Chapter Summaries

Inspector Megure investigated the murder of Kazami Yoshiteru while Conan searched for the killer’s hidden weapon. As the actors’ smoking habits sparked a tense exchange, Conan remained suspicious of Hashimoto Maya but focused on solving the murder.

• The director explained that the bloody glove and clothing were props, while privately celebrating Kazami Yoshiteru’s role in the show’s record-breaking live broadcast.
• Conan considered Hashimoto Maya suspicious because he had followed the group closely, but decided to investigate the murder first.
• Conan reasoned that the killer had hidden the knife rather than throwing it away, since police metal detectors had not found it.
• Ruri Ujo told Jiang Xia that her father had forbidden smoking, and Nagumo's Son shared that his mother had made his father quit.
• Namihara Kasumi criticized Nagumo's Son for pretending to smoke and suggested he was limited to supporting roles, then hurried away with him.
• Mouri Ran asked whether Ruri Ujo and Namihara Kasumi were on bad terms, and Ruri said Namihara was probably jealous because she had been talking with Nagumo.

Conan suspected Ruri Ujo had killed Kazami Yoshiteru to keep her relationship with the old butler secret, while Curacao hesitated over whether to bet on her. At the filming set, Jiang Xia drew attention to a taped X on the floor, and the director turned the live camera toward him.

• Conan reasoned that Ruri Ujo may have killed Kazami Yoshiteru to prevent him from revealing the identity of the old butler's young lover.
• Curacao considered betting her last Uzo Coin on Ruri Ujo but hesitated because her suspicions had repeatedly been wrong.
• Conan searched the staff toolbox with Officer Takagi, but the tape measure and other tools showed no sign of being the missing murder weapon.
• Jiang Xia stopped the director from removing an X of flesh-colored tape from the floor and had a forensic officer photograph it.
• The director, realizing the tape might be significant, secretly directed the live broadcast camera toward Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia explained how Ruri Ujo had seen Nagumo Akatsuki emerge from the lounge and tried to lead everyone away, then revealed how Akatsuki concealed the murder weapon inside the victim’s lighter. Ruri challenged the evidence and tried to cast suspicion on herself, leaving the case’s accusation unresolved.

• Jiang Xia examined the tape while Conan realized how the murder weapon had been hidden and put on headphones to avoid hearing the deductions.
• Jiang Xia said Ruri Ujo was protecting Nagumo Akatsuki, and clarified that he meant the elder Nagumo rather than Nagumo Nobuharu.
• Jiang Xia explained that Ruri had seen Nagumo Akatsuki reflected in a glass pane as he left the lounge after the murder, prompting her to lead everyone toward the beach.
• Jiang Xia revealed that Akatsuki had snapped a Utility Knife blade into tiny pieces, hidden them in the victim’s lighter, and used tape as a makeshift handle before disguising it as floor markings.
• Ruri Ujo argued that the evidence did not prove Akatsuki was the murderer and suggested that she herself looked more suspicious, stunning Mouri Ran and Suzuki Sonoko.

Jiang Xia exposed Nagumo Akatsuki as the killer of Kazami Yoshiteru, using the hidden blade fragments and lighter cotton to link him to the murder. Ruri Ujo revealed that Nagumo was her biological father and said he had killed Kazami to protect her, leaving her family secret exposed.

• Jiang Xia asked Ruri Ujo how she would hide Utility Knife blades in the lighter, and Inspector Megure discovered the bloodstained fragments inside its fuel compartment.
• Jiang Xia explained that the killer had obtained the tools on the spot and that cotton from the lighter had been hidden in tape; the forensic officers recovered it.
• Jiang Xia said the lighter and other evidence likely bore Nagumo Akatsuki's fingerprints, and Ruri Ujo recognized that he had committed the murder without gloves.
• Jiang Xia revealed that Ruri Ujo and Nagumo Akatsuki were father and daughter, surprising Conan and the gathered staff.
• Ruri Ujo told the police that Nagumo had discovered she was his daughter after she entered the entertainment industry and that they had begun meeting regularly.
• Ruri Ujo explained that Nagumo killed Kazami Yoshiteru to keep her identity and their relationship from damaging her reputation and current family.

