Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue and Kogoro Mouri investigated the suspicious gifts sent to Doctor Ogawa, while Conan’s deductions led him to discover that Ogawa’s son Yuta might be in danger. Xu Yue had already alerted Ogawa and Mouri, and Yuta had been taken away by someone as they rushed to find him.

• Kogoro Mouri told Xu Yue that Doctor Ogawa had received gifts and a large sum of money, apparently to buy something from him.
• At the hospital, Conan questioned Ogawa about the annual flowers and searched medical records while Ran watched his suspiciously adult behavior.
• Conan linked a name from a handheld game to a deceased patient and realized the gifts might be part of a plot against Yuta.
• Xu Yue told Ran that he had notified Ogawa and Mouri, who confirmed that someone else had picked up Yuta.
• Xu Yue explained that the old toys, especially the game console, could help identify the person behind the gifts and cautioned Conan against digging too deeply.

Xu Yue stopped a knife-wielding kidnapper and used his knowledge of Conan to pressure him into revealing the truth about the Black Organization. The chapter ended with Xu Yue introducing himself as the senior police official responsible for counterterrorism and anti-assassination operations, leaving Conan stunned.

• Xu Yue shot the knife from the kidnapper’s hand, allowing the police to arrest him, though Doctor Ogawa and Yuta forgave the culprit.
• Xu Yue told Ran that Shinichi was occupied with a highly confidential case, then accepted her invitation to visit the Mori Detective Agency.
• Xu Yue teased Conan about his identity and suspected that Professor Agasa had helped him with a voice-changing device.
• Xu Yue threatened to pursue Ran, prompting Conan to confess that he was Shinichi and explain how the Black Organization had turned him into a child.
• Xu Yue promised to investigate the Black Organization and revealed that he headed the Metropolitan Police Department Security Department, leaving Conan shocked.

Xu Yue told Conan that he led the police Security Department, then went with Sato Miwako to Beika Art Museum after hearing reports of walking armor. There, he encountered Conan, Ran, and Kogoro, along with two suspicious visitors he believed might be Reincarnators.

• Xu Yue revealed his senior police rank to Conan and reassured him about the organization threatening him.
• Xu Yue left the Mori Detective Agency, and Sato Miwako complained that he had left her without dinner.
• After reading a report about walking armor at Beika Art Museum, Xu Yue persuaded Sato Miwako to drive him there.
• Xu Yue spotted an elderly man in a wheelchair and a vagrant, whom he suspected were Reincarnators investigating a possible mission.
• Conan, Ran, and Kogoro arrived, and Conan questioned Xu Yue about why he had come to the museum.

Xu Yue used his police credentials to make the lame homeless man pay a fee after the man threatened museum staff, then the group discovered that Big Boss Manaka had been murdered in the museum’s Hell Chamber. The lame man blamed a moving suit of armor, and Xu Yue stopped him from leaving as the first person to find the body.

• The lame homeless man argued with museum staff over the missing armor, and Manaka insulted him before leaving.
• Xu Yue showed his police ID and prompted the space to charge the lame man 2 B-Rank Plot points to avoid imprisonment; the man paid the fee.
• Xu Yue and the others toured the Beika Art Museum, where the curator argued with Kubota about handling artwork without gloves.
• Ran led the group toward the Hell Chamber, where they encountered the lame man leaving and learned that someone had been killed inside.
• Kogoro Mouri and Conan inspected the body and identified the victim as Manaka; Xu Yue stopped the lame man from leaving, and the man claimed moving armor had killed him.

Xu Yue solved the museum murder by identifying the armor disguise, the planted note, and the missing pen, then exposed the crippled Reincarnator as the killer. After the suspect was arrested, Xu Yue gained a surge of Experience Points and anticipated a better final evaluation.

• Xu Yue entered the museum’s Hell Chamber, identified signs of an armor-clad killer, and ordered the staff gathered while the museum was closed.
• After reviewing the security footage, Xu Yue deduced that the victim had been tricked with a planted note and explained why the director could be ruled out.
• Xu Yue used the scratched note, recovered armor, and missing pen to guide the investigation toward a suspect who had returned to the crime scene.
• Police found the pen on the crippled man, and Xu Yue demonstrated how the armor could support him as he struggled against the officers.
• Ran recalled the suspect’s earlier dispute with Mr. Manaka, and the police arrested him as he continued claiming the armor would kill them.
• Xu Yue received a surge of Experience Points after the arrest and expected his final evaluation to improve.

Xu Yue joined Conan and Ran in resolving a kidnapping case, then accepted Ran’s invitation to travel with them to a small island for a strange commission. As the group sailed there for the next week’s full moon, Sato Miwako joined them and caught Xu Yue absentmindedly carrying Conan again.

