Volume 30
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| Release date: | December 18, 2000 | ||
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| Chapters: | 296-306 | ||
| ISBN: | ISBN 4-09-125500-0 | ||
| Publisher: | Shogakukan | ||
| English release date: | July 21, 2009 | ||
| English ISBN: | ISBN 1-4215-2198-9 | ||
| English Publisher: | Viz Media | ||
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Volume 30 was released on December 18, 2000 in Japan.
Contents
Cast
Gadgets
Chapters
Police Escort Murder Case
File 296 - Straight Ball Match
One day after the events at the K3 restaurant, Conan, Ran, Kogoro, accompanied by Heiji and Kazuha, wait for the shinkansen back to Tokyo. Ran calls Shinichi about Ray Curtis' arrest, as the boy feigns his surprise about his idol's fall from grace.[1] Before Shinichi can hang up, Ran asks him to wait. She recalls Sonoko's question at the department store, asking if she wants to know how Shinichi feels about her.[2] Supported by Kazuha's encouragement, Ran hesitantly begins to ask, but is interrupted by her train's roaring arrival. Shinichi, seeing that Ran is no longer saying anything, bids farewell, leaving Ran blushing and Kazuha unsatisfied.
Once the Tokyo trio is properly seated, Kazuha pounds the window from outside the Shinkansen and shouts at Ran to approach her romantic pursuits by forgoing breaking pitches and instead purely focus on throwing fastballs down the middle. Ran fakes a smile to show that she has understood.
Seconds later, Ran hears voice murmuring the opposite, saying that throwing fastballs is risky. The groups turns to find sergeant Takagi pacing down the aisle in deep thought. Takagi explains that he and Sato are on a mission to escort an apprehended drug dealer, named Senzo Ogura, back to Tokyo. They expect his interrogation will yield the necessary information to bring down his criminal syndicate. As she explains this to Conan and company, Sato looks at Ogura expectantly, but Ogura remains emotionless and tells her dully that he wants coffee. Sato thus sends Takagi to buy coffee. While the sergeant checks his pocket for coins, he drops his ticket to Kazumi Sanada's magic show. Sato is surprised that Takagi likes such things, and the latter explains that Yumi, who had a spare ticket, had asked him to go with her. Sato expresses casual happiness for him, which disappoints Takagi. In truth, his planned "date" with Yumi was a lie. Yumi had formed a plan for Takagi to gauge Sato's feelings by observing her reaction to their date. She had told him that, with Sato, one must first test her with breaking pitches, not fastballs.
As the Shinkansen approaches Mount Fuji, Conan and company notice a train attendant talking to Takagi and Sato in a serious manner. Sato leaves her seat to inspect the bathroom, finding a bag claiming to contain a bomb. Back at the seats, a group of passengers pass Takagi and Ogura, and the latter notices some sort of signal from one of them. Ogura tells Takagi that he needs to use the bathroom urgently, to which Takagi reluctantly agrees. Meanwhile, the bag begins to make a sound, sparking panic amongst the observing crowd. However, Sato pulls the zipper open and only finds a normal alarm clock. She begins interviewing passengers about the prank's perpetrators.
As train enters a tunnel, Takagi takes one of the handcuffs off Ogura and connects it to himself so that Ogura is able to use the bathroom. Several minutes after Ogura’s entry, Takagi impatiently asks whether he is done. Ogura grins and tells him that the police will be unable to obtain any information from him, for he will soon turn into a speechless bird. Concerned Takagi, throws the door open, and is astounded by the sight of Ogura having stabbed himself in the stomach. Takagi tries to call with Sato by phone, but fails to get a signal due to the tunnel. He has thus no choice but to transfer the handcuffs from himself to the railing, and leave Ogura on the toilet while he runs to get Sato. Conan, who is by Sato's side, overhears Takagi’s words and rushes to the toilet with the two police officers. Upon their arrival, they find Ogura dead with the bloody knife beside his inanimate body.
File 297 - The Open Closed Room
Takagi endures Megure's ire as he is blasted over the phone for his grave mistake. Kogoro and Sato debate the sergeants fate, floating the possibility of job dismissal. Takagi receives a call from Yumi asking about the results of their plan; he immediately squashes the conversation due to the severity of the situation.
