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Love and hate are brought together.

Through both reasoning and suspense.

Is a case like this truly exists?

You can't recycle crime!

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

On that day, we set off to Akebono-cho

in order to arrest a serial thief.

Conan, let's catch the thief no matter what it takes, okay?

Yeah.

But...

Doesn't it feel a bit eerie?

To have other people take over and use what can still be used,

cherishing what limited resources we have,

I'd say it's a splendid arrangement.

Oh, you mean recycling.

But, you don't know who the stuff was being used by previously.

Right, Conan?

No need for worry, because there is nobody

who rubs snot on everything like you do, Genta.

You really do, Genta?

You rat!

What a thing to say?

Stop it, don't touch me!

Oh, there's the bus headed for Akebono-cho.

Oh, right!

"The Victim Returns"

It sure is quiet.

There's nobody in sight.

Maybe that's why the thief targets this area.

If you see any suspicious looking people, be careful.

Geez, what the heck am I doing?

Is it that room?

Wait up, Conan!

What's going on?

Excuse me!

-Sorry for disturbing you... -Is this okay, Conan?

This is...

The cause of death is cerebral contusion

from being hit in the back of his head with a blunt object.

The estimated time of death

is between 14:00 to 15:00 yesterday.

She had nothing on her that would help us identify her.

Ms. Hosono, will you please explain in detail the condition

in which you found the corpse?

Yes, sir.

That sofa, is what I bought yesterday

at sundown at a recycle shop at Beika-cho.

And I had it delivered here at about 10 this morning.

By the way, after taking a good look,

the sheet was a little out of place

so I attempted to put it back in place.

I found that lady inside the sofa.

I see.

And do you have any idea who the victim is?

Not at all.

Where were you yesterday between the hours of 14:00 and 15:00?

Are you suspecting me?

No, no, it's just routine procedure to ask.

I was at the movies yesterday afternoon!

Was somebody else with you?

I went alone.

I wonder if Inspector Megure suspects her.

Yeah.

"402, Sanae Hosono"

There are two things that are thinkable.

Ms. Sanae Hosono killed the victim

and made it look like the corpse was inside

the sofa that was delivered.

The other is, a sofa with the corpse inside it is

was delivered just like she said.

But when we went over there, she really looked surprised and pale!

It didn't look like she was putting on an act at all!

Right.

Yeah.

It's the job of the police to consider all possibilities.

But...

Inspector, the old lady's shoes were also inside the sofa.

I wonder why she wasn't wearing her shoes.

When she was killed, she was probably not wearing her shoes.

I see! Which means she was killed in the room.

If she is the culprit, the site of the crime is in this room.

Officer Takagi, go and question the neighbourhood!

Yes, sir!

Inspector.

What... the room next door...

Excuse me, may I ask your name?

Tokunaga.

Did something happen?

Well, at your next door neighbour, Ms. Hosono's room,

a corpse was found in the sofa.

What?

And, Mr. Tokunaga, were you in your room

between the hours of 14:00 to15:00 yesterday?

Yes.

I work in the evening.

Around 15:00,

did you hear any strange sounds or voices from next door?

Please try to remember.

Come to think of it, I sort of heard somebody arguing.

You heard somebody arguing?

Yes.

And, what was the argument about?

I'm not sure of the details.

Oh, all right. Thank you.

I think I'll be asking you about it again later.

Yes, sir.

I wonder if what he said just now is true.

It's sort of hard to believe, isn't it?

The thing about her going to the movies seems to be a lie.

Inspector.

What is it?

I would like to go ask around the recycle shop.

I got curious on what the children was talking about.

Officer Takagi.

Okay.

Yeah, please do so then.

Yes, sir!

Oh, that sofa.

It's an item that we bought from a customer yesterday.

Yesterday?

You mean you bought it and put it out for sale right away?

Yes, we put the items that we purchase out for sale right away.

That way, we can sell the item for a cheaper price.

What about after Ms. Hosono bought it?

It was here right through till closing time.

Then it was loaded on the truck for delivery.

Is there any possibility that someone from outside

can get near the truck?

That's impossible

because the truck is parked inside the warehouse.

And, of course, the warehouse is locked.

Oh, is that so...

Which means that...

The old lady was in there already when it was purchased.

