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The Conditions of Great Detectives
Original Story by Higashino Keigo
Around the world,
writers who were taken over by the power of mystery
have competitively come up with original tricks
and given birth to many mystery novels.
Thus, mystery has become
an accessible genre to the general public,
now still mesmerizing and loved.
However, did you know that
even those mystery novels have a set of must-do components,
that we may call "conditions," in order to intensify the story?
This story is about the detective Tenkaichi Daigoro,
(Tenkaichi Daigoro)
his supporting police captain, Ogawara Banzo,
(Ogawara Banzo)
and a new female inspector, Fujii Mana,
(Fujii Mana)
and how they tackle many difficult cases while being controlled by those "conditions."
(Chapter 1 - Locked-Room Declaration)
The Conditions of
Great Detectives
The Conditions of Great Detectives
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Hello?
What? A murder?
I'll be right there!
(Akane's Birthday)
Captain, good morning.
You, too.
Where's the murder scene?
Who knows, I haven't asked.
What?
Thank you.
Good morning.
My name is Fujii, today is my first day.
What, a newbie? Well, take me to the murder scene quickly.
Yes.
Hey, hey! Why are you getting on this side?
I'm only a "paper."
[Note: Paper driver - person who has a driver's license but does not drive, thus is very bad at driving]
Wait, did you make that officer drive you here?
He was the one to offer, though his motive was to ask me out.
Seriously, all of you...
My name is Ogawara Banzo.
I'm a captain in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
If it's a murder, I take my subordinates to the scene,
coordinate the investigation,
arrest suspects, and solve the case.
No matter how you look at it, I'm a perfect Captain.
Top (OL murder solved) Right going down (Captain scores again)
However, I have a secret that I cannot say out loud;
he who solves the cases and finds the suspects is not me,
but a young man.
By the way, it's not this young man.
That's right.
This is the young man that solves the mystery of the case and...
You're bad at driving.
You're the one to talk.
This is Ogawara from the Metro. Where's the murder scene?
It's that house.
The victim's name is Morino Sakuzo. He works as a farmer around here.
Let's go.
What are you doing, Captain?
You don't think of anything when you see this snowy scene?
This is definitely not a normal case.
It looks pretty normal to me.
This is definitely "that."
What is "that?"
First of all, wait until all the characters are present.
What?
Captain, how long do we have to wait here?
He's late. What is that stupid guy doing?
Brake, brake!
Hey, Captain Ogawara.
What a coincidence.
Tenkaichi, it's you again?
An acquaintance of yours?
Nice to meet you.
People describe me as a brilliant-minded, good-looking, and appear-out-of-nowhere
great detective.
I'm Tenkaichi Daigoro.
Oh...
I could never find someone so good-looking among the police!
My name is Moriyama Mizuki.
May I take pictures of you?
As I was saying, he is actually the one who solves the mysteries and finds suspects -
the main character of this story.
And in almost all mystery novels,
there's a Captain that comes up with the most bizarre speculations.
That is my role.
Hey, Tenkaichi. What are you doing here?
Actually, I have a friend in this village.
He's getting married tonight and invited me to the wedding.
That aside, I heard that a murder occurred here.
This is no place for an amateur detective. You keep out of it.
I won't get in the way of the investigation.
By the way, who found the body?
Tetsukichi-san who lives next door.
Tetsukichi-san.
Yes.
When you found the body, were there footprints in the snow?
No... mumm...
What?
He says there weren't any.
- Come here a sec!
- Be careful!
- Come on!
- Careful! What is it?
You know, it's a little too early to conclude it's "that."
I haven't said anything yet.
I know just from looking at you.
From the looks of it, this case is 9 out of 10 the "thing" that you love.
Who would ever like that "thing?"
It seems he was attacked from behind while sitting by the fireplace.
Why is he here?
Just leave him alone.
You! Don't get in the way of the investigation.
I know.
Tetsukichi-san,
please tell us the situation when you found him.
Today we gonna go fishin' so I cumma 6,
but the door ain't openin' and no one responded, so I went rounda back and looky through the window and...
Sakuzo...
He's bleedin' from the head and flopped over...
[Note: He's using a strong accent]
They promised to go fishing today, so he came at 6 in the morning.
But the door wouldn't open and no one answered when he called.
So he went to the back and looked through the window,
where he saw Sakuzo-san bleeding from his head.
Wait a minute.
Why wouldn't the door open?
Sakuzo-san used to put a bar to lock the door before going to bed.
When I came after Tetsukichi-san called, the door didn't open, either.
That's why I forced the door open.
