Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The pointless discussion came to an end.

The group then went back to their respective homes and to their mothers.

Sano noticed that Ran Mouri was peeking at Mitsuhiko and Ayumi, and then nudged her with a hint of gossip: "Hey, what are you looking at? What's wrong with those two?"

"what?"

Ran Mouri snapped out of her daze, hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered in Sano's ear.

"It's like this..."

"Blah blah blah."

After hearing the gossip, Sano blinked and couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahahahahaha..."

Sano's laughter attracted the attention of others.

"What's wrong? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Conan's gossipy nature got the better of him, and he leaned closer to Sano and asked him in a puzzled tone.

Seeing that Conan had actually come over on his own, Sano didn't hold back.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little impressed. You're so charming."

Sano patted Conan on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

Conan typed a question mark, completely bewildered. After a few seconds of stunned silence, he remembered the phone call he had received from Ran Mouri earlier, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Could it be that……

"Ahhh, don't say it!"

Before Conan could even cover Sano's mouth, the flustered Conan was caught off guard.

Sano had already given the answer to Ai Haibara and Sonoko Suzuki, who were equally puzzled.

"A little girl was so troubled because she liked this guy that she had to confide in an older sister."

Conan froze instantly.

...To be honest, kids are just kids; whether they like it or not, nobody really takes it seriously.

If Conan were really a primary school student, he might even blush.

But Conan is not.

However, among the people present, two knew that Conan was not actually an elementary school student.

As a high school student.

It's unavoidable that I have to shrink; there's nothing I can do about it.

As an outstanding man.

Being liked by girls is something that can't be helped.

But when these two things are put together, something just doesn't seem right.

Chapter 438, Section 437: Sano: Gin is going to blow this up.

As expected, putting aside Sonoko Suzuki's sarcastic expression...

Ai Haibara's eyes even showed disdain.

"Ha, that's true, she really knows how to seduce young girls."

Faced with Ai Haibara's mockery, Conan's face flushed red and then turned purple.

However, after gritting his teeth, Conan decided to drag Ai Haibara down with him.

gloat?

You'll be laughing soon enough!

"Ha, so-so, not as good as you."

Conan tried to remain calm: "I heard that Mitsuhiko also went to have a heart-to-heart talk with Ran."

"Oh?"

Ai Haibara glanced at Sano and smiled, "That can't be helped. As an outstanding woman, even if the charm she exudes unconsciously, it will always attract some suitors."

...They actually shamelessly accepted it?!

Conan stared wide-eyed, never expecting Ai Haibara to be so shameless.

However, Sano stirred things up again.

"Indeed, you are more capable than Conan."

"Ok?"

Sano turned his attention to Ai Haibara, his face still beaming with a smile: "After all, she originally had someone she liked, but you stole him away. Now she's torn between wanting to have her cake and eat it too, but she also feels like a jerk. She's wavering and confused."

As Ai Haibara's lips twitched, Sano's lips stretched wider and wider.

"You really are quite charming, Miss Goldfish."

"I'm fucking..."

Ai Haibara gritted her teeth for a while, but ultimately realized that she couldn't win this round.

He got into the car in a huff.

Ran Mouri, standing nearby, tugged at Sano's clothes, her face full of resentment, and said, "Senpai, you're making things very difficult for me."

...As the saying goes, the most useless sentence in the world is nothing more than—I'm going to tell you something, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else.

The two children took turns talking to Ran Mouri.

Logically speaking, Ran Mouri shouldn't have mentioned this to anyone.

Not to mention revealing all the details.

Ran Mouri told Sano, which naturally stemmed from her trust in him.

But the result was that he had just finished speaking a second ago, and the next second he turned on the loudspeaker.

Can't we just have some fun together anymore?

Sano realized that his behavior just now was not very ethical.

He coughed twice.

Sano chose to ignore it and got into the car.

Ran Mouri: "..."

……

The next day, Sano received a call from Gin.

Why are you on the guest list for the opening ceremony of the Twin Towers in Nishitama on Saturday?

Hearing Gin's question on the phone, Sano unconsciously typed out a question mark.

Why can't I be on the guest list?

...Sano didn't actually know anything about the guest list.

However, this did not prevent Sano from responding to Gin's questions with his own.

Gin was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, probably realizing how strange his question was, before getting to the point: "Has the police contacted you?"

"You mean that congressman?"

Sano lit a cigarette: "What, you guys killed him?"

"...A congressman?"

Gin seemed a little confused: "I meant Hara Yoshiaki."

"Yuan Jiaming?"

Sano remembered the engineer and asked疑惑地问道, "What happened to him?"

“We took care of him last night. If the police ask you to investigate, don’t go too deep.”

Upon hearing this...

Sano was a little confused.

Was Hara Yoshiaki taken care of?

"That congressman, isn't that none of your business?"

"Ha, a mere city councilor, not worth our effort."

"……All right."

Sano roughly understood Gin's thoughts.

Just as Sano was about to hang up, Gin spoke again: "Wait a minute, Rye."

"Ok?"

"...We'll be making a big fuss about the opening ceremony of the Petronas Towers on Saturday, so keep an eye out for it."

Sano rubbed his fingers together.

Sano's intuition told him that Gin was hiding something else, and he hesitated whether to tell him.

The opening ceremony of the Petronas Twin Towers on Saturday will likely cause quite a stir, probably because the loose end of Yoshiaki Hara still needs to be dealt with. But aside from that, I'm afraid...

Gin had other motives as well.

Why not explain it to yourself?

Does it mean you shouldn't tell yourself?

Or perhaps, Gin doesn't fully trust himself.

Therefore, there are some things I don't want to tell myself.