Does that mean that the previous owner of that sofa

is the culprit?

The fact is, that sofa

is not something that we bought from a customer.

What?

But, Mr. Hirose, I thought you said

that you were told to take the sofa, even if it were for free.

I'm sorry.

Yesterday afternoon, on the way back

after I went to purchase items in several places in town,

I think it was around 16:00...

What's the matter, Mr. Hirose?

Look at that, what a waste.

It still looks very usable.

You can say that again.

You picked it up at a trash dump that you happened to pass?

Right.

But manager, I felt it so wasteful to be thrown away like that

when it still looked so usable, so I...

I'm sorry I lied.

Well, I do understand your feelings of wanting to cherish things.

But, if you picked it up from a trash dump...

We have no idea who the culprit is.

Right.

But, Officer Takagi...

It's hard to think that

the culprit carried the corpse a long way, isn't it?

Wait a minute.

Where is the trash dump that you picked that sofa up from?

If I'm not mistaken, I think it was...

Akebono-cho, on 3rd Street.

Akebono-cho!

We're back where we started.

In other words, that old lady...

Yeah, she was left here about 16:00 yesterday,

and via the recycle shop,

came back to the original place about 10 this morning.

I'm sure the culprit is living somewhere near here,

but how do we go about looking for the culprit...

Besides, why did the culprit put the body into a sofa in the trash dump?

Why else?

Right, the culprit didn't think that

anyone would pick up a sofa that was thrown away.

But!

Oh, there you go again Conan with your "Buts".

It's a bad habit of yours of not looking at the situation as is.

Talk for yourself.

Mr. Tokunaga was a little creepy.

I saw him at that family restaurant this morning,

where he was drinking and all smiles.

Oh, so he smiles?

He always looks so super square.

So, something really good must've happened?

Tokunaga?

He's the one that we saw this morning, right?

Ms. Sanae Hosono's next door neighbour.

What're you doing here?

Inspector Megure.

What're you doing here, Inspector Megure?

I came to tell Ms. Hosono that her alibi's been backed up.

The person at the theater remembered her.

I'm glad!

But, if so...

The voice that Mr. Tokunaga said he heard,

must've been a mistake or something.

A mistake?

The thing is,

while we were tracing the source of where the sofa came from,

we ended back to where we started.

But, there is no mistake about the fact that

the victim was put inside the sofa here.

I'll go look for a witness.

Yeah, do that, will you?

I got it! I figured out who the culprit is!

Are you serious, Mitsuhiko?

Yes!

Mr. Tokunaga's testimony about having heard an argument

is probably not a mistake!

But, just a while ago, Inspector Megure...

So, the culprit is Mr. Tokunaga!

What?

He's the culprit?

It's just as those ladies were saying after all!

This morning, that man called Tokunaga

seemed to be in a super good mood.

So, my deduction's been backed up.

Mr. Tokunaga must be the suspect!

Conan, when a culprit wants to hide the corpse,

what do you think the purpose of the culprit usually is?

The culprit doesn't want anyone to find the corpse, right?

If the body is found, the victim will be identified.

And the people who are around the victim will be thoroughly checked.

The hands of the police will eventually reach the culprit.

The corpse is hidden to prevent this.

Exactly.

But if the culprit really wants to hide the body,

the body could be buried in the mountains, or sunk into the sea.

However, why didn't the culprit do so this time?

Yeah, that's the point's that hard to understand.

Right.

There is only one answer.

The culprit wanted to go hide the corpse in the mountains this time too.

But, the culprit had reasons for not being able to go.

So, what was the culprit's reason for not doing so?

He was saying that

he works from sundown.

That's why he couldn't go far to hide the body!

I see. Adults can't take off from work so...

Right, Officer Takagi?

Yeah...

That's why the culprit hid the corpse inside the sofa for the time being.

For the time being?

Yes!

The culprit was going to throw it away somewhere

after coming back from work!

But, when he returned from work...

Before the culprit could get to the sofa,

the truck of the recycle shop had already taken the sofa away!

Right.

I'm sure the culprit was surprised when he got home from work.

Because the sofa had suddenly disappeared.

And after he was surprised, delight filled his heart.

Because after all someone had taken care of the corpse for him.

He was spared the trouble of getting rid of the corpse himself.

