Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Sano waved and left.

...In fact, logically speaking, after what happened yesterday, Gin should at least have inquired about Sano, and given that it was a headline story, it's impossible that he wouldn't know about it.

Since Gin didn't mention it, Sano was naturally happy to have some peace and quiet.

Anyway, it's not the first time. For example, regarding the Beika Central Building incident last time, Gin didn't even ask a question, so Sano took it as tacit agreement.

As long as Sano isn't arrested, meaning his true identity won't be exposed and he won't affect the organization, then he can do whatever he wants without regard for the "unspoken rules."

After Sano left, the duo got into the car. But as soon as the car started moving, Gin pulled out a piece of chocolate and, as usual, broke off a piece for vodka to test for poison.

Upon seeing this, Vodka was momentarily stunned and asked in surprise.

"Brother, this isn't rye..."

"What rye?"

Gin twitched his eyelids, directly interrupting Vodka's doubts. His cold question and gaze made the henchman break out in a cold sweat... Was he planning to line his own pocket and devour the chocolate all by himself?

When did my older brother develop such a fondness for sweets?

If Rye knew, wouldn't she be angry?

After moving his lips, Vodka ultimately didn't dare to make another sound, and braced himself to take the chocolate and stuff it into his mouth.

...This, perhaps, is what's called hush money.

Once you become an accomplice, there's absolutely no chance you'll report them.

Even without this, Vodka would absolutely still support his older brother's decision.

Testing for poison?

What kind of poison are we testing?

Where is the poison?

Seeing how sensible Vodka was, Gin looked away with satisfaction and stuffed the remaining chocolate into his mouth... Tsk, compared to the others, this little girl's skills were obviously a bit rough, so she'd be eliminated first.

Gin started picking and choosing again.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Sano's clone had already arrived near the mission target.

The tricky part is that the mission objective is on the vehicle.

Furthermore, there seem to be dangerous factors watching from both sides.

If you act rashly, it could very likely lead to his accidental death.

Why can't they learn from what Ayumi did earlier and lock the person in the trunk?

...Although that time it was just a coincidence and a misunderstanding.

Sano sat in the back of the taxi, silently watching the police car not far away.

The target is the guy in the back seat of the police car, the one whose head is covered by a jacket.

There were three other people in the car. A man in a police uniform was driving in the driver's seat, and two men in plainclothes were sitting on either side of the back seat. Don't ask Sano why he would consider these three guys, who most people would just think are police officers, as dangerous.

What kind of legitimate police officer would point a gun at someone's head so casually?

That guy, Sano has only been following for a short time, and he's already seen the top twice.

Are you trying to make sure everyone knows this is a form of kidnapping?

Or do these useless people think everyone in the surrounding cars is blind?

...Hmm, judging from the reactions of the people in the surrounding cars, they really are a bunch of blind fools.

There's no other way then; I'll have to be the only one who isn't blind to save them.

Ok?

Suddenly, Sano's gaze shifted and landed on a black pickup truck that was gradually coming into view in the distance. Akai Shuichi, who was in the driver's seat with a cigarette in his mouth, had one hand on the window frame and was also staring at the police car.

...What a terrible fate.

Chapter 392, 391, Lighter Combination

But why would this guy also target his own objective?

Or rather, is this guy eyeing his own mission objective, or a dangerous factor that could jeopardize it? It can't be that he just happened to witness the kidnapping and wanted to do something heroic, right?

Sano narrowed his eyes and secretly rubbed his fingers together.

"Hey handsome, you're not following that police car, are you?"

Just then, the taxi driver, who had been being directed by Sano, finally noticed something was wrong and looked over suspiciously through the rearview mirror.

"Ah."

Sano nodded, acknowledging it.

After a brief moment of surprise, the driver's expression quickly turned horrified.

"you……"

"Shhh."

Sano put a finger to his lips: "They're not real police officers, they're kidnappers. There's someone in the car who's been kidnapped by them, and I'm here to rescue him."

"what?"

