Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"A clever, yet old-fashioned approach."

The two junior police officers guarding the bomb-wielding suspect exchanged a glance and then frowned. They said to Sano, "Sir, do you know him? I'm sorry, but he is a major suspect. Even if you know him, you are not allowed to communicate with him without permission."

Sano ignored the two junior police officers and looked at the bomber.

"You should know that if it weren't for that black-masked man, your plan might not have failed, and you wouldn't have been caught. So, in your opinion, did that guy step forward just to save the innocent, or to uphold justice and arrest you, the criminal?"

The blaster and Sano stared at each other, a mocking smile playing on their lips.

"Who do you think you are, daring to ask my opinion? What, do you think it's unfair to hand me over to the law? Then why don't you kill me if you dare?"

Faced with the other party's provocation, Sano closed the pen cap, straightened his sleeves, and then gave an answer as if talking to himself: "Actually, I think neither of them is correct. The real purpose of the Black Mask should be to protect you."

"……what?"

Sano turned around and faced the bewildered bomber: "How many people do you think you've killed so far, and how many people resent you? The commission to find and kill that bomber has been gathering dust for years until yesterday, when it was posted on a professional assassin platform, and then I accepted it."

Sano tilted his head indifferently, staring into the eyes of the explosives culprit: "I do intend to kill you, but not because of any personal grudges or sense of morality or justice, but simply because of my job."

Are you ready?

The pupils of the dazed bomb-wielding criminal and the two young policemen gradually dilated.

Then it erupted in an instant.

The bomber turned around and sought refuge with the police.

The two police officers reached for their guns while trying to block the bomber behind them.

Unfortunately.

At this distance, no one can defend against Sano's black cat disguise.

As he kicked out with his left foot, he grabbed another policeman by the collar with his right hand.

One of the policemen was sent flying several meters away, rolling like a ball, while the other was thrown out the door like trash. The demolition suspect was left staring blankly at Sano, and hurriedly began to beg for mercy: "Wait, wait a minute, it's just money, I have money too, I'll give you money, don't kill me!"

"Snapped!"

Sano ignored the other party and transformed into a one-slap superhero, slapping the other party until he was dizzy and staggered backward.

But the next second, Sano grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back, slapping him across the face again, making this terrorist who was only good at making bombs...

I almost lost consciousness.

After releasing his grip, Sano moved his right foot back, pulled his right hand horizontally, and then swung it out violently.

This slap was different from the previous two slaps.

It's the real deal, fully showcasing the 100-point burst damage attribute.

The swaying explosives criminal's feet left the ground instantly, and after spinning countless times in the air, he crashed onto the floor in front of the young policeman who had been kicked away by Sano.

The young policeman clutched his chest, and it took him a while to catch his breath and sit up.

As soon as he sat up, he saw the demolition suspect staring at him with wide eyes and blood streaming from his seven orifices. That wouldn't have been a problem... but the damn thing was that the guy was lying on the ground, chest up!

The young policeman was instantly terrified.

After Sano withdrew his hand, he subconsciously tried to push up his glasses.

Then he noticed that his palms were stained with a lot of blood. After clicking his tongue, Sano showed a disgusted expression, then used the back of his hand to adjust his glasses, and then took a tissue from the young lady behind the counter who had turned into a stone statue.

I wiped the blood off my hands.

He then pulled out a small black card from his pocket, which only had the words "Professional Killer Black Cat, Professional and Affordable, Money Required, People Eliminated" printed on it, and casually tossed it onto the chest of the demolition suspect's corpse.

Finally, they drove off.

...When the young policeman who had been thrown out returned, cursing and swearing, the foreign man was no longer in the hall. Turning back to look at the bomber, who lay dead with his eyes wide open, the only thing that stood out was the bright red handprint on his face.

The young policeman immediately sensed something was wrong.

"It's over, my career is over..."

Meanwhile, Sano, who had just left the mental hospital, was wandering through the alleyways.

Yes, Sano personally arrested this bomber yesterday, and today he came to kill him.

This is certainly not because Sano had nothing better to do than play with this guy.

