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Challenge by Agurra of the Darkness
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Well I didn't really get much feedback on this, but who knows in the future. I personally really like this and might change it from a side project to a permanent one, if it gets more reviews.
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Miwako had noticed Naruto trying to practice some type martial art. When asked, he said he wanted to know how to defend himself.
Miwako thought about it and smiled and asked him if he wanted to go where she practiced karate.
She gave a small laugh at how excite he was and had brought him there.
So for the past few weeks he started attending lessons after school and Yumi was kind enough to pick him up after the lessons when she was busy with work.
Naruto, in his spare time had started to learn to channel his chakra, it was slow at first, but he was getting the hang of it.
Naruto had told his mother about making friends with Conan and the Detective Boys in the past few weeks and was also happy to see he was making friends.
She deeply approved of Conan also since she found him to be incredible bright and Naruto was also, so it was perfect for Naruto to learn about things from Conan and to her hope maybe want to be a detective as well, since the glasses wearing boy had the makings of a great detective. (She has no idea!)
0 school 0
Naruto was currently reading a book on psychology, as it seemed interesting and the title did say it was a beginner's book.
Naruto could help but admire his situation. This new world was great! He may have loved his parents but now he didn't have to become a ninja, a killer. He could live a peaceful normal life, one that he was denied.
Naruto didn't notice how all the girls were staring at him with dreamy looks in their eyes.
Naruto had noticed Conan and the rest of the detective boys coming into class and remembered that they went on a trip last weekend and wanted to know how it went.
"Hey guys." Naruto said with a smile as he approached them.
"Ah, Naruto-kun." Ayumi said with a smile, she would admit that Naruto was cute, but she still liked Conan better. Though that was no reason not to be nice to the blonde.
"Naruto-san." Ai said with a curt nod
"Hello Ai-san." Naruto said with a smile, "So how was the camping trip?"
"Well." Conan said
After the telling of the story of the old castle (1), Naruto had a frown on his face, "Guys, that was really dangerous. What would you have done if something happened?"
Conan blinked and was not expecting this kind of reaction, normally if another kid heard this they would say it was cool or something, it seemed this Naruto had a good head on his shoulders…for a kid.
"But nothing really bad happened to us." Genta said as he scratched his head.
"So if you get into this kind of situation again what are you going to do? Solve the mystery and murder, while running from the murderer? This isn't a game you're playing." Naruto knew about death and murder, his whole village was all about it, hell, half the economy was based on murder for hire.
"So what do you think we should do next time Naruto-san?" Ai asked with interested and had amusement in her eyes, seeing some seven year old giving a life lesson, 'You only live once.' Was pretty much what he was saying.
Naruto sighed, "Looks like I'm joining the Detective Boys then."
"Eh?" said the group, even Conan and Ai.
"Duh, how else am I going to keep you guys out of trouble or when trouble finds you?" Naruto stated it as a fact, since from what they told him, they get into trouble…a lot.
'Good point.' Thought the three kids
'Maybe having someone with a bit of maturity would stop the others from doing something reckless?' Conan thought. Well more maturity then there already is.
Ai gave a smile, "Sounds fun."
"Well, why don't we celebrate having our new member with these!" Ayumi said while holding up tickets.
"Eh? Aren't those movie tickets?" asked Genta
"Yeah, the professor gave them to Haibara-san saying we should go together." Answered Ayumi
"Eh, special movie tickets for any time." Said an awed Mitsuhiko
"So, how about it?" asked Ayumi
"Alright, Wednesday is a national holiday. We'll go as the Detective Boys Movie Group." Said Genta
"Don't you mean, just the Movie-Appraise Group?" Joked Mitsuhiko
Ayumi turned in her seat, "Conan-kun is coming too, right?" she asked
"Eh-No, I'm busy…" trailed off Conan trying to get out of it.
"What do you mean Conan? Aren't you going?" Genta asked
"Haibara-san went through all this trouble for these tickets." Mitsuhiko stated.
"They were free you know." Ai commented as she continued to read her book.
Naruto gave a small chuckle at that her comment.
Both Genta and Mitsuhiko sweat dropped at that.
"An-anyways, to stick together, all members of the Detective Boys should come." Mitsuhiko continued
"Right, right, otherwise it's no fun." Genta said nodding.
"Okay, okay, I'll go! I'll come along." Conan said with his hands in a surrendering matter.
'Of course…' Conan thought with a sigh.
