Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Has the truth been found, and they're just waiting for the rabbit to run into their trap?

Sano stood casually on the second floor, frowning, but influenced by the passerby's hat.

No one noticed that there was another person standing on the second floor.

After thinking for a while, Sano chose to continue to observe and patiently wait for his opportunity to appear.

Moments later, the danger finally appeared.

Several men, also disguised as post office workers, rushed through the gate with pistols.

It seems like they're trying to rob the post office of the funds they're sending out today... That's just outrageous.

Wouldn't it be more profitable to rob a bank with that kind of effort?

What Sano found even more absurd was that Inspector Megure and his team, disguised as staff members, actually chose to tear off their disguises, pull out their pistols, and confront the robbers head-on at close range.

...Is this guy out of his mind?

Sano leaned back tactically, utterly unable to comprehend the actions of this group... Well, actually he could understand a little bit, after all, not everyone is a desperate criminal.

Faced with more than ten times the number of people and firepower.

The robbers, who only wanted money, would most likely choose to lay down their weapons and surrender.

But this is only a high probability.

Otherwise, why would Sano be here?

Moreover, judging from the feedback from the explosive gloves, these robbers did not bring any bombs with them. Therefore, the only possible dangers are the handguns they have and the potentially desperate fight that may break out later.

As the saying goes, flesh and blood are fragile and weak... Apart from Sano wearing a special attack uniform, he had never seen anyone survive a bullet to a vital spot, even one from a pistol.

Even the group of idiots who confronted Chianti on the rooftop last night were only there because their leader wanted to force her to surrender in order to get something very important—the very point that had threatened him.

As for why Inspector Megure and his group did this, Sano could only assume that they didn't want to take direct action and escalate the situation to the point where they had to kill a few of the robbers.

If that's really the case.

Sano still wants to say something.

That's an idiot's move.

Seeing that the two robbers were starting to waver under Inspector Megure's persuasion, and even seemed to be putting down their guns, Sano knew that the man in the middle was breathing more and more rapidly and his features were becoming more and more ferocious.

It's time to make a move.

"Bang bang bang..."

Six bullets were fired by Sano with lightning speed.

The three robbers were targeted with their wrists and shoulders, respectively, while the guns were aimed at them.

Well, just in case, let's fire one more shot.

Don't ask Sano why he used a gun instead of transforming into Black Mask.

Not to mention why Sano even fired bullets at the two robbers who were about to put down their guns.

Firstly, all three robbers were already in a "targeting" state.

Sano suddenly jumped out, but didn't have time to finish off the other party before they could fire.

It's hard to say.

Sano wasn't wearing that thug's suit right now, and he certainly didn't want to do the same stupid thing as Inspector Megure, needlessly adding to his own risk.

Wouldn't that just make yourself miserable?

Similarly, the second one follows a similar principle.

Sano suddenly opened fire. Who knows if the other two robbers would be startled and pull the trigger immediately?

...Of course, the above are all thoughts from the deeper level of consciousness.

As for Sano's surface-level thinking, there's only one.

Get it done quickly.

Going home after get off work!

"what!"

Gunshots were mixed with the screams of the three robbers and the sound of pistols falling to the ground.

"who!?"

The group of police officers were startled by the sudden gunshot, but fortunately they still had some professionalism left and all turned their guns to aim at the second floor.

Unfortunately, by the time Inspector Megure and the others turned around...

Sano had already holstered his gun and left, leaving only an empty space.

Without saying a word, Sato Miwako and Shiratori Ninzaburo ran straight up to the second floor.

Seeing this, Takagi Wataru and several other police officers followed closely behind.

However, when they went upstairs, there was still no one there.

Damn it!

Sato Miwako angrily pounded on the wall, while Shiratori Ninzaburo took out his gloves, picked up a spent cartridge from the ground, and looked thoughtful.

……

The next day arrived.

Sano looked at a message in the private chat channel of the professional assassin platform on his computer.

He couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

The message was: "Besides murder, do you also look for people? I mean, if I asked you to kill someone who is hard to find, you wouldn't need me to provide their location, would you?" The time was around 10 p.m. last night.

Sano replied without hesitation.

"That depends on who you want to kill and the reward you're offering."

To my surprise, the other party replied instantly.

"...I don't know his real name, only his code name, Rye. He's a high-ranking member of a criminal organization. He's dangerous and elusive. If you're willing to spend some time searching for reports and gossip about No-Face and the Bomb Maniac, you might find out quite a bit."

Ha, it really is this guy.

Upon seeing the reply, Sano couldn't help but smile.

To be honest, the existence of the assassin Black Cat only appeared recently, perhaps even just a few days ago, not just in Japan, but throughout the entire world.

This is undoubtedly a rookie killer.

They are completely unknown.

Especially since Sano didn't deliberately spread his name, there was no way anyone would approach him to discuss any missions.

Not to mention that the target is so...special.

Before Sano could reply, a new message arrived.

"What I mean is, if you have the means to find him, is it possible to capture him alive or give me his whereabouts without killing him?"

Oh?

What does this mean?

Sano stroked his chin with interest, thought for a moment, and then typed on the keyboard: "Okay, name your price."

"...How about ten million?"

Sano's lips twitched, and he typed a question mark.

Amuro Tooru then replied with a question mark.

Sano slammed his keyboard: "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

"How many do you want?"

"Ten billion. If you find him, I can give you information."

Sano replied, "One hundred billion. I can bring him to you."

After a few seconds of pause, Sano added another symbol.

"$".

A minute later, Amuro Tooru did not reply.

Five minutes later, Amuro Tooru still hadn't replied.

Half an hour later, Amuro Tooru still hadn't replied.

Oh dear, it seems the talks have fallen through.

Sano put down the novel he had picked up out of boredom, got up, logged out of the platform, cleaned up all traces, and turned off the computer... This development was something he had expected, since he was just bored anyway.

He was just teasing this guy to pass the time... cough cough, but to be honest, Sano never even considered that he would actually accept Amuro Tooru's request.

That's not entirely true.

After all, that's a whopping 10 billion!

Piling them up in the room is enough... no, then it's probably enough to build a house for Sano, maybe even a small villa or a big mansion.

If it really comes to that level, then Sano should spend some time directing and acting in it himself.

It's not that it's impossible.

Furthermore, Sano's pricing wasn't entirely just something he said offhand.

Wouldn't doing that be telling Amuro Tooru that he doesn't want to take the job and deliberately making things difficult for him?

Sano set the price based on the market price.

...The specific reference is the price of the Armed Detective Agency.

To be precise, apart from the Armed Detective Agency, the prices for orders from other places are not "publicly disclosed." Of course, even if they are not publicly disclosed, Sano is the boss behind the scenes.

It is naturally possible to find out.

In conclusion, Sano wasn't just asking for a random price.