Watashi No Kirai Na Tantei (The Private Detective That I Don't Like / 私の嫌いな探偵)

A cold case...A cold case!?

Shiittt!

What's the matter boss?

Huh? Did I say something?

Yeah, "shitttt!"

Ee? Wow how embarrassing... why'd I say that...

Ryuhei-kun, how are things on your side?

He hasn't moved yet, go ahead.

He moved!

Aahh!

Shit, he went inside again!

We'll just have to wait until he comes out again.

We better look for the other exits, there has to be more.

Okay!

What's all the fuss about? Was there an incident?

We're looking for a cat, stupid! - Is it really necessary to get mad?

Well the thing is... - You don't have to tell her!

The success fee is high right? Over 1 000 000 yen.

How'd you know that!? It's 1 200 000 yen!

I can tell by your eyes, they have dollar signs all over them.

Don't jump to conclusions, this time the client is

one of Ikagawashi's most famous entrepreneurs:

Toyozo Gotokuji.

He's the man behind all of the Maneki Sushi Train chain stores.

They're famous for the lucky cats

that look like Cnl. Sanders out the front.

In my eyes he's a very important person to his this town

and his stores are important too. When he's sad

so is the rest of this town. That's the reason why

I'm searching for his beloved cat Mikeko.

Hee- I didn't know you cared so much

about Ikagawashi, Detective Ukai.

How about when you get the payment you donate it to the city

and get a sandbox made in the local park?

There a saying I like that says "children will grow without parents and sandboxes".

You know I could never donate that money. See you later!

They run really fast when 1 200 000 yen is on the line.

Fuu... Are you sure this is Mikeko?

This cat looks a bit different, but I guess they're similar.

Actually I think they're almost identical.

I don't think he'll notice.

Nice judgment Ryuhei-kun.

The face is totally different!

Don't try to trick me!

Come back when you find my cat, you second rate Detective!

He's crazy about cats. We should've realized he'd never fall for it.

Ee, but you told me it was a good judgment?

So what should we do now? - Guess we'll just have to keep searching.

Uwa! What a headache...!

Ee? - It's an intermittent illness I have.

Don't worry about me, search for the cat.

I know you can do it Ryuhei-kun, I believe in you.

Ukai-san...I'll do my best!

I'll be praying for your success.

So three-colored cats aren't all the same?

You look pretty classy having your coffee there.

I'm studying about three-color cats.

Did you find the cat yet? - Look, what do you want?

Oh I just thought not many incidents are happening lately...

It's just peaceful lately. It's a good thing.

What are you doing?

I'm doing a rain dance to try and get the phone to ring.

Phone call...Come~!

Can you stop that?

That dance is really weird and

if a phone call comes my peace will be sha-...

Wow! The phone god has answered!

There's no such thing as a phone god. - Hello, Ukai Private Detective Agency.

Wai-... Thank you for your call!

Okay okay...

Really!? Okay, gotcha.

What's all the fuss about?

Toyozo Gotokuji...

Ee? Did he call again asking where the cat was again?

was killed. - Oh okay...What!?

That was a call from Detective Sunagawa to take on the case.

And I'm guessing you don't wanna take it because there's no money...

No, let's do it!

I see your game.

If you solve this incident

you think his family will reward you for it.

No, I just can't forgive whoever

killed a man who loved cats so much!

That's a lie! 100%! No it's the truth~

It's a lie! It's 100% the truth~.

Liar. It's 100% a lie~!

Ahh Detective Sunagawa! - Oh, hey there Akemin!

Looks like you've become a regular now.

Yeah Detective Ukai has finally started to realize how important I am.

Good. You are pretty smart after all.

It feels like I constantly have a parrot riding on my shoulder.

Boss, can we move that thing back now?

Hey...That was near the front of the house before...

How'd you know that!?

Ahh, I actually was requested by the victim to look for a lost cat.

Every time he brought a different cat over

Mr. Toyozo would say it wasn't the right one and get furious at Ukai.

