Hints from the Open Class

September 4, Tuesday.

The day after visiting Takazawa's home, Shiraishi naturally went to work as usual—after all, it wasn't a Beika Town case. If anyone was going to be run ragged, it would be Kamurocho Police Station.

Shiraishi guessed that Kamurocho Police Station was probably in complete chaos today—especially the Criminal Affairs Division!

Shiraishi worked normally that morning. At noon, he received a message from Ninomiya saying that the body had been sent to UDI, so he called Misumi.

"Hello, this is Shiraishi—"

Misumi was having lunch. When she saw Shiraishi's call, she picked up and asked with practiced ease, "Officer Shiraishi, what is it? Are you trying to cut in line?"

"No, Beika Police Station hasn't sent—well, there hasn't been an autopsy request yet. I mean the male body Kamurocho Police Station sent over today. The one from August 31, with an unknown cause of death," Shiraishi said.

"Oh, I know which one. What a pity, he was such a young kid," Misumi said regretfully.

"There are a few things I need you to pay special attention to during the autopsy." Though Shiraishi trusted UDI's capabilities and thoroughness, he still wanted to be safe.

"Go ahead." Misumi was already used to discussing such matters with Shiraishi and did not waste words.

"The victim's bedroom may have remained above thirty-five degrees Celsius for a period of time. During the autopsy, focus on confirming the time of death, and also—whether the victim was in that high-temperature environment before death, or whether it formed only after he died." Shiraishi emphasized the point.

"No problem." Misumi agreed at once. Now that she knew about the "high-temperature environment," it would not be difficult.

Otherwise, it really would have been easy to overlook—

Shiraishi did not stand on ceremony. He merely said casually, "I'll treat