Hirenko Legend Murder Case, File 1
Ah, it's finally over!
Holiday starts tomorrow!
It's good to be a student.
We are busy with different cases everyday.
We don't even have time to rest.
Kenmochi-ossan.
Geez, just when the adults are working so hard,
kids are all on holiday and dates.
I bet you don't have a girl friend.
Are you kidding? How could I possibly don't have one?
Then, where is your girl friend?
Well...
Ah, there she is.
This Golden Week, Miyuki and I...
What?
Who is that fellow?
It's Miyuki-san.
And the former class president, Touno-senpai.
Touno?
I heard that...
...they used to go on dates a lot back in middle school.
Perhaps they're back together now.
Back together with Touno?
Is that okay with you?
If you don't take action now,
you'll not be able to make it.
I... That's not true.
Ossan is right.
I see. If that's the case,
in the name of my grandfather,
I should ambush at night.
Miyuki, you have a guest.
Who's that?
Your cousin, Shigeru-kun.
A four nights trip at a lake resort?
Yeah. It is.
It's an invitation to Hiren Lake Resort which will be open next year.
But it's overlapping with my exam at the university.
So you'll need to find a guy,
and go on behalf of me.
With a guy?
That's right.
Because it's my name written on the card.
I believe you already have a boy friend?
I... Of course not.
I'm here!
Hajime-chan, why are you here?
And what's up with that look?
Kikkawa Shigeru-san, I, Kindaichi Hajime,
will gladly accept your invitation.
Thank you.
The next day, Miyuki and I departed...
...for Hiren Lake Resort in Nagano Prefecture,
on a Monitor Tour.
I feel so strange.
Why would my cousin brother Shigeru-san...
...treated me with such a good deal...
That doesn't matter.
We should just have fun!
This is a golden opportunity.
What opportunity is that?
Hey, here come the bus!
Are we the last group?
Hey, are you Nanase-kun?
Touno-senpai!
What?
Are you on this tour too?
Touno-senpai, you too? What a coincidence!
Why does it have to be this way?
This is great!
Lucky that we have some young ones here!
I thought there were all old men.
Hey, I'm only 20 years old.
I hate prolix guy.
Who cares about you.
She's cute.
I'm Kawanishi Sayuri, you?
I'm Kin...
Ah, no, I'm Kikkawa Shigeru.
I'm a university student.
You look so young.
Now everyone's here.
So we're departing.
Let me introduce myself.
I'm your guide, Kujyou Shyoutarou.
Nice to meet you.
We're finally here.
Everyone, as this is a nature preservation area,
automobiles are prohibited.
We'll proceed on foot starting from here.
That's a good idea, we can do some exercise!
It's beautiful!
Hiren Lake Resort is about the size of Yokohama city.
That big?
What's with this ratty hanging bridge?
It's a temporarily bridge before the opening.
But for now, this is the only bridge to get to the camp site.
I should have come after its openning...
Hajime-chan!
Are you alright?
I thought I'd die...
Ah, Kindaichi Hajime from Fudoh Academy...
Your bag has your name tag on.
I thought it was strange when Nanase-san called you Hajime-chan...
I'm sorry.
Kikkawa Shigeru-san asked us to stand-in...
That's why...
This cannot be.
There's no harm to let them join us.
Even if you're sending them back,
there's no bus to do so.
Please.
That's right. The distance is far too.
Ah, if that's what you'd said...
Is that okay?
This is great!
However.
They have no rights to do that.
Of course.
Kikkawa-san gave up his right.
What 'rights'?
You didn't hear anything about that?
Among the participants in this tour,
two of them will get the membership card of this Hirenko Lake Resort.
I see!
Shigeru-san wanted us to participate in his name,
that was the ulterior motive.
Well, that's all good.
We just need to have fun holidays.
Ah, I see it now.
That's the Hiren Lake camp site?
It's a beautiful place.
How romantic.
This is what we called a holiday.
This lake has a mysterious legend.
A mysterious legend?
