Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Yeah."

Shinichi pushed up his glasses: "But I rarely see you guys together. Most of the time, it seems like you only get involved in cases, right?"

Ran Mouri scratched her head: "Because my senior is rather... carefree, he's mostly not at school and wanders around. I don't really know what he's busy with."

"I see……"

"boom!"

Suddenly, the noise from the next room interrupted the four people's conversation, and they turned to look through the crack in the door.

The sliding door was suddenly pulled open and slammed to the end. Sano casually tossed Takagi Wataru, who looked like a puddle of mud, inside, then sat down on his own and began "cleaning up" the untouched food on the table.

Sato Miwako, standing nearby, looked completely bewildered. She helped Takagi Wataru, who was stumbling towards her, and instinctively asked, "Takagi, what happened to you? Are you alright?"

With a deathly pale face, Takagi Wataru looked up and tried to grin when he saw Sato Miwako's face, but the next second his expression changed and he let out a "Wow!"

A bunch of stuff was vomited onto Sato Miwako's kimono.

...It ruined everyone's appetite.

Sano's lips twitched, he put down the food in his hand, and even spat the bite he had just put in his mouth onto the table, then turned and left.

After a long moment of stunned silence, Sato Miwako was left behind, before letting out a loud scream.

"Takagi!!!"

Conan and his three friends in the next room quickly retreated and caught up with Sano.

"Hey, you didn't drive Officer Takagi here, did you?"

Conan asked, somewhat curiously and speechlessly... There was no way around it; he was just too damn familiar with that kind of reaction. In fact, not only him, but even the best friends Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki next to him had strange expressions.

...The painful memory of riding in Sano's car last time seems to have resurfaced in my mind.

The key point is that Conan and the others really can't think of any other possibility besides this one. Otherwise, it's impossible that Takagi Wataru was so disgusted by Sato Miwako's face that he vomited, right?

“If I don’t drive and let him drive, who knows what problems might arise from all this dragging on.”

Sano can also understand the meaning behind Conan's question.

"By the way, I've practiced driving and I don't crash anymore."

Conan: "..."

Ran Mouri: "..."

Sonoko Suzuki: "..."

If there was no chance of a car accident, why did Wataru Takagi vomit?

Without much thought, the three of them could already picture Takagi Wataru walking on the edge of a knife.

Yes, sometimes, the danger that could come at any moment is more exciting than the danger that has already arrived.

Shinichi, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Looks like your driving skills are pretty good, Sano-kun. How about taking me for a spin sometime?"

...This sounds funny, it feels like it was said to Sano.

Want to hook up, handsome?

Sano's answer was naturally quite simple.

Sano glanced at Araide Tomoaki—no, I should say Vermouth—and said with a forced smile, “Two grown men going for a drive is probably not a good idea. Although Dr. Araide’s face has a strangely effeminate feel to it, my sexual orientation is still normal. And even if my sexual orientation is crooked, to be honest… you’re not my type.”

Sano gave Vermouth a cryptic reply—sorry, no invitations, I'd rather decline.

"..."

"senior!"

Startled by Sano's words, Ran Mouri quickly apologized to Vermouth: "I'm so sorry, Doctor. Senpai sometimes says things that sound strange, but he never meant any harm. He's a very kind person, please don't mind him..."

Vermouth smiled warmly to indicate that nothing was wrong, but inwardly she was already on guard.

Being called effeminate can be quite insulting to outsiders.

But firstly, Vermouth is a woman, so it doesn't matter.

Secondly, as a member of the leadership team, especially one skilled at disguising herself, Vermouth wouldn't be easily provoked by a single sentence, especially since there seemed to be other details to consider in that statement.

Why would Sano, who is perfectly fine, call himself a sissy?

Just bad breath?

Vermouth thought it was more likely that the kid had discovered something.

...Just as Vermouth suspected, Sano already knew her identity.

It wasn't discovered through any details, nor was it told to Sano by someone.

