Chapter 8 Poisoned

The doorbell rang twice in a row.The visitors were also too impolite, it was outrageous to answer the doorbell so rudely. Sister-in-law's complexion changed, she looked at Zhenzi, she didn't know what to do, and showed a look of uneasiness in an instant.Then came a clear voice from outside the door: "Mr. Uhara, telegram! Telegram! Mr. Uhara, telegram!" Duanzi couldn't help being startled, and glanced at his sister-in-law, "Zhenzi!" The sister-in-law turned her face away, shrugged her shoulders and said: "Go out and collect it." Her voice was so timid.She was worried that her husband would not come back, and felt uneasy in her heart. A "telegram!" frightened her paralyzed, and her usual happy expression disappeared.

Zhenzi went out and opened the door. "Is it the Uzuzu Soutaro's house?" The young deliveryman held a telegram in his hand. "yes." "Let's make a stamp." Zhenzi walked in with the telegram. "Sister-in-law! Where is the seal?" "In the little drawer to the right of the chest." Zhenzi took out the seal, ran to the gate to finish stamping, returned to the dining room, and put the telegram beside his sister-in-law. "Zhenzi, read it first." Sister-in-law clutched her chest and leaned against the brazier. Zhenzi opened a folded piece of paper, and two lines of telegrams written in katakana hit her optic nerve.

"Uhara Sotaro is dead. Please come to Kanazawa quickly. Kanazawa Police Station." Zhenzi stood there silently, his fingers trembling.She realized that her face was turning pale, "Zhenzi, are you reading?" said the sister-in-law who was next to the brazier. Zhenzi's lips were numb, unable to speak, and it seemed that cold water had been burned on his head. ——The uncle died. Her heart was beating violently.The sender is the Kanazawa Police Department. What's going on?The wavering Zhenzi gradually regained his composure. "Zhenzi!" Sister-in-law's voice was lower than before.

"What did the telegram say? Sister-in-law is terrified like a small animal. —— Sotaro Uhara has passed away, please come to Kanazawa as soon as possible.Kanazawa Police Department. The news of the death came from the police department.Is it suicide?He killed?Or an accident?None explained.Zhenzi intuitively thinks that he committed suicide.The sudden death of the eldest brother is on the same line as the disappearance of her husband Xianyi.Therefore, she thought that her husband's disappearance might also be a homicide. "sister in law!" Zhenzi held the telegram in one hand, with a stiff expression on her face, sat down next to her sister-in-law, and stroked his back with one hand...·,·The next day at 7 o'clock in the afternoon, the sister-in-law and her sister-in-law arrived in Kanazawa by train.

Ten hours of long travel.Zhenzi barely slept last night, went back to her mother's house, told her mother about the situation, packed up her things and went back to her sister-in-law's house, and rushed to Ueno Station early the next morning.It happened so suddenly that Zhenzi's mother had to be asked to take care of the child. During the heart-wrenchingly long journey, my sister-in-law collapsed on the seat, crying all the time.When I was not crying, I leaned against the car window almost collapsed, occasionally looking at the scenery outside the window.A snowy scene outside the window.The passing stations were plowing snow, and the snow piled up into white walls.The strong snow reflected on my sister-in-law's red and swollen eyes, causing her pain for a while.

My sister-in-law doesn't drink tea.Zhenzi didn't eat the boxed lunch that Zhenzi bought for her. After a while, she cried bitterly and couldn't control herself. Zhenzi stood by the sidelines, sitting next to her sister-in-law, leaning against her, but she couldn't feel one-tenth of her sister-in-law's grief.Zhenzi tried his best, but with little success. Zhenzi didn't like the dead uncle.He is an ordinary working-class man, a laity.The so-called laity means to behave in the world and play tricks.Please your boss in the company.Deal with colleagues and stand in a position that is beneficial to yourself.Zhenzi had this impression of this uncle from the beginning.His inexplicable actions after coming to Kanazawa cast a heavy shadow on Zhenzi's heart.

