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The rhythm of the wind sharpens the skill of deduction.

Alibis and tricks are unraveled.

The answerphone that bring about mystery after mystery.

A feeling of something not being right is wiped out all together!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

Pops! Pops!

Shut up. Let me sleep in peace, will you?

Pops!

Come on, today's Sunday, isn't it?

You've got a guest!

Good morning.

Huh?

Officer Chiba?

What's this?

What do you want this early on a Sunday morning?

I'm sorry.

Well... so like I was saying, Inspector Megure...

Conan? Why are you here?

"Ninja Technique of Alibi Scheme"

The cause is death by suffocation.

The estimated time of death is between 7pm to 9pm last night.

There are no signs of any struggle here,

so the victim must've been killed somewhere else

then brought here to North Beika Park and abandoned.

Is something bothering you?

Well, I'm not sure why I was summoned here.

What're you talking about?

Isn't he an acquaintance of yours?

We found this in the victim's pocket. See!

My name card. Why is it here?

Likewise, from the driver's license the victim had on him,

the victim is Yuichi Kusaka, 26 years old,

a resident of Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Well? Mr. Mouri?

But...

I remember him!

What? Conan?

Sticking your nose into the case again.

Well, well, now, Mr. Mouri.

Conan? Tell us.

He's the one that came together

with novelist Mr. Ryutaro Tsukigata before.

Tsukigata?

Tsukigata.

Right, he's one of the two disciples that was there back then!

He's the famous samurai novelist

that is good at writing about Ninja stuff?

Yes, 6 months ago, he came to visit me

saying he wanted to challenge writing detective stories too,

and suddenly came to interview me.

So, at that time you also gave Mr. Kusaka your name card?

He was indeed a salaried worker

who was training to become a professional novelist,

and because he was just about to come to Tokyo,

he said he brought him along to experience interviewing.

What about the other one?

What? What do you mean?

Mr. Saruhashi!

Oh, Saruhashi.

His name is Masaru Saruhashi,

and he was saying that he lived in Beika-cho just like Mr. Tsukigata,

so he went through training

by always helping to clear up the manuscripts.

Okay. First, we'll go see Mr. Tsukigata!

Yes, sir!

Let's go, Mr. Mouri!

Oh, yes, sir!

What? You mean Mr. Kusaka?

So, I think he was on his way here.

I see.

He was supposed to come here yesterday

with the new story he had finished writing.

Did Mr. Kusaka have that manuscript?

No, he didn't have anything on him.

I got a call from Teito Station last night a little after 8pm,

saying that he would come by at 9pm.

Since he didn't come, I was a bit concerned.

Oh, you got a call from Teito Station at about 8pm?

Yes.

Inspector! The estimated time of death is between 7pm and 9pm.

If he was at Teito Station until past 8pm,

we can narrow down his tracks until the time he was killed.

I got two calls from Mr. Kusaka yesterday.

One was at about noon.

It was from his residence in Kofu.

He asked me if he could come and have me look over his new novel.

But I had to go out so...

I'd be back about 9 at night.

9pm? All right, I'll be there around that time.

And then I got the second call from Teito Station around 8pm.

Since I was out, his message was in my answerphone.

There is one message.

This is Kusaka. I've arrived at Teito Station.

I'm going to head over to your place from now,

so I think I can get there by 9pm as I promised.

Oh, the train's leaving, so I've got to go!

Saturday, 8.10pm.

May I listen to it one more time?

Sure.

There is one message.

This is Kusaka. I've arrived at Teito Station.

I'm going to head over to your place from now,

so I think I can get there by 9pm as I promised.

Oh, the train's leaving, so I've got to go!

Saturday, 8.10pm.

At 8.10pm, Mr. Kusaka left from Teito Station

to go to Beika Station.

There's no doubt about it.

But, there's something

about this phone call that bothers me.

He left the Teito Station at 8.10pm.

On this train!

Which means it takes approximately 30 minutes to Beika Station so...

He arrives at Beika Station at 8.40pm!

The crime was committed between 8.40pm to 9pm,

in the vicinity of Beika Station...

I guess this is more or less the picture!

I've figured out who the killer is!

The killer is the other disciple of Mr. Tsukigata!

You mean Saruhashi?

I hope you have your reasons for saying that.

Of course.

He said that he lives right on the other side of Beika Station,

so he knows his way around here.

And more than anything else, he has a motive!

I just remembered, 6 months ago,

they had a brawl, didn't they?

Are you telling me to quit being Sensei's disciple?

Mr. Saruhashi, you studied under Sensei for many years now.

