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Bite!

I'm your partner at all times!

A violent exotic species,

an annoying new inhabitant in the lake,

and the unexpected connection of a man wanting to breed them.

He sees through the one and only truth.

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

His name is Detective Conan!

"Beika Central Park"

What's up?

-Officer Takagi! -Officer Takagi!

Oh, it's you guys.

Are you investigating a case?

Yeah.

At the Fukurokouji residence over there.

Late last night...

Robber!

So he got away just like that.

The amount stolen was three million yen.

The robber had gloves on, so we couldn't get any fingerprints.

He also wore a mask, so we don't know what he looks like either.

The only clue we have is that he is tall and skinny.

We're trying to get clues as to where he may have fled

and are looking for witnesses.

I guess you won't be needing the Youth Detective Squad's help, then.

Yeah, a burglary is a case that should be handled by the police.

-Yeah. -Let's hurry and go to Beika Central Park!

At Beika Central Park, they're...

They're working on that thing

that was reported to the city hall this morning.

Please stand back! It's dangerous!

Stand back from the lake a little more!

Where is it? Is it really here?

Don't push, Genta!

Even you're afraid of it, Conan.

There it is!

Over here, over here!

There, there!

No doubt about it.

That's an alligator snapping turtle.

Alligator snapping turtle?

"Lakeside Mystery"

I wonder if someone kept it as a pet?

It's a turtle that didn't originally exist in Japan.

So I think the owner secretly disposed of it

because the turtle was hard to keep.

It is called the alligator snapping turtle

and it lives mainly in North America and Mexico.

It has an aggressive character and strong jaws.

It can easily bite off the finger of a human being.

No one should keep something so dangerous as pets.

In this world, to each is his own.

There are people who fill empty spaces in their hearts

by keeping things like them as pets.

What a lonely person.

I wonder if there are people who aren't lonely?

I wonder if that's the reason why reptiles are popular now?

Well, I don't really like reptiles.

But it's not that I don't understand how people that raise them feel.

Everyone is free to keep what they want.

But to dispose of the animal is too irresponsible.

That's right.

Yeah, letting an animal that doesn't originally exist in Japan go free,

could throw the original ecosystem off balance.

So it is an unforgivable action.

Isn't it good that there's more of these animals?

No, that's not the point.

But we can't just leave the alligator snapping turtle here!

Let's go and track down the person

who disposed of such an dangerous animal!

-Yeah. -That's right.

It's the mission of the Youth Detective Squad!

But how?

Always fighting for justice, the Youth Detective Squad.

Huh?

Let's do this, then.

I'm sure we'll be able to track down the owner,

if we check the pet shops one after the other.

Since the alligator snapping turtle have a big appetite,

the owner must've frequently go to the pet shop

to buy feed such as little fish or crawfish.

Did I hit the bull's eye?

I see. Let's do that.

You're smart.

What's the matter, Conan?

You're the one who got rid of the alligator snapping turtle, right?

I finally have a boyfriend.

But...

He didn't like reptiles, right?

Yes.

After that, things just got complicated.

But it's good

that you found someone to fill the empty space in your heart, isn't it?

But no matter what the reason,

disposing of an animal is...

Huh? Haibara?

I just remembered that there's something I have to do, so count me out.

Where is it?

-It got away! -No doubt about it.

He's my pet turtle, Kamejiro.

Are you the owner of that alligator snapping turtle?

Excuse me.

My name is Nihonmatsu.

I live in an apartment on 3-chome.

Yesterday, when I took my eyes off him for a moment, he fled.

I had no idea he would come this far.

Please catch him as soon as possible

and return him back to me.

Just what is that man talking about?

That turtle is mine.

A turtle with more than one owner.

Very interesting.

Hey, hey.

Is that turtle really yours?

I couldn't possibly made a mistake.

After all, it's such a rare turtle.

But it's strange.

That lady over there is saying that she left the turtle here yesterday.

Huh?

I didn't think the real owner would appear.

Why'd you say it was your turtle?

Well, you see, the reason is...

I want to atone my wrongdoings.

Atone your wrongdoings?

I bought a red-eared slider at a fair when I was a child.

But I gradually got tired of taking care of it everyday.

I eventually disposed of it in a nearby swamp.

But I regretted what I did all these years.

And when I heard that a alligator snapping turtle was found by this lake,

I was sure that someone left it.

The turtle isn't to blame, so I felt sorry for it.

That's why I was thinking of taking the turtle home with me and keep it.

I want to make up for abandoning my red-eared slider away in the past.

Is that right?

Such a good person.

Please give your turtle to me, Ms. Kimata.

I will take good care of it.

Please consider it.