Conan finds the knife beside the body pointing in a strange direction, and the coagulation of only some of the blood in the toilet. From these two clues, Sato deduces that Ogura has been murdered. She hypothesizes that the murderer planted the fake bomb in the other bathroom to act as a diversion. With one officer busy inspecting the bomb, a conspirer could more easily relay a message to Ogura in the seats, directing him to fake his suicide in the bathroom. A fake knife and bag of anticoagulant-infused blood was prepared inside of the bathroom to realistically portray a stabbing. Naturally, the accompanying officer would temporarily leave Ogura alone to call for help, giving the murderer plenty of time to enter the bathroom, kill Ogura, and destroy any remaining evidence.
Takagi agrees with Sato’s deduction, but points out that transmitting a message which must communicate several complex steps is a rather difficult task. Sato replies that the message could have been as short as “go to the bathroom” because of two reasons. First, between the two bathrooms near Ogura, one had just been searched by Sato, and thus could not be the one that the murderer was referencing. And second, the message did not need to explicitly state what to do, but rather that there was hidden in the toilet; instinct would suffice.
Therefore, remaining problem for Sato and Takagi is that they do not know who communicated with Ogura. Conan knows the answer to the first question; he carefully made observations of the people passing by Takagi and Ogura after Sato had left. Thus, thanks to him, Sato and Takagi are able to quickly find three suspects: Tatsuro Iwakuni, Norio Tokuyama and Akira Akashi. According to Conan and Iwakuni’s recollections, Akashi and Iwakuni were both holding newspapers when they passed Ogura, and Tokuyama was holding a bottle of canned coffee. Tokuyama had then picked up his own newspaper once he returned to his seat. Sato and Conan study the suspects' four items. Sato does not seem to find anything notable, and Conan is also initially stuck. However, he is eventually able to notice something important.
Meanwhile, Takagi explains the situation to the suspects. They all conclude that the police do not have a good reason to suspect them, and are all vehement in their refusal to cooperate once the train reaches Tokyo. Sato and Takagi, knowing that there is little time left, become quite dismayed, but Conan, after learning that Kogoro bought canned coffee, cigarettes, a newspaper about sports (same copy held by Iwakuni), and a newspaper about horse racing (same copy held by Akashi), at Osaka Station, he becomes confident that he has all the information needed to solve the case.
File 298 - Time Trap
The Shinkansen arrives at Tokyo Station and the suspects strongly voice their desire to be dismissed. With the answers still out of their reach and Takagi's job security in extreme jeopardy, Kogoro assures him that he will gladly hire him as his assistant. Suddenly, Kogoro's face contorts and he falls against the wall. Conan positions himself behind the detective and begins his deduction.
Megure arrives with a large number of police officers, and the apprehended culprit is taken to the police station for questioning. He turns out to be a highly valuable source of information; not only does he candidly admit that he killed Ogura so that Ogura would not leak smuggling routes to the police, but he also details those smuggling routes to the police himself. Thanks to this, Takagi and Sato get to avoid the worst possible consequences of their blunder, and escape with a punitive 10% salary deduction for three months.
Sometime later, Sato complains to Yumi about her temporary salary deduction and permanent stain on her resume. While Yumi comforts her, Sato abruptly asks whether she likes Takagi. Yumi is dumbfounded by this question, and replies after being pressed that she does not like Takagi at all. Sato then says that she should stop playing with and torturing the poor sergeant and to go find a "proper man." From these words, Yumi is able to deduce that Sato does like Takagi, and she thus takes out her phone to relay the good news. However, she is reminded of Sato's rude suggestion about her dating life, and decides to withhold the information, wondering why she cares so much about the happiness of others.
Takagi expresses his gratitude to Kogoro, clearly in a downhearted state. Sato swings by and pats him on the back before ordering his participation in a different investigation. Ran and Conan notice the Assistant Inspector's cheerful attitude and remark that something good must have happened.
People
Major Events
- Romantic development between Takagi and Sato
- Minor romantic development between Ran and Shinichi.
Sunset Mansion Case
Characters introduced
File 299 - The Meeting
Kogoro drives Ran and Conan through a bumpy "short-cut" that a gas station employee had recommended to him. The group finally emerges from the rough terrain and joins a winding mountain pass, where Conan spots their destination: "The Sunset Mansion."
