第15話: ジュニア探偵たちが消える遺体を見つけ、作家とその兄弟を巻き込んだ複雑な殺人ミステリーへと発展する。

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The Junior Detective Boys search for their classmate Hiroki's cat turns horrid when they find a bloody corpse in the bathroom of a nearby house. The police is summoned but the corpse is gone despite Conan having a vantage over the residence. Tanaka Kazuyoshi, a writer who goes to take a nap, and Tanaka Tomofumi, his younger brother who is coming home from work, arrives minutes of each other and claim that there is no dead body. The police search and only find Kazuyoshi sleeping in his chair. Inspector Megure thinks the kids simply pulled a prank and leaves. Conan returns that night to confirm his theories: Kazuyoshi is actually dead; his corpse was positioned to appear as if he fell asleep in front of the television. It is revealed that after Tomofumi murdered his brother, he disguised himself as HKazuysohi and imitated his voice through an answering machine, effectively convincing the police that Kazuyoshi was alive. Tomofumi confesses how Kazuyoshi threw his writing career away and blackmailed him after catching Tomofumi trading stocks illegally. In a psychotic break, Tomofumi ”becomes“ his brother and attempts to murder Conan, the entire confession is broadcast through his badge and into the ears of the Inspector. Tomofumi is defeated with an iron kettle to the face. Inspector Megure's faith in the children is restored. (Source: Wikipedia)