Although there was still a mountain of follow-up work for the case, the high school students did not linger. After giving their statements, they left the Police Station and prepared to return to Tokyo.
They changed into clean clothes, packed their luggage, and arrived at the station. A casual sweep of their eyes revealed several familiar faces.
—The doctors they had met at last night's banquet, the ones who were still alive and had not been arrested, were also at the station.
Having finished their conference and enjoyed the beach, the doctors were now preparing to catch the train home.
Thinking of how three people had died in less than thirty hours between last night and today, Suzuki Sonoko had plenty to say about this blood-soaked trip.
She muttered quietly to her companions, "All these doctors look so refined. Who would've thought there'd be so many murderers among them?"
Hearing that, Jiang Xia suddenly said thoughtfully, "Perhaps something quietly awakened the Demons of the Heart within them."
"?!" Remembering Jiang Xia's sharp observation skills, Conan's expression turned grave. He suspected Jiang Xia was hinting at something—could there actually be a hidden mastermind behind these cases?
But when he looked up, Conan saw that Jiang Xia was holding a pocket-sized book. It appeared to be a mystery novel, and its title was clearly displayed on the cover—Demons of the Heart.
Conan: "..."
...He had overthought it.
Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran, however, had not considered the possibility that someone was pulling the strings. They simply thought Jiang Xia was referring to the "demons" hidden in people's hearts. The two nodded in deep agreement, privately thinking that Jiang Xia had been rather artistic lately.
The three high school students did not think much of it.
But at that moment, a doctor passing