Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

As long as that guy doesn't do anything reckless, he will definitely have a place among the future executives of the organization, which is why Sano's proposal was accepted so easily.

Gin never expected that Ito Taka was mentally ill, and he certainly didn't expect that the guys he brought into the organization were also mentally ill.

Our own organization.

It's not some mental hospital that specifically houses mental patients!

“You never told me that Ito Taka was mentally ill.”

Faced with Gin's subtly questioning tone, Sano asked in surprise, "Do I really need to explain this? Before he joined the organization, shouldn't they have conducted a background check on him to make sure he wasn't a 'rat'? That's easy to find out, isn't it?"

Hearing the puzzled look in Sano's voice, Gin's breathing became even more frozen.

Chapters 379 and 378: Kogoro Mouri and his dog are not allowed inside.

"Shouldn't the investigation into that guy's identity and security be conducted by you, his superior?"

"what?"

Sano was stunned.

"You didn't tell me that."

Gin was also stunned.

"Do I need to explain that?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Gin's lips twitched, and he asked, "You...didn't you check?"

Sano blinked but did not answer.

This is also the best answer.

A brief silence fell over the scene.

A few seconds later, they both wisely moved on from the topic and went their separate ways home.

……

The next day, Sano intended to visit the antique café and sit for a while, but he didn't expect to see several familiar faces as soon as he arrived... Since the Mouri Detective Agency was upstairs, it wasn't strange that Conan and Kogoro Mouri were there. The problem was that apart from the two brothers-in-law, there were others.

Sano also saw Inspector Megure, Wataru Takagi, and Miwako Sato.

What case are they discussing?

"Hey, Sano-kun!"

Inspector Megure noticed Sano and immediately raised his hand in a cheerful greeting.

Sano casually responded and then turned his gaze to Kogoro Mouri.

What are you doing here?

"Ok?"

Kogoro Mouri tilted his head in confusion: "Why can't I be here?"

Sano glanced at the counter behind the counter, then looked at the counter itself. He saw a string of small, unidentified objects, and a rustling of silk. He looked at the counter with a strange, unsettling expression. He looked at the counter with a strange, unsettling expression, and then ...

"Hey?"

The duo simultaneously typed a question mark: "Did you... say that...?"

Whether Sano actually said it or not is irrelevant; what matters is that while his words weren't particularly offensive, they were extremely insulting. After a moment's reaction, Kogoro Mouri jumped up and angrily shouted, "Hey, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'No dogs or me allowed'?!"

"That's right, that's right!"

Conan chimed in, "Everyone else can come in but Uncle Kogoro can't? Isn't that discrimination?"

Mouri Kogoro: "..."

Is the key point to differentiate treatment?

Before Kogoro Mouri could speak again, Sano glanced at Conan and then looked at the duo again, adding, "By the way, the dog I was referring to was this kid. Biological dogs are allowed in, don't get them mixed up."

Conan: "?"

Damn, why is this involving personal attacks?

"Oh dear, let's not talk about these things. It's just in time for you to come, Sano-kun. We were just discussing a very tricky case. Come and take a look."

In the end, it was Inspector Megure who spoke up and steered the conversation back on track.

Sano then sat down and listened to their explanation of the case.

There's not much to say, really. It's just that a masked man has been attacking women like crazy lately... Although this crazy attack only resulted in three victims, none of them died, and none of their injuries were too serious.

As for why they approached Kogoro Mouri, it wasn't that the police were completely helpless and were planning to seek outside help; the two sides just happened to run into each other.

To be precise, when Sato Miwako was acting as bait, attempting to entrap the suspect, she was grabbed by this lewd old man, so she mistook him for a suspect. Together with Inspector Megure and the others who were lying in ambush nearby, they pinned the guy to the ground. Only after seeing his face did they realize something was wrong.

...Tsk, this doesn't seem very interesting.

However, when Sano's gaze turned to the photos of the three victims on the table, he became somewhat interested.

It wasn't that Sano knew these victims, nor was it because they were particularly beautiful and could attract his attention; the main reason was that the three women were too distinctive.

