Chapter Summaries

Curacao listened as Rum explained why he believed Uzo had meant to target Bourbon at the Gourmet Party, then worried that Rum’s confidence would put them in danger of more explosions. After the case faded from public attention, Jiang Xia sensed something familiar in a secluded alley as a black car stopped before him.

• Rum told Curacao that Uzo’s explosion had likely been intended for Bourbon, but Rum’s unexpected appearance disrupted the plan.
• Rum concluded that Uzo’s methods were predictable and said he would learn to anticipate them; Curacao agreed while privately considering how to protect herself from future explosions.
• Curacao wondered when Rum planned to return Hashimoto Maya to Uzo.
• The explosion case attracted little lasting attention, and the Detectives returned to their usual routines.
• Conan hurried home to read his new book, leaving Jiang Xia to head back alone.
• Jiang Xia sensed something in a secluded alley and turned as a familiar black car stopped in front of him.

Jiang Xia rode with Gin and Vodka after an explosion injured the sushi chef Wakita, denying responsibility and suggesting Wakita had been following him. Gin questioned Jiang Xia’s growing circle of subordinates, and the ride ended with Gin asking what Jiang Xia meant by saying Irish would die.

• Jiang Xia got into Gin and Vodka’s car and gathered the Killing Intent that had accumulated inside it.
• Gin demanded an explanation for the explosion, and Jiang Xia blamed the bomber while saying he planned to visit and compensate the injured Wakita.
• Jiang Xia claimed he had only met Wakita that day and suggested Wakita had been following him, while Gin suspected Jiang Xia had baited him.
• Gin warned Jiang Xia that his new subordinates might not be loyal, and Jiang Xia said he would reveal his identity after Irish died and Hashimoto Maya became loyal enough.
• Gin repeated Jiang Xia’s remark about Irish dying, and Jiang Xia claimed he was merely worried Irish’s recklessness and obsession with revenge would lead to an accident.

Jiang Xia tried to get Irish’s subordinate Hashimoto Maya transferred to him, while Gin told him to stop collecting subordinates and rein himself in. Elsewhere, the butler recognized Hashimoto Maya in explosion footage and reported the matter to Boss, who discussed Rum’s differing opinion about the transfer.

• Gin warned Jiang Xia to keep his feud with Irish under control after the park bombing, but Jiang Xia asked for Hashimoto Maya to be assigned to him.
• Gin told Jiang Xia that the man just injured in the explosion was why Hashimoto Maya could not report to him, then ordered him to take in fewer subordinates.
• Jiang Xia said he planned to acquire a theater and put his new associates to work there, then urged Gin and Vodka to support it.
• The butler recognized the explosion victim as Hashimoto Maya in a news report and decided to report the incident to Boss.
• Boss recalled Hashimoto Maya appearing with the Great Detective and said he had thought Maya had joined Uzo, while the butler noted that Rum seemed to disagree.

The Boss decided Uzo should be kept separate from Rum and ordered the butler to handle the matter. Meanwhile, Rum devised a plan to get closer to Uzo by using his injury and a staged criminal lure, while Curacao feared the trouble his business card would bring.

• The butler told the Boss that Rum had kept Uzo despite the transfer order, and the Boss concluded that Uzo should be allowed to develop independently of Rum.
• The Boss directed the butler to separate Rum and Uzo to prevent conflict and protect the organization from further losses.
• Rum asked Curacao about the background check on the private Doctor, learning that the doctor’s criminal ties and strained neighborly relationship might attract Uzo.
• Rum planned to contact Jiang Xia about the explosion injury, then use the doctor to draw Uzo into a case and gain a chance to observe him closely.
• Curacao silently dreaded Rum’s business card and accelerated the car, hoping to reach their destination before his plan caused trouble.

Curacao drove Rum toward their destination as he prepared an email to lure Uzo, but an order from above forced Rum to release Hashimoto Maya’s confidant to Uzo. The chapter left Curacao wondering whether the order protected Uzo or Rum.

• Curacao recalled that scriptwriters who caught Uzo’s attention had met grim ends while Rum composed an email to lure him.
• Rum received an email that displeased him, then ordered Curacao to transfer Irish’s confidant, Hashimoto Maya, to Uzo that day.
• Curacao agreed to contact Uzo and hand over the details, privately wondering how Uzo had gained such influence over Rum.
• Rum speculated that the order might reflect suspicion of his growing influence, then deleted his planned email to Uzo.
• Curacao felt relieved by Rum’s decision and wondered whether those above were trying to prevent Rum from being harmed.

