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AMBot | 02/12/2024 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
In Wakura City, 23-year-old part-time worker Beppu Yuichi takes 21-year-old Arima Yayoi hostage and claims to be "Criminal X." His demands are bizarre: a baseball player must hit ten home runs in a night game, and the number of chocolates per package must be increased from one to 100. The police, led by Inspector Megure, negotiate to ensure the hostage's safety.
It turns out that the house where Beppu has barricaded himself belongs to Kusatsu Shosuke, who recently moved out. Kusatsu allows the police to enter the house, which is scheduled for demolition the next day. However, the situation takes a dark turn when Beppu and Yayoi are found dead inside, apparently by suicide.
Investigations reveal that Beppu and Yayoi had been living together, even though it was initially believed that Yayoi was taken hostage at random. A friend of Beppu, Kinugawa Tsutomu, suspects that Beppu may have been involved in a bet that led to the incident. The police follow this lead but encounter inconsistencies.
Inspector Kogoro Mori investigates alongside Conan in parallel. From Tae, a bar owner, they learn that Yayoi had an ex-boyfriend and was involved in blackmail with Beppu. They also question Dogo Mitsusada, a retiree who was scammed by the couple.
Further investigations by Conan and Kogoro reveal that the hostage situation was a setup and that someone else murdered Beppu and Yayoi to make it look like a suicide. They conclude that the real culprit hired Beppu to fake the hostage situation. The culprit, Dogo Mitsusada, had been scammed by the couple and sought revenge. He orchestrated the entire scenario, including the hostage situation, to murder Beppu and Yayoi and make it appear as a suicide.
In the end, Dogo Mitsusada is arrested for the murders. The episode concludes with a twist where the demand for a chocolate card is fulfilled—but only by purchasing a large quantity of chocolate, highlighting the absurdity of the original demand.
It turns out that the house where Beppu has barricaded himself belongs to Kusatsu Shosuke, who recently moved out. Kusatsu allows the police to enter the house, which is scheduled for demolition the next day. However, the situation takes a dark turn when Beppu and Yayoi are found dead inside, apparently by suicide.
Investigations reveal that Beppu and Yayoi had been living together, even though it was initially believed that Yayoi was taken hostage at random. A friend of Beppu, Kinugawa Tsutomu, suspects that Beppu may have been involved in a bet that led to the incident. The police follow this lead but encounter inconsistencies.
Inspector Kogoro Mori investigates alongside Conan in parallel. From Tae, a bar owner, they learn that Yayoi had an ex-boyfriend and was involved in blackmail with Beppu. They also question Dogo Mitsusada, a retiree who was scammed by the couple.
Further investigations by Conan and Kogoro reveal that the hostage situation was a setup and that someone else murdered Beppu and Yayoi to make it look like a suicide. They conclude that the real culprit hired Beppu to fake the hostage situation. The culprit, Dogo Mitsusada, had been scammed by the couple and sought revenge. He orchestrated the entire scenario, including the hostage situation, to murder Beppu and Yayoi and make it appear as a suicide.
In the end, Dogo Mitsusada is arrested for the murders. The episode concludes with a twist where the demand for a chocolate card is fulfilled—but only by purchasing a large quantity of chocolate, highlighting the absurdity of the original demand.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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