Disappearing letters murder case (781-???)

[Detective Kudo 28]

Apparently, the Japanese custom is to take off your slippers going into a bathroom and put on plastic slippers. Well while the Mistress was in the bathroom, she switched the slippers with the ones she had on. without bringing suspicion to herself.

[Chekhov MacGuffin 1089]

Hmm . . . So I take it that none of you guys think that the whole "OMG you can switch your slippers in the bathroom!" thing is significant?

I don't think any slipper switching happened because I think the wife dumped poison on the door handle to try to kill the son which explains the creepy laughter and general unconcern. The only reason why there would be switching in my explanation is if the wife asked the secretary to kill the son with poison and then the sec betrayed the wife in order to implicate her. I didn't see any signs of collusion, no glances or strange things said, so I'm thinking they didn't collaborate.

Apparently, the Japanese custom is to take off your slippers going into a bathroom and put on plastic slippers.

That's what I've heard. Along the same lines, toilets and showers may be in different rooms because of the human waste dirtiness taboo.

[Stopwatch 36]

Chekh was right

[justwantanaccount 125]

786 Spoilers - I have to say for this one, IF YOU WANT TO READ THE MANGA TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED THEN DO NOT READ. This spoiler is rather spoiler-y.

The title of the next case is 「親子の間の錯視」 (The optical illusion between parent and child)

事件は解決できたけど、和葉の思いは届かず… 　40号から再開

Although the case was solved, Kazuha's thoughts don't reach . . . next series from Vol. 40. (File 786 is on Vol. 36-37).

From 2chan Shonen Sunday Spoiler thread - will update as more spoilers come in.

EDIT:

皆を集めドアノブのフェイクの説明（郁郎が手を洗った、スリッパはトイレでスリ替えた）

Gathered everyone to explain the fake on the door knob (Ikurou washed his hands, slippers were switched in the bathroom)

バームクーヘンを取らせた「ジャストロー錯視」（内側が大きく見える）の説明

Made Ikurou take baumkuchen using Jastrow illusion, explains illusion

→毛利「この方法なら4人ともできる」→書斎に移動

Mouri [Kogoro]: "Any one of the four can use this method" -> move to the library

毛利に奥さんが見てたパソコンの画面をみせ（若人の酒）→コナンが若松の「若」って字書ける？

Show Mouri the screen the wife was looking at (Sake for the Young) -> Conan: Can you write the character for "waka" in "Wakamatsu"?

書けない毛利→平次「死ぬ程見とったから…ゲシュタルト崩壊してもうたんや！」

Mouri can't write -> Heiji: "Since you watched so much, your gestaltism collapsed!"

ゲシュタルト崩壊の説明→奥さんはパソコンを使い慣れてないから、ファイルを開けなかった

Explains collapse of gestaltism -> Since the wife wasn't used to using the computer, [she] didn't open the files

辞書で「わ」の項目に触れて毒を口にした（奥さんはページをめくる時、親指をなめてた）

The reason why the dictionary was open on "wa" was because [she] touched poison there and put it in [her] mouth (The wife was a habit of licking her thumb when she turns the page)

平次「奥さんに『若』って字を何度も見せたのも、サイン（若松芹香）頼んだのも秘書の佐竹さんや！」

Heiji: "The person who showed the wife the character for 'waka' many times AND who made her sign is the secretary, Satake-san!"

コナン「キッチンがどこにあるか知ってた（紅茶）、醤油を抜く事も出来る」

Conan: "Knew where the kitchen was (tea), could also take away the soy sauce" [Ahhh so Satake tried to frame the maid, hmm?]

平次「秘書ならオレらや専務達が来る時間も把握してた…客の人数知っとったら8等分にさせやすい」

Heiji: "Since she's the secretary, she knew when we and the employees would come . . . if she knew the number of guests she could easily divide [the baumkuchen] into eight pieces."