So he thought up a devilish scheme to kill him and take his money.

What? So this means the murder is...

You! - Stop screwing around.

Jejeje!** - Ee?

**Ama-chan reference

Only uncool old people say that now.

Well I am pretty old.

For-give-me**

**Reference to Crystal Takigawa's "O-mo-te-na-shi".

Stop it~!

The forensics team are done with it, I'll put it back.

Okay okay.

So can you show us the scene, Detective Crystal Sunagawa?

It's inside. Ahh I guess I don't sound like her...

Watch your head. - Okay.

It's further inside. Inside...

The predicted time of death is between 11pm lastnight and 1am this morning.

He was stabbed with a knife. It's so ironic.

...What do you mean by that?

There was actually a murder in this same location 20 years ago.

Ee? What a coincidence. - And I was actually

the Detective put on that case too.

What happened to the murderer?

They got away, case went cold. - Hohou...

What kind of incident was it?

It all happened 20 years ago when I was single

and all I cared about was my job as a detective.

Oh right I see. THAT'S what happened.

Huh? What? I haven't even talked about it yet?

Ahhh sorry I thought we'd already finished

the flashback and that was my comment about it.

You watch too much drama! - Yeah so it all happened 20 years ago

when I was single and a bright young detective.

How cold-blooded!

I bet those clothes weren't even popular 20 years ago.

Don't knock my flashback.

Sorry. - Yoichiro Yajima was the victim,

he was a doctor who lived in this neighborhood.

He was stabbed and died from blood loss.

The time of death was pinned at between

10pm and 11pm.

I questioned his wife Yumiko about all of it at his clinic.

She had issues with her legs and needed to use a wheelchair.

She said when her husband didn't come home in the afternoon

she started to get worried and

Mr. Gotokuji came to their house.

Him and Yajima were actually good friends and

had made a promise to meet at Gotokuji's house that night

When Yajima didn't show up Gotokuji got worried too.

They both went searching for him

around the clinic, Gotokuji's house and the neighborhood

But at the time Yajima was already

dead inside this green house...

There were lots of contradictions in testimony too.

In the end I wasn't able to catch the killer.

Dad...

Why'd it have to end like this-!

And this time Mr. Gotokuji was killed.

By the way Mr. Yajima was also

a very big fan of cats.

I'm begging you, Ukai. I have to solve this one at all costs.

Hello. Ahh it's you?

Ee? Parent teacher meeting?

Ahh it's his wife. I bet he'll have to go home.

I'm in the middle of investigating! There's no way I can go!

Oioioi...He looks really serious this time!

I think that this incident

must be somehow related to the one from 20 years ago.

Mr. Yajima's wife actually

took a turn for the worst from the shock and died a year later...

Leaving their son behind...

If I had just been able to catch the criminal...

None of that would have ended up happening.

This time I want to

crack the case and make sure

everyone involved can go on living their lives!

You can count on me. We better start gathering information then.

Boss, Maki-san has regained consciousness.

Yes! - Who's Maki?

Gotokuji's youngest daughter.

Apparently she witnessed the murder happen.

Ee? Tell us that from the start.

Ee there's a witness?

Damn. Looks like this'll get solved quickly.

Why are you saying that like it's a bad thing? - I don't think there's any other

drama that would finish that quick. - This isn't a drama though.

C'mon? At least make it last for 33 minutes?

Why? That's such a strange time.

So Maki-san, you're the one who found the body?

Could you please tell us what you saw?

In the mailbox there was a letter telling me

to go to the green house at 10pm.

And you just went there? - Yes.

When I got there from behind

someone put a handkerchief on my face and

I lost consciousness...

Chloroform huh... - I see.

When I woke up I was tied up...

Rope huh... - That one's obvious.

And I could see my father in the distance...

Then someone wearing a cat mask came close and...

Stabbed him?

It's okay, it's over now. - So they stabbed him REALLY hard?