Chapter Summaries

Fujino joined Inspector Megure’s sting operation to catch a man assaulting young women, while Ran and Sonoko went shopping without him. The officers took up their positions, and Fujino questioned Megure’s decision to hide in a pile of trash.

• Fujino told Ran, Sonoko, and Conan that Inspector Megure had called him in to investigate a series of assaults on young women.
• Conan suggested joining Fujino, but Ran refused, and Fujino offered Mori Kogoro his car to drive the shoppers.
• Fujino met Juzo Megure, Sato Miwako, and Takagi Wataru, and suggested the attacker might target women with dark skin.
• Sato Miwako and the officers began their sting operation, with Sato entering a phone booth and Takagi hiding in an alley.
• Fujino questioned why Juzo Megure was hiding in a pile of trash, and Megure defended the spot for its wider view.

Fujino and the police lay a trap for a serial attacker targeting women, but Mori Kogoro is mistaken for the suspect and beaten before the officers recognize him. At an Italian restaurant, Megure explains the case and Mori examines photos of the victims, while Sonoko unexpectedly praises their dark skin.

• Fujino hid in a garbage pile while Sato Miwako posed as bait for the attacker, and Megure was struck by a thrown garbage bag.
• Mori Kogoro and Conan arrived, and Mori followed Sato after finding a pen in the phone booth, only for Sato to throw him to the ground.
• Megure and the other officers rushed in and struck Mori before recognizing him and realizing he was not the suspect.
• At a nearby Italian restaurant, Megure explained the case, and Mori complained that the officers had mistaken him for a sleazy attacker.
• Mori examined photographs of the three victims and wondered if the attacker targeted Black people, while Sonoko praised the women’s dark skin.

Fujino and the police linked the attacks on high school girls to accessories from a 109 company, but Ran then discovered a murdered girl in the department store’s underground parking garage. The chapter ended as the victim’s boyfriend, Shirakawa, demanded that the police catch the serial attacker.

• Mori Kogoro recalled a past case in which a driver targeted high school girls, prompting Juzo Megure to stop Sato Miwako from acting as bait.
• Ran called Sonoko from the 109 department store parking garage because she could not find the exit, and Conan noticed Sonoko’s accessories.
• Megure and Takagi realized that all three earlier victims had worn accessories from the same company.
• Ran screamed over the phone after finding a bloodied girl in the parking garage.
• Fujino and the police examined the murdered victim, whose appearance matched the girls targeted in the earlier attacks.
• Takagi identified Shirakawa as the victim’s boyfriend, and Shirakawa accused the police of failing to catch the serial attacker.

Fujino defended Megure and the police after Shirakawa blamed them for Aizawa’s death, then helped resume the investigation. The officers identified Aizawa and learned of her strained relationship with Shirakawa’s father as they began examining the people around her.

• Shirakawa accused Megure and the police of causing Aizawa’s death, triggering Megure’s memories of an earlier traumatic incident.
• Fujino confronted Shirakawa, threatened to arrest him for interfering with the investigation, and returned behind the cordon.
• Megure resumed the investigation, while Sonoko, Ran, and Conan reacted to Fujino’s forceful outburst.
• Takagi identified the victim as twenty-year-old Aizawa Tae, who had once worked at the department store and was meeting Shirakawa near the parking lot.
• Takagi named Kono Yuri, a waitress and Shirakawa’s university classmate, and explained that Shirakawa often discussed his tense relationship with his father and Aizawa with her.

After Aizawa Tae was found dead, Ran recalled seeing a square-faced man near the parking lot, while Kiyofumi Jin identified himself as the security guard and denied involvement. The group learned that Tae had killed a boy in a past traffic accident and received probation, leaving Shirakawa Noriyuki defending her as a good girl.

• Ran remembered seeing a square-faced middle-aged man leaving the parking lot, and Kiyofumi Jin stepped forward as the security guard who matched her description.
• A department-store owner accused Jin of being a spy, then scolded his son, Shirakawa Noriyuki, for mourning Tae and urged him to find a spotless girlfriend.
• Ran and Sonoko noticed something odd about Tae, prompting Mori Kogoro to ask about the blemish the owner had mentioned.
• Kono Yuri and Sato Miwako explained that Tae had struck and killed Sakurai Akira in the parking lot a year earlier and received one year of probation.
• Fujino noted Tae had been nineteen at the time and that the circumstances of the accident were unclear, while Shirakawa insisted the death had not been her fault and called her a good girl.

Fujino, Conan, and the police connected the attacks to women who drove and ordered an investigation into the second victim. Matsumoto Kiyochika arrived and asked Fujino and Juzo Megure to pause the case until tomorrow because reporters were spreading rumors about a serial murder.