"A great detective indeed." Ai teased with a laugh.
"Leave me alone." Conan muttered to her.
Ai turned to see the closed book in Naruto's hand and gave an amused smile, "Psychology?"
Naruto turned to her and smile brightly, the girls in class squealed, "Yeah, found it in Kaa-san's bookcase and it looked interesting."
"Can you even understand?" she asked with a smirk.
Naruto smirked back, "All you have to do is read it and yes, I can understand it."
"Interesting, I may have to quiz you on that." Ai commented
"I'm game." He replied
Conan turned and raised an eyebrow, 'Psychology? Wonder how advance he really is?'
0 Let's go to the movies 0
Naruto and Ai leaned against the wall of the theater as they read their respected books as Conan and rest of the group argued over what movie to watch.
The others wanted to watch a monster movie.
While Conan suggested a detective movie.
"Hey Haibara-san, Naruto-kun, what do you want to see?" Ayumi asked
"Well there is a movie showing about Einstein's life. How about this one?" she suggested
Naruto raised an eyebrow, "Really?" he asked with a hint of interest.
He had started to read a lot and Einstein's name came up a few times in the material he had read when he studied a bit of physics.
"Einstein? Is that a food?" Genta asked
Naruto resisted the urge to face palm and just settled for his eye twitching.
Conan suggested splitting up so each could watch their respected pick without complaint.
But Ayumi argued they couldn't do that since Haibara had received the tickets and they should stick together.
So they decide that the best way to pick a movie would be through an epic…Rock, Paper, Scissor's battle!
Naruto signed as he watched the movie of a giant lizard monster fighting a giant spider.
He should have bought that book light he saw coming here.
The three other kids were cheering for the lizard monster to win.
"Look at that, getting excited for winning." Conan said with a sigh.
"Well, I think it's rather well made. Human sorrow spawned from technology. Doesn't scare you?" Ai commented
"Personally I'd rather have seen the Einstein movie. At least that one would have been an interesting topic to talk about when we'd leave." Naruto said as he watched the movie while eating some popcorn.
"Not much for fun are we?" Conan asked
Naruto shrugged, "You view fun your way and I'll view it my way." He shot back.
'Touché.' Conan thought
Naruto: 1 Conan: 0
A nerdy looking teen (Ide Toshiyuki) came over and told the others in the group to quiet down.
"Come to think of it, there aren't many people here, only about four." Conan commented
"Yeah your right and schools are out today too." Genta said
"It's because that there've been fights breaking out here. Most parents would advise their kids to stay away from here because of them. So that's why you don't see many or none at all." Naruto stated
"Ah, my tou-san told me to stay away from here." Ayumi said
"Yea, my Okaa-san too." Genta added
Conan started to look around and noticed latter's, ropes, and wires around the place.
Naruto saw this and whispered to him, "I heard this place is closing down."
"How do you know that?" Conan asked
Naruto shrugged, "I'm observant and you can feel the life of this place fading. Kaa-san said that the fights here have been bad for business and that the selling price went down from them." Naruto replied
Conan raised his eyebrow with interest.
The movie had ended and the group walked out of the theater and headed to the refreshment stand.
The group was discussing on which part they like and both Naruto and Conan stated it was 'so-so'.
"Well, now that it's over why don't we play some soccer?" Conan suggested
Genta tilted his head, "What are you talking about Conan? We still have two more to go."
Conan turned around to read the schedule and looked in disbelief.
Naruto wanted to silently cry because of having to spend such a beautiful day inside.
"Five hours for three films, cheap tickets." Ai commented with a smirk.
Naruto followed the other kids as Ai and Conan trailed behind them.
The blonde had decided to hang back as the rest of the group got their refreshments and how the concession stand girl (Tomosato Yuriko, 23) had given them some free popcorn in honor of the theaters final screening and the elderly man (Muramatsu Akio, 62) that owned the place introduced himself.
"So that's why all those ropes and stuff are around." He said 'Seems Naruto was right.' Conan thought
"Sorry for that, the workers are in a hurry." The owner said
"Honestly they could have started tomorrow." Yuriko said with a huff.
"Don't talk like that. I've allowed this place to stay running long enough. The owner requested this place to stay open till the anniversary of the opening." Spoke a thug looking man with a cigarette hanging in his mouth. (Haruta Seiji, 43)
"Haruta-san…" the elderly man said with some distain.
