Conan: Chief of Rice Flower's Science Points

Chapter 326 Reflection
After being frightened by Shiraishi, Conan finally calmed down and stopped pestering Shiraishi about Aomori Prefecture.

But perhaps in order to divert attention, Conan followed Shiraishi to the outpatient building - which is where the "crime scene" that Maori mentioned is.

Shiraishi is not surprised by this. On the contrary, it would be really strange if Conan was not interested!
"It's a big hospital, there are so many people..." Shiraishi sighed as he looked at the crowd in front of the elevator, then looked at Conan and said, "Why don't we take the stairs?"

Although Shiraishi was very conspicuous, apparently no one gave him a seat in the hospital.

Conan curled his lips and said nothing - they were going to the 17th floor!
Shiraishi also didn't understand why Conan, who was supposed to be able to fly up and down on the iron frame of the gymnasium, felt that the seventeenth floor was very high?

At this moment, Bai Shi happened to see...

"Huh? Doctor Daimon." Shiraishi just happened to see Daimon walking into the emergency passage, so he hurriedly followed.

"Bai Shi? That's great... Huh? How come you're not hurt?" When Damen saw Bai Shi following in, he was surprised at first, but then... his joy gradually faded, and his face was full of disappointment.

"I'm really sorry that I haven't been injured recently." Shiraishi said helplessly.

"Which floor?" He swiped his card at the gate and entered the staff elevator, and Bai Shi followed in.

"Seventeenth floor... By the way, do you know the inspection room in Room 305 on the seventeenth floor?" Shiraishi was in the elevator, preparing to find out the situation from the "insider" first.

"305? Oh...it's the examination room with the brain MRI machine." Damen knew the answer.

After all, the most common thing Damen does is cancer surgery. MRI is an important diagnostic criterion, and the surgical strategy must be determined based on this.

It was only at this time that Shiraishi was sure that the big thing he had seen in the building opposite was a "magnetic resonance imaging machine."

"Recently...is there anything unusual there?" Bai Shi asked, trying his luck.

"Recently?" Damen thought for a moment, then said with a gossipy look, "I heard that someone in their department has been taking kickbacks from equipment vendors recently...Is this also under the jurisdiction of the police station?"

Damen was not interested in dirty things like taking kickbacks, but was only interested in "gossip" and "watching the fun".

"No, I mean... forget it." Bai Shi could see that Da Men didn't know anything either.

As for kickbacks and the like, even if the hospital reports the case, it will be handled by the Second Investigation Division. Moreover, the hospital will definitely not report such things. Even if it wants to take legal action, it will first conduct an internal investigation.

But then Shiraishi asked again: "By the way, regarding that Doctor Shirai, there is another doctor named Eto, do you know him?"

Although there are many doctors in Totei Hospital, and doctors from various branches transfer back from time to time, since Shirai took over Daimon's "reputation" in this operation, Daimon should at least know him. As for Eto... it's not certain.

"Those two guys... their skills are average, and they even dislike each other." In Damen's eyes, these two people are often fighting each other.

"Dislike each other?" Bai Shi automatically ignored the first half of the sentence - yes, you are level 10, you are aloof, you think everyone is just average...

Shiraishi also thinks that Kyogoku's karate is just average!
"I don't know the details. They didn't even have a good quarrel. They were just acting like riddlers in a sarcastic way." Damen said with disdain.

If they just fight directly, Da Men can still enjoy it with relish.

Ding--

At this time, the elevator door stopped at the seventh floor. Apparently there was another doctor outside who wanted to take the elevator.

After the door opened, Bai Shi saw a man and a woman, two doctors in white coats. They were both very young and their behavior seemed a bit intimate, but...

The moment the two saw the situation in the elevator, they both gasped and stepped back.

Then I could see clearly - oh, it's not that there is no head, it's that the door frame is blocking it...

"Ah, this is my patient." Damen said that he was not bringing anyone up the staff elevator randomly.

Seeing that the two were still in a daze, Daimon said guiltily, "Wakui, Goto, even though this man looks strong, he has been shot dozens of times, bitten by a killer whale, and even bombed in the past six months! I'll take him for a checkup, it's normal, right?"

Of course, Wakui and Goto were not questioning why Daimon allowed others to use the employee elevator. After all... everyone does this when they meet acquaintances.

What shocked me was the size of this guy!
and……

After all this trouble, he is still alive. This guy is indeed...

"Hello, you are Director Mika, right? I've heard a lot about you." Wakui came back to his senses first and said.

With Bai Shi's features, after they came to their senses, most people in Dongdu could recognize him.

