Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Sano received the news immediately.

After Conan was saved by Vermouth disguised as Gin...

Things seemed to develop exceptionally quickly.

Sano had only been away from the plague god for a few days.

At least Vermouth now knows Ai Haibara's identity, which is why she drove to Professor Agasa's house under the guise of seeking medical treatment.

Take this fake little girl away legally.

But Jodie got there faster than Vermouth and took Ai Haibara away... or more accurately, Conan disguised as her mother.

Intelligence is always two-way.

Vermouth can grasp the key points, and so can Conan.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been tonight's operation.

Through probing, Conan roughly determined that Jodie was not an enemy. He then used Jodie's connections, along with a fabricated statement from a previous case involving Tomoaki Araide, to probe Vermouth, who had followed him and parked her car at the dock.

Thus, they successfully found Vermouth's weakness.

This forced Vermouth to drop her mask and reveal her true colors.

Surprisingly, Vermouth's targeting of Ai Haibara, or Shiho Miyano, or Sherry, wasn't due to orders from above or a desire for performance, but rather because of a past grudge between the two.

To be precise, it's Vermouth and Ai Haibara's parents who have a grudge against each other.

Vermouth had consumed an earlier stage of that drug than the two fake children had, which caused her appearance to remain permanently at this stage... In short, she is eternally young.

It's even more outrageous than the effect of two fake children.

Vermouth's actual age is probably over fifty.

This really surprised Sano; he hadn't expected this woman to be such a witch.

...In short, after this background introduction.

Both women immediately drew their guns at the same time, but Judy was obviously faster, and even arrogantly fired only Vermouth's pistol, probably wanting to capture her alive.

We can either capture her alive or attack other places, but let's first render Vermouth incapable of acting.

Isn't this pure villainous behavior?

While Sano was making sarcastic remarks, Vermouth revealed her hidden trump card.

Calvados, who was lying on a container hundreds of meters away, immediately shot Judy in the abdomen.

...So...

Why not aim for the head?

Before Vermouth could even feel smug, Conan inside the car stopped pretending.

A soccer ball shattered the window and simultaneously knocked the pistol out of Vermouth's hand.

Conan, quite cocky, pushed open the car door, tore off his mask, and pointed the tranquilizer dart at Vermouth with his watch, signaling her not to make any rash moves.

However, when faced with the hostile Conan, Vermouth quietly shifted her position.

It blocked Calvados's sniper rifle.

Things seemed to have suddenly reached a stalemate.

Sano, watching this scene from above, had long since lost any interest in watching the spectacle.

Ultimately, Sano didn't come all this way just to watch a show.

But... what about the mission?

Where the hell is the mission?

How could there be no mission at such a crucial moment?

Sano is licking his paws again... That's a bit odd. Is he going to be disappointed tonight?

As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Sano could have easily spent a leisurely night without a care in the world.

But Sano just happened to find out what happened tonight.

Frustration breeds irritability; no tasks?

Then Sano just created the mission himself.

"Put me down, Big Black."

But just when Sano had decided on his direction and was planning to make the situation even more chaotic.

An unexpected character actually made the situation even more chaotic.

Ai Haibara.

The fake little girl arrived by car, wearing Conan's glasses.

It probably used a tracker to get here.

After getting out of the taxi, Ai Haibara ran wildly towards Conan and the others.

...What do you mean? Didn't the two fake children plan this out?

Is this Conan's arbitrary action?

That's ridiculous, isn't it? Doesn't it make you think straight?

I recalled Heiji Hattori's text message mentioning that Ai Haibara had a cold.

Sano wondered if Ai Haibara's brain had been damaged by a fire.

Just then, Vermouth seized the opportunity when Conan was flustered by this intruder.

He grabbed Conan's wrist and used it to numb the plague.

Ai Haibara stopped and, feigning composure, began "negotiations" with Vermouth.

It was a bit far away, so Sano could only hear the gist of it.

It's nothing more than wanting to trade their own lives for the safety of others, blah blah blah.

Vermouth was naturally overjoyed with this.

But just as Vermouth was about to make her move...

Yet another unexpected character has appeared, making the already chaotic situation even more chaotic.

That's right, it's Ran Mouri.

All that could be seen was the sudden opening of Judy's car trunk, Ran Mouri climbing onto the roof, and, amidst Calvados's instinctive sniping, rushing towards Ai Haibara.

As a result, Calvados missed every shot until Ran Mouri was lying on the ground with Ai Haibara in her arms.

...Is this guy a master of outlining human figures?

How can your marksmanship be so bad at such close range?

And Ran Mouri too.

It's one thing if Ai Haibara's brain is fried, but did this guy get his brain damaged by the jolting in the trunk? Why didn't he take the initiative in this situation?

Take Vermouth hostage?

If all else fails, even running away with Ai Haibara would have a better chance of survival than being pinned to the ground as a human shield.

After his initial shock and bewilderment, Sano was still thinking about whether he should go down and help, but Vermouth had already called a stop even faster and instead became a human aiming master, though unlike Calvados.

Vermouth was at least in control of herself.

Looking at the chaotic situation below, and still without receiving any instructions, Sano began to doubt even if he intervened.

Or whether or not you will receive the task.

Turning his head again, he saw that Calvados, that fool, had focused all his attention on Vermouth and hadn't noticed that a dangerous shadow had silently crept up beside him.

...Is this a real dish or a fake dish?

Sano had always regarded Calvados as a colleague of the same skill level as the sniper duo, but seeing the reality of the situation today...

They're nowhere near as good as the sniper duo.

Is it because he cares too much about Vermouth?

Love truly can bewitch the mind.

Calvados was like that, and so was Vermouth.

The equally perplexing actions of both sides made what should have been a very serious matter tonight look like a battle of wits... Of course, it could also be because...

Sano used a "God's-eye view" because of this.

Although this "God's perspective" is not entirely God himself.

After his lips twitched, Sano jumped off Daikoku.

Sano was too lazy to think about it anymore. Regardless of whether it would work or not, he would just give it a try.

……at the same time.

Calvados was keeping a close eye on Judy, who was standing next to Vermouth.

Taking advantage of Vermouth's panic at Ran's appearance, Jodie was sneakily crawling on the ground, probably trying to get to Calvados's blind spot and then "take Vermouth hostage" with a gun.

Chapter 422, 421: None of those present will survive.

...Does this person think they're blind?

Just as Calvados was speechless and preparing to shoot Judy again to completely incapacitate her, a greeting suddenly rang in his ears.

"Hey, good evening."

Calvados was startled and turned around to find Shuichi Akai pointing a pistol at him.

"you……"

Before Calvados could react.