Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Even if A, who used the Death Note, is already dead, the name on the invisible ink is still valid—therefore, the Death Note's condition for being valid is the moment it is written.

If that's the case, then in the future, before killing certain people, we could use their knowledge to write other people's names in invisible ink and then use it at any time—

Ring ring ring~ Ring ring ring!

"Hello, Miss Judy?"

"what?"

"...Is it confirmed? Was it really just a simple case of pufferfish poisoning?"

Sitting in the car, Lin Jiashu watched the ambulance speeding past with its siren blaring, while listening to Judy's voice on the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but smile.

However, his voice was very serious.

"Sirens? Ah, yes... I'm in Shibuya, it sounds like someone jumped off a building up ahead."

"Miss Judy, how's the situation on your end?"

at this time

Outside a high-end Japanese restaurant in Roppongi, an ambulance was parked in front of Judy, who had already come out, while police officers were taking samples for investigation.

"That's right, it's definitely pufferfish poisoning. It should just be a simple accident."

"Was there a third party aware that you were tracking and stalking Futaki and Teruaki?"

"Of course not, I'm sure of that."

"..."

Lin Jiashu on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment.

He seemed to be pondering whether Judy's words were credible or if there were any other oversights.

"Let's continue to observe for now... After all, Miss Judy, you just caught them red-handed, and then they died right afterward. It feels a bit like a coincidence."

"Then I'll continue to keep an eye on the other people on the list."

"No...please wait a moment."

"?"

"Is Ms. Judy currently living in a rented apartment by herself? Are any FBI agents aware of this?"

"I did rent an apartment on my own..."

What exactly does he mean?

Judy's expression immediately hardened halfway through her sentence.

She remembered that she had installed a bugging device in Er Mu and Hui's study. Could it be that Lin Jiashu suspected that her residence was also being bugged?

“Mr. Lin, I can assure you that James is absolutely—”

"37%"

Lin Jiashu interrupted her.

Judy was taken aback.

Just as she was pondering the meaning of this number, Lin Jiashu's voice came again:

"This was the probability I originally thought Mr. James might be the mole, but after the last operation, that probability became 43%."

"Last time?"

"Last time, when Miss Judy and you were being chased by Gin, the movement of those agents who sacrificed themselves to cover you was probably controlled by James, right?"

"..."

Judy swallowed back what she was about to say.

She was not swayed by this.

I just feel that Lin Jiashu's prejudice against James is really too strong.

"I understand. I will check my accommodation carefully when I get back."

"I'm sorry... I understand how you feel, Miss Judy." Lin Jiashu then changed the subject, as if to alter the subject: "By the way, have the arrangements been made for the agents who sacrificed their lives?"

"Of course, their sacrifice has been reported to headquarters, and the relevant compensation procedures will be completed soon. In addition, their belongings will be returned to their families soon after they are collected."

"...His belongings?"

Hayashi Yoshiki seemed to have been inspired by something: "Miss Judy, have you considered investigating the fallen agents?"

"what do you mean?"

Judy isn't stupid either.

As soon as Lin Jiashu spoke, she immediately understood his intention—if James really was a ghost, then pushing his obedient comrades out to their deaths was too extravagant.

The investigation Lin Jiashu mentioned referred to whether the agents who sacrificed their lives had a particularly close relationship with James.

"In short, I'm just offering a suggestion; Miss Judy, it's up to you to decide."

Lin Jiashu hung up the phone after saying that.

Judy, left behind, frowned and remained motionless for a long time as she watched the bodies of Futaki and Teru, who had just been carried onto the ambulance by paramedics on a stretcher.

Chapter 427: So easy to understand, Rei Furuya

"Thanks to Koshimizu, the number of cases completed by the firm has finally picked up recently."

Kindaichi Detective Agency

After finishing his month-end summary, Amuro Tooru said with some delight.

"No, that's not true. I'm just a newbie who's still learning."

"There's no need to be modest about the credit that deserves it. You handled all these requests on your own, Yue Shui, so you can't deny that, can you?"

Amuro Tooru placed a stack of written documents in front of Koshimizu Nanatsuki.

"……Yes."

The girl with delicate features nodded shyly, sitting in her seat with a smile.

"So, this is the part I'll be working on."

Amuro Tooru placed another stack of documents beside him.

He completed more commissions than Nanatsuki Koshimizu—because now that there were more people in the office to share the daily work, it was much more convenient for Amuro Tooru to accept commissions for fieldwork.

The two of them solved a total of 51 cases this month.

Although Lin Jiashu didn't know how they calculated the number of days in a month.

