Case Closed #86

In "A Kind Lady," the Junior Detective League stumbles upon a quiet boy keeping watch over an apartment, his solemn vigil hinting at something far more complicated than it seems. When they investigate the empty apartment and discover a woman’s body, the case unfolds with a quiet dread that challenges their assumptions about innocence and intent.

When Harley Hartwell invites Richard Moore—and Conan—to a secluded hot springs inn in the northern woods, rumors of a phantom creature known as the Kamaitachi begin to swirl. As shadows lengthen and the forest grows quiet, the line between legend and danger starts to blur.

In the quiet hills of a mountain inn, an old man’s death stirs whispers of the kamaitachi—a ghostly legend said to strike at night. With the townsfolk pointing fingers at folklore, Conan and Harley must sift through fear and myth to uncover the truth behind the murder.

In "The Kamaitachi's Path," Conan unravels the mystery of a locked-room murder at a remote inn, where a killer seemingly vanished across a hot spring. With sharp logic and a quiet confidence, he reveals how access was possible—while setting a trap to expose the true culprit.

In Nagano, Conan's attention shifts from a cryptic lead about the Black Organization to a sudden murder when a police detective is found dead—leaving him to piece together clues in a case that blurs the line between official duty and hidden danger.

In "Footprints and Woodpeckers," Det. Uehara follows a single, strange mark on a victim’s forehead to uncover a buried past tied to a secretive group within the Nagano Police—The Woodpecker Society—unearthing long-hidden tensions in a case that’s as much about legacy as it is about clues.

In "To Mt. Saijo!", Inspector Yamato finds himself under growing suspicion after a second murder mirrors the first—same cryptic mark, a strange message on the victim’s phone. With the investigation tightening around him, the trail leads to the isolated slopes of Mt. Saijo, where old secrets and new dangers await.