The locking bar could only be placed from the inside.
When the two of you got in, the murderer must have still been in here.
No, there was nobody inside this house.
That's peculiar.
In that case, how did the murderer leave this house?
Hey, Tenkaichi!
Tenkaichi!
Ouch!
Hey, what are you doing? This is the high point for the detective.
But, this? From the get go?
I understand how you feel, but...
- Can I go home?
- Hey, wait a minute!
If you leave, the story won't move forward.
Captain, they're harassing me.
Nothing will change by you complaining. Just get it over with.
You sound like you don't care at all.
I'm not going to let you off the hook!
I did my job to heighten the excitement.
As far as I can see, there's no other way to exit this house.
Oh, this is tough.
How did the murderer leave the crime scene?
Captain,
everyone,
I think I know.
Know what?
This is a true...
...locked-room murder.
What? Locked-room murder?!
Oh?
The forensics are here.
Please go ahead and start.
Thank you.
Go ahead.
Move it.
Thank you.
Hey, you!
What?
Were you listening?
That the crime scene is a locked-room?
Yea, that's right.
Eh? So what?
So what?!
We can just ask the murderer once we have him in custody.
Are you an amateur?
What is this?
What?
Wha-what is this creepy room?
Only the characters that are aware of their roles can come in here.
Think of it like backstage, where you can talk about whatever you want.
I don't get this at all.
Let me explain. On the other side of this door,
there's the world of "Detective Tenkaichi Series."
And we are the residents of that story.
Tenkaichi is the main character detective and I'm the supporting character, acting as a dumb Captain.
That aside, how are you treating locked-room murders?!
I don't know! Why would anyone want to make a locked-room anyway?
That is true.
There's no riskier trick than that.
Look.
Hide behind the door, and when the discoverer comes in, run away when they are distracted.
The murderer who opens the lock and enters first, commits the murder in a split second.
The victim locks the door in order to protect the murderer.
After the murder, build the wall with the door locked.
They all do seem very risky.
Right?
Moreover, lately they've run out of ideas,
so they just keep on re-using the old tricks.
You know, I'm just getting fed up of all these old tricks.
Nonetheless,
locked-room murders keep on popping up.
Why do you think that is?
Who knows?
That's because locked-room murder
is the king of all tricks.
To solve this trick is a mission we cannot let pass by.
Hello?
This is Mizuki. Where are you Captain?
Who cares? What is it?
I heard from the villagers
that the victim Sakuzo had refused to return the money he had borrowed from Tetsukichi.
What?
Hey, Paper! We're going to interrogate Tetsukichi.
Ah, who are you calling "Paper?"
Giving a nickname to the newbie is another condition of this Detective Tenkaichi series.
Isn't there a nickname that's a little nicer?
Those two are so stress-free.
Confess right now! You murdered Sakuzo, right?
Mumm humm...
He says he hasn't done anything.
You...!
Stop playing dumb!
What'cha mumm...
He says he's not lying.
Captain,
Tetsukichi-san loaned 3000 yen, only.
[Note: $30]
No one would commit murder for such a small sum of money.
This room again?
You really don't get it, do you?
If I solve the case, there would be no room for Tenkaichi to show off.
What?
For each character there are conditions they must meet.
It is our duty to act according to those conditions.
What are those "conditions?"
As the main character, Tenkaichi must tackle many challenging cases,
and solve them beautifully and elegantly.
And I, on the other hand, must support him from the side lines
in order for him to investigate and solve the case like a great detective.
Why would you go that far?
Otherwise the story won't move forward!
Oh, come on. Come over here.
If the story doesn't evolve,
it means we lose our existence in this story.
That's why you must be aware of your role,
no, we could call it "condition,"
to live our lives.
- Understood?
- Yes. Somewhat.
So you must fill your conditions.
What's my condition?
You are my subordinate,
and the heroine who might fall in love with Tenkaichi.
Don't make such a decision for me!
Don't whine!
This is our fate.
So Tetsukichi,
isn't it about time you confessed?
I ain't dunno any.
He says he hasn't done it.
Ah, seriously!
This time around, even I give up.
It seems you're having a hard time, Captain.
Tenkaichi!
At this rate, we're acting just like the real killer wants.
What?
Don't you think so?
Just because Tetsukichi-san is
the only person who could get out of the first, umm... locked-room.
The first locked-room?
About the snow!
When he came, there were only Tetsukichi-san's footprints in the snow.
Sakuzo-san's time of death is prior to the snowfall.
So it's not peculiar that we don't see the murderer's footprints.
