Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Therefore, he pretended that nothing had happened.

As the saying goes, as long as you're not embarrassed, it's others who will be embarrassed.

Of course, this also put Sano in a difficult position.

Aside from his color blindness, Sano couldn't think of any other reason why the old man would misreport the color of his clothes.

That's right, Sano has almost determined the color of the robber's clothes.

The reasons are valid, but if the loopholes in the testimony here cannot be filled.

Therefore, no matter how compelling the previous reasons may be, they cannot serve as irrefutable evidence.

After thinking for a moment, Sano picked up the green bottle of drink again.

"Sir, was this the color of blue you saw back then?"

"Yes."

The old man gave an unexpected answer, causing Takagi Wataru to widen his eyes.

"No, old man, didn't you just say it was green? You also said the robber's clothes were blue! You can't just say things like that!"

"Blue and green are practically the same, aren't they..."

The old man muttered something, leaving Sano and the other man speechless for a moment.

Finally, Sano asked the most crucial question: "Old man, why do you think the robber who knocked you down was a woman?"

...A moment later, Sano and the other person returned to the car.

The three suspects inside were already impatient and kept grumbling.

"Alright, roll up your sleeves so I can take a look."

Upon hearing Takagi Wataru's instruction, the three of them, though somewhat impatient and bewildered, had no choice but to comply, rolling up both sleeves to their elbows.

A man who is 1.8 meters tall wears one watch on his wrist, a woman who is 1.6 meters tall wears two watches on her wrist, and a man who is 1.7 meters tall wears one watch on his wrist.

The last person's unusual feature was that his watch was facing inwards.

"You're the culprit!"

Takagi Wataru pinned the 1.7-meter-tall man against the car.

Sano, who was standing next to Takagi, explained the situation. In fact, from the very first wave of their investigation, they were almost certain that this was the suspect.

The female student misread her height; she should actually be 1.7 meters tall. She shouldn't have mistaken the green clothes.

Therefore, it can only be this man.

The two subsequent investigations were only to rule out other suspects.

The shop owner confirmed the man's height again, but misread the color of his clothes. After ruling out the possibility that he was wearing a black sweater, the man became even more suspicious.

Finally, the old man's testimony regarding the "woman" and the "blue dress" must be refuted.

Regarding color... although he wasn't colorblind as Sano thought, there was indeed a mistake. The most crucial reason was that the old man thought the other person was a woman.

The robbers were already difficult to distinguish as male or female because they were wearing coats and helmets.

What makes the old man think it could be a woman?

The answer is that the old man saw the robber's watch with the dial facing inwards.

Generally speaking, only women are used to wearing it this way... although Sano thinks it's far-fetched.

They're just troublemakers trying to confuse the public.

But this troublemaker became even more irrefutable evidence than height and clothing color.

As for why this guy wears his watch like that, according to Wataru Takagi, it's because he's a teacher and doesn't like students paying attention to the time, so he takes away his watch during class, and even his own watch is always facing inwards.

This avoids students seeing it while also making it convenient for the user to view.

But that's not important. What's important is to get Takagi Wataru to Sato Miwako's place as soon as possible.

As Conan said, Sano is keen on matchmaking couples.

In his past life, Sano was the typical love consultant in his class. Although he had little practical experience, he was perfect in theory, and both men and women would often consult him.

...Thinking back on it now, I feel inexplicably sad, and also a little amused.

I was really daring to teach back then, and those guys were really daring to learn.

Well, even putting all that aside, the mission still included the requirement that Takagi be present when he was involved, so Sano naturally had to pull him along.

To be honest, Takagi Wataru is actually quite a wistful and fussy person.

Sano doesn't really like it.

Of course, Sano didn't intend to help him correct it.

That's something for Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato to worry about.

Sano would only help out occasionally when he was in a good mood.

"Wait a moment!"

As expected, an unexpected factor emerged.

Just as Takagi Wataru was about to call Sato Miwako to report the situation and inquire about it further, the prisoner who had already been handcuffed ran away.

Upon seeing this, Takagi Wataru panicked, but before he could even begin to give chase, a dark shadow shot out and swiftly struck the man on the back of the head.

