Chapter 19 nineteen

Gregory walked all the way to the counter, with an expression on his face that he would not give up until he reached his goal. Pete walked around the counter and stood beside his wife, looking suspiciously at the sheriff with small, frightened eyes. Nell.Sims says: Pete, what are you up to? At this moment Mrs. Bradisson and her son followed the policeman poking around through the door. peteSims saw Mason and said in a trembling voice: My lawyer is there, I want to speak to my lawyer.You are not allowed to touch me until I see a lawyer. Pete, Nell.Sims said sternly, you tell me what you're up to.Come on, say it all without missing a word.

Gregory said: Ask him, and he'll tell you what you did with the twelve ounces of arsenic. Arsenic!cried Nell. Yes, Pete, what are you going to do with it? I tell you I don't. Don't talk nonsense, I already found out where you bought your arsenic.The owner recognized you from the photo. I tell you this is a complete mistake. It would be correct to say that this is an error concerning you. I need to speak to a lawyer. peteSims, have you poisoned the sugar?Hey, if I had thought it was you, I'd have killed you. Nell, I don't, I really don't, I buy poison for something else.

What do you want it for? I can't tell you. Where is the poison?Nell asked. in your place. here? Yes. are you crazy? Don't you remember the paper bag I asked you to store? You mean that thing?God!I thought it was something for mining.You said so, you didn't tell me it was poison. I tell you to put it where no one can find it.Pete said. you why you Come on, said Gregory, what did you buy it for? Me, I don't know. Mason turned to Nell.Sims: Where did you put it? Nell's face was ugly. Is it next to sugar?Mason asked. She nodded, momentarily speechless. So, Mason continued peacefully, is it possible that you, by mistake, took out the contents of this bag instead of the sugar bag, and then

Impossible, she said, but Dorina might have done it.You know, sugar is rationed these days, and I told Dolena to use her ration ticket to buy a bag of sugar, and she handed it to me.After she was gone, I opened the bag and poured the sugar into the big sugar bag; but the bag Pete gave me was on the shelf, and she might have seen it and thought it was the bag she bought, and if she thought the sugar bowl needed to be filled Pete , why didn't you tell me it was poison? I tell you don't touch it.Pete said. Don't you understand what you did?If Dolena mistook the contents of that bag for sugar and put it in the sugar bowl, you'd be poisoning Banning.Clark's people.

I didn't poison him, I had nothing to do with it.I'm just handing you this bag. Why are you buying arsenic?Gregory asked. I want to do some mining experiments and have to use some arsenic. So why are you useless? Oh, I just don't have time for this kind of experimentation. I was speechless for a moment. Mrs. Bradison said: If that explains the arsenic mixed with the sugar, sir, then the arsenic mixed with the sugar the night my son and I were poisoned doesn't explain it. Yes, said Gregory, I haven't thought of that yet.The poisoning was man-made, not an accident. Wait a minute, Mason interrupted, I didn't want to bring this up now, but in this case, it seems like you're narrowing the circle.Sir, Mrs. Bradisson's illness is not arsenic poisoning at all.

Nonsense, said Mrs. Bradisson. I know what the symptoms of poisoning are. Dr. Kenward and the nurse have said it. Nevertheless, Mason said, you are not poisoned by arsenic, of course you have some symptoms, but you may be faking other symptoms, the nausea may be caused by ipecac.The ipecac may have been eaten on purpose. Hey, I've never heard of such a thing.What do you mean by that? Mason said: "Dr. Kenward said he put a portion of the stomach contents into a sealed glass vial and sent it to a laboratory for analysis.The report came out a few hours ago.There was no arsenic at all, but ipecac was found.Both you and your son's stomach contents test came back this way.

Hey, this is nonsense.She was furious. Well, Mason went on calmly, the arsenic might have been thrown in by accident, or put in with the intent of murder, but there was no doubt that the ipecac was eaten on purpose.Now you and your son come and tell us why you eat ipecac and then pretend to be arsenic poisoning.Why are you doing this? I've never done anything like this.said Mrs. Bradisson. Jim.Bradisson took a few steps forward and said: Mason, it seems I have to say a few words. Come on, said Mason, come here. Bradisson whispered to Gregory: I think you should find out why Mason diverts everyone's attention like smoked herring to keep the hounds from following the scent trail.

