Detective Conan (名探偵コナン)

We came to watch Hado Rokumichi's concert rehearsal...

at which he was set to perform "ASACA," a song written seventeen years ago,

but...

Even heaven is watching the labyrinths of the world!

Full throttle reasoning skills penetrate all mysteries!

In the shadow of the case happening on the stage lurk Amuro, Okiya, and Vermouth!

Always determining the one truth

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

his name is Detective Conan!

The Traitor's Stage

"The Traitor's Stage, Part Two!"

What? The victim wrote the note on the paper himself?

Y-Yes, sir.

According to forensics,

the paper came from the notebook the victim used to write lyrics.

The handwriting matched the lyrics written on the other pages of the notebook.

Which means it's likely the victim felt indebted to someone,

and that became their reason to kill him.

Any ideas?

I don't know about indebted, but he may have had an inferiority complex.

Enjo Kanae (40) Hado's Manager

Hado often said he had to work hard to keep up

with other handsome musicians since he had an off-putting face.

I see.

I told him not to worry about it.

Fuse Okuyasu (58) Record Company President

I said the way he seemed difficult to approach was part of his charm.

Come to think of it, Hado-san changed his image recently.

Yeah, he seemed softer than before.

Changed how?

Just his overall impression.

Maybe his face?

That reminds me, there were rumors Hado got plastic surgery.

Although I think that was around the time he graduated from high school.

Kajiya Hirokazu (51) Magazine Reporter

I told you before, that's all nonsense!

We didn't have any money back then.

We worked every day for a shipping company

to make enough money for him to be a musician.

But Hado dumped you after you worked so hard together,

and married another woman.

I think that was sixteen years ago.

And the song "ASACA" he was set to announce at this concert

was composed seventeen years ago.

There must be some reason he left it

without lyrics for seventeen years.

Right, pretty little manager?

Hey, that's enough.

President, you must know something, too.

I heard Hado asked you after his previous concert,

"Why didn't you say anything for seventeen years?"

And after your argument,

Hado suddenly announced he'd be releasing his new song "ASACA."

There must be something going on.

Is this true?

Hado started working with my record company seventeen years ago.

I jokingly told him the real reason I had him debut with us

was because I'd fallen in love with Enjo-san,

and wanted to court her.

He said he'd quit if that were true.

I see.

But that doesn't sound like a motive to murder Hado-san.

Then I'm leaving.

Hey, wait!

Isn't it impossible for anyone to have committed this crime?

You can't. It's impossible.

Give up, Scotch.

His right hand was covered in blood,

except for the tip of his thumb and the back of his hand.

That means he put his thumb on the trigger

and shot himself.

You're the one who gave him your gun and made him do it,

Akai Shuichi.

He would've had plenty of options besides killing himself.

Hey.

Huh?

You've been glaring at him. What's going on?

Nothing.

I don't particularly care, but could you solve this soon?

It's dangerous for me to stay here very long while in disguise.

Of course.

Hey, let go.

I need to get back to the office and write an article about this case!

We need to check the contents of your bag first!

You guys never give up.

I told you to let me go!

Whoa!

Ouch...

Oh, the evidence...

We'll help.

Thank you.

Hado-san's driver license.

He certainly seems unapproachable.

After viewing the images on the camera that was in your bag,

it looks like you were secretly taking photos of Hado-san as he entered the concert hall,

but he discovered you and tried to take away your camera.

Is that right?

Yeah.

What did he say then?

He just said to stop taking pictures.

Also, Inspector...

One of the band members scheduled to perform with Hado-san

at tomorrow's concert was just arrested by narcotics agents.

What?

For possession of stimulants.

Hey, mister.

What is it, kid?

Did you find a... on the ground?

Azusa-neechan said she lost one.

Lost...

...one?

No, we didn't find anything like that on the stage.

Then was anything missing?

Like wire or gloves.

The staff said both of those were missing from the tool box

at the edge of the stage.

Did the staff leave that folding chair next to the tool box?

No, they kept it farther offstage.

Hey, leave that stuff where it is.

Apparently the concert is canceled.

Seriously?

I just untied this, and now I have to retie it?

Did you inspect the folding chair, too?

Not for prints yet.

But he's taking it back along with the mic stand for further inspection.

Excuse me.

Could you show me the bottom of the seat?

What?

Sure, just for a second.

Thank you.

I knew it.

So that's how it is.

This got kind of crazy.

Uh, are you done?

Yeah.

Excuse me. Coming through.

Excuse me. Out of the way, please.

Excuse me. Out of the way, please.

Move.

Move, please.

That's right.

The suspicious woman who tried to kidnap Conan-kun and Ai-chan said...

Move away from the brunette,

if you don't want to die!

Hurry up!

Move it, Angel!

That's what she called me.

By why would Azusa-san call me by the same name?

Y-You know how the killer lifted the victim's body?

Is it true?

Yes, probably.

We passed the rope over the spotlight bar

and tied the other end to Takagi-kun,

but is one person really strong enough to lift him out of the chair?

Of course.

First you create a loop with the rope hanging

from the bar while standing next to the stage.

Wrap the bottom loop around the top loop two times.

While twisting the lower loop,

pass the section hanging down through the loop.

Hook the resulting large loop onto the armrest of the seat

about two meters below, like this.

Next, pass the end of the rope

without the loops under the armrest.

Create the same loops as before and pass the rope through.

Now hook the large loop and rope

on the armrest of a chair about four meters away.

Create a third loop and pass the rope through,

and this time, hook the large loop onto a chair

about eight meters away.

Now all you have to do is return to the third set of small loops

you created and pull on the leftover rope.

Sonoko-san, you seem like the weakest person here.

Could you pull on this?

What? Me?

Sure.

I doubt I'll be able to lift him, though.

What? How?

What's going on?

It's the principle of pulleys, right?

Yes.

The small loops created along the rope function as pulleys.

Force

Force

Each set of loops doubles, quadruples, and octuples

the strength at which the rope pulls.