Special Volume 19: Difference between revisions
| Line 66: | Line 66: | ||
<spoiler> Due to the incompetence of the local police, Conan takes matters into his own hands and solves the case. The key factor in solving this crime is to retrace and analyze the victim’s movements, work ethics, and final moments that directly led to his death. Without Kogoro or Sonoko to impersonate, or the Detective Boys to help assist, Conan goes directly for the jugular vein and handles the details of the case himself in front of everyone. Minamoto’s passing was NOT the result of a tragic workplace accident, but instead a cruel malicious murder; the culprit is his coworker, '''Kashiwa'''. | <spoiler> Due to the incompetence of the local police, Conan takes matters into his own hands and solves the case. The key factor in solving this crime is to retrace and analyze the victim’s movements, work ethics, and final moments that directly led to his death. Without Kogoro or Sonoko to impersonate, or the Detective Boys to help assist, Conan goes directly for the jugular vein and handles the details of the case himself in front of everyone. Minamoto’s passing was NOT the result of a tragic workplace accident, but instead a cruel malicious murder; the culprit is his coworker, '''Kashiwa'''. | ||
First, Kashiwa sent Minamoto to the freezer to put inside the brown paper bag containing a banana. This was nothing more than pretext, as she needed the children she was guiding to confirm that Minamoto went into the freezer acting under a harmless favor and giving him a legitimate reason for being in there in the first place. Secondly, during her break, Kashiwa slipped away undetected, went to the freezer, and bashed Minamoto in the back of his neck near his skull with a metal cylinder, causing the rice crackers in his chest pocket to crush as he fell forward from the unprovoked assault (the bright pink mark started to form thereafter and was found on his neck from this attack). Finally, Kashiwa proceeded to open the same cylinder, turned the still-alive but unconscious Minamoto on his back, oblivious to the rice crackers in his chest pocket, then dumped ''liquid nitrogen'' all over Minamoto‘s body, effectively freezing and killing him almost instantly in a sheet of ice. The duration of the murder lasted no more than a minute. | *The Initial Setup and Pretext Facts. | ||
First, Kashiwa sent Minamoto to the freezer to put inside the brown paper bag containing a banana. This was nothing more than pretext, as she needed the children she was guiding to confirm that Minamoto went into the freezer acting under a harmless favor and giving him a legitimate reason for being in there in the first place. | |||
* The Deadly Assault. | |||
Secondly, during her break, Kashiwa slipped away undetected, went to the freezer, and bashed Minamoto in the back of his neck near his skull with a metal cylinder, causing the rice crackers in his chest pocket to crush as he fell forward from the unprovoked assault (the bright pink mark started to form thereafter and was found on his neck from this attack). | |||
*The Kill. | |||
Finally, Kashiwa proceeded to open the same cylinder, turned the still-alive but unconscious Minamoto on his back, oblivious to the rice crackers in his chest pocket, then dumped ''liquid nitrogen'' all over Minamoto‘s body, effectively freezing and killing him almost instantly in a sheet of ice. The duration of the murder lasted no more than a minute. | |||
*Explaination of the real murder weapon. | |||
Liquid nitrogen is a cryogenic liquified gas capable of freezing human flesh almost instantly upon contact. It 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. Kashiwa denies having any involvement in Minamoto’s murder. | Liquid nitrogen is a cryogenic liquified gas capable of freezing human flesh almost instantly upon contact. It 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. Kashiwa denies having any involvement in Minamoto’s murder. | ||
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. | *The Cover-Up and Grim Reality | ||
Committing the crime this way, Kashiwa made it appear that Minamoto accidentally slipped in the freezer and was there for hours. Under natural circumstances, a healthy fit human being would take anywhere between 10 minutes to just about several hours to completely freeze solid. This would undoubtedly give Kashiwa the perfect alibi as she was 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. | |||
*The Victim’s Habits and Miscellaneous History | |||
Minamoto was a well-known slacker at work and often left Kashiwa to handle his duties, as such at the beginning of the tour. Kashiwa most likely told their boss that she would get him to cooperate. This is evidenced by Minamoto’s boss who had threatened termination because of his work ethics. Had Minamoto been caught inside the freezer by another random coworker, he could easily state that he was doing that favor for Kashiwa with the banana, and her plan would remain intact. Minamoto had rice crackers and cola inside the freezer and had consumed most of them. The rest were discarded by Kashiwa after she brutally murdered him to remove any trace of his laziness. The maid testifies to this as she has witnessed him indulging on his favorite snacks during work hours on multiple occasions; Minamoto would not have thrown his snacks away so easily. His reason for leaving so abruptly was because he was in a rush to watch the soccer game. Kashiwa told him that the best hiding place was the freezing unit. She would then betray Minamoto, using his laziness against him, and 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. Kashiwa most likely told their boss that she would get him to cooperate. This is evidenced by Minamoto’s boss who had threatened termination because of his work ethics. Had Minamoto been caught inside the freezer by another random coworker, he could easily state that he was doing that favor for Kashiwa with the banana, and her plan would remain intact. Minamoto had rice crackers and cola inside the freezer and had consumed most of them. The rest were discarded by Kashiwa after she brutally murdered him to remove any trace of his laziness. The maid testifies to this as she has witnessed him indulging on his favorite snacks during work hours on multiple occasions; Minamoto would not have thrown his snacks away so easily. His reason for leaving so abruptly was because he was in a rush to watch the soccer game. Kashiwa told him that the best hiding place was the freezing unit. She would then betray Minamoto, using his laziness against him, and carry out her gruesome crime. | ||
