
"Not yet, buddy."
"ah! Pauvre Monsieur D's?rouland!" he said sigh.
"I agree with his way of thinking. I don't care about other officials, madam!"
Recalling her face full of anxiety and tears as Rani had seen on that first day, Rani so wondered to herself. After getting the address M. de Saint Alard Rani did not waste any more time.
Rani arrives at her large residence in the Ardennes. Just the next few days Ranib found a pretext to get permission to enter his house - what do you think" - as a plumber, buddy! To fix a little gas leak in his bedroom.
Rani sets out to buy tools while arranging the time so that Rani can get up to an hour later, when - Rani knows - the house is empty. What Rani searched for, Rani herself barely knew. There's only one thing Rani needs.
Rani sure won't find it. Surely he wouldn't take the risk of keeping that thing. Even so, when Rani sees a small closet locked on the face wash table, Rani can not curb the temptation to see what is in it. The key is easy to open.
The cupboard was full of old bottles. With trembling hands Rani picked up the bottles one by one. Suddenly Rani screamed. Imagine, Rani holding a small bottle labeled British drugstore.
On the written label:
"Trinitrinone. One tablet when it's needed, Mr. John Wilson."
Rani controls her emotions. Rani closes the small cupboard, slips the bottle into the sqku, then continues to fix the gas leak.
People have to use the rules. Then Ranit left the mansion and took the train as quickly as possible to the country of Rani's birth. It was late at night when Rani arrived in Brussels. While writing the report that Ranis will deliver the next day, there is a message coming for Rani.
From Madame D?rouland. It asked Rani to go to the house on Avenue Louise right then and there. Fran?ois opened the door. How did Rani get into Madame D's apartment?rouland. The woman was sitting on a large chair in an agitated state. There was no sign of Mademoiselle Virginie.
" Commissioner Saga," he said, "I've just been told that you're not the person you're playing. You're a police officer."
"That's it, Madame."
"You're here to investigate my son's death?" Once again Rani answered,
"That's it, Madame."
"I'm glad you told me about the progress you've made." Rani hesitates.
"Before I wanted to know how you knew all this, Madame."
"From someone who is no longer in this world." His words and his sorrowful way of saying them made Rani's heart rustle coldly. Rani said nothing.
"Therefore, Monsieur, I implore you to tell me the progress you have made in this investigation as precisely as possible."
"Madame, my investigation is over."
"My son - "
"Wittingfully killed."
"Do you know who did it?"
"Then, who?"
"M. de Saint Alard." The old woman nodded. "You're mistaken. M. de Saint Alard can't commit a crime like this."
"The evidence is in my hands."
"Once again I beg you to tell me everything." This time Rani said. Ranicer narrates every step that led Rani to the discovery. He listened attentively. At the end of the story, he nodded.
"Yes, yes, all as you say. All but one thing. It wasn't M. de Saint Alard who killed my son. It was I who did it. His own mother." Rani looks at it sharply. He nodded again gently.
"I'm asking you to come. By the Lord's guidance, Virginie told me what she had done before she left for the convent. Listen, M. Commissioner Saga! My son is evil. His life is full of unforgivable sins. There were other souls, besides himself. But, there's something worse than that. One morning, when I came out of the room, I saw my daughter-in-law standing at the top of the stairs. He was reading a letter. Suddenly my son came to him from behind. He pushed quickly, and my daughter-in-law fell. His head hit the marble stairs. By the time he was taken up, he was dead. My son is a murderer. And only me, his mother, knows." For a moment he closed his eyes.
"Monsieur, you cannot understand the pain of my heart, my despair. What should I do" Report it to the police" I can't afford to force myself to do that. It's my duty, but my body is weak. In addition, whether they will believe" My vision has been diminished for some time - they will say that I saw it wrong. I remained silent, but my conscience was not at ease. By keeping my mouth shut, I myself also became a murderer. The wealth of his wife he inherited. And it flourished like a green salutation tree. He will now get a position as minister. His demands on the church will double. Then, there's Virginie. Poor, beautiful, and basically godly child. Virginie was fascinated to see my son, who indeed had a distinctive and extraordinary attraction for women. I knew that but I couldn't prevent it. My son doesn't want to marry Virginie. Finally, it was time for the girl to give herself up. "Then I saw there was an open road for me. He is my son, I gave birth to him. That's why it's my responsibility. He has killed a woman, and now he will kill another soul! I went into Wilson's room to get the medicine bottle. Jokingly he once said that the tablet in the bottle could kill someone! I went into my son's study and opened the box of chocolate candy that was always on his desk. I accidentally opened a new box. The old one is also on the table. There was chocolate in it. This eases the issue. Nobody eats chocolate except my son and Virginie. That girl I'll hold with me that night. And everything went as I planned - "Madame D?roullard stopped talking.
He closed both eyes for a moment.
"M. Commissioner Saga, I'm in your hands. I was told that the end of my life would not be long. I am willing to take responsibility for my actions before the Most Good Lord. Do I have to be responsible in this world too?" Rani hesitates.
"But, that empty bottle, Madame," Rani said to get more time.
"How can the bottle belong to M. de Saint Alard?"
"When he came to me for a break, I slipped the bottle into his pocket. I don't know how to throw that thing away. I was so weak that I could not move much without the help of others. If people find the empty bottle in my room, there will be suspicion. You see, Monsieur - "he pulled his body upright - "I had no intention of throwing suspicion at M. de Saint Alard at all! Nah! I guess the waiter will find the empty bottle then throw it away without wondering." Rani nodded.
"I understand, Madame."
"Then your decision, Monsieur?" His voice was firm and not worried. His head stayed straight as before. Rani stands.
"Madame" said Rani,
"i had the honor to say good day. I did an investigation - and it failed! This thing's over."
For a moment Commissioner Saga kept silent, then said slowly, slowly,
"Madame D's?roullard died just a week after that. Mademoiselle Virginie passed through her novitiate and officially became a nun. That's the story, Rani, Rani is not a good character in this case."
"But, it's not a failure" Rani argued.
"What else can you think of under such circumstances?"
"Ah, sacr?, buddy," exclaimed Commissioner Saga who suddenly turned excited.
"Don't you see" Rani is a complete idiot! My brain cells don't work at all. As long as Rani actually has a clue."
"What clues?"