• Kiyofumi Jin grew angry at Shirakawa's dismissive remarks about Aizawa Tae, recalling how she had killed his son and received a suspended sentence.
• Mori Kogoro suspected the department store owner, but Fujino and Juzo Megure rejected the theory as unsupported by motive or circumstance.
• Conan pointed out that Aizawa Tae's clothing resembled the second victim's outfit, and Fujino inferred that she had driven to the location before the attack.
• Juzo Megure, Sato Miwako, and Fujino connected the attacks to victims who had recently left their cars, and Megure ordered Takagi to investigate the second victim.
• Matsumoto Kiyochika arrived and asked Fujino and Juzo Megure to hold off on the investigation until tomorrow because reporters were speculating about a random serial murder case.

Fujino and Juzo Megure persuaded Matsumoto Kiyochika to continue searching the mall for the suspected killer, while Megure revealed that the case reminded him of a past incident. When Sonoko went to put the group’s shopping bags in the car, security guard Kiyofumi Jin targeted her, and Fujino slipped away to intervene.

• Fujino and Sato Miwako supported Juzo Megure’s request to keep investigating, and Matsumoto Kiyochika agreed to wait for Takagi’s reply.
• Matsumoto Kiyochika asked Juzo Megure whether he still suffered from the effects of the earlier case, and Megure said he had put it behind him.
• Sonoko took the car keys and the group’s shopping bags so she could put them in the car, while Kiyofumi Jin watched her with malice.
• Fujino noticed Kiyofumi Jin’s attention on Sonoko, excused himself to Juzo Megure, and went into the restroom.
• In a restroom stall, Fujino took his Wooden Sword from the Pocket Dimension and prepared to act.

Fujino stopped Kiyofumi Jin from attacking Sonoko during a mall blackout and struck him as he tried to flee. Jin fell, leaving his identity exposed as the police closed in on the case.

• Conan connected Aizawa Tae’s platform shoes to the earlier fatal accident and identified the victim’s father, Kiyofumi Jin, as a suspect.
• Conan realized Fujino had likely solved the case already, then noticed Fujino, Jin, and Sonoko were missing.
• Jin used the mall blackout to attack Sonoko with a baseball bat as she left the restroom.
• Fujino blocked the bat with a Wooden Sword and stopped Jin from striking Sonoko.
• Jin tried to escape, but Fujino hit his shoulder, sending him sprawling and knocking off his sunglasses.

Fujino subdued Kiyofumi Jin after Jin tried to kill him and Sonoko to conceal his identity. Jin admitted that he had attacked women wearing platform shoes to avenge his son, but Fujino condemned his attacks on innocents and knocked him unconscious.

• Kiyofumi Jin realized Fujino and Sonoko had seen his face and swung his baseball bat at them.
• Fujino knocked the bat from Jin's hand, struck him with his wooden sword, and deduced that Jin was the father of the boy Aizawa Tae had killed.
• Jin confessed that he targeted 109 Gals who wore platform shoes, claiming he wanted to punish women like Aizawa Tae for his son's death.
• Fujino pointed out that Jin had also attacked innocent people, including someone merely putting a shopping bag in her car, and kicked him away from the bat.
• Fujino struck Jin unconscious and noticed the bloodstained, dented Justice Iron Bat.

Fujino rescued Sonoko from Kiyofumi Jin, who was arrested for murder, and later returned home to dinner with Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano. Akemi gave him three invitation vouchers from twin sisters he knew, inviting the household to an inn where the sisters now worked.

• Fujino kicked away the bat and let Sonoko cry against him after he rescued her from Kiyofumi Jin.
• Juzo Megure arrested Kiyofumi Jin, and Fujino explained that he had followed him because he suspected he might target Sonoko.
• Conan realized he had interrupted Fujino earlier, while Sonoko teased him for it.
• Fujino drove Ran, Sonoko, and Conan home after giving statements at the Metropolitan Police Department.
• Fujino returned home and ate dinner with Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano, who had waited for him.
• Akemi Miyano gave Fujino three invitation vouchers from twin sisters he knew, and Ai Haibara explained that they now worked at the inn.

Fujino turned down Hakuba Saguru’s paid request to steal a hair from Kaito Kid, though he offered to help if Hakuba found a lead. The next day, Fujino set off for a countryside inn with Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano, where they ran into Professor Agasa and the Detective Boys preparing to visit a vacant house.

