Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"But we don't feel that you value it."

Upon hearing Sano interrupt, Hattori Heiji immediately shifted his glare to Sano: "Where did I not take it seriously? Tell me!"

Heiji Hattori felt he had every right to be angry about being deceived, but his resentment towards Sano was stronger than towards Ai Haibara.

...Firstly, Sano had been the one who threatened him the most and the most, and secondly, Heiji Hattori was more familiar with him than Ai Haibara.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, this could indeed be considered a serious matter, so Hattori Heiji shouldn't actually appear too narrow-minded.

Therefore, the target that Hattori Heiji could vent his anger on was Sano, whom he was more familiar with.

...Besides, this guy is so familiar with me, we must have some feelings for each other, yet he still did something like this. It's so damn hurtful!

However, just as Hattori Heiji was about to vent his anger, Sano suddenly pulled out his phone and said, "Then I'll show you the evidence."

"what?"

Before Hattori Heiji could react, Sano pressed the record play button on his phone.

And then...

"Hey, Kudo."

"How about Kudo?"

"As expected of Kudo."

"I understand, Kudo."

"Watch closely, Kudo."

"How are you, Kudo?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, Kudo?"

"What happened, Kudo?"

"Come to Osaka, I'll take you shopping, Kudo."

"I already know the truth, Kudo."

"This is a big problem, Kudo."

"Where did you go, Kudo?"

"Where are you going, Kudo?"

"Hurry up and go in, Kudo."

"You go first, Kudo."

"Go, Kudo."

"Hey, Kudo."

"..."

As Sano's phone rang repeatedly with the words "Kudo Kudo," the warehouse fell silent.

Not to mention Hattori Heiji, even Haibara Ai raised an eyebrow in disbelief and surprise.

...This guy actually has something like this in his hand??

Chapter 315, Ai Haibara: Why does this motorcycle look so familiar?

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Hattori Heiji's voice can still be considered quite distinctive... taking into account the situation on site.

It goes without saying who the owner of the voice is.

It wasn't until much later that Hattori Heiji, who had been humiliated on the spot, finally managed to stammer, "Sano, when... when did you record all this?"

"It was something you recorded casually when you were with Conan."

Sano replied in this way.

So what are you planning to do by recording this kind of thing when you have nothing better to do?

Before Hattori Heiji could speak again, Sano pressed the record play button once more: "Like this."

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

Faced with Sano's on-the-spot "example," both Hattori Heiji and Haibara Ai, the audience members, twitched at the corners of their mouths.

Especially the former, whose dark face even showed a faint hint of red.

"...Um, Sano, everything else is fine, but could you please delete this?"

"why."

Sano immediately closed his phone and put it in his pocket: "My Kazuha and all that, isn't that pretty impressive?"

"……ah!!!!"

Hattori Heiji, who was dragged out and further humiliated by Sano, covered his face and rolled on the ground in shame, yelling, "Stop talking! Stop talking!!"

"..."

...This guy is surprisingly innocent in this respect.

Sensing that if he continued teasing the dark-skinned man with a reddish tinge, Sano might want to take him down with him, he chose to stop for now and decide to play with him again later.

"I am leaving."

This scene is like an adult taking a child to the supermarket, only for the child to throw a tantrum and roll around on the floor because they want a toy, and the adult just abandons them and leaves – a truly absurd situation.

Ai Haibara also chose to leave with the words "I'm leaving" and then followed Sano.

Where are you planning to go?

"Go to the antiques."

"Going on another inspection? Are you really that worried that Miss Azusa and Miss Aiko will slack off?"

"No, I'm going to get the cake and coffee you promised."

"..."

Ai Haibara pursed her lips, somewhat speechless, but she didn't intend to cheat.

After a while, Ai Haibara suddenly spoke up again: "Speaking of which, you have a really bad sense of humor. Do you really enjoy scaring people like that?"

"You don't seem to have the right to talk to me like that."

Sano, hands in his pockets, said, "This time, it's not just that you were involved; it was entirely your idea, wasn't it?"

That's right. Although Sano was indeed somewhat interested in threatening Hattori Heiji, he would find it too troublesome to do anything specifically to intimidate him.

It was only because Ai Haibara brought this up that Sano casually gave her that scare.

As for recording... it was just something I did on a whim.

In short, Sano shouldn't take the blame for this!

"But I don't remember ever threatening you to that extent."

Ai Haibara retorted softly, saying that in her original plan, at most Sano would just hold a gun to Hattori Heiji's head to give him a scare, and that would be enough.

Who would have thought that Sano's acting was so captivating, with his sarcastic remarks, provocations, and a whole bunch of haphazard, deceptive maneuvers that almost terrified Hattori Heiji.

Considering the time Sano threatened him, and the time Conan mentioned threatening his family of three the year before that, who would believe that this guy doesn't have a twisted sense of humor?

In response, Sano simply asked, "Then what about the time you threatened Conan at the hospital, and the time you did it the day you transferred schools?"

Ai Haibara choked for a moment.

If you do the math, she has made three threatening gestures today, and Sano has also made three today. It seems like everyone is the same.

What else is there to say?

The two tacitly avoided the topic.

After a while, Ai Haibara couldn't help but ask again, "Why are you recording that guy's voice when you have nothing better to do? Do you have some kind of special fetish in this area? Have you ever recorded anything related to me?"

"Guess."

Since Sano neither confirmed nor denied it, he clearly didn't intend to give a serious answer.

...This behavior only makes people more suspicious.

Ai Haibara was somewhat dissatisfied with the result of this test: "If you don't tell me, the cake and coffee later might not be valid."

"Heh, you can give it a try."

The curve of Sano's lips made Ai Haibara's heart tighten slightly.

I have a persistent feeling that I'm being threatened.

After clicking her tongue, Ai Haibara pretended that she hadn't said anything.

However, having learned this lesson the hard way, I need to be more careful in the future.

Be careful with your words.

Act with caution.

We absolutely cannot let Sano find any more leverage over us.

Ai Haibara made a silent decision in her heart.

"...By the way, send me a copy of that audio recording you made in the warehouse earlier."

Ai Haibara was referring, of course, to the phrase "my Kazuha" that Kuroki had used.

"why."

Sano's casual question made Ai Haibara roll her eyes: "Add another cake."

"……make a deal."

After taking the items from the antique coffee shop, the two should have parted ways.

Just before leaving, Sano suddenly called out to Ai Haibara, saying he would take her home.

This made Ai Haibara wary.

Something's not right, something's very wrong.