The taxi driver looked at Sano, who had half his body leaning forward, his eyes still full of wariness and suspicion: "Why should I trust you?"

In the driver's view, Sano's words were likely just a way of lying to him. Even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, he didn't want to become an accomplice. Of course, there was another possibility... that this guy was mentally ill.

He escaped from a mental hospital and even fantasized about being kidnapped.

That makes perfect sense.

Otherwise, you should just call the police.

Just as the driver was furtively reaching for his phone, Sano calmly responded.

"Because I am the Black Mask."

"……ha???"

The driver turned around, his eyes wide, now he was truly certain.

This guy is fucking insane.

"If you're Black Mask, then I'm White Reaper!"

The driver blurted out instinctively, "You actually dare to bring up this kind of nonsense that's just for kids, you really are..."

"Transformation."

Seeing the scene in the back seat that seemed to have suddenly transformed into a living person, the driver's voice stopped abruptly, and his blank stare almost caused the car to skid and crash into the car next to him.

"Now we can just listen to commands quietly?"

The driver quickly straightened the steering wheel and stood up straight like a chick pecking at rice.

...On the other side, Conan and his plague-riding team were riding in Professor Agasa's yellow Beetle, discussing a rescue plan with Miwako Sato.

Today, Conan and his friends were supposed to go see an animal circus show, but as soon as they stepped outside after the show, they found the show's organizer, circus philanthropist Randy Hawke, surrounded by reporters.

Through subtle linguistic clues, Conan discovers that the man is not actually Randy Hawke, and steps in to help him escape from the reporters' encirclement.

At the same time, they also learned the other party's true identity.

James Black.

To repay Conan and the others for their help, James offered to treat them to a big meal. However, since Professor Agasa's Beetle was too small to seat so many people, he said he would go and get a car he had rented from the parking lot.

And then it was gone forever.

Conan and his friends searched the past and discovered clues left behind by James.

They successfully solved two clues in succession.

First, James has been kidnapped.

Second, the person who kidnapped James was likely disguised as a police officer.

It was probably a group of kidnappers who attempted to abduct Randy Hawke, just like those reporters, who mistook him for someone else and kidnapped the wrong person... Anyway.

The person must be saved.

After failing to reach an agreement with the patrol officers, Conan called Wataru Takagi and asked for backup.

Takagi Wataru was initially hesitant, but with Sato Miwako's approval, Conan finally found a reasonably reliable teammate and decided to launch a rescue plan.

"Later we'll pretend we've been kidnapped and ask those kidnappers for help. Then Officer Sato Miwako and the others will ask them to help surround and block them. Then we'll use the opportunity to surround them with police cars and force them to stop!"

Just as Conan finished explaining his plan, a police car not far ahead stopped at a red light.

"Okay, we'll wait for the green light..."

Conan suddenly fell silent, because a very familiar figure hurriedly ran out of the taxi following the police car.

"...Police officer, help me! The taxi driver behind me is trying to kill me!!"

Sano, disheveled and terrified, ran to the police car, shouting and banging on the windows. He even frantically tried to open the car door, leaving the kidnappers inside to feign composure and try to play the role of a police officer.

...because halfway there, the kidnappers had already discovered they had kidnapped the wrong person through a radio program featuring Randy Hawke.

So their original plan was to find a remote, desolate place, kill and bury the unfortunate guy who had been mistakenly tied up, and then go back and tie up Randy Hawke.

Therefore, they absolutely cannot be found to have any problems.

"No, don't worry, we're here, nothing will happen."

After the car door opened, the kidnapper sitting next to Sano was about to get out of the car to take a look and quickly get rid of this unexpected factor, but he didn't expect...

Sano's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he kicked the kidnapper who had just taken a step back, sending him crashing into the other kidnapper on the other side.

What are you doing!?

The kidnapper in the driver's seat widened his eyes and immediately reached for his gun.

Sano grabbed James, who was sitting in the middle, and yanked him out of the car. Then he climbed into the car himself and closed the door behind him.

"This guy's a cop!"