平次「現場検証なら～言うたんも…ノブの毒のフェイクに引きずり込む為のミスリード！オレをこの家に来るように仕向けたんもあんた」

Heiji: "As for the on-the-spot inspection, it misleads you to buy the poison-on-the-doorknob fake! You also arranged for me to come to this house!"

佐竹「全て状況証拠…物的証拠がない」

Satake: "All circumstantial evidence . . . no physical evidence"

コナンが佐竹の時計を見て「所々光ってるよ？」

Conan sees Satake's watch: "It's shining in a few places"

平次「それが証拠や！多分、辞典に青酸カリをかけた時に、左手の手首にもかかった…

そん時、ブロンズ製の時計の隙間に入った青酸カリが…手ェ洗った時に濡れて

酸化還元反応が起き、サビがとれた…」

Heiji: "That's the evidence! The poison probably got on the left wrist when applying the potassium cyanide on the dictionary . . . Then, when [you] washed your hands, the potassium cyanide that got between the bronze watch got wet and reacted, producing rust . . . "

２人「それに気付いたのは終電がなくなると時計を見て、ペットボトルのキャップを取った手でペットボトルを持ってた（右手だけ使ってた）」

[Conan & Heiji]: "[We, I] realized this when [you] looked at the watch saying the last train left, then you held the PET bottle with the same hand that took the cap (only the right hand)"

佐竹「皮肉だわ…父にもらった時計がアダになるなんて…私は父が最初に結婚した時の娘

Satake: "Ironic . . . the watch I got from father became the evidence, huh? . . . I'm the daughter from my father's first marriage

本当は母を捨てた男の会社を潰してやろうと入社したのに…単に仕事熱心で愛情表現が不器用な人だとわかり

I first joined to crush the company owned by the man who abandoned my mother . . . I understood that [he] is hardworking and that he's bad at expressing his love,

ミイラ取りがミイラ…おまけに最初から娘とバレバレで…実は軽井沢の別荘で父は私を娘だと発表するつもりだった

Mummy hunter becomes the mummy . . . On top of that, I was found out to be the daughter from the beginning . . . In truth, father meant to reveal that I'm his daughter in the villa at Karuizawa

でも直前に郁郎さんに殺され、証拠を副社長は隠した…封書の中身を見たのに副社長は何も言ってこなかったから…

But he was killed by Ikurou, and the vice president hid the evidence . . . since, even though the vice president looked at the contents of the sealed letter, she didn't say anything . . .

私に郁郎さんを殺させる為にわざと私に預けたのかも…」

Maybe she entrusted it to me on purpose, to make me kill Ikurou-san . . .

帽子のツバを戻す平次→蘭「チャンスだよチャンス！！」

Heiji turns around his cap's brim -> Ran: "This is your chance!!"

和葉「や、やっぱり今日はやめといた方がええんちゃう？平次、頭使こて疲れてるし…」

蘭がコナンを抱き抱えて離れる

Kazuha: "M-maybe I should give up for today? Heiji's tired from using his head, after all . . . "

Ran carries Conan and leaves

平次「何やねん？」　和葉「気ィ利かせてアタシら２人っきりにしてくれたんや…

Heiji: "What's up?" Kazuha: "They took care to leave us alone, by ourselves . . .

もう工藤君から聞いてるかもしれんけど…ロンドンで工藤君…蘭ちゃんに告ったらしいねん…」

Maybe you already heard from Kudo-kun, but it seems that Kudo-kun . . . confessed to Ran-chan in London . . . "

平次『え？』　和葉「せ、せやから言うわけやないんやけど…じ、実は…」　平次「……」

Heiji: "Huh?" Kazuha: "T-that's not what's making me say this, b-but . . ." Heiji: ". . ."

和葉「実はアタシも…前からあんたの事が…（目を瞑り）め…めっちゃ 好っきゃねん！！」

Kazuha: "In truth, I, too, . . . from before, I . . . (closes eyes) I really, really like you!"

和葉「―って…いてへんねん！？平次！？」

Kazuha: "Ugh, he's not here! Heiji?!"