• Kogoro Mouri praised Sato Miwako’s cooking, and Xu Yue teased Ran Mouri about Shinichi making her jealous.
• Conan called Xu Yue for help after solving a kidnapping case and fearing Ran would notice his identity, so Xu Yue arrived and handled the cleanup.
• Xu Yue told Conan and Ran that the Beika Art Museum murderer had been released on bail, then asked them to bring him along on their next case.
• Ran invited Xu Yue to join a strange commission on a small island the following week, and Sato Miwako insisted on coming too.
• On the ferry to the island, Xu Yue realized he had absentmindedly picked up Conan, while Sato Miwako glared at him.

Kogoro Mouri, Xu Yue, Conan, and Sato Miwako traveled to Moon Shadow Island to investigate a commission sent under the name of Keiji Aso, who had died in a fire twelve years earlier. At the village community center, Xu Yue noticed its seaside piano-room entrance could make the location useful for smuggling.

• Kogoro Mouri and his companions arrived on Moon Shadow Island and learned that Keiji Aso, the supposed client, had died twelve years earlier.
• The village chief explained that Aso had locked his family inside their home, played "Moonlight," and perished with them in a fire.
• Makoto Asai directed the group to the community center, where Chief Tatsuji Kuroiwa and candidate Hideo Kawashima reacted strangely to Aso's name and postponed talking until after a memorial service.
• While the memorial service took place, Xu Yue told Conan that the piano room's side door opened directly onto the shore, making it an ideal location for smuggling.

Xu Yue investigated Hideo Kawashima’s murder at the memorial service and warned that the letter’s wording suggested another person might be in danger. After the group spent the night guarding the scene, Inspector Megure arrived with reinforcements, leaving the investigation to continue.

• Xu Yue found Hideo Kawashima dead across the piano, determined he had been drowned and dragged inside, and questioned the memorial service attendees.
• Xu Yue noticed that the letter’s phrase “As the shadows begin to disappear” suggested another attack could follow, so he stayed at the community center to guard the scene.
• Xu Yue grilled fish for the group, and Makoto Asai arrived with boxed meals before a figure flashed past the sea-facing window.
• Sato Miwako, Kogoro Mouri, and Conan chased the figure but returned without catching them, while Xu Yue reassured everyone and they fell asleep.
• Inspector Megure arrived with reinforcements and found Kogoro Mouri and the Sato siblings at the crime scene again.

Xu Yue investigated Chief Kuroiwa’s murder and uncovered a clue linking the sheet music to Keiji Aso’s supposed return. He went with Conan and the resident police officer to retrieve the music from a locked warehouse, leaving them about to force their way inside.

• After the memorial guests were questioned, Xu Yue and Conan followed Ken Nishimoto and found him near Chief Kuroiwa’s body in the broadcast room while Moonlight Sonata played.
• Xu Yue assessed the crime scene and concluded that Kuroiwa had been attacked within the previous half hour, though the exact time of the murder was uncertain.
• Xu Yue decoded a sheet of music left at the scene and explained that its message threatened another victim, then pointed out that Ken Nishimoto understood it.
• Ken broke down and claimed that Keiji Aso had returned, but the resident police officer said Aso’s remains had been identified after the fire.
• Xu Yue, Conan, and the resident police officer searched for the warehouse key to retrieve Aso’s surviving sheet music, then Xu Yue showed his handgun as a way to force the lock.

Xu Yue caught Hirata Kazuaki at the civic hall, where the discovery of Ken Nishimoto’s body and drugs beneath the piano exposed a drug-smuggling conspiracy tied to several deaths. After the case was resolved, Narumi Aso found his father’s sheet music at home with a note urging him to live.

• Xu Yue smashed into the piano room and restrained Hirata Kazuaki after finding him beside the unconscious Shuichi Murasawa.
• Police found the storeroom keys on Hirata, who claimed he had intended to steal valuables, but opening the storeroom revealed Ken Nishimoto’s body.
• Xu Yue found Hyne powder beneath the piano, and Hirata’s reaction strengthened the suspicion that he was involved in the crimes.
• Xu Yue explained that the victims and others may have been involved in drug smuggling and used the sheet music to pass messages, but the old music could not be found.
• After Xu Yue and the others left Moon Shadow Island, Narumi Aso found his father’s sheet music and a note from the little detective telling him not to sacrifice his life and to live well.

Xu Yue intervened in the 1 billion yen bank robbery and recognized that Hiromi Masami was Miyano Akemi, who had been assigned by The Organization to take part in the heist. He left the investigation to the police while planning to seek a chance to meet Gin.

