Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

Detective Conan Episode 863 "The Spirit Detective's Murder (Part One)"

Rum.

I was right.

The person who vanished after killing Haneda Koji seventeen years ago...

...was the bodyguard Asaka.

And the identity of Asaka...

...is the number two man of the Black Organization, Rum.

Even if that's the dying message he left before he was murdered,

I can't find any other information.

Is Asaka their family name or given name, anyway?

If it's their family name, then I can't even tell their gender.

And what drug was Haneda Koji given?

Apparently it was made by Haibara's parents.

But Haibara said she wasn't trying...

...to make a poison when she recreated the drug.

Besides, Gin mentioned something when I was given that drug.

We'll use this.

This drug was recently developed by the Organization.

They won't be able to find any traces of poison in the body.

It allows you to commit the perfect crime.

Although this prototype hasn't been tested on humans yet.

Which means I was given the the drug recreated by Haibara,

and I was its first test subject.

I'm home.

What? An interview?

With another detective?

Spirit detective Hotta Gaito?

Yeah, I remember a shady detective who used to go by that name.

In any case, I need to gather more information.

But the case's site was taken down, and it hasn't been reuploaded for a while.

What? He's going to solve the mystery of Haneda Koji's murder?

What?

Wasn't the Haneda Koji murder...

...an unsolved case of some guy...

...who was murdered in America seventeen years ago?

What?

He's going to summon the spirit of Haneda Koji?!

I don't have time for that kind of idiocy!

What?

This time it's just a short segment on a late night TV show,

but if it's well-received, it'll be switched to prime time?

And my name will be in the title?

And the MC will be Okino Yoko-chan?

Mori Kogoro's

Solve the Cold Case!!

There's a planning meeting tomorrow morning at a hotel restaurant?

Okay, okay!

So, how much does it pay?

Even heaven is watching the labyrinths of the world!

Full throttle reasoning skills penetrate all mysteries!

The information on Rum is eerily effective.

What will the spirit detective reveal?

Always determining the one truth...

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

his name is Detective Conan!

The Spirit Detective's Murder

"The Spirit Detective's Murder, Part One!"

Why'd you have to come with me?

Ran-neechan's been gone since yesterday night because of her karate training camp.

And it's not fair that you're the only one who gets to eat at a hotel.

Apparently the TV station's paying for it,

but don't order anything too expensive.

Besides, I want to meet the spirit detective, too.

Hotta Gaito Spirit Detective

That detective Hotta Gaito summons the spirits...

...of dead people and says things only people close...

...to the deceased would've known, right?

Yeah.

Apparently he found the skeleton of a person who went missing in the mountains.

It was a coincidence.

The bones ended up belonging to someone else.

Besides, Hotta knew all that information because he investigated cases beforehand.

It got out that he paid people to create false witness reports of the missing person.

After the media destroyed him, he disappeared.

Anyway, I'm surprised he was able to return to TV.

And even if he does have a new scam,

the Sleeping Kogoro will expose it.

That's right.

If he's summoning the spirit of a man who died so long ago,

it's likely he got a hold of information related to the case that hasn't been made public yet.

I'll do whatever it takes to get that information.

And expose the identity of Rum.

Mori-san!

Thank you for waiting.

Sorry for asking you to come so early.

Kokuri Sanpei (35) Toto TV Director

It's fine.

Ah, you must be Conan-kun.

Nice to meet you.

I know about you.

You're the Kid Killer, right?

You think we could get a comment from you, too?

Sure.

Let's eat while we discuss the show.

First, we need to go the room where Hotta-san is staying.

What?

Apparently he wants you to see him summon a spirit.

All right.

Let's head there.

Anyway, you were right to bring Conan-kun with you.

What?

Even if him summoning a spirit does seem a little fake,

we'll still be able to get a shot of him looking surprised.

I see.

I can't imagine this kid being surprised by that.

Huh? That's weird.

He should be in his room.

When I emailed him this morning to confirm the time of our meeting,

he said he was seeing someone else before our meeting.

Maybe he's still at their room.

Huh? Hotta-san emailed me an hour ago.

What?!

They're going to kill me. Help.

"Th-They're going to kill me. Help?"

Seriously?

I-In any case, I'll have a bellhop come unlock the door.

You stay here so nobody leaves the room.

S-Sure.

This better not be some kind of performance.

What's taking him so long?

What is that director doing?

Oh, they're here.

Sorry. It took a while to explain the situation.

Hotta-sama?

Hotta-sama, are you there?

You don't need to bother with that. Open the door.

A-All right.

In that case...

Hey, wait!

My phone's ringing.

Hello, Hotta-san?

Is that you, Hotta-san?

I'm sorry.

It was a wrong number.

I'm opening the door.

Okay.

Hotta-sama?

What was that sound?

It sounded like something breaking.

Wineglasses and plates.

Looks like someone was drinking wine until a moment ago.

That person dropped the plates and glasses in surprise when we came in,

stepped in the spilled wine, and ran into that room.

Someone just ran from the balcony!

But we're on the fourth floor.

No, I know I saw someone.

They must've crossed the balcony into the room next door.

They left their wine-stained slippers behind, too.

That must be it.

Hey, bellhop.

Y-Yes, sir.

Is there someone staying in the room next door?

You mean room 403?

A young high school-aged man has been staying there since last week.

What?

Some kid has been living by themselves in a hotel for a week?

More importantly, what's that sound?

It's the sound of the remodeling construction going on downstairs.

Since it's loud and makes the rooms shake a little,

the rooms in this area are discounted.

Huh.

So, where's Hotta Gaito?

Probably in bed.

There's a slight bump.

But judging by the fact that he hasn't moved an inch,

he's probably already...

Damn it. Who would do something so awful?

Hotta-san?

Hotta-san!

Stop!

Don't touch the body.

Right.

I'll go back to the front desk and call the police.

No, you stay here with Kokuri-san...

...and call the police from here.

If the killer returns through that window,

one man may not be enough to stop them.

S-Stop them?

M-Mori-san, where are you going?

I'm going to the room next door.

That kid living in the room next door may have been killed already.

Damn it. No one's answering.

The killer must've gotten to them.

Who is it?

What's with all the noise?

Y-You...