Ran expresses her concern about the menacing structure and the mysteriousness of their invitation, which prompts Kogoro to recall how the letter's writer addressed themself as the "Illusionary Child abandoned by God (神が見捨てし仔の幻影)." Conan, on the other hand, appears confident about their host's identity. Kogoro spots a figure standing in the middle of the road, and slams on the breaks, stopping before an old woman holding an umbrella. She says that her Fiat had stalled on the side of the road and asks if she can hitchhike. Kogoro agrees, letting the old woman sit in the backseat next to Conan. Once settled, she immediately deduces that the group had stopped by a gas station, citing the recently emptied ash tray. She reveals to her surprised hosts that she is Furuyo Senma, a famous detective who can solve mysteries just by listening to witness reports from her rocking chair.
The four arrive at the mansion and notice the expensive lineup of cars that are parked outside. Kogoro is especially impressed by a vintage Alfa Romero, placing his hand on the car roof to take a closer look. His inspection is rebuked by the car's owner, Harufumi Mogi, who is a freelance detective and an associate of Senma. He joins the four in entering the mansion where they see another detective, named Shukuzen Ogami, berating a maid about the cook's absence, stating that he will prepare the food instead. As the man storms off, the group asks the maid about the event, specifically about who else will be in attendance. She answers that a total of six detectives had agreed to attend: Kogoro, Senma, Mogi, Ogami, a young woman, and a teenager. Ran asks if the invited teenager is Shinichi, prompting Conan deny it and instead suspect Heiji. The maid replies that they failed to contact Shinichi and that Heiji's mother had refused his participation due to upcoming exams. Mogi then asks for the event's host; the maid reveals that she also has never met the individual, recounting her bizarre hiring experience.
She stood in-line for the interview room, watching candidate after candidate leave in disappointment. When she entered the room, the only things she saw were the event's itinerary and guest list sitting atop a computer which displayed text congratulating her on her hiring.The detectives express their intrigue, pointing to the myriad of peculiar facets about the mansion—one of which is the blood stains on the main doors. Another detective, the young woman named Ikumi Soda, appears at the staircase, stating that the entire room was once covered in the blood of many different individuals. She is joined by High School Detective Saguru Hakuba, who says he returned from the United Kingdom after hearing about the opportunity to uncover the mystery behind an enigmatic massacre from forty years ago.
The detectives occupy themselves in the lounge while they wait for their dinner. Ran wins yet another game of poker but is called out by Soda who notices that two of her cards are fused together. The girl pulls the cards apart and finds that coagulated blood had acted as the adhesive, causing her to scream in horror. The maid then enters the room and escorts the group to the dining room.
Upon arrival, they notice the host ominously sitting at the end of the table with a white hood over his head. While the maid brings out various dishes under the instruction of Ogami, the host states that he summoned his guests to the mansion to find the secret treasure hidden within. Suddenly, the group hears explosions from outside and realize that their cars have been destroyed. The host adds that he also destroyed the ravine bridge and shut off all means of communication with the outside world—thus the detectives are trapped. The game is simple: the detective who finds the hidden treasure first will be the sole recipient of both half of the total fortune and the information on how to escape. Mogi rises from his chair and angrily unmasks the host, only to find a speaker attached to a mannequin—merely an inanimate surrogate for the host's presence. Kogoro demands to know who could be behind this game, only to be ridiculed by his fellow detectives. They first reference the host's title: "Illusionary Child abandoned by God (神が見捨てし仔の幻影)." The word "Illusionary (幻影)" refers to an incorporeal subject like a "phantom." The specific kanji chosen for the word "child (仔)" is only used to refer to animal offspring. "Child abandoned by God (神が見捨てし仔)" represents the one creation unblessed by God in the Bible, the goat. The offspring of a goat is called a "kid." Therefore, the "Illusionary Child abandoned by God" refers to Kid the Phantom Thief, also known as Kaitou Kid.
File 300 - Tragedy
That mansion once belonged to Renya Karasuma, the billionaire who mysteriously died half a century ago. That name seems to trigger the guests attention.
File 301 - Murder
File 302 - Sting
People
Major events
- We see the infamous Black Star heist where Kudo and Kaito face off.
- A flashback is shown where Shinichi teams up with Megure to try and outsmart the Kid, which they almost do.