For example, after Xianyi's whereabouts disappeared, the uncle was not very surprised.After Zhenzi came to Kanazawa, he said that the company was busy and couldn't leave, and Kenichi was fine and couldn't leave for a long time.When I finally came to Kanazawa, I lied about going to Kyoto for a business trip.At that time, he still insisted that Xianyi was still alive. The strangest thing is that the uncle visited all the laundry and dyeing shops in Kanazawa to find the suits washed by Kenichi. His purpose and reason are incomprehensible. Now it seems that the elder brother Sotaro did know the reason for Kenichi's disappearance.He was always optimistic about his brother's disappearance, insisting that he was still alive, and his self-confidence did not change until he came to Kanazawa.He visits the dyeing shop, explaining the actions taken by his eldest brother who holds the secret of Kenichi that Zhenzi does not know.

In other words, only the elder brother knew the whereabouts of Xianyi, and he went to find his younger brother by himself. When he was about to find him, he was killed. Thinking of this, Zhenzi imagined whether Xianyi's suit was stained with blood. The uncle even knew the details, which showed that the uncle's visit to the laundry and dyeing shop was in line with the clean-up. If the uncle's death was a homicide, then it is directly related to Xianyi's disappearance.At the same time, it also proves that Xianyi and his uncle share a common secret. Zhenzi sat next to the weeping and sighing sister-in-law, lost in her own thoughts.

Arriving at Kanazawa Station, it was getting dark, and among the bustling crowd on the platform, a man trotted over. He is Yoshio Honda. Zhenzi supported the sister-in-law who was about to collapse and said: "Ah, Mr. Honda! Thank you." Honda smiled kindly when he saw Zhenzi, and when he saw his sister-in-law, he immediately understood who she was. "You're tired!" He gave a slight salute, but he couldn't tell who he was addressing. "I asked the police station, and I told you that you arrived by this train." "Sorry." Sadako was delighted that Honda was as kind as ever.

"Sister-in-law, this is the Mr. Honda I mentioned to you." The sister-in-law bowed respectfully.Ben Duo couldn't help being surprised when he saw his sister-in-law's weak face.He said the car was ready, and took the two people's suitcases and took the first step. In the car, Honda sat in the passenger seat, and the two women sat side by side in the back seat.Such an arrangement makes it inconvenient to talk.The three of them looked out the window silently. The road was completely white, but there was not much snow. They went back to the hotel where Sadako had stayed before.

