Chapter 429: Making Trouble
After thinking for a long time, Maria realized that things were beyond her control.

If I continue with my previous plan, everything will develop in an unpredictable direction.

It is impossible to achieve perfection now. If we continue with the plan forcefully, I am afraid that this matter will explode sooner or later and then get out of control!
So Maria looked at Lin Hao and decided to tell part of the truth, even though the 16 billion might be lost.

But Maria thought it was worth it, so she said:

"If the two officers are not busy, I will tell them the whole story from beginning to end!"

"Of course, please go ahead!" Soma immediately perked up.

Then Maria began to recall the past, and said with a little emotion:
"I think you all know my background. My father runs a large food company, so I went to a girls' school from elementary school to high school!"

“My father sent me to a girls’ school because he wanted me to be a qualified lady, so that I could find a family of equal status or a son-in-law who was willing to marry into the family.

At that time, Mu Mu was my tutor. He often encouraged me during class and made me yearn for everything Western. Later, he strongly suggested that I study abroad.

But neither my parents nor the school wanted me to study abroad. They were afraid that I would pick up bad Western habits like smoking and getting tattoos, which would not be conducive to the development of my temperament!

Later, in order to allow me to study abroad, Murasakibara gave me an idea, which was to pretend that we had feelings for each other and then let my parents find out.

Sure enough, in order to stop me and Mu Mu, my parents warned Mu Mu not to meet me and sent me to study abroad.

In fact, they don’t know that I have long been yearning for the outside world. Of course, places abroad are not as good as I imagined.

It was not until a year later that my parents, fearing that I might have learned bad things abroad, let me return home! "

Soma frowned, this was not what he had guessed, so he confirmed again:
"So, you and Mumu never had a romantic relationship?"

Maria replied solemnly: "Never!"

"What happened next?" Soma continued to ask.

Maria smiled and said:

"After that, I returned to Japan and studied at the famous Yamate University of Art, but I had little contact with Mokuma at that time!"

"What about Ogata Shogo?" Soma continued to ask.

Maria said nonchalantly:
As for Ogata Shogo, I'm actually not familiar with him, I just know that he once had a crush on me!"

Then based on the recollection:

"When I was a senior in college, he developed a crush on me after I worked as a model at school. He approached me intentionally or unintentionally and showed his affection to me, but I didn't pay much attention to him!"

"After I graduated, I joined my father's food factory's publicity department, and I no longer had any contact with Ogata."

There is no way to refute Maria's answer, and after so many years, many things cannot be verified.

"But as far as I know, you and Mumu are more than just acquaintances!" Soma did not give up, still confused, so he asked:
"When his wife passed away seven years ago, you seemed to meet each other often, so your relationship should be more than that!"

Maria's expression finally changed, and she said with some sadness:
"Seven years ago, I was in the marketing department of my family's food factory, and I often tasted new products. At that time, I developed a new pastry that I thought was particularly good, so I asked someone to pack a portion and gave it as a gift to the Mumu couple who ran the bar!"

At this time, Maria sighed and said with some annoyance:
"But no one expected that Congzi would die just two days after eating the new product!"

"We originally thought that Satoko died of some sudden illness, but after Satoko was buried, Mumu accidentally learned that a customer who often visited their bar died of illness on the same day as Satoko."

"Wait!" Lin Hao suddenly interrupted Maria and said to Soma, "Isn't that the same as the symptoms of ADTX poisoning!"

Soma also reacted and said:
“Adverse symptoms occur 12 hours after consumption and death occurs within two days, but no toxins can be detected!”

Maria nodded and said affirmatively:

"Yes, it's the ADTX toxin extracted from lacquer beans. Mumu doesn't really like sweets, so he didn't eat them that day!"

"As a result, that day Congzi shared the new cake with two regular customers. As a result, both of them suffered the same symptoms and died at a similar time."

"This is exactly the same as Satoko's symptoms. Anyone can tell that she was poisoned!"

