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...
Otaki-san was always coughing badly...
...كانت أوتاكي-سان تسعل بحدّةٍ دوماً
Otaki-san hatte immer
einen fürchterlichen Husten.
Otaki tenía mucha tos.
Otaki tenía mucha tos.
elle souffrait
d’une mauvaise toux constante.
ma Otaki aveva sempre una brutta tosse.
A O-Taki estava sempre
com uma tosse forte...
О-Таки сильно кашляла...