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Highly toxic substances in milk.
“It’s you again,” Inspector Megure, who was only just beginning to show signs of weight gain, raised his hand to lower his large fisherman’s hat and looked at Yomi Yorikawa, hesitating as if to say something, “Did you empty out the freezer sections of every convenience store?”
Lai Chuan Huang Quan scratched the back of his head and chuckled, choosing to play dumb: "I was just unlucky, the food I bought just happened to be poisoned."
Megure Juzo gave Yomi Raikawa a subtle look, clearly not quite believing her story. But he didn't doubt Yomi Raikawa, only sighed, told her not to waste food, and left with the half-eaten croissant.
Yomi Laichuan spent a lot of money treating the SMAT team to dinner, but she didn't seem to care about the bill at all. As a result, various rumors about her and Kenji Hagiwara circulated within the Metropolitan Police Department and gradually changed, and Yomi Laichuan was inexplicably labeled as a rich young woman.
After seeing Inspector Megure off, Matsuda Jinpei chuckled and leaned over, draping his arm over Yomi Yorikawa's head: "Hey, you little coward, well done, you've done a great job. We can now narrow down the suspect's location to a few areas based on the poisonous food you've eaten."
Thanks to Yomi Laichuan's gluttonous nature and keen sense of taste, no other victims have appeared in the Beika area recently—Yomi Laichuan bought all the poisoned food and handed it over to the police.
"But if this continues, how are you going to explain to the Metropolitan Police Department the strange phenomenon of you taking a bite of every poisoned food dish and being completely unharmed?"
Yomi Laichuan was pinned down by Jinpei Matsuda's arm and couldn't lift his head: "I'm lucky to be alive."
Matsuda Jinpei raised an eyebrow: "Are you serious? Do you think all the officers in the First Investigation Division are idiots?"
"Mind your own business! Officer Gorilla, take your hand off me right now!"
"Beg me."
"There's a limit to dreaming! Ouch—your neck's about to break, you curly-haired idiot! If you don't take your hands off me, I'm going to yell, everyone—"
The next second, Matsuda Jinpei cleanly and neatly removed the hand that was pressing down on Raikawa Yomi, but his other hand immediately grabbed Raikawa Yomi's face and pinched her into a pouty goldfish mouth.
Before he could finish speaking, he was forcibly cut off. Lai Chuan Huang Quan stared at the man in front of him with eyes that were like crescent moons, his face full of disgust.
Matsuda Jinpei grinned maliciously, "Let's see what tricks you have up your sleeve now."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan snorted coldly, stomping hard on Matsuda Jinpei's instep with his black leather shoes, and deliberately grinding his foot a few times before pulling it back.
Matsuda Jinpei was taken aback. He looked down at the woman in front of him, who was winking at him with a provocative expression, and then curled his lips into a smile: "The police boots of the CT unit are shock-absorbing, you idiot."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan lowered his head in disappointment: "Oh."
"Alright, go have some fun," Matsuda Jinpei said with a relaxed and cheerful smile, then released Yomi Yorikawa's face and lowered the brim of his police cap. "Don't interfere with my patrol."
"Hmph, if I weren't busy with something today, I wouldn't have bothered with you."
Matsuda Jinpei raised an eyebrow at Yomi Yorikawa with his hands behind his back, then his face darkened as he began to scrutinize the passersby. When he was serious, he exuded an aloof aura, which, combined with his handsome, angular face, made him resemble the calm and reliable male lead in a popular idol drama.
But this genius ace, whose professional skills could easily surpass half of the Metropolitan Police Department, could be so childish that he could wrestle with Raikawa Yomi like a little kid.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan rubbed her face and snorted coldly. After looking around to make sure no one was paying attention to her, she took a small step toward Matsuda Jinpei with her hands behind her back. Ignoring Matsuda Jinpei's questioning gaze, she stomped hard on his calf, leaving a complete shoe print, and then ran away without looking back.
"You...!"
