The first 200 lines.
I won't win!
We're done talking now.
Excuse me.
Father... what should I do?
Hey Kanae, hold still just a little more!
Hana chan, you're picture's good.
Long, ago they said I was a genius.
Go back and sit.
I'm not very good at drawing.
Is that right?
Now look, if you think that you aren't good at something, you won't be.
Is that right?
This is nice...
I think you're going to like this, it's cool.
Really? Yes.
I like it, it's good.
It's really lovely, even if I ...
Here it is...
Look! It's great !
But, big sis is a little too big. Huh?
I drew it like that on purpose!
What wrong?
Oh nothing.
Isn't it that the kids are having so much fun with Hana chan?
It's not that.
But Papa, don't you have me?
Yea.
Oh, mama, I know that....
Hold on....
Lovey dovey...
Lovey dovey !!!
Osaka.
What are you saying! You're popular!
That's our Shouta!
Oh ~ ! Sorry sorry sorry !
What's the time?
It's just after 11.
It's already that late...?
Hey, hey!
You're still fine aren't you, you haven't drank anything yet?
Well I'm sorry! Gotta get up early.
If I don't get some sleep...
It was fun tonight after not getting together for so long.
You all need to come to Kyoto sometime.
Good luck ! See you!
What do you want this late at night?
Isn't it alright. After all, I'm your important partner.
I told you that I am done. I have no business with you!
Oota san.
Haven't you been the campaign strategist since my father?
If you stop now, we'll be in trouble.
We could lose this next election.
Not "could".
You are going to lose the election.
Now, now....
Don't say things like that! OK.
I'm begging you! OK.
I have been patient, up until now.
I've had enough of pompous asses like you.
Your father was one that steadily kept up the effort.
You're just the stupid son, don't even know all the troubles you've caused.
Oota!!
I can't believe you would say that....
You can leave now.
What's this, "I love education." You damn fool.
"I want to fix education!"
You will soon regret trying to push me around.
I was able to shape your father.
If I throw my support to the other side, he'll take 80 percent of the the vote.
You're finished already.
The end!
Meet your maker, Oota.
The victim is Oota Taizo san.
He is the private secretary of Kyoto City Councilman Motohashi Keiji of the citizen party.
Motohashi? This guy here!
There was a time he was popular with the old ladies.
The victim was originally the chief of staff for his predecessor.
This guy would just be a nobody without the victim.
Hey ~ just like you chief! You really know your politics.
Yea, yea~. Who found the body?
The housekeeper Izumida san. Yes.
The front door was locked wasn't it?
Yes it was.
So perhaps they came in this way, argued with the victim,
And then left this way....
His wallet was empty.
The stupid expensive watch he always wore, is gone.
But there's about a half a million yen in this bag,
doesn't seem to have been touched.
Maybe he was caught stealing, wound up killing him,
and forgot to take it?
It was done by a real amateur.
What's this?
A real strange burglar.
All that money in the bag, these expensive watches,
he didn't steal the real valuables.
11:05....
Forensics pegs the time of death to be sometime between 11 pm and 1 am last night.
When this guy got hit, it seems the battery fell out.
That'll save us some trouble.
What?
Isn't this a clock that you'd have in the entrance?
Hey...hey...! Do.... don't disturb the crime scene!
Yes, everyone look here.
Right there?
Look, exact! Look !
But the killer and the victim fought in there?
Even thought the weapon was originally here in the entry.
How exactly did that happen....
Hayashi! Oh... yes.
Huh?
Hey... what're you doing. hey.
Hey.... stop! Dangerous! Just what....!
What....!
Is that right.
I just got a call from the police that Oota was killed.
The police are coming in to ask some questions.
Yea. It seems he was killed by a burglar...
Sensei, someone from the police.
You don't need to worry. Excuse us.
Thanks for coming.
Sorry to bother you when you are so busy.
I'm Kiuchi with the Kyoto First Detective Division.
And this is.... I'm Hanazawa.
I'm Motohashi. I trust I'm in good hands.
However, is it really true that Oota?
Yes. It seems that Oota san
was probably killed by a burglar, but this guy says
he must have been a real idiot.
Hana...! Is that right?
Well ah, actually the contents of his wallet were taken,
and the watch on Oota san's wrist was taken,
but his bag with a half a million yen and the watch collection in his china cabinet,
were not stolen.
Maybe the burglar was in a panic?
Because he had killed someone.
Do you know anyone that would have a grudge against Oota san?
I've never heard of such a thing.
Oota was the person in charge of the office since my father's time,
he really was a good man.
This will make the coming election very difficult.
We're so sorry.
If you don't win, you'll just be another man on the street.
You sure are an interesting fellow.
An interesting fatso.
Is this your predecessor?
Ignore him, where were you last night?
I was at an alumni gathering with old college friends in Osaka,
and stayed there last night...
Really detective, you think I?
You're so rude, Kiucchan! Suspecting someone in his own family.
My mother is a big fan of yours.
Thank you. Oh thank you!
But it's alright, you've got a job to do.
Well, you were in Osaka the whole time?
Yea....
This is the man that organized it, please confirm it with him.
I was with them until about 11 pm last night,
I checked out early this morning, and came back here.
It was at 11 pm last night? Yea. what?
Sensei, there's some media here,
that want to ask some questions about Oota san.
OK.
Is it alright? Yes.
It's a habit of mine.
You're worried about having bad breath.
He's been with us since the days of my father, so for Oota san too,
we absolutely have to win this next election!
If you're thinking this is a battle of revenge, you're wrong.
They are saying it was burglary, but...
are you aware of any other theories?
I don't clearly know of anything, it's imperative that the killer be caught,
so that Oota san's name
will not be tarnished. What is it..?
This will make the upcoming election more difficult,
can you give us a word of what you expect?
We'll win!
Excuse me. Thanks.
Include Sawada san too, if you could please.
Thank you!
What can I do for you?
You're familiar with the layout of Oota san's house, right?
Yea?
Yes... I've been there on several occasions.
Oota san was killed in his living room.
There was quite a mess in that room.
Perhaps when the killer was searching the room,
Oota san found him, then a confrontation erupted.
And then he was struck. This is what my partner
Kiuchi believes happened.
But... that lethal weapon was a desk clock.
A desk clock?
What? You didn't know about the one in the entry?
Is that right...? I never noticed one.
You've been over there quit a bit, right?
But, I've never really noticed what was in the entry.
Well that seems to be the case!
And so?
Well, that desk clock that was used as a weapon,
like I just said, it was the living room where Oota san was killed.
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