Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The two of them could still clearly sense it.

...I was actually looked down upon by a dog. Did this guy understand what I just said?

"Um, can you understand me? How about this, we switch? I'll buy you a box of sausages, and you give me back my clothes, okay?"

After his initial surprise, the blond-haired man continued to try to communicate.

This made Xiao Hei turn his head and look directly at Huang Mao.

Although he snorted again the next second, the disdain in his eyes was undisguised.

...I was looked down upon again.

At the same time that Huang Mao and Xiao San had their beady eyes widened, Xiao Hei suddenly moved.

Wearing a trench coat, he ran wildly, seemingly intending to escape.

Seeing this, the blond-haired man panicked and immediately ran after him.

"Wait a minute, let's have a proper talk. If one box isn't enough, then two boxes will do. If that's still not enough, three boxes, five boxes will be fine too, ten boxes, I'll give you ten boxes!!!"

Under the setting sun, a person and a dog ran around, like a young couple who had just had a fight and were trying to make up.

The mistress: "..."

Why don't we take this opportunity to slip away? After all, it's not my clothes.

...Sano was unaware that the blond-haired guy was having a great time playing with his dog. On his way home, Ran Mouri suddenly called him.

It mainly talked about two things.

One was asking Sano to go out and play, and the other was asking him why he wasn't home and that she wanted to deliver something to him... To be precise, she was delivering something for someone else.

That's right, tomorrow is Valentine's Day again.

Despite not showing up often, Sano still received a lot of chocolates and love letters.

Ugh, this is so troublesome.

Although we could agree not to return the gift and the love letter could be thrown away, it would feel like such a waste not to eat the chocolates.

But if we eat it, we can't finish it all, and it will spoil easily if left to sit.

Okay, I'll keep it for now and give it to someone else later... Hmm.

At least that little girl would probably be quite happy.

After telling Ran Mouri to just leave the things at the door, Sano declined the invitation.

Not only today, but also tomorrow.

That's right, both invitations, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will definitely result in something unexpected happening today or tomorrow.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Sano will most likely win at least one of the two unexpected prizes.

The reason Sano still refused was that he had other things to do.

Sano still doesn't know what happened.

Anyway, Gin called Sano over and asked him to bring Ito Taka over as well.

And summon all of Ito Taka's puppets.

They wouldn't say what was wrong, and didn't seem to be on a mission.

Ugh, always only saying half of what you mean, so annoying.

Driven by curiosity, Sano sent a text message to Ito Taka and then went to a base where he saw an unexpectedly familiar figure.

Toru Amuro.

What's this guy doing here?

Sano raised an eyebrow in surprise. He had received a text message from Amuro Tooru earlier, saying that he was going abroad to handle some matters, which was probably some important mission. Anyway, he hadn't seen him since.

Sano thought he wouldn't see Amuro Tooru for quite some time.

They came back so quickly!

"Oh."

After exchanging greetings, Sano noticed a hint of surprise on Amuro Tooru's face.

Turning my head again, Ito Taka and his puppets were lined up in a row, and at the end of the line was an office, with Gin and his duo standing at the door.

What exactly is going on?

After getting close to Gin, Sano roughly understood the current situation.

The reason Amuro Tooru went abroad earlier was because he received a mission overseas. Of course, that's not important; what's important is the content of the mission.

The organization sent Amuro Tooru to bring back an internationally renowned psychiatrist.

Yes, for Sano.

Gin had been concerned about Sano's problem for a long time.

Putting aside the fact that the doctor who was originally in charge of Sano has already been killed by him with a legitimate reason, let's look at the results of the investigation that Gin arranged for.

That guy isn't professional enough either.

As a codenamed executive in the organization, he is of great importance. Even when it comes to medical treatment, he should be seen by the best doctor possible. However, if Sano were to go to see a doctor on his own, Gin would worry that he might be hiding something.

Going together isn't very convenient.

So in the end, they had no choice but to coerce and entice one of them back to work.

...In fact, for a large organization with a large number of people, in addition to material support, spiritual support is also an essential aspect.

At least the distillery has its own psychologist.

However, those who go there for psychological counseling are mostly peripheral members, and most of them can only go once or twice... after which they die in various ways.

After all, it's a criminal organization.

The members have been walking on the edge of a knife for years, and they all have some problems to some extent, so it's not surprising that they would seek psychological counseling.

But then again, how could someone who walks on the edge of a knife be willing to easily reveal their inner thoughts to outsiders?

The foolish peripheral members are one thing.

Which of the cadres isn't a cautious and cunning old fox?

As for the former type, it's not surprising that they don't live long.

all in all.

The organization's psychologists are practically useless.

...Of course, what Sano needs now is not a psychiatrist, but a mental doctor.

The issues in this regard are similar to those before.

There are people who develop mental health issues due to spending years in the underground world.

However, the organization didn't even try to bring those groups back; they were simply abandoned. For a specific example, you can refer to the guy who, due to mental issues, wasn't even included among the peripheral members and ended up as an experimental subject.

But Sano is a little different.

Gin was also unsure of what to do.

So he contacted Rum. Of course, Gin tried his best to be on the side of "preservation," and the final conclusion was indeed quite satisfactory to him—diagnose first, then treat, and then decide based on the results.

Even internationally renowned psychiatrists aren't so easy to seduce.

Especially when bringing someone to the organization for something unseen and intangible, if Gin were to forcibly kidnap or threaten them, he would worry that the other party might secretly do something unseen, which would be a big problem.

Therefore, in the "coercion and enticement" used against them, it is more akin to "enticement".

Rather than "coercion".

Even after multiple unsuccessful attempts.

Gin also requested that Amuro Tooru, a top-notch intelligence expert, be sent over as well.

...In short, the organization has done a lot of work for Sano.

It's kind of embarrassing, isn't it?

Sano nodded to indicate that he understood the situation, and then glanced at Amuro Tooru not far away.

Has Gin even considered that revealing his mental illness might cause other problems?

Sano wasn't afraid that the other members of the organization would develop resistance or other emotions towards him after knowing this; it was simply a matter of the setup itself.

It shares the same identity as Sano's original self.

If it were anyone else who knew this, it wouldn't be so bad, but it was Amuro Tooru who did it.

This isn't just Chun Chun whispering in Amuro Tooru's ear—

Look! Rye is Sano, and Sano is Rye!

...Oh well, it was bound to happen sooner or later anyway.

piece of cake.

Sano put aside his random thoughts and turned to join the last line.

Meanwhile, Amuro Tooru was also feeling uneasy... He had a bad feeling when he was sent abroad and discovered that the mission target was to bring back a psychiatrist, as a veteran of the organization.

Amuro Tooru naturally understood the rules in this regard.

The organization would not break the unspoken rules for a minor character, let alone go to the trouble of arranging a doctor for him. Therefore, Amuro Tooru strongly suspects that a big shot in the organization has a problem, at least someone of the level of a "high-ranking executive" like Gin or Vermouth.

However, after completing the mission and returning home, he made an excuse to stay and investigate further.

Amuro Tooru was shocked to discover that a bunch of mentally ill people had appeared in the organization without his knowledge.

People have even started queuing up for medical appointments.

This is outrageous!

No, something's not right.

Could it be that the real patients who need medical attention deliberately brought out so many "patients" to deceive others and achieve their goal?

Just as Amuro Tooru was thinking this, someone he hadn't expected appeared.