Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

If things really escalate to an uncontrollable point, it's hard to say what will happen to Ito Taka, but at least he himself will likely have a major headache.

Or in the future, when you're with this boss, you can wear something to cover your face. Or you can just have your good friends come to all these group activities in the future. Anyway, it doesn't make much difference whether you're there or not. It's just that it's a little hard to justify your presence.

...On another note.

Should we still do this task or not?

Ito Taka stroked his chin, wondering if he should hurry up and catch up with his boss to see if there was anything he could help him with.

……

While Sano was playing a racing game with Shuichi Akai, Conan, far away in the mountains, was busy solving a case—or more accurately, wrapping it up.

Today is Valentine's Day.

Encouraged by Sonoko Suzuki, Ran Mouri followed her to this magical place, where it is said that the chocolates made there can bring couples together.

Conan naturally came along too.

And then, unsurprisingly, I ran into a case.

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that the case has been solved... but not completely.

After finding the murderer, Conan realized that there seemed to be another murder case from a few years ago hidden in this case, and the two real culprits in that case also revealed their true colors.

"boom!"

The loud gunfire caused everyone inside the house to gasp in surprise.

Turning my head, I saw two men holding hunting rifles, their faces fierce.

"Don't move!"

Oh no, the anesthetic has already been administered...

Conan, huddled under the table, looked grave. The murderer in today's case was motivated by the fact that the victim not only failed to help her brother when he was in trouble, but also happily filmed the incident.

But in reality, the video contained evidence of the two men committing murder.

The two originally planned to kill the victim to retrieve the evidence, but unexpectedly, someone beat them to it, and the evidence was placed in front of Conan and his group.

Therefore, it was natural to kill him to silence him.

The shorter, stouter man pointed his gun at Sonoko Suzuki and said menacingly, "Hey, grab that knife over there and stab your friend, or I'll shoot you dead. You hear me? Hurry up!"

Sonoko Suzuki was terrified as she faced the fat man's gun and unreasonable demands.

Of course, Sonoko Suzuki would never do something like stabbing Ran Mouri.

But if you don't do it, you'll die.

Am I going to die here today...?

Just as Sonoko Suzuki was falling into despair and had closed her eyes to await death.

A voice suddenly broke in.

"Gentlemen, how about this place?"

"who!?"

Both men were startled.

Because there shouldn't be anyone else here besides the people in front of them.

Turning my head, I saw a man in a suit leaning against the door frame, his sparse stubble becoming even more blurred by the smoke from the cigarette he was smoking.

The most striking feature of this persona is their established persona.

Carefree and irresponsible.

It's precisely in this tense situation that he acts so nonchalantly.

It seemed completely out of place.

"black……"

Conan, Ran Mouri, and Sonoko Suzuki all recognized the Black Mask.

Suddenly, my eyes lit up, as if I had seen a savior.

...Of course, the two men did not recognize "Black Mask," so they only felt that their authority had been challenged and immediately turned their guns on him.

It was aimed at Sano.

"Where did you come from, kid? Can't you see the situation? You should recognize that gun, right?"

Sano twitched his eyelids and glanced at the thin man pointing the gun at him.

“Normally, a shotgun can only hold two bullets. Once it’s empty, you have to reload, which is extremely time-consuming. But there are more than four people here, so you were worried that after firing four bullets, you would be attacked and the vehicle would overturn. That’s why you had…that lady stab her friend so that you could kill them all at once, right?”

Everyone present was taken aback by Sano's statement, which could be considered a deduction.

...I never expected that such details would be hidden even under the threat of that fat man.

Of course, the main reason was that the situation was too urgent, and the people present simply did not have time to think too much.

Another thing is...

"What you said may indeed be true, we can only kill four people at a time, but you should think carefully about who will be the first four to die."

The fat man was much calmer and more mature than the thin man, and he sneered.

"Whoever makes a move, I'll hit them first; whoever looks for death first, I'll help them die first."

As he spoke, the fat man raised an eyebrow at Sano, his eyes full of provocation: "Perhaps you could be the first to step forward, and we could use you as an example to deter others."

"Yeah."

Sano's expression didn't change at all, but he straightened up and walked towards the two of them.

...This isn't Sano deliberately showing off by jumping out to provoke us.

Since the mission to ensure the survival of the two best friends was triggered in the afternoon, Sano had already created clones and was trying her best to follow the location to get here.

It is indeed a bit far... but actually it's not that far.

This made Sano have to complain.

Why is the weather so different between Tokyo and here?

Although it did snow lightly in Tokyo during the day, it was still quite different from the snow-covered landscape in these mountains.

And the snow was getting heavier and heavier, so Sano had to get out of the car and walk here before he could even get into the mountains.

That guy, Sano was left cold and hungry, making money is really not easy... cough cough, the topic is off track, anyway, when he arrived here, he just happened to be there, and his gun was already pointed at the two best friends.

The key point is that this environment is not very suitable for a sneak attack.

Taking action rashly might cause the two startled individuals to fire their guns indiscriminately.

Accidental injury or even accidental killing.

Therefore, Sano chose to show himself.

This was used to provoke the two, directing their attacks towards Sano.

As for whether the second person would turn on the duo of best friends after Sano had taken down the first person with a gun, he thought the chances were slim.

When faced with unexpected and uncontrollable factors, most people's first reaction should be to eliminate them, rather than "give up" and give up.

Unless Sano takes things slowly and gradually, giving the two of them enough of a sense of despair, then it's possible that he might choose to drag two other people down with him.

Even if it's to use other people as a threat.

Let's set aside whether the duo even wanted to get it, even if they could.

As long as it's not a pair of best friends, we'll see if Sano pays any attention to it.

Even if, by some whim, these two actually pick the best friend duo... well, if they do, they do. Sano has no choice but to force it.

The scene shifts back to the main point. Facing the unreserved Sano, the fat man broke out in a cold sweat, and his features gradually became ferocious.

"You asked for it! Kill him!!"

Amid the fat man's roar, the thin man shuddered and pulled the trigger.

At the same moment, Sano suddenly accelerated: "Aren't you going to make a move!?"

"What!?"

"boom!"

"what!"

"Hmm!" ×2.

In a flash, Sano dodged the bullet, pressed close to the skinny man, and took him down in one move. Meanwhile, Ran Mouri took advantage of the fat man's momentary lapse in concentration and, amidst his gasp, delivered a high kick, knocking him to the ground.

As for the others around them... because they had subconsciously closed their eyes after the gunshot, they didn't even know what had happened.

It felt like there were all sorts of sounds mixed together in my ears for a moment.

When I opened my eyes again.

The two had already been taken down.

Wow, such fast movements, such perfect teamwork!

"boom!"

Suddenly, another loud bang made everyone, who had just recovered and wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, hold their breath again and turn to look.

The front door of the house is gone.

Standing outside the door was a mysterious man wearing a knitted hat and goggles that covered the upper half of his face, and a long scarf that covered the lower half of his face.

what's the situation?

Both of them were stunned.

In the end, it was Kyogoku Makoto who took off his goggles and scarf, thus avoiding a confrontation with the group who were on high alert... but Sano was still a little confused.

However, the bewilderment wasn't due to Kyogoku Makoto's sudden return to Japan, but rather because, since this newcomer was Kyogoku Makoto, he was definitely not a dangerous factor, yet his mission still hadn't been completed.

What kind of situation is this?

Could there be other dangerous factors lurking in the shadows, not yet showing themselves?