-Haven't you studied all you have to already? -What?

Come, come now.

Mr. Kusaka, stop it already.

I want to study under you too, Sensei.

But since you can't watch two disciples...

That's not true, Mr. Kusaka!

You have a stable life of an employee of a company.

No matter where you live, there's no difference

in the fact that you're my disciple.

Whether we live near you or not,

it makes a difference in the amount of things we get to learn.

Mr. Saruhashi, please change places with me!

That's for Sensei to decide!

Worried of his position as a disciple

is indeed a motive for killing, but...

It's too childish of a motive, it's absurd.

This is Takagi.

Yes.

I see, goodbye.

It's from the forensic officer.

Mr. Kusaka's fingerprints were not found on the lighter in question.

What's this about a lighter?

It was found on the ground by the corpse, the lighter.

Excuse me.

This is the lighter I gave Mr. Saruhashi some time ago!

What?

Now we not only have a motive, but also have material evidence...

No. Saruhashi couldn't have...

Mr. Saruhashi, does this lighter look familiar to you?

It's my lighter.

Though I lost it some time ago.

Lost it? When? Where?

I don't know.

Please try to remember!

I really don't know.

It was quite some time ago, though.

The key to a coin locker?

Right.

It's a precious lighter that Sensei gave me as a gift.

I'm sure that Kusaka stole it from me because he was jealous.

Mr. Saruhashi!

Officer Takagi.

Mr. Saruhashi. Where were you last night?

Oh, yes...

I was at a coffee shop in front of the station about 8pm.

I came back here once

and from about 8.30pm, I went to a pub in front of the station.

Are you sure it was from 8.30pm?

Wasn't it a little later, like 9pm?

Huh?

Mr. Kusaka's estimated time of death

is thought to be between 8.40pm to 9pm.

What?

Mr. Kusaka called Tsukigata Sensei at 8.10pm from Teito Station.

So he arrived here at Beika Station after 8.40pm.

I went into the pub at 8.30pm!

I'm sure!

Please check on it.

I'm not lying.

Thank you so much.

Inspector!

As to the coffee shop,

it seems he was there from sundown and left about 8.30pm!

I got his alibi on this side too.

He came at 8.30pm and was drinking until midnight.

Which means that Saruhashi has an alibi!

What's going on?

The story about the lighter is just a cop out.

If Mr. Kusaka stole it, his fingerprints should be on it!

I'm aware of that.

He's got a motive and there is material evidence.

But he has an alibi.

Please wait.

It's possible for him to commit the crime!

He left the coffee shop at 8pm.

He came to this pub at 8.30pm.

There're 30 minutes of unaccounted time!

-And? -And he lied about returning to his apartment.

He killed Mr. Kusaka during the 30 minutes!

The scene of the crime is not Beika-cho,

but between Teito Station and Beika Station.

If he uses the 30 minutes that is unaccounted for to the fullest,

he can make it to a station in between.

After committing the murder there,

he can still make it back to Beika Station at 8.30pm.

The actual time the murder was committed was not 8.40pm,

but rather, around 8.15pm...

That's not possible, Officer Takagi.

What?

Mr. Kusaka left Teito Station at 8.10pm.

5 minutes later, at 8.15pm,

Mr. Kusaka is still way before

reaching the middle point of both stations.

During the 30 minutes time,

it'd be impossible to commit murder,

much less even make contact with him.

Impossible.

That is, unless you use some kind of Ninja technique

that is described in Ryutaro Tsukigata's novel or something...

Ninja technique of creating an alibi.

What kind of Ninja trick did he use?

What kind of trick...

did Mr. Saruhashi use anyway?

It's Tsukigata Sensei's new book.

Mysterious Centipede Ninja.

The enemy is your friend and your friend is your enemy.

Counter turn after counter turn.

Counter turn?

Counter?

I'm not lying.

I got two phone calls from Mr. Kusaka yesterday.

This is Kusaka. I arrived in Teito Station just now.

Saturday, 8.10pm.

I see, I get it!

"Beika Station, West Entrance, 2 Days Later" -If so...

The coin locker

can be used for a period of 3 consecutive days in a row.

0101.

Please be there!

It's there!

So, he's the killer, after all!

There're no hints, no matter how much I read this.

What brings you all here?

What're you talking about?

You're the one that told us to come here, Mr. Mouri!

Me?

I made no such phone call...

I did call you indeed.

Of course, I did so to talk to you

about the homicide case of Mr. Yuichi Kusaka.

Did you figure out the Ninja technique?

Yes, one alibi trick was used in this murder case.

It's a very simple trick,

but it was very difficult to figure it out.

