Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

This is simply to avoid disrupting the market and to follow the rules.

That's right, that's it.

"Dudu-"

Sano's phone vibrated. He took it out and glanced at it. It was a text message from Ran Mouri.

They said there's a national mock exam tomorrow, and asked Sano if he wanted to study together.

Sano naturally declined the offer.

Reviewing is impossible; it's impossible for me to review in this lifetime.

Cramming might be helpful for other things, but it's not the same as exams.

Sano only knows how to cling to athlete's foot.

Aside from being suffocated by the stench, it's utterly useless.

However, just as Sano was about to leave to complete some missions on the professional assassin platform...

[Please defuse the target bomb within the mission time limit. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 02:59:59.]

Ok?

Why does this thing look so familiar?

Sano was stunned for a few seconds, then laughed and immediately changed his destination. After changing his identity and following the map, he arrived at the location of the target bomb.

A car parked on the street, and not far away were Sato Miwako, Shiratori Ninzaburo, Takagi Wataru, and Conan's plague team, except for Professor Agasa and that other guy.

Other than Yumi Miyamoto?

The configuration is almost exactly the same as yesterday's.

interesting.

Watching a figure sneakily leave the car, Sano smirked again.

That's really true...

After shaking his head, Sano quietly entered the car.

Then they found and defused the bomb.

Chapter 412, Conan: Kurosawa is Bourbon!

At the same moment, Shiratori Ninzaburo had already returned to the vehicle on the other side.

As soon as he got into the car, Shiratori Ninzaburo noticed a piece of paper stuck to the driver's side sun visor. The words on it made his pupils shrink instantly.

After his heart skipped a beat, Shiratori Ninzaburo hurriedly tried to escape from the car.

Just then, a voice came from the back row: "Don't panic, the bomb has been defused."

Shiratori Ninzaburo shuddered, clutching his heart which nearly leaped out of his throat. He turned around and took a deep breath: "I said, can you stop scaring me like that?"

"Shouldn't you thank me first?"

Sano, wearing a vest, ignored the other person's gaze and casually flicked his cigarette ash onto the back seat: "After all, if it weren't for me, you would already be dead by now."

"...Where is the bomb?"

"promise."

Sano then casually tossed the bomb to Shiratori Ninzaburo, causing the police officer to shudder once more.

...Why does this situation feel so strangely familiar?

Shiratori Ninzaburo took a deep breath and examined the bomb in his hand.

Although, just like last time, Shiratori Ninzaburo couldn't see any signs that the bomb had been defused, at least he was certain that it was a real bomb, not some prank toy.

"It seems I was right."

Shiratori Ninzaburo's expression turned serious, and he quickly got out of the car and called for his colleagues.

After some discussion, the police officers reached a general conclusion.

Correspondingly, Sano also gained a general understanding of the whole situation.

It turns out that Shiratori Ninzaburo and Takagi Wataru were here because they received an anonymous tip that there was a bomb in the restaurant.

Because today is a special day, the two of them came for a check-up.

As for Conan and Miwako Sato, they happened to meet under the Ferris wheel at the amusement park. As they were leaving together, they coincidentally ran into Wataru Takagi and his buddy Takagi, who had just finished inspecting the restaurant.

After their conversation, the topic turned to the police... strictly speaking, it was just a group of police officers they knew who were planning to go to karaoke that night. Since Shiratori Ninzaburo wasn't interested in that kind of thing, he said he would leave first.

Then... I saw Sano in the car.

"So, this clue is real?"

"No, strictly speaking, this clue should be called bait."

Conan looked around: "By telling the police there was a bomb in the restaurant, luring them over, planting the bomb in the car, and using the evacuation of the police as cover... what exactly is this person's purpose?"

Before Shiratori Ninzaburo could think it through, he received another call from Inspector Megure.

After hanging up the phone, Shiratori Ninzaburo took out the piece of paper that was stuck in his car again: "The main hall and all the districts have received similar things."

"This is a declaration of war against us..."

Soon, Sano and his group, perhaps as eyewitnesses at the scene, arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department.

After taking a statement that was of no use whatsoever, Shiratori Ninzaburo finished his meeting and immediately went to Sano for a short meeting.

As a result, Sano learned more details and inside information.

For example, the threatening letter-like thing that appeared in the Metropolitan Police Department and in Shiratori Ninzaburo's car is not the first time it has appeared; it has appeared many times before.

To be precise, it was twice.

On both occasions, the police were unsuccessful in completely apprehending the suspect.

This resulted in the deaths of several police officers.

Since the last time, the police have held an event on this date every year.

I received a countdown.

Until this year, the countdown ended.

The police received a challenge letter that resembled a coded message.

It's worth mentioning that in the previous bombing case, Inspector Megure and his team took it so seriously because the suspect's "threatening letter" was very similar to this one.

Even more noteworthy is the slap that led to Takagi Wataru's beating in the previous case, the one that Sato Miwako seems to have an unforgettable memory of.

He was the only police officer to die in the previous round.

"These are all the clues we have at the moment."

Shiratori Ninzaburo looked at Sano with a serious and earnest expression, his tone almost pleading: "This case is very important to us in every respect, so if you... even if you don't want to have much contact with us, I still hope to ask you, please, please, don't let the tragedy continue."

Sano leaned against the wall, his eyes half-open, and didn't reply. He just glanced at everyone in the room who was looking at him, then looked at Conan, who had sneaked in from the side, and asked, "Do I look like a bad guy now?"

"Hey?"

Conan paused for a moment, blinked, and cautiously replied, "If I say... it does look somewhat similar, will you get angry and hold a grudge against me?"

"I've already come to hate him."

"Hey??"

Sano sighed and looked at Shiratori Ninzaburo: "I never make promises to anyone. The only thing I can guarantee you is that I will do my best."

"That's enough."

Shiratori Ninzaburo exhaled: "We're planning to go out on an investigation. Do you want to come along?"

"Ah."

The group immediately left the Metropolitan Police Department and got into three separate vehicles.

Sano and Shiratori Ninzaburo each own one car.

Originally, Miwako Sato and Wataru Takagi were going to take the five little kids home.

But Conan secretly slipped into Shiratori Ninzaburo's car again.

The kids in the other two cars were also clamoring to help with the investigation.

This immediately gave the police officers a huge headache.

In the end, it was Sano who spoke up, which allowed Conan to stay.

"So, how do you plan to investigate?"

Upon hearing Sano's question, Shiratori Ninzaburo, who was driving, made a series of calls.

"Looks like he's just a headless fly bumping around everywhere."

...As expected, I was mocked again.

Shiratori Ninzaburo's lips twitched, but he remained silent, because under these circumstances...

Whether you refute or explain, you'll likely only receive stronger ridicule.

"We still need to decipher the code above first."

Conan looked at the card in his hand, his brow furrowing slightly: "Do you have any ideas, Uncle Kurosawa?"

"No."

Sano answered with unusually quickness.

"..."

If you could solve this yourself, why would you be the one being brought along as a tool?

Sano gave Conan a disdainful look.

In the end, Conan did not disappoint Sano and solved the mystery.

Even Ai Haibara gave her answer at about the same speed.