It's almost time.
What's that?
The lake turned bright red.
Two lovers were so madly in love,
yet because of their destiny they were not allowed to be together.
They exchanged vows for the next life,
and threw themselves into this lake.
Since then, at the time when they threw themselves,
the lake turns bright red.
That's why the lake is named "Hiren Lake".
Well, it's just a natural phenomena.
That's really amazing.
Touno-senpai knows everything.
He's just a know-it-all...
Hajime-chan, stop being difficult! He was nice enough to tell us the story!
Tonou-senpai!
Miyuki...
The story is surely creepy...
Let's cheers for our Monitor Tour.
Cheers!
Really?
I really look like her?
Yeah, you look just like her.
Aww, how embarrassing.
It seems a young couple is born.
No, that's not...
Don't be shy.
I also met my wife on a camping trip.
What am I doing here?
Stop worrying over Miyuki-san.
Let's have fun together!
Isn't this the famous artist, Kobayashi-san?
I thought so.
It's good to see you here.
I'm a writer, Itsuki Yousuke. Please to meet you.
You're an artist?
What are you drawing?
I'm still sketching.
Hi.
You better not look at his drawings during the meal.
Am I right, Kobayashi-san?
Here is the emergency news.
A prisoner from death row escaped from the prison of Nagano Prefecture.
Isn't that the prison near by?
The prisoner's name is Tomaru Taketo, 35 years old.
10 years ago,
he murdered 13 people in the village.
A prisoner in death row escaped?
We believe the guy escaped towards...
Why does it have to be at this time?
Oh, he escaped
He's the serial killer who had shaken up the public 10 years ago.
How can this be?
If the murderer escapes towards here,
then it'd not be something fun.
Oh no!
Maybe it's better to go back home before we get murdered.
That would be safer.
I'm going back now to sleep early.
Good night everyone.
What's wrong with him?
This is good news.
The scarier the news, the more will leave.
Then,
I'll stand more chance to win the membership card.
Hurry up.
I'm coming!
Everyone is waiting for us.
Hi everyone.
Kurata-san is still not here yet?
Maybe he's still asleep?
Let's forget about him and start eating now.
I agree!
Hajime-chan, you were late too.
How can you do that?
Eww, it's bird poop.
So many crows...
Geez, they are all on our meal!
It's useless.
This clothing is...
His... His face is torn up!
It's Jason.
It was Jason!
Jason?
It's the same...
It's the same as the coverage of Jason's murders 10 years ago,
The victim's face was torn up by axe.
It seems this is also done by axe.
If you look at the wound carefully,
the way it is cut, you can tell.
I'm pretty sure of it.
How come he knows a lot about this?
Is he really just an artist?
How can this be?
The murderer is nearby!
Call the police right away!
Okay!
It doesn't connect.
It seems the phone line's been cut.
Is this also Jason's doing?
Useless...
The cell phone doesn't connect either.
There's no reception here.
No way!
Do something!
Aren't you the one in charge?!
But, until the end of this tour,
unless we contact them first,
the bus won't come either.
This means,
the bus will only come after four days.
Then what should we do?
Anyhow, let's get away from this place!
If we cross the hanging bridge,
we may be able to find some cars.
Wait.
If this is the case,
what happens to the membership card raffle?
We came all the way here.
How can you say that at a time like this.
You've to make it clear.
I came here for that.
A person got murdered here!
Look! There's smoke!
Smoke?
Over there.
Isn't there where the hanging bridge is?
What? By any chance...
The hanging bridge!
Ah, this bridge is the only way out...
Is this also the killer's doing?
Probably.
Look, the fire marks.
The fire was set from this side.
Then, Jason is...
Yeah, Jason's on this side of the cliff.
For now, we're completely isolated here.
No way.
What does Jason want from us?!
He might be nearby!
Let's just go through the forest to get help.
That's too dangerous!
We don't even have a map for this forest.
That's suicide!
What if you run into the killer while you wander around?