（顔を赤らめた）高木「は、服部君なら話の途中で駆けてったよ！」 和葉「ど、どの辺で！？」 高木「じ、じつはの辺りで…」

(Red-faced) Takagi: "Ha-Hattori-kun left in the middle of the conversation" Kazuha: "W-where in the conversation?!" Takagi: "I-in truth, around there . . ."

ニヤニヤする平次「おい…工藤ォ（ハート）親友のオレに話さなアカン事あるんとちゃいますのん？」

Heiji smiles widely: "Hei, Kudoo<3 Don't you have something to say to your best friend?"

コナン「ねーよんなもん…」 蘭「ホント仲いいね…」 和葉『コナン君にジェラシーや…』

Conan: "No." Ran: "You really get along, don't you?" Kazuha: "I'm jealous of Conan!"

So Serika's gestaltism did collapse! For people who are saying, "How in the world do you forget hot to write your own name?", I would like to defend Gosho and say that Wakamatsu is Serika's married name, not her maiden name. Also, I'm translating an English fancomic into Japanese right now, and I have to say my gestaltism collapsed quite a few times, and I had to look up how to write even really simple characters sometimes.

/EDIT

So apparently Gosho will not be doing Conan in Shonen Sunday Vol 38 and 39, and will start a new series from Vol 40.

[Stopwatch 36]

Thanks for the translation justwantanaccount

Shame about the thing with the confession...

Though did Hattori really call Conan "Kudou" with Ran and Kazuha around or am I misunderstanding it...?

[CarpetCrawler 280]

What a surprise. Gosho bait and switched us yet again. Oh ho ho ho. Some certain delusional folks I've been arguing with about this on Facebook are gonna be pleased as punch once they figure out that they've been baited yet again~

[justwantanaccount 125]

@Stopwatch: You're welcome!

Obviously we won't know until the scans come out, but I'm guessing that Conan/Shinichi was away from Ran & Kazuha at the moment.

[Aeyra 260]

Whew... What a relief.

I thought I was doomed to HeiWa of epic proportions. Thank the gods, I've been spared the torture. *clasps hands together* But honestly, I am extremely happy about it. I dislike Kazuha, and find it hilarious that Heiji walked away when she was talking to him, to go talk with his beloved, beloved Kudo instead. Isn't his unrequited love so painfully obvious? XD Poor Heiji... He'll have heart broken at this rate. (though I'm not complaining... There's ShinRan, and Kazuha just kind of got stood up. What more could I have asked for?) *fist pump* *does happy dance around the room* Wow... It really was a bad idea to have coffee ice cream before bed. I'm still hyper and it's been five hours since ive had it. O.o I wonder what'll come after this though! Gosho usually only collects info for big cases, right? Right?! *yells self hoarse*

[justwantanaccount 125]

The scans are out at DCTP! Fast and awesome, as always <3

I'm surprised that Satake was the one who tried to make Heiji see the optical illusion at Karuizawa and who blamed Ikurou's murder on the wife. I thought that there would be multiple culprits acting independently like Chekhov predicted, but in the end there was really one culprit, aside from the husband's murder. I guess that this is part of that whole Occam's razor thing-a-ma-bob.

[Detective Kudo 28]

hmm, the conclusion still feels like its missing something, but i will except my lost. I wish i knew bout the gestaltzerfall illusion beforehand...

until next time Chek :wink:

[Aeyra 260]

Optical illusions... I wonder how hard it was to translate those German names... I loved the ending! So awesome!

While Kazuha is about to confess, she accidentally mentions Shinichi... And Heiji runs off like a bullet from a gun to his beloved Kudo and Kazuha ends confessing to thin air, with Takagi-keiji listening. LOLOLOLOL. Heiji teased Conan in the funniest way ever too! HeiShin... simply owns.

[Miss Smiles 105]

well Kudo, there are many files in future you'll get your chance soon.

