Conan: Above all force, there is truth!

For a moment, apart from Conan, all the doctors stood there, unsure of what to do.

Seeing Uncle Mori's expression, Conan couldn't resist. He grabbed Professor Ooyama's arm and said in a childish tone, "Ah, look! This uncle's watch is so shiny and beautiful!"

Upon hearing this, Kogoro Mouri also turned to look at the gold watch on Professor Oyama's arm.

A moment later, everyone noticed that his expression suddenly turned serious after seeing the gold watch.

"That's strange... If the killer's motive was money, why would they leave behind this gold watch..."

"Could it be that the murderer... Hahaha, what a careless murderer!"

At this point, Uncle Mori suddenly covered his head with one hand and laughed happily.

Seeing Uncle Mori's appearance, Conan covered his face in anguish, and his hand unconsciously reached for the watch on his wrist.

At that moment, Ryūno suddenly spoke up: "It seems Professor Ōyama really enjoys shogi?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ryuno with confusion, and Conan stopped what he was doing.

Xiaolan asked in confusion, "Longye, why did you suddenly say that?"

“Look at Professor Oyama’s posture. Before he died, he deliberately assumed the posture of playing shogi. He even… left this death message on the table.”

At this point, Longye smiled and looked at Ms. Zhongyuan.

Upon hearing the words "death message," everyone immediately looked at the table.

On the table sat a checkered cloth, splattered with Professor Oyama's blood.

In the corner of the checkered area, there was also a silver-white lighter.

The moment Conan saw where the lighter was placed, an idea flashed through his mind, and he immediately understood the meaning of the message.

Before long, even Uncle Mori realized what was happening. He uttered a single word: "Luxury car!"

Upon hearing the words "luxury car," everyone present immediately looked at Kaori Nakahara, who had a look of astonishment on her face.

At that moment, Xiaolan also remembered a casual remark Professor Dashan had made before entering the room—"That place was originally meant to be used by horses..."

She read out the names of everyone in the hospital: "Ooyama Masashi, Kanazawa Tomoyasu, Tobita Ginji, Esumi Kaho, Nakahara Kaori..."

Their names contain characters that can represent shogi pieces: King, Gold General, Rook, Silver General, Corner Pawn, Pawn, and Cart.

If you add Keima, you'll have collected them all.

Seeing the suspicious looks from everyone, Ms. Nakahara broke out in a cold sweat.

She looked at Ryūno, who had announced the death, and demanded, "Where's the evidence? What evidence do you have?!"

"I drove all the way down the mountain to the convenience store to buy so many snacks to go with my drinks, how could I possibly have had time to commit a crime?"

Longye glanced at her helplessly and said indifferently, "Evidence? If you don't admit that you are the murderer, the police will definitely go to the convenience store to investigate first thing tomorrow morning."

"After the investigation, we will know immediately - your testimony about whether you went to the convenience store after 9 o'clock."

"After all, there are very few customers who would come in at that time, and you bought so much stuff. If you actually went to the convenience store, the clerk would definitely remember you."

Upon hearing this, Ms. Zhongyuan immediately lowered her head: "That's right! I'm the one who killed him!"

Upon hearing Ms. Nakahara's admission, Ms. Jiangjiao immediately asked, "Why would you do this?! Haven't you two always had a good relationship?"

"Yes... I've always considered him my father, and that's why I can't forgive him! He actually took my thesis and made it his own!!"

"What? Could it be that article about colorectal cancer...?"

"Yes, that's right! It's that paper! The paper that took me six years of hard work, and he easily stole it!"

"That paper was written specifically for my father, who died of colorectal cancer... The reason I chose to become a doctor and study colorectal cancer is to save patients like my father."

"But I never expected that Professor Oyama would publish my paper directly under his name. And he bluntly said that no one would believe that I wrote that paper!"

“He said my deceased father would have agreed to this, and that the paper would only get attention if it were published in his name.”

After hearing her words, everyone fell silent.

Not only did he plagiarize her research findings accumulated over many years, but he also brazenly insulted her father…

No wonder Professor Oyama's death was so painful.

—He was stabbed in the lung.

Because of a perforated lung, even if Professor Oyama wanted to breathe, his lungs could not expand, and he could not inhale air at all.

