Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

So there was nothing left behind that would help us identify the culprit.

Their motive was probably a grudge.

They hit him once in the head with a metal pipe.

You again, Mori-kun?

I just happened to be passing by, and it seemed like there was a case.

And this kid insisted we take a look.

Anyway, are they the victim's surviving family members?

Yeah.

We had them come to confirm the identity of the body.

His mother Kadowaki Yasuko-san,

Kadowaki Yasuko (63) Former Grade School Teacher

and his older brother Kadowaki Yuichi-san.

Kadowaki Yuichi (28) Eldest Kadowaki Son Government Office Employee

Mom, keep it together.

The father died five years ago.

The three of them were living together.

Right now at this moment, light pierces the darkness!

Overcome all limits with your cool reasoning skills!

A chance encounter with yet another assault case!

The surprising true face of a troubled family!

Always determining the one truth

with the body of a child and the mind of an adult,

his name is Detective Conan!

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The victim was Kadowaki Eiji-san, twenty-three years old, who lives down the way.

Kadowaki Eiji (23) Kadowaki Second Son Unemployed

He was killed last night around ten.

According to his mother,

the victim went out to drink yesterday evening.

He was probably attacked on his way home.

So unaware of what happened,

his family was waiting for the victim to return home.

No.

Last night, his older brother Yuichi-san was staying at a hotel in the city

to work on some documents.

Apparently he works as an official in Kasumigaseki.

For the Chuo government office, huh?

So he's an elite.

Inspector Megure! Oh, Mori-san and Conan-kun.

Well? How did it go?

Right.

The victim Kadowaki Eiji-san didn't have a very good reputation in the neighborhood.

Since he dropped out of college three years ago,

he hasn't been able to hold down a job and wanders the area.

Last Friday, he got drunk and argued with a bar employee.

He spent the night in jail.

We also found two interesting pieces of information.

Which are?

The first is passers-by reported that several days ago,

a well-built man in his thirties appeared to be watching the Kadowaki family,

as though investigating them.

He was also questioning the neighbors about the Kadowaki family.

Considering the victim's reputation...

It's possible he had some trouble with that man and incurred his wrath.

Got it.

Keep trying to figure out who that man is.

Yes, sir.

What's the other piece of information?

Yes, sir.

According to the neighbors, it seems the victim Kadowaki Eiji-san

was abusing his mother Yasuko-san daily.

What?

Furthermore, the older brother Yuichi-san

would always stop his brother's explosive violence.

I see.

So the victim was the problem child of the Kadowaki family.

Yeah, but...

That woman seems genuinely sad.

They say the worse a child is, the more you love them.

Indeed.

But if that's the case,

we'll have to question the older brother again.

N-No!

There's no domestic violence in our family!

That's just an irresponsible rumor!

Besides, what does that have to do with Eiji's murder?

Kadowaki Yuichi-san,

I'm sorry, but could we talk to you at the station?

Y-You think I killed Eiji?

N-No! Yuichi would never do that!

Didn't I just tell you?

I was working all last night!

Please calm down, Kadowaki-san.

I know. Around ten, I ran into a woman at the hotel.

She was extremely drunk.

In any case, find her. Then this will all become clear.

No. Yuichi would never...

MPD Beika Police Station

Are you listening?

I would never do something as stupid as kill a person!

I see. So, what about Eiji-san's domestic violence?

It's not true.

Your father died five years ago, didn't he?

What about it?

According to your neighbors, your mother has been frequently injured since then.

It's a coincidence.

And two years later, Eiji-san dropped out of college.

You managed to protect your mother until then, but after that, you couldn't handle it anymore.

This is nonsense.

Furthermore, you've been busy with work lately,

so you've been out of the house a lot.

And around that same time, your mother's injuries became more frequent.

I didn't do it.

If you didn't do something about Eiji,

he might do something that couldn't be undone.

I didn't do it.

So in order to protect your mother...

I didn't do it.

You had no choice.

I didn't do it.

But...

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

He's become totally stubborn.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

Come in.

Inspector Megure, a moment.

What is it?

Well, actually...

We went to canvas the hotel Yuichi-san was staying at.

What? You found her?

Yes. She's still staying at the hotel.

Beika Business Hotel

According to her...

Ow.

Excuse me.

It's all right. I wasn't looking where I was going.

Um, here.

The time displayed on the phone she picked up was approximately ten.

Additionally, the hotel employee who happened to pass by witnessed the scene.

So he has multiple people backing up his alibi.

Yes, sir.

So I can leave now, right? My alibi has been verified.

I'm terribly sorry.

We'll give you a ride home.

No, thank you. More importantly...

I'll never forget the humiliation I suffered while being treated like a murder suspect.

Clear the way, please.

Of course.

We came up empty.

Yeah, but it's for the best.

Indeed.

It would be tragic if one brother killed the other out of concern for his mother.

Anyway, if we were wrong about him...

Yeah. It's the guy Takagi is after.

Chiba, get in touch with Takagi.

Yes, sir.

The well-built man in his thirties.

This guy.

Yeah. This is the guy.

It's definitely him.

He was asking around about Eiji-san.

Excuse me, but could I borrow this video?

Sure. I'll get it ready for you.

Thank you.

Hello? Oh, Chiba.

I just finished checking some convenience store security camera footage for the man's face.

I'm about to bring it to the family.

This is him.

Oh?

This is Takase-kun.

What? You know him?

Who is he?

His name is Takase Rintaro-kun.

He was my student back when I taught grade school.

Your old student?

Is this him, then? Did he kill Eiji?

No. Impossible.

We don't know that yet.

I was treated as a suspect because of this man.

W-We still don't know if he did it yet.