"So I concluded that it must be related to our food factory, and the target of the poison should have been me, but I didn't expect that Congzi would suffer an unprovoked disaster!
Soma looked at Maria and asked in confusion:
"Why must the target of the poison be you and not someone else?"

Mariya stroked her hair and said firmly:
"Because the new pastry was made in small batches, the quantity was quite large. Most people in the office ate the pastry that day. However, the pastries that others took away were fine, but the pastry I took away was poisonous!"

"But that's the only clue we could find. Even though I asked around in the factory and even sought help from my father, I still couldn't find any useful clues."

"What happened next?" Soma continued to ask.

Maria pursed her lips and said:
"What else can we do? Congzi's body has already been cremated and buried. Even if we call the police, they won't be able to file a case. If the outside world knew about this scandal, my family's food factory would probably not be able to continue operating!"

"Although Mumu didn't blame me, he never recovered from that and lost interest in running the bar. As a result, the bar went from bad to worse!"

"Because I indirectly caused the death of his wife, I felt guilty, so I often went to comfort and encourage him, just like he supported me when he helped me go abroad!"

"Aiya!" At this time Lin Hao suddenly exclaimed:
"Annan knows how to extract ADTX toxins, and she used to be a researcher at Asakura Foods before coming to the cafe!"

"Yeah, Kyounan used to be a researcher at Asakura Foods, so would that be possible~?"

Seiichiro Soma and Yutaka Yabuki looked at each other. They didn't expect that the ADTX toxin had come back to Kitasato Anna, but this was a valuable new clue.

At this time, Maria couldn't help but look at Lin Hao and asked:

"So, Yukihira, how did you know that Kyounan could extract the ADTX toxin?"

However, he stared at Lin Hao closely, but Lin Hao did not panic at all.

Knowing that Maria would not be able to help asking, Lin Hao was prepared to speak out, so he said:
"Actually, Xingnan has told me about the effects of this toxin before, and even asked me to poison you and then inherit your inheritance!"

"Then do you agree?" Maria asked Lin Hao nervously.

Lin Hao hugged Mariya and said solemnly:

"Of course not. Although I mentioned it when we were chatting before, how could I have the heart to do that to Maria after all the years of friendship between me and her?" "So I didn't poison her. I just bought a bottle of red wine!"

However, Maria was looking at Lin Hao strangely at this time, and no one knew what she was thinking!
Knowing that Maria didn't believe it, Lin Hao shook his head and said calmly:

"Now that things have come to this, I'll be honest! Most conflicts between husband and wife actually stem from distrust!"

"Speaking of which, although I had a crush on Xingnan at the beginning, it was just a crush. After all, I had been in love with you for so many years, so nothing happened between us!"

"But later, as the cafe was not doing well, I had more expenses than income every month and needed to ask you for money to support the operation. At that time, you did not agree and were not even willing to guarantee me."

Looking at Maria, he said with some guilt:
"It was at this time, three months ago, that Xingnan told me that you seemed to be in a close relationship with a man!"

"So I investigated privately and finally learned from my neighbor that it was true. Later I found out that the person was Ogata Shogo!"

"To be honest, I was extremely angry at the time, and I had sex with Xingnan in a rage. So later when we were chatting, I said something like "Go to hell!"

"Wait?" Maria suddenly interrupted Lin Hao and said with a frown:
"Three months ago, I had no contact with Ogata at all. I only contacted Ogata after I found the chat conversation in your phone that wanted to poison me. Could it be that Xingnan could predict the future?"

At this time, Soma on the side suddenly said:

"Could it be that Kitasato Anna was talking about Kisomaku Yuuhisa?"

Maria shook her head and said firmly:
"With my encouragement, Mumu also came out of the shadows. After he picked himself up and opened a bar, I rarely met him. Even if we contacted, it was always by phone. Besides, he was abroad at that time!"

Several people looked at each other, and Yabuki Toyoichiro analyzed and said:
"Obviously, there's something wrong with this Kitazato Annan. He's trying to sow discord among you!"

"Sogasne!" Seiichiro Soma looked at the couple, especially Maria.

