Lupin III Chapter 6 is titled "The Drifting Detective".
Synopsis[]
In a small Hokkaido town, the renowned inventor Dr. Biwase bemoans his work conditions, as excavators are constantly setting off dynamite in the nearby mountains. His worries are soon compounded by a notice-letter from Lupin, promising to steal his latest invention at midnight.
Coincidentally, Inspector Zenigata has chosen the town to spend his vacation in. After teasing a woman in the local hot-spring (and getting thoroughly beaten), he is approached by Dr. Biwase, and takes the case. However, the situation is complicated when the woman follows them back to Dr. Biwase's home laboratory, and—fascinated by Lupin's letter—insists on staying.
Unable to force the woman out (as she threatens to tell the entire town and bring even more spectators), Zenigata cordons off Dr. Biwase's home the best he can, complete with security detail. In his spare moments, Dr. Biwase demonstrates the invention that Lupin means to steal: a bulky machine that, using a special conduit, can levitate anything at any range and in any direction. This device, he proclaims, will revolutionize warfare by giving weapons more reach and flexibility than the most advanced rocket.
Through the rest of the day, the house is shaken by many more detonations, but sees absolutely no movement from Lupin. When midnight passes without incident, Zenigata declares the effort a failure—until he sees several suspicious trails on the laboratory floor. To Dr. Biwase's shock, he takes a sledgehammer to the machine, revealing it to be a cardboard replica; the real machine has already been taken through a secret tunnel behind the closest patch of wallpaper.
Some time later, Zenigata returns to the hot-spring with the woman; over sex, he shares his theory that Lupin had used the excavators' activities to hide the construction sounds of his own tunnel. Amused, the woman supplies the other half of the theory: that "Zenigata" is actually Lupin in disguise, and all of the "guards" had been his henchmen, able to move the machine at a moment's notice.
As "Zenigata" sputters denial, the woman cheerfully informs him that the real inspector has just arrived. Caught off-guard, Lupin is forced to make his escape completely naked.
Characters[]
New characters:
- Dr. Biwase
- Unnamed Woman
Existing characters:
Notes[]
- In tankōbon volumes, this is traditionally placed as the eighth chapter.
- According to the address on Lupin's notice-letter, this story takes place in Monkey Punch's hometown of Hamanaka.
- The English translation calls Zenigata Koichi, which has been his name since 1979. Monkey Punch hadn't thought of a given name for him at the time he wrote the chapter and would call him Heitaro in a later one.
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