Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

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If other people don't have that ability... or rather, they don't have that luck.

Whether Suzuki Sonoko does it or not makes no difference.

In short.

After getting a free gem, Sano also managed to get a free sports car.

That guy gave it to Kogoro Mouri, who was also participating in the game.

It irritated my eyes until they turned red.

Sano hummed a little tune with a smug look on his face, responding to the exclamations and praises of those around him.

"Its tail is practically wagging in the air."

Ai Haibara shook her head and sighed. She simply couldn't understand why someone with such a background would be so vulgar.

It's not that Ai Haibara looks down on vulgar people.

In fact, even Ai Haibara herself considers herself vulgar.

But that guy Sano.

It really shouldn't be vulgar.

If I had to say something, it would be similar to Conan's initial opinion that Sano hadn't done a good enough job.

Is it a similar principle?

Of course, Ai Haibara was just expressing her feelings; she wasn't stupid enough to, and had no reason to, fall out with Sano over such a trivial matter.

Meanwhile, Sano was having a great time.

On stage, Tokiwa Mio has shifted her focus from the game-like exterior that concealed worldly concerns about money to the obscure and difficult-to-understand realm of art.

That is to introduce the guest to the teacher's new painting.

That old man who paints must be quite famous; he's said to specialize in painting Mount Fuji.

However, besides wanting a better title, Tokiwa Mio probably had a more vulgar purpose in becoming his apprentice—she and the old man seemed to be having an unpleasant time when Sano and his group came over that day.

After Kogoro Mouri's gossip.

I learned that this woman had acquired many of the old man's paintings through a master-apprentice relationship.

Then it was resold at a high price.

...This is a perfectly reasonable way to make money; it's just that it doesn't sound very appealing.

As the curtain closed and then opened again, and the lights came on, what was revealed was Tokiwa Mio, who was suspended in mid-air in front of the painting, her eyes wide open.

The guests present immediately erupted into a commotion.

Inspector Megure and his team, who had been waiting at the foot of the Twin Towers, quickly arrived at the scene.

Sano watched as a group of people investigated and analyzed the scene.

They caused quite a stir.

Tokiwa Mio was strangled to death by having a pearl necklace around her neck fastened with a steel wire and then connected to the machine that was lowering the painting.

The pearl necklace was a gift from someone a while ago.

It's still unclear who it is.

There was also a wine glass next to the body, but it was not broken like the previous two.

The main suspect clearly approached Tokiwa Mio's secretary before the curtain was opened.

Furthermore, the secretary's father is a journalist with an overwhelming sense of justice.

This led Kogoro Mouri to become suspicious.

But before the case could move to the next stage, Sano heard a faint rumbling sound.

Then, the lights in the room went out instantly.

Through the walkie-talkie, staff indicated that a bomb had destroyed the power room.

It also caused a fire, requiring immediate evacuation.

Inspector Megure quickly calmed the panicked guests and arranged for their evacuation.

Because the VIP-only elevator behind it has... a hidden energy source on its back.

Therefore, it can still be used.

However, that thing can only seat a few people at a time.

Inspector Megure then allowed the children, women, and elderly to take the elevator down.

As for the men, they took the stairs to other floors and then transferred to Building B, which was otherwise normal, through the connection between the two buildings of the Twin Towers.

"Fast!"

Sano glanced at the two best friends and Conan, who needed to take the second elevator.

I never imagined that the commotion Gin was talking about would involve using a bomb.

At this rate... there are probably other, even more powerful bombs in this building, right?

Sano quietly took out his explosive gloves, put them on, put one hand in his pocket, and followed behind the group.

suddenly.

A new mission is quietly approaching.

[Please ensure that Sonoko Suzuki does not die at Gin's hands within the mission time limit. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 00:09:59]

Ha, just as I expected.

Sano wasn't too surprised.

He was simply thinking about how to save Sonoko Suzuki.

"Dudu-"

But just then, Gin called.

"Hey?"

"Evacuate the Twin Towers as soon as possible; there are still other bombs inside."

"I know."

"...Let me ask you a small question, rye."

"uh-huh?"

"I'm curious, why did you see Shirley but neither catch or kill her nor report it to me? Can I interpret this as..."

"You want to protect Sherry, or have you always been protecting her?"

Listening to Gin's voice gradually grow colder.

Sano deliberately paused for a few seconds before asking, "So, Sherry is here too? Is your targeting of the Twin Towers just a coincidence, or is she your main objective?"

...Playing dumb?

Standing on the rooftop, Gin, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, sneered, "It's not a coincidence, it really is a coincidence. We were originally planning to sabotage Tokiwa Group's computers, but a while ago, we accidentally discovered that Sherry had been secretly making phone calls to her sister's privately rented apartment, and we just happened to overhear her saying she was coming to this opening ceremony."

...What are you calling?

Sano was stunned; this was indeed beyond his expectations.

Is that fake little girl out of her mind?

Never mind, none of that matters anymore. What matters is the present moment.

"Hey, you're not eyeing that VIP elevator right now, are you?"

Gin wasn't surprised at all by Sano's insightful remark.

He merely curled the corners of his lips into a cold laugh again: "What, are you afraid I'll see her with my own eyes?"

"Um……"

Sano touched his chin and smiled in return.

If Gin hadn't made that call, this step might have had to be postponed.

But since Gin has already offered his face up himself.

If Sano doesn't react at all, then he's not giving the other person any face.

"Lord Gin, if I remember correctly, during the Pisco mission, didn't you say that even if Sherry turned to ashes, you would still recognize her?"

"Ok?"

Gin had already spotted Sonoko Suzuki through his sniper scope. As he reached for the trigger, he replied, "That's right, I told you what you wanted to say."

"What I'm trying to say is—you seem to have mistaken Ash for someone else, Lord Gin."

Chapter 441, Gin: You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?

Gin was taken aback when he heard Sano's voice on the phone, which carried a faint hint of laughter.

The finger on the trigger froze in place.

"……What did you say?"

"Hahahahaha..."

Sano, on the other end of the phone, seemed to deliberately hold the phone a little further away.

It was as if she was worried that Gin would overhear something.

But the volume was so loud that Gin couldn't help but be suspicious.

That guy did it on purpose.

He was just putting on an act; he actually wanted to laugh at himself.

...Of course, that's not important right now.