Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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This is... completely over...

Sano glanced at the pistol at his feet, then at the woman lying on the ground with a look of despair, Ai Haibara standing calmly beside her, and Conan standing by the door with a look of speechlessness and resignation on his face.

Ok……

After pondering for less than a second, Sano suddenly kicked the pistol back to the woman in black and gestured with his chin at her.

Although Sano didn't say anything, both the woman in black and the other children present fully understood the meaning behind his gesture and look.

Pick up the gun.

What the heck?!

Everyone, including the woman in black, looked completely bewildered.

You finally managed to snatch the weapon from the woman in black just before she got her hands on it, and then you gave it back to her the next second??

Is this how you play?

Ai Haibara, in particular, who was the "hero who seized the gun," felt her brain suddenly freeze.

Just now, Ai Haibara remembered where she had seen the words "Mihana Hammer Man" and "Sano".

Shinichiro Sano, a high school detective, is said to be just as capable as Shinichi Kudo. Although he became famous later, he is quite well-known. In fact, Ai Haibara saw his name on the front page of yesterday's newspaper.

...At the same time, I also saw the so-called bomb-crazy faceless man.

If nothing unexpected happens, it's definitely that guy, Rye.

It's really surprising that this guy is so good at sniping. He hit the target from a distance of 1,000 meters. Although he didn't kill the target, it's still quite remarkable.

Ai Haibara's mood unconsciously turned heavy. She probably couldn't even do that level of skill, even Shuichi Akai.

...Of course, that's not the important thing right now. What's really important is this high school detective in front of us. Is he really out of his mind?

What kind of absurd thing is it to hand a gun to the enemy?

Ai Haibara looked at the pistol on the ground with suspicion, then at Sano on the other side.

Should I kick that gun away again?

...Won't that guy kick it back again, like he's playing with a soccer ball?

Just as Ai Haibara's mind went blank, the woman in black, the other party involved, hesitated briefly before slowly reaching for her pistol.

...In fact, the woman in black strongly suspected that there was some conspiracy or trap behind the other party's unusual actions, but even so, she had no choice but to take this step.

The woman in black suddenly sped up, grabbed a pistol, and was about to aim it.

Unfortunately, Sano was faster than her.

Before the woman in black could fully raise her pistol, Sano's hammer was already at her side.

With a full-force strike, the pistol flew out again in an instant.

At the same moment, intense pain spread upwards from her palm, causing the woman in black to immediately start howling at the top of her lungs.

"what!!!"

However, before the black-clad woman's scream could even subside, Sano, who had just swung the hammer, immediately followed up with a second swing.

The target this time is the opponent's left knee.

The screams grew louder, and the woman in black finally understood what kind of nightmare her two companions had just experienced.

As before, Sano knocked the woman in black, who had been crawling, crying and howling, into a corner and began her "execution".

It was only at this point that the police officers at the police station next to the newspaper office rushed over, seemingly because they had heard the screams of the two men from the previous round.

"What's wrong!?"

As soon as the two young policemen entered the newspaper office, they saw Sano hammering someone and almost instinctively shouted, "Stop! You're committing a crime!"

"what!?"

Amidst the pig-like screams, Sano paused briefly and turned to look at the policeman at the door.

When the two policemen met those eyes, which were slightly bloodshot but filled with unbridled joy and jubilation, they both felt a sudden tightness in their hearts and instinctively took two steps back, embracing each other.

Okay, that's terrifying!

"What advice do you have?"

Faced with Sano's question, the two policemen shook their heads vigorously: "No, no!"

"Ah."

Sano withdrew his gaze and continued hammering the man. The two police officers breathed a sigh of relief, but both tremblingly pulled out their phones: "Call the police...we have to call the police right away..."

"..."

Conan and Ai Haibara, the only two people who could maintain their composure, looked at each other strangely – "Why don't you take a look at what kind of skin you're wearing?"

……

A moment later, Inspector Megure, who had been on his way after receiving a phone call from Conan posing as Shinichi Kudo, finally arrived with his team.