Naruto couldn't help but crinkle his nose at the man, the feeling he gave off just disgusted him.
"You know it's rather disappointing there are more people for the theaters final day." Haruta said
"Hey there! No smoking. I'm getting tired of this Tako." Spoke a well built man. (Furuhashi Minoru, 39)
The thug feinted surprise, "Oh, my apologizes." He spat his cigarette on the ground and stomped on it and gave a small laugh, "I'll remember from this day forth. Oh that's right, this place will be gone tomorrow." He continued with a laugh and walked away.
"Oh, man!" the well built man said in annoyance.
"Hey mister, you said you were tired of telling him, is he here often?" Conan asked
"Yea, he comes around here every day. There's fights nearly every time too." He answered
"Probably stages them himself so he gets a price from a dying theater instead of a flourishing one." Naruto commented with disgust.
The man looked shocked and nodded, "Good guess."
The nerdy teen from early was seen walking into the hallway and he seemed to be taking photo's.
Apparently the teen has been coming here since his childhood and is like a son to the owner, or so he says.
Naruto wasn't really listening as he continued to look in the direction the thug went. Something felt weird, like when his instincts would flare when someone was trying to hurt or kill him. It was just an uncomfortable feeling.
"It looks like it's time for lunch." The elderly man said.
"Ah, I forgot to get everyone's lunch!" the clerk girl said in shock.
The elderly man waved it off, "It's alright. I'll go get it."
"No manager, you stay with the theater today." Said Yuriko
"Yuri-chan, why don't you go after the next movie, I don't think there's going to be any more customers today."
"If you say so." Yuriko said in a sad tone.
"Oh, it's time to start. Right, bring some tea for me." Minoru said as he waved her off.
"Right, but you're paying extra." Yuriko teased
"Eh, don't worry." He replied as he walked to the projection room.
The Detective Boys walked back into the theater waiting for the second film to start.
Naruto and Conan watched the thug from earlier harass a couple watching the movie with distain.
"I called it." Naruto whispered to him and Conan nodded.
Mitsuhiko was complaining that it was getting colder in the theater; while Genta joked he was scared.
Naruto noticed how Ayumi fell asleep and laid on Conan's shoulder.
Conan turned to Haibara," Oi Haibara, Ayumi fell asleep on me and I need to use the bathroom. Can you switch seats…" He whispered to her, but didn't get to finish as he saw her lean on Naruto's shoulder.
Both Naruto and Conan looked at each other as Naruto had an amused smiled, but Conan looked like he was going to blow.
Suddenly a large shadow covered the screen.
Naruto and Conan turned around and saw something hanging in front of the projector.
Their sudden movements stirred Ayumi and Ai from their sleep.
As everyone was in a panic as to what was going on.
The lights turned on and there was Haruta hung from his neck by a rope.
"It seems you never have time for a vacation." Ai quipped to Conan.
"I think I'm going to start a new theory Ai-san." Naruto added
Ai turned to the blonde, "Oh, What are you going to call it?"
"The Conan Effect Theory. Where ever he goes someone dies or at least that's what you guys have told me." Naruto said with a shrug, completely unaffected by the dead body in the room.
Ai hummed, "Interesting, I may help you with that." She said with interest and a ghost of a smile.
'Oi, oi, don't call me a murder magnet!' Conan shouted in his mind and looked at them with a sweat drop.
Ayumi shouted in fear and hugged Conan tightly.
0 Later 0
Inspector Megure and another officer came with the rest of a police squad.
The Inspector was asking for the time of death when Mitsuhiko walked up and state it happened during a certain part of the movie.
The Inspector looked displeased that the Detective Boys were once again at a crime scene.
Megure looked and saw Naruto and gave the boy a nod, which Naruto returned.
"If it happened during the middle of the movie then…" Minoru trailed off.
"12:44." Said the voice of Toshiyuki
"Hm?" Megure said
"If the movie started on time, then I'm sure the time is accurate." Toshiyuki continued with a smirk.
"How do you know all the details like that?" Megure asked with some suspicion.
"Because he's a big fan of these movies." Interjected the elderly manager.
"Inspector Megure." Shouted one of the officers.
"Oh! Chiba-kun. What did you find?" Megure asked
"According to the old lady at the ticket sales booth, the only ones here were these six kids and these four people." the office stated.
"Is that statement true?" Megure asked
"Yeah. Ever since the movie started, Sanoko-san, said she was chatting with the neighbor."
