Two days after the Shining man appeared at Akechi Kogoro’s office, a tall man wearing a black suit knocks on the door of Akamori’s house.
Oh, you must be Akechi Sensei. Thank you so much for coming. My statues…
Don’t worry, Mr. Akamori. I’m here now.
I believe my assistant is already here.
Yes, Kobayashi-kun is in my art gallery.
He is watching over the statues. I'll take you to him.
Akamori takes Akechi to the second floor of his house.
Akechi sensei. Welcome back.
Good job, Kobayashi-kun. I’m here now. So you can go back to the office.
Huh?
Kobayashi looks surprised for a moment, but does as he is told. He leaves the Akamori house. Akamori shows Akechi the statues.
Mr. Akamori, the statues are truly beautiful.
The shining man must know a lot about art. I have many art pieces, but he chose the best.
Yes. Here is my plan. I will hide in this room alone tonight. So please leave the keys with me.
The keys?
Yes. I will lock the room from the inside. Will you be okey by yourself?
Of course.
Akamori hands the keys to Akechi and goes out of the room. He hears the lock turn, and now no one can enter the art gallery. The sky becomes dark, and night arrives.
There are many policeman inside and outside the house waiting for the shining man. Listeners, it is just then that they see a shining white face appear and disappear in front of the window of the art gallery.
He’s here.
All the police rush to the art gallery. They knock on the door.
Akechi sensei, open the door for us.
Then, they hear a loud voice, and suddenly it sounds like two people are fighting. The police think it must be Akechi trying to catch the shining man.
The room suddenly becomes silent. The policeman break down the door and rush in. Akechi is lying on the floor. He is alone.
Akechi sensei, are you okey?
My statues. They are gone.
Mr. Akamori. I’m so sorry. I almost had him, but you were he was so powerful. I couldn’t stop him from escaping.
Escaping? How?
He used the window.
But it's closed. Impossible.
I was am really sorry. How I was wrong to lock the room. It is my mistake. Please give me another chance. I will get the statues back.
Akamori agrees, and Akechi leaves the house with his head and shoulders down. He doesn’t get in a taxi but walks along the dark road alone. But listeners, if you look closely, you will see that he is not alone. A small person in dirty clothes is following Akechi. Who is he, and where is Akechi going?