Kashiwa angrily denies the allegations again 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 Brazil 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 soccer game started at 10:00AM, and ended around 11:45. This is usually the time that the final score of the game is announced along with the winner. That being said, the only way Kashiwa could have known ANYTHING regarding the soccer game is if she was in close proximity of someone who was listening to the details, who should have been working but instead decided to slack off and listen to the soccer game in the freezer. She overheard the details of the game, then she ended Minamoto’s life in the manner described above. In an ironic twist of poetic justice, it is Minamoto’s own slacker lifestyle and passion for soccer that became Kashiwa’s downfall. | * The Final Whistle | ||
Kashiwa angrily denies the allegations again 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 Brazil 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 soccer game started at 10:00AM, and ended around 11:45. This is usually the time that the final score of the game is announced along with the winner. That being said, the only way Kashiwa could have known ANYTHING regarding the soccer game is if she was in close proximity of someone who was listening to the details, who should have been working but instead decided to slack off and listen to the soccer game in the freezer. She overheard the details of the game, then she ended Minamoto’s life in the manner described above. This is undeniable concrete evidence placing Kashiwa nowhere else in the factory but in the freezer with Minamoto. In an ironic twist of poetic justice, it is Minamoto’s own slacker lifestyle and passion for soccer that became Kashiwa’s downfall. | |||
*A Killer’s Confession. | |||
Kashiwa, upon realizing her undoing, confesses to Minamoto’s murder. She states that she had a rough life, her parents divorced when she was young, and began getting in more trouble than the law could allow. Kashiwa says she became rebellious and started hanging out with the wrong crowd. Eventually, she got tangled up with Minamoto, who Kashiwa claims was a terrible person, but to which degree is up for interpretation. It is implied that she and the victim may had been romantically involved and things may have allegedly turned abusive at some point of time. | |||
*The End of an Ordeal and Final Remarks. | |||
Although she regrets killing Minamoto and is ashamed that she was caught, Kashiwa states that Conan saw through everything and has a moment of deep relief. Kashiwa falls to her knees, defeated, and hugs a confused Conan tightly, tears flowing down her face before being arrested for murder. | |||
</spoiler> | </spoiler> | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 10 June 2026
| ‹ Special Volume 18 | List of Chapters | Special Volume 20 › |
| Volume 19 | |
|
| |
| Information | |
| Release date: | May 28, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original Work: | Gosho Aoyama |
| Manga: | Eiichi Yamagishi |
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-142789-8 |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
| Back Cover Image | |
|
| |
| Conan Side Image | |
|
| |
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 Japan-Brazil soccer game on his MP3 player which is confiscated by Koyabashi. They are given a tour of the facility by employees Kashiwa and Minamoto. Minamoto abruptly leaves, forcing Kashiwa to handle the tour on her own. Before he departs, Kashiwa gives him a brown paper bag, reminding Minamoto of “that thing” they talked about yesterday. The tour goes well and ends with the children watching a movie about the factory. Conan sneaks off to the employee lounge to watch the soccer game but is caught by Kashiwa. She reprimands Conan for sneaking off on his own. Conan is upset that he can’t watch the game but Kashiwa informs him that the game is over and the Brazilian 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 of the large walk-in freezer and, to her horror, 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. Hypothermia is an involuntary drop in core body temperature that occurs during long exposure to extreme cold temperatures. Death varies due to a number of factors depending on the individual. The banana Kashiwa gave Minamoto before he left is found near his corpse. It is determined that Kashiwa sent Minamoto to the freezer to put the banana away, but 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. While Kashiwa tearfully blames herself for what has happened, Conan fearfully believes that Minamoto has been murdered, and his killer went out of their way to stage it as an accident.
CCTV footage shows no one out of the ordinary in the vicinity of the factory with the exception of Conan, the Detective Boys (who are of no use in this case due to their separation from Conan), their classmates, and Ms. Koyabashi, effectively ruling out the possibility of an outsider job. Kashiwa’s weird behavior lands her on Conan’s suspect list. Furthermore, is it virtually above possible means for anyone to freeze a human body very quickly, even at -60 degrees, but one matter remains: if Kashiwa is the killer, how was she able to freeze a human being with so quickly 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.