"I see." Megure said with a sigh, "So if this is a murder case, then the only ones capable of doing this would be one of you four." Megure stated
Each of them gasped.
"Hey Inspector-san, it has to be a suicide. Someone like the old man, a young woman, and a skinny teen couldn't have done it." Minoru said, trying to reason with the Inspector, "I guess the only one who could have done it was me, but I was in the projection room. Right, Yuri-chan?"
Yuriko nodded, "Yeah, I had to bring him his lunch with tea to him in the projection room." She said
"Then where were the rest of you?" Megure asked
"We were both watching the movie." The manager answered
"If the two of you worked together, then it would become simple." Stated Megure
"S-Sir! What?" said the shocked manager.
"I think it's impossible." Interjected Toshiyuki, "I have our alibis on this camera." He said as he pulled out the camera he was using earlier.
"Digital camera?" Megure asked as he took it and looked shocked, "Could this be a photo of the case?" as he looked at it and saw the hanging shadow on the screen in the picture.
"Yes, I took it by coincidence. These scene has been with me since childhood, so I wanted to take a picture of it from this theater." The teen said
"But…If you took it right after the crime,…this sort of picture can be…" Megure trailed off.
"If you think so, then look at the pictures before that one. I took a series of pictures, from the same position. I think it will be good evidence that I was in that sit the entire time." The teen said
Megure didn't look convinced, "This is a digital camera. It's easy to add shadow to stored images."
"I don't think that's the case." Interjected Conan, "Let me look." The glasses wearing boy said as he took the camera swiftly from Megure's hand.
Megure leaned down and looked as Conan spoke, "Look here, the manager and Mitsuhiko can be seen in the same one." Conan continued to point out a few of the pictures were each of the Detective Boys could be seen.
"So he could have known we were coming today, so they weren't prepared." Conan said with a smile.
Naruto nodded in understanding and would have to look into studying this world's technology more.
"R-right." Replied Megure
Megure looked through a few more photo's and turned it towards the manager, "In these the manager disappeared. Why did you leave your seat?" Megure asked, "It seemed you were heading away bathroom."
The elderly manager looked closer, "Ah, I went to check on the air conditioner."
"Air conditioner?" Megure asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, it was blowing more than usual."
"Ah, I noticed that too. That's why I went to the bathroom." Said Mitsuhiko
"And where are the controls for the air conditioner?" Megure asked
The manager pointed, "The the right-hand side of the theater. It's near the stairs, once you walk out the door."
"This isn't the time to be talking about the air conditioner." Said Yuriko
"Isn't the problem about if this is a murder or suicide?" Minoru asked in agreement.
"Then can you two take me to the projection room where you two were doing the time of the incident?" Megure asked
"Eh, alright." Answered Minoru
The Detective boys followed and listened in through the door, what the adults were talking about as Ai and Naruto hanged back, but he did send some chakra to his ear to listen too.
Minoru had said that he was working in the room when the shadow showed up and stated the clerk girl could vouch for that due to her being in the room right next to the projection room setting up lunch.
"Hm, then I guess it really was a suicide…" Megure mumbled
Conan gave a small laugh, "I just thought of something."
"Something?" Megure asked
"Yep. Sometimes a movie is shown in two different parts. One part is shown here… 'He pointed at one projector' and the other part is shown there." He said as he pointed to another projector.
"I see! This way the first part runs seamlessly, and when the second transits the body is there. That means the body could be prepared beforehand." Megure said in understanding.
"Really, that's interesting." Conan said
"That's an incredible idea boy. Some movie theaters use this method. But if it was transited, there would be a cut in the film." Minoru commented, "Inspector-san, you can check yourself, no such cut exists in this film." He said to Megure
"Anyway boy. After I came back with lunch only one projector was running." Yuriko said to Conan.
"Eh, is that so?" Conan said
"When did you come back?" Megure asked
"Well, I remember it was about five minutes before the commotion began, so I guess 12:40." Yuriko said
The Detective Boys looked around the room and commented that it was really dirty and Minoru said since it was the last day he didn't feel like cleaning.
"Anyway, the police will need that film roll." Megure said
"Alright, go ahead." Minoru said with a nod.
As everyone shuffled out the room, Mitsuhiko ran out first and stood near the door. As the adults walked away, Mitsuhiko spoke up.
"I saw it."
The adults turned around and Conan asked him, "What did you see Mitsuhiko?"