Hashimoto Maya considered the fallout from Nagumo Akira’s arrest and suspected Uzo had manipulated the case, while the police and filming crew left Theater Island. Gin realized Uzo had tricked him with the woman mistaken for Sherry and drove off, satisfied that his stock investments were about to pay off.

• Hashimoto Maya reasoned that Kazami Yoshiteru’s death and Nagumo Akira’s arrest would upend the planned scandal, and he wondered whether Ruri Ujo’s family might become Uzo’s next target.
• The Bandage Ghost watched the commotion until the Mist Tengu captured it and the Mermaid Ghost swallowed it.
• The police took Nagumo Akira away by boat, and the director ended filming and sent the crew after them.
• Gin concluded that the short-haired woman was not Sherry and decided not to call Uzo, since doing so would reveal he had watched the broadcast.
• Gin checked his stock gains and drove away, expecting his targeted investments to pay off soon.

Hashimoto Maya arranged for Yamazaki Yumi to visit the island after her artist canceled, while Yamazaki investigated the island as a possible way to deal with someone. Jiang Xia ordered Hashimoto to clear the island and teased the Bandage Ghost with Ghost Mint, leaving Theater Ghost stunned by the possibility that Jiang Xia was the legendary Uzo.

• Yamazaki Yumi canceled her agency's artist's performance, offered to visit in the artist's place, and asked Hashimoto Maya for the Wine Cellar plans.
• Yamazaki reviewed recent case reports and considered using the island to deal with someone, while Hashimoto sent her the layout plans.
• Jiang Xia messaged Hashimoto to send everyone away and prevent anyone from returning to the island.
• Theater Ghost recognized Hashimoto's message and wondered whether Jiang Xia was the infamous Uzo behind the recent cases.
• Jiang Xia offered Ghost Mint to the Bandage Ghost, then fed it to Eating Cat because the Bandage Ghost had not signed a contract.

Jiang Xia identified himself as Uzo and persuaded Bandage Ghost to contract with him in exchange for watching at least three Murder Cases every thirty days. After sealing and testing the Ghost, he discovered its Director ability could turn Liangpi Shikigami into a puppet that Hagiwara Kenji could control when awake.

• Jiang Xia told Bandage Ghost that he was Uzo, and the Ghost agreed to contract with him after mistaking him for the Scriptwriter publicized by Hashimoto Maya.
• Bandage Ghost requested at least three Murder Cases every month, and Jiang Xia revised the deal to require three cases within every thirty days.
• Jiang Xia sealed Bandage Ghost with a drop of blood and sensed its ability, which involved directing or controlling puppets.
• Bandage Ghost shot a strip of bandages at Matsuda Jinpei's Liangpi Shikigami and inflated it into a human-sized puppet resembling Hagiwara Kenji.
• The puppet initially followed Bandage Ghost's control, then Liangpi Shikigami awakened and grabbed Matsuda Jinpei while Bandage Ghost cursed.

Jiang Xia discovered that the Bandage Ghost’s new shaping ability depended on the old theater, while Hashimoto Maya recruited Mizunashi Rena and Haga Kyosuke to perform a Requiem there for a planned broadcast. The chapter left Jiang Xia watching the theater as Hashimoto began setting up his scheme.

• Jiang Xia had the Bandage Ghost make three Liangpi Shikigami, but they ended up as crude, faceless figures because the Ghost struggled to maintain them.
• Jiang Xia realized the Bandage Ghost’s shaping power drew support from the old theater and would weaken far from it, then considered how the Snow Woman’s power might strengthen his Ghosts if he could form a Contract with her.
• Jiang Xia spotted someone in the old theater while the Ghosts held a Ghost Mint party.
• Hashimoto Maya lamented that Mizunashi Rena and Haga Kyosuke had arrived without bringing anyone, then decided to use them as hosts for a live broadcast in the theater.
• Hashimoto Maya brought Mizunashi Rena and Haga Kyosuke into the theater and asked Haga to perform his family’s inherited Requiem to send off the spirits.