There's no smoked herring here, said Mason, I'm just trying to make sense of the idea that arsenic got in the sugar by accident.The only thing that doesn't quite make sense is that the arsenic should have been put into the sugar bowl the night before. Mrs. Bradison said solemnly: I can tell you why Perry.Mason suddenly made public about the ipecac. Gregory looked at her with interest. Mrs. Bradisson went on to say: Because Perry.Mason from Banning.Something was stolen from Clark's study. say what?Gregory pressed, repeating. Mrs. Bradison said, "I mean Perry.Mason stole Banning.Files in Clark's desk, and I know what I'm talking about.

how do you knowasked Gregory. As soon as I heard about Banning.Clark was killed, so I knew that there was an ulterior motive behind this incident. If there was a will, someone would definitely look through his things. I looked at his roll-top desk and found a document, thinking it was very important For evidence, put a thumbtack on the bottom of the drawer under the left-hand side of the desk, and push the drawer back. Why are you doing this?Gregory said grimly. In this way, even if someone came in and tried to dig through Banning's stuff, he couldn't destroy it. Why would anyone want to destroy it?

Because it is said that this is a Banning.Clark's will.In fact, it was not his handwriting at all, it was a forgery.The will left the property to Perry.Mason.And if you use your brain, you will find that there are very insidious things happening around us all the time.Just a few days ago, Perry.Mason met Banning.In that short time, Clark, Mason got Benning.Clark owned all the shares, and then Banning left a will to leave the property to Mason, and then he died.For Perry as the executor of the will.For Mason, this series of events was really ingeniously arranged. Gregory turned to Perry.Mason, who was about to say something, changed his mind, and said to Mrs. Bradisson:

