Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Thanks to Sano's actions, Shirai Mitsuo is no longer guaranteed to be arrested, but his original goal of completely clearing himself of suspicion is definitely impossible, and he can now be considered the prime suspect.

Therefore, Mitsuo Shirai's mentality has completely turned to giving up.

It was only because he couldn't defeat Sano that Shirai Mitsuo chose to run away. Now that Asai Shigeki had delivered himself to his doorstep, he certainly didn't mind taking another life.

The short sword was handed to him by Mitsuo Shirai, and Narumi Asai brushed past him.

Sano vaguely heard a clang of blades colliding, followed by the sound of a blade piercing flesh.

"Pfft!"

Shirai Mitsuo stopped in his tracks, his breath catching in his throat for a few seconds before several streams of blood spurted from the arm holding the knife.

"what!!!"

Mitsuo Shirai clutched his arm and screamed in agony.

Sano's gaze shifted and settled on the two... scalpels held between Asai Narumi's fingers.

Both scalpels were stained with a layer of crimson, making it easy to guess how Shirai Mitsuo got the injury on his arm.

"I'm a doctor. How to make you lose your fighting ability as quickly as possible, and how to ensure that you don't die, are the simplest questions for me."

Asai Narumi turned around and said calmly to Shirai Mitsuo.

Upon hearing this, Shirai Mitsuo's screams became even more agonizing.

As a fellow surgeon, Mitsuo Shirai was naturally quite knowledgeable about human anatomy, so he could clearly sense that his hand was completely useless, and even with proper treatment, whether it would be usable on a daily basis would still be a question.

...Although it seems almost certain that Shirai Mitsuo will be arrested, that doesn't mean he has no hope at all.

I hope that once it's all over, I can continue being a doctor.

But now, even that sliver of hope has completely vanished.

Damn it, damn it!!!

Mitsuo Shirai gritted his teeth, driven by hatred, picked up the dagger from the ground with his other hand, and then ran away.

...To be honest, Sano was a little shocked.

Although Sano knew that Asai Narumi was not as weak as she appeared on the surface, he really didn't expect her fighting performance to be so exaggerated.

It's mainly because of its strong visual impact.

Especially the words the other party said after he finished hitting her always reminded Sano of a classic meme from his past life—a female medical student stabbed her cheating boyfriend thirty-six times, avoiding vital organs with each stab, and was only classified as having minor injuries.

Hmm, maybe that's the charm of medical students?

Just as Sano was feeling sentimental, Conan finally caught up from behind, and was completely dumbfounded when he saw the scene in front of him.

...When Conan heard Shirai Mitsuo screaming so pitifully, he thought Sano was starting to get serious, and his heart started to tighten. But it turned out that wasn't the case.

Wait, isn't that Asai Narumi? What's she doing here?

Before the three parties that had already gathered could have any exchange, they saw Shirai Mitsuo get up and run away again.

Asai Narumi instinctively threw a scalpel, which was plunged directly into the crook of Shirai Mitsuo's left calf, causing the latter to scream again.

Seeing Shirai Mitsuo dragging one leg but still struggling to move forward, Sano reached out to stop Asai Narumi, who was about to throw another knife: "You're quite tenacious."

Why haven't you chased after them yet?

Conan shook off his jumbled thoughts and asked the crucial question.

"He's already tried so hard, so of course we have to see what he's really up to before ruthlessly crushing his last hope."

Sano's words caused the two people beside him to fall silent.

...Could you be any more inhuman?

"Alright, let's go, let's follow them and see."

Following the unhurried Sano, the three caught up with Shirai Mitsuo and, after a long and winding journey, arrived at... the psychiatric ward.

Upon seeing the wide-open iron gate, Conan and Asai Narumi reacted almost simultaneously, instinctively looking at Sano.

"..."

Sano scratched his face: "Who is this? Doesn't he know how to close the door when he comes in and out? He really doesn't have any good habits."

...Sano originally intended to say that he was ill-mannered.

However, considering that the person being insulted was himself, Sano held back a little.

...This is clearly your fault, can you please not be so shameless?

Asai Narumi and Conan looked away and started talking about serious business.

“The psychiatric ward is full of troublesome guys; letting Mitsuo Shirai in will only make things more complicated.”

Sano clicked his tongue. He was blaming himself. How could he have imagined that the other party would come here?

