Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

But that didn't stop Sano from thinking to himself.

He can't drive but insists on showing off. Is he itching to pull out a gun and aim at someone every day?

"Don't forget, I went to follow Pisco before you even arrived at the Beihu Hotel."

Sano spoke up again to "explain".

Chapter 240, Page 239: The relationship between three people is indeed crowded.

But in reality, after Gin's statement just now, it can no longer be called a defense, but a discussion.

The discussion does not take into account Sano's own opinion, but rather whether he is suspected of possessing the Black Mask.

Gin scoffed at this, saying, "With your skills, what difference would it make if you planted a bomb on Pisco or not?"

...Wow, are you really that confident in your abilities?

Although different from the last round, what Gin said this time was indeed true.

Sano fell silent, and Gin also fell silent.

After a long while, Gin finally spoke up and asked, "I read today's newspaper. Did you cause trouble with your henchmen again last night?"

...That's just nonsense, because before Sano's operation last night, all the information about that yakuza organization, and even the evidence of its crimes, was provided by Gin.

So even before the reports came out, Gin should have known about this.

The reason for bringing this up now is twofold: firstly, to change the subject, and secondly, because Gin is genuinely somewhat puzzled.

Why did Sano adopt a completely different strategy this time compared to the last one, and such a thankless and difficult strategy?

"Aren't you afraid of being targeted by someone if you do this?"

Gin asked the crucial question.

Sano twirled the cigarette in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and said, "What does this have to do with me? I wasn't the one causing trouble. I got that information for someone else."

...It was entirely within Sano's expectations that Gin would ask about this.

Rather, Sano was simply waiting for Gin to ask him.

After all, Amuro Tooru's side has already been dealt with, so the only thing left to do is deal with Gin.

Ugh, having two bosses is such a hassle. Trying to please both sides feels like...

Having two relationships at the same time?

Sano was startled by the words that suddenly popped into his head.

Upon receiving the answer, Gin frowned and pressed Sano for details about what had happened.

Once he came to his senses, Sano perfectly replicated Amuro Tooru's response, shifting the blame onto the void.

Gin could only say that Sano's move was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.

Moreover, strictly speaking, this is only Sano's private matter, and Gin shouldn't say anything about it.

"Brother, the person has arrived."

Only then did Vodka arrive with his trading partner.

There were three people on the other side. They were nothing special in appearance, just ordinary middle-aged East Asian men. Sano didn't know what they wanted to trade, but that didn't matter.

Gin quickly exchanged boxes with the other party, and after confirming that everything was correct, they nodded to indicate that they were ready to leave.

Sano looked at Gin, and Gin looked at Sano and winked.

understood.

Sano nodded slightly to Gin.

A bad feeling instantly welled up in Gin's heart: "Wait a minute!"

"what?"

Sano drew his gun and pressed it against the side of one man's head, almost pulling the trigger.

It was only because Sano reacted quickly enough that the man's head wasn't blown off with a single shot.

Although Sano did not pull the trigger, the action of drawing his gun still triggered a chain reaction.

The other two people in the transaction changed their expressions and were about to draw their guns to ensure their safety.

Seeing this, Gin couldn't care less about anything else and could only draw his gun and press it against one of the men's foreheads. As for the remaining man, Sano drew a second gun and aimed it at him.

"do not move!"

In just a moment, Sano and Gin worked together to bring the situation under control.

Only Vodka, in a flurry of activity, managed to draw his gun, looked around, and then silently put it back.

...I always feel like I'm the one who's superfluous.

The relationship between the three of them was indeed crowded.

"...Who told you to draw your gun?"

After taking control of the situation, Gin's first words were to question Sano.

"Didn't you blink and tell me I could be silenced?"

Sano asked in confusion.

Gin: "..."

What the hell do you mean by saying you can be silenced just because you blinked? I just blinked normally, okay?!

