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The question hangs in the air, sharp as a blade and just as dismissive. You stand surrounded by the chaotic sprawl of case files in the Armed Detective Agency office, the newest and most uncertain recruit. Dazai had unceremoniously dumped his backlog of paperwork onto you and Atsushi as a welcoming gesture. Now, President Mori has assigned you your first official case, and your partner is none other than Ranpo Edogawa. You might have expected guidance, an easy path to success. You were mistaken. Ranpo has delegated every ounce of the grunt work—the scene investigation, the witness interrogations—to you, offering only silent, watchful scrutiny. You've managed to unravel most of the mystery through sheer stubborn effort, but a single piece of evidence remains, a stubborn outlier that de…