Genta's Shadow Case
File 303 - Genta's Misfortune
Genta has been acting weird at school lately. He is hiding under his futon at home, and doesn't eat his lunch instead of racing to finish first which is worrying his teacher Kobayashi. When he leaves school, Genta climbs over the wall and runs, like he is trying to lose someone. When the Detective Boys confront him, he tells them someone is trying to kill him. Earlier, he had heard the sound of someone's footsteps keeping pace with him in a tunnel. Later he was pushed off a bridge, and a burning car hurtled towards him. As he was telling the Detective Boys this, they reached a place outside a store where Genta likes to play a Yaiba Game machine. A large bolt falls nearby, barely alerting the Detective Boys in time to avoid part of the store's "BAKER" sign hurtling to the ground. Conan examines the support cable, and determines it had been deliberately cut and someone was indeed after Genta's life. They go to a burger restaurant and Genta reveals the man he thinks is trying to kill him is the purse snatcher the police are after. Genta had seen the man sometime earlier, before he was a wanted burglar, but had forgotten where it was. Genta does remember a golden haired man was with him when he saw the thief. Genta also explains that he went to a crime scene where the snatcher struck five days ago and saw his golden-haired witness in the crowd. He took the witness to the police and told them the story, but the witness denied seeing the thief. Genta later gets a mysterious phone call: "If you tell anyone that you saw me, I will kill you!! You, your family, and everybody that you know!"
Genta tries to recall where he saw the thief. He remembers the witness sitting beside him, but doesn't remember the thief sitting down. Genta was sleepy at the time. The things he remembers about the thief are that he was holding a cigarette in his left hand, meaning he is left handed. He was also wearing a tee-shirt with a skull and the numbers 202 in digital clock-like numerals. Genta notices one of the customers at the burger place has a similar tee-shirt, only with the numbers 1999 instead. Conan asks the man where he got his shirt, and the man tells him it is from the Bones clothing store. The Detective Boys run to find the place, but unfortunately the criminal had followed them into the restaurant and overheard everything.
At the shop, the salesperson explains that they sold a variety of shirts like that with different text such as "Escape", "Help", and "1999" because of the doomsday prediction in 2000, but none that say 202. The salesperson doesn't remember anyone unusual either. Genta does remember a few more details about the thief though. The thief was reading a newspaper, the place allowed smoking, and Genta never took his eyes off of him meaning it was a place where it wouldn't be unusual to watch someone without making them uncomfortable. From those clues, Conan realizes the answer.
File 304 - Genta's Trap
Conan says Genta saw the murderer in a glasses’ shop. Indeed, the murderer didn’t react at all and didn’t notice Genta was looking at him, since he had taken off his glasses to have them cleaned, and couldn’t see anything without it. Genta says he’s never been in a glasses’ shop in his whole life, and Conan answers he happens to fail at deductions sometimes, though he whispers something into Genta’s ear, while the killer is observing them further back. As Genta still tells Conan he’s made a mistake again, Conan sighs powerlessly and asks Genta to warn his friends if anything ever comes back to his mind. Walking back home on their way, Mitsuhiko, Genta and Ayumi talk about the case again and Genta buys himself some ice cream. He suddenly realises something when wiping the ice on his cheek. Then Genta spots France’s three-color flag above a French restaurant, and asks Ayumi if she isn’t reminded of something when thinking about the blue, white and red colours. Ayumi thinks about Conan’s usual outfit but Genta suggests Conan can’t be the killer, and recalls those three coulours with something spinning amidst. As Mitsuhiko and Ayumi leave Genta alone to go home, the latter is being followed by the murderer, and becomes aware of the truth when looking at his reflection in the mirror of a shopwindow. He rushes to a place located at the sixth floor of a train station’s building, and hardly manages to slip into the lift.
People
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Major events
At the end of the case Haibara thought it was the organization who followed them but discovers that the blond man was right-handed and tells Conan to always remember that Gin is left-handed.
Pottery Class Case
File 305 - On the Bottom...
Ran, Sonoko, and Conan attend a pottery class. Sonoko wants to make pottery for Makoto, while Ran wants to make some for Shinichi. They meet the workshop's two apprentices, Motoo Mino and Kikuyo Kasama, along with the workshop's owner and Motoo's father-in-law, Muneyuki Mino, who is amazed at Ran and Conan having met the renowned potter Kikuemon (vol. 16). Some time after, Motoo is found strangled to death with a necktie in a closet.
File 306 - Surrounded by Hints
Conan knows who the culprit is, to the point of confronting the culprit when they're all alone, but still has no evidence. He tries to find evidence to prove it was him.
People
Cover in other countries
References
- ^ K3 Murder Case (Manga: Volume 29: 293-295)
- ^ Girl Clubbing Case (Manga: Volume 28-29: 284-286)
See also
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