"That…That lady. She was right outside the women's bathroom looking in the mirror!" as he pointed at the clerk girl.
"What…what did you say?" asked a confused Megure
"Hey, when was that?" Conan asked
"It was right before the shadow appeared." He answered
"Is that right? That means, after taking the lunch upstairs, you weren't in the break room the entire time!" Megure said to the girl.
"M-My contacts." She said nervously.
"Your contacts?"
"One of my contact lenses was falling out, so I ran to the bathroom to fix it. It didn't take longer than a minute so I didn't mention it."
Megure hummed and turned to Minoru, "Did you know anything about this?"
"No, I was in the projection room. Don't worry about that. When the shadow appeared, she was with me."
Both Conan and Naruto narrowed their eyes to this.
"Inspector!" Officer Takagi said running up to his superior.
"hm?"
"The deceased Haruta, owed a large sum of money. Even if he sold this place he wouldn't have been able to cover his debts. His neighbors have said that he already used the money in his savings account."
"I see. The possibility of suicide is more likely." Megure said as he rubbed his chin.
"That's rather troublesome. Why commit suicide and cause more trouble?" Yuriko asked
"Hey!" The elderly man whispered harshly to her.
Naruto knew the look of suicide and the actions of one who would try it and to him that man didn't seem the type to do it.
Mitsuhiko and Genta said they were going outside to get some fresh air and Conan walked off saying he had to go to the bathroom, Ayumi as well.
Naruto had a frown on his face as he tried to think.
Ai walked up to him and poked his forehead, "What are you thinking about?" she asked
"Something doesn't feel right. My gut is telling me that this was murder and not a suicide." The blonde replied.
"Why is that?" she asked
"He didn't look like the suicide type." Naruto said as he tried to think more into it.
Ai shrugged, "I'm going to go look for Conan."
Naruto nodded.
A few minutes later Naruto saw Conan running and he followed.
"What did you find out?" Naruto asked as he kept pace with Conan.
"The screen." Was all Conan said.
They each ran into the theater and Conan jumped over the seat where Haruta was sitting.
Naruto looked and saw a few cigarette butts on the ground.
Conan took out a handkerchief and picked an unfinished cigarette up.
Naruto turned and saw a footprint on the seat in front of Haruta's. And Conan saw it too.
"You got a look in your eye that says you know something Conan, spill." Naruto said
Conan smirked at Naruto, "What do you think so far?" he asked
Naruto frowned, "My gut says that it was murder and it had something to do with the theater lighting. But that's all I got so far."
'Pretty good for a kid.' Conan thought in shock.
"Go meet up with Haibara and the others." Conan said
Naruto shook his head, "No can do, can't let you have all the fun Specs." He said with a grin.
"Specs?" Conan asked with his head tilted.
"Yeah, I thought it would be a good nickname for you." Naruto said with a shrug.
Conan sweat dropped, "Anything more original?"
"Nope." He said as he walked with him.
Naruto leaned against a wall as Conan talked to a large bald man with a mustache and glasses, from what he learned, his name was Professor Agasa.
Conan stared to whisper to the professor when the rest of the Detective Boys were leaning in to listen.
Ayumi put her hands to her hips, "Again. It's always Conan-kun who knows everything and you even got Naruto-kun in on it too."
"How selfish." Genta said
"His friends will leave him." Mitsuhiko said
"You figured out something?" Ai asked as she leaned against the same wall as Naruto.
"Bits and pieces, but Specs seems to have gotten it." Naruto replied
"Specs?" she asked with confusion.
"His new and probably forever nickname from me." Naruto said with a grin as he heard Conan trying to appease the rest of the group by saying they could help too.
Ai's face twitched a bit till she started to giggle, "Oh that is great."
"I know and it suits him too." Naruto added with a snicker.
0 In the theater 0
The Inspector was about to rule it a suicide, when suddenly the lights went out.
Everyone in the theater turned to a knocking sound and saw Agasa in the projection room.
"Agasa-san!" Megure said in shock.
"Wait, what are you doing up there?" asked Yuriko
"You ask what I'm doing? I am repeating the trick the murderer has conspired today." Agasa answered
"Trick?"
"Exactly. The murderer used the screening's darkness to kill Haruta-san. And then used the projection room as an alibi. Furuhashi-san, the trick is by you." Agasa said, but it was really Conan using his voice changing bowtie.
That shocked everybody.
