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There's nothing about Elena and Mary. https://www.facebook.com/DCTheRedThread/photos/a.1276136195771664.1073741920.508258949226063/1276134822438468/?type=3&theater

One already exists: http://forums.dctp.ws/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13186&sid=dc82875d5e326153a3251cafe5f9fea9

Probably so they could release it alongside Movie 21, which is about romance (Heiji and Kazuha's will take center stage, of course, but there'll be Shinichi/Ran moments, too—thus, April 2017 will be replete with Heiji/Kazuha and Shinichi/Ran).

That's Gosho's signature, nowadays—it's a Kid signature... with Gosho's face, instead.

By that, Serinox meant that it's all but confirmed. After all, in the recent Singapore interview, Gosho confirmed that... So, at this point, it's just a matter of waiting—it's going to be confirmed, but we just don't know when.

Meaning we can expect 983 spoilers on the 23rd. Given that the issue 983 will come out is also a double issue, we can also expect 984 spoilers on January 6th (unless Gosho decides to take a "gathering info" break, on top of the double issue break, in which case we can expect 984 spoilers on January 13th). So: File 983 spoilers: 12/23 File 984 spoilers: 1/6 or 1/13 On a side note... I apologize for the incorrect spelling of the title of this thread—it should be spelled "Butsumetsu," not "Bukumestu." And I would've named it "Killing Time at Café Poirot," but 981's title hadn't yet been translated, when I made the thread.

They haven't been. All Gosho has said is that two characters who are mothers will eventually be revealed as sisters. Any time he's been asked, "Are Elena and Mary sisters?", he's given a non-answer answer.

Yeah, it has been a while since the last one, hasn't it?

Thanks for the clarification. EDIT: 981 text spoilers, translated by Spimer from DCTP: No break next week (12/12–12/16)—so expect 982 spoiler pics on 12/9—but there will be a break the week after that (12/19–12/23).

RULES 1. Please use spoiler boxes until a full English translation is available. 2. NO DIRECT LINK to any Japanese scans (RAWs) or English scans (Japanese spoiler images are allowed as long as the amount and quality of which are very far away from a full scan). HOW TO USE A SPOILER BOX? Just simply type the following: [spoiler]Text you want to write[/spoiler] 981 spoiler pics: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/4884486812?pn=1 (Black Demon did this for the last case thread, so I'm following suit—please let me know if it's only alright when a mod like Black Demon does it so I can remove this link) Summary by Spimer from DCTP:

http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Postcards#2016 RUMは1人だよん(笑) Rum is one person (laugh) Please note—Gosho ended 33 of the 46 postcards from 2016 with (笑)/(laugh). So it's not a sign he's "just messing around" (just a point of notice for those unfamiliar with the postcards or the AC hints). We're currently (as of File 980), 82 Files into the Rum arc (I consider File 899, not File 898, as the beginning of the Rum arc, by the way). At this point in the Bourbon arc (82 Files in), the Red Shirts case (File 79–File 83 of the Bourbon arc) was underway. As for the other arcs (excluding the short Sherry/Haibara and Cell Phone arcs), in terms of 80-90 files into them: Intro/Conan arc: Heiji intro case (File 92–File 96) — Heiji's next appearance (File 117–File 121) would come right after the case with Tequila (File 114–File 116) Vermouth arc: James Black intro case (File 88–File 90) – I consider this the beginning of the build-up to the Golden Apple flashback case (File 113–File 117) Kir arc: Ethan Hondo face reveal (File 83–File 85) – 5 of the 7 cases that followed this one were the ones that comprised Clash of Red and Black So, to sum up—80–120 Files into an arc, one can expect things to happen in DC. So we're definitely in that range, right now, where things happen.

Meaning Rum is Rumi? EDIT: 980 text spoiler translation by Spimer from DCTP: No break next week!

Implying they're going to play a big role in Episode One? Considering the focus on everything else, I can't see them playing a bigger role than they did in Episode 1 of the anime.

