Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Blood was still gushing from his head, making it significantly easier to knock him unconscious.

Of course, Takagi Wataru's hands were handcuffed anyway.

Even if a few hits don't knock him out, we can just hit him a few more times. It's no big deal.

...And just as Sano entered the warehouse, outside the warehouse...

"Hikaru, Mitsuhiko, Sano-nii-san has gone inside! What should we do?"

Because of what happened just now, Genta had instinctively regarded Mitsuhiko as the core of the team to replace Conan, and asked him for directions.

Mitsuhiko hesitated for a few seconds before pulling out his detective armband.

"Listen to instructions and wait quietly. Contact Conan and explain the situation."

"What's going on?"

Conan's voice came from behind, and the trio turned around to look.

Shiratori Ninzaburo, Ai Haibara, and Conan have already arrived.

"Conan!"

The two sides quickly completed the exchange.

Chapter 397 (396): Kindergarten is just the beginning!

Conan's brows furrowed immediately upon hearing that Sano had entered the warehouse.

"I'll tell the fire department to speed things up immediately."

Shiratori Ninzaburo took out his phone to urge them on, but after hanging up, he hesitated about whether he should also go into the warehouse to check on the situation.

Conan, however, disagreed and remained calm.

“The fire is already so big now, you might not be able to help much even if you rush in. On the contrary, since Sano went in, it means he is confident that he will not be in any danger. With you there, you might just become a burden and an obstacle.”

Hearing Conan's confident words, Shiratori Ninzaburo's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything more...

He brought shame upon himself.

Shiratori Ninzaburo just doesn't quite understand.

Why is Conan so confident when Sano is so capable?

...However, Conan's confidence soon crumbled.

As time ticked by, Inspector Megure and the firefighters, who had been leading the team, arrived one after another and worked for quite some time, but they still hadn't seen Sano emerge from the fire.

Conan's expression gradually became serious.

"Hey, Mitsuhiko, are you sure you really saw Sano go in?"

Conan began to suspect that the information about the real trio of children might be incorrect.

Before Genta could express his dissatisfaction, Shiratori Ninzaburo received another call from Sato Miwako.

"Something's wrong! Officer Sato said that the suspect from back then has confessed to the crime, but Takagi just happened to be handcuffed in this warehouse!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure immediately panicked.

Because even though Sano was in there, he was just listening to the lecture.

It's still unclear what happened, not to mention that Sano gives people an overwhelming sense of security, even if you see him enter the fire with your own eyes.

Inspector Megure didn't panic.

But things are different now.

Knowing that Takagi Wataru was inside, Inspector Megure could confirm that Sano must have entered the fire.

And there's a burden in there too.

More importantly, the two of them have not been seen coming out yet.

This is ridiculous, could it be that he's trying to get his good subordinates and good brothers involved?

It's going to be a disaster, a blast from the flames!

Inspector Megure immediately prepared to lead his team to forcibly enter the fire scene.

It's a pity that they were stopped by the fire department before they could even start.

Because the fire was so intense, let alone going in to rescue people, the thick smoke would likely render them immobile and cause them to perish.

The fire department would naturally not allow any more people to die.

Watching the two groups arguing incessantly, Conan's face was so dark it seemed like water could drip from it, and the flames reflected in his eyes flickered, as if revealing his inner thoughts.

"Inspector Megure!"

Just then, Miwako Sato arrived at the scene.

Just as Sato Miwako finished understanding the situation and was about to join the debate, the burning warehouse collapsed with a loud "boom".

...Because the warehouse was built entirely of wood, it would burn very quickly and completely.

But that's not important. What's important is that once a burning building collapses, it basically means that all hope of "rescue" has been completely wiped out.

The entire audience was stunned.

Sato Miwako collapsed to the ground with a thud, tears streaming down her face.

Conan's face was also deathly pale, and he seemed to be unable to stand steadily.

Ai Haibara glanced at Conan, then at the collapsed warehouse.

Despite her equally grim expression, Ai Haibara managed to maintain a degree of composure.

After turning around and leaving.

Ai Haibara walked around the warehouse.

Then, under the streetlights on the road behind the collapsed warehouse, they saw Takagi Wataru, unconscious, surrounded by a group of onlookers.

……Oh.

Seeing that Takagi Wataru's handcuffs were only half intact, Ai Haibara curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

A moment later, Inspector Megure and Conan's group, who were standing directly in front of the warehouse, rushed to Takagi Wataru's side after receiving a call from Ai Haibara.

Looking at Takagi Wataru, who was fast asleep.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and fell silent.

The silence wasn't because everyone was worried and sad while the person in question was sleeping, but because they didn't see Sano.

Takagi Wataru is trapped in the warehouse, and Sano goes in to rescue him.

As a result, Takagi Wataru was found outside, but Sano was still nowhere to be found.

What does this mean?

"...Could it be that Officer Takagi escaped on his own, but Sano-nii doesn't know and is still searching for him inside?"

Mitsuhiko murmured his own opinion.

Ayumi said, "It's also possible that the fire was too big, and Sano-nii could only throw Officer Takagi out, but couldn't get out himself."

"There's another possibility."

Genta said with a straight face, "After Sano helped Officer Takagi unlock his handcuffs, Officer Takagi abandoned Sano and ran away because the situation was too critical."

Everyone: "..."

How come this is getting more and more outrageous?

Inspector Megure gave a deadpan look. So, his men are either useless or corrupt?

Conan also gave a deadpan look, as if Sano was destined to die.

"We need to check on Sano's condition as soon as possible."

Having confirmed Takagi Wataru's safety, Inspector Megure then focused all his attention on Sano.

However, after these words were spoken, no one present made any other move.

A few seconds later, Inspector Megure reluctantly pulled aside Miwako Sato, who had been clinging to Wataru Takagi ever since they arrived.

"Miwako, step aside first. We need to wake up Takagi first so we can confirm his safety and Sano's condition."

"Ah, oh..."

After shedding a few tears, Sato Miwako calmed down considerably and then moved aside.

"Hey, Takagi, wake up, Takagi!"

Inspector Megure started shaking Wataru Takagi, but no matter how hard he shook him...

Takagi Wataru still showed no sign of opening his eyes.

"Could it be that his injuries are too severe and he has fallen into a deep coma?"

Just as everyone's emotions were starting to tense up again, a voice broke in.

"I'll do it."

"Hey?"

Ai Haibara, now in the center of attention, came up to Wataru Takagi and raised her little hand.

"Clap!"

After being slapped twice, Takagi Wataru groggily woke up.

"..."

What kind of kids are these?!

Inspector Megure and his group twitched at the corners of their eyes.

But somehow, it actually woke up Wataru Takagi, which is ridiculous.

Conan's eyes also twitched because of this way of waking him up.