B-but... the other mystery still needs to be resolved.
The other?
The locking bar.
You're still thinking about that?
The key to solving this case
is with the locked-room trick.
At least, that's what I think.
Calm down!
Please calm down!
Excuse us! Hey!
What's going on, Tatsuya?
Tenkaichi.
These people are demanding us to cancel our wedding.
What?
It's the curse!
It's Kabegami-sama's curse!
Yea, that's right! Yea!
Let's go.
What a hassle right before the wedding.
I'm curious about one thing...
What is Kabegami-sama's curse that they were just talking about...?
It's an old legend told in this village.
When someone from this village's landowner, the Kabegami family,
tries to marry someone outside of the village community, disaster will ensue.
There it is! The village legend.
Control yourself!
Kimiko is from the neighboring village.
That's why they said that Sakuzo-san died because of us.
That's why they were demanding you to cancel the wedding?
Yes.
Eight years ago, a similar thing happened.
My father remarried, and then passed away six months later due to an illness.
Tatsuya-san, I told you so.
Kimiko-san isn't suitable for the Kabegami family.
The father's second wife?
All this happened because you ignored Mama's warnings.
The next victim could be you.
In that case, that woman's going to take all of Kabegami family's wealth.
Hey,
don't you think there's a suitable marriage partner closer to you?
It seems they are his aunt and her daughter.
They're right. Let's pretend that this marriage never happened.
What are you saying, Kimiko!
But, if something happened to you...
In that case, please leave this house as soon as possible.
Saeko-san.
That's what she wants, so why not?
I will definitely marry Kimiko!
It seems this is the second wife.
Aunt Saeko is desperate, too.
After all, she got nothing out of the inheritance.
No wonder.
It has started; the family quarrel.
Oh well,
from the mouths of two parasites hanging on to this family for dear life.
Outsider! You have no right to talk to me like that!
- Threaten her!
- I'm as part of the Kabegami family as anyone here.
- A second wife with a big mouth.
That's right!
- Second or first, that has nothing to do with this.
- Acting all smart and cool, you can't do anything without us.
- In reality, I'm the one acting as the head of the family.
- Why don't you work a little to earn your living?
- That inheritance never made sense anyway.
- If you won't work, please leave.
Same to you, leave!
That's enough!
This is not the time to be bickering.
Just when it was getting more exciting.
Actually, Kimiko
doesn't have any family.
What?
My parents died early as well,
that's why I really wanted to make a family with her.
But isn't Saeko-san your step-mother?
Never in my life have I thought of that woman as my mother.
The only mother I have is the one who died when I was 12.
Saeko-san has been nothing but strict with me.
I've never felt a glimpse of love from her.
Reiko-san, who is in love with Tatsuya-san,
was adamantly against this marriage.
If the motive for killing Sakuzo-san
was to stop this marriage,
then Reiko-san could be the murderer.
Putting aside my question of where you got those pictures, that was a pretty good theory.
If Reiko-san was the murderer,
her mother Shizuko could be involved, too!
That's it!
Get their alibis right now!
Yes!
What should we do with Tetsukichi?
Release!
Yes!
If we're going to suspect Reiko-san,
why don't we also investigate Saeko-san, who doesn't seem to like Kimiko-san?
We can't do that.
Why?
You really don't get it, do you?
Which one's prettier?
Honestly,
this one right?
Well...
In this kind of case, if beautiful women are involved,
it is very likely that they are the murderer.
This is yet another condition of a true mystery.
Thus, it is also an important job for us, supporting characters,
not to suspect nor investigate these people.
It seems so twisted.
That aside, I hope our detective is doing his job.
I shouldn't be doing this.
Excuse me,
it's Tenkaichi. May I bother you for a moment?
Come in.
What's the matter, so late at night?
Hello?
It's me, Reiko.
Can we meet right now?
I have something to discuss with you.
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A child.
If I have a child, anything is possible.
Both his heart
and his family inheritance.
He's always had an optimistic view since he was young.
There are still plenty of things he must learn,
yet he doesn't seem to be aware of his responsibilities.
He's the top of the Kabegami Group, after all.
That woman, too. She might look sweet on the outside, but who knows what she's thinking.
You never know what women look like once you peel off a layer.
What about you, Saeko-san?
What do you look like?
I'll leave it to your imagination.
That aside, the legend of the Kabegami family is quite unfortunate.
When my husband died,
many people talked behind my back.
They said that awful thing happened because I was a foreigner.
Saeko-san,
where are you from?
Sakae-cho next door.
Same as Sakuzo-san who was murdered.
Yes...
