Chapter 24 Chapter 6 Poison

"No, I know that Mr. Criminal Police has been watching here. The reason is also..." A table was set up next to the special box for the proprietress, and it was temporarily used as a search headquarters. The police officer Waitori, Terada Jinzo, Hioki branch manager, and proprietress Yukie closed the door of the box, and the lonely Eguchi Hisako sat at the table next to her, pale and listless.Bodyguard Kamada Goro was ordered by Terada Jinzo to get a drink. "So the boss knows?" Xuezhi wrapped her arms around Terada's wrist coquettishly, and leaned her head on his shoulder.

Waiting for the police officer to stare at the two, feeling indescribably awkward.Hiki Shigesuke turned his face away. "Well, I know, Xuezhi." "Didn't the boss notice it? It has affected the popularity of the store." Xuezhi's voice became more and more whiny. "What are you talking about, Xuezhi." A faint smile appeared on Terada's face, "I'm actually quite happy." "Happy?" Waiting Li police officer was a little surprised, with suspicion in his eyes. "Well, that's right, Mr. Police Officer." Terada's smile deepened, "Not only is he happy, I even take him as a kind of propaganda."

"Oh, what should I say, boss?" Xue Zhi's voice was sweet and greasy. "How should I put it, Xuezhi, tonight's guests, no, most of the recent guests are here for treasure hunting. Come to find the whereabouts of the 700,000 yen banknotes, hahaha." Hearing Terada Jinzo's slightly acerbic laughter, the police officer Waitoli clenched his fists in anger.Xuezhi was taken aback, lifted his head away from Terada's shoulder, looked at him with infinite admiration, and said, "Oh, boss, you are so amazing!" "Hahaha, these days, everything depends on publicity. Take advantage of every opportunity..."

This is a man who has turned the police frets into a marketing ploy of his own.Waiting for the police officer's face to be gloomy, he asked in a voice as if a tree branch was broken: "Then, Mr. Terada, could it be that you have successfully hunted for treasure?" "Where, I'm looking for treasures, lottery tickets, I don't have any luck with these things. If I have time to go treasure hunting, I might as well think about how to make money." "The so-called making money, what is the method of making money?" "Haven't your police investigated this point, hahaha."

The waiting force police officer who took the lead began to stare at Terada again. This person skilfully played around the edges of the law and made huge profits. Although the Metropolitan Police Department had already investigated, they couldn't find out what he was doing. Bodyguard Goro Kamada served six cocktails in a silver basin.Eguchi Fei Sako stood up and distributed it with him. "Xiaosha, I also made a sweet one for you." "No, Mr. Kamada, I don't drink." "Don't say that, try it. It won't cause anemia. There is almost no alcohol in it."

Wu Lang handed Fei Shazi a glass of wine, and Xuezhi joked, "Oh, I've seen it all." "Hahaha, Yukie, are you jealous?" Terada Jinzo laughed. "husband!" "Oh." Terada took the wine glass, glanced out inadvertently, seemed to be taken aback, and straightened up. "Husband, what's the matter?" "Xuezhi, who is that over there? Does he look like a fortune teller?" "Oh, isn't that the Tianyun Hall with a stall outside the door?" "Tianyuntang...?" Terada looked at Xuezhi sharply and said, "Idiot! I just met Tianyuntang behind the new bridge. He drank too much soju and was walking staggeringly in the alley. I patted him on the shoulder and asked him if he was resting tonight. When he saw me, he yelled something like a master or something, and ran away. Although it looks a bit like, but that person must be a counterfeit. Kamata, go catch it he!"

The plainclothes policeman ran over there one step ahead of Kamada.Wu Lang also followed slowly.Waiting for the force, the police officer also half straightened up from his chair. Under everyone's gaze, the man was sandwiched between the plainclothes and the bodyguards. He seemed to find it funny and laughed.Afterwards, he tore off the mustache and mustache of Guan Yu, his face contorted in pain.Led by the police officer Wait Li, everyone in the Cabaret couldn't help holding their breath. After being questioned by plainclothes and bodyguards, the strange man simply tore off his beard, took off his black hat, and took off his Shide shirt, and he was wearing an Oshima jacket and a loose hakama underneath.Both the jacket and the hakama are worn out.

Holding the cuff of the Shide shirt with his left hand, he followed the plainclothes and bodyguards with a smile, walking towards this side.He was about thirty-five or six years old, with a bird's nest head, a small man, and a shabby face, but he felt very kind at first glance.He came to the private box for the proprietress, saluted, and said with a smile: "Mr. Police Officer, thank you just now." "You, who are you!" Waiting Li police officer's voice trembled with anger. "I'm..." Seeing that the man was about to take his business card from the business card holder, the officer waited to look back at the plainclothes.

"You, you, didn't you search him?" "This, indeed, has been searched..." "No, Monsieur Inspector, it's not their fault. Anticipating a search, I hid my card folder somewhere for the time being. So, is there anyone else who hasn't been searched thoroughly?" "But, what on earth are you...? Isn't the name and address only printed on the business card?" The manager of the Hioki branch accidentally glanced at the business card on the table, and said, "Ah, you, you are Kindaichi Kosuke...?" "Hey, Mr. Hichi knows this person?" Waiting Li police officer turned back to look at the branch manager again in surprise.

"Yes, I heard that our president commissioned this private detective to investigate the missing funds..." "Huh? You are a private detective...?" Police officer Waiting Li was stunned. "It doesn't look like that at all, right? Hahaha." Kosuke Kindaichi smiled cheerfully. He scratched the bird's nest and said, "I was rude just now. To express my apology, I present a special product." As he spoke, he fumbled out a match that was folded into a く shape from his sleeve. "This is...?" Waiting Li police officer has not recovered, looking at him in surprise.

"I picked it up when I entered the door just now. Maybe it's the key to solving the mystery of tonight's case..." Suddenly there was the sound of glass breaking.Xuezhi stood up.Everyone was startled, and looking back, Xuezhi was standing there, pinching her throat with both hands, and finally spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed on the table. Everything happened so suddenly, Xuezhi's body trembled on the table for a while, and then remained motionless.On the finger of his left hand, a large opal ring shines brightly. The interior of the Cabaret was once again in chaos.