Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

Detective Conan Episode 974 "Target: MPD Transportation Department (Part Four)"

Sergeant Momosaki and Lieutenant Yagi were murdered

one after another in the policewoman serial murder case.

It was determined that the dying messages they left behind pointed to no parking signs.

And that signified...

I had no idea Japanese road signs were based off English ones.

England...

Japanese road signs are based off English ones...

That's it! So that's how it is!

Listen, Detective Chiba...

Oh, sorry. Someone's calling.

Hello? Hello?

Hey, what are you doing?!

Damn! You had two phones?

Ch-Chiba-kun...

The rhythm on my lips is footloose!

The rhythm of my detective skills is perfect!

The culprit's identity is becoming clear!

Hurry to Patrolwoman Miike, Detective Chiba!

Always determining the one truth

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

his name is Detective Conan!

Target: MPD Transportation Department

"Target: MPD Transportation Department, Part Four!"

Metropolitan Police Department Haido City Station

Hello, Sato-san? It was a week ago after all.

One week ago, there was a woman who committed suicide

by jumping from the roof of an office building on Second Street in Haido City.

Her name was Midorikawa Aiko.

Since she worked at the building she jumped from,

her colleagues were able to confirm her identity right then and there.

She resided in room 702 of the apartment building.

Left at the scene were her shoes and phone.

Later, a suicide note was discovered in her desk as well.

And, in fact...

You know who the culprit is?

You know who killed Sergeant Momosaki and Lieutenant Yagi?

Yeah.

The culprit is one of the traffic violators

they arrested one week earlier, right?

Yeah.

They were extremely angry when they were brought into the police station,

so that's the lead we're following.

They were Aono, who forgot his license and was using his phone while driving,

Aono Kengo

Akamine, who was riding a motorcycle against traffic without a helmet,

Akamine Manji

and Shiroyama, whose inspection was expired and forgot to wear his seat belt, right?

Shiroyama Yuzo

And most likely, both the first victim Sergeant Momosaki was pointing at

and the second victim Lieutenant Yagi was facing a no parking sign.

Do you know why signs prohibiting something are a circle with a diagonal line?

N-No, I don't.

Because the shape is combination of the letters N and O.

In other words, it means "no" in English.

No parking signs are a "no" layered on top of a blue sign.

Which means blue (ao) plus "no" is ao-no.

The culprit is Aono-san.

Blue plus no makes Aono?

Do you really think they made a lame pun with their dying messages?

That's what I thought at first,

but if that's the only thing you saw in the vicinity, wouldn't you do the same?

Dying messages can't be noticed by the culprit,

but it's also not good if no one understands them.

Most people don't know the history of road signs,

but it's likely an officer of the Transportation Department would notice.

It's the perfect message.

Then there's 7155.

Huh?

The number Lieutenant Yagi left on her phone that doesn't connect to anyone.

It probably refers to road traffic law article 71, section 5-5.

While operating a vehicle, drivers must not hold their phone in their hand

or look at its screen.

In other words, I think we can assume it refers to Aono-san,

who was using his phone while driving.

We just received word from Sergeant Chiba.

We've received information identifying Aono Kengo

as the suspect in the policewoman serial murder case.

I'm ordering the emergency deployment of police forces

in a wide area to search for Aono Kengo.

He's a dangerous criminal who has murdered two of our own.

For the dignity of the police, we must arrest him!

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir.

Oh, but...

It was Conan-kun who figured all of this out.

The Sleeping Kogoro's adviser...

I suppose I'm not surprised.

Aono hasn't returned to his home.

According to his neighbors, they haven't seen him for several days.

According to Aono's coworkers,

this afternoon they told a woman who came to ask about his whereabouts

that he was probably at his girlfriend's place if he wasn't at home.

Yes, it was definitely Lieutenant Yagi.

I confirmed her identity using a photo.

Sato-san, look!

It's so noisy.

There are a lot of patrol cars driving around.

Of course there are.

They're looking for the suspect who murdered two police officers.

So I recommend you release me immediately and turn yourself in!

I told you...

If you want me to release you, just tell me already.

She's in here, isn't she?

That damn woman named Yumi.

Why do you want to know?

I'm going to tell her I found your phone and have her come here to get it.

Then I'll push her out the window and break her head open,

just like my girlfriend Aiko.

Though she might trigger a trap first and end up skewered instead.

In that case...

I wouldn't tell you even if I knew!

What?

Aono Kengo's girlfriend killed herself by jumping off the building she worked at?

One week ago?

Yes.

Apparently she couldn't take the power harassment

she was suffering at the hands of her bosses.

Aono received a text from his girlfriend that said "goodbye."

He rushed out of work, got into his car without his license,

and was caught by Sergeant Momosaki and Lieutenant Yagi while he was on his way to her.

So he resented them for stopping him.

He believes he could've prevented his girlfriend's suicide if that hadn't happened.

But according to the local jurisdiction,

she called Aono immediately after texting him, right?

Yes, but Aono didn't answer,

so she left a voicemail instead.

She was using a recording app on her phone,

so they were able to confirm the message's contents at the scene.

Her phone, huh?

Speaking of phones, they received a phone call while questioning Aono,

and he was extremely upset.

Yes.

The officers who came to help question them heard what he said.

You're seriously talking about karaoke?!

Someone might die, and you're talking about karaoke?!

The two of them had a mutual friend named Yumiko who they went to karaoke with.

But both of them called her Yumi.

Yumi?

Did Aono hear that name then and plan to kill Yumi-san next?

If you're looking for someone named Yumi among their acquaintances,

it's certainly possible.

Where is Yumi-san now?

I've been calling her, but she won't answer.

A text?

Conan-kun just sent a message to Takagi-san's phone.

Conan-kun did?

Due to certain circumstances, I'm driving him home right now.

Is the number I just sent him Yumi-san's number?

What? Yumi called you?

I don't know if it was Yumi-san,

but I heard four sets of a fingernail tapping a phone seven times.

After that, I heard a male voice say, "Hey, what are you doing?!" before they hung up.

I thought it might be...

What? Wait.

This is Miike's number.

What? Miike, Yumi-san's subordinate?

Come to think of it, we can't get in touch with Miike either.

It's possible the culprit figured out she's a police officer

and kidnapped her so he can lure Yumi-san to him and murder her!

What?

If he plans to call her to him, then he can't be that far.

What places are nearby that the culprit would be familiar with?

Do you know what Aono does for work?