• Hakuba Saguru offered Fujino about a million yen to steal one of Kaito Kid’s hairs for genetic testing, but Fujino declined because he was busy and said he would help for free if Hakuba found a clue, while still expecting payment.
• After ending the call, Fujino thought Kuroba Kaito was unlikely to be caught because the Crimson Witch was by his side.
• Akemi Miyano worried that the television program might cause trouble for Fujino’s work, and Fujino dismissed it as a rich young man speaking recklessly.
• Ai Haibara told Fujino that the next day was still the weekend, and Fujino suggested that they spend it at an inn.
• The next morning, Fujino, Ai Haibara, and Akemi Miyano encountered Professor Agasa, Conan, Ran, and the Detective Boys outside the detective agency as they prepared to visit a friend’s vacant house.

Fujino watched a TV program use footage of his argument at a crime scene to criticize him, while Hakuba Saguru defended him and walked off the set. Fujino called Hakuba afterward and asked how his pursuit of Kaito Kid was going, leaving Hakuba silent.

• Fujino saw a TV program broadcast footage of his confrontation with a victim's family and heard criminal psychology expert Shigetama Yuro condemn his behavior.
• The hostess asked Hakuba Saguru for his opinion, and he defended Fujino by criticizing the blame directed at front-line police officers.
• Hakuba walked off the stage after objecting to the program's bait-and-switch, then hurried backstage to leave.
• Fujino called Hakuba, praised his response, and asked how his pursuit of Kaito Kid was going.
• Hakuba fell silent, and Fujino inferred that he had been losing to Kaito Kid.

Hakuba Saguru asked Fujino to help him secretly obtain Kaito Kid’s hair for genetic testing, but Fujino declined because he was busy. Fujino then planned a weekend trip with Ai Haibara and Akemi Miyano, though they encountered Professor Agasa and the children just as they were setting out.

• Hakuba Saguru offered Fujino about one million yen to steal a strand of Kaito Kid’s hair for genetic testing, but Fujino said he was too busy and offered to help if Hakuba found a lead.
• Fujino suspected Kuroba Kaito could be in danger if Hakuba used his family’s connections, but trusted the Crimson Witch to protect him.
• Akemi Miyano worried that the television program might affect Fujino’s work, and Fujino dismissed the program’s expert as an incompetent rich kid.
• Ai Haibara reminded Fujino that the next day was still the weekend, and Fujino suggested they spend it at an inn.
• The next morning, Fujino, Ai Haibara, and Akemi Miyano saw Professor Agasa, Conan, Ran, and the children outside the detective agency, where Professor Agasa explained that he planned to take them to visit his friend’s son’s vacant house.

Fujino, Akemi Miyano, and Ai Haibara arrived at a forest hotel in Nagano, where they reunited with the Shimo-Kasa Sisters and learned how they had come to work there. Their stay began with the arrival of actress Chizuru Bizen and her husband, whose mention of a five-day vacation caught Fujino’s attention.

• Ai Haibara chose to travel with Fujino instead of visiting a friend with Professor Agasa, and the group drove to a hotel in Nagano using a complimentary voucher.
• Fujino recognized the Shimo-Kasa Sisters by the direction of their bangs and learned that they had followed Su Fang after leaving their orphanage before finding work at the hotel.
• The sisters explained that hotel manager Mitsuyuki Arimori had given them the vouchers because he and the sisters were fans of Fujino.
• Hidehiko Jomoto arrived with luggage and explained that his reservation was for himself and his wife, Chizuru Bizen.
• Chizuru Bizen arrived after a phone call, complained about the hotel, and took the double room while Jomoto agreed to stay alone.
• Fujino noticed that Chizuru had mentioned spending five days at the hotel and frowned.

Fujino’s group settled into the remote hotel, where they learned about its small staff and sampled the head chef’s herbal milk tea. Dinner ended with Chizuru Bizen angrily complaining about the soup, while Arimori stepped in to calm the dispute.

• Ai Haibara said the group could stay at the hotel for about four days, and Fujino reflected on Conan World’s confusing holiday schedule.
• Fujino asked Arimori why Honami and Minaho were handling the luggage, and Arimori explained that the hotel had only a few employees and had been built by his father.
• Arimori led Fujino’s group to the restaurant, where the Shimo-Kasa Sisters served Shinobu Shimon’s herbal milk tea and soup.
• Akemi Miyano and Ai Haibara enjoyed the herbal milk tea, and Fujino correctly guessed how Shinobu Shimon made it.
• Chizuru Bizen complained that the soup was disgusting, and Arimori apologized and promised to replace the dishes.