Matsuda Jinpei was kicked so hard his leg bent over. By the time he regained his balance, Raikawa Yomi had already vanished. He gritted his teeth and glared in the direction Raikawa Yomi had disappeared, slapping the footprints on his leg. The gazes of his subordinates around him were too intense, so Matsuda Jinpei grunted "Hmm?" and swept his menacing expression around the room. The other officers quickly lowered their heads, pretending they hadn't seen anything.
While Yomi Laichuan was having a great time, in a pharmaceutical research institute in Tokyo, which was located under the Karasuma Group, Jun Tani was anxiously pacing back and forth in the research room, gnawing on his unevenly bitten fingers.
The drug he was tasked with researching had made no progress in a year, and Gin was scheduled to come and inspect the research progress in a couple of days.
"hateful!"
After Gu Chun swept all the documents piled up on the table off the table, he slumped into his executive chair, rubbing his temples in despair.
As Gu Chun opened the drawer, a glass bottle containing only half-used hydrogen cyanide stood quietly in the corner. The overwhelming pressure transformed into violent impulses; every time he saw news of a new victim's death, he became agitated, grinning with excitement that bordered on red.
But in recent days, the news channels have been filled with peace and tranquility, with no new victims reported, and Tokyo seems to have returned to its former prosperity.
Gu Chun was confused as to whether there were truly no more deaths or if the media had received instructions from someone to suppress the news.
After staring at the glass bottle for a moment in thought, Gu Chun pulled out the smallest size hypodermic syringe from the drawer, gritted his teeth, and gave a ferocious, twisted smile. He drew a few milliliters of hydrogen cyanide from the bottle, carefully attached a small cannula to the needle, then stuffed the syringe into his trench coat pocket and left the research institute.
Under the guise of buying a sandwich, Gu Chun slowly injected the highly toxic substance hydrogen cyanide into the carton of milk next to him. When paying, he casually ordered a bowl of udon noodles, sat down in a seat inside the convenience store, pretended to watch a video on his phone, and began slowly slurping his noodles.
Gu Chun specifically chose the newly launched White Peach Cherry Blossom Milk, which had been heavily advertised and was selling very well so far. If he was lucky enough, he might even catch someone buying the poisoned milk and watch them drink it.
The thought of the other person clutching their throat and collapsing in pain in front of him made Ji Guchun chuckle excitedly.
As he was happily lost in his own thoughts, Lai Chuan Huangquan happened to walk into the convenience store where he worked. Her exaggerated appetite made her a well-known figure among the waiters in the local grocery store circle. When the cashier saw that it was Lai Chuan Huangquan, he conscientiously pulled out a large basket from under the table and smiled, gesturing for her to take her time choosing.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan took the basket as usual, but what she was thinking was that it was a good thing Officer Gorilla wasn't here, otherwise he would definitely laugh at her.
The bear-shaped cookies on the shelf were completely sold out. As Lai Chuan Huang Quan hummed a tune and passed by Ji Gu Jun, the man lowered his gaze to look at the mountain of cookies piled up in her basket, and his lips twitched slightly.
Yomi Lai stopped by the freezer, standing next to Jun Tsuguya, bending over to examine the dazzling array of dairy products inside, pondering which one to buy. Jun Tsuguya glanced at Yomi Lai out of the corner of his eye, and when her fingers swept over the poisoned cherry blossom milk, he subconsciously tensed up, his already small pupils trembling slightly with tension.
"It's a new product! I haven't tried it yet, let's give it a try."
When Lai Chuan Huang Quan tossed the bottle of milk into the basket, Ji Gu Jun was so excited he almost jumped up from his seat. He put his left hand on his chest, feeling his restless heartbeat, while his right hand picked up a large handful of noodles and put them in his mouth, pretending nothing had happened.
After paying the bill, Lai Chuan Huang Quan casually ate another bite of noodles, then hurriedly stood up and followed behind him. He put his hands in his pockets, his triangular eyes darting around to see if anyone had noticed his strange behavior.
His heart pounded wildly; Gu Chun was anticipating another death. Since the news media was trying to cover up the news of his death, let him witness it with his own eyes.
——"1107."
The administrator promptly issued a verbal reminder.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan carried a bag full of cookies, her palms marked with red welts from the bag. As she passed the dessert shop, she glanced at the gleaming window and whispered, "I understand."