"what!"

The man fell to the ground and rolled around on the floor.

Sano then calmly stepped forward to pick up the hammer... because this guy had only robbed the supermarket, and his crimes were probably not that serious, so at the beginning...

Sano never intended to use the hammer of justice to eliminate the guilty, but even a minor crime is still a crime.

Not to mention that Sano's knockback hammer was incredibly powerful, hitting the back of the head. Even without any special enhancements, it would still hurt quite a bit.

At least for an average person, it would take at least a minute to recover.

...Takagi Wataru could understand it, because he had been hit like that before.

And it was several times!

Thinking about what happened in the warehouse earlier, Takagi Wataru felt a headache coming on again.

Logically speaking, Takagi Wataru should have felt some resentment after being hit a few times by Sano, especially since Sano knocked him unconscious just to break Sato Miwako's handcuffs.

But Takagi Wataru wasn't a bad person after all. He knew very well that Sano was just trying to get him out of there as quickly as possible. Even if his methods were a little too extreme, in the end, it was a win-win situation, right?

Therefore, when Takagi saw Sano today, he didn't mention that matter.

Even if I mention it, all I can say is thank you.

"gone."

Without saying a word, Sano simply handed the prisoner to the chubby boy and then dragged Takagi Wataru into the car.

"Hey, where are we going?"

Where do you want to go?

Sano started the car, while Takagi Wataru next to him continued to grumble, "I have to go with Chiba to take the criminal back to the police station. How can I abandon my post?"

"The case has already been solved, what duties are left to perform?"

Sano rolled his eyes. Did he really think he didn't understand the law? Under the circumstances of a proper investigation, Takagi Wataru, as a police officer, could not leave his post without authorization.

However, if the case has been solved and the criminal has been brought to justice, whether or not the final escort is carried out makes little difference, as long as someone is guaranteed to escort them.

Moreover.

Do I need to tell you which is more important, the case or your wife?

"...Wife??"

Before Takagi Wataru, whose face was full of question marks, could even ask a question, Sano stepped on the gas.

"Buzz—!!!"

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Wait a minute, Sano, slow down, I haven't fastened my seatbelt yet!!"

...On the other side, Sato Miwako was sitting opposite Shiratori Ninzaburo.

Meanwhile, Conan and his three companions in the next room were secretly observing through the crack in the door.

"Seriously, why hasn't Officer Takagi arrived yet?"

As time went by, Ran Mouri couldn't help but get a little anxious.

Sonoko Suzuki, however, wiggled her butt excitedly: "What does it matter? I think Officer Shiratori is much better than Officer Takagi. Of course, I'm not saying Officer Takagi is bad, but in terms of personality, ability, and family background, Officer Shiratori is indeed much better than him."

"So, according to you, if someone better than Kyogoku-nii comes along, Sonoko-nee will also choose to give up Kyogoku-nii and choose someone else?"

Conan countered with a question.

Sonoko Suzuki pouted: "That's different. Makoto and I are mutually in love, but Officer Sato's feelings don't seem to be clear yet."

"I think Officer Sato likes Officer Takagi."

Ran Mouri said firmly, "If things really get to the point of being extremely urgent, then I'll have no choice but to... apologize to Officer Shiratori."

...What are they planning to do?

I have a feeling that Officer Shiratori's situation is a bit dangerous.

Conan blinked, but still offered Ran a word of comfort.

"Don't worry, Ran-neechan. Sano-nii just texted me. He said he's helping Inspector Takagi solve a case. He should be here soon."

"really?"

Ran Mouri breathed a sigh of relief, while Sonoko Suzuki, while surprised, couldn't help but mutter, "Seriously, even my senior thinks Officer Takagi is better than Officer Shiratori... Is my judgment really that bad?"

However, Shinichi Akihiro, who was standing to the side, suddenly asked with a smile.

"Are you close to that Shinichiro Sano?"

"what?"

Sonoko Suzuki turned around and smiled confidently: "It's more than just a good relationship. My senior is our best friend, almost like family!"