Why are they all dark-skinned?

Sano picked up the photo with great interest and examined it closely. He found that the three people looked like typical East Asians, except for their skin, which was quite unusual.

Oh, and another thing I should mention is that the colors of her hair and lips are also very vibrant.

Perhaps it's due to the skin's reflection?

This doesn't seem strange at all. Even though most East Asians have yellow skin, there are always exceptions. Some are born with dark skin, while others get tanned later in life. Sano has seen three people with dark skin.

Of course, there are only three.

Special cases are special cases; it's not right for so many to suddenly appear.

Unfortunately, before Sano could unleash his wild ideas, Miwako Sato timidly raised her hand.

"Well, I should probably remind you, Sano, that their skin isn't naturally tanned, nor is it from sun exposure; it's from makeup."

"...Painted on??"

Sano typed two question marks, while Sato Miwako nodded and explained, "Makeup."

Then Sano was given a lesson on what "101 Gyaru" (a popular Japanese girl group) meant, and then...

Sano lost interest.

Sano really can't accept this aesthetic.

Although dark skin does not necessarily affect appearance, it may even have special advantages, like those three dark-skinned people who are actually quite good-looking.

But that's only based on the premise that one is already good-looking.

If you're not good-looking, trying to change it with this will only make you uglier. What's that idiom again?

To imitate someone poorly is like Dong Shi trying to imitate Xi Shi.

Inspector Megure looked at Sano: "So, what are your thoughts?"

...Who do these guys think they are? They think they can find the suspect just by saying a few words?

Sano curled his lip: "Probably some unlucky guy who got dumped by a hot girl, harbored resentment, became mentally twisted, and therefore specifically targeted this group."

This is the most reasonable judgment.

This is also the only reasonable conclusion that can be drawn based on the current clues.

For a specific example, you can refer to the guy in Izu last time... what was his name again?

Never mind, they're all trivial matters.

"Ah, senior!"

Suddenly, Sonoko Suzuki popped out and greeted Sano cheerfully.

Upon seeing the photo on the table, Sonoko Suzuki's eyes lit up, and she immediately picked it up to admire it: "Oh my, isn't this a 101 gal? They're so fashionable now, I really want to try it too."

Sano glanced at Sonoko Suzuki and roughly imagined it...

Well, it turns out that even people with decent looks may not be able to pull off the non-mainstream "emo" style, and of course, if you're not good-looking, there's no possibility of it at all.

"Since we haven't found anything useful, let's just leave."

Inspector Megure didn't plan to stay any longer... Sano's "analysis" really wasn't very meaningful; the scope was too broad, making it difficult to conduct an effective search.

Upon seeing this, Kogoro Mouri immediately panicked: "No, Inspector Megure, you haven't asked me yet!"

What's the point of asking you?

Inspector Megure pursed his lips in exasperation, but considering they were all his brothers, he couldn't show favoritism and had to treat them equally, so he still asked a question.

"Hey Mori, have you discovered anything?"

Kogoro Mouri thought for a moment, then typed a row of dots: "It seems not."

"Tsk."

Inspector Megure gave the expected deadpan look and was just about to wrap things up when Miwako Sato muttered, "There's nothing we can do about it, isn't there? After all, it seems like this kind of case has never happened before."

"Who says it never happened? I remember it happening once."

Kogoro Mouri stroked his stubble: "I remember back then, probably before I became a detective, I heard there was this guy who would deliberately drive his car to run over high school girls. Just thinking about it makes me feel disgusted..."

"boom!"

Inspector Megure suddenly slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and interrupted Kogoro Mouri: "Alright! Stop wasting time here, go back and investigate!"

"Oh...oh yes!"

Sato Miwako quickly replied, "I'll go change right away and continue trying to seduce you..."

"No need to change clothes!"

Inspector Megure interrupted again, adjusting his hat, and said, "You two go and investigate the commonalities among the three victims. That should be enough."

After saying that, Inspector Megure walked out, clearly indicating that no rebuttal was allowed.

Sano raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at Inspector Megure.

This seasoned veteran seems a little off.