Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Hattori Heiji, who had slapped Sano, was also stunned.

Sakata, who should have been beaten, was equally bewildered, and the two fake kids watching were even more dumbfounded.

...Sano actually got beaten up by Hattori!?

In the deathly silence, a bright red handprint gradually appeared on Sano's fair face, fully demonstrating that Hattori Heiji's slap was definitely not small.

Sakata, who was kneeling, stopped struggling and blinked instinctively, while the two fake children gasped at the same time, their mouths slightly open, their heads tilted back, and their eyes wide open.

Chapter 248, 247, it was Sano who got beaten up, right?

Lost in thought, Sano briefly recalled his memories.

Not to mention this lifetime, even after Sano entered junior high school in his previous life, he had never been slapped by anyone again.

...I've taken quite a few punches, kicks, and sticks to the face.

To be fair, under normal circumstances, if Hattori Heiji were to slap Sano, Sano certainly wouldn't be unable to dodge it.

That slap just now came so unexpectedly that Sano didn't have time to react.

...After all, given Hattori Heiji's appearance, anyone who saw him would think he was 100% going to slap Sakata. Who the hell could have imagined that this bastard's aim would be so off?

Sano took a deep breath and exhaled, then released Sakata, stood up straight, and looked at Hattori Heiji expressionlessly.

Hattori Heiji finally snapped out of his daze, swallowed hard, and instinctively took a step back: "If I said I didn't mean it, would you... believe me?"

"letter."

Sano gave a friendly smile: "But next, I might do it unintentionally, are you ready?"

Hattori Heiji: "..."

Damn, you've already said those words, how can you call it unintentional?

The next second, Hattori Heiji turned around and tried to run away, but Sano pounced on him and pulled him back.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

“I can explain, Sano… Ah!”

"I was wrong, I was really wrong, please don't hit me, please don't hit me!!"

"Ah! Ahh!!"

"Sano, don't go too far! Don't think I can't beat you! I'm going to fight back! I'm really going to fight back!"

"what!!"

"You dare wait until I get up? You wait until I get up..."

"Call the police! Call the police now!"

"Help me, Kudo!!!"

"..."

Faced with a scene resembling a pig being slaughtered and piercing cries for help, they were...

Ai Haibara silently turned her gaze to Conan: "Aren't you going to help your good teammate?"

Conan's eye twitched slightly, and he said seriously, "I think Sano is enough on his own, and he shouldn't need me to go and help."

Goodness, they've chosen sides so quickly?

Ai Haibara remained silent, only looking at Conan with disdain.

Conan could only pretend he didn't see it.

What else could they do but actually help Hattori Heiji stop Sano?

Are you afraid that Sano has too much stamina and that one person isn't enough, so you have to add another one?

Watching Sano straddle Hattori Heiji and slap him repeatedly, Conan sighed inwardly. Rest in peace, Hattori. He would surely mourn for him.

A moment later, Ran Mouri, Kazuha Toyama, and Kogoro Mouri, led by an Osaka police officer, arrived to search for the two fake children who had run away on their own.

Unexpectedly, before they even saw the fake child duo, they saw Sano sitting at the door smoking.

...Well, it wasn't too surprising.

The reason Sano was able to find Hattori Heiji and his group so quickly was because he called Ran Mouri and learned their location.

So it's not surprising that Ran Mouri and the others see Sano here; at most, they'll just sigh.

Sano's speed is really fast.

"Ok?"

However, upon seeing Sano, Ran Mori almost immediately sensed something was wrong. She hurriedly approached Sano, wanting to touch the bright red handprint on his face, but fearing she might hurt him, she could only anxiously ask.

"Senior, what happened to your face...?"

Sano glanced at the other three people who also looked curious, and replied calmly, "It's nothing, I just got slapped by that dark-skinned guy."

"Dark-skinned?"

All four of them were stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was happening and stared at each other in disbelief: "You mean, Hattori/Heiji did this!?"

