Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

However, this is a good opportunity to start a conversation.

Conan's eyes flashed. In fact, he had a lot of questions he wanted to ask Sano, but because it had taken too long, and considering the previous situation and his understanding of Sano, he did not speak up immediately.

Now, however, is the best time.

"Huh, isn't that the dog that died in the black hole?"

Conan chuckled and tugged at Sano's sleeve: "It really is just like what Sano-nii said the other day, its real owner is terrifying when he gets angry."

...This kid is just testing me, why is he being so sarcastic?

Sano glanced at Conan and lit a cigarette.

"Yeah."

"..."

What's the response?

All they replied with was "Really?"?

Conan's lips twitched. Sure enough, Sano wasn't going to admit it.

"How did Sano-nii know that the dog's owner is Kokushi?"

Conan continued his pursuit, becoming increasingly bold, or rather, direct. Apart from the three completely bewildered children and Ai Haibara who remained on the sidelines, Miwako Sato was also keeping a close eye on Sano.

Conan wasn't the only one curious about this.

And to be honest, things related to the Black Death aren't entirely gossip-related; they can be considered serious matters.

We're not worried about Sato Miwako not getting involved; we can leverage her influence.

Conan refused to believe that Sano could continue to play dumb!

However, Sano still looked completely bored: "I don't know if it's Black Death. I only know that there are other people feeding it besides me."

"How did you know?"

"It told me that."

Conan: "???"

Conan turned his head to look across the street at the little black dog digging wildly in the corner of the wall, and said with a twitch at the corner of his mouth, "I said, if you're going to give me a perfunctory answer, at least make it reasonable. You said the dog told you? Why don't you have it come over and tell me?"

Sano flicked his cigarette ash: "Sorry, I never give people the runaround. If I didn't want to talk to you, I wouldn't even give you a second glance. I'm serious."

Seriously?

Conan stared at Sano with a look of suspicion, which then gradually turned into hesitation and worry.

"Sano, you're not... hallucinating, are you?"

"I'll fantasize about you, you son of a bitch."

Sano kicked Conan in the butt and rolled his eyes: "I also found out that it already had a name before me. Try it if you don't believe me?"

"What's your name?"

Miwako Sato finally joined the conversation.

"Shinichi Kudo".

Sano replied in this way.

"……ha!??"

Conan glared and shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, that's a bit much, isn't it!"

"Personal attack?"

Miwako Sato and Conan's friends all looked at her with puzzled expressions.

...Actually, it wouldn't be wrong to say that what Sano just said was a personal attack.

The problem is that Conan isn't the one being attacked, so why is he in such a hurry?

Conan froze, while Ai Haibara beside him stared blankly.

One person is desperately trying to trip the other up, and the other person actually manages to trip them up.

What kind of teammates do I have...?

After finally managing to get away with it, Conan finally fell silent, but Sato Miwako's curiosity was piqued: "Sano, that dog, is it really named Shinichi Kudo? I remember there was a high school detective, I think he also had that name, right? Does Kokushi have a grudge against him?"

"Maybe."

"But Sano-nii, didn't you always call it Kuro?"

One of the children couldn't help but ask a question.

...Although Sano didn't get a response when he called out to Kuro, but got a response when he called out to Sha Gou, it still seems like a joke to say that this guy's real name is Shinichi Kudo.

To be honest, I'm just curious whether what Sano said is true or false.

Sano didn't engage in pointless verbal arguments, but simply turned his gaze to Xiao Hei across from him.

I called out "Little Black," but there was no response.

I called "stupid dog" again, but there was still no response.

Finally, he said "Shinichi Kudo." After twitching his ears, Kuro quickly turned his head to look at Sano, and then wagged his tail and came over.

"Good boy, good boy, Shinichi Kudo."

Sano squatted down and stroked Kuro's head.

While chanting "Shinichi Kudo" repeatedly, each chant felt like a knife stabbing Conan's heart.

"You can pet it too, but you have to call it Shinichi Kudo, otherwise it will get upset and bite you. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing Sano's words, the children's eyes immediately lit up.

"Is it...okay?"

"of course can."

So a group of people gathered around a dog by the roadside, petting it and chanting "Shinichi Kudo," which made Conan's expression become increasingly...abstract.

In the end, even Ai Haibara joined the main force.

Conan immediately clutched his heart, feeling as if he couldn't breathe.

...Heh, weren't you just curious about things related to Xiao Hei?

You must be overjoyed to have revealed so much detail!

Sano, observing Conan's reaction out of the corner of his eye, smiled slightly.

This whole operation was, of course, planned by Sano in secret through mental communication with Kuro. But of course, that was just a side effect; his main purpose was to figure out where this guy got all that... dog skin from.

The answer was—it was made by the blond guy for the black guy.

...It seems I've been too friendly to these "subordinates" all along.

One of them is so bored that he dates, while the other is so bored that he makes clothes for his dog.

Oh.

Let them enjoy themselves for two more days.

Sano's warm smile sent a chill down the spines of the two fake children who were secretly observing him.

Why is this guy laughing so horribly?

Is my nightmare not over yet?!

Conan was panting, his mind constantly sending out signals to "escape".

However, the investigation still had to continue. After Sano went to the restroom, the group got into Sato Miwako's car and headed to their destination.

...This toilet was obviously not for actual use.

The incident happened suddenly; Sano's clone was a complete copy.

Apart from his eyes, he had no other equipment.

More importantly, Sano completely forgot that his real body was at home.

That guy, he was screaming like a bastard...

Sigh, we need to hurry up and arrange for the soundproofing panels.

Although Sano was confident that he could keep Ito Taka so busy that he wouldn't even have time to go home, it was always good to be prepared since he had learned his lesson.

……

At the entrance of a small alley, Ayumi was vividly describing what she had seen and heard the previous night.

Genta, on the other hand, was eyeing the Kamen Rider game console.

"What's so great about Kamen Rider? Black Mask is the only one you can see and touch, isn't it?"

Conan tried to use this as an excuse to make a scene, but this time Sano didn't even acknowledge him. No matter how sarcastic or suggestive he was, Sano didn't even glance at him.

It wasn't until Conan couldn't resist the urge to get his hands on it that Sano glanced at it.

Conan immediately shrank back, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

...Can't this guy learn from his mistakes?

Ai Haibara sighed helplessly and rubbed her temples.

"Sano, what are your thoughts?"

Sato Miwako then asked Sano.

Sano shook his head and remained silent; the case seemed to be temporarily stalled.

"Dudu-"

Just then, Sato Miwako's phone rang. When she took it out and answered it, it turned out to be Takagi Wataru.

"Hey, Officer Sato, I know, I know who Shushiro is!"

Upon hearing this, Sano and the others on Sato Miwako's side raised their eyebrows in surprise, then held their breath and waited for Takagi Wataru to give his answer.

Unfortunately, after a scream, all that could be heard on the other end of the phone was a faint conversation between Wataru Takagi and Ninzaburo Shiratori... Couldn't they just tell us the answer first?