Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Meanwhile, Ran Mouri had already contacted Professor Agasa and explained the situation to him.

There's no time to wait, let's go take a look at the Dragon God Economic Research Institute first.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sano drove off in a bus, speeding all the way to his destination—a storefront in a secluded alley.

Ok?

Judging from the name, I thought it would be a big company, but it's so small.

Sano glanced at the light shining through the gap in the partially closed roller shutter, bent down and crawled under it. Then, relying on his excellent hearing, he could faintly hear men talking on the second floor.

"Idiot, don't you realize you've tied up the wrong person? This girl isn't the one from earlier this day!"

A crisp slap sounded.

"Ah...but didn't you say you wanted to tie up the girl carrying the little white bag...?"

"You dare talk back?!"

"...So what should we do now?"

"What else can we do? Deal with those two guys, then go find that girl!"

Sano silently descended the stairs to the second floor. He glanced at the two men in trench coats wearing sunglasses in the office. On the sofa next to them lay Suzuki Sonoko, who was bound hand and foot and unconscious, and an old man who was also bound hand and foot but was still conscious and looked flustered.

This guy must be Rakusetsu Shigekichi.

Seeing that the two men in trench coats were about to kill him, Sano casually knocked on the door.

Good evening, both of you.

"who!?"

Before the two startled men in trench coats could even draw their guns, Sano had already closed in on them.

……

When Conan investigated the list of companies involved in bribery on Professor Agasa's disk and focused on the Ryujin Economic Research Institute, he arrived and sneaked up to the second floor. All he saw were two unconscious men in sunglasses and trench coats, and Sano, who was untying ropes for Sonoko Suzuki and Shigekichi Rakusetsu... Of course, in his eyes, it was Kurosawa.

Ok?

Um? ?

Ok? ? ?

Conan stared blankly at the scene before him, his previously tense mind instantly going blank.

what's the situation.

What's this guy doing here?

Why is he here?

What makes him think he's here?

"Wake up, we're gone."

Sano shook the still somewhat dazed Suzuki Sonoko, signaled Rakusetsu Shigekichi to carry her, and then, ignoring the stunned Conan, led the way out.

...Strange, why hasn't the mission been marked as complete yet? Is there still a dangerous factor that hasn't been resolved? Or is it that we need to scrutinize the word "rescue"?

Sensing something was amiss, Sano immediately knew which guess was correct when he saw the men in sunglasses and trench coats holding submachine guns downstairs.

Malgobi.

With a flick of his wrist, Sano pulled the Kamen Rider keychain from his sleeve into his hand and pushed it back towards Sonoko Suzuki and Shigekichi Rakusetsu, who had just caught up.

"Transform!"

"Bang bang bang..."

Chapter 360, page 359: Super Scalper Ito Taka

A dense hail of bullets rained down, the clanging and thuds of them piercing through the air causing both Shigekichi Rakusetsu and Sonoko Suzuki to scream in alarm.

Fortunately, Sano reacted quickly, and he could also act as a shield, preventing the two from being hit by bullets. Otherwise, if they had been hit head-on...

The size of the two adults was vastly different from that of the children from before.

As for that kid Conan...

Because of his confusion, he didn't react in time, and didn't even need to react, as he was completely outside the bullet's firing range. But...

Conan's eyes widened as he stared at the figure clinging to Sonoko and Suzuki.

A black, black, black mask!!?

What the heck? Kurosawa is the Black Mask?

Wow... this explosive and exciting information came a little too suddenly, didn't it?

Also, when did this guy change his clothes?

Instant outfit change?

I didn't see it clearly at all. That outfit... it was like it appeared out of nowhere. Even Kaito Kid isn't that awesome, right?

Speaking of which, didn't this guy shout something just now?

Transform, transform, change?

Is it this one?

...They were in a dangerous environment where they could be hit by bullets at any moment.

But Conan didn't seem to feel any tension or urgency.

Firstly, I was so shocked by what I saw that I couldn't care less about anything else.

Secondly, they might think that with Black Mask around, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong.

In short, Conan stood there like a stone.

...Wasn't this exposure at lightning speed a bit too fast?

Sano was also speechless. He never expected that the true identity of this third alias would be exposed so quickly after only the first appearance.

Although only the surface layer has been removed, the problem isn't too serious.

The situation is roughly equivalent to Black Death taking off his mask and Rye taking off his hat.

Not to mention, unlike the previous two, the black mask's vest is still pure white and flawless.

Sano was speechless simply because, according to his original plan, this disguise could last for a while longer, allowing him to play a few more rounds with the plague god before being forced or even forced to tear it off.

That's all, it's just too boring.

But that's not the important thing right now; what's important is how to deal with those guys outside.

The intelligence database of NaDuTong mentioned that the other party was armed.

Although he only used the word "suspected," Sano had already tried his best to think in the worst possible direction, even though he still subconsciously thought so.

The other party at most possesses a handgun.

They even managed to come up with submachine guns.

That's quite troublesome.

After pursing his lips, Sano pushed the two people beneath him toward Conan, completely eliminating the risk of being hit by bullets. He then flipped over behind the large desk that was estimated to weigh several hundred kilograms, or even tons.

[Knight Kick] activated.

Sano kicked out, and the desk instantly crashed through the office door frame like a car accelerating at 100 km/h, then broke through the fence and fell onto the open space on the first floor. Amid the screams, the crackling gunfire stopped.

However, Sano's goal was certainly not just to use this opportunity to cut off the enemy's firepower.

Behind the desk that had been whistling out, Sano was still clinging tightly to the corner of the desk.

Before the panicked, scattered men in trench coats could react, Sano, who had already let go in mid-air, stepped onto the desk and pounced on one of them like a hawk swooping down to hunt.

Gunshots rang out again, then quickly faded away.

When Conan and his two companions cautiously peeked out of the office to check the situation, no one was left standing on the first floor. As for Kurosawa... or rather, Black Mask.

They've already disappeared without a trace.

……

“I said.”

Gin glanced at Sano, who had just returned from the bathroom, and frowned slightly: "What's wrong with you? Did you eat something bad or what? You've been to the bathroom so many times?"

Sano shrugged: "Everyone has to go to the toilet sometimes, you can't just stop me from using it."

...Logically speaking, since the mission on the other side has been completed, Sano shouldn't need to run to the toilet anymore. However, considering that he still needs to stay here for another two or three days, in case other missions are triggered later.

It wouldn't be good if there wasn't a clone in Tokyo to provide support.

Furthermore, if Sano encounters any major trouble with Alicca, having a backup plan that allows for easy evacuation is still very necessary.

Gin snorted at Sano's answer but didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he looked at the phone in Sano's hand and brought up another matter.

"Your henchman has run into some trouble."

"Ok?"

Sano raised an eyebrow. The "henchman" that Gin mentioned could only be Ito Taka, but what problem could that guy possibly have?

"What happened to him?"

"It's not that something happened to him, it's that something is wrong with him."

Gin handed his phone to Sano: "Take a look for yourself."

After taking the phone, Sano glanced at it and found that it seemed to record information about Ito Taka's previous missions. The problem was that Ito Taka himself was not listed.

This statement seems a bit strange, but when you consider the final conclusion...

That's not so strange.

Ito Taka "hired" other people to help him complete his mission.

...This statement was actually said in a positive light.

Looking at the "process" above, Ito Taka didn't "hire" anyone else to help him complete the task at all; he didn't participate in it at all.