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Conan has a brief encounter with the owner and janitor of the food factory. The owner says that Minamoto had been reprimanded for slacking off at work and was on the verge of being fired for taking long excessive breaks in the lounge and bathroom. The maid says Minamoto used to eat his favorite snacks which included rice crackers and a can of cola which was thrown in the garbage. After realizing Minamoto was a soccer fan, Conan understands the truth behind his death. | Conan has a brief encounter with the owner and janitor of the food factory. The owner says that Minamoto had been reprimanded for slacking off at work and was on the verge of being fired for taking long excessive breaks in the lounge and bathroom. The maid says Minamoto used to eat his favorite snacks which included rice crackers and a can of cola which was thrown in the garbage. After realizing Minamoto was a soccer fan, Conan understands the truth behind his death. | ||
<spoiler> Due to incompetence of the local police, Conan takes matters into his own hands and solves the case. Minamoto’s death was the result of a heinous murder and the culprit is his coworker, '''Kashiwa'''. She | <spoiler> Due to incompetence of the local police, Conan takes matters into his own hands and solves the case. Minamoto’s death was the result of a heinous murder and the culprit is his coworker, '''Kashiwa'''. She bashed Minamoto in the head and neck with a small tank containing liquid nitrogen (which explains the bright pink mark found), a cryogenic liquified gas capable of freezing human flesh almost instantly upon contact. Kashiwa poured the substance on the entirety of his backside, turned the still-alive but unconscious Minamoto on his back, oblivious to the rice crackers in his chest pocket, then dumped the rest all over Minamoto‘s body, killing him almost instantly. | ||
Liquid nitrogen is a hazardous material commonly found in food factories, hospitals, and construction sites and it is primarily used for flash-freezing, food preservation, packaging, medical uses, freezing pipes, among other things. It is incredibly cold at -196 degrees Celsius, or -321 degrees Fahrenheit, and must be handled with care at all times. That was Kashiwa’s murder weapon, not the freezer itself. | |||
Committing the crime this way, Kashiwa made it appear that Minamoto accidentally slipped in the freezer and was there for hours, hoping the investigators would write off his death as a tragic accident. In reality, he was brutally murdered just minutes before the discovery of his corpse. | Committing the crime this way, Kashiwa made it appear that Minamoto accidentally slipped in the freezer and was there for hours, hoping the investigators would write off his death as a tragic accident. In reality, he was brutally murdered just minutes before the discovery of his corpse. | ||
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Minamoto was a well-known slacker at work and often left Kashiwa to handle his duties, as such at the beginning of the tour. This is evidenced by Minamoto’s boss. Minamoto had snacks prepared in the lounge to take with him but never got the chance. They were discarded by Kashiwa in an attempt to remove any trace of Minamoto being an another location. The maid testifies to this. His reason for leaving so abruptly was because he was in the rush to watch the soccer game. Kashiwa told him that the best hiding place was the freezing unit, where she would carry out her gruesome crime. | Minamoto was a well-known slacker at work and often left Kashiwa to handle his duties, as such at the beginning of the tour. This is evidenced by Minamoto’s boss. Minamoto had snacks prepared in the lounge to take with him but never got the chance. They were discarded by Kashiwa in an attempt to remove any trace of Minamoto being an another location. The maid testifies to this. His reason for leaving so abruptly was because he was in the rush to watch the soccer game. Kashiwa told him that the best hiding place was the freezing unit, where she would carry out her gruesome crime. | ||
As evidence of her crime, Conan testifies that during the encounter he had with Kashiwa, she had told him that the soccer game was over and the home team won 3-1. The reason why this is extraordinarily important is because there is no way Kashiwa should have known about the final score of the soccer game considering she was in the middle of a tour. The only way she could have known anything regarding the soccer game is if she was in close proximity of someone who was listening to the details. As Kashiwa was murdering Minamoto, she overheard the details of the game. | Kashiwa angrily denies the allegations made against her and ridicules the police for listening to Conan. As evidence of her crime, Conan testifies that during the encounter he had with Kashiwa while at the employee lounge, she had told him that the soccer game was over and the home team won 3-1. The reason why this is extraordinarily important is because there is no way Kashiwa should have known about the final score of the soccer game considering she was in the middle of a tour. The only way she could have known anything regarding the soccer game is if she was in close proximity of someone who was listening to the details. As Kashiwa was murdering Minamoto, she overheard the details of the game. | ||