And because Shiraishi always appears in the newspapers as "Director", many people also call him Director Mika.

Wakui looks very young, even a little handsome, and at his age he is already working at Totei Hospital, so he can be said to have a bright future. However... Shiraishi did not have a good first impression of him - because he just took half a step back and hid behind the female doctor!

The young female doctor, who was called Goto by the gate, also said quickly: "So you are Director Shiraishi. I finally meet you this time."

She had heard of Bai Shi many times before, but she was not at the main hospital during the several times Bai Shi was hospitalized.

"Hello... You two are working as doctors in Dongdi Hospital at such a young age, that's amazing." Bai Shi also complimented.

Damen was not very polite and always called people by their last names, so Bai Shi didn't know what the two men's titles were, but judging from their white coats, they were definitely official doctors.

"Officer Shiraishi, are you going to the 17th floor too?" Goto was about to press the button when he noticed it was already lit.

"Yeah, his brain was blown up before!" Damen was still concerned about whether his "lie" had been exposed.

"Xiaohui..." Wakui called her softly, indicating "give Dr. Daimon some face and don't tell the truth."

Conan's expression changed when he saw this. It turned out that these two people had a close relationship and they did not shy away from it.

"Well, are you usually on the 17th floor?" Bai Shi asked when seeing this.

"That's right... Director Shiraishi, are you here regarding that detective?" Goto obviously knew about this as well.

This is not surprising... After all, Kogoro Mouri called the police for four consecutive nights and caused the patrol officers from Fuji Police Station to come over, so the relevant medical staff must know about it.

When Conan heard her mention it, he quickly said in a cute way: "Yeah! Big sister, Uncle Maori is very troubled... Is there really no one there at night?"

"Heh... that must be an illusion. I was on the night shift last night, and the police officers checked the surveillance every time they came." Wakui said, and reminded Conan: "After Detective Maori's foot injury heals, I recommend that he check Room 305 during the day."

Well, Room 17 on the 305th floor, as the gate had said before, is the brain MRI examination room, and Wakui obviously meant that there was something wrong with Mori's brain.

"Are there surveillance cameras in the corridor?" Bai Shi's expression changed when he heard this - this was a bit strange.

"Yes, after all, they are expensive instruments, and..." When Wakui was halfway through his sentence, the elevator arrived.

Wakui came out and pointed to Shiraishi in front and back, saying, "And here in 305, both the front and back surveillance cameras can see it." Following the direction he pointed, one can see that there are surveillance cameras in the corridor both in front and in the back.

Conan was also stunned at this time...

If the police had really checked thoroughly... was there really no one in the room when Uncle Maori saw the "murder scene"?
"Director Shiraishi, we still have work to do, so we won't keep you company." After Wakui pointed the surveillance camera to Shiraishi, he left with Goto.

As for the gate...

He didn't even get off the elevator and kept going up!

Bai Shi was not surprised by this. Da Men was not very sociable and did not use many polite terms. It was normal for him to leave without saying goodbye since he was not injured.

On the other hand, there were still patients using the brain MRI room at the time, and it was difficult for Shiraishi to find a reason to go in - after all, the Fujita Department had already confirmed that everything was fine. If Shiraishi were to suspend the use of the brain MRI room under the banner of an investigation, it would be neither right nor logical, and it would also delay people from coming to see the doctor.

but……

Since there are surveillance cameras, as a superintendent of police, Shiraishi can go to the surveillance room to check even if his jurisdiction is not here. I think no one will object, right?
Arriving at the security department of Totei Hospital, Shiraishi saw the surveillance footage as he wished...

Although this is not Beika Town, the chief of security just made a quick phone call and immediately invited Shiraishi to the monitoring room, and checked the surveillance footage of the previous four nights - after Dean Hiruma received the internal call and knew that it was Shiraishi Kuro who wanted to see it, he agreed immediately.

On the surveillance footage, Mao Li was in the hospital on his first day, at 1:30 a.m....

Only the security guard on duty passed by the corridor. Not long after, the lights in the corridor that were not turned on were all lit up. Soon, several security guards ran over and hurried into Room 305. Not long after, Mao Li also ran over with a crutch, and then the patrolman...

In fact, there is no need to look back!
Apparently someone entered Room 305 after the commotion began. Conversely, when Mao Li said he saw the "murder", there was indeed nothing abnormal on the surveillance video.

"Uncle, this is the surveillance footage that started ten minutes before the riot began, right?" Conan took advantage of his childish words to ask the head of the hospital security department.

Although the "Security Uncle" complained in his heart, why did Chief Mika bring a child to investigate, he still replied: "Well, this is also to save Chief Shiraishi's time... But there must be no one else inside at the time, let alone a corpse, there is not even any sign of a prank."