Of course. I'd like you to do just that.

Please keep it for me.

Thank you.

Of course. Of course.

How lucky, Mr. Nihonmatsu.

There couldn't have been a happier ending for the turtle, too.

It really found the best possible owner. Right, Conan?

Well, yeah...

-Maybe they... -Maybe they...

I'm sorry, excuse me.

You got the turtle!

No, that's not it.

Look.

There are...

Alligator snapping turtle?

There's one on this side, too!

There's another one on this side, too!

Which means there are...

Four in total?

What's with this lake?

Mr. Nihonmatsu, which one is your turtle?

Well...

It's okay.

Let me take all the alligator snapping turtles in this lake home with me.

All of them?

What?

Well, all the turtles have been abandoned.

I feel sorry for them.

Mr. Nihonmatsu.

You're really a kind person, aren't you?

There's no need to cry.

Huh? That finger.

What happened?

Well, this really is nothing.

All right!

Caught the first one!

Be careful. That's how they are.

He bites at you suddenly like that.

How scary.

But the more you look at it, the cuter it looks.

I love turtles after all.

That's probably because you used to keep a red-eared slider before.

Yeah, that's probably why.

That turtle was cute and beautiful, too.

The shell would get greener and more vivid as it grows.

This man...

What?

You mean, that man?

What about him that you can't believe, Conan?

Everything.

For example, the red-eared slider

has a vivid green shell only when it's young.

The shell gets darker as it grows.

It was beautiful, too.

The shell would get greener and more vivid as it grows.

It's just not possible.

If he really kept a turtle, that's something he should know.

Which means that he lied?

He lied about throwing the turtle away in the swamp, too?

That's right.

The story about him wanting to make up to the turtle is a lie, too.

I may as well add

that he doesn't think turtles are cute at all.

On the other hand, it seems as if he has a grudge against turtles.

That's how they are.

He bites at you suddenly like that.

Everything's a lie.

Then why does he want to take all of the turtles with him?

Is he going to be taken to the castle under the sea for having saved them?

Hey, hey.

I got it.

I know what Mr. Nihonmatsu is up to.

I'll unmask his real character.

Mitsuhiko!

Genta, will you keep an eye on that man?

-Conan! -Conan!

What kind of person he is?

He doesn't seem like a bad person,

but debt collectors come to see him everyday and he hasn't pay his rent.

As far as I'm concerned, he's a troublesome tenant.

He seems to be having financial problems.

It's hard to think he has enough money to keep those turtles.

A lot of money will be needed.

Maybe he don't intend to keep, but to sell them off and make money?

No, the normal range for the turtle is 4,000 yen to 8,000 yen each.

Even if he sell all four turtles, he wouldn't be able to pay rent.

It's not to sell them, then.

He must have a different reason for wanting to have them.

We've caught the second one!

But if you plan on keeping all four,

what about an aquarium for them?

That's right. I'll have to get one ready right away.

Please contact me after you have caught all four of them.

I'll come back again.

So far everything is going well.

But I thought there was going to be only one turtle.

Turns out that there's four of them.

He's sighing.

It seems like he only wanted one alligator snapping turtle of the four.

But he doesn't seem to know which turtle is the one he wants.

That's why he had no choice but to take all of the turtles.

He just wants one turtle out of the four?

I'm sure that there's something special

about that one turtle that he wants.

I know.

It's one million yen including the interest and all, right?

I've already got the money.

It's just that I can't get a hold of it yet.

One million?

I'll be able to give you back the money either today or tomorrow.

I hope you know what's going to happen if you don't keep your word.

I wish they would catch the turtles quick.

What did he mean by that just now?

I guess it means that he'll be able to pay his debts back

if he gets the alligator snapping turtle that he's after.

How does that turtle connect with one million yen?

I got it!

Maybe there's some kind of map on the shell of the turtle?

Like the place that gold and diamonds are hidden?

Hey, Genta.

Who, when and for what reason would someone draw a map like that?

Well, you see...

Let me help you, granny.

Genta ran off just in the nick of time.

We've caught the third one!

Just one more to go.

Alligator snapping turtle and one million yen...

What is it?

Maybe this is...

Remember what Officer Takagi was saying this morning?

The robber last night had gloves and a mask on.

I'll go look for Officer Takagi!

-Ayumi! -It's not confirmed that these are the robber's, though.

But as far as the time is concerned, it matches.

Although it rained a bit last night, this isn't wet.

Which means that these were burnt after it stopped raining.

That's between late last night to early this morning.

I see.

That means, it's possible that these belong to the robber last night?

After stealing three million yen from a certain house,

he ran in here.

And he got rid of the things he used.