"I still found this hotel." Before getting out of the car, Honda turned his head and said. Just changed the room.This is Honda's consideration.Zhenzi lived in the previous room for several days in a row, and now she is allowed to live in the same room with her sister-in-law, and it will be affected psychologically.Honda is so careful, Sadako has to express surprise at Honda's slender nerves. Four or five waitresses rushed to welcome them. Zhenzi knew them all. They might know that Zhenzi and the others were the widows of the local sensational murder case, but they didn't show any obvious expressions of curiosity. Zhenzi wanted to know how her uncle died as soon as possible, so she asked Honda quietly without letting her sister-in-law hear. "Homicide." Honda said softly, and the moment he answered, he suddenly became excited. "Let's talk about it later." Or he killed.My hunch was right.Zhenzi nodded, drooping her eyelids. The three sat down in a room with eight mats.Honda began: "I would like to express my sympathy for what happened to Madam. Here I will tell you about the accidental death of your husband." Honda bowed slightly to his sister-in-law. "We will go to the police station right away, and the relevant personnel will report the details to you. Here I will only give a general overview." Honda thought about it, and they would suddenly be shocked when they went to the police station, so why not talk about it here and be mentally prepared. "In the south of Kanazawa, there is a public-private partnership railway leading to the mountain area, and its terminus is at the foot of Mt. Hakusan. On the way there is a small town called Tsururai, which takes about 50 minutes by train from Kanazawarai. On the evening of the 20th, Mr. Uhara Sotaro drank potassium cyanide at the Kanon Hotel in Tsuurai town. died. " The sister-in-law stared wide-eyed, her body trembling.Zhenzi held her hand tightly, but did not suppress her convulsions. "Here is a newspaper, let me read it." Honda took out a stacked newspaper from his pocket and spread it out. "At 6:00 p.m. on December 20th, a man in his forties came to stay at the Cannon House Hotel at No. xx in Helai Township. He said, 'I want to wait for someone, and give me a room.'" The hostess of the hotel Lead him to the room with six mats on the second floor. The guest said he wanted to drink whiskey, please give me a glass and water. The waitress said that there was no whiskey. The guest took out a small whiskey bottle from his pocket and said, the person just sent it, While waiting for him, feed it for a day. The waitress delivered water and cups according to his instructions. The guest said, thank you, and looked out from the second floor. After the waitress went downstairs, he waited for about an hour, but did not see him The waiting person came. The waitress went upstairs to ask the guest when he would come, but the man was lying dead on his back on the tatami mat. The small whiskey bottle on the table was a quarter empty, and the glass was empty. "The police station under its jurisdiction immediately conducted an inspection. The wallet containing 38,000 yuan in cash was intact, and the clothes were not damaged, but no clues were found to identify him. Judging from the condition of the body, it is suspected that he died of poisoning after taking potassium cyanide. Immediately report to the Kanazawa Department and send it to the Affiliated Hospital of Xx University in the city for autopsy, and at the same time send the leftover whiskey bottle to the hospital’s pathology room for examination.” After reading this, Honda raised his head and said: "This is the report from yesterday's morning paper, as well as last night's evening paper and today's morning paper. I will continue to read." He took out two more newspapers. "The man who died in the hotel in Helai Town, according to the autopsy results from the affiliated hospital, it was determined that the cause of death was potassium cyanide poisoning. A close examination of the contents of the whiskey bottles determined that potassium cyanide had been mixed in, and the same traces were also detected in the residue adhering to the bottles. "The results of the discussion by the Investigation Division of the Kanazawa Bureau concluded the following points, and it was determined to be a homicide, and it was immediately transferred to investigation activities. (1) The whiskey in question is a small bottle that can be carried in the pocket. The victim said to the hotel hostess: "It was given by someone else." (2) The victim said: 'Wait for someone. ’ In fact, he was waiting for someone. (3) The attitude is cheerful, not suicidal. At present, the identity has not been ascertained, and all efforts are being made to find it. "Regarding the poisoning case in Helai Town, the identity of the victim has been ascertained. The Kanazawa Bureau estimates that the victim is a resident of Tokyo, Beijing, Han, and God. He traveled to the local area and searched for it in various hotels in Kanazawa City. The Kamei Hotel in XX Street in the city came to the police after seeing the newspaper report. According to the hotel register, the victim was found to be Sotaro Shikihara, Sales Section Chief of the Sales Department of XX Commercial Company, XX Akaji Aoyama Minamiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Mrs. (41 years old). Mrs. Uhara stayed at the hotel on the 19th and went out on the afternoon of the 20th. The department immediately sent a telegram to the widow. On the one hand, they checked the suitcases that the Mrs. kept in the hotel, and almost all of them were replacements. Clothes, washing tools, did not find any clues conducive to investigation. "The Kanazawa Bureau set up a special task force to investigate, and is currently following the footsteps of Mrs. Uhara after leaving the hotel and arriving at the Kanoya Hotel in Tsuurai Town. (1) Between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., did anyone on the Hokuriku Railway train witness the victim?Be especially careful with those who are with the victim.Uhara once revealed to the hotel hostess that the whiskey was given to him by others. It is estimated that the prisoner gave him the whiskey mixed with potassium hydroxide before entering the hotel. (2) Mrs. Uhara broke up with the prisoner who was traveling with her near Kano House. The prisoner said that something happened and escaped. The Mrs. believed the promise of the prisoner and waited at the hotel.During this period, the whiskey mixed with potassium cyanide was taken with water, and the volume of the whiskey bottle was reduced by a quarter, and it was presumed that the lethal dose of potassium cyanide infiltrated had been taken. (3) Mr. Uhara said he would wait for a person. Whether this person is the person who handed him the whiskey along with him remains to be further confirmed.Currently, the police are searching for the area around Helai Town. "