It wasn't just Gon. Leorio too--even on their way to the office, the young attorney found himself wrecking his brain for answers. Any ideas would work, wouldn't they? He had to start somewhere. Yet, there were so many questions. The killer's motive, their identity... and why was Kaito even at his office that night? Rather, how? It wasn't the first time Leorio wondered these things--but no matter how long he pondered over them, there was nothing. No solutions since the first day. And now that they were standing right here, he suddenly wondered: without the window, would this have been some locked room murder? That would be tough for a first case, if anything. Actually, everything about this was abnormal...
No, wait. Forget it. He couldn't give up. It was time to start thinking from the beginning. Rushing wouldn't help anything, especially not now. At this point, they'd take theories step by step. Indeed--somehow, Gon's prompt had helped him concentrate his mind. All for the better.
“What I think? Well, there's the autopsy we should go over for details, first...” Inevitably, he'd start with the thing right in front of him. Leorio really wanted to have another look at the room and start theorizing already, but it had caught his eye--one piece of paper (which he was still thinking twice about moving around, crime scene and all). However...
“This.... It's a newspaper clipping...” and he was already feeling disbelief. Of course it wasn't hard evidence, nor was it a last note from Kaito (though, something crazy like that could easily blend in with these scattered papers). Instead, this was a recent article on Kaito, dated a little more than a year ago. There was even a picture of him. Was it uncanny that they found something else related to the victim so quickly? Maybe, but that didn't seem like the whole reason. Alright, this seems important. Gon's curious too. Furrowing his brows, Leorio decided to pick it up after all. Right--he couldn't remember reading, or even having this at all. Maybe he'd missed it? But on top of that, there was a peculiar part written in it. He read the following out loud:
'Spirit Medium's Training in NGL Ends Early'
-- Due to ongoing circumstances, the country has not made any changes to their selective tourist policy. Kaito's trip had been confirmed as a one-time special case. The veteran has returned from NGL four months earlier than planned. As to his reasons, he has stated, "for the sake of a personal investigation." --
Didn't know he was that famous...
“Huh. Interesting... I guess this must've been scattered around like everything else here...” but it wasn't shedding any light on their case, not that Leorio expected it to. He just couldn't see a connection. Maybe it was time to go back and discuss the autopsy and theories. But, just to make sure, he'd ask. Hand on his chin in thought, Leorio turned to face Gon. “...Can't help but wonder what he was up to after that. You know anything about this, Gon?”
