Someone has stolen all the wages for all the employees at a major company. The culprit was apprehended through a discarded cigarette, but as the whereabouts of the missing money is still unknown, a reward is being offered for anyone who finds it. Kyousuke happens upon a coded message that seems to indicate the hiding place. Leaving Takuboku behind since he's still cut ties with him, Kyousuke sets out with young Hirai to decipher the note.
In the base of the brazier they found 
in the room where the man was staying,
في أسفل الموقد الذي وجدوه في الغرفة
،التي كان يقيم فيها الرّجل
Und unter dem Hibachi,
das im Zimmer, in dem er schlief, war,
En el brasero de la habitación
donde se hospedaba
En el brasero de la habitación
donde se hospedaba
Cachés dans un brasero
du logement de l’homme
Nel fondo del braciere della stanza
dove quell'uomo alloggiava
Ao lado do quarto onde o homem estava
В основании жаровни в комнате
мужчины обнаружили одежду,