Kyousuke has been arrested. Hagiwara Sakutarou, Nomura Kodou, and the others gather at the "milk hall," a small cafe serving European beverages and foods, to try to discover the truth of the situation. Each of the literary men unveil their deductions. Natsume Souseki introduces Akutagawa Ryuunosuke who also participates in the puzzle solving, but none of them come up with a deciding theory. As they ponder, a boy named Hirai Tarou steps forward. Hirai tells them that everything started two nights ago...
and that the proprietress rightly 
said there were no other guests...
...وأنَّ مُديرة بيت الدّعارة صدقَتْ في عدمِ وجود ضيوف
Und auch, dass außer den beiden
sonst kein Gast anwesend war.
La dueña dijo que no hubo más clientes.
La dueña dijo que no hubo más clientes.
La patronne affirme ne pas avoir reçu
d’autres clients qu’eux.
E la padrona
além da dona mentir quando disse
que não havia outros clientes...
и что хозяйка не солгала о том,
что больше не было гостей...