"Wait a second, oji-san. When the shadow appeared, I was with Furuhashi-san in the projection room. You weren't even here, how would you know …" Yuriko stated
"I heard the entire thing from the kids. Right Conan-kun?" Agasa answered
"Yep." Conan answered as he showed his face from the tiny window.
"Even so, the shadow appeared when Furuhashi-san and I were in the projection room." Yuriko said again
"Oh, you mean like this?" Agasa said as he turned on the projector and another shadow appeared on the screen.
"Oh, it's Genta-kun's head!" Ayumi pointed out.
The adults turned to see Genta hanging by a rope that he was holding on to.
"Geez, that trick wouldn't work." Yuriko said in a huff, "He hung himself during the movie."
"Wrong!" Ayumi countered
"Genta-kun has been up here for awhile." Mitsuhiko added as both he and Ayumi stood on the latter next to Genta.
"Hey hey, stop lying. If he was up there since the beginning, we would have noticed." Toshiyuki
Agasa gave a laugh, "That would be true…If the window wasn't blocked out." he said as he covered the projection window with a cover that was in front of Genta.
"This makes it difficult to notice the body hanging there." The professor explained
"Hold on, Agasa-san. Everyone acknowledged that the body was swinging. How did the body suddenly start moving?" Megure asked with a confused look.
Agasa laughed again, "Good Genta-kun, Mitsuhiko-kun, Ayumi-kun. It's your turn."
The kids nodded.
Both Ayumi and Mitsuhiko jumped onto Genta and started to swing.
"Hey hey." Megure said in fear for the kid's safety.
"The weight of those three nearly equals an adult." Agasa stated
"Wh-what are you doing?" Megure asked
"Alright, Haibara, Naruto, you know what to do." Conan said over his DB badge walkie talkie.
"Yes yes, just let me adjust it." Said Haibara
"Got it Specs." Naruto answered over Ai's badge
Conan sweat dropped, 'He isn't going to stop calling me that is he?' he questioned himself.
Ai changed the dial for the air conditioner and Naruto flipped it on.
Suddenly the A/C blasted and the kids started to swing.
"That is…" Megure trailed off.
"This is a large, sealed area. If the speed of the wind is adjusted to a certain point…The body will begin to sway with the wind's speed increase. The manager mentioned early the wind was stronger than usual. Right, manager?" Agasa asked
"Eh…Yeah." The manager said with a nod.
"Oh, jii-san. Let's suppose I knew how to hang him and make the body sway. Yet you have forgotten the most important thing. How exactly the body suddenly appeared on the screen. If he was there from the beginning everyone would have noticed. If the window was blocked, the movie wouldn't project. So you see, I wouldn't be able to show the movie." Minoru said in confidence.
"It's simple. For just that. There." And the movie started playing with the swaying shadow of the kids.
"Impossible! How did you do that?" Yuriko asked
"First here and then there." Agasa said as he switched the projection from one window to the next.
"Could it be that oji-san…" Yuriko trailed off.
"Cut the movie into separate parts, showing it on different projectors." The manager finished for her.
"That's unforgivable. I have to see this for myself, that's important film!" Yuriko said as she and the rest of the people in the theater ran up to the projection room.
"Hold it, that's enough!" Yuriko said as she opened the door.
"Hm, only one projector is running." Agasa said
Yuriko walked over to the second projector, "There's no film in the other projector." She stated
"How did you do it?" Megure asked
Agasa gave another laugh, "Please check the projector yourself."
Megure walked over to the projector and was shocked; he saw a small mirror reflecting the light of the projector.
"A mirror?" he said
"Exactly. I found this in the other room." Agasa said as he adjusted the projector, "It was already broken. If you turn it slightly 'And he did' The light will be reflected to the other mirror and then broadcasted." Agasa said, as another mirror was on the wall next to one of the projection windows. "By doing this, the dead-body is concealed. Also, the film remains intact. The direction of the projection can be changed easily."
Megure rubbed his chin in understanding.
"That shows, the mirror's angle is manipulated to conceal the body. Until the right time."
Everyone looked at Minoru.
"And then there is Haruta-san's tobacco from the screening. They fell directly from the middle of the seat, this is predictable. Since he wanted to block the light, he was always seated below the projection." Agasa finished
"Is that true, Furuhashi-kun?" the elderly manager asked.
Minoru looked away.
