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"Where did you find this diary?"

Officer Shiratori began to ask questions.

"Dr. Miyagi's on-call room," Kogoro Mouri said. "It's in the very back of the drawer, under a pile of old medical records. You wouldn't find it unless you were specifically looking for it."

The white bird remained silent for a moment.

"It seems their workplace conflicts are more serious than I thought."

He sighed.

Kogoro Mouri had his hands in his pockets.

Lean your body slightly backward.

They started reasoning in a tone that said, "I already knew that."

"The conflict is certainly serious, but that's not the point. Officer Shiratori, have you noticed a problem?"

"What's the problem?"

"This diary is filled with heartache and pressure—being robbed of surgery, being rejected, being threatened to get out of the hospital—but not a single word mentions wanting to die." Kogoro Mouri's voice was lower than usual, lacking his usual carefree ease. "What's written on the last page?"

"From today onwards, everything will be different. Is this something a suicidal person would write?" Kogoro Mouri asked a profound question.

really.

This is a world where anyone can be a detective.

The invisible law of profit is already beginning to take effect.

Kogoro Mouri spoke with resounding conviction.

The white bird did not answer.

Kogoro Mouri continued, "A doctor who had been suppressed for years finally got his chance to prove himself, and he did it. He did even better than the person who had been suppressing him all along. His career was about to take off from today. And then that very night he hanged himself in the storeroom?"

He emphasized the last sentence, as if he were making closing statements in court—clearly, things were starting to develop in the direction Lin Ye had guessed.

"Officer Shiratori, do you think this is reasonable?"

Kogoro Mouri continued to exert his strength.

The white bird looked at him, neither nodding nor shaking its head. "What are you trying to say?"

Kogoro Mouri took a deep breath, then turned and strode towards the doctor's office. Shiratori hesitated for a moment, then followed.

"Mr. Mori, where are you going?"

"Go catch the murderer."

When Kogoro Mouri pushed open the door to the doctor's office, Lin Ye was sitting in the corner, holding a phone and looking at something. The other doctors in the office looked up, their faces showing varying degrees of confusion and unease.

Kogoro Mouri walked straight up to Lin Ye, stopped, and looked down at him.

"Dr. Hashimoto".

Lin Ye looked up and saw Kogoro Mouri's face, his heart skipped a beat. But his expression remained unchanged, as calm as a stagnant pool.

"I am Detective Kogoro Mouri. I have a few questions for you regarding Dr. Miyagi's death."

Shiratori followed him in from behind and stood at the doorway without stopping him. He glanced at Lin Ye, then at Kogoro Mouri's retreating figure, and chose to remain silent.

Kogoro Mouri didn't give Lin Ye a chance to answer. He placed his hands on the desk, leaned forward, and began his reasoning in an unquestionable tone.

"Dr. Hashimoto, I'm aware of your conflict with Dr. Miyagi. You took his surgery, rejected his plans, and hindered his promotion. He's been in this hospital for years, always in your shadow, with no chance of advancement."

Lin Ye did not speak.

"But today is different. Today you let him perform a surgery. Why? Because you suddenly had a change of heart? Or because you finally acknowledged his abilities?"

Kogoro Mouri's voice grew louder and louder.

"No, not at all. You let him perform the surgery because you wanted everyone to see that his skills were better than yours. Then you would have a reason to kill him."

The office was so quiet you could hear the fluorescent lights humming.

"You're afraid he'll take your place. His performance in that surgery was better than any you've ever done. The nurses are looking at him differently, and the resident doctors are all swarming around him. You see it, and you panic. You've worked your way up to this position for years, how can someone take it away from you in a single day?"

Kogoro Mouri straightened up, crossed his arms over his chest, and raised his chin slightly.

"So you made a decision. You pretended to support him, let him taste success, and then when he was least on guard, you killed him to cover it up and faked it as suicide. The suicide note was forged by you, and he didn't have time to take the diary with him, but that's okay, you can hide it."

"Unfortunately, you weren't well hidden, and I found you." Kogoro Mouri said casually, chuckled coldly, and looked at Lin Ye with sharp eyes.

"????"

Lin Ye sat in the chair, staring motionlessly at Kogoro Mouri.

His expression remained calm, but his mind was racing. Kogoro Mouri's reasoning was riddled with flaws, but that wasn't the point. The point was that he was Kogoro Mouri; no matter how absurd his reasoning, it would ultimately, by sheer coincidence, point in the opposite direction of the truth.

The police, however, believed the false answer.

This is Kogoro Mouri's characteristic.

After all, detectives are the most respected people in the world.

"So, there's only one truth." Kogoro Mouri raised his hand, his index finger pointing directly at Hayashi Hashimoto's nose. "The murderer is you, Hayashi Hashimoto!"

The office was deathly silent. Several doctors stared wide-eyed; some opened their mouths, but no one spoke. The white bird at the door frowned, but didn't interrupt.

Lin Ye lowered his head and picked up the phone that was on the table.

Kogoro Mouri stared at his actions, momentarily stunned. "What are you doing?"

Lin Ye didn't answer. He unlocked his screen, scrolled through his contacts, found a name, and pressed the dial button. The phone rang three times before being answered.

"Feed?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was young, with a slightly lazy tone at the end.

Lin Ye held the phone to her ear; the sound wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the office to hear.

"Hello, are you Shinichi Kudo from Teitan High School?"

Kogoro Mouri's expression froze.

Lin Ye didn't look at him and continued, "I'm Hashimoto Lin Ye from Beika Hospital. There's been a murder here, and Mr. Mouri Kogoro is currently investigating at the scene. He's already identified me as the culprit. However, I think his reasoning might be a bit off, so I'd like to ask you to come and take a look."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Shinichi Kudo's voice rang out, much more clear-headed than before: "Kogoro Mouri? You mean Ran's muddle-headed father? He solved cases with you?"

Lin Ye had the phone on speakerphone. He glanced at Kogoro Mouri's face, which had gone from confident to flushed, and then from flushed to ashen.

"Yes."

Lin Ye nodded in response.

"This guy spouted a bunch of nonsense, and then said I was the murderer."

He succinctly explained his situation, and sure enough, he was a real detective. A very soft, almost inaudible sigh came from the other end of the phone.

"I'm coming right away. You've suffered so much, Dr. Hashimoto."

Although Shinichi Kudo wasn't there, he seemed to know everything.