• After receiving news of the robbery, Xu Yue requested permission to intervene and arrived at the bank as Inspector Megure did.
• Conan told Xu Yue that the guard’s actions and the shot through the truck window seemed suspicious, while Hiromi Masami returned from lunch and was reprimanded by the manager.
• Xu Yue recognized Hiromi Masami as Miyano Akemi and suspected that the robbery was connected to The Organization, so he called in the Public Security Department.
• The police quickly located the criminals’ vehicle, and Chief Yamada reported that investigators had found a ski mask and gloves but no fingerprints.
• Xu Yue dismissed the lipstick mark on the mask as fake, told Inspector Megure he would handle the matter, and left to pursue a chance to meet Gin.

Xu Yue rescued Miyano Akemi from Gin and Vodka after they tried to kill her for the failed robbery, while Conan arrived at the warehouse. Xu Yue offered Akemi reduced charges and promised to help rescue her sister if she cooperated and lived under his surveillance.

• Xu Yue told Conan that the organization had killed suspected robber Kishii and race car driver Kaizuka Shiro, and that Miyano Akemi had disappeared after resigning.
• Miyano Akemi met Gin and Vodka at an abandoned factory and demanded that they free her sister, but Gin refused and tried to make her reveal where she had hidden the money.
• Xu Yue intercepted Gin and Vodka’s shots, and Miyano Akemi shot Gin in the shoulder before Xu Yue disarmed and drove the two men into retreat.
• Conan arrived at the factory and found Miyano Akemi unharmed, then Xu Yue emerged from the shadows.
• Xu Yue offered Miyano Akemi reduced charges for becoming a state's witness and said he would help rescue her sister if she agreed to live under his surveillance.

Gin and Vodka escaped after their mission to kill Miyano Akemi was disrupted by SAT, while Akemi moved in with Xu Yue under his protection. Later, Xu Yue joined Conan at an abandoned building and deciphered a clue linked to the Heisei Express.

• Gin concluded that the attempt to eliminate Miyano Akemi had failed and decided to seek another chance, while Vodka learned they had narrowly avoided Japan's elite SAT unit.
• Xu Yue brought Miyano Akemi to live at his home and explained to Sato Miwako that he was protecting her as a cooperating prisoner.
• Miyano Akemi settled in with Xu Yue and Sato Miwako, and the organization made no further move against her.
• Conan called Xu Yue after the Detective Boys saw someone forcing a person to practice rifle shooting at an abandoned building, and Xu Yue went there with Miyano Akemi.
• Conan handed Xu Yue a calculator found at the scene, and Xu Yue turned its numbers upside down to identify a clue pointing to the Heisei Express.

Xu Yue uncovered the hostage-taking plot, rescued Yamabe Koichi and his girlfriend, and wiped out the Oni Tora Gang, strengthening his authority among his operatives. Later, Miyano Akemi told Xu Yue and Sato Miwako about Akai Shuichi’s FBI ties, while Xu Yue wondered when Akai would return to Japan.

• Xu Yue identified missing shooting expert Yamabe Koichi as the coerced sniper and traced the hostage situation to his vacation trip with his girlfriend.
• Xu Yue ambushed the kidnappers, shot two guards, and led his men to arrest the remaining gang members while rescuing Yamabe Koichi and his girlfriend.
• Xu Yue gained prestige among his operatives, and the investigation revealed that the Oni Tora Gang had planned to assassinate a prosecutor before the gang was wiped out.
• Conan solved two more cases as Kogoro Mouri’s reputation as a famous detective began to grow.
• Miyano Akemi told Xu Yue and Sato Miwako that her ex-boyfriend Akai Shuichi was with the FBI and investigating the organization.
• Xu Yue considered Akai Shuichi’s likely return to Japan and wondered how many points he had.

Xu Yue joined Ran, Sonoko, and Conan at Matsumoto Sayuri’s wedding, where he revealed that the bride’s father, Matsumoto Kiyonaga, was his colleague. The chapter ended with Kiyonaga bewildered as Inspector Megure casually called Xu Yue “Brother Sato.”

• After hearing that Conan had encountered another hostage incident, Xu Yue learned that Ran and Sonoko planned to attend their music teacher Matsumoto Sayuri’s wedding.
• Xu Yue arrived at the wedding and joined Ran, Sonoko, and Conan, explaining that he was there as a colleague of the bride’s father.
• In Sayuri’s dressing room, she teased Conan and welcomed her university classmate Kazumi, who brought her favorite lemon tea.
• Ran and Sonoko grew wary when Matsumoto Kiyonaga entered, but Xu Yue identified him as the bride’s father and his colleague.
• Inspector Megure appeared and greeted Xu Yue as “Brother Sato,” leaving Kiyonaga confused about their relationship and Xu Yue’s rank.

