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Several Railway Police officers were gathered around Doctor Utsumi's body.
Noticing someone enter the carriage, the lead officer turned and glanced over.
When his gaze landed on Jiang Xia, his eyes immediately lit up. He had clearly recognized him. The officer stood up and said amicably, "Jiang Xia, right? Haha, I've heard plenty about your exploits—nice to meet you for the first time. I'm Kobayashi Yosuke, director of the Railway Squad."
Although it was their first meeting, Officer Kobayashi seemed quite used to detectives interfering in cases.
He introduced the situation smoothly. "The exact details will need to be confirmed through an autopsy, but for now, it looks like the victim died of heart failure. Given his profession, it may have been sudden death."
"...Sudden death?"
Conan hesitated, but after a moment, he ultimately couldn't hold it in.
He pointed at the crook of the corpse's arm beneath the sleeve. "There seem to be signs of an intravenous injection here. The veins are even showing."
"...Oh, you're right." Officer Kobayashi scratched his hat somewhat awkwardly.
Standing nearby, Jiang Xia made an association. "Injecting highly concentrated Potassium Chloride into the body can also cause heart failure. I happened to see this victim this morning. He seemed to have been on a business trip with several colleagues and had just returned."
"With several colleagues?" Hearing that keyword, the railway officer became alert. "If the murderer was a Doctor, getting syringes and medication certainly wouldn't be difficult."
After a pause, he seemed to realize that phrasing was inappropriate and awkwardly added, "Ahem, ordinary people wouldn't have much trouble getting them either... But in any case, that's an important lead. Let's bring those Doctors in for questioning first. We'll investigate both angles at once."
Five minutes earlier.
Outside