"It's unbelievable!"

As Hattori Heiji's childhood friend, Toyama Kazuha naturally took on the role of the one who blew up the fight, much like the parents of elementary school students who were fighting.

"How could he hit someone? This was a friend he invited to visit Osaka. It's absolutely outrageous!"

"Where is Heiji right now!?"

Sano pointed to the door behind him with his thumb, expressionless, and Toyama Kazuha immediately stormed in.

Ran Mouri didn't say anything, but she followed him inside with a grim expression.

...Although Ran Mouri also felt that, based on her impression of Heiji Hattori, he shouldn't have done something so outrageous.

But if this is true, then it's our own senior who will be wronged.

If even Ran Mouri doesn't stand up for Sano, then who will?

If we don't get an explanation today...

Ran Mouri is no pushover!

And then.

A dark-skinned man lying on the ground, his face bruised and swollen, looking dazed and seemingly on the verge of tears, came into their view.

"..."

Kazuha Toyama moved closer to Heiji Hattori and stared at the pig's head for a while before looking at the fake child duo on the other side, and Sakata, who, despite being able to move freely, did not make any other movements and just squatted quietly.

"...Is this Hattori?"

The three nodded vigorously: "Although... the changes are quite significant, it is indeed true."

Kazuha Toyama hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ran Mouri. They stared at each other strangely for a few seconds: "...The one who got hit should be that Sano guy outside, right?"

Ran Mouri gave an awkward laugh: "Maybe......"

……

Originally, Sano had planned to take advantage of this trip to Osaka to dominate the local delinquent community.

But when he thought about how, if he had just arrived in Osaka and Black Death had already taken over the place with the Black Reaper, then why would Sano have used his true identity when he captured Numabuchi Kiichiro? It would have been a completely pointless and unnecessary effort.

So Sano gave up on the idea again.

Therefore, Sano no longer needed to stay in Osaka.

Otherwise, if I don't go back to Tokyo and finish the organization's missions soon, the mission might time out.

The next day, the group that had come to Osaka for a day trip began their return journey.

...Although this so-called day trip didn't seem to yield any real results.

Sigh, I originally just wanted to bring my senior out to see the scenery and relax, but I never expected to run into a dead body again. They even managed to catch a serial killer on the side, solving a case. This is really...

Ran Mouri looked at Sano with a complicated expression.

Ok?

Wait a minute, why did I say "again"?

But it seems that's really the case.

My seniors always seem to encounter deaths and cases... although I myself seem to have encountered quite a few as well.

Ran Mouri's brows began to furrow.

Is there some special factor behind this?

Ran Mouri's thoughts gradually went astray, even starting to veer towards metaphysics.

While Ran Mouri was lost in thought, her imagination running wild, Heiji Hattori, whose face was still not completely swollen, was also looking at Sano with a complicated expression.

...Heiji Hattori originally thought that after that... well, somewhat embarrassing incident, Sano might not be too willing to meet him for the time being.

To Heiji Hattori's utter surprise, Sano acted as if nothing had happened, having dinner as arranged by him and then settling into the hotel he had arranged as if nothing had occurred.

Chapter 249, Chapter 248: Here's another gift for you.

If it weren't for the lingering pain in his face, Hattori Heiji would have almost thought he was having memory problems.

In fact, nothing happened. He didn't hit Sano, and Sano didn't hit him either.

Heiji Hattori even began to doubt himself.

...While he's having fun and making a fuss, Sano naturally won't waste money on things he shouldn't spend it on. In fact, he can also swindle more money from the black-skinned guy, which is a win-win situation.

Of course, Heiji Hattori didn't know that Sano was trying to save money, although he wasn't really angry.

Because no matter what, Hattori Heiji was indeed at fault yesterday... although he still thought Sano's reaction was a bit excessive.

If you're angry, just let the other person slap you back. Why did they have to slap you so many times? You almost disfigured them!

Fortunately, Hattori Heiji was not actually disfigured.