Jiang Xia contacted Curacao after she completed Hashimoto Maya’s reassignment and negotiated to delay telling Irish, while also acquiring Inozuka Saburo as a subordinate. The call ended with Curacao hanging up after Jiang Xia suggested she might someday work for him instead of Rum.

• Jiang Xia received Curacao’s notice that Hashimoto Maya’s reassignment to him was complete and called her.
• Curacao sprayed her phone with disinfectant before answering Jiang Xia’s call.
• Jiang Xia asked Curacao not to tell Irish about Hashimoto Maya’s reassignment until Irish needed to meet with him.
• Curacao agreed to the arrangement, provided she could notify Irish before any actual contact with Hashimoto Maya.
• Jiang Xia asked Curacao to transfer Inozuka Saburo to him too, and Curacao agreed.
• Jiang Xia suggested Curacao could someday leave Rum and work for him, so Curacao hung up.

Jiang Xia accepted that recruiting Rum and other Organization members could take time, while Hashimoto Maya was released from custody and feared that Uzo was preparing to recruit him. After Hashimoto left the Apartment, Inozuka Saburo received another email from their mysterious superior.

• Jiang Xia reflected on his failed attempt to recruit someone and decided not to rush, imagining that Rum and The Boss might eventually join him.
• Inozuka Saburo told Hashimoto Maya that his review was over and he was free, but warned that their superior had ordered him to keep his distance and offer no help.
• Hashimoto Maya suspected that Uzo had arranged his release as part of a plan to recruit him, and he waited until night before leaving the Apartment in disguise.
• Inozuka Saburo reasoned that resisting Uzo was pointless and felt relieved that his apparent uselessness had kept him safe from recruitment.
• Inozuka Saburo received a new email from their mysterious superior and felt a sudden foreboding.

Inozuka Saburo learned that he had been made Uzo’s direct subordinate, while Hashimoto Maya was nearly killed by falling rocks before a mysterious man saved him. Hashimoto Maya recognized the man as Uzo, but the arrival of drunken passersby briefly restored his will to act.

• Inozuka Saburo read an email assigning him as Uzo’s direct subordinate and panicked over the order.
• Hashimoto Maya hurried through the neighborhood to check on his Apartment and spotted the same black cat with white paws he had seen in the car.
• A stranger grabbed Hashimoto Maya’s collar and pulled him clear of rocks that crashed into the wall where he had been standing.
• The stranger told Hashimoto Maya to stay quiet so he would not disturb the actors’ rehearsal, then led him toward the street corner with the cat on his shoulder.
• Hashimoto Maya recognized the black-clad man as Uzo and froze in terror until drunken White-collar Workers passed nearby.

Uzo brought Hashimoto Maya to a bar for a private conversation, while Hashimoto mistakenly believed Inozuka Saburo was secretly one of Uzo’s men. Once alone with Uzo, Hashimoto tried to defend his loyalty to Irish but quickly softened his stance.

• Hashimoto Maya hoped passersby would call the police, but they admired Uzo’s cat and walked on.
• Uzo summoned a car with Inozuka Saburo inside, and Hashimoto concluded that Inozuka was Uzo’s subordinate.
• Uzo took Hashimoto to his regular bar and told Inozuka to leave, prompting Hashimoto to suspect Inozuka had been an undercover agent all along.
• Uzo entered the bar with Hashimoto, left the cat outside, and asked for a quiet private room.
• Hashimoto declared that he would never betray Mr. Irish, but Uzo’s polite attention made him falter and suggest they reconsider their lack of deep-seated hatred.

Hashimoto Maya learned that he had been reassigned to Uzo, despite his fears that Uzo wanted information on Irish. Uzo gave him a new order: kill Jiang Xia, leaving Hashimoto Maya struggling to respond.

• Hashimoto Maya received Curacao's email confirming that he was now Uzo's subordinate and should no longer contact her.
• Hashimoto Maya accepted the reassignment but insisted he would not betray Mr. Irish's intelligence.
• Uzo asked Hashimoto Maya about his relationship with Jiang Xia, then ordered him to kill the detective.
• Hashimoto Maya protested that killing Jiang Xia would be difficult, knowing the detective could expose a criminal's plans.

Uzo ordered Hashimoto Maya to practice plotting Jiang Xia’s death without actually killing him, while Hashimoto suspected Uzo wanted to weaken Jiang Xia’s vigilance. Uzo warned that other subordinates were competing to get close to Jiang Xia, leaving Hashimoto worried about who else might be involved.

