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Love and hate are brought together.

Through both reasoning and suspense.

Ayumi and granny.

Solving both the code and the case!

He sees through the one and only truth.

A child in appearance with the I.Q. of an adult.

His name is Detective Conan!

Ayumi?

Well... That figures.

Yes. I'm sure of it.

She's not hanging around with us anymore.

Looks like she's meeting somebody named

Bruce or Jackie in that park every day.

Seems she has a foreigner boyfriend.

And you want to go to see them?

That would be too nosy isn't it?

It's not being nosy!

We must investigate

whether the person deserves seeing Ayumi!

Conan, you have to come with us.

No, thanks.

Conan! This is serious matter

that can affect her entire life!

Hey, hey isn't that a bit too far-fetched?

"Riddle Granny Disappearance Case"

Who's that old woman?

The character "Ta" for rice paddy?

Yes, with four matchsticks.

The character "Ta"...

Can I bend one?

No, Ayumi...

I give up! How do you do it?

Here, let me do it.

See?

It is!

It's the character "Ta"!

You see.

This quiz was in this book, too.

Sounds interesting!

I'll lend it to you some time.

Now...

What in the world are they doing?

Here you are!

Looks like your leg is so much better, Jackie.

Jackie?

"Shizuka Omori (65)" -Here you are, Steve.

A little more time for your skin to cure.

Ayumi, will you put the ointment on Steve?

Steve?

Steve, don't move! Stay still!

Jackie and Steve were cats!

Gosh. So much worry for nothing.

I knew it was something like that!

Bruce! What's the matter?

Hey, Granny!

"Joji Yabuki (25)" -I need to have that cat now!

I hear you! You don't have to shout.

It was inside the hood of my car again!

Plus pee all over it!

It's all your fault! You taking care of these good-for-nothings!

Leave them alone!

You shouldn't talk like that!

On top of that, your car is parked in a no-parking zone.

On top of that, your car is parked in no-parking zone.

Don't make a big fuss over cat pee!

Shut up! Do you want to take the cat's place

and be taught a lesson?

What kind of lesson?

Show it to me!

-You... -Stop!

What are you kids?

We're the Youth Detective Squad!

Leave old ladies alone!

Granny,

if you let the cat under the hood one more time,

you'll pay for it!

Bruce!

How many times do I have to tell you not to get inside the hood?

You naughty boy!

So cute.

Thank you so much, boys!

Really! You guys were so brave!

I was impressed!

Standing up for the homeless cats!

It's not something everyone can do!

Yeah, Granny is like a god for these cats

A god? No way, kids.

I don't deserve that.

I am a miserable being not worthy of them.

Are they all abandoned cats?

Yes, abandoned because of human whim.

Mrs. Omori is taking care of them

while looking for people who are willing to take them.

I'm just helping her out.

Ayumi, why didn't you tell us?

We are the members of the Youth Detective Squad!

The Youth Detective Squad?

Yeah, we've solved mystery cases together.

Is that right? Mysteries.

Something troubling you, Grans?

Well, nothing.

Oh, yes, Ayumi. Will you...

please keep this for me?

What? But, why?

Oh, I may not come tomorrow.

You know, my arthritis hurts.

Arthritis?

I know a hot springs place that is good for arthritis.

Hot springs?

I used to go to the hot springs in Izu before.

Oh, why not?

There is an inn I know well.

I'm pretty sure they're safe with Ayumi.

Okay, see you tomorrow!

Bye! Granny!

Be careful on your way home.

I don't see Bruce.

He's probably dozing off in the warm sunshine.

Granny is late.

She should be here by now.

Maybe she went to the hot springs.

Remember, she was complaining about arthritis yesterday.

I wonder...

She is not the type to leave the cats she love neglected.

Is she in trouble?

Like suddenly becoming ill.

Let's go check her place!

What do you think, Conan?

Let's go.

There is something that had been nagging me yesterday.

Granny! It's me, Ayumi!

Are you there?

Granny, it's Ayumi!

Granny...

Where has she gone?

Did something happen after we left?

You're been overly concerned.

But that man said he's going to make her pay.

That's all bluff!

Funny.

The evening paper is still in the box.

That means, she hasn't been back here!

What! She hasn't been back!

Still, it's pretty difficult to imagine that

she left immediately for hot springs.