Mizunashi Rena, Haga Kyosuke, and a photographer explored the Theater at Hashimoto Maya’s request while Jiang Xia arrived on the island. Jiang Xia spoke with Haga about Matsuda Jinpei and recruited him as a possible musician, leaving Hashimoto listening as Haga questioned whether the cases were coincidences and voiced his view of justice.

• Hashimoto Maya asked Mizunashi Rena, Haga Kyosuke, and the photographer to explore the Theater and familiarize themselves with it before the live broadcast.
• Hashimoto Maya tried to slip out, but Jiang Xia entered the Theater, leaving him wondering whether to stay or go.
• Jiang Xia met Haga Kyosuke in a second-floor prop room, introduced himself as the island’s owner, and learned that Haga remembered Matsuda Jinpei’s sacrifice.
• Jiang Xia invited Haga Kyosuke to work as a musician on the island, and Haga said he would consider it if the chance arose.
• Haga Kyosuke described the cases as a discordant melody and argued that criminals should not live peacefully after the wrongfully dead were laid to rest, while Hashimoto Maya listened nearby.

Hashimoto Maya’s attempt to stage a dramatic incident during the Theater’s promotional broadcast failed, leaving him to plan another event. On the drive back, Mizunashi Rena accepted an invitation to revisit the island with Jiang Xia, while Suzuki Sonoko grew suspicious of her motives.

• Hashimoto Maya overheard talk of ghosts, quietly left the Theater, and returned to the office to prepare another stage with the company president’s help.
• Haga Kyosuke played violin during the promotional broadcast, but no frightening incident occurred, and Hashimoto Maya concluded that the staged event had failed.
• The broadcast boosted the island’s popularity, but visitors were still barred while crime scenes remained protected.
• Jiang Xia told Mizunashi Rena that Hashimoto Maya had invited him to visit the island again with a company president and her friends.
• Mizunashi Rena decided to go with Jiang Xia, and Suzuki Sonoko questioned why the busy host had time to join him.

Yamazaki Yumi recruited Jiang Xia for a gathering on Theater Island, hoping a murder might free her from her creditor, President Kusaka. When Jiang Xia arrived with his companions, Kusaka eagerly showed him his wine collection, while Hashimoto Maya worried about the dangerous mix of guests.

• Jiang Xia accepted Mizunashi Rena's company and confirmed to Hashimoto Maya that he would attend the island gathering.
• Yamazaki Yumi suspected that the island's history of murder cases could be exploited, and decided to invite Kusaka's other debtors in hopes that someone would kill him.
• Kusaka leased the island's Wine Cellar, moved his collection there, and arranged an extravagant boat to bring guests.
• Hashimoto Maya grew concerned when he learned Kusaka had invited three people who all owed him money.
• Jiang Xia arrived on Theater Island with his companions, where Yamazaki Yumi greeted him as a fan and Kusaka showed him his wine collection.

President Kusaka kept Jiang Xia occupied with a lengthy tour of his wine collection while his guests discussed the handkerchiefs he gave to people he considered useful connections. The guests revealed that they were all indebted to Kusaka, and Mrs. Kusaka approached as they tried to cover up their conversation.

• President Kusaka praised Jiang Xia's taste and launched into a long explanation of his wine labels and bottles.
• Yamazaki Yumi and the Sommelier joked that Jiang Xia would be stuck listening to Kusaka's rambling, while Suzuki Sonoko and Mouri Ran joined them in the lounge.
• Hashimoto Maya recalled giving Jiang Xia cocktails and privately reasoned that Jiang Xia's smoking and drinking were understandable under the pressure of sensing Uzo.
• The Sommelier explained that Kusaka gave handkerchiefs to people he regarded as potential connections or clients, and that recipients had to study wine to keep him pleased.
• Conan learned that Nonaka, Yamazaki Yumi, and the Sommelier had all borrowed large sums from Kusaka for gambling debts, resort cash flow, and a hotel venture.
• Mrs. Kusaka came over, and the Sommelier pretended they had only been praising the wine at Kusaka's parties.

