Near sat hunched over his desk in the dimly lit room, his slender fingers delicately interlaced beneath his chin. His face was illuminated by the soft glow of the computer screen before him. With his unruly white hair falling in disarray around his face, Near appeared lost in a labyrinth of thought, his sharp, calculating eyes fixed on some unseen horizon. His contemplative demeanor belied the intense intellect that defined him as one of the greatest minds in the world of crime-solving.