• Hashimoto Maya protested that Jiang Xia was too wary and capable for him to assassinate successfully.
• Uzo told Hashimoto to observe Jiang Xia’s surroundings and practice finding ways to bring about his death, explaining that it was training rather than a real order to kill him.
• Hashimoto concluded that Uzo wanted him to distract Jiang Xia and make him less alert to Uzo’s own plans.
• Uzo warned Hashimoto that colleagues would also appear around Jiang Xia and that anyone who failed to progress within a year would be dismissed.
• Hashimoto thought of Inozuka Saburo and Suzuki Sonoko as possible subordinates near Jiang Xia, then wondered whether Sonoko was simply being misled or was exempt from the competition.

Uzo assigned Hashimoto Maya to oversee the construction of a Seabed Theater at the former Aqua Crystal Restaurant and hinted that he would introduce him to a colleague. After leaving, Hashimoto Maya tried to accept his new role and planned how to approach Jiang Xia without exposing himself.

• Uzo told Hashimoto Maya to rebuild the Seabed Theater at the former Aqua Crystal Restaurant, where Jiang Xia hoped to investigate a suspected Ghost Fetus.
• Uzo praised Hashimoto Maya and said he would introduce him to a colleague, leaving Hashimoto uneasy about the prospect.
• After Uzo left, Hashimoto ordered a drink to avoid appearing ungrateful and noticed Uzo had signed the ledger as Kurosawa.
• Hashimoto reflected on his submission to Uzo, concluded he should treat the change as an ordinary job transfer, and resolved to avoid provoking his new superior.
• Hashimoto decided to look for a chance to approach Jiang Xia nearby or visit his Detective Agency under the pretense of bringing him a case.

Hashimoto Maya investigated buying two locations for Uzo and began planning how to approach Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia joined the Mouri family for a meal, then heard Omura Jun describe nightly pounding sounds and two suspicious figures watched by a Black Cat.

• Hashimoto Maya investigated the island theater and the former Aqua Crystal Restaurant, then emailed agents about purchasing both sites.
• Hashimoto Maya worried about meeting his performance target and decided to plan how to approach Jiang Xia.
• Jiang Xia happened upon Mouri Kogoro, Mouri Ran, and Conan at a restaurant and joined them for a meal.
• Outside the restaurant, Omura Jun asked Mouri Kogoro for help investigating strange nightly noises at his apartment.
• Omura Jun said he had seen a Black Cat watching two tall figures in black beneath a street lamp and suspected they were plotting a crime.

Omura Jun described two Men in Black and strange nighttime noises, prompting Mouri Kogoro to investigate the supposed pranks at Omura’s home. Conan grew suspicious that the men might be connected to the Black Organization, while Jiang Xia appeared to have recognized something in the account.

• Omura Jun told Mouri Kogoro, Conan, and Jiang Xia about a black cat, two Men in Black, and repeated nighttime thumping; Jiang Xia recognized similarities to a recent incident involving Matsuda Jinpei and Eating Cat.
• Mouri Kogoro dismissed the story as a cat startling one of the men and blamed the thumping on children playing pranks, then agreed to help catch them.
• Conan, Jiang Xia, and Mouri Ran joined Mouri Kogoro on the drive to Omura Jun’s home, with Ran planning to stop Kogoro from drinking too much.
• Conan wondered whether the two Men in Black could be members of the organization that had turned him into a child, and asked Jiang Xia what was on his mind.
• Jiang Xia gave Conan a complicated look and asked whether he really wanted to hear what he was thinking.

Jiang Xia, Conan, and Mouri Ran accompanied Mouri Kogoro to investigate nighttime noises, but found no damage and waited at Omura Jun’s apartment over drinks. When Ran went to buy more beer, the clerk refused to sell it to her, leaving Jiang Xia considering whether his ghostly Uzo persona could buy it instead.

• Conan decided to keep the Black Organization from Jiang Xia until he could confirm whether Jiang Xia had encountered it.
• Jiang Xia and the others reached Omura Jun’s street, where Jiang Xia recognized the area from the previous night’s case, but found no damage when they checked for evidence of wall-smashing.
• Mouri Kogoro and Omura Jun drank Omura’s beer while they waited, and Mouri Ran offered to go buy more when it ran out.
• Jiang Xia, Ran, and Conan went to a convenience store, where the clerk refused to sell Ran beer because she could not prove she was over twenty.
• Jiang Xia considered using his Alcohol-Buying Tool Ghost, Matsuda Jinpei, to buy the beer, but realized its inability to speak would make the plan suspicious.

Hashimoto Maya followed Jiang Xia and the others to a Convenience Store and joined them, while Conan grew more suspicious of his sudden change in demeanor. Passing the same dimly lit street where Uzo had spoken to Hashimoto the night before, Hashimoto recognized the ordinary-looking scene as a possible rehearsal for something sinister.