President Kusaka challenged Sommelier Sotomura to identify a series of red wines, promising him a reward if he guessed them all correctly. After Sotomura identified every bottle, including Kusaka’s prized 1965 Chateau Latour, Kusaka stormed off to fetch his true treasure from the Wine Cellar.

• Mrs. Kusaka reminded President Kusaka that the guests were waiting, so he began the wine tasting.
• President Kusaka proposed that Sommelier Sotomura identify the wines without seeing their labels and promised to grant a favor if Sotomura guessed them all correctly.
• President Kusaka served wine to the adults and juice to the high school students, including Jiang Xia.
• Sotomura correctly identified each wine, including a 1965 Chateau Latour, and the guests praised his skill.
• President Kusaka, unhappy that Sotomura had identified his prized wines, announced he would bring out his true treasure and left for the Wine Cellar.

After the presidents dispersed, Hashimoto Maya stayed with Conan and the others while the wine tasting was delayed. When Mrs. Kusaka and Jiang Xia went to look for President Kusaka in the Wine Cellar, Hashimoto Maya and Conan followed, and Hashimoto reflected on how to make his island’s dangers less obvious.

• Yamazaki Yumi, the Gambling Ghost President, and the Sommelier left the hall, while Hashimoto Maya assumed Uzo’s plan was underway and began considering ways to lure more presidents to the island.
• Mizunashi Rena went outside, but Hashimoto Maya stayed behind with Conan, Suzuki Sonoko, and Mouri Ran; Hashimoto fed Conan a pastry to stop his questioning.
• The Gambling Ghost President returned first, and Mrs. Kusaka learned that President Kusaka had been gone in the Wine Cellar for about forty minutes.
• Jiang Xia and Mrs. Kusaka went to check on President Kusaka, and Hashimoto Maya and Conan followed them out of the hall.
• At the steep staircase, Hashimoto Maya found no sign of a body or blood and realized that an obvious hazard would make people cautious.

Jiang Xia and the others discovered Kusaka Shohei dead in his locked Wine Cellar, and the police investigated the strange scene. The case remained unsolved as investigators found no signs of entry through the window.

• Mrs. Kusaka, Jiang Xia, Mouri Ran, and the others found Kusaka Shohei dead amid spilled red wine in the Wine Cellar, and Mrs. Kusaka fainted.
• Hashimoto Maya caught Mrs. Kusaka while Suzuki Sonoko called an Ambulance and Mouri Ran contacted the police; Hashimoto Maya said the island had no Doctor available.
• Conan examined Kusaka Shohei's strange posture and wondered how he had been strangled and ended up among the broken wine bottles.
• Inspector Megure and Officer Takagi arrived, and the police confirmed that Kusaka Shohei had been strangled and that only Kusaka Shohei and Mrs. Kusaka had keys to the Wine Cellar door.
• The Forensics Department found no signs that the murderer had entered through the transom window, which had an inside-only handle and an alarm.

The investigators examined the Wine Cellar and debated how the murderer had entered and killed President Kusaka, while Conan noticed suspicious marks on the floor. Back in the living room, Inspector Megure questioned Kusaka’s three guests after fingerprints were found on the cellar door.

• Officer Takagi explained that the Wine Cellar key could temporarily deactivate its alarm, and Suzuki Sonoko suggested the murderer had knocked and been let inside.
• Suzuki Sonoko reenacted how a strong murderer could have pinned Kusaka against one wine rack, but Conan argued that the scattered bottles did not fit a struggle.
• Conan spotted two short, faint white scrape marks on the floor and suspected they were connected to the murder.
• Inspector Megure asked a subordinate to check the shore for unauthorized arrivals, then focused suspicion on people Kusaka knew.
• Jiang Xia told Inspector Megure that Kusaka had three other guests, and the three presidents were brought in for questioning as investigators reported two sets of clear fingerprints on the Wine Cellar door.