"...This is just a normal transaction task. There's no need to silence them. They still have value, and we'll need to cooperate with them in the long term. Even if we really wanted to silence them, it shouldn't be now."

Gin said with a cold face.

"...But you didn't tell me, how was I supposed to know? I thought it was going to be handled as usual, so I've been waiting for your signal."

Sano said innocently.

"But I didn't tell you to silence them!"

Gin snorted, but he also knew that as the leader of the mission, he bore a relatively large responsibility for how things had turned out this way.

But what's done is done, and even if we did try to hold someone accountable, it wouldn't make much difference.

The important thing is what to do now.

Gin's icy eyes swept over the three, causing them to break out in a cold sweat: "Since it's a misunderstanding, it's fine as long as it's cleared up. You yourself said that we still have value to you, Gin."

"I'm sorry, but I don't really believe that you can mend a broken relationship after it's been torn apart."

Gin gave a cold laugh and pulled the trigger.

Seeing this, Sano also fired a shot, then turned his gun on another person and killed him.

Seeing Sano's obviously strange movements, Gin raised an eyebrow and looked at the gun in Sano's other hand.

Gin wasn't surprised that Sano could procure firearms on his own.

The problem is, why not use a gun when you have one, and instead turn the gun around and use the same gun?

Noticing Gin's gaze, Sano glanced at the gun in his left hand, raised it, and fired a jet of water.

...It turned out to be a water gun.

No wonder Sano used the gun in his right hand for his second shot.

However, that guy who had a water gun pointed at his head by Sano probably never imagined that what prevented him from making any rash moves would be a water gun.

This is quite a rare and unusual occurrence.

After exchanging strange glances, Gin and Vodka suddenly realized something was wrong.

Damn it, so Sano was using a water gun to control the situation just now!

If this had been discovered just now, the situation could have changed instantly.

After all, Sano's two teammates were completely unaware of this matter and were not prepared at all.

...But it doesn't seem quite right to blame Sano for this.

Gin pondered for two seconds and turned his gaze to Vodka. It was because this guy was too slow to react and couldn't keep up that Sano had to use a water gun.

How can you blame yourself for this?

Vodka stared wide-eyed. Sano and Gin attacked so suddenly, who the hell could keep up?

Besides, by the time he caught up, Sano had already pulled out his second gun. Who would have thought it would be a water gun? He couldn't possibly snatch someone from the other person, could he?

Sano looked at the two staring at each other and probably understood what they were thinking, so he didn't say anything and just watched them look at each other.

After the water jet shot out from Sano Shigeru, the scene remained silent for a full ten seconds.

In the end, it was Gin who broke the deadlock first, leaving Vodka with the words "You stay and handle this" before leaving.

Sano glanced at Vodka, who seemed inexplicably aggrieved, then at Gin's retreating figure, and hesitated for three seconds.

In the end, Sano decided to abandon Vodka, who had suffered because of him, and instead follow Gin, hoping to hitch a ride on his coattails.

After getting off the bus midway and completing an organization mission all by himself, Sano returned home.

"Have your men keep an eye out for this guy in the Tokyo area. If they can catch him, they can. If they can't, they can kill him or provide clues. Either way, it counts as completing a mission."

That same night, Sano received another email from Gin. Besides the mission description, there was a photo of the mission target, a man who looked particularly thin... who looked strangely familiar.

Where have I seen this before?

Unable to recall, Sano decided not to think about it and instead sent the photo to the "tools" (users).

...Although Sano told Gin that he no longer cared about those tools and was no longer the leader of the Black Reaper, in theory the other party should no longer work for him.

But the friendship between the two sides still exists.

Just as Sano "helped" the Black Reapers gather intelligence on their enemies, he could also ask them for help with some minor, not-so-troublesome problems.

It was a mutually beneficial and amicable breakup, which is perfectly reasonable.

……

The next day, Sano completed five missions and still didn't go home until midnight.