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My heart tingles!

I'm your partner at all times!

Trouble in a mountain full of maple trees with red leaves!

That man appears when Sonoko screams!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

Invited by Sonoko, we came to view the red maple leaves.

However, Sonoko's real purpose

was to meet Makoto Kyogoku at the shooting site of

the popular drama "Red Maple Leaves in Winter"

after she ties a red handkerchief to the branch of a maple tree.

However, the trees of the mountain are full of red handkerchiefs.

And there,

the AD of the drama that we had met,

Mr. Hozumi was murdered!

"Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (Part 2)"

Let's see.

Oh, it's you people who found the corpse?

Maybe you people did something to bring a curse upon you?

Just what do you mean by that?

Like turn a Buddhist altar upside down or kick a tombstone.

Goodness! Of course not!

Oh, I'm sorry. And do you people know him?

No, we met him for the first time today.

He asked us to leave a message in his place,

so we went to the Akagi Inn in front of the station.

Then when we came back here...

What kind of message?

He's an AD for the TV drama "Red Maple Leaves in Winter".

"Red Maple Leaves in Winter"!

Oh, I know. Yes, I know it.

They have a re-run of it here now in Gunma on local TV.

It's a love romance story, right?

My grandma in the country recommended me to watch it.

It's "Red Maple Leaves in Winter"... got that?

I started watching the re-run, but I'm really hooked on it!

Every week on Saturday, from 9 pm to 10 pm,

I'm glued in front of the TV.

And today is Saturday, you see! So...

See! I secretly brought a portable TV with me.

Although I'm recording it at home, I just can't wait that long!

Oh...

And what sort of message did you leave behind?

Oh, right. A fan of the program wanted to know

where the tree for the drama that the red handkerchief was tied on to was

so he wanted us to leave a message to the fan

who was staying at the Akagi Inn

that he found the tree and he would be waiting here.

Yes.

How lazy of him,

he should've given the message himself.

And did you get to meet that fan?

No, Sonoko just wrote the message in the message book

that was left at the inn.

Right! "I found the tree that you were looking for."

"Please come to the place where the rock used

"in the last scene of the drama is." That's what I wrote.

She signed his name, Hozumi, for some reason in katakana.

Yes.

Why in katakana?

Beats me, that's how he told me to write it.

Right.

Hey!

Maybe it was because that man used katakana often?

Even on his pocket diary that we picked up on our way here,

"Hozumi" was written in katakana!

We found it on the ground about 100 meters away from here.

It was soiled with blood, so we rushed over here.

Soiled with blood?

Then we found him lying there on the ground.

Oh...

Let's see, there was nothing really worth noticing in his pocket diary.

A blood stain on April 1st.

April 1st...

April 1st is April Fool's Day, April fool...

Hey...

-Yes? -Maybe that's a dying message?

He's got blood on his finger.

Officer Yamamura!

The estimated time of death of the victim is around 5 pm today.

We've found out that he was stabbed in the stomach once,

then stabbed in the chest too.

Anything that would identify the victim

seems to have been taken away by the killer.

No need to worry!

Just call the production staff of "Red Maple Leaves in Winter"

"Hozumi" -and have them look for an AD named Hozumi

and we'll be able to find him right away!

Oh, and they seemed to have found an empty tent up ahead.

An empty tent? Now that's quite suspicious.

Please continue investigations!

Yes, sir!

-Hey. -What?

Didn't those officers say something else?

Or were there are lot of suspicious looking people?

No. All that was found was this tent.

More than the tent, wouldn't it be better if you went to Akagi Inn?

-What? -This is the place

where the last scene of "Red Maple Leaves in Winter" was filmed,

so the fan that was waiting for him here is suspicious!

Oh, so the last scene of the drama was filmed here.

Yes, that's right!

In the last scene,

the young officer leans against the rock and hugs the young lady...

No...

I'm still in the middle of watching the drama,

so don't tell me!