Something must have happened!

Anyway, call the fire department, Ayumi.

Mitsuhiko, call the police

and ask whether they have a person named Shizuka Ohmori

who either got involved in an accident

or was carried by an ambulance to a hospital.

Genta, check out who the man we saw yesterday is.

But how?

Looks like he's always illegally parked.

Someone in this area may have seen him.

I'll check around the neighborhood

to find somebody who knows the old lady!

Okay! The Youth Detective Squad to battle stations!

Go!

I don't deserve that.

I am a miserable being not worthy of them.

I hope what I'm thinking turns out wrong.

I've known Shizuka for a very long time,

and I don't think she have friends or relations

she can stay with.

That is why she can't resist taking care of those cats.

She's had her fill of trouble

and probably went to the hot springs

for some relaxation.

Trouble? What kind of trouble?

"Setsuko Nishiyoma (62)" -There's a house close to the park,

which belonged to an old man named Ezaki.

Shizuka was taking care of him.

But, about a month ago...

Poor Mr. Ezaki.

He fell over in the bathtub

and hit his head very hard and passed away.

It looked like he was set up

to fall on the faucet

even though it was an accident.

So, that's why Shizuka became lonely.

When Mr. Ezaki was still alive,

she called him Master Ezaki

She always take him to hot springs

and take good care of him.

Hot springs in Izu.

Do you know where they stayed in Izu?

Oh she hasn't told me.

Maybe you can find that out at Mr. Ezaki's house.

Hasn't he died?

His nephew lives there now.

His name is Mr. Mochizuki.

I heard that he owns a company in Haitocho.

This is it! We got it, Conan!

The hot springs town in Izu

that she frequented with Mr. Ezaki...

she probably became nostalgic and went there.

Because we couldn't find her name

among those involved in traffic accidents

or criminal cases.

The hot spring resort

"Toshio Mochizuki (50)" -that Uncle and Shizuka frequented?

Yes, do you know where they used to stay in Izu?

Mr. Mochizuki,

do you want the locker moved out at two o'clock?

Yes, please do that.

The door is locked tight,

and it contains things.

But it's all junk inside.

Please throw it away.

All right. I'll be back.

Hot springs in Izu.

I haven't heard of any favorite inn.

Don't worry, she'll be back soon.

Is that right?

There are so many monkey figurines here.

Oh, yes.

They are all part of Uncle's collection.

Oh, that's "The Three Monkeys."

Hey, you're pretty smart.

"See no evil, speaking no evil, hear no evil"

That means don't get involved in matters

that are of no concern to you.

I've been asking people all over,

but I couldn't find who he was.

I'll call hotels and inns in Izu!

All over Izu?

There are thousands and thousands!

But I can't just sit here.

I want to know whether she's safe or not.

Hey, it's Bruce.

What!

Bruce?

It is! It is Bruce!

Bruce!

Bruce! We're in trouble!

Granny's gone!

The scarf...

What is it, Ayumi?

Bruce has Granny's scarf around his neck.

See?

It is!

That means, he's with Mrs. Ohmori!

Wait! There is something written on the scarf!

I see eight characters on it.

Hey... What is that stain there?

This is...

Blood stain!

What?

What?

Granny's been abducted and held?

She hasn't gone to the hot springs in Izu?

No.

She tied the scarf with bloodstain around Bruce.

That means she's being held somewhere.

But, it means that she's hurt and can't move, right?

Then, she'd be writing where she is being held.

The reason why she sent an encrypted message is...

Encrypted message?

I get it!

She did it so that the culprit won't be able to understand,

if it ever should be found.

That means that we must decipher the message, right?

I've seen this somewhere.

What?

What? You've seen it?

Granny used to give me quizzes

before calling the cats.

One of them was

a quiz about creating new Kanji characters

from this character by adding one more stroke.

A quiz!

Mitsuhiko, can you guess?

Well..

Add one in the center, and you get "Me" for eyes.

One vertical line and you get "Ta" for the rice field.

Add a short one at the top and you get "Shiro" for white.

Come on, Mitsuhiko.

Anything else, Conan?

"Kyu". "Yoshi".

"Kou". "Tan". "Shin".

"Kyu". "Yoshi".

"Kou". "Tan". "Shin".

Oh, sorry.

I forget I'll write them down.

