives' homes, right?" Immediately I was a little overwhelmed, not knowing what to say. "You... understand really well." "Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't do any special investigation, I just overheard it when I was questioning everyone." What kind of question is it?I refrained from asking. "Five years." I said. "what?" "It has been five years since my sister and I returned to this home." "Oh~, it's been five years..." Kaga squeezed her lips tightly, looked at me, then at Miwako, and took a deep breath, her broad chest rising and falling. "In the past five years, have you survived by relying on each other?" "Well, almost." I said. Kaga nodded and glanced at his watch at the same time. "It's been a long time without knowing it, so I'll take my leave first." Please be careful on the road, I bowed. Kaga opened the door and walked outside. I went to the shoe changing place and waited for him to close the door.Then go to the door and try to lock it. Just then, the door suddenly opened again, and I jumped back a step, startled.The figure of Detective Kaga appeared from the crack of the door. "Sorry, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you." "What's up?" "The method of obtaining the poison and capsules in this case has basically been determined." "Ah... what's the name of the poison?" "Stining Nitrate, our investigation found that Ms. Langoka stole it from the veterinary hospital where she worked." "Really?" I wasn't particularly surprised because I had expected this for a long time, and it was impossible for the Kaga detective to come back and tell me this. "According to the dean, the stolen period cannot be locked. Incredibly, she argues that she never expected the assistant to use this for such a purpose. Of course, she is very sympathetic on this point .” "I feel the same way." As I said that, I couldn't wait, not knowing what Kaga's intention was. "and then?" "The problem is with the capsule," he whispered as if telling me a big secret. "What happened to the capsule?" I asked. "You should know that the capsule used was originally filled with the rhinitis medicine that Hotaka usually used, but she just changed the medicine in the capsule." "Well, I know that." "We have been looking for the pharmacy where we bought this bottle of capsules for the past two days, and finally found it. It is a pharmacy about four kilometers away from Miss Langoka's residence." "That's right, it's true that Junko Namioka made poisonous capsules?" "Well, it is indeed. However, there is a big problem here." Kaga raised his index finger. "what is the problem?" "According to the clerk at the pharmacy," Detective Kaga glanced at Miwako, and then returned to me. "Langoka bought that bottle of nasopharyngeal medicine during the daytime on Friday." Ah, I inadvertently called out.Kaga might have heard it too, but he still looked sullen and kept shaking his head from side to side.Then he said, "The big problem that must be solved is coming, and I am going to go to the department to think it over." I had to say something to stop him. I was a little anxious, but my mind was empty and I couldn't think of anything.After a while, Kaga said "Then I'll take my leave" again, and closed the door. I stood facing the closed door for a long time, all kinds of thoughts swirling in my mind.At this time, Miwako's voice came from behind, "Brother!" I finally came back to my senses, locked the door first, then turned around, met the eyes of Miwako standing in the foyer, and then looked away. "I'm a little tired." As I said that, I walked past her to my room. Although I turned on the laptop, I just put my fingers on the keyboard, and I couldn't type any text at all, and there was nothing to write.A report will be handed in the day after tomorrow. At this rate, I will have to drive all night again tomorrow night. I reached for the coffee cup next to me, and suddenly remembered that the cup was empty, so I drew it back.I wanted to go to refill a glass, but when I thought that I would have to go to the kitchen on the first floor, I was full of hesitation.It's not that it's troublesome, it's that I'm afraid of meeting Miwako face to face. When she went downstairs to pour coffee, she was spreading newspapers on the dining table, reading various reports with a serious expression.I could tell which one she was reading from a distance, because the headline of the report was particularly conspicuous-"Popular Writer Sudden Death in Marriage Ceremony", and the newspapers of the past few days were piled up next to her. "Brother, what do you think of what Kaga said just now?" She asked me after I finished setting up the coffee machine. "What?" I asked, pretending to be stupid.In fact, I have already guessed almost exactly what she wants to say. "It means that Junko Langoka bought the medicine for rhinitis on Friday." "Oh," I nodded speculatively, "it's a bit of a surprise." "I'm not a little bit, but very-very-surprised. You think, in this way, Miss Langoka has no chance to mix in the poisonous capsule!" I stared at the coffee machine with a crackling sound as dark brown liquid fell into the glass.She wondered if there was any convincing explanation, but she couldn't think of one at all. "If she didn't