Looking at the unconscious fat man and the three men in the corner who were still groaning and seemed half-dead, Inspector Megure couldn't help but take a deep breath and look at Sano, who was smoking a cigarette.

...It's still that familiar taste, and it's still that familiar younger brother.

It really brings back fond memories...

"Cough cough!"

After coughing, Inspector Megure, feigning seriousness, prepared to give Sano a verbal reprimand, as was his usual practice, to save face.

"Brother Sano, no offense, but you went a bit too far..."

Sano turned to Inspector Megure with a blank expression: "She has a gun."

"she……"

Inspector Megure choked for a moment. He wasn't blind; how could he not have seen the gun?

Having a gun is one thing, but procedures still need to be followed. Besides, he wanted to relive the feeling of solving cases together like before. This guy is really clueless about social niceties.

While Inspector Megure was speechless, Conan and the others were even more speechless.

Only now did they understand why Sano had kicked the pistol back to the woman in black.

So, it was all so that they could have a more justifiable reason after they did it?

Just for this, they actually threw the gun back to the other side. Aren't they afraid of a complete wipeout?

Conan's dead fish eyes grew even more lifeless; he felt that his teammate was becoming more and more reckless and foolish.

The woman in black, who was humming in the corner, naturally heard Sano's words as well, and immediately began to hum even more enthusiastically.

Damn it, I knew there was a conspiracy!

"...cough cough."

Inspector Megure snapped out of his daze and stopped wasting his breath on Sano, turning instead to look at Conan and the others.

"So, in a more precise sense, this case was actually solved by you, right?"

Upon hearing Inspector Megure's words, Ayumi and the other mischievous kids were about to break into smug smiles when they noticed Sano's gaze. They immediately deflated, shrank their necks, and shook their heads frantically.

"No, no, this is all Conan's doing. He insisted on bringing us here!"

What?!

Conan looked at the group in disbelief. They had actually shifted all the blame onto him.

Could you be any more disloyal?

Fortunately, Sano knows that he is Shinichi Kudo and should not make things difficult for him.

Conan shook his head. None of that mattered. What mattered was what was to come.

"Hey, Inspector Megure, these people are not only printing counterfeit money and kidnapping people, but they also have guns. They're probably not ordinary criminals, are they?"

Conan actually wanted to get information directly from the woman in black, but judging from her current... half-dead state, he figured he wouldn't get anything out of her.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Conan's words, Inspector Megure glanced at the three people in the corner and said, "Ah, you mean this one? Well, she's alright. This woman is a repeat offender. I caught her once before. Her nickname is Silver Fox..."

"Hey?"

Conan's eyes widened: "You arrested her once before???"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Conan was dumbfounded by Inspector Megure's question. How could members of the Black Organization be captured so easily, and even released after being captured?

The nickname "Silver Fox" doesn't seem to be the name of the wine...

Conan fell into a deep silence. Good grief, it turns out he made a mistake, and all his efforts were for nothing?

"But then again..."

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Ai Haibara: "And who are you, little girl? You don't seem to be related to this victim. I've never seen you before."

Ai Haibara stood with her hands behind her back, and for some reason, looked at Sano coldly.

Upon seeing this, both Conan, who had regained his senses, and Inspector Megure looked at Sano.

"What, is this some kind of relative of yours, Brother Sano?"

"No."

Sano flicked his cigarette ash, considered for a moment, and decided that since the two of them had "met once" before, he still greeted them.

"We meet again, little girl. Did you wet the bed the other night?"

"Pee, bedwetting?"

Conan and Inspector Megure were fine, but the trio in the squad couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"No way, how could Haibara wet the bed..."

"...Although it's a bit unexpected, it's not really anything strange, so Haibara-san, you don't need to feel embarrassed!"

"...But my mom says that seven-year-olds shouldn't wet the bed anymore."

Hearing the three children beside her offering either complaints or words of comfort, Ai Haibara's face darkened instantly, but she smiled again the next second and spoke to Sano.