Chapter 22: Return to Umegakiya
When Kikoko's house left on Echishi, Kanai Takashi was shattered with even the last shred of illusion, and he dragged his heavy steps behind Aizawa and Hanagata towards where the car was parked. At this moment, Aizawa suddenly received a message from Lin Xiuyi.
"Investigate where you can buy medicines on this label!"
Aizawa hurriedly enlarged the picture he received on his phone. He finally recognized from it that it was a swab that had been torn apart and then put together, and the letters on it seemed to be zopiclone (zopiclone), wait, wasn't this the ingredient of sleeping pills found by forensic doctors in the stomach solution of the two deceased?
The curious Aizawa hurriedly dialed Lin Xiuyi's phone.
"Moses Moses!"
"Police, do you have any new discoveries over there?"
"I don't know if it's a discovery yet, I found this medicine swab in the garbage of Fujiki Minatsu's house, and I was curious for a while, so I wanted you to help track it down and see where these medicines should flow from, what about you, how is the investigation of Echishi's sagile?"
"Just as I was about to report this to you, we have already met with Echishiki himself. She looks like a middle-aged woman with little scheming, and she doesn't have much money. And it seems that she has a good relationship with the deceased, so I don't think she should be the murderer of Professor Noguchi. Most crucially, Echizen Kiko also mentioned a rather strange incident, according to her description, when she said goodbye to Professor Noguchi, Professor Noguchi seemed to be very happy about what happened, which further proves that Professor Noguchi did not have a motive to commit suicide......"
Aizawa reported to Lin Shuichi on the other end of the phone, and when he learned that Echishi's Kikiko seemed to be a real person, Lin Shuichi was a little surprised, because he had always thought that Fujiki Minato and Echishi's Kiiko should be alone. But now there is new news from Hokkaido, and the two suspected cleaning ladies are actually two completely different people. This made Lin Xiuyi's inference untenable.
Lin Xiuyi digested the latest information he got from Aizawa a little. Now it seems that the suicide of Professor Noguchi in Hokkaido may be completely untenable, but the bombing in Tokyo still has no clue.
After ending the call with Aizawa, Shuichi Hayashi and Miki continued to sit in the guest room, analyzing the situation found during the day. It seems that the matter of the medicine swab will have to wait a little longer before it can be concluded. But apart from the medicine stick, Lin Xiuyi was actually more interested in the person who was sitting in the attic and smoking.
"Police, what do you think of that son of Minato Fujiki?"
"I don't know, but didn't the neighbors say he's a family? Since she also has a son and moved from Tokyo, I think someone in Tokyo might know something about them. ”
Because there was no direct evidence, Lin Shuichi could not directly rush into the house of Minato Fujiki to conduct a search. However, according to the analysis of the available information, both Minato Fujiki and Kiki Echishiko had very sufficient alibi evidence at the time of the crime. This made Lin Xiuyi feel as if he had just found some eyebrows, but he was blocked by another barrier. Could it be that all of this was pre-arranged? If so, the case would probably be far more complicated than I thought.
"Miki, do you remember the recipe that Minato Fujiki used to clean the bath? I don't think you can learn that recipe casually, I think you might be able to trace some clues from this aspect. ”
"Police, have you already figured out a solution?"
"Miki, do you remember the female general of Umegaki House in Futu Village? Maybe we should visit Boss Umegaaki, maybe there will be an unexpected gain......"
The next morning, Hayashi Shuichi left Miki to continue observing Minato Fujiki in Hayakawa Town, while he drove to Ukitu Village to visit Umagaki Juko, who he hadn't seen for a long time.
Since they are located in two parts of Yamanashi Prefecture, the time spent on the road is not long. When Lin Xiuyi arrived at Meiyuan House, it was exactly noon, and the waitress who was greeting guests in front of the door saw that the person who got off the car was Lin Xiuyi, and immediately ran into the door in surprise to inform the Meiyuan female general.
"Officer Lin, it's been a long time!"
"Boss, you too, your demeanor is still the same!"
Lin Xiuyi and the female general Meiyuan saluted each other, and then the female general Meiyuan let Lin Xiuyi in.
"Officer Lin, it's been a long time since I've seen you again, is everything going well with you in Tokyo?"
"Thanks to you, everything is fine, but from time to time I always think of the boss lady and your craft, which is so nostalgic. ”
"Officer Lin is really good at laughing, it's just some country dishes that can't be put on the table, can't you eat delicious food in Tokyo?"
"I'm not flattering you, and I didn't happen to have lunch, but I've come here to visit you today to ask you for another thing, besides trying your craft. ”
"If Officer Lin has time, why don't you go to the next guest room and take a rest, I'll cook a few side dishes for you first, and we'll talk while eating......
"Then you'll have to bother......"
After Lin Xiu nodded in thanks, he was immediately taken to a resting place, and the female general Meiyuan retired first and went to the kitchen to prepare a meal for Lin Xiuyi. I waited for about 10 minutes. The waitresses of Umegaki House walked in with a tray, and then served Lin Xiuyi two special dishes made by Boss Umegaaki.
"Please give it a try, it's the new dish I have come up with the most......"
"Is this fried sweet sea bream meat, the taste is really good, the texture is also great, crispy but not greasy, the craftsmanship of the proprietress is really eye-opening......
"Officer Lin, you're joking again, if it's so delicious, why haven't you come to visit us for so long?"
After lunch, the maids served hot tea to the female general and Lin Xiu, and then retreated. Lin Xiuyi then told Boss Meiyuan about the special cleaner he encountered in Qingyun Pavilion.
"Boss, do you know the kind of cleaning agent for cleaning wooden baths, it seems that you need to mix a suitable cleaner on the spot according to the material and condition of the wood before it can be used to clean the wooden bath, otherwise, it will cause damage to the precious wood, right?"
"Hey, that's true, but why did you suddenly care about it? ”
"So, have you ever heard of the craftsmen who made cleaners out of caustic soda and earthworm powder?"