The characters from left

are "Me", "Shiro",

"Ta", "Kyu"

"Yoshi", "Kou",

"Tan", "Shin".

Where did you get to learn them?

These tell us where she is being held?

The first three...

Do they mean some paddy in Mejiro?

Are there rice paddies in Mejiro?

Well...

I get it!

The paddy became all white with snow!

And then?

Then...

It's so bright it hurts your eyes!

That's no clue to finding a place!

How about you? Can't you think of anything?

Me?

"Meshirotakyuyoshikoutanshin"!

You're just reading them in order!

Anyway, we need to find out

the meaning of the last five characters.

Or else, we're getting nowhere.

The first character, "Kyu" is used to mean old.

The next "Yoshi" is a character used for the word motive.

That suggests the cause or reason.

"Kou" suggests the turtle shell.

"Tan" symbolizes the sun rising in the horizon,

so it suggests sunrise or morning.

I've seen that one.

I saw it in New Year greeting cards!

Right, as in the word New Year.

It actually refers to the daybreak of New Year's Day.

New Year greetings?

Then that means the last character "Shin" suggests

the "monkey"?

Monkey?

Yeah.

The character is used to symbolize the Monkey,

as in the Year of the Monkey.

Then, that suggests someone born

in the Year of the Monkey?

Well... Conan.

That character "Tan"

Doesn't that read "Dan", too?

What? As in "Dan" meaning master?

I see!

Yes. You told us

Granny used to call Mr. Ezaki, Master Ezaki.

Right.

That means these two point

to the "old" or "former", "master"

that is, Mr. Ezaki!

But I thought granny wanted to tell us where she's locked?

No. It doesn't seem like it.

Do you remember her saying she doesn't deserve this,

that she's a miserable being?

I am a miserable being not worthy of them.

So, that means that she wasn't just being humble about herself?

Right most probably she learned a secret about Mr. Ezaki

and was abducted because of that.

And she sent the information

in this encrypted message.

Conan.

Doesn't the character "Ta"

is a combination of the character "kuchi" (mouth) with a cross in it?

Yeah.

Then, this character

must be a mouth with a cross meaning,

"Don't tell anyone".

No, that's not it.

This means "make her silent".

That means "murder"!

What!

I'll show you.

If you put them in this order...

The reason why the former master was murdered...

That means Mr. Ezaki didn't die because of an accident!

He was killed!

And the remaining four characters

suggest the cause or the weapon!

The four are

"Me", "Shiro",

"Kou" and "Shin"...

"Me", "Shiro", "Kou" and "Shin".

"Koushin"!

Yes!

"Koushin" is just phonetic!

What? You mean "Koushin" points to "Koushinto"?

Come to think of it, there is a shopping street

on the other side of the tracks named Koushin.

Yeah. Then, maybe someone there!

No. It's not like that.

Koushinto that Mitsuhiko suggested

frequently has a certain drawing on it.

What drawing?

The Three Monkeys.

You mean the Three Monkeys

who "see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil"?

That means!

You're right.

The Three Monkeys figurine we saw at Mr. Ezaki's house.

That was the murder weapon.

Wait.

Then, what do "Me" and "Shiro" suggest?

Remember how the figurine look like?

I got it! The Three Monkeys with white eyes!

Right.

Then, the culprit is that guy Mochizuki?

Most probably.

Anyway, we don't have time.

Granny will be moved out of the house at 2 pm.

What? You know where she is?

Certain as I can be.

We alerted the police with our report,

We were able to rescue granny from the locker

that was about to be moved out of the house.

With her testimony,

Mr. Ezaki's blood was found on the figurine.

And Mr. Mochizuki was arrested for murder,

abduction and illegal detention.

Granny Shizuka seems completely recovered and happy.

She's back taking care of the cats.

Great!

Hey, that man...

Isn't that the guy who threatened Granny the other day?

Yes.

Why is he apologizing to her?

What's going on, Ayumi?

Why is he apologizing?

That man almost had his car stolen.

What?

When the burglar was trying to steal the car,

Bruce meowed inside the car, surprising him.

He tried to check what was wrong inside.

While he was doing that,

the guy came back and prevented the burglary.

Really, I owe it to the cat named Bruce.

I was saved.

Thank you so much.

You were just defending your own bed, right, Bruce?

Next Conan Hint:

"Television screen"