Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

To put it bluntly, Sano, who possesses the skills of disguise, clones, and a cat-like enhanced invisibility, is now fearless. No matter how outrageous the lie, he believes he can cover it up, and if he can't, he can just force his way out of it.

It's no big deal.

As for why Sano, even in this state, still wouldn't allow Miyano Akemi and Haibara Ai to recognize each other under their true identities, it was simply because he was venting his anger.

Sano has not forgotten how a certain fake loli's sharp tongue caused him to "go to jail".

Even though the other party was fundamentally "doing what's best for him," that didn't stop Sano from not wanting the other party to feel good.

Want to know if your sister is still alive?

Want to meet your sister?

That depends on Sano's mood.

Humming a little tune, Sano took a large bag from Xiao San and then switched between different identities before finally arriving at the Mouri Detective Agency.

"Is this the place?"

Sano's gaze fell on the "Poirot Cafe" sign on the first floor.

That's right, Sano's purpose in coming to the Mouri Detective Agency this time was not to have anything to do with Conan, that plague god, but to take over the coffee shop downstairs.

The origin is a new mission that Sano triggered last night before going to sleep.

[Please take over the target coffee shop within the mission time limit. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 19:59:59].

To be honest, Sano didn't quite understand why he was being asked to take over a coffee shop. But as a working person, he had to be prepared and just do it.

That's why Sano withdrew some money from the Black Reaper's secret stash to take over.

...After all, the investment in starting the company was too large, almost emptying Sano's savings.

Fortunately, the funds returned quite quickly, preventing Sano from running out of money.

"Ok?"

"Senior, what brings you here?"

Just then, Ran Mouri opened the second-floor window and immediately noticed Sano below, waving hello.

...It just so happens that we ran into each other.

Sano, who had intended to keep a low profile, was surprised to be seen by Ran Mouri and could only raise his hand to greet her.

"Oh."

Just as Ran was about to ask Sano what he wanted, she saw him waving at her.

After tilting her head slightly, Ran Mouri ran downstairs with a "thump thump thump".

A moment later, Ran Mouri, along with Kogoro Mouri and Conan who had followed her downstairs, roughly understood what had happened.

"Oh... so Poirot Cafe is looking for someone to take over."

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Sano: "But why would you, little brat, take over? And there are plenty of cafes in Tokyo that want to open, why did you have to choose the one downstairs from my house? You kid, you didn't do this on purpose just to get closer to Ran, did you?"

Sano calmly sipped his coffee and glanced at Kogoro Mouri: "Is that so? I think it would be better to say that I took over this coffee shop to get closer to your wife rather than your daughter."

"What?!"

Kogoro Mouri instantly lost his guard and lunged at Sano with bared teeth and claws.

As expected, Ran Mouri stopped her.

"Oh, Dad, can you use your brain? If the senior really wanted to get close to Mom, why would he take over the coffee shop downstairs from the firm? He should have opened one directly under Mom's law firm."

Hearing Ran Mouri's advice, Kogoro Mouri finally stopped fooling around, but after thinking for a while, he bristled again: "Then isn't he still here for you, you brat!"

"I'm not saying this to be mean, but why are you getting so worked up about me taking over a coffee shop?"

Sano rested his chin on his hand and looked at Kogoro Mouri: "Anyway, we'll all be neighbors from now on, so let's try to get along as amicably as possible, Detective."

"Neighbor my foot! I disagree! I absolutely disagree!"

Kogoro Mouri said with a serious expression.

"...I'm not taking over your firm, so what's the use of your disagreement?"

Sano scoffed.

"what!"

Kogoro Mouri suddenly became arrogant, raising his head knowingly: "You probably don't know this, Poirot, but this is actually my territory!"

"Ok?"

Sano turned his gaze to the middle-aged lawyer who had come to sign the contract with him on behalf of Boss Poirot, and then received an affirmative answer.

It turns out that this three-story villa actually belongs entirely to Kogoro Mouri.

Aside from the second floor used for business and the third floor for living and eating, Kogoro Mouri rented out the first floor to earn some money to supplement his household income.

