Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Damn it, are you out of your mind? My eyes are about to go blind!"

Hearing that familiar cursing, I looked at Sano, who was raising his hand to cover his eyes.

Conan and the others were all taken aback.

"Sano...brother, what are you doing here??"

After adjusting to the light, Sano pouted and said, "Shouldn't you be the ones asking me that? Didn't you all take the elevator down a long time ago? Why are you still here? Did you come back again... or are you trying to help me?"

"Help you?"

Conan scratched his head, somewhat confused: "Help you with what?"

"Help me get this car off the road."

Sano patted the red sports car next to him and said.

Conan: "..."

You're insane!

The fire was almost raging, and people were about to lose their lives.

Why the hell do they care about cars?

Ai Haibara, standing next to him, also sighed and rubbed her forehead, feeling speechless.

After the exchange, both sides temporarily completed the sharing of their respective situations.

Sano's situation is simple.

Sano, who was supposed to have followed Inspector Megure and evacuated before the connection between the Twin Towers was blown up, said he "didn't want to give up the sports car he had already gotten his hands on."

They remained inside the Twin Towers.

Chapter 442, 441, Upside-down Gin

Meanwhile, on Conan's side...

It's just a little bit complicated.

To put it simply...

The four-person Plague God Squad got out of their car to give way to a woman with a child while the elevator was going down, and instead walked up the stairs.

I plan to follow in the footsteps of Inspector Megure's unit.

However, because the connection between the Twin Towers was blown up.

The group of four was forced to stay inside the building.

Conan, who followed closely behind and took the second elevator downstairs, discovered the situation of the group of four.

He immediately did some extreme jumps on his skateboard.

And so, things have turned out this way.

The trio of real kids looked at Sano with some unease.

They were afraid that Sano would not approve of the three's behavior, that it was out of good intentions but rather that they were courting death.

Fortunately, Sano didn't say much.

He was just staring at his sports car, feeling worried.

"Hey, stop staring at that thing and get going."

Just as Conan was about to urge Sano on, he suddenly noticed that there was another person lying behind the sports car.

...Tokiwa Mio's painter teacher.

"what's the situation?"

Seeing the old man's eyes closed, Conan paused for a moment before quickly asking.

Sano gave a casual answer.

Half true, half false.

Indeed, Sano bumped into this old man after arriving on this floor.

The truth is, Sano didn't discover anything through deduction.

It was just a simple intuition, coupled with the test of the hammer of justice, that confirmed that this old man was the murderer who killed the first and third parties in the three murder cases.

Then, through a righteous act, they stopped the old man from committing suicide and successfully found the evidence—a pearl necklace hidden