This is getting interesting.
What's interesting about this?!
Look!
I'm going to sue Mizuki Tour Agency for planning this tour.
Calm down, Kayama-san.
How can I be calm?!
Hey, how can you draw at a time like this?!
This is...
This is Kurata-san's body.
Why would you draw a dead body?
This is his real drawing.
Kobayashi-san used to be a genius artist
who surprised the Japanese art society.
10 years ago, he cannot draw anything else but the daed body.
Since the drawings were too realistic,
there are even rumors that he may have killed someone.
What's this about?!
This is ridiculous!
I don't want to get kill here!
Seiko, pack up,
we're leaving now!
I don't want to leave.
W- What are you saying?
If I leave now,
I'd be giving up the right to the membership card.
If you want to leave, you're leaving alone.
I don't want to die in the forest.
You...
Is the membership more important than me?
What? You said you'll leave all your
fortune to me when you remarried with me.
But you gave it all to your children now.
Leave nothing to me!
And now you want me to die with you at a time like this?
I see, I don't care!
Why did the killer burn the bridge?
Isn't it to trap us in this forest?
But, after he kills us all,
without the bridge, he cannot escape either.
Perhaps he's a psycho.
But he was very circumspect...
...to burn down the bridge.
Is Jason's goal really just killing us?
Hiren Lake turned red again!
Hajime-chan, it's dinner time.
You guys are getting along well.
Miyuki, wait! That's not...
Kindaichi-kun, please don't leave me.
K- Kawanishi-san...
I can't believe she was such a woman!
Damn it! I'll definitely escape from here!
You...
It's you...
Jason!
Oh no! Wake up everyone!
The lodge is messed up!
What?
Who did such a thing?
Kayama-san!
The face is torn up too!
My husband...
Hang in there!
Madam.
How do you feel now?
Seeing the man who deserted you being killed,
with a torn up face like this.
Isn't it a good news?
In your husband's suitcase,
there're cash, savings account book and the seal impression.
Mrs Kayama, with these,
at least you've got some kind of compensation, isn't it?
Itsuki-san,
how can you make sarcastic remarks at a time like this?!
I'm not. I just want to make this precious experience...
...the theme for my story.
This is a golden opportunity.
I can't always be a third-rate novel writer.
Don't you have any conscience?!
Young man, don't use violence.
We might possibly get killed together.
It's soil.
The killer killed Kayama-san outside...
...and purposely put him in the fridge.
As expected from psycho Jason.
Strange.
There's no trace of removing the foods.
That's strange.
He escaped from the prisons two days ago,
he should be in great needs of foods.
But Jason didn't even take one with him.
Why?
That's true though.
Is Jason really lurking around here?
Or...
I really can't eat...
This was in the refrigerator along with the dead body.
Kawanishi-san.
Leave her alone.
There's no need to force her if she doesn't want to eat.
If you don't fix your attitude,
if anything happens, you'll be isolated.
Actually,
even if everyone here is killed,
I have confidence to survive.
Itsuki-san!
It's enough. You better go after her now.
Now is the right time.
Miyuki, what are you saying?!
It's dangerous outside!
Hajime-chan!
I'm sorry.
Hajime-chan! Hajime-chan!
Nanase-kun!
It's dangerous to be out here.
Let's go back together.
Touno-senpai.
Do I really look like her?
Yeah, so much alike.
Touno-senpai...
No!
Nanase-kun...
Dangerous! Don't go into the forest by yourself!
Nanase-kun, where are you?!
That's Miyuki's voice!
Kindaichi-kun, what's wrong?
Miyuki! Where are you?!
Nanase-kun! Where are you?!
Miyuki!
H- Hajime-chan...
Save me...
Hajime-chan...
Miyuki!
Nanase-kun!
Miyuki!
Miyuki, hang in there!
Why did Miyuki have to be attacked too?
Is this Jason's trap too?
Damn you, Jason...
In the name of my grandpa,
no matter what,
I'll uncover his real identity!