[Chekhov MacGuffin 1089]

So I was wrong about Yonehara being the one who called Heiji out. I'm kind of annoyed though because Gosho never gave a good reason why Satake would want to call Heiji in the first place. The solution indicates she already knew why Kouhei was murdered, so there was no reason to bring detectives into it because she knows the answers. She may have gotten away with it if she didn't invite them over, and there weren't any indications that Satake wanted to be stopped or caught. Was there enough evidence to differentiate between Satake and Yonehara in that regard?

@Aeyra, It probably wasn't that difficult, more so if he was keeping up to date on case theories because those things were mentioned. There is a Japanese wikipage for the phenomenon which Justwantanaccount mentioned earlier in this thread.

Also, three weeks of no Conan. This was issue 36/37 which means no Conan next week, and then no Conan in issues 38 and 39. We'll get Magic Kaito for 38 and 39, but... blegh.

[User 4869 100]

If the maid is truly the one who called Heiji, we probably see her again soon because Gosho give her character development. but since this is how far she went. I doubt she will reappear.

Will the next Conan case feature Sera? and Do you want it?

[hopes 237]

The culprit was the...

Secretary. She was the president's daughter from his first marriage.

Aw... Poor Kazuha.

She confessed, but Heiji had already run off... Seems like a little HeiShin moment. <3

[Miss Smiles 105]

the file is out. It was released from DCTP and on manga reader.

[Berumotto 18]

HAHAHAHAHA. Heiji's face when he said "Hey... Kudo<3" I almost laughed myself silly! :D

[hopes 237]

HAHAHAHAHA. Heiji's face when he said "Hey... Kudo<3" I almost laughed myself silly! :D

ME TOO!! XD OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO~~~!! And the expression on his face!! I can't believe Kazuha actually confessed... Takagi was there. XD

[Berumotto 18]

ME TOO!! XD OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO~~~!! And the expression on his face!! I can't believe Kazuha actually confessed... Takagi was there. XD

Poor Kazuha. She worked up all her guts for nothing! When she said she was jealous of Conan, I was like "NO, you dont." Not when Heiji looks like a pedophile trying to torture Conan! XD

[Detective Kudo 28]

So I was wrong about Yonehara being the one who called Heiji out. I'm kind of annoyed though because Gosho never gave a good reason why Satake would want to call Heiji in the first place. The solution indicates she already knew why Kouhei was murdered, so there was no reason to bring detectives into it because she knows the answers. She may have gotten away with it if she didn't invite them over, and there weren't any indications that Satake wanted to be stopped or caught. Was there enough evidence to differentiate between Satake and Yonehara in that regard?

@Aeyra, It probably wasn't that difficult, more so if he was keeping up to date on case theories because those things were mentioned. There is a Japanese wikipage for the phenomenon which Justwantanaccount mentioned earlier in this thread.

Also, three weeks of no Conan. This was issue 36/37 which means no Conan next week, and then no Conan in issues 38 and 39. We'll get Magic Kaito for 38 and 39, but... blegh.

Yea, i feel like he didn't make much since in the end, some things were unexplained, so im unsatisfied, i picked the secretary because it satisfied most of those loose ends in my head. oh well, such is life

[Chekhov MacGuffin 1089]

She confessed, but Heiji had already run off... Seems like a little HeiShin moment. <3

I think it was more of a Heiji gets to enjoy mocking Conan again moment. It would be HeijixShinichi (blegh...) if he was jealous. If anything Heiji was excited Ran confessed to Shinichi.

@User 4869 Sera means plot so yes, please. I really would like more scar Akai though. If Gosho doesn't drop clues about why Bourbon hates Akai before the clash, I'll be pissed. Maybe it will work out like Jodie's reason for hunting Vermouth --an 11th hour tease before the finale.

[Balthazar Manfredie 226]

my guess is that phantom lady plot will be soon, since gosho said that it will come out this sumer or was that for magic kaito

[Black Demon 466]

LOL Just read 786... Heiji's face at the end is priceless

[Balthazar Manfredie 226]

im disappointed that kansuke,yui and komei were not on the crime scene at the house

[Tsukiko 73]

I knew the culprit would be the secretary! Or at least I had a good guess...