Indeed, not to mention that there was no sign of a "murder" at the scene, even if this was treated as a "prank", there must be a "prankster"!
It's not impossible to say that the other party hid in this room a long time in advance, so he was not seen on the surveillance camera, but the problem is...

Afterwards, the security guards didn’t find anyone inside, and the surveillance footage didn’t show anyone sneaking out.

In addition, Conan also noticed that the first two people to arrive were two security guards, who entered the scene almost at the same time, and soon a nurse was standing at the door - that is to say, even if props were used in the "prank", no one had the opportunity to put those props away!

Unless the people who arrived first were all accomplices, cleaned up the scene together, and then covered up for each other, but...aren't these people too boring?

Bai Shi didn't say much at this time, and watched the four-day video one by one, but...

The situation is much the same!

Judging from the surveillance video, this was an empty room at the time of the incident, and no one had the opportunity to set up or organize the mechanism - the person who arrived at the scene first every day was not the same security guard, so there was basically no possibility that the person who entered first would destroy the evidence.

Even in the next two days, when the security guard was patrolling by, he would open the door and take a few more glances from the outside. Until yesterday, the security guard seemed to have slacked off. Not only did he not do an extra check, but when there was a "disturbance", he was not as busy and calm as before to open the door and check. In the end, there was still nothing.

Just as the young doctor said before, he was also seen on the surveillance camera last night, but during the riot he just looked at the door and did not go in.

"By the way! Officer Shiraishi, can you lie in the MRI machine?" Conan suddenly asked Shiraishi.

"Of course, MRI machines are designed to be very large, and the most I can do is fill it up!" Bai Shi glanced at him and knew what he wanted to say, so he took the initiative to continue, "And the one here is a special brain MRI machine, not the kind that fits the whole body."

That’s right, the brain MRI machine is only covered by the head, so it is obviously impossible to hide a person inside!

Moreover, Maori said that he saw a "murder" here. If there really is a whole-body MRI device, there would definitely be someone checking out such a large place full of Tibetans!
For a moment, Shiraishi couldn't figure out whether this was "the criminal's scheming" or "Mori really made a mistake."

"It seems that we can only wait until after get off work and then go to the examination room to check." Conan said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, the head of the security department looked at Shiraishi and moved his mouth, but didn't say anything - just look if you want!

But Bai Shi didn't have that much time, so he looked at his watch and asked, "Is there a lunch break in the examination room?"

"Yes." The head of the security department nodded.

"Is it okay for us to go in and check it out then?" Bai Shi requested.

"Of course, as long as it doesn't affect the patient."

The head of the security department thought about Dean Hiruma's tone and attitude and naturally did not stop him.

Shiraishi said that he came to welcome Atsumori Takami out of the hospital, but since he had already frightened the scoundrels, Shiraishi did not show up there again. Instead, he investigated what Mori said - if it was an ordinary matter, Shiraishi would not want to meddle in other people's business, but... if it involved a murder case, then it would not be considered a trivial matter!
At noon, Bai Shi relied on his "privilege" to come to the empty brain MRI examination room.

Only then did Bai Shi know the full picture of the room - before, due to the height difference of the floors, Bai Shi could not see the entire room, and the side near the door was in a blind spot... No matter how good his eyesight is, he can't see through it, right?

The door of this room can be pulled left and right. When it is fully opened, it will be very large and heavy.

After all, MRI machines not only emit radiation, but are also very large. If the door is not large enough, the equipment cannot come in. If it is not heavy enough, the patients outside will not feel safe.

After entering the room, there are screens, operating tables and other equipment outside, separated by thick glass walls, which I think can also prevent radiation.

Inside is an MRI machine, which also requires the patient to lie down in it. However, unlike the full-body type, this one only has a one-third ring cover, which means that the entire head is kept inside.

Further inside is the window. There is no one there at the moment and the curtains are drawn.

After Shiraishi came in under the guidance of the head of the security department, he first pulled open the curtains and looked into Mori's ward - well, Mori was lying on the bed.

Most of the room near the window was empty except for the MRI equipment.

Nothing else can be placed in the MRI room!
Looking at the empty space in front of the window, Bai Shi estimated that it was enough to "act out" a murder scene, but...

Bai Shi didn't see any mechanism or space where people could be hidden here!
Apart from the MRI machine, there was no place to hide anything. Logically, if there really was something there, the security guard should have seen it at a glance. Even if the security guard was careless, Maori who arrived later should have looked carefully.