"Akagi Inn"

What? 53 people?

You mean there are that many people staying here?

Yes, thank god!

Then how about the people who checked in this morning?

What?

Huh?

Please check!

Remember? The man said that he got a mail from that fan

saying that he checked in at this inn this morning!

Yes.

And how about it?

Oh. These are the three people

who checked in this morning.

"Isamu Okuma, Tatsuzo Watanuki, Hans Buckly"

Then could you ask

those three people to come here?

"Isamu Okuma (25)" -What is it, bummers?

"Tatsuzo Watanuki (63)" -The police here this late?

"Hans Buckly (41)" -What do you want?

Well...

What were you three doing

and where were you at around 5 pm today?

I was sleeping in my room.

I was taking a bath.

I was taking a walk nearby.

Is there anyone who can confirm that?

No!

I was taking a bath in my room so...

I didn't run into anyone.

A young man with a foul mouth,

an aged man with glasses,

and a non-Japanese man who speaks broken Japanese.

Hey, Ran! Don't you think that guy with the pierced nose

-looks suspicious? -What?

Maybe he asked the victim to write his name in katakana

because he can't read kanji.

If so, then that aged man is also suspicious.

Maybe he wanted the name written in katakana

because kanji is too cluttered together and hard to see.

Oh, wait!

It could be that non-Japanese man.

It's likely that he can read hiragana and katakana but not kanji.

Then who of you here

know the drama called "Red Maple Leaves in Winter?"

What the heck is that?

I've never heard of it.

Don't red maple leaves wither in winter?

Oh, maybe you're playing dumb despite knowing the program.

But no use!

Because if you're a fan of the drama, it'll show on your face

as soon as the opening comes on!

So, watch!

Here's "Red Maple Leaves in Winter!"

So, the time has finally come

for the Europe Karate Championship Tournament.

-Episode eight of "Red Maple Leaves in Winter!" -What? No?

-will not be aired tonight.-A special program?

You want us to watch karate?

-But the center of attraction of this tournament is -Oh, well, no...

-none other than the man, Makoto Kyogoku! -Yes...

-What? -What?

Let's take a look at his introductory video tape.

Lend it to me!

He just made 18 years of age but holds a 400 times straight win record!

The powerful fisted Makoto Kyogoku, apart from all others.

Makoto!

But Sonoko,

didn't Kyogoku tell you about the tournament?

Well,

he said that he'd rather commit "seppuku"

than to have me watch him lose, and wouldn't tell me!

"Seppuku" (Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment)?

I mean, he'd never lose.

Officer Yamamura! I contacted the movie production company.

But was told that no one by the name of "Hozumi" works there.

What?

Here's the copy of the namelist that they sent us.

Copy of the namelist.

Are you sure this namelist is correct?

It seems that the dates are mixed up.

See, at the very end of the line.

True.

I see! The date!

But if we're to believe what the production company says,

it would mean that the victim was lying.

Lying?

Come to think of it,

"April Fool" -April Fool is a day when it's okay to lie.

Which means that the killer is lying!

Oh, Officer Yamamura, the one who's lying is the victim.

-Hey, Sonoko. -I wonder

-Goodness, she's not listening to me. -when is Makoto coming on.

Hey, Conan...

Conan...

If my deduction is correct,

the killer still hasn't found it!

Found it! It's this tree!

The soil is still soft.

As I thought, Mr. Hozumi was digging here

before he met the killer.

I see.

The red maple leaves in winter

was simply to mark this grave.

"Akagi Inn" -Hey, Conan?

Where are you now? I'm searching for you!

You can go on home without me!

Go home without you?

Yes. I can't make up my mind

on what souvenir to get for Genta and the others.

Don't worry because Dr. Agasa is coming to pick me up!

Hey! What do you mean don't worry about you?

By the way, are the three guests still there?

All three of them are still here.

But they're going to continue interrogation again some other day

because it's already late tonight,

Officer Yamamura said so a while ago.