...It's surprising that Kogoro Mouri is quite wealthy.

After all, a three-story building in this location would definitely not be cheap; you can tell just by looking at the rent for the coffee shop on the first floor.

Seeing that Sano had received a reply from the lawyer, Kogoro Mouri became even more arrogant, laughing so hard that he almost pushed his head to the back of his buttocks.

"Now you're convinced, kid!"

“But even if Poirot really is the place you rent out, you’ve already rented it out, haven’t you?”

Sano interrupted Kogoro Mouri's laughter: "Do I need to teach you the difference between ownership and usage rights, Detective?"

Kogoro Mouri's laughter stopped abruptly.

Indeed, as a detective and a former police officer, Kogoro Mouri certainly understands the difference between ownership and usage rights.

Chapter 292, 291, Gin: Let's see who teams up with Sano [Bonus Chapter 2/5 for Junyou's donation]

"And now, the right to use this place—"

Sano abruptly raised his hand, pulled out a pen, and scribbled his name on the contract the lawyer handed him: "It's mine now!"

"The deal is done. Unfortunately, this place has now become my territory."

"Now it's your turn to be expelled, Kogoro Mouri!"

Sano stood up, pointed at Kogoro Mouri with one hand, causing him to stagger back a few steps before falling to his knees with a thud, his head touching the ground.

"How...how could this happen? I lost..."

The other people in the coffee shop, watching Sano and Kogoro Mouri's actions, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Are these two guys out of their minds?

"Well then, I've already counted the money, so I'll be leaving now."

The lawyer, having already counted all the money in the bag Sano handed him, got up to say goodbye and leave.

Then Ran Mouri asked a question she was curious about: "Senpai, when you took over Poirot, were you planning to continue running the coffee shop?"

"Otherwise, the bulk of the transfer fee is for these equipment and renovations. If you don't use them and just throw them away and start over, wouldn't you be crazy?"

Sano replied in this way.

"But perhaps the store being transferred was not operating well, or perhaps it was for some other reason. Usually, when taking over another store, don't people make some changes, big or small?"

Conan shared his opinion.

"Um……"

Sano stroked his chin, thinking that Conan's words made sense.

Now that this coffee shop is mine, how can I make some changes to prove my ownership, just like before?

"Then let's change the name."

Sano immediately decided to change the name of the Poirot Cafe.

"So, what name do you plan to change to, senior?"

Ran Mouri asked again.

Sano pondered for a few seconds and gave his answer: "Antique".

"...An Ding District?"

The former employees of the Poirot Café, who had left behind the original café, were now working in a state of disarray, their skills and demeanor diminished. They were able to find a new way to make money and improve their business.

"Oh, what a strange name."

Before Ran could finish speaking, Conan immediately objected: "That's not right, it should mean antique in English, but why would you choose such a strange name, Sano... brother?"

Sano put a hand on Conan's head: "First, whether it's strange or not is not up to you to decide. Second, no name is stranger than yours. Third, who says that a name can only be translated literally and not transliterated? I can call it whatever I want. I'll call it Anteiku, so what's it to you?"

Conan felt the pressure of the five fingers gripping the top of his head, opened his mouth, but ultimately remained silent.

"Alright, you..."

Sano turned his gaze to the tadpole, and then to the tadpole.

Fortunately, the shop assistant was quick-witted and immediately reintroduced himself: "Boss, my name is Kang Juan'ao!"

"Oh right, Shuke!"

Ran Mouri nudged Sano and whispered a reminder: "Senpai, it's Kagami, it's Azusa."

Sano: "..."

Wow, this is the strangest name.

The atmosphere was slightly awkward, but fortunately, both parties involved were mature adults and tacitly chose to skip the topic.

"Miss Zi, go and get a new signboard later. The name design doesn't need to be too fancy; simple and clear in pure black will suffice."

"Yes."

"In addition, your base salary will be doubled, and your job title will be changed to store manager."

"Is this... oh? The store manager? But I'm the only staff member here."

"Then just hire another person. It's no big deal. You can take charge of it."

"But... even if we hire another person, there won't be any extra work for them to do."