Traveling back thirty years to Conan, intercepting Princess Eri

Takeshi Ikebab's face was grim, and the veins around his temples throbbed faintly.

He understood that he was in a dilemma: forcibly taking people with him was extremely risky, while letting Mito Shinzo stay in the hospital might give him breathing room and room to maneuver.

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Lin Xiuyi walked up.

"Dr. Fujita, isn't it reasonable and in accordance with procedure for the police to request the patient's emergency records and diagnostic certificates from the hospital?"

"We need to know the suspect's exact medical condition in order to arrange subsequent work."

Dr. Fujita glanced at Hayashi Hideichi, seemingly taking a second look at the red headband on his arm, but his expression remained unchanged.

"Of course, cooperating with the police is also our duty as doctors."

He didn't say anything more, but turned around and whispered a few instructions to a nurse next to him.

A moment later, the nurse came over with a folder containing a thick stack of printed medical documents, including emergency records, CT reports, vital sign monitoring charts, doctor's orders, medication records, and so on—all complete and very well-organized.

Dr. Fujita took the folder and handed it directly to Takeshi Ikenami.

"All relevant records are here. If you need anything else, you can apply to the hospital's medical affairs department through official channels."

After saying that, he nodded slightly, then turned around and led the nurses to push Mito Shinzo's hospital bed toward the intensive care unit. Two police officers quickly followed.

With a gloomy face, Takeshi Ikenami quickly flipped through the documents in his hand.

The papers rustled, and his brows furrowed even more deeply.

Hattori Heizo leaned over to take a look, then sighed softly and shook his head.

"The record is very well done," Hattori Heizo said with a hint of sarcasm. "The signs of concussion are clear, the treatment procedure is standard, and the reasons for recommending observation are sufficient... On paper, there is nothing wrong with it."

"It seems they were well-prepared, or rather, someone guided them on what to do."

"In other words, these are all waste papers! They're of no use to us right now!" Ikenami Takeshi roared angrily, raising his arm as if to slam the stack of documents to the ground.

“Wait a minute, Officer Chi Bo.” Lin Xiuyi reached out to stop him. “Giving false testimony or deliberately issuing false medical certificates to protect criminal suspects is a crime in itself, and for doctors, it is a serious crime that can lead to the revocation of their license and the end of their career.”

He took the document from Ikenami Takeshi's hand and patted it lightly: "These documents may seem like carefully packaged shields now, and they can't do anything to Mito Shinzo for the time being."

"But the truth will eventually come out. Once Mito Shinzo's crimes of stealing national treasures, murdering his son, and assaulting Director Shinkawa are proven..."

Lin Xiuyi's gaze sharpened: "Do you think that Dr. Fujita would be willing to gamble his career, reputation, and freedom to the very end for a wealthy man who is destined to fail?"

"At that time, under pressure, these documents that he has signed and stamped may become irrefutable evidence that Mito Shinzo used medical means to evade legal sanctions! He may even become our witness."

Takeshi Ikenami paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

The anger gradually subsided, replaced by the calm and calculation characteristic of a criminal investigator.

He snatched the document back from Lin Xiuyi's hand and carefully, almost with a new scrutinizing gaze, began to examine it again.

"You're right..." He sneered, running his fingers along the edge of the paper.

"If we tear it up or throw it away now, they might accuse us of destroying evidence. Let's keep it and keep it safe. Once we find that knife, we'll pry open Mito Shinzo's mouth..."

"At that time, this perfect record will be proof that he has committed even more crimes!"

Takeshi Ikenami carefully reorganized the documents and put them into a briefcase he always carried with him.

The light in the corridor gradually softened, as it was already evening.

The dim sunlight cast long shadows of everyone, falling on the smooth floor and swaying gently in the evening breeze blowing through the window.

Hattori Heizo leaned against the wall, his fingers lightly tapping his knees.

"Now all that's left is the three hours Mito Shinzo disappeared last night. If we can find out where he went and what he did during that time, the whole case should become clear."

Lin Xiu nodded, her left hand unconsciously touching the gauze on her arm. The wound had stopped bleeding and was now tingling slightly, a sign that her body was healing rapidly.

Just as he was about to voice his guess, Takeshi Ikenami, standing beside him, suddenly frowned and interjected, puzzled.
"How can this be the only remaining mystery? We still don't know how Mito Shinzo killed Mito Hayato!"

His tone was full of confusion.
"Don't forget, when Mito Shinzo and Mrs. Akutagawa went to find Mito Hayato, that kid's bedroom was a complete secret room!"

"The door was locked from the inside, and the windows were tightly shut. How did Mito Shinzo kill his own son, then come out of that sealed room and lock the door again? Aren't these all questions?"

"You didn't tell me?"

Hattori Heizo turned his head upon hearing this, looking at Hayashi Hideichi with a puzzled expression that seemed to say, "I thought you had already explained it clearly."

Lin Xiu blinked, a hint of embarrassment on her face, as if she had just remembered: "...I forgot."

"……Wait a moment!"

Ikeba Shizuka keenly caught the conversation between the two. She raised an eyebrow, reached out and tugged at Lin Xiuyi's arm, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

"You two knew about Mito Shinzo's method of creating the secret room all along? When did you find out? Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Lin Xiuyi smiled helplessly, and slowly said in response to the curious gazes of the crowd: "Actually, if you carefully study Mrs. Akutagawa's testimony, you can find the problem."

"Lady Akutagawa's words..."

Maeda Yoto frowned, carefully recalling every word Mrs. Akutagawa had said, from the moment she discovered that Mito Hayato hadn't come downstairs for dinner, to following Mito Shinzo to knock on the bedroom door, and finally breaking down the door to see the corpse.

But after thinking it over and over, I couldn't see anything wrong with it.

"I thought about it carefully, and what she said made perfect sense. There was nothing wrong with it."

"What exactly happened?" Kawada Yuko tilted her head, looking at Lin Xiuyi with an anxious expression. "Lin, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us!"

Seeing everyone's anxious expressions, Lin Xiu stopped being coy and was about to explain when Ono Yoshiko, who had been standing silently by the window, suddenly spoke up... (End of Chapter)