I see. Oh, will you put Sonoko on the line?

Huh?

Conan wants to talk to you.

He wants to talk to me?

Yes.

Hello?

Yes, I remember.

You mean the tree that I thought my handkerchief was stuck on, right?

It was located way in the foreground of the forest

where the rock that appeared in the last scene of the drama is.

It was about ten minutes away.

That tree may have also been used for the drama?

Yes, because the handkerchief was also there

and the branch also looked very similar too.

Don't be silly! The handkerchiefs on that tree are those of the fans!

The only tree that was used in the drama is the maple tree

with red leaves near the rock!

It would be too confusing if there are two or three

of the same kind of trees around!

That's true. Thank you, Sonoko.

Oh, hey.

Oh, he hung up on his side!

No! You mean he hung up?

Ran?

Yes, that's right.

I was just about to go pick Conan up.

I discussed things over with Conan a while ago

and agreed to ride your car with Sonoko.

What? No way!

I called our car to come pick us up already.

So, will you tell me where you're meeting Conan?

It seems that Conan's cell phone battery went dead

in the middle of our conversation.

Strange, Shinichi is supposed to be riding with me alone.

The entrance of the mountain path

that was used in the drama called, "Red Maple Leaves in Winter".

I see, thank you, Dr. Agasa!

Yeah.

You should act happier.

You're meeting each other after a long while, aren't you?

Mr. Tatsuzo Watanuki?

I don't know who the skeleton is,

but you're the one who buried it there.

And you tied a red handkerchief on the branch,

so that you could move the body at anytime if something came up.

You decided on a red handkerchief because you figured that

it would blend in with the red leaves and be inconspicuous.

After all, in the past,

people used to come here only during the autumn season.

But ever since a drama called "Red Maple Leaves of Winter" was aired

using a red handkerchief,

regardless of the time of season, fans began swarming to this mountain

and tying red handkerchiefs to the branches of the maple trees

one after the other as was done in the drama.

Therefore, you ended up not knowing

which tree you buried the body under.

Afraid that someone would eventually find the body if left as is.

You found out that the person who originally found the tree

was Mr. Hozumi, a production staff of the drama,

so you paid him to find the tree!

Just as expected, Mr. Hozumi found the tree.

You went to the place he specified he would see you

in the forest used in the last scene of the drama,

you paid him after he told you where the tree was,

everything was to end well.

However, before he met you,

Mr. Hozumi came across the bones.

He dug the root of this tree, like you just did just now.

Mr. Hozumi then decided to blackmail you about the bones.

However, on the contrary,

he was stabbed to death by you instead.

You killed him before asking him where the tree was

because if he had already found the skeleton of the body,

all you had to do was look for a maple tree

where the soil is soft near the root of the tree.

But you couldn't find it at the place of the last scene of the drama.

It's most natural

because the tree in question was here, more than 500 meters away.

Well, if you presume that it would be confusing

if two red handkerchiefs are in view when shooting the drama,

so he chose a place some distance away,

it's easy to figure out that it's this tree.

Besides, the staff would never remove the handkerchief

that brought so much attention just because it's in the way of filming.

Boy, you seem to be pretty bright

but what were you planning to do if I didn't show up?

Just call the police!

Because it was written in Mr. Hozumi's pocket diary that you're the killer.

It can't be. All that was found in that pocket diary

was a blood stain on the April 1st page.

Right! April 1st.

In the old days, people used to remove the cotton

from their winter kimonos to change them to summer wear.

"April 1st" -Therefore, in the past,

April 1st used to be read as "Watanuki", meaning removing cotton!

In other words, April 1st stands for you, Mr. Watanuki.

It's none other than your name!

By the way, Mr. Hozumi wanted his name written in katakana

because his last name could be read "August 1st" as well as Hozumi.

The origin of the name came from the fact that on August 1st,

people used to reap the ears of rice and offer it to God.

