This was inconsistent with Kaios Knapp's usual style, and Yujiang reasonably suspected that Kaios was digging a hole for him to jump into.
The boss quickly brought the roasted bird and beer.
Kaios Knapp spent twenty minutes enjoying the delicacy slowly, during which Yujiang didn't look at him again.
After drinking the last drop of beer in his glass, Kaios Knapp stood up and left his change on the table.
When leaving, he passed by Toru Inoue and slowly walked out of the izakaya.
Inoue Toru closed his eyes and ate pufferfish sashimi in silence.
Ikujiang took out his cell phone, pretended to send a message, and took a profile photo of Toru Inoue.
"Jingle Bell--"
The wind chimes rang again, and at the same time there was the sound of boys and girls talking.
"Shinichi, have you forgotten the rule about not drinking before the age of twenty? Why don't we go directly to the Westwood Building? Anyway, you..."
"Shhh! There is a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon. Security at the Westwood Building must be very strict. We will go later."
Inoue Toru raised his eyes and glanced towards the door very vaguely.
I saw two kids who looked like junior high school students walking into the izakaya together. As soon as the boy came in, he said to the boss: "Edamame and two sodas."
His tone was very familiar, as if he was already a regular visitor to the izakaya.
They chose a seat very close to Yu Jiang and sat down, chatting so much that it gave Yu Jiang a headache.
Anyway, Kaios Knapp had left, and Yu Jiang didn't want to stay here. He stood up and was about to leave, but he didn't expect to encounter something interesting again.
The wind chime rang for the third time, and this time a pair of young girls in their twenties came in. One was tall, the other was low, one had curly hair and the other had straight hair, each with their own style.
Both of them were very beautiful, and Toru Inoue's eyes widened as soon as he saw them.
Of course, this sluggishness was not due to the sight of the beautiful woman. Yujiang found shock and panic in Inoue Toru's eyes.
The girls also noticed Inoue Toru's gaze, and the curly-haired girl even smiled at Inoue Toru.
However, Toru Inoue's face changed drastically because of this smile.
Um? Very interesting.
Yujie raised his hand and took another photo of Inoue Toru, this time his face was finally straight, but Inoue Toru was too busy panicking to notice his movements.
After taking the photo, Yu Jiang walked around and returned to his seat. This left the boss who was planning to clear the table speechless.
"Great, great, we have to celebrate today!" The straight-haired girl sat in the inner seat and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Yamei for setting up her own studio! I really didn't expect you to come back."
The curly-haired girl smiled slightly: "No matter how good a foreign country is, it's not as good as my own home. No matter how good other people's works are, they won't be as good as my own creations."
"You're right. Now that you're back, don't leave again. I'm looking forward to working with you!"
"Boss, let's have a fruit salad. Yami, what do you want?"
"Put up the lantern."
"Eh? I thought you were losing weight recently." The straight-haired girl covered her mouth and snickered, "Look at your face, it's too bad."
Sato Ami rubbed her temples and said helplessly: "I haven't had a good rest in the past two days."
From the moment they walked in, Inoue Toru kept his head lowered, not daring to take another look.
Not only did Yujie notice his abnormality, but so did the boy who looked like a junior high school student over there. While chatting with his companions, he looked at Toru Inoue intentionally or unintentionally.
"This apple is so sour." The straight-haired girl took a bite and spat it out, complaining at the same time, "Boss, where did you buy this apple? Why is it so sour?"
The boss explained: "It should taste like salad vinegar."
Sato Ami said: "The apples used by the boss are Huangwang from Aomori, right? This kind of apple is inherently more acidic than Fuji, and this year due to the climate, the apples there are more acidic."
"Wow, you still understand this?"
"Because I often watch the news."
"Hey, Inoue, what's wrong with you?" Inoue Toru's friend finally realized something was wrong with him, "Inoue! Wake up!"
I saw Toru Inoue suddenly turned pale, covering his neck and lying on the table!
The boss panicked all of a sudden: "What's going on? Have you drunk too much? Inoue usually has a good drinking capacity, so just one drink shouldn't be enough, right?"
"Call an ambulance!" Toru Inoue's friend shouted loudly.
Kudo Shinichi had already rushed to Inoue Toru's side immediately.
After a cursory look, he understood clearly: "The whole body is paralyzed, the skeletal muscles are relaxed, and the complexion is cyanotic. These are the symptoms of tetrodotoxin poisoning!"
Hearing this, the owner of the izakaya looked at the half-eaten sashimi on the table in disbelief. He suddenly felt like a lightning strike, and his hands and feet were cold: "No, it can't be. I have been running the restaurant for so many years, and this has never happened before." .”
There is no specific cure for tetrodotoxin, even though Shinichi Kudo immediately gave Toru Inoue first aid, even though the ambulance arrived as early as possible, even though...
But Toru Inoue is still dead.
In order to rule out the possibility of intentional homicide, the police who arrived subsequently sealed off the izakaya and no one was allowed to leave, including Yu Jiang, who was watching the whole process.
As soon as Megure Thirteen entered the door, he noticed Kudo Shinichi, who was quite conspicuous in the crowd - no way, this little kid was too close to the crime scene, and Megure Thirteen was worried that he would destroy the scene.
"Children, don't cause trouble here, go and rest nearby."
After saying that, Mumu Shisan winked at his subordinates, signaling them to appease the children.
"The deceased had eaten pufferfish sashimi before he died. The remaining sashimi is on the plate, and the police can detect the toxins in it." Kudo Shinichi pointed to the sashimi platter on the table.
Mumu Shisan's expression froze.
How could this guy still instruct the police to do things?
At this moment, Megure Thirteen noticed the girl next to Kudou Shinichi: "Huh? I remember you are..."
"Officer Memu." Mao Lilan greeted with a smile, "I am Mao Lilan."
"Oh, yes, you are Brother Maori's daughter." Megure Thirteen felt friendly when he saw the child of his old subordinate. "How is your father doing recently? I heard that the business of his detective agency is not very good."
"It's still the same as before. The office is enough to make ends meet."
Although Mao Lilan is only twelve years old, because her parents separated when she was young, she has to go to school and take on the responsibility of taking care of her father, so she has grown up very early.
When chatting with elders at this time, she has a gentle attitude that is neither humble nor arrogant, and it is easy to win favor.
"Boss." While Mao Lilan and Megure Thirteen were talking, Kudo Shinichi walked around the izakaya and finally stopped at the door of the kitchen. "Where did you cut the pufferfish sashimi?"
The boss pointed to a cutting board and said: "It's right here. What I buy is fresh pufferfish meat that morning, and it will be sliced only after the customer orders it. The store where I bought pufferfish meat is also an old store, and the masters who are responsible for processing the pufferfish are all Licensed and handled cleanly.”
“Where’s the rest of the puffer fish meat?”
"The one sold to Inoue was the last one."
