Just as he was thinking, a voice suddenly cut in from beside him.
A young man in a baseball cap, its brim concealing most of his face, appeared out of nowhere. He stared at the corpse on the ground for a moment, then said in a slightly strange accent:
"Cyanide differs from many other poisons. It mainly affects the central nervous system and cardiovascular system, so the corpse's complexion can actually look better. Check the face, then see whether there's a Bitter Almond Scent in the victim's mouth, and you can basically determine what poison they took. Such a simple assessment, and you actually wasted so much time."
"?" Inspector Megure looked at this person who appeared to be a Teitan High School student. "Where did you come from? Don't barge into the crime scene!"
The young man in the baseball cap lowered the brim and gave a quiet laugh. "This doesn't count as barging in. Strictly speaking, I'm also someone involved in this case."
"?!"
That sentence drew the attention of quite a few people at once.
Not to mention the police, who were eager to solve the case, even Jiang Xia looked over. At the same time, Akai Shuichi glanced in that direction—these unexpected elements that had suddenly appeared were receiving his full attention.
But as he looked over, Akai Shuichi's gaze paused. He abruptly noticed something.
Why did this person... look somewhat familiar?
The next instant, a name sprang into his mind, one that had occasionally appeared in the files when the FBI had analyzed Vermouth's intentions not long ago.
—Kudo Shinichi.
The thought that suddenly flashed through his mind caused a slight ripple in Akai Shuichi's plans: that high school student whom Gin and Vodka had supposedly silenced was actually still alive?
...If that was true,