"This was the method you used, Furuhashi-san. You used Tomosato-san by having her buy you something. Then there is no one in your way of the crime, making it easily done. While the movie was showing you ran to the A/C room. To change the speed of the air. While you did all of this, the move is shown from the other window. And then you entered the theater, using the rope on the floor to kill Haruta-san. And then hanging him in front of the blocked window. All by yourself. Then you returned to the projection room, to wait for Tomosato-san. You then proceeded to remove the object blocking the original window. And then the mirror from the projector. The shadow of the body would appear on the movie screen. You made sure Tomosato-san was there as a witness. This provided your seamless alibi." Conan said with Agasa's voice standing behind the professor.
"B-But the reason I went shopping…I forgot the lunches." Yuriko argued
"If you hadn't forgotten, Furuhashi-san would have asked you to buy tea nonetheless. You made sure the manager remained in the theater today; you wanted someone able to identify the exact scene. He made sure no one suspected the manager, so he used this method."
"But…But this is just guessing." Yuriko continued to argue.
"Then you may be interested in Ide-san's digital camera. Look at the image of the dead body."
Toshiyuki looked at his camera and was shocked, "It's out of focus."
"Exactly. A side-effect of the trick. When the mirror was removed, the distance between the projector and the screen was changed. Causing the blur-effect. Then, the projector competes with the lens to focus the image. It takes time to recover from the effect. After its change becomes blurred. In that instant Furuhashi-san, before the lights are off, the focus is usually affixed."
"But it's difficult to focus on moving objects." Megure said as he looked at the camera.
"Even if it is a moving image, the screen doesn't blur. Even if the image keeps moving…the screen does not blur. The seats are clearly visible." Agasa said as Megure looked at the camera some more.
"R-Right, when the shadow appeared I touched the projector. At that time the shadow offset a bit." Yuriko said
"Why did you go to the bathroom for your contacts?" Agasa asked the girl who looked shocked.
"Even after you brought back the lunches and started to boil the water for the tea. What is the real reason you went to the bathroom."
"Because…" Yuriko trailed off.
Minoru sighed, "The mirror in the break-room disappeared, right?" he asked
Yuriko gasped.
"Sorry, Yuri-chan. Thanks for the help."
"Furuhashi-san…" she muttered
"Furuhashi-kun, I can't believe you." The manager said with some disappointment.
"Yeah, please excuse my behavior." Minoru said as he looked at the floor.
"I just can't believe you did such a thing here…I thought you truly liked this movie theater…" The manager shook his head.
"Yeah…I didn't want to do it here…I reminded myself many times…I just couldn't resist." Minoru said with shame.
He started to tell how much he enjoyed looking through the projection window, seeing the customer's happy faces. And because of Haruta, people had stopped coming and made him pay for destroying what he had cherished most.
Megure had escorted the man out of the theater, but before he asked if he could roll the last film for the Detective Boys, which the Inspector allowed.
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Naruto walked through the door and took off his shoes, "I'm home!" he said
"Welcome back. How was the movie?" Miwako asked with an apron on.
"The Conan effect happened." He replied
Miwako blinked, "The Conan effect?"
Naruto nodded, "There was a murder at the theater."
Miwako looked shocked, it was her day off and now she finds out there was a murder that took place near him.
"Tell me what happened Naruto-kun." Miwako said as she tapped her foot.
Naruto explained the victim, method, and reason behind it along with his and the Detective Boys involvement.
"I just don't understand Kaa-san, sure the man was a thug and a jerk, but to kill him?" Naruto said in a sad tone.
Miwako nodded, "There are strange people in this world we live in Naruto-kun."
"I want to change that." Naruto said
Miwako raised an eyebrow, "How would you?"
Naruto thought about it and smiled at his mother, "I want to be a detective like you and stop the bad guys."
Miwako blinked and ruffled his hair with a smile on her face, "That sounds wonderful Naruto-kun. How about I take you to the station on your next day off and you can see how the Tokyo Police handle things?" she asked, as she wanted to help her son.
Naruto nodded, "Thanks Kaa-san and I promise I'll be the best detective out there!"
Both shared a laugh and Naruto started to help her with dinner.
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(1)- The Blue Castle Investigation Case.
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This chapter is Episodes 138 and 139 of Detective Conan.
Thank you for being patient with me for this.
Personally, I can't wait to work on the fourth movie, if you know what I mean.
Also, can anyone tell me, when the fourth movie takes place in the plotline, or at least a rough estimate.
R&R, no flames, peace off!