Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

rye.

...What the hell is going on now??

Chapter 388, Part 387: Organizing a Group of Single Dogs

Amuro Tooru's thoughts instantly became chaotic.

Because if the intention was truly to create confusion, there would be no need to involve a codenamed member, especially in such a way...

Members with distinctive identifiers.

It is entirely harmful and not beneficial.

Considering rye's past performance as well.

Saying that this guy has something wrong with his brain, Amuro Tooru really doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

...Damn it, has the organization gone mad?

They actually recruited a mentally ill person as a substitute member?

Or is it that after the other party acquired the code name "Rye" and its importance increased, they were diagnosed with mental illness, so they were reluctant to abandon them directly?

Looking at it this way, it makes sense that they went to all that trouble to bring back a psychiatrist.

That makes sense.

Following this line of thought, the importance of rye is probably greater than I imagined.

It is much higher.

Amidst his surprise and uncertainty, another idea surfaced in Amuro Tooru's mind.

That is the fact that Rye has a mental illness reminded Amuro Tooru of another mentally ill person he knew, and it also reminded him of something he was planning to investigate before he left for abroad.

"Izu Detective Club".

That day, Gin had Amuro Tooru retrieve relevant information about this thing from the intelligence database and send it to Rye, which undoubtedly caught his attention.

Amuro Tooru had originally planned to investigate this thing if he had the chance, to see if he could find anything out. However, he was surprised to find that the case related to Sano and the Izu Detective Club was in the newspaper the next day.

Originally, Amuro Tooru wanted to talk to Sano to see if he could discover anything.

Before I could even ask, I was sent abroad.

...Amuro cleared his mind of irrelevant thoughts and took out his phone to operate it.

The Izu Detective Club, led by Black Rye, requests relevant information.

Sano solves the case.

The first known instance of rye is on Moonshadow Island.

Sano made a brief appearance along the way.

The Agave Rye team embarks on a mission to Full Paradise.

Sano solves the case.

Rye was targeted by the Shadow River Gang because he became their leader.

Even earlier, the Shadow River Gang had clashed with the Black Reaper.

At that time, the leader of the Black Reaper, the Black Death, was still the original Black Death.

That is, Sano.

And then...

Amuro Tooru scrolled through the small database of information he had recorded on his phone, his eyes growing colder and his heart growing colder with each page. If, at the end, he added the same "mentally ill" setting as Kurome and Sano, could it be...?

"Snapped!"

After closing his phone, even Amuro Tooru, an intelligence operative who was always required to maintain a facial expression, looked extremely grim.

Turning my head again, I noticed that the line at the office door had disappeared, and Rye, who was at the end of the line, was nowhere to be seen either, probably having gone into the office.

However, besides that, Amuro Tooru also saw another somewhat familiar guy, who was also the first person to enter the office for a medical check-up.

Seemingly noticing Amuro Tooru's gaze, Ito Taka turned his head.

After staring at Amuro Tooru for a while, Ito Taka approached and greeted him: "Yo, Bourbon-sama, I didn't have time to say hello earlier. It's been a long time. I didn't expect to run into you here. What a coincidence."

haven't seen you for a long time?

Amuro Tooru raised an eyebrow and asked, "Have we met before?"

"Yeah, the psychiatric ward of Mihana General Hospital. My master was hospitalized at that time, and you went to volunteer there. You even got a complaint against you, don't you remember?"

Ito Taka's reply instantly brought Amuro Tooru, who hadn't previously recognized the name, back to mind.

...Sano's fellow patients?

Is this guy also part of the organization, or something else?

When did this guy become a member of the organization?

Amuro Tooru nodded calmly, though his heart was in turmoil.

More and more details were giving Amuro Tooru a very ominous feeling.

If Rye really is Sano, then is this guy someone he recruited, or is it that the organization arranged for someone to stay by his side and keep an eye on him in a legitimate way because they wanted to find out about his situation?

But no matter what.

Since this guy is here, it must mean he's really sick, right?

Looking at the other guys around him, who were Ito Taka's puppets, Amuro Tooru narrowed his eyes: "These people are also your master's fellow patients?"

"Yes."

Ito Taka laughed and said, "Looking at it this way, it seems that Master is surrounded by people from the organization. I think we should try to bring him in as well."

Ito Taka's words sounded like a joke, but they put Amuro Tooru on guard.

"Alright, once you've finished what you're supposed to do, go back. If you're really bored and have nothing to do, I can find you a couple of tasks to keep you entertained."

Gin finally spoke up and entered the conversation, dragging the progress bar to the bottom and urging people to leave.

Seeing this, Ito Taka and Amuro Tooru had no choice but to leave.

After watching the two figures and the puppets disappear from sight, Gin withdrew his gaze.

I looked toward the office door.

Gin was well aware that leaving Amuro Tooru here would likely cause him to become suspicious of Sano, after all, he wasn't stupid.

How could I not understand such a simple piece of logic?

Therefore, Gin did it on purpose.

This also applies to the time when he entrusted the Izu Detective Club's affairs to Amuro Tooru.

The goal was to make Amuro Tooru suspect Sano.

why?

Sano has always suspected Amuro Tooru of having problems, so let's give him a weakness.

If Amuro Tooru really figured something out and took action, well, that goes without saying; if not, then it proves he's fine.

There shouldn't be any problems in the short term.

Sano no longer needs to be on guard against Amuro Tooru in everything, making him look like some kind of monster.

...help subordinates handle workplace interpersonal relationships.

That's also an essential professional quality of an excellent boss.

Turning our attention back, Gin actually wanted to go in with Sano to see the doctor's diagnosis, but the doctor said that a very quiet and private diagnostic environment was required, and no one other than the patient was allowed to be present.

Gin could only wait patiently.

Time passed by, and soon after, Sano pushed open the door and walked out.

……

Valentine's Day, a special holiday.

Sano, who slept until the afternoon and didn't leave until the evening, arrived at Gin's Porsche 356A from the alley entrance and knocked on the window.

Then he handed in a black bag.

Gin, who was about to hand the mission documents to Sano, raised an eyebrow and then, as if making a deal, exchanged the items in their hands.

Upon opening the bag, Gin found a pile of chocolates inside... He had expected a bomb or something.

"What do you mean?"

Sano opened the file folder and replied, "What do you mean? Valentine's Day, I guess."

Gin: "..."

Gin didn't know it was Valentine's Day beforehand, since he didn't have a lover, and even if he did, he wouldn't be interested in such a holiday.

But now that Sano has brought it up...

Only two thoughts came to Gin's mind.

First, he suspected that Sano had ulterior motives towards him.

...First, pass. Second, Sano felt that he was too "pitiful" for not receiving chocolates, so he "gifted" some chocolates over.

Regardless of which one it was, Gin seemed to only sense a strong sense of mockery.

Are you trying to cause trouble?

Just as Gin was about to draw his gun, Sano added, "By the way, there's also a portion for Jia Ge inside, don't hog it all," causing Gin's lips to twitch.

Who the hell would be so bored as to eat chocolate all by themselves?

Besides, Gin doesn't like this stuff at all; he's not a child.

Then Vodka, somewhat flattered, asked Sano.

Why would you give yourself two chocolates out of the blue?