• Hashimoto Maya left the Safe House to retrieve his belongings, then followed Jiang Xia and the others and offered to pay for their alcohol at the Convenience Store.
• Mouri Ran thanked Hashimoto Maya, while Conan questioned why they kept encountering him and privately asked Jiang Xia what he thought of him.
• Jiang Xia described Hashimoto Maya as unusually upbeat, and Conan noticed that his survival instinct and enthusiasm for life had returned.
• The group passed a broken street lamp, a waiting smoker, and a drunk man on a balcony, and Hashimoto Maya remembered Uzo's warning about the actors' rehearsal.

Hashimoto Maya followed Jiang Xia upstairs, still struggling with Uzo’s order to find a natural way to kill him, while Conan grew suspicious of Maya’s behavior. A man was then found murdered beneath the apartment, and Maya imagined the corpse as himself in a parallel outcome where he had defied Uzo.

• Hashimoto Maya remembered Uzo’s assignment to find a natural opportunity to kill Jiang Xia and considered ways to complete it.
• Jiang Xia invited Hashimoto Maya upstairs, and Conan watched him suspiciously as they entered the apartment.
• Mouri Kogoro dismissed Hashimoto Maya as an acquaintance of Jiang Xia while the others drank beer.
• Hashimoto Maya’s Killing Intent faded as he reminded himself that Jiang Xia could help clear him of murder charges.
• A crash came from Omura Jun’s utility room, where Jiang Xia found a broken window and no object that could have caused the damage.
• Hashimoto Maya saw a dead man with a crushed head below the apartment and imagined the corpse as himself in a parallel world.

After a man fell to his death, Hashimoto Maya used his medical training to help Jiang Xia confirm the man was dead and found a way to join the detectives. Watching Conan scrutinize him, Hashimoto began to suspect the boy was Uzo’s hidden subordinate, possibly the colleague Uzo meant to introduce.

• Jiang Xia let Conan and Mouri Kogoro hurry downstairs first, while Hashimoto Maya’s thoughts produced Killing Intent for the Ghosts.
• Hashimoto Maya offered to examine the fallen man, explaining that he had once been a Doctor, and Jiang Xia warned him to avoid disturbing evidence.
• Hashimoto Maya confirmed that the man had no vital signs, and Jiang Xia accepted his judgment.
• Hashimoto Maya reasoned that Uzo had sent him to become Jiang Xia’s Watson and wondered whether Conan was part of Uzo’s Baker Street Irregulars.
• Conan gave Hashimoto Maya a scrutinizing look before smiling innocently, leaving Hashimoto to suspect that Conan was Uzo’s colleague.

Hashimoto Maya played the role of a doctor at the murder scene while Jiang Xia and Mouri Kogoro investigated Ikuta Yoshiro’s death. After Kusakabe Masami described finding the body, another classmate arrived, adding a new potential suspect as the investigation continued.

• Hashimoto Maya examined Ikuta Yoshiro’s body and told Mouri Kogoro that Ikuta had died instantly from a blow to the head.
• Jiang Xia praised Hashimoto Maya’s efforts, while Hashimoto reflected on how Uzo’s crimes were being concealed through police investigations.
• Inspector Megure arrived, identified the victim as Beika University student Ikuta Yoshiro, and questioned Kusakabe Masami, who said he had discovered the body at their meeting place.
• Jiang Xia pointed out that the nearby street lamp had been deliberately smashed, and Mouri Kogoro suspected Kusakabe Masami of killing Ikuta.
• Shimizu Hiroshi rushed past the police tape, identified himself as Ikuta and Kusakabe’s classmate, and said he had been drinking with Ikuta shortly before his death.

Jiang Xia and Inspector Megure questioned the drinking party after Ikuta’s murder, while Shimizu Hiroshi revealed that Kusakabe Masami had called the victim shortly before his death. The chapter ended with Inspector Megure asking where Ikuta had gone when that call came in.

• Inspector Megure asked Shimizu Hiroshi where he had been drinking, and Shimizu pointed to the fifth-floor apartment where the group had gathered.
• Jiang Xia led Inspector Megure and the others upstairs to question the students, who learned that Ikuta had been murdered.
• Takenaka Koji and Nakamura Hidenori identified themselves as members of the Mountaineering Club, while Hashimoto Maya noticed a bottle of Bourbon Whisky and thought about Uzo and the organization’s alcohol-based codenames.
• Takenaka Koji described the gathering, and Shimizu Hiroshi recalled that Kusakabe Masami had called Ikuta sometime after nine.
• Kusakabe Masami denied calling Ikuta, but Takenaka Koji confirmed he had answered a call from Kusakabe while Ikuta was away; Inspector Megure asked where Ikuta had gone.