Instead, after Sano found and defused the bomb yesterday, following his journey through the space tunnel from Tokyo Tower to Teitan High School, he received another mission to kill this guy.

Then he considered his own "pitiful" workload as a professional assassin.

Sano then conducted a bug experiment.

There are indeed missions to kill this guy on the professional assassin platform.

However, that was something Sano himself released and accepted.

Therefore, a commission must be paid to the platform.

If that doesn't work, Sano will consider having someone else post the task so he can take it on, making it less of a self-directed and self-acted situation.

Of course, from the current perspective, there is no need for that.

Because it's purely self-directed and self-acted, it already meets the standard.

Then I'll send a few more later, but I need to choose the right targets.

anyway.

The fact that this bomber would plant a bomb at Teitan High School left Sano with a strange, indescribable feeling stuck in his throat, because he had had the same thought before, even while "sleeping" that night.

He controlled the clone to go to Teitan High School and gave it a general inspection.

The result was that nothing was gained.

Therefore, Sano decided that he was overthinking things.

And then it turned out that this guy didn't plant the bomb until the next day.

Seriously, speechless.

Another minor incident occurred during the capture of the bomber.

This guy was originally observing Teitan High School through binoculars from the overpass.

After the police surrounded him, the man jumped off the overpass.

Speechless, Sano could only join forces with Sato Miwako, who jumped down right behind him, to give chase, and eventually, without a doubt, they caught the guy.

Sato Miwako immediately wanted to pull out her gun and kill the guy, but was stopped by Takagi Wataru who arrived at the scene. Then the two of them went through a series of fancy maneuvers.

They were about to kiss for no apparent reason.

Sano, who was clearly there at the time, yet felt as if he wasn't, was completely dumbfounded.

Should we play like this?

...To be honest, Sano's opinion of these two people has worsened considerably compared to before.

Of course, it's not that I hate it, it's just that...

The initial expectations, or rather the initial impressions, were a bit too high.

When these two successfully paired up, Sano's first thought was... stand-in literature.

After all, Sano had never met that Matsuda Jinpei.

Judging from the situation, Takagi Wataru and that person seem very similar.

The simp won the heart of the goddess, and the goddess successfully found a substitute.

That was Sano's first thought, and of course, whether it was actually true or not.

It's hard to talk about Sano; you can't see into someone's heart.

Anyway, if I have to say something, then this is it.

Everyone's happy, it's wonderful, best wishes, locked up, don't mention it, no gifts.

Suddenly, Sano snapped out of his jumbled thoughts, paused, turned around, and looked at the empty alley behind him: "Did you need something?"

After a few seconds of silence, Amuro Tooru stepped out.

"I don't think you're following me just to haggle over the price."

Faced with Sano's question, Amuro Tooru's eyes were complicated. Although he knew very well that if he stood up at this time and said it was not a coincidence, no one would believe him.

Yes, it was a coincidence, but it was also inevitable.

If it weren't for the existence of the bomb, and if it weren't for Black Mask, Amuro Tooru might not have even noticed this case, let alone paid attention to it.

This case actually has a significant connection to me.

Amuro Tooru was indeed very interested in the assassin in front of him, but to say he was particularly concerned would be an exaggeration. Moreover, he had already tried to investigate the other party's background, but apart from knowing that he was an elusive rookie assassin, he had not gained any other information.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, Amuro Tooru's actions may very well expose his connection to the case.

However, Amuro Tooru felt that it would be difficult to have any further involvement with this person in the future.

Secondly, no matter what, I felt it was hard to swallow my anger.

Otherwise, Amuro Tooru wouldn't be here.

Not to mention the question of whether or not to show one's face.

After a few seconds of silence, Amuro Tooru knew he could handle the situation on his own even without the person in front of him, but the satisfaction he had just felt made him speak.

"Thank you."

Chapter 415, 414: Gin's Obsession

Ok?

Sano watched as the other person turned and strode away after finishing speaking, and couldn't help but tilt his head.

Thanks?

What are you thanking me for?

What's there to thank me for?