Then Soma asked casually:

"I noticed that Ms. Mariya didn't seem very surprised about Annan making the ADTX poison. She felt like it was natural?"

Maria's body froze when she heard this, then she forced a smile and said:
"What is Officer Soma saying? Why can't I understand?"

Soma Seiichiro shook his head and said, "We never said that ADTX toxin was extracted from lacquer beans!"

When Lin Hao said just now that "the symptoms are the same as ADTX poisoning", Maria said without hesitation that it was extracted from lacquer beans!
"Is it because you already knew they were going to poison you, or the ADTX toxin extracted from lacquer beans?"

"You even knew long ago that Xingnan instigated your husband to poison you!"

"And it seems that the only people who know about this are the kidnappers, Ogata and Mumu. Besides, you and Mumu once tracked down Xingnan. Logically, Mumu wouldn't do this to you!"

Maria still kept silent. She knew that she couldn't keep her secret for long, but she didn't expect that Officer Soma would notice it so quickly!
However, at this time, Soma Seiichiro did not ask any more questions. Instead, he took out a document from his assistant Yabuki Yutaka and said:
"We received an interesting testimony while investigating the ransom deal between the baseball stadium kidnappers!"

At this time, Yabuki Yutaka said in cooperation:
"In the audience seats at the first base stand, there was a woman wearing a black baseball cap and white gloves. After Mr. Mochizuki and the police left, the woman also left, dragging a large incubator in her hands!"

"And the money we found in the Mumu Bar was in an insulated box. Even the garbage bag that contained the money was not changed!"

"Before we came to the hospital, several witnesses carefully identified it and it was the same incubator!"

"So!" At this time, Soma Seiichiro asked seriously: "As a kidnapped person, why did you help the kidnappers collect the ransom?"

Soma did not wait for Maria to speak, but asked and answered himself:

"That means you and the kidnappers are actually in cahoots, right?"

"So this kidnapping was planned by you, just to avenge your husband's cheating on you!"

However, Maria looked up at this time and said calmly:

"These seem to be just your imagination, Mr. Policeman!"

Then, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Mariya's face and she said:

"Besides, even if it was a prank directed and performed by me, it's not an unforgivable crime!"

Seeing that Maria admitted it, Yabuki Yutaka said angrily:

"Hey, what do you mean? Do you know how much effort we put in? We mobilized 129 police officers to rescue you! And it turned out to be a prank of yours!"

Soma Seiichiro also shouted angrily:

"Yes, you are very smart. Cheating yourself out of your own money is not a crime. It doesn't even constitute a crime of intimidating your husband. At most, it can be considered a prank!"

"But we can at least detain you on the grounds of interfering with other people's business through false conduct!"

At this time, Maria stopped talking. This was the price she had to pay, but she still felt a little unwilling in her heart. She didn't know if Soma could notice it.

However, Soma, seeing that Mariya lowered her head and kept silent, thought that she was intimidated, so he said proudly as if he had noticed Mariya's little thoughts:
"I don't believe your purpose is so simple!"

"Then Ms. Maria, can you tell me something we don't know?"

Maria looked at Soma in silence, but she finally got to the point, so she didn't keep him in suspense any longer:
"In fact, when we investigated Satoko's murder, we eventually locked on to a few people in the laboratory, and the one who was most suspected was Kitasato Anna."

"But we don't have any evidence to accuse her, and everything has been peaceful in the following years without any abnormal behavior!"

Upon hearing this, Soma immediately asked:

"Then how did Kitasato Anna come into contact with you? If you knew she was so dangerous, why did you arrange for her to be with your husband?"

Maria shook her head and said:

"After my parents passed away two years ago, Kitasato Anna, the biggest suspect, always appeared in my sight intentionally or unintentionally."

"I sensed something was wrong, so I decided to take advantage of the situation and arranged for her to work in the cafe that Yukihira had set up!"

"I just want to see what she's up to!"

　I'm going crazy. I've been thinking about it for more than a day and finally figured it out. I even wrote the plot of the second part of Dangerous Wife in advance. I'm so horny!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)