Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Looking at the gossipers who were gradually showing signs of going their separate ways, Ai Haibara's somewhat confused mind suddenly skipped a beat, and she held up a finger: "The most expensive antique cake."

Sano raised an eyebrow, curled the corners of his mouth, and then pried open one of Ai Haibara's fingers.

"Two pieces, plus a vanilla latte."

Ai Haibara: "...Deal."

"Got it."

Sano then approached Inspector Megure and began to take control of the situation.

……

Shinichi Kudo regained consciousness quickly after being taken to the infirmary.

This brought a sigh of relief to those who were worried about it.

...Especially Heiji Hattori, since Conan had mentioned the diplomat incident to him. Although there are still many unclear situations, he has every reason to suspect that Shinichi Kudo is about to shrink again.

Because Ran Mouri refused to let go of Shinichi Kudo, Heiji Hattori couldn't force her to leave, so he could only stand by and watch anxiously.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened, and Shinichi Kudo did not feel like he was going to shrink after he regained consciousness.

...In fact, Heiji Hattori still had many doubts in his heart and wanted to ask the other party, but for the same reason as above, he couldn't find an opportunity to communicate with the other party at all. Even Conan was nowhere to be found.

It wasn't until "Conan" reappeared and dragged Heiji Hattori to the school's warehouse that his anxious heart gradually calmed down.

"...Are you Kudo?"

Regardless of whether the Conan in front of him is Shinichi Kudo or a stand-in he found, he is undoubtedly a teammate who knows about this matter, so Heiji Hattori didn't hold back and went straight to the point to ask the key question.

"I am not Kudo. The one lying in the infirmary right now is the real Shinichi Kudo."

Ai Haibara took off her mask, and without the voice changer underneath, her voice immediately returned to normal.

Heiji Hattori stared at that face for a few seconds before finally remembering whose familiar voice it was.

"So you're that little girl who always acted like a rich young lady... Wait a minute, since Kudo would tell you about something so dangerous, does that mean you're not actually a real child, but just like him?"

Having been a famous detective for a while, Hattori Heiji quickly pieced together the logic of the whole incident.

Ai Haibara nodded in agreement: "That's right, just like Shinichi Kudo, I took that pill and that's why I look like this now."

"Knew it."

Hattori Heiji then asked, "So what's the situation now? Why has Kudo turned back to normal? Did he find the antidote? Then why don't you turn back?"

"Is this important?"

Ai Haibara suddenly took a few steps back, and the gradually cold look in her eyes gave Heiji Hattori a bad feeling.

"The important thing is that you, the person who was deliberately hidden by Shinichi Kudo, actually walked right into our lives. You've really saved us a lot of trouble."

"……what?"

Hattori Heiji tilted his head in confusion, unable to understand what Haibara Ai meant.

"You should know that Shinichi Kudo was poisoned and accidentally turned into a child because he was investigating the existence of a certain black organization."

Ai Haibara's lips curled into a sarcastic sneer: "Aren't you curious why I was also given that poison and turned into what I am now?"

Before Heiji Hattori could even think about it, Ai Haibara told him the answer directly.

"Because unlike Shinichi Kudo, I took the poison willingly."

“APTX4869 is a drug that I developed myself. Because it is not perfect, it has always been used as a poison.”

"After I personally experimented on myself and discovered this unique condition, I immediately conducted a second investigation on all the targets who had taken the drug."

"As expected, they eventually discovered Shinichi Kudo, who had slipped through the net."

"Although Shinichi Kudo escaped our silencing by agreeing to become a test subject, we still need to deal with the other people who know about this matter."

As Ai Haibara patiently "explained," Heiji Hattori's body involuntarily began to feel cold, and a look of horror gradually appeared in his eyes. Although the situation was similar to what he had thought, the core aspects were completely different.

In a daze, the word "danger" kept swelling in Hattori Heiji's mind.

"...In short, we intend to shut you up forever, do you understand, Hattori?"

Chapter 314 Chapter 313, Kudo Kudo Kudo Kudo Kudo Kudo Kudo...

A cold, hard object pressed against the back of Hattori Heiji's head, and its indifferent voice sounded all too familiar to him.

...Sano! ! ?

Hattori Heiji's breath caught in his throat. His eyes widened as he turned around in a daze, and sure enough, he saw that familiar face.

Although unlike before, Sano's face was now filled with an unfamiliar, cold expression, and the black muzzle of the gun in his hand made Hattori Heiji's scalp tingle.

"...Sano, are you also...a member of that organization?"

In fact, Heiji Hattori already had the answer in his heart, but due to his personal feelings and the suddenness of the situation, he chose to confirm it verbally.

"Actually, my name is not Ai Haibara, but Shiho Miyano, and my code name is Sherry."

Ai Haibara walked to Sano's side and tilted her head slightly.

"While his name is indeed Sano, his code name is... Vodka."