Why? Because the one who used the trick was not the killer!

Not the killer? Then, who was it?

When I heard the message on the answerphone,

something bothered me.

That was because despite knowing that

Tsukigata Sensei was still not home a little after 8pm,

Mr. Kusaka called twice.

Why did he go out of his way to make such a phone call

when it really was no big deal?

Saturday, 8.10pm.

Yes, he did it only to make everybody believe

he was at Teito Station at 8.10pm.

To make everyone believe?

Which mean, he was actually not there?

Mr. Mouri, I found it!

Officer Takagi.

I found it! The ticket you asked for.

Ticket?

The ticket that was retrieved at Beika Station that day

with Mr. Kusaka's fingerprints on it.

Officer Takagi, what time was it issued?

Oh, yes!

It was sold at Teito Station... at 7.30pm?

What, 7.30pm?

It's not after 8.10pm?

Just as I thought.

He bought the ticket at 7.30pm.

If he boarded the train right away,

he would've reached Beika Station a little after 8pm.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Officer Chiba?

I asked Officer Chiba to do me a favor too.

I had him go and get the contents in the coin locker,

which pick up date was overdue.

That's Mr. Kusaka's bag.

This is the victim's belongings?

Is it?

Yes.

Please put the contents of the bag on the table.

Oh, yes!

Thank you.

Inspector! Please rewind that tape recorder a little.

-Teito. Teito. -Mommy, hurry!

It's dangerous to run, Kenichi!

This is?

It's the same as the message that was in the answerphone!

Yes,

Mr. Kusaka who reached Beika Station, used that to make it

seem as if he had reached Beika Station at 8.10pm

in order to create his alibi!

The Ninja technique of creating an alibi.

Once the secret is revealed, it is a very simple trick.

The only thing is the one who used this Ninja trick

was not the killer but the victim himself.

What did Mr. Kusaka do something like that for?

In order to kill Mr. Saruhashi!

After the answerphone trick, Mr. Kusaka rushed over

to Mr. Saruhashi's apartment.

I guess he told Mr. Saruhashi beforehand,

that he had something important to talk about or something.

If Mr. Kusaka were to work out the way he planned,

he was probably going to make an anonymous call to the police

right after killing Mr. Saruhashi.

And the time of the crime would be precisely determined

by the police who get there right after the call.

According to his alibi scheme, from between 8.10pm to 8.40pm,

Mr. Kusaka would be riding the train to Beika Station,

so he would be erased from the list of suspects.

All he had to do next was visit Tsukigata's house at 9pm as scheduled.

However, it didn't work out as he planned!

He was counterattacked by Mr. Saruhashi

who he meant to kill.

Dang it!

Mr. Saruhashi who counterattacked,

carried Mr. Kusaka's corpse to the park and disposed of it there.

Then, just as you already found out from investigations,

he went to the pub at about 8.30pm.

I'm not lying.

Exactly. You weren't lying.

You realized that the police made a mistake

and all you did was decide to use this to your advantage.

So, you're the one who killed Mr. Kusaka after all.

I know nothing of that sort!

He didn't come to my apartment!

No, I'm sure he did.

If he had intention to kill,

he wouldn't take the tape recorder that he used to create his alibi,

nor his manuscript along with him.

So, I figured that he would leave it at the coin locker of Beika Station.

If something is left in that locker for more than 3 days,

the maintenance company opens it with a spare key.

Since today was the 3rd day,

I asked Officer Chiba to go get the thing that was in the locker.

Mr. Kusaka's bag, that's over there.

But how did you figure out the number of the locker?

That's the point.

When we went over to Mr. Saruhashi's home,

Conan found the key to the locker in Mr. Saruhashi's room.

0101. It's a number easy enough for a child to remember.

You say that Mr. Kusaka didn't come,

but how can a person who didn't come

drop the key in your room?

My house...

He did come to my house. But...

It's okay already, Mr. Saruhashi.

Sensei...

I was afraid of him all this time.

Afraid that he would take you away from me.

I'm happy how you feel about me.

But whether you succeed as a professional

is how much effort you exert!

I guess both Mr. Kusaka and you forgot what was most important.

I thought this time for sure that our hands were tied.

But, you never let us down, do you, Mr. Mouri?

You mean Inspector Shiratori's new unmarked police car?

Oh, come on.

Ninja technique of playing dumb?

You got me there.

I can never beat you, Inspector.

The Ninja technique you're really good at is, "all talk", Pops.

Next Conan's Hint:

"Honeybee mark"

The next episode is quite surprising!

What a surprise. I spilled my tea.