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=== Resolution ===
<spoiler>The culprit leader is '''Masato Tachikawa''' and he tries to kill Kenzo Narimasu. Before becoming a professional tennis champion he used to work at Tachikawa's company where he was ill-treated as a worker and received sympathy only from Narimasu's secretary. Kenzo eventually left his secretary as a scapegoat for one of his corrupt political affairs and Hiroaki Saeki committed suicide in grief.

{{InfoBox Crime
| crime               = Attempted Murder
| image               = EP294-295 Case 2.jpg
| location            = Kumamoto Athletic Park
| victim              = Kenzo Narimasu
| victim-label        = Hostage
| suspects            = Masato Tachikawa
| suspects-label      = Culprit
| description         = Masato attempts to stab Kenzo during the tennis awards ceremony, but is stopped by Sonoko Kakei.
}}

Masato along with two of his colleagues had staged this plan to kill Narimasu during the awards ceremony and by chance kidnapped Ran to further divert attention from their real plan after she accidentally overheard them.

He is finally stopped by their friend Sonoko who was against their entire operation.

==== Aftermatch ====
Three days after, '''Kenzo Narimasu''' is arrested for corruption and his secretary whom he framed finally had his name cleared.</spoiler>