Why do you think it's Perry .Mason took the will? It's easy, I'll go to Banning.I left the door open when I went to Clark's room, and I rummaged through the desk to find this fake will and hide it.Everyone knows Banning.Clark is my son-in-law, he is like my own son. So, Mason asked, you traded another will for the one you took out of the drawer? She said triumphantly: Yes, Mr. Mason, I did it.Thanks for bringing this fact to everyone's attention, because it just proves that you're staring at me. I am watching you.Mason admitted. She turned to the police officer as if she had won a big victory and said: You see, he is staring at me.As soon as I left, he went into the house and found the will I had left, and probably destroyed it.The will had been taken when I went to see it the next morning.Only a few thumbtacks remained at the bottom of the drawer and the will was gone.And when you searched that room and found Mr. Mason sitting at the table, he said he was asleep.And that was only ten or fifteen minutes after I left that room.Banning left the real will for my safekeeping, and I put it in my desk. Gregory said sullenly: Mason, this is serious, very serious.Do you admit to taking that will? I don't admit anything, Mason said flatly. I just asked Mrs. Bradisson a question, but she thought I admitted stealing the will. I also think you stole the will. Mason bowed and said: That's your right, I just said I stared at her. Where is that will? What will? The share that Mrs. Bradisson just said. You have to ask her.It was her who brought up the will. You deny it's in your hands? I don't have the will at all that she said. The will mentioned that there was a clue in the desk drawer, Mrs. Bradison went on, but there was only a bottle with a mosquito in it. Mason smiled at her and said: "Mrs Bradisson, I have been accused of misleading the direction of the investigation so I can make the same charge.Since you're going to take the investigation in a completely different direction, you should be able to explain to the sheriff how you ended up in Banning.Twenty-four hours before Clark's poisoning, he swallowed ipecac to fake the symptoms of arsenic poisoning. Gregory frowned and turned to Mrs. Bradisson again, with a dazed expression. Jim.Bradisson chimed in: "These things are new to me, too, but I approve of the way things are being handled.My mother is nervous and a little nervous, and if she has anything to say, she speaks privately to the Sheriff, Perry.It's not good for Mason to threaten her here. Mason bowed slightly and said, "I'm not threatening her, but if you think I'm making your mother uncomfortable, I'll back out." no no!Bradisen exclaimed, I didn't tell you to quit, I meant she wouldn't speak until the sheriff finished talking to you. You didn't tell me to quit, said Mason, but I'm going to quit myself, come on, Della. Wait a minute, Gregory said, Mason, I'm not done with you yet. It's true, Mason said, but your most important thing now is to find out what's going on with the ipecac before mother and son have a chance to ventilate, and with the Bradissons present, I refuse any cross-examination.After speaking, he walked towards the door. Wait a minute, Gregory interrupted, and I will search you to see if you have the will before you can go out. Really?sir?Mason said, have you ever thought about it, now that you have left the jurisdiction, such arbitrary methods will not work at all.And you really should have grilled the Bradissons before they made up their stories.Let's go, Della. Gregory's face immediately turned red and white.Mason calmly pushed him away and walked towards the door. Paul, who has been watching the battle with great interest.Suddenly Drake clapped. The Sheriff turned around and asked furiously: Who the hell are you? Drunk Drake said arrogantly: If you like this way of speaking, then who the fuck are you? Mason went out the door before hearing Gregory's answer. The door slammed shut behind them.Della.Streeter breathed out and said: Phew!It's too mysterious!Boss?How does it feel?Is the water hot enough? It's almost open.Mason said. You have to give the will to Mrs. Bradisson so she can have the courage to fight back.Della said. Mason frowned and sat in the driver's seat. He said: Unless she set a trap, I was caught by her. What do you mean? Assuming she had left the door open on purpose so that I could see her go through the will, I would naturally assume that the one she hid was the real one.If that copy is forged, plus the fake signature on the stock, and Banning.Clark was poisoned after eating with us Boss!Della.Streeter's exclamation interrupted Mason's words, her face was full of horror and frustration. That's the way it is.Mason said, putting his foot on the gas. But, sir, there's no way out of that. There is only one way.Mason said. what is it We don't know much about lazy mosquitoes yet, Mason told her, Wilma.Staller had heard the mosquito.As soon as she turned on the light, the mosquitoes stopped flying.She turned off the light and went to the window with a flashlight, and there was someone standing on the edge of the wall, almost under her window.The man fired twice, and both bullets landed in Wilma.On the sill above Staller's head, there were three inches between the two bullets.Do you find something strange here? You mean those two shots? Yes.That's only part of the problem.It was clear the man didn't want to kill her.Just wanted to scare her away from the window.If two shots were fired and the bullets were only three inches apart, he must be a sharpshooter. But why scare her away from the window? Mason smiled and said: It's because of that lazy mosquito. Boss, what do you mean by that? Salt Dinger last night.When Bowers demonstrated the black light, there is an electromagnetic induction coil in the machine, through which the dry battery can increase the voltage to make the lamp glow. Have you noticed all this? She nodded. Mason continued: "If you hear a faint hum in the dark, it will sound a lot like a mosquito in a room. Della.Streeter gets excited, that is.she says. A very distinctive kind of tired mosquito is probably a lazy mosquito. So you think the voice Wilma heard was from the black light? Is not it?While she was looking out the window, someone was standing by the wall.Replace Banning.Clark put himself in his shoes. He has a bad heart and has valuable information.He dared not tell anyone the information, thinking that he might die and take the secret to his grave, so he must have wanted to leave a message.His mention of the lazy mosquito seemed very important in the light of the colorful lights we saw last night. You mean he marked it somewhere? That's right. It must be on the stone wall! That's right.You must know that he brought all kinds of stones back from the desert. Della.Streeter blinked and said: So we'll be the first to shine a UV light on a wall and see the mark? Try to be the first.Mason said. But the thief must have used this kind of machine too. Mason said thoughtfully: The machine may be Yan Dinger or Banning used to shine on a certain place on the wall not far from the thief.Thieves may be trying to figure out what they're doing.Anyway, I think we've found an explanation for the lazy mosquito.