After losing my husband, when everyone seemed to go against me,
he helped me out because I was from the same town.
Tatsuya?
Tenkaichi-san, how do you see this case?
Who knows?
Don't keep us on our toes and just solve it.
Then we wouldn't have to work overtime, and
wouldn't you like to go eat something tasty?
Hey, what are you hitting on him for?
Don't get in my way!
It's useless for you to expect anything.
There are no love-story lines for you.
What? Why are you telling me that?
Never mind, just get to work!
But...
don't find anything suspicious.
You make no sense.
You're the one who killed Reiko by using the Kabegami family legend.
I only came here because she called me up here.
Hey, look, she's in her underwear. You were going to rape her, right?
Detective, there has to be some kind of mistake.
Tatsuya-san is not the type who could commit murder!
I'm sorry, but
this is my job.
You murderer!
Give me my daughter back!
Murderer!
Tatsuya doesn't have the balls to do something like this.
If he killed someone, he would be so scared, it would be obvious.
As to you,
it must be a great feeling to have gotten rid of one of your enemies.
If Tatsuya gets arrested, then all the better!
They call people like you, a bitter loser.
Just as I thought, released.
There was no way of treating him like a suspect in the first place.
Excuse us! We're here to bring Tatsuya-san back.
Oh? No one's here?
Kimiko? I'm home.
Kimiko?
Kimiko! Kimiko!
Hey!
I'll call the police.
Why?
To Kabegami Tetsuya-sama.
Tatsuya-san, I'm sorry.
I'm the one who killed Sakuzo-san and Reiko-san.
To be truthful, I was seeing someone else.
I got close to you for the money.
Sakuzo-san saw me with my other boyfriend
and was blackmailing me to keep from telling you the truth.
So...
I had no intention of killing Reiko-san.
However, if I were to become unable to marry you,
I wouldn't be able to get the inheritance.
When I thought that...
All of this occurred because of my vanity.
I'm taking my life to apologize for all the trouble I've caused.
That's a lie. Right, Kimiko?
Tell me it's a lie! Right?
Kimiko!
You're going home?
Why would I be!
Well, the case is closed with Kimiko-san's death, no?
Even when I've yet to showcase my talent?
Excuse me.
Oh?
Sakae-cho Central...
Do you know Sakae-cho Central Hospital?
Silicone lights!
I want one!
Who knew a local area like this would have such a thing.
Oops, I bought it.
Wait! Why won't you wear it?
Stop it!
It's so embarrassing I would never wear it.
How could you say that,
when I've knit it with all my heart!
Yuki, you're too heavy.
This side of you really weighs me down. I'm about to collapse.
How awful!
Yuki!
Sir, your bill!
I see.
That's what it means.
Captain, can we go back to the office now?
As long as the main character is investigating, the case isn't over.
That is the condition of a true mystery novel.
Hello?
Captain,
I know the real murderer,
as well as the trick to the locked-room murder.
I thought it was about time.
I'm going to reveal it all tomorrow morning, so can you gather everyone involved?
Sure!
Tomorrow morning, Tenkaichi will reveal the real murderer and the trick to the locked room.
Hello? Who's the murderer?
Don't be stingy and tell me right now!
Nope.
If I told you now, there wouldn't be a highlight scene for me.
What's with that man?
Paper, make sure everyone's gathered tomorrow.
Tonight, I'm getting an early celebratory drink!
So cool!
I'm so glad I bought it.
Tenkaichi-san,
ta-dah!
The silicone light that I bought after so much debate.
Hey,
that's really expensive, you know!
Don't worry, I used my dad's credit card.
That aside, who was the real murderer?
Tell me the trick to the locked room, too!
You want to know?
Yes.
No way.
What?!
I would never tell you!
(Beyond this point Naraku-mura)
Good morning.
What's wrong with you?
Hang over. I was so relieved last night, I drank too much.
Shall we go then?
Everyone's here?
There's only two of them.
What?!
Hey, Paper! What's this about?
They are the only ones alive related to this case.
And I couldn't book Shizuko-san for today.
Can I go home?
Hey, wait! Tenkaichi! I told you to bring everyone involved!
Is there some kind of problem?
There are too many!
Like this, there are only two choices!
There's no thrill about wondering who could be the murderer!
Really, we need at least five people.
People watching would laugh at me.
What's the point in collecting people who are obviously not suspects?
Even so,
it's better than nothing.
Why do we need to be here?
It's complicated.
How long are you going to make us wait?
If you could wait a bit longer...
Tenkaichi, where the hell is he?
