Chapter 566 Weird way of death
Back at Kamiya's house, the little ferret seemed curious about its new environment and scurried out as soon as it entered the house.
The two saw a long, soft white line appearing and disappearing in the living room. It would pop out from under the sofa, crawl onto the coffee table and the desk, and then circle around their legs, looking very lively.
Youya said in a daze: "It seems that we don't need to worry about its ability to adapt to the new environment."
Miyano Shiho nodded in agreement.
Since they decided to raise a ferret, the two naturally did a lot of homework in advance, including how to comfort the ferret in its new home. The living nest is a huge multi-layer cage, which is equipped with a hammock, waterer, food bowl, sleeping place, and toys for it to sharpen its teeth and claws.
Youya couldn't help but say, "If I wasn't so sure that I brought it home today, I almost thought it was actually coming home."
Miyano Shiho smiled and said, "Who said it wasn't?"
Yuya stroked his chin and said, "Should we give it a name?"
Miyano Shiho thought for a moment and said, "Call me Xiaobai?"
Yuya's mouth twitched: "Isn't this the dog's name?" Are Shiho's naming skills so poor?
Miyano Shiho curled her lips and looked at the sofa, where the little ferret was rolling around like a white ball. Her eyes moved slightly and she said, "Why not call her Tuanzi?"
"Dumpling?" Youya touched his chin, and seeing that the snow ferret was just big enough to roll into a dumpling, he smiled and said, "Sure, let's call him Dumpling."
Thus, the Kamiya family had a new member - the little snow ferret, Tuanzi.
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the next day.
Yuya slept until noon. He stretched and sat up, and found that Miyano Shiho was gone.
After washing up, Youya went downstairs. Miyano Shiho had already prepared lunch. The little snow ferret Tuanzi was lying in the cage gnawing on fresh meat with bones. There were also a few fresh offal in the food bowl.
After observing carefully and confirming that Tuanzi had no difficulty adapting to the new environment, Youya breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to eat lunch.
Just as the two were chatting about what to do in the afternoon, Yuya's phone suddenly rang.
It's Toru Amuro calling.
"What did you say? Madam Pingzhong died?" Youye widened his eyes in surprise and almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand.
"That's right," Amuro said in a deep voice, "What happened is a little strange. I'll tell you the details when you come."
Toru Amuro didn't ask Yuya if he was free. Since a case had happened, as a detective, Yuya must be free.
"Okay, I got it." Youya agreed.
"What happened?" asked Miyano Shiho.
Yuya also mentioned the news of Mrs. Hiranaka's death: "From what Mr. Amuro said, Mrs. Hiranaka's death is very suspicious."
"Then let's hurry over there." Miyano Shiho said hurriedly.
They just adopted Tuanzi from the old lady yesterday, and she was killed the next day. It was only right for them to go there.
The two quickly finished their meal and drove to Pingzhong's villa.
Toru Amuro was talking to a man with a coral haircut. When he saw Yuya coming, he hurried over.
"Yuya-kun, you're here."
Yuya nodded seriously, then looked at the coral head, a little surprised: "Inspector Yokomizo?"
Yokomizo Sango was also a little surprised: "I remember you are... Detective Kamiya? How come you are here?"
Yuya was originally wondering why it wasn't Inspector Megure, but he felt relieved when he remembered that this was Saitama Prefecture.
"Yesterday..." Youya briefly explained the matter of adopting the ferret, "I heard that the old lady passed away, so I hurried over."
"How exactly did it happen?"
Hearing Yuya asking about the case, Yokomizo Sango's expression was a little strange. He glanced at the Hiranaka family at the door of the villa and whispered, "Detective Kamiya, the death of old lady Hiranaka was indeed a little strange. They all said it was a ghost who came to claim her life."
"What? A demon is taking my life?" Yuya was puzzled. "No, Inspector Yokomizo, you..."
Yokomizo Sango also knew that it was inappropriate for him as a policeman to say such things, so he quickly said, "Detective Kamiya, please listen to what I have to say."
It turned out that after Mrs. Pingzhong announced the change of her will, her family had a big quarrel and left unhappily.
The old lady was so angry that her liver hurt, so she asked Doctor Yamato to give her some liver medicine.
After taking the medicine, the old lady said she was not feeling well and planned to go out for a walk. However, as soon as she reached the door, something very strange happened.
Green smoke came out of her mouth and nose, as if her soul was sucked away by an evil spirit. She couldn't even utter a scream and collapsed silently to the ground, breathless.
"Green smoke?" A question mark appeared above Yuya's head, "What was the cause of death?"
Yokogome realized, "There are no external injuries, and the body shows no signs of poisoning. Considering her physical condition, the preliminary diagnosis is that she died of liver failure."
"Liver failure?" Youye pondered for a few seconds. The old lady was fine yesterday, so how could she suddenly die of liver failure? "If it was liver failure, why did green smoke come out of her mouth and nose when she died? Are you sure it wasn't poisoning?"
Henggou Chanwu frowned and said, "I have suspected this, but there is no symptom of poisoning that would emit green smoke, right?"
Yuya also thought of this and frowned, "The specific cause of death can only wait for the results of a detailed autopsy. Has the scene been investigated?"
Yokoguro Sango: "I investigated, but didn't find anything suspicious."
Yuya nodded slightly and turned to look at Amuro Toru: "Mr. Amuro, did you find anything?"
Amuro Toru shook his head: "I arrived a little earlier than you, and I heard about the incident from Inspector Yokomizo."
Several people entered the house and came to the stairs.
Yokomizo Sango looked around in confusion: "What is Detective Kamiya looking for?"
Yuya looked down at the stairs, where a nail had been, only a small hole remained.
Amuro Toru also noticed this, and he said in a deep voice: "It seems that the old lady's death was most likely murder."
Yokoguro Sango was confused: "What on earth are you talking about?"
Youya recounted the incident of the old lady falling down the stairs yesterday.
Yokogome Chanwu was shocked: "How could such a thing actually happen? They didn't mention it at all."
Yuya stroked his chin and said in a deep voice: "But what I can't figure out is, if it is murder, then what is the motive for the murder?"
Now that the old lady has changed her will, the murderer should have expected her to live well and then change her will one day. Why did he continue killing people?
Could it be that the murderer's motive for killing was not to have his eyes on the inheritance from the very beginning?