Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Listening to Sano's "summary" on the other end, Gin nodded in agreement: "I've arranged a team of peripheral members for you. Remember to silence them after this is over."

"Oh."

Sano put away the information and waved to Vodka on the other end: "Let's go, Vodka."

Vodka: "...Here I come."

However, as he was leaving, Sano quietly left a dark figure at the entrance on the first floor.

...To be honest, Sano was exhausted after taking a makeup exam, searching for answers, supervising the café's operations, and chasing criminals in his car today.

So when Gin called Sano that night and asked him to do a mission, he was a little bit resistant.

Just as Sano was about to find an excuse to stall for time, Gin brought up the fact that he had driven off to arrest people in the evening.

Now Sano couldn't make up any more excuses and had no choice but to come and do the mission.

...Seriously, is this guy some kind of psychopath? He's been watching me so closely, and he brought up the incident of me chasing someone in my car just a few hours ago.

Sano muttered to himself as he got into the car.

In any case, Gin has been so good to Sano, he can't just do nothing in return, can he?

Gin was looking for the Black Mask, so let's just give it to him.

Hope you have fun tonight.

Sano chuckled and curled the corners of his mouth, causing Vodka, who had just gotten into the car, to freeze instantly as he fastened his seatbelt.

What's fun?

Who had fun?

What's wrong tonight?

Why did Sano say that? What was his purpose? Was he saying it to himself or just talking to himself? What secrets are hidden behind those words?

"Ok?"

Sano tilted his head and looked at Vodka, asking in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"...No, it's nothing."

After a shiver, Vodka frantically turned the key and started the car.

...Let's finish the mission as soon as possible, get away from them, and go back to our brother.

Cocktail, Gin watched the black car below drive away and let out a long sigh.

Whether my speculation is true or false depends entirely on your performance tonight, Vodka.

"Buzz."

After his phone vibrated, Gin took out his phone to check the text message: "Lord Gin, we have arrived at our location."

After closing his phone, Gin got up and left the cocktail bar.

...Gin wasn't planning to do anything to Sano's mission tonight; he was just going to do his own mission as well.

After all, time is money.

Qin couldn't possibly stop taking a break just because Vodka, that lackey, went to team up with Sano.

Then there's no point in going to such lengths to find a way to get Sano to perform his duties properly.

Even if there isn't a suitable codename member with free time at the moment, they can temporarily team up with Gin to do high-level missions, but low-level missions are also fine.

Unlike Sano, Gin doesn't have any bad habits when it comes to this.

However, as Gin drove away, he did not notice that a dark figure was lying under his car.

When the vehicle stopped in a relatively secluded area, Gin got out and went to meet up with the other members who had already arrived. The black figure was already standing on the top of a nearby residential building, looking down at the scene below.

"...It's time for our conversation, Gin."

Two bright red lights appeared in the black night sky.

Meanwhile, in another suburban area of ​​Tokyo, gunshots were heard continuously.

"Damn it, we've been ambushed!"

Vodka, crouching behind cover, poked his gun out and fired wildly while shouting to Sano, "Rye, contact the big brother quickly, we need backup!"

Sano also huddled behind cover, his brow furrowed slightly.

...Tonight's trading partner is clearly more shady than Gin imagined. From the very beginning, they never intended to conduct a normal transaction, but rather planned to double-cross him as well.

However, compared to Sano... or more precisely, Gin's side, the assessment of Sano's strength is significantly higher, so the firepower prepared for the double-cross is also much greater.

Although no exact number has been counted, a preliminary estimate suggests there are at least fifty people.

Those who know the truth might think this is a case of double-crossing, but those who don't might think it's a war.

"What are you doing, Rye? Call your brother right now!"

Vodka urged again.

However, Sano knew that even if he called Gin, the latter would most likely not be interested in them.

As for why Sano knew... well, that's because it was all thanks to him.

Sano took out his phone and made a call to Gin. It rang for a long time before being answered.

"Hey, Lord Gin, we've been ambushed."

Chapter 296, 295: A defensive push? A desperate gamble! [Bonus chapter 4/5 for Junyou's donation]

"……what?"

Gin held a phone in one hand and fired a gun with the other.

Gin's target was the agile figure that moved through the darkness, constantly dodging bullets and occasionally taking down an outer member.

...Black Mask, that damned mask, actually came knocking on my door?

Recalling the scene of his sudden attack, a vein bulged on Gin's forehead.

However, this could also be considered an opportunity to capture this rat in one fell swoop.

The problem is that this opportunity came so suddenly that Gin was completely unprepared.

Given the current situation, let alone catching the other party, whether I will even be defeated here is another matter entirely.

When Gin received Sano's call, he initially thought that Sano had already taken care of things and wondered if he could ask Sano to come and help with the encirclement.

Unexpectedly, instead of resolving the issue, they also ran into trouble.

But at this very moment, unexpected situations arose on both sides...

This is really troublesome.

"Rye, defend for a bit, I'll call for backup right away."

After hanging up the phone, Gin temporarily withdrew from the "battlefield" and made another call, summoning two groups of peripheral members to support his side and Sano's side respectively.

As long as we stall until reinforcements arrive, this guy definitely won't be able to escape...

Gin's thoughts suddenly went blank. When did the gunshots beside him stop?

Gin, sensing something was wrong, poked his head out and saw that all the peripheral members he had brought with him had indeed fallen down.

The black-masked man stood there alone, his red eyes slightly turned to look at Gin.

"Oh, so you're the only one left, Gin."

...This guy!

Gin grinned cruelly and pulled out a high-explosive bomb.

Meanwhile, noticing Sano hang up the phone, Vodka immediately asked, "What did Big Brother say?"

"Oh, he said we should take a gamble."

"...What!?"

Vodka turned around in surprise, not expecting such an answer.

No, shouldn't we be answering how long it will take for the support to arrive? Even just saying that the support is about to depart would be better.

But what the hell is this "go all in" nonsense?

What about support?

Where's the support?

Where's the support?

"Brother Jia, you take your men and draw fire from that side. I'll rush in from the other side. Once the fire is drawn to my side, you guys follow and charge."

Without wasting any words, Sano immediately began issuing combat orders.

...After all, Sano really wanted to finish quickly, go home and sleep, and once he got things sorted out here, he could probably get rid of the clones around Gin's territory.

"what?"

Before Vodka could react, Sano had already started moving.

Left with no other choice, Vodka had to follow Sano's instructions.

Then, taking advantage of the fact that the other side's attention was completely drawn to Vodka, Sano activated his bullet-dodging ability and accelerated towards the other side at full speed.

"Someone's charging over here!"

Noticing Sano's approach, about ten men immediately turned their guns and fired at him.

However, with the ability to dodge bullets 100%, these bullets obviously couldn't hit Sano.

Amidst the hail of bullets, Sano's figure seemed to be stretched and distorted, grazing past countless bullets like a ghost as he moved forward swiftly and relentlessly.

In just about twenty seconds, Sano had successfully crossed the fire blockade and rushed into the enemy's camp.

"Hey, good evening, everyone."

Sano raised his Glock and another pistol borrowed from an outer member, aiming them at the enemies on either side who hadn't even had time to react.

"Bang bang bang..."