Sato Xu Yue learned that Matsumoto Sayuri’s fiancé had poisoned her lemon tea and stopped her from drinking it. He confronted Takasugi Toshihiko, leaving Sayuri’s willingness to drink the poisoned tea unexplained.

• Matsumoto Kiyonaga told Megure Juzo that Xu Yue was a Superintendent General and head of the Security Department, startling Megure.
• Matsumoto Sayuri explained Xu Yue’s high rank to Ran and Sonoko before sending him and her father out of the room.
• Xu Yue considered how his presence might change the evidence in Sayuri’s poisoning case and followed the groom, Takasugi Toshihiko, to the dressing room.
• Xu Yue saw Takasugi conceal something after handling Sayuri’s lemon tea, while Sayuri took the can and prepared to drink it.
• Xu Yue stopped Sayuri by grabbing her wrist and told Takasugi that she had seen him poison the tea.

Xu Yue stopped Takasugi Toshihiko from poisoning Matsumoto Sayuri, learned the reason behind his revenge, and helped the couple reconcile before their wedding. Later, Conan called Xu Yue about an escaped criminal who seemed to be targeting Kogoro Mouri, and Xu Yue arrived at the hospital where an amnesiac woman named Maya was being examined.

• Xu Yue revealed that Takasugi Toshihiko had poisoned Matsumoto Sayuri with sodium hydroxide, and Takasugi confessed that he wanted revenge on Matsumoto Kiyonaga for his mother's death.
• Xu Yue pointed out that Takasugi had chosen a treatable poison and reminded him of his childhood bond with Sayuri, leading Takasugi to abandon his hatred and Sayuri to embrace him.
• Xu Yue poured away the poisoned lemon tea, and Ran, Sonoko, Conan, and Xu Yue kept the incident secret so the wedding could proceed.
• Conan called Xu Yue after spotting an escaped criminal at a racetrack and told him the man had been imprisoned by Kogoro Mouri.
• Xu Yue went to the hospital, where Kogoro Mouri was reassuring Maya, an injured woman diagnosed with amnesia, that he would help her regain her memories.

Xu Yue examined amnesiac Maya and identified clues suggesting combat training and a hotel connection. After an escaped prisoner named Yuda tried to run down Maya and Kogoro Mouri, Xu Yue captured him, and the group set out to help Maya recover her memories.

• Xu Yue examined Maya, deduced that she had combat training, and noticed scars on her hands from handling wire or thin cord.
• Maya reacted to the marks by clutching her head in pain, and Xu Yue and Conan examined a torn Bible page bearing the imprint “9.13 The Last Supper.”
• Xu Yue suggested searching nearby hotels, but an escaped prisoner named Yuda drove a red sedan at Maya and Kogoro Mouri as they left the hospital.
• Maya and Kogoro Mouri dodged the car, and Xu Yue sprinted after it, broke its window, and dragged Yuda out before the vehicle crashed into a flower bed.
• Xu Yue restrained Yuda and injured his hand when he threatened revenge, while the group prepared to take him to prison and help Maya recover her memories.

Xu Yue followed Maya after realizing she had recovered her memory and interrupted her attempt to kill Kogoro Mouri. He saved Kogoro and offered Maya a chance to leave the assassin business and work for him.

• Police arrested Yuda, and he threatened revenge before passing out in the ambulance.
• Xu Yue and the others found the bus accident linked to Maya's amnesia, then located The Last Supper and discovered a file about Kogoro Mouri.
• Maya pretended she was still confused and asked Kogoro to be alone with her, while Xu Yue sent Ran and Conan away.
• Xu Yue tracked Kogoro to an abandoned factory, where Maya was strangling him with a steel wire.
• Xu Yue cut the wire, saved Kogoro, and offered Maya work if she wanted to leave the assassin business.

After Kogoro Mouri brought Xu Yue and his family to Reika Shifuku’s birthday banquet, several cars were found with punctured tires, leaving eleven people at the remote villa overnight. Reika went to change with Kome Nanao, but when she failed to return, the guests began to worry and decided to check her room.

• Xu Yue reflected that Maya could help him monitor Kudo Shinichi’s household and identify suspected Reincarnators.
• Kogoro Mouri brought Xu Yue, Ran, and Conan to Reika Shifuku’s birthday banquet at the Shifuku Group chairman’s invitation.
• The guests discovered that several luxury cars had punctured tires, and Reika Shifuku insisted on staying at the villa with the others.
• Xu Yue suspected the damaged tires were no ordinary prank, while Reika Shifuku left with Kome Nanao to change her dress.
• After Reika Shifuku took too long to return, the guests asked Kome Nanao to lead them to her room.