This was not a method of killing that would kill instantly, because the victim was still conscious and was in extreme pain for more than ten minutes before he died.

Even Longye felt like he had "learned a lesson".

To be honest, even if they can't find any evidence today, the deceased didn't leave any message about his death.

It is likely that this woman from Zhongyuan will eventually be caught by the police.

The reason is simple: the method of killing caused the victim such immense suffering…

Aside from doctors who are experts in the human body, practically no one could have imagined it.

The four doctors present will certainly be considered key suspects by the police.

After undergoing a detailed investigation, Ms. Nakahara will find it difficult to escape.

……

Chapter 78: On Who is Better, the Doctor or the President?

The next day

The heavy snow has stopped.

Ms. Kaori Nakahara has been taken away by the police.

Longye and his three companions boarded the car and prepared to return home.

As soon as the car entered Beika territory, Uncle Mori's phone rang.

"Hello? What? Sorry, I never take on requests like this..."

"What?! So much?! Hahaha, you're too kind! I'll be right there!"

"Driver! Turn around immediately!"

Although I couldn't hear what was being said on the other end of the phone, judging from Uncle Mori's reaction, he must have received a lucrative order.

The three of them looked helplessly at Kogoro Mouri, who was beaming with excitement in the front seat, and each sighed.

……

in the afternoon

Ryūno and his group arrived at the Kurokawa residence by car.

As soon as they got out of the car, they saw a beautiful lady standing at the gate of the courtyard.

Upon seeing the group approaching, the woman dressed as a maid bowed deeply to them.

"You must be the famous detective Kogoro Mouri! I am the maid here, Manami Nakazawa. Welcome, everyone."

Upon seeing the woman's appearance, Kogoro Mouri immediately rushed forward, straightened his posture, and struck a cool pose.

With his hands in his pockets, he spoke in a deep voice, "Beautiful lady, were you waiting for me all this time?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xiaolan smiled and walked behind him with her fist raised.

"what!!!!!"

Amidst Ms. Nakazawa's shocked expression, Xiaolan gave her father a loving punch, then dragged him, whose eyes had already rolled back, into the yard.

As soon as Ms. Nakazawa opened the door, a slightly overweight man with a somewhat dignified appearance walked towards her.

"I've been waiting for you for so long, Detective Mori! Ever since I first saw you on TV, I've been so curious about your deeds."

"We invited you here today precisely to ask you to share your stories of solving cases..."

"Eh? Mr. Mori, what's wrong?"

At that moment, the man realized that Kogoro Mouri was being carried by a young girl and seemed to have lost consciousness.

……

It wasn't long before Uncle Mori regained consciousness.

Everyone sat around the coffee table in the living room.

The man formally introduced himself to the group. He was named Daizo Kurokawa, the director of Kurokawa Hospital, and a leading authority on heart surgery.

Upon hearing the man's identity, Longye and the other three gaped in astonishment.

Isn't it? Come again?

This person is a doctor!?

Noticing the strange expressions on the faces of the people in front of him, Kurokawa Daizo asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is something the problem?"

Kogoro Mouri immediately snapped out of his daze, grabbed a tissue from the coffee table, and wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

"Oh my, Dean Kurokawa, the decor of your home is so antique! This table is clearly made of rare wood!"

"Oh? It seems you know about this too! That's right, this table was a gift from one of my patients. It's carved entirely from ebony. Ebony of this size is said to be very valuable!"

"Haha, you have such good taste!"

"Mr. Mori, I'm more interested in the cases you've solved before. Could you tell me about them?"

"Haha, of course, no problem!"

Seeing the two having a very pleasant conversation, Longye and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

……

Evening

Daizo Kurokawa had other things to take care of, so he went back to his study to work.

Before leaving, he strongly invited the Mori and the others to stay for dinner.

He then instructed his wife and son to take good care of the Maori group.

While Daizo Kurokawa's eldest son, Daisuke Kurokawa, and his wife, Mina Kurokawa, went back to their room to change clothes.

Xiaolan quietly asked, "Dad, what kind of work did Mr. Kurokawa ask you to do? You two spent the whole afternoon talking about cases that happened before, and you didn't talk about anything else."