...Unless this guy already has the key and isn't worried about not being able to get in.

"It's no big deal, just knock them all out."

After saying a few words, Sano led the way inside, with Conan and the other two following closely behind.

then……

Shirai Mitsuo's screams rang out again.

Asai Narumi quickly turned on the corridor lights. At the end of the corridor, Shirai Mitsuo was already being trampled on the ground by a man with a buzz cut.

The man with the buzz cut was still holding the bloodstained dagger in his hand, about to stab Shirai Mitsuo in the neck.

Asai Shigemi reacted quickly, throwing a scalpel to interrupt her opponent.

"It's a real shame. Even if he committed a serious crime, he should be punished by law."

"Luckily, only one escaped, so it's not a big problem."

Conan muttered something to himself.

Sano glanced at the open door at the end, then reached out and rubbed Conan's head.

Chapter 213, 212: Angels in White, Saving Lives and Healing the Wounded; White Reapers, Punishing Evil and Eradicating Traitors (Together)

"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. This guy seems to be the most troublesome problem."

"what?"

Conan, who was about to speak out about his dog's head being rubbed, was stunned when he heard this and couldn't understand what Sano meant.

...In addition to pain and fear, Shirai Mitsuo's eyes on the ground also held a hint of madness and hatred.

That's right, this is Mitsuo Shirai's plan, his final revenge.

As a veteran doctor who has worked at Beika General Hospital for over a decade, Mitsuo Shirai was well aware that a once-powerful and ruthless figure was being held in the psychiatric ward.

If this guy is released, many people will undoubtedly die tonight.

Even the one who releases the other will most likely be killed.

But so what?

If we can release this guy, then both that annoying psychopath and that troublesome Asai Narumi will surely die!

Since I have no hope anyway, I might as well die with them.

We'll all die together, we'll all perish together, and nobody will survive!

Did Asai Narumi, that little wench, even "save" me just now?

Ha, stop pretending to be magnanimous here!

False compassion!

Just wait to die!

Meanwhile, before Conan could ask Sano for details about his question, the crew-cut man had already turned his attention to Asai Narumi, who had interrupted him.

The distance of about twenty meters seemed to be crossed in the time it takes to say a single word; his bloodshot eyes were so striking that it was hard to look directly at him.

Asai Narumi took the initiative to meet the man and exchanged blows for two rounds.

Then he was kicked horizontally in the arm that was blocking, and instantly flew up and had a close encounter with the wall.

...This scene seems somewhat familiar.

Sano tilted his head and took over for Asai Narumi.

However, Sano easily dodged both of his hammer blows, but instead, the man with the buzz cut slashed open his hospital gown at the chest with a backhand slash.

Taking two steps back, Sano ripped at the tear in his hospital gown, a vein bulging on his forehead, and threw the Hammer of Justice at Conan: "Damn it, you'll have to pay for this if it breaks, do you even have any money?"

The man with the buzz cut was incapable of normal conversation and charged forward again without saying a word.

Sano's eyes turned cold, and he stepped forward to meet them.

Leaning to the left to dodge the downward-slashing short sword, Sano raised his foot and stepped on the left knee of the man with the buzz cut who was about to swing his leg, forcibly stopping the man's attack. At the same time, he thrust out his left fist and smashed it into the man's face.

However, this level of attack was not very effective at all, and the man with the buzz cut quickly followed up with a second wave of attacks.

Sano continued to use the same fighting style, always blocking the opponent's key points of force before their starting move, even when they were insane, making it impossible for them to exert any force.

This effectively puts the other side in complete control.

This playing style was taught to Sano by Gin.

Generally, this can only be achieved when the two sides are extremely close to each other, and one side has a significant advantage in agility.

It's all about seizing the right moment.

Of course, for experienced close-combat veterans, engaging in such a fighting strategy is common, but it's difficult to achieve the exaggerated effect that Sano did.

Of course, Sano's success is entirely due to cheating.

Furthermore, this man with the buzz cut is not thinking clearly right now. Many of his attacks are purely based on instinct and have no strategy whatsoever. He also doesn't know how to deal with Sano's fighting style, which is why the effect looks particularly obvious.

With Asai Narumi finally managing to get up, and under Conan's slightly dazed gaze, Sano and the buzz-cut man "stuck" together for almost a minute.

During this time, all of the short-haired man's attacks were either dodged or forcibly stopped.

As for why not block?