This screams trolling by Gosho. Seriously, "the second-in-command of the boss appears?" That's a sledgehammer to the face of even those who are unversed in DC mysteries. Between Kanenori and Hyoue, the red herring levels are off the charts. Your first impression is more likely to be correct—Gosho typically finds a purpose for his red herring characters, so it's doubtful that Kanenori's just a wandering chef, and nothing else. He's, in all probability, not Rum, either (if he is, then we're retreading the Bourbon arc... people definitely won't be happy 'bout that). Thus, he's probably a BO member who has a relationship with Rum similar to Chianti's relationship with Vermouth.

Nice filling in of the blanks!

Probably a similar extent to Shiho/Ai, but the reason these decisions become prominent are due to his obvious motive—otherwise, he'd just be slightly more aggressive/cold-hearted than than your average NOC.

Even so, the BO probably wanted him to infiltrate the police. As for a possible British connection or not—I'm fine, either way. You mean his vendetta against Shuichi over Scotch's death? Practically everything he did during his arc was related to Shuichi, and his grudge against him. That grudge is literally the only reason he walked in a crowd of civilians while being targeted by a sniper and (possibly/potentially) planned to run a civilian down. Without that grudge, there'd be no Bank Heist Case (File 677–File 679/Episode 563–Episode 564), no Silent Clash (File 700–File 704/Episode 578–Episode 581), no Scarlet Prologue (File 891–File 893/Episode 779–Episode 780), and no Scarlet Showdown (File 894–File 898/Episode 781–Episode 783). The Bourbon arc would pretty much become about Mystery Train and the Akai Family—even to the point that Rei/Toru/Bourbon wouldn't really be the focus and driver of the arc.

It's not like he could just tell her, "Hey, I'm NPA Security Bureau!" After all, Vermouth had bugged the area near the rear so she'd know when to detonate the explosives at the right time, so the train wouldn't derail. I'd say Shuichi/Subaru scaring her was more "huh?" worthy than Rei's/Toru's/Bourbon's actions (after all, it's "huh?" worthy to some that Gosho was keeping up with his trend of making sure that Shiho/Ai and Shuichi/Subaru can't really meet and talk). Trouble is, we don't know if he was an instant away from beginning his deduction before Shinichi/Conan stepped in. As with Natsuko, the point is moot, because the choice was made for him before he could actually make the choice, himself. It seems likely to me that Rei was sent to infiltrate the police for the BO, but Wataru Date and Scotch turned him into a police spy inside the BO. So, in spite of being on the side of the law, he'd still have some BO tendencies (like Shiho/Ai saying, "There's no point in sacrificing your life for the sake of people you don't even know"). Ultimately, he's nowhere near the level of Gin or Chianti, or even Vodka. As a NOC, there'll be times where he'll have to undertake questionable-at-best things, but, overall, he's still a better person than the real BO members, even the ones like Vermouth, Irish and Curaçao.

I completely agree (as long, of course, as the condition, "when Shuichi is involved," is added). Completely agree—whether he's Rum or another BO codenamed member, that was no accident that put the one Kanenori replaced in the hospital. Because he made it just after Rei/Toru told him, "You've got the wrong idea about me," and because this assumption of his was made before he and Shuichi were somehow able to use "Zero" to get ahold of Bourbon's real name. In other words, Shinichi/Conan wasn't thinking that he was dealing with a vengeful NPA Security Bureau Agent—when he made that assumption, he thought he was dealing with a BO agent who could expose the fake death plan. Until Rei's/Toru's actions (i.e., risking civilians getting sniped) are discussed with him by Shinichi/Conan and or Shuichi (in, say, their next encounter, the follow up to A Song Called "Asaka" (File 954–File 957)), we won't know if he was really going to run over Natsuko Shibuya and risk killing her.

That's Shinichi's/Conan's assumption. We'll never know—since she ended up in the hospital for a different reason—if he would've actually done it. A better example to make your point is him standing in the middle of a crowd of civilians (File 700–File 704/Episode 578–Episode 581), disguised as a BO target, and deliberately trying to screw with the sniper (especially when that sniper is Chianti). That's a huge no-no for an NPA Officer/Agent—you can't endanger the public like that for a personal vendetta (especially when the only reason it happened is because you made it happen (File 677–File 679/Episode 563–Episode 564)).

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