Although Mao Li was not very careful, there was no reason why no one would notice the addition of other things to such an empty room.

Conan was busy running around the room at this time, trying to find some suspicious traces everywhere.

The security chief was so scared that he didn't dare to let go and kept staring at the naughty kid, fearing that he might leave some metal objects here or touch something.

Shiraishi hadn't noticed it at first, so he looked at Maori's ward across the street a few more times, trying to confirm whether Maori had pointed to the wrong room, but at this moment...

"Hmm?" Bai Shi was suddenly stunned, and then seemed to think of something. He opened the window, leaned out his upper body, and looked first to the left and then to the right.

"What's wrong?" The security chief asked in surprise.

"No, nothing..." Bai Shi was still unsure, so he shook his head and came back to close and lock the window.

Seeing this, Conan also jumped up and supported himself on the windowsill with his arms, as if he wanted to know what Shiraishi had discovered.
After a while, Conan finally realized - could it be...

"Let's just stop here for now! Let's... go to that building and take a look. Do you mind?" Bai Shi said, pointing to a building next to them.

It's not the inpatient department opposite, but a building on the side.

"Of course." The security chief said helplessly.

Hearing what Shiraishi said, Conan was also sure that his discovery was the same as Shiraishi's, except...

How come he is faster than me?

and……

Conan even felt that this time it was not a question of speed. It was because Shiraishi discovered it first and looked surprised that he discovered it later!
This feeling of being completely surpassed makes Conan feel very resentful...

While the security chief was leading the way, Conan asked quietly, "How did you find out?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Bai Shi asked knowingly.

"Of course... the crime scene wasn't here!" Conan said as a matter of course, and then to show that he had seen it, he explained: "If the scene that Uncle Maori described really happened there just now, it would not be easy to see. Then, if the blackout curtains are drawn, the outline can't be seen at all...

"So what Uncle Maori saw... was probably a reflection! Because that room was completely empty and dark at night, and the window acted like a mirror, reflecting the light from the other bright room, so it looked like only an outline!
"Besides, because of the locations of several buildings in the hospital, only Mr. Maori's ward, which happened to be reflected, can see a relatively clear image. There is no need to worry about being discovered by other people in the inpatient department."

Conan also discovered this at this time, but...

What Conan didn't understand was how Shiraishi discovered it at first glance?
Do you react so quickly?

Bai Shi nodded and said, "Yes, I think so. As for how I guessed it... Well, have you heard of 'reversible light path'?"

"Of course... huh? Huh?" Conan nodded impatiently at first, thinking that Shiraishi wanted to explain something, but who knew that Shiraishi didn't say anything more after that.

Conan immediately reacted...

Think of Shiraishi directly in front of the window…

I'm afraid Bai Shi has finished explaining!
The light path is reversible. In Kogoro's ward, one can see the reflection of a room in the adjacent building on this window. Naturally, in this room, one can also see the situation in another room in the opposite direction reflected on the window of Kogoro's ward.

After discovering this, Bai Shi leaned out and looked around, and then determined the "light path".

Conan: ...

But what makes Conan not want to talk is...

Uncle Maori, it was the middle of the night and it was pitch black all around. Only the lights were on in the room where the reflection was, so the reflection could be seen relatively clearly, but there was only an outline.

It's broad daylight now, and the reflection on the glass is only a faint line?
Or is it on the window opposite, can you see it clearly too?

Conan looked up at Shiraishi and felt that this "feeling of powerlessness" was very familiar - it was as if "it's not the brain that was crushed, but the body was not of the same species"!

Then Bai Shi went directly to the building next door, to the door of the room he had just analyzed after "calculating the light path"...

"Can we take a look at this... storage room?" Shiraishi looked at the sign on the room - and confirmed that it was a storage room.

"Well...okay." The security chief still didn't understand why he wanted to see the rooms in this building out of the blue.

What Detective Maori saw was not this building at all, right?

After the security chief opened the door with a universal key, Conan immediately got in and looked around among the sundries...

Soon Conan and Shiraishi's eyes were fixed on a training dummy - if nothing unexpected happened, this should be the "projection" prop!

Shiraishi also came to the window, pulled open the curtains, and looked towards the brain MRI examination room he had just visited - well, if Shiraishi looked carefully and intently, he could vaguely see the reflection of Maori's ward on the window.

This is right here...

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Dongdong: The case is from the original work (and it’s the highest-rated original case in the animation). So far, there is not much difference from the plot of the animation, but don’t worry, since it’s been written, there will definitely be something else added - since a senior police officer has discovered it, it’s normal for the original criminal to change the plan and trigger a chain reaction, right?

(End of this chapter)