Kashiwa, upon realizing her undoing, confesses to Minamoto’s murder. She states that she had been tangled up with Minamoto, and he was a terrible person. It is implied that she and the victim had been romantically involved and things may have turned abusive. Although she regrets killing him and is ashamed that she was caught, Kashiwa states a deep relief and hugs a confused Conan tightly, before being arrested for murder. | Kashiwa, upon realizing her undoing, confesses to Minamoto’s murder. She states that she had been tangled up with Minamoto, and he was a terrible person. It is implied that she and the victim had been romantically involved and things may have turned abusive. Although she regrets killing him and is ashamed that she was caught, Kashiwa states a deep relief and hugs a confused Conan tightly, before being arrested for murder. | ||
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| Release date: | May 28, 2003 |
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| Original Work: | Gosho Aoyama |
| Manga: | Eiichi Yamagishi |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-142789-8 |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
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Special Volume 19 was released on May 28, 2003 in Japan.[1][2]
Cast
Gadgets
The Intense Cold World of Murder
File 1 - Part 1
Conan and the Detective Boys, accompanied by their teacher Ms. Koyabashi, are on a school field trip to a food factory. Disinterested, Conan listens to the soccer game on his MP3 player which is confiscated by Koyabashi. They loopare given a tour of the facility by employees Kashiwa and Minamoto. Minamoto abruptly leaves, leaving Kashiwa to handle the tour on her own. Conan sneaks off to the employee lounge to watch the soccer game but is caught by Kashiwa who informs him that the game is over and the home team won 3-1. An hour after the tour, and as promised for being good students, Kashiwa gives the kids ice cream. She opens the door and discovers Minamoto on the floor, face up, frozen to death.
An investigation is launched. Minamoto’s cause of death is hypothermia as he was froze solid. Everyone assumes Minamoto slipped and was stuck to the floor, until Conan discovers a pack of broken rice crackers in the victim’s chest pocket. A bright pink mark is found at the nape of Minamoto’s neck. With the given circumstances, Conan believes that someone knocked Minamoto unconscious, causing him to fall facing the front thereby breaking the rice crackers, then turned him on his back to alter the crime scene. Conan concludes that Minamoto had been murdered. Kashiwa’s weird behavior lands her on Conan’s suspect list but one matter remains: if Kashiwa is the killer, how was she able to freeze a human being with so little time while being surrounded with children the entire time.
File 2 - Part 2
Conan has a brief encounter with the owner and janitor of the food factory. The owner says that Minamoto had been reprimanded for slacking off at work and was on the verge of being fired for taking long excessive breaks in the lounge and bathroom. The maid says Minamoto used to eat his favorite snacks which included rice crackers and a can of cola which was thrown in the garbage. After realizing Minamoto was a soccer fan, Conan understands the truth behind his death.
People
Death Scenario
File 3 - Part 1
File 4 - Part 2
People
Conan's Desperate Situation
File 5 - Part 1
File 6 - Part 2
File 7 - Part 3
People
Famous Detective VS The Perfect Crime
File 8 - Part 1
File 9 - Part 2
People
The Culprit is #10
File 10
People
Cover in other countries
References
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックス". Koware Site Detective Conan Branch. http://www.koware.net/data_room/b_tokubetsuhen_data/tokubetsu_top.htm. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
- ^ "名探偵コナン 特別編コミックリス". Mouri Kogoro Detective Agency. http://conan.aga-search.com/501-33-3tokubetsuhen.html. Retrieved on 2010-06-26.
See also
| Volumes of the Special Manga | ||
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| Volume 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 |