The new “Red-Brick Warehouse” arc that kicked off in File 1123 continues here.
Chisato Hagiwara—in only her third appearance—again displays sharper deductive skills than even Takagi & Sato.
File 1124 shifts into full investigation mode.
Below is an SEO-focused English recap and analysis of Detective Conan (Case Closed) File 1124, “The Strange Die,” as printed in Weekly Shōnen Sunday Issue 8.
Spoilers ahead!
Detective Conan 1124 “The Strange Die”– Spoiler
The story picks up right where File 1123 ended:
Chisato Hagiwara and Detective Takagi have just stepped into the pancake café inside Yokohama’s red-brick warehouse district.
While keeping a phone line open to Inspector Miho Sato outside, they begin profiling the potential kidnappers.
File 1124 Spoiler ① – Three Prime Suspects Inside the Café
Flashy Guy – Wearing only a shirt in winter; looks ready to rip off his jacket.
Rough-Looking Biker – A scar on his left wrist, possibly from wiping out on a motorcycle.
Glasses-Wearing Salaryman – Business face but a gaudy souvenir jacket; might have bought it to replace torn clothes.
All three have grime on the tip of the left boot—classic for riders who shift gears with their toe.
File 1124 Spoiler ② – Chisato’s Decoy Tactics
Suddenly Chisato splashes water on Takagi and shouts,
Chisato「You two-timer! What do you take me for?!」
Takagi uses the commotion to inspect the salaryman’s wet jacket.
Chisato “drops” coins to quiz the flashy guy about his missing coat and the biker about his injured wrist.
File 1124 Spoiler ③ – Detective Boys Hunt for Shiori
The Detective Boys canvass the neighborhood for abducted Shiori.
Conan and Genta learn the cat “Torakage” is fed daily on Shiori’s grandmother’s porch.
Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Haibara collect intel on a mysterious “Dice Man.” Neighbors saw dice stacked on the Ishigami mailbox and a muttering man fled after dropping one cube.
Next day another die appeared.
Haibara brings the dropped die—marked with odd black lines. Conan studies photos and has an epiphany.
h4: Cracking the Dice Cipher
The die encodes letters using the Big Ben cipher.
The three dice spell C H A N C E → “CHANCE” and the missing two dice read NEXT MONDAY—signaling the kidnappers’ next window.
A follow-up die says ROGER (“Message received”).
The Leading Suspect
Conan concludes an accomplice is inside Shiori’s house.
Clue: A new maid (with a note-scribbling brother) started last month.
Genta saw writing on the brother’s hand—matching the “Dice Man” description.
The Detective Boys identify him as the kidnapper.
File 1124 Spoiler ④ – New Faces at the Pancake Shop
Inspector Jugo Yokomizo and a rookie stop by for pancakes, spotting Chisato and Takagi in disguise; Yokomizo can barely mask his shock.
Chisato updates Takagi:
Salaryman’s boot scuff = shift pedal grime; souvenir jacket is brand-new.
Flashy guy’s scuffed boot + two hot milk-teas suggest he’s freezing without a coat.
Biker’s scar confirms a recent spill.
They wait for Conan’s intel.
File 1124 Spoiler ⑤ – Conan’s Breakthrough
Conan folds Shiori’s torn note into a paper glider; it mimics the message Torakage carried, proving the cat retrieves paper airplanes launched from the house.
From flight direction and distance, Conan pinpoints the ransom rendezvous.
File 1125 continues…
Detective Conan 1124 “The Strange Die” – Review & Theories
This chapter functions as the search-and-investigation phase.
We get meaningful case movement and a cameo from Inspector Yokomizo, hinting at even bigger twists ahead.
File 1124 Review & Theories ① – Chisato’s Detective Skills Outshine the Veterans
In the Takagi-Sato-Chisato trio, it’s Hagiwara who drives the deductions.
Even though she’s technically Public Security Riot Police, her investigative instincts arguably surpass Yokomizo’s—and she still places absolute trust in Conan.
Keep an eye on how she acts once Conan’s next lead comes in.
File 1124 Review & Theories ② – Yokomizo Jugo’s Entrance Was Predictable but Fun
We predicted a 100 % chance that Kanagawa’s Inspector Yokomizo would show up, and sure enough he did—only to walk in on what he thinks is Takagi “dating” Chisato.
Expect Jugo’s jealousy to cloud his judgment and create comedic friction in the coming chapter.
File 1124 Review & Theories ③ – “Dice Man” Feels Surprisingly Amateurish
The kidnapper’s analog methods—stacking dice, scribbling ciphers on his hand—make him seem less like a hardened criminal and more like an accident waiting to happen.
Those clumsy habits could be his undoing, so a swift arrest in the next file feels likely.
File 1124 Review & Theories ④ – Torn Note Explained by Torakage the Cat
Shiori’s ransom plea was ripped because she folded the note into a paper glider; the family cat, Torakage, chased and carried it, tearing the page in the process.
That implies Shiori launched the plane from somewhere close—probably within or near her own home—narrowing the search radius for the rescue team.
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