Maybe the two cases are connected in some way.

The two cases?

Last night's robbery

and Mr. Nihonmatsu wanting to get hold of the turtles in the lake.

-What? -What?

What?

Are you saying that the man called Nihonmatsu

is the one who robbed the house last night?

Yeah. You said that the robber was tall and skinny, right?

Well, I did.

He's tall and skinny, too.

Besides, he said...

I'll be able to give you back the money either today or tomorrow.

Furthermore, there's a bandage around his finger.

He probably wounded his finger

when he tried to get rid of the evidence here.

That's how they are.

He bites at you suddenly like that.

I think he was bitten by the alligator snapping turtle.

But there's one thing that I still can't figure out.

I get it.

You can't figure out why he wants to take the turtles home with him, right?

-I've figured it out! -What?

Listen. Last night, he stole the money and fled here.

He took off his mask

and gloves

because he wanted to burn the evidence here.

But just then...

The alligator snapping turtle that bit his finger saw his face.

But it turned out that there were four alligator snapping turtles here.

He couldn't tell which turtle saw him, so he...

Conan, if he's the robber,

he should already have gotten hold of the three million yen.

Yet, why is it that he still can't pay back his debts?

Yeah, that's the question.

This is the fourth and last one!

Hey, wait for me!

You want to find the guy from this morning who told us about the turtles?

He didn't say his name but he sounded young.

It's probably him.

He asked the City Hall to do it since he couldn't catch the turtle himself.

But why does he need the alligator snapping turtle so badly?

I've already got the money.

It's just that I can't get a hold of it yet.

So why can't he get a hold of the money?

Last night, one of these turtles bit that person's finger.

But that doesn't explain everything.

It's so big! Anything would fit into it.

Be careful, Shu. It's dangerous!

Come on, let's go home.

Could it be that...

But it's not impossible.

Hey, I think you should check these alligator snapping turtles right away.

What would we be looking for?

Just as I thought.

What? You won't let me have them?

No, that's not it.

It'll take a week for the papers to process.

That long?

I have to wait for a week?

What a bummer.

That's right.

He's started moving.

Let's see...

I'm sure it was 304, 304.

Here it is.

What's wrong?

That's weird.

No use to keep trying.

You want to pay a one week rental fee, right?

Because if you leave it inside for more than three days,

the management will deem that something is wrong and retrieve it.

No, well, that's...

Unfortunately, coin lockers are made

so that unless you insert the key, you can't insert money.

That's right.

I'm going to open that locker.

The police?

Mr. Nihonmatsu, can you explain why the money's here?

Darn it.

Since you were in debt and troubled,

you broke into the Fukurokouji residence last night

and succeeded in getting away with three million yen, right?

But putting the money in the locker was a mistake.

I thought I was lucky back then.

I am exhausted...

Are you okay, mister?

Let's find a place to rest before we continue.

No, I can't afford being questioned.

Are you all right?

Talk about lucky!

Oh, no. I've got to hide this, too.

Minami, Megumi...

But I was out of 100 yen coins.

You got rid of the evidence in the empty park

and you planned to come back here in the morning to retrieve the money.

So you thought everything worked out fine.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

No way!

Why did you do that?

Hey, spit it out.

Spit that key out!

Why you...

No.

So that's what happened.

The turtle swallowed his precious key.

I couldn't believe such a thing was possible,

but these are the results of the X-Ray.

Then he reported the turtle to the police

and decided to have them catch it for him.

He did that so he could get the key out of the turtle's stomach.

But why'd he have to do something so troublesome?

All he had to do was go to the management

and have them open the locker for him, right?

No way!

He could have them open it if he did so,

but they'd check to make sure the stuff in the locker belonged to him.

If they find three million yen in the bag,

they'd be able to link it to the robbery from last night.

I see.

That's why he had no choice but to get hold of the turtles.

-He's running away! -He's running away!

I won't let you get away!

Take that!

Gosh.

I tell you.

You shouldn't dispose something that dangerous in the lake of a park.

Absolutely.

But you have no right to criticize the person who did that.

You broke into a person's house last night and stole three million yen.

I'm arresting you as a suspect.

That's good, isn't it?

All four turtles have found someone to keep them.

Although they are dangerous creatures,

it'd be pretty cruel to abandon them.

Hey!

Big news!

This time, they're saying that a crane appeared up ahead!

And it's not just one crane!

-Let's go! -Hey, we'll be late!

After turtles, now it's cranes.

That's just great.

Next Conan's Hint:

"An illustration of the warning letter"

That thieving Thief Kid makes a showy appearance in April,

the start of the new semester.

How devilishly thrilling.