...Vodka? ?

Sano's eye twitched almost imperceptibly. Did this fake loli have no other choice? Why did she have to pick such a code name for herself?

You can make up any random one, are you just taking advantage of your true identity and not knowing who Vodka is?

Seeing Ai Haibara continue her intimidation with a cold expression, Sano couldn't say anything on the spot and could only continue acting.

After hearing the two code names given by Ai Haibara, Heiji Hattori became even more certain that he was doomed.

Because Conan did tell Heiji Hattori that the members of that organization all had a code name for a type of liquor.

...This is truly terrifying. It turns out that there were two guys watching Kudo all along, especially Sano, the famous high school detective. Who would have thought that he would be a member of a criminal organization?

I was careless and took this matter too lightly.

Hattori Heiji looked at Sano with a bitter smile: "For the sake of our past relationship, could you please pass on a message to Kazuha for me?"

"I think that's unnecessary."

Sano coldly replied, "Anyway, she'll be going down to keep you company soon."

Upon hearing this, Hattori Heiji's expression immediately changed: "What do you mean? What do you want to do to Kazuha? I'm the only one who knows about Kudo's affair. Kazuha is innocent. She doesn't know anything!"

Whether she knows or not is not up to you to decide.

Sano finally revealed a mocking expression: "Unlike Shinichi Kudo, you have no value to us, so you have no bargaining chips. Just in case, we will kill everyone related to you, including your parents. After all, it's better to kill three thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free."

Unlike the shock and panic he felt when he was mocked by Ai Haibara, Heiji Hattori was only aroused by Sano's voice, with anger.

"Sano!!!"

Hattori Heiji could no longer bear it and attempted a final act of resistance.

However, in just a moment, before Hattori Heiji could even react, he was thrown to the ground.

Sano held Hattori Heiji down tightly, pressing the muzzle of the gun against his temple, and said mockingly, "Don't be so angry. You should be glad that you'll be the first one to die. That way, you won't have to see your loved ones die one after another. Isn't that great?"

Unfortunately, Hattori Heiji clearly wasn't so keen on accepting Sano's "comfort."

"You fart!"

"Sano, you bastard!"

"You just wait and see, if you dare to hurt my Kazuha, I will never let you go, even if I become a ghost!!"

"..."

Amidst Hattori Heiji's furious roar, Sano finally bid him a final farewell.

"Go ahead and curse, because you are so weak and incompetent, you can't change any facts anyway."

"Well then, goodbye, Kansai... the great detective."

As Sano pulled the trigger, Hattori Heiji's roar ceased. He involuntarily closed his eyes, a cold, piercing sensation shooting through his temple. Then, icy liquid flowed from the "shot wound," past his eyes, and onto the ground...

...Wait a minute, it's cold?

Shouldn't blood be warm?

Why am I still conscious? Shouldn't I have died instantly if I was shot in the temple?

Sano stood up, and the force that had been suppressing Hattori Heiji and immobilizing him vanished instantly, allowing him to open his eyes in a daze.

...Looking at Hattori Heiji, who was staring blankly at her face, Ai Haibara's eyes twitched involuntarily, and she turned her gaze away.

This familiar scene and feeling evokes some unpleasant memories.

That Sano guy, he never gets tired of it, it's always the same water gun, really...

"Haven't you realized it yet?"

After clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts, Ai Haibara stepped forward and spoke seriously with Heiji Hattori, who had sat up: "If what we just heard was true, and we really are members of that organization, what are you going to do... Oh, the answer is already clear, since you're already dead."

"And the next one to die is your childhood sweetheart. However, if your parents don't come looking for you, she might survive, since your father's identity is indeed a bit troublesome."

"So, if you don't want things to turn out this way, you'd better be careful from now on, and absolutely do not expose Kudo's affair, understand?"

Under Ai Haibara's "warning," Heiji Hattori finally realized that he was not actually dead, and that his Kazuha Toyama was even less likely to die.

"...So, you two aren't part of that organization. Everything you said earlier was a lie to me, just to tell me not to expose Kudo's affair?"

"It's not entirely a lie."

Ai Haibara shrugged and said, "At least I was indeed a member of that organization before, and my code name was indeed Sherry. I developed this drug, and I took it voluntarily."

"Oh……"

Hattori Heiji nodded, then gritted his teeth: "What the hell is the difference between this and a complete lie?!"

"Are you two fucking crazy? Making such a fuss over such a small thing? Don't you know that scaring someone can kill them?!"

Faced with Hattori Heiji's outburst, Haibara Ai calmly replied, "If I don't do this, how can you understand the seriousness of the matter and take it seriously?"

"How could I not have taken this matter seriously?!"

Hattori Heiji retorted angrily, "Didn't I come all the way from Osaka to help him so that Kudo's affair wouldn't be exposed to his girlfriend?!"