Inspector Megure questioned the presidents after fingerprints linked Yamazaki Yumi and the Sommelier to the Wine Cellar door, while Yamazaki concealed that she had gone inside and found Kusaka alive. The Gambling Ghost President then implicated Mizunashi Rena as someone wandering nearby, leaving her bewildered and Hashimoto Maya privately doubting her competence.

• Inspector Megure learned that fingerprints on the Wine Cellar door belonged to the Sommelier and Yamazaki Yumi, and questioned them as suspects.
• Yamazaki Yumi hid her satisfaction that Kusaka was dead and lied that she had only visited to ask for more time to repay her loan.
• The Sommelier admitted visiting Kusaka to ask for money but claimed he never entered the Wine Cellar.
• The Gambling Ghost President said he had been walking nearby and pointed out that Mizunashi Rena had been skulking around.
• Hashimoto Maya privately wondered whether Mizunashi Rena was truly his colleague, judging her likely to be eliminated from the bottom.

Jiang Xia exposed President Nonaka as the person who lured President Kusaka out of the Wine Cellar and murdered him. Inspector Megure and the others realized how Nonaka had carried out the crime, while the Sommelier angrily confronted him over the damage to his reputation.

• Inspector Megure questioned Mizunashi Rena about her walk and asked Mrs. Kusaka to account for her movements.
• The Sommelier denied killing President Kusaka and accused Nomura and Mizunashi Rena of secretly visiting the Wine Cellar.
• Jiang Xia confirmed that the murderer had left no fingerprints on the Wine Cellar door and named President Nonaka as the culprit.
• President Nonaka claimed he had stayed in the courtyard and never entered the Wine Cellar.
• Jiang Xia explained that Nonaka had knocked on the Wine Cellar skylight, persuaded President Kusaka to open it, and lured him into the courtyard.
• President Nonaka's reaction convinced the others, and the Sommelier grabbed him for ruining his reputation.

Jiang Xia explained how President Nonaka used clothes poles to slide President Kusaka’s body into the locked wine cellar and exposed him with evidence on a handkerchief. President Nonaka confessed to the murder, blaming Kusaka’s extortionate interest and abuse.

• Suzuki Sonoko suggested that Nonaka had thrown Kusaka’s body through the cellar window, but Conan and the forensic officer pointed out flaws in her theory.
• Jiang Xia explained that Nonaka had used two clothes poles to slide the body through the window, then closed it with a thread to create the locked-room scene.
• Hashimoto Maya admired Jiang Xia’s ingenuity as the people present reacted to the exposed murder method.
• Jiang Xia said red wine had splashed onto the poles and that Nonaka had wiped them with a handkerchief he still carried.
• President Nonaka denied killing Kusaka, then confessed and claimed Kusaka’s harsh treatment and demands for repayment had driven him to murder.

Jiang Xia and Mizunashi Rena watched President Nonaka get taken away after the case, while Yamazaki Yumi weighed her suspicions about Theater Island and resolved to keep using it. Three days later, freed from creditor pressure, Yamazaki Yumi began considering trying again.

• Police officers escorted President Nonaka back to Tokyo, and Jiang Xia emailed Gin asking him to visit the island.
• Mizunashi Rena reflected on how Jiang Xia still mourned the loss of life while she had grown used to murder cases.
• Yamazaki Yumi and the Sommelier discussed Kusaka's lending and the reasons they had resented him.
• Yamazaki Yumi considered whether the island's repeated murder cases were coincidence or the work of a mastermind, then decided to act as if she knew nothing.
• Three days later, Yamazaki Yumi hung up the phone and wondered whether she should try again.