He probably thought that writing "August 1st" would not be read "Hozumi",

so he went out of the way and asked his name to be written in katakana.

The fact that Mr. Hozumi's pocket diary with your name written in

was found some distance away from where he was lying on the ground.

Shows that you saw him writing in the diary, went back to him,

stabbed him in the chest, striking the final blow,

stole his pocket diary and fled

but unable to make out what "April 1st" stood

for you decided to throw it away on the way.

Who the heck... who the heck are you?

Conan Edogawa!

A detective!

Then tell me, detective brat,

why I left and fled leaving his body?

You figured it was already dark so no one would come

and was deciding to go back after getting prepared

and get rid of his body at around midnight, right?

Yeah, that's right.

Along with these guys.

40, rather, 50 people?

Who're these guys?

They were soldiers that I summoned to search this tree

but I guess there are too many of them to get rid of just one brat.

Conan!

Ran?

Conan!

Conan!

Come on, Ran! I think he'll do well on his own, don't you think?

-That glasses kid will be okay! -What're you talking about? No way!

I'm sure that curiosity got the best of him again,

and he's up to doing something dangerous!

So, it's finally time

-for contestant Kyogoku's first match! -Hey, Sonoko, are you listening?

Oh, Kyogoku didn't compete yet?

No! I don't know why but Makoto's being seeded one after the other!

What? Who is it?

Beats me...

Ran! Sonoko!

Conan!

Glasses kid?

Hey...

Who on earth are these people?

Beats me.

-Conan. -Glasses kid, who are these people?

They're not your friends, are they?

Well... I guess we need to dig three grave holes now.

Grave?

I'm sure they are not good people.

Ran, behind you!

Ran!

There are just too many of them.

Are you all right? Ran...

Only if Makoto were here.

Darn!

Makoto, please help us!

Makoto!

What's going on?

Something is beyond on the other side?

Makoto Kyogoku is not at the tournament?

His whereabouts have been unknown since three days ago?

Then where on earth is he?

What?

Makoto?

How come...

Oh, well, you see...

In front of you!

-Well, you see... -Behind you!

Darn. You brat.

How dare you make light of me?

A death battle continued for about 10 minutes

until Officer Yamamura who we called arrived at the scene.

After everything was settled, what we found out was that

those men are members of a gang called Deisankai

and the old man called Watanuki is the leader of the gang.

The skeleton that was found was also the leader of that gang.

In other words, this seems to have been a fight

for who was to succeed the position of leader of the gang.

He seem to have killed the leader secretly and buried him here.

So, even if he manages to get out of prison,

he would have to face the gang.

Well, that's if he can get out.

It's so much like a hero

to have felt that Sonoko was in danger and come rushing over.

I went to the place that Ms. Sonoko had written in her mail

and was waiting there, but...

Then you found out where the place was

by watching the drama "Red Maple Leaves in Winter"?

The fact is I was recording it for my sister on the video

but although it's embarrassing, I got hooked on it myself.

But I wrote in my mail that I would be waiting on the "Eve of Eve".

I couldn't understand what you meant by that.

What?

It means the day before Christmas Eve.

I figured all I had to do was ask you and feel embarrassed for a second.

But I didn't want to lose my pride as a man doing so.

That's why I set a tent up and waited over there.

Till that day came.

Was I a bit reckless?

No, not at all.

He's really a free soul.

But how wonderful to come all this way just for Sonoko

despite having to put a stop to your successive wins.

Yes, I'm overwhelmed and touched.

So, the best four contestants of

the European Karate Championship game has lined up!

It's really disappointing that contestant Makoto Kyogoku is not here!

I'm sorry, but please speed over to Narita Airport.

Don't tell me you're going back to the tournament grounds!

Yes, I want to compete with the winner and determine who's stronger.

Gosh, he still wants to fight.

Next Conan's Hint:

"Moving house"

The next episode is about a skinny man.

The abominable skeleton.

-You mean square. -Oh, really?