Fujino and his companions encountered actress Chizuru Bizen and her husband, amusement-park developer Hidehiko Jomoto, at the hotel restaurant. Their conversations exposed tensions over a plateau development and Chizuru’s career, leaving everyone waiting for her response to a plea that she quit a drama.

• The Shimo-Kasa Sisters followed Shinobu Shimon back to the kitchen while Akemi Miyano and Fujino remarked that the soup was good.
• Chizuru Bizen approached Fujino flirtatiously, but he declined to discuss work during his vacation and accepted her business card.
• Hidehiko Jomoto introduced himself as Chizuru’s husband, and Arimori challenged him about environmental protections for the plateau development.
• Chizuru dismissed environmental concerns and argued with Jomoto about their marriage and a possible divorce.
• A disheveled company president knelt before Chizuru and begged her to leave a drama, explaining that sponsors wanted a younger actress; the group turned to watch her reaction.

Fujino followed Chizuru Bizen through the inn at night and discovered her meeting with Arimori, who confronted her about his deceased brother, Teruhiko. Chizuru fled again, insisting she was not to blame.

• After dinner, Fujino heard footsteps near midnight and recognized Chizuru Bizen heading down the corridor.
• Fujino followed Chizuru to the dining room, where he saw her meeting Arimori by candlelight.
• Ai Haibara caught up with Fujino, and he tried to take her away before they witnessed the private encounter.
• Arimori told Chizuru that he was the older brother of Teruhiko Arimori, who had once been involved with her and had since died.
• Chizuru denied responsibility for Teruhiko's death and ran away when Arimori asked her to apologize to him.

Fujino and Ai Haibara overheard a tense argument between Chizuru Bizen and Mitsuyuki Arimori, then shared a room for the night. The next morning, Fujino joined Shinobu Shimon and Arimori on a trip to the highlands while the others stayed behind, leaving Chizuru alive at the hotel.

• Fujino and Ai Haibara hid as Chizuru Bizen argued with Mitsuyuki Arimori about Teruhiko's death, then watched them leave separately.
• Ai Haibara asked to sleep in Fujino's room so she would not wake Akemi Miyano, and she lay awake beside him while he slept.
• Fujino met the Shimo-Kasa Sisters in the lobby, exercised, and joined the guests for breakfast, where Shinobu Shimon discussed her cooking and drink-shop ambitions with Akemi Miyano.
• Hidehiko Jomoto invited Kota Miyabe and Fujino fishing, but Fujino declined and agreed to explore the plateau with Arimori instead.
• Arimori and Jomoto encouraged Shinobu Shimon to join the highlands trip, and the Shimo-Kasa Sisters stayed behind to prepare an outdoor barbecue.
• Fujino checked Chizuru Bizen with Eagle Eye, saw that she was still alive, and left for the highlands with Shinobu Shimon and Arimori.

Fujino discovered that Chizuru Bizen had died in her hotel room and began investigating the apparent locked-room murder. Nagano Prefecture police arrived and reported that Chizuru had been strangled, with the scene resembling a suicide.

• Fujino and the others visited a lake near the hotel, where a rare Deep Mountain White Butterfly died and Arimori warned that Jomoto's development plans could pollute the area.
• The system assigned Fujino a detective mission to solve Chizuru Bizen's death, and he noticed Hidehiko Jomoto returning to the hotel around the estimated time of death.
• After returning to the hotel, Fujino followed Jomoto upstairs and helped break into Chizuru's locked room, where they found her hanging from a ceiling fan.
• Fujino examined the security lock and marks on the door, then found white powder on Chizuru's skirt and suspected Jomoto while investigating the scene.
• Koichi Mito and the Nagano Prefecture police arrived, and an investigator estimated Chizuru's time of death as between one and two in the afternoon and her cause of death as neck compression.

Fujino determined that Chizuru Bizen had been murdered in a locked room, and Koichi Mito questioned the hotel guests about their whereabouts. The investigation narrowed the possibilities but left the killer unidentified.

• Fujino pointed out marks on the padlock and doorframe and the absence of Chizuru Bizen’s toeprints on the tea table, establishing that her death was murder.
• Koichi Mito questioned Hidehiko Jomoto and Kota Miyabe about their financial disputes with Chizuru and asked the guests to account for their whereabouts between one and two o’clock.
• The Shimo-Kasa Sisters, Jomoto, Shinobu Shimon, and Arimori gave their accounts, while Fujino judged the sisters and Jomoto unlikely suspects.
• Arimori explained that only he had the hotel’s master key, prompting Miyabe to accuse the Shimo-Kasa Sisters of copying it.
• Koichi Mito proposed that someone could have entered through an emergency exit opened from inside, possibly with Jomoto and Miyabe working together.