Hello, everyone. Thank you for waiting.
You're late, Tenkaichi. We've been waiting so long!
I apologize. There were several things I needed to take care of.
What does an amateur detective hope to do, gathering everyone like this?
At this time,
I would like all of you to hear my theory behind this murder series.
What are you talking about? The case has been closed with Tsuruoka Kimiko as the murderer.
No,
the only person she murdered was Kabegami Reiko-san.
There's another person
who murdered Sakuzo-san with an axe and put all the blame on Kimiko-san
after murdering her.
Sakuzo-san, the first victim,
knew the murderer's secret,
and had been blackmailing this person.
The murderer
thought he would demand more and more,
so chose to murder him.
After that,
in order to steer suspicion away,
this person used the village legend
and came up with the locked-room trick.
So,
allow me to reveal to you
the trick behind that locked room right...
Oh, no!
Saeko-san?
Saeko-san? Saeko-san?
Poison.
It was me...
...the one who murdered Sakuzo and Kimiko.
When I was young,
I worked in a sex-related business.
Sakuzo was a regular there.
Thanks a bunch.
After marrying into this family,
he started blackmailing me.
Since most of the inheritance went to you,
if I were to be kicked out of this house, I would have to return to my old life.
When I thought that, I got desperate.
But then, there was no need to murder Kimiko!
Tatsuya-kun.
That woman was worse than me.
She had another man.
It was easy to put the blame on her.
Tatsuya,
be...
...much stronger.
There was no need to die.
Hey, what are you doing?
Captain,
can I go home?
What?
After all,
the murderer confessed and died.
What are you saying?
There's still the locked-room trick!
What's the point in doing that?
I'm sure the people watching this
don't care anymore since they know who did it.
Stop whining!
Who said that locked-room murder is the king of all tricks?
Work till the end.
That's the condition for great detectives, right?
Where's everyone?
They took Saeko-san's body.
It snowed heavily that night.
Saeko-san chose that night
because it was going to snow.
Sakuzo-san's house is fairly dilapidated.
It's so old that when it snowed, the whole house deformed.
That's right,
the locked-room was formed by snow.
With the weight of the snow, the house contorts.
As a result,
the door didn't open.
Saeko-san used that to her advantage.
That's why she left the locking bar by the door
as if it was used to lock the door.
This is the truth behind this trick.
What?
That's the end?
Oh, is that so?!
You got one up on me again!
So what?
The door didn't open because it bent?
Yes,
if we were to state it simply...
And,
so what?
You didn't have to do all this.
No,
if I had solved the locked-room trick earlier,
maybe I could have prevented her from dying.
Let's not talk about her anymore.
Looking back now,
she as well might have married my father for the money.
- An eye for an eye...
- That's not true.
Saeko-san agreed to marry your father
because she wanted to be by you.
What?
She was
your true mother who gave birth to you.
Tenkaichi, what are you saying?
23 years ago,
Shizuko-san, whom you regarded as your real mother,
had a stillbirth at a hospital in the neighboring village.
In front of Shizuko-san, who was distraught,
and her husband, Kazuma-san,
appeared the 15-year-old Saeko-san.
Saeko-san also gave birth at the hospital,
but she hadn't told her parents about her pregnancy.
What were you thinking?!
But,
her parents didn't want to publicly reveal that Saeko-san had a child,
and advised her to give up the baby to an orphanage.
Then,
seeing this, the Kabegami family
adopted that child
and raised him as their own.
That baby, Tatsuya...
...was you.
That can't be...
Then why was she so mean to me?
I think it's because she wanted to raise you as the perfect heir to Kazuma-san.
Didn't you say that you grew up being spoiled?
That's why I thought,
maybe, your father,
knowing that his death was near,
asked Saeko-san to take care of you.
Saeko-san took up his wishes
and was strict to you,
with deep love.
I could never believe that.
It's all your imagination!
Yea,
this is all my imagination.
But,
remember again how Saeko-san behaved towards you.
How you interpret it
is up to you.
Maybe I shouldn't have told him,
the secret that Saeko-san protected with her life.
He will understand in due time.
That's why you told him, right?
Mother...
Who could have imagined that a secret like that was behind this case...
I must say, giving birth at the age of fifteen was a surprise setting.
Even though the locked-room trick revelation was a flop,
you made up for it with this.
I'm really
fed up with locked-room cases.
You know how they say: All's well that ends well.
You're pretty upbeat today.
Alright, let's go out for a drink. Paper's paying.
What?
What? Why am I paying?
That is another condition of a true mystery.
I've never heard of such a condition!
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