do this, then someone else gave it to..." Maybe because this kind of imagination was too scary, she didn't continue. "Don't think about it!" I said, "Since the poison capsule was made by Junko Namioka, isn't it most likely that she secretly replaced the rhinitis medicine?" "However, there is obviously no chance to make a move!" "Who knows, it doesn't appear at first glance, but it doesn't mean that there are no places that we neglected and missed." "Really……" "Of course, otherwise what is the possibility?" Miwako didn't answer, her eyes fell on the newspaper at hand.In the silence, the aroma of coffee wafted throughout the room. "It's written in the news that there are still a few poisoned capsules left in Langoka's room. Is it possible that someone stole one of them and made Cheng take it?" "Who is this 'somebody'?" I asked. "I don't know about this, but Kaga said that Langoka's suicide may be related to other people, and it is very likely that this person stole it!" "That detective just said it casually!" I poured the coffee into the cup, shook my hand, and spilled some on the ground. Miwako didn't say anything, just stared at the newspaper intently.What kind of thoughts were running through her head, I can't imagine.But seeing her desperate expression, I felt as if a transparent wall had been erected between us, so I picked up the coffee cup and fled back to the room. An hour passed like this. When I thought that Miwako might still be propping up her elbows on the dining table in that dark room, developing all kinds of ominous imaginations, I lost the courage to go in. I think back to my wedding day, the letter that was slipped into my room that morning.Although I had burned that letter long ago, the content written on it was deeply engraved in my memory. "I know that the relationship between you and Kamibayashi Miwako is beyond brother and sister, if you don't want to announce this to the world, please follow the instructions below. There is also a capsule in the envelope, you mix it with the rhinitis medicine that Hodaka Makoto often takes.Can be mixed in bottles and cans. I repeat, if you don't do what I say, I'll expose your forbidden love and call the police. Please burn this letter after reading it. " If you don't want your forbidden love with Kamibayashi Miwako to be made public, just mix the Nara capsule in the envelope with Hodaka Makoto's nasopharyngeal medicine—— The sender of this threatening letter must meet the following three conditions: first, he has discovered my relationship with Miwako; second, he knows that Hodaka Makoto often takes rhinitis medicine; Know.This third condition is particularly harsh, because it is useless to ask at the front desk.That day, Miwako and I booked two single rooms under the name of Shenlin, and the person at the front desk probably didn't know which one of them I lived in. On Saturday night, when Miwako and I went back to our own rooms, I remember she said that she had to call Yukisa Kaori and Hotaka Makoto, and it was very likely that she told them her room number on the phone, and Hotaka Maybe he then revealed it to Suruga. Then the scope of the sender is locked. First of all, Hodaka Makoto and Miwako, they should be excluded. That leaves one of Kaori Yukisasa and Naoyuki Suruga trying to order me to kill Hotaka, which is definitely true.For both of them, even if the police were called in the end, it was much safer to leave this job to me than to poison themselves. But no matter who the prisoner is, how did he (she) get the poisoned capsule?On this point, perhaps Miwako is right that the prisoner had something to do with Namioka's suicide and stole the capsule from her room. The scene when Namioka Junko appeared like a ghost in the daytime on the 17th came to my mind. At that time, Suruga Naoyuki pulled her outside, but the conversation before that seemed quite intimate.In addition, according to the police, Naoyuki Suruga lived in the same apartment as Junko Namioka.In other words, he must have discovered the body of Namioka Junko before the police, but he did not call the police immediately, but made a plan to kill Hodaka Makoto. Naoyuki Suruga's face with its pointy chin and sunken eyes reappeared in my head, I don't know if he had a motive for killing Makoto Hodaka, but from the looks of the two of them, it definitely wasn't that kind of friendship Most of the relationship is only maintained by money.If so, it wouldn't be surprising if there was an unexpected feud between the two at the same time. So, what about Yukisa Kaori?So far, there is absolutely no connection between her and Namioka Junko, so what is the motive? She is Hodaka Makoto's editor, so she must not want to see Hodaka Makoto die for work reasons, but what about personal aspects? In fact, when I saw Kaori Yukizasa several times, I would have a feeling that maybe this woman has a special relationship with Makoto Hodaka.当然，我并没有能称之为证据的东西，只是从她看美和子与穗高对话时候的表情与言辞上有这种猜测，但倘若这并非错觉呢？难道她不会因为遭到背叛而进行复仇吗？ 另外还有一种可能，那就是美和子。 雪笹香织认为美和子是自己发现的宝贝，从某种意义上说，她对美和子倾注的爱甚至超过了一般的父母。这么珍贵的宝物，如果她死都不肯交给穗高诚这类凡夫俗子，那结果如何呢？ 我双手在脑后交叉，靠在巨大的椅子上，椅背的金属片发出了恼人的噪声。 写威胁信，企图让我杀死穗高诚的人究竟是两人中的哪一个，我还无法做出判断，无论是谁都不奇怪。 但我却不能就这么让这事儿不明不白下去，如果一直不知道真凶，以后该如何应付就没有方向。 楼下发出了轻微的声音，难道美和子现在还在思考是谁杀死了穗高诚吗？我紧握着空咖啡杯，身体僵硬起来。