The shop window, decorated with bread patterns, reflected two blurry figures: her and the man who had just been eating noodles at the convenience store behind her.
Although she didn't know why the other person was following her, she was certain they weren't a good person. Lai Chuan Huang Quan didn't believe that Furuya Rei would send anyone else to continue tracking and investigating her; that guy was currently complaining bitterly about Huang Quan's promise to beat up all of his subordinates when the two first clashed at the Ministry of Public Security.
Carrying snacks, they arrived at the sparsely populated park. Lai Chuan Huang Quan originally planned to see how the other party would react, but Ji Gu Jun just hid far away around the corner, pretending to watch the koi in the lake, but occasionally stealing glances at Lai Chuan Huang Quan.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan crossed her legs and rested her chin on her hand. She quickly glanced at the bag full of snacks and immediately realized where the problem lay—among the pile of bear-shaped cookies, only the carton of milk in paper packaging could be artificially injected with hydrogen cyanide.
"..."
Lai Chuan Huang Quan suddenly felt a little wronged and a little angry.
She had to visit several stores to buy this newly launched seasonal limited-edition milk. It is said that it tastes so good that it sold out quickly even amidst the controversy surrounding fast food and bread poisoning incidents.
She had finally managed to buy it, but before she could even taste it, someone injected her with hydrogen cyanide.
Lai Chuan Huang Quan held the cherry blossom milk in silence for a moment, then tore open the bottle and tilted her head back to drink it all in one gulp. She licked her upper lip with lingering satisfaction, her eyes lighting up with delight.
It really tastes great!
It would be even better if it hadn't been adulterated with hydrogen cyanide!
Not far away, Jun Tsuguya, who had been watching Lai Chuan Huang Quan drink every last drop of milk, wore an excited expression. He started counting down, keeping time with the ticking of the second hand.
10——
9——
As Gu Chun stared intently at Lai Chuan Huang Quan, his withered and thin cheeks flushed slightly with excitement.
As the countdown numbers shrank, the smile on his lips grew wider.
——0!
Gu Jun turned around excitedly and expectantly, only to find that Lai Chuan Huang Quan was sitting on a park bench enjoying the breeze, and nothing had happened.
...?
The excitement completely stalled.
It feels like spending three hours simmering a pot of broth, and just as the delicious dish is about to be served, a piece of white plaster falls from the ceiling, landing right in the pot and ruining all the deliciousness.
Ji Guchun was that idiot who got his face splattered with boiling soup while holding a pot.
His lips twitched. He glanced at his watch, then at the serene Lai Chuan Huang Quan in the distance, and then at his watch again.
……Why?
He clearly injected highly toxic liquid!
Why was this woman able to continue staring blankly under the tree as if nothing had happened? He had been prepared to see her slip and fall to the ground in agony, convulsing and dying.
"Tsk."
Until this moment, Jun Tsuguya, who had always suspected that the Metropolitan Police Department and the media had colluded to suppress the news of the death, began to suspect for the first time the things he had placed in the drawer.
Could it be that his assistant replaced the hydrogen cyanide in the bottle with something else?
After frowning and thinking for a while, Gu Chun stood up and decided to go back to the research institute to check the situation.
He pulled up the collar of his trench coat and left the park in a hurry.
Following Gu Jun, Lai Chuan Huang Quan carried a bear-shaped biscuit and casually threw the empty cow-shaped milk carton into the trash can.
"Administrator, why can't I just tackle him and hand him over to the Metropolitan Police Department?"
"Even if you catch him now, various factors could render the evidence invalid, leaving him room to defend himself. After all, no one witnessed or filmed him poisoning the animals."
"This man didn't leave any fingerprints in the previous cases, so he probably won't this time either."
"Perhaps the poisoning device is still on him?"
"But you can't guarantee it's definitely on him. What if he's already been dealt with? Catching him now would only alert him."
"Then what should I do?"
"My personal suggestion is to follow him and confirm his address. At the same time, contact Rei Furuya and let him handle everything. As for the subsequent stakeouts and evidence collection, let the First Investigation Division and the Public Security Bureau handle that."
[Author's Note]
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