"Finally, this is a request that the BOSS resolved."

Amuro Tooru took out a thin document and placed it in front of Hayashi Yoshiki.

—Suzuki Jirokichi's request to capture the Phantom Thief Kid, specifically the one on the airship. Although both of them later decided that this request was invalid, Suzuki Jirokichi still paid the full amount due.

"I only made up a tiny fraction of it."

"Yes, it was Yue Shui and I who were busy with everything."

"...Mr. Amuro's tone sounds a little strange."

"How could I, a mere laborer, dare to do that?"

Holding a coffee and leaning against his desk, Amuro Tooru spoke in a cryptic tone.

But there was a deep smile in his eyes.

He enjoys his work at the firm, despite the pressure and responsibilities it entails. Although there's a lot to do, he always finds joy in it.

Especially after recently learning that Hayashi Yoshiki secretly possessed an identity similar to his own, he developed an even greater fondness for this junior's agency, out of affection for the person behind the scenes.

"Because Mr. Lin is the most capable, we certainly can't trouble you with such a small matter."

Koshimizu Nanatsuki laughed.

"Ah, because he's the best, he always says he won't take this or that case... I think he'll only be most eager to run around when there's a case at the McDonald's near the agency."

"Why does it feel like Mr. Amuro is getting more and more rude to me?"

Lin Jiashu found it amusing to say this.

That's so easy to understand, Rei Furuya...

Koshimizu Nanatsuki also smiled.

"But it's really amazing. Tokyo is truly a big city... Back in my hometown of Fukuoka, I worked as a high school detective for three years and didn't even encounter a hundred cases."

"Perhaps people in big cities experience more pressure and have more on their minds," Lin Jiashu said.

"Speaking of which, what kind of person is that famous detective, Kogoro Mouri?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki was a little curious. "We specifically entrust so many of our firm's cases to him, and we often see his name in the newspapers."

"Because our boss is related to him, but he must be a very powerful figure."

Amuro Tooru pondered for a moment.

He did meet with Kogoro Mouri and his group during the Twilight Villa incident, but Kogoro Mouri had actually been secretly replaced by Kaito Kuroba long before that... Strictly speaking, Amuro Tooru had never had any contact with Kogoro Mouri.

But judging from the news in the newspapers and the fact that the other party was related to Lin Jiashu, he tentatively assumed that he was a formidable person.

"Uncle Maori? He's quite an incredible person."

Lin Jiashu is currently putting together a jigsaw puzzle.

Placing a white puzzle piece in one corner of the puzzle board, he chuckled, "He seems rather confused most of the time, but he's very reliable when it really matters... By the way, shall we go visit him?"

"A guest?"

"Communication between detectives?"

"After all, we've known each other for so long, it would be nice for us to get to know each other."

As the boss, Lin Jiashu's suggestion was not rejected.

In addition, Amuro Tooru and Koshimizu Nanatsuki are indeed quite curious about Mouri Kogoro.

The three of them set off quickly.

Amuro Tooru hung a sign outside the office saying he was out, and then they got into Hayashi Yoshiki's car together.

Of course, the driver was Tooru Amuro.

On his way to the Mouri Detective Agency, as he went upstairs, Yoshiki heard a somewhat unfamiliar voice.

"Huh? He just went out a while ago? Was he going to that PhD student's house, what's his name?"

"Yes, because those kids are going camping early tomorrow morning, they're all staying at the professor's house tonight."

"I'm so angry—how could this happen!"

As soon as Yoshiki Hayashi entered, he saw a female high school student standing in front of Kogoro Mouri's desk, sighing and holding her forehead... Although she was a female high school student, she looked a bit like a boy, but she was wearing the girls' uniform of Teitan Middle School, so she should still be a girl.

"Uncle Mori."

"Oh! Ashu~"

When Yoshiki Hayashi walked in from outside, Kogoro Mouri, who was sitting in his office chair, first leaned back, then stood up with a smile.

Koshimizu Nanatsuki and Amuro Tooru followed in from behind Hayashi Yoshiki.

"Sorry to bother you~"

They both spoke at the same time.

"Xiao Lan".

Lin Jiashu greeted Xiaolan with a smile, and after seeing Xiaolan's slightly pleased smile, he looked at the tomboyish girl standing next to her: "And this is?"

"This is Shiliang, a student who just transferred to our class today. She says she's a detective."

"Oh, a female high school detective?"

Koshimizu Nanatsuki became interested.

Her three years of high school were a period of great pride for her detective career, but seeing a female high school student who calls herself a detective now, she suddenly felt very emotional.