Unable to hold back his joy, he went to celebrate on his own.

However, when he got back to the condo,

he found out the worse had happened.

The corpse that had disappeared somewhere

was found in the room next to his.

But the culprit who finds that the police suspects Sanae Hosono,

the one who first finds the corpse, remarks...

"Come to think of it, I heard the voices of people arguing."

It was no mistake,

but rather a lie to frame Sanae Hosono up as the culprit.

Everything falls right into place, Mitsuhiko!

Wow!

Nah, it's really no big deal.

What's the matter, Conan?

Even if the culprit had to go to work,

why did he have to go out of the way to move the corpse?

If he left it in his room until he got back,

nobody would've seem him, right?

Now that you mentioned it.

What did we come here to Akebono-cho today for in the first place?

To arrest the serial thief that's been raiding the houses

in this vicinity, right?

The culprit was afraid that the thief would break into his house!

I see! If the thief breaks in and finds the dead old lady,

the police may be contacted!

Exactly!

That's why he couldn't leave it in the house!

Your deduction is perfect, Mitsuhiko!

No, that won't do after all, Mitsuhiko.

Huh?

Think about it.

The possibility of someone witnessing him hiding the corpse

is higher than the possibility of a thief breaking into his house,

don't you think?

Besides, will he really be happy when he finds out that

the sofa where the corpse is hidden disappears?

I think it would be more natural for him to worry

that it may have been discovered by the police, don't you?

Besides, it wouldn't hurt to take a day off from work,

if just for a day.

In other words, deducing Mr. Tokunaga as being the culprit

is all an illusion created in your head.

This is homicide,

let's think about it more seriously, okay?

I'm thinking about it seriously too!

Just who is the one that is overtaken by illusion?

Although you say, normally this and normally that,

I'm sure there a people who get anxious over

thieves breaking into their houses.

I'm sure there are people who think themselves lucky

about the corpse disappearing too, don't you?

If someone who had never taken a day off from work does so,

the people around him may get suspicious.

Therefore, he may go to work as usual.

That's possible too, isn't it?

According to the manager of the condo, it seems that Mr. Tokunaga

is running a small pub in the neighbouring town.

It seems he's having a tough time,

but he seems to be running the pub without resting even one day.

The manager also commented that

Mr. Tokunaga is a square and timid personality.

It's just as Mitsuhiko had portrayed him.

Since he has to make preparations before opening the shop,

it seems he always goes out around this time.

It's 15:00 now.

But, no matter how timid he is, I wonder if he would be afraid of

a thief that he's not sure will break in or not.

Serial break ins have been reported in this area,

so please be sure to lock your doors when going out.

This is the Akebono Police Station.

Hey!

Please stop!

This is Officer Takagi from police headquarters!

Did you patrol this area yesterday too?

Yes, sir. But maybe yesterday we patrolled this area

about 10 minutes earlier than today.

Officer Takagi!

Yeah! So, that's the story!

Mr. Tokunaga was probably panic after killed the victim

and heard the voice from this police car.

This is the Akebono Police Station.

Serial break ins have been reported in this area.

Therefore, you were frightened

and hid the corpse inside the sofa

that you found in the trash dump nearby.

Isn't that right, Mr. Tokunaga?

I...

I owed that old lady money.

And I asked her to wait just another week for me to pay her back.

Then, she came to my condo and yelled at me

saying that if I didn't pay her back by the due date,

she would take this shop away from me.

That's why I...

That's why I lost my temper and...

I'm sorry.

Mr. Tokunaga, please come to the station with me.

Yes, sir.

You did it, Mitsuhiko!

Great!

Good deduction work, Mitsuhiko,

thanks to being free of preconceived opinions.

What? The thief who had been breaking into house in Akebono-cho

was arrested long time ago?

Yeah. Last week a man who was arrested on charges of theft

confessed to the other crimes as well.

Oh, boy.

We were all out to get him and then...

What a bummer, I even lost out on bus fare!

Which means that Mr. Tokunaga

didn't have to go out of the way

to hide the corpse in the sofa at the trash dump?

Yeah, if he left the corpse inside his room,

maybe the case would've never come to light.

He sure is an unlucky character, isn't he?

You can say that again.

Gee, it's a homicide case and no laughing matter.

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