Perhaps both could be considered.

Sano and Gin went to the mission in Alicca together because Vermouth suspected him of having ties to the FBI, and the evidence was that he was with Shuichi Akai.

Gin told Sano this.

And Sano can understand this from the fact.

Vermouth had witnessed herself, Rye, with Shuichi Akai.

Such time points are rare.

Then, considering Shuichi Akai and that guy who should be his teammate, their daily surveillance of Tomoaki Araide, and the organization members that the fake loli sensed during the bus hostage incident.

The answer is obvious.

Especially since Vermouth knows the art of disguise, it wouldn't be too difficult for her to replace Shinichiro.

As for Vermouth's purpose...

Sano glanced at Conan, realizing it could only be because of this kid.

But besides that, will Vermouth pay attention to Sano's side?

To be honest, Sano doesn't know much about it.

Vermouth wasn't an ordinary executive, but she wasn't a high-ranking executive like Gin either, so Sano didn't know whether this foreign woman had the authority to access his file.

Seeing Vermouth here unexpectedly was surprising, but Sano was too lazy to even acknowledge her.

But who knew that this guy would actually come up to me on his own initiative.

Judging from the fact that Vermouth was able to tattle on Gin before, even though she was being watched by the FBI, this foreign woman wasn't completely without room to maneuver.

Therefore, the "seduction" just now was probably not an attempt to talk to me about something.

Moreover, if Vermouth really had the qualifications to access Sano's files, she could simply send him a text message or make a phone call.

Why bother with secret rendezvous?

It's highly likely that this was a test.

But if Vermouth didn't know that Sano had a "problem", why would she want to test him?

It's true that Sano's main identity includes an outer member of the organization, but in the very beginning, due to his manipulation, that person wasn't even included in the archives. Apart from Amuro Tooru, Gin, and Vodka, no one else knew about it.

There was no one else.

Could it be that one of these three people leaked this setting to Vermouth?

After leaving the store, Sano and the others got into their cars and went home.

At the same moment, Daikoku, who had been instructed by Sano to follow Vermouth, reported that he had seen Shuichi Akai and was also following him from a distance.

Heh, speaking of which, that fake little girl didn't come along to watch the drama today.

I guess you could say I was lucky?

Vermouth is not an ordinary executive member. Her authority and seniority are certainly not low, so Sano naturally wouldn't think so.

This foreign woman has never seen gray... or rather, Shiho Miyano's face.

If it were an ordinary person, it wouldn't be a big deal, but Ai Haibara is particularly distinctive.

She would be easily recognized, especially since Vermouth seems to know about Conan's ordeal, which makes it not surprising that she would be associated with Ai Haibara.

Of course, that's not important.

The important question is, what exactly is Vermouth trying to test Sano about?

Sano was a little curious.

Logically speaking, I should have given Vermouth a chance to test the waters.

Chapter 404, 403, Gin: Ugh, what the hell?!

Because it seems that only in this way can they test each other.

But Sano still prefers to keep the initiative in his own hands.

Not to mention that Sano not giving the other party a chance to test him doesn't mean he can't test the other party.

"Get ready for a surprise, senior."

When Sano returned home, he saw the little girl standing at his door with a wide grin.

To be precise, his eyes were fixed on what he was holding, and he was practically drooling.

After a slight pause, Sano walked over.

"What are you doing?"

The little girl snapped out of her daze, wiped her drool, and said with a grin, "You promised to treat Uncle to a big meal!"

Sano nodded, glanced at what the little girl was holding, and after trying to suppress his laughter, he couldn't help but chuckle: "So, this is the feast you were talking about?"

"Yup!"

The little girl nodded vigorously, her eyes shining, and said, "Mom usually doesn't buy me food, and I don't dare ask her for any because it costs a lot of money..."

Sano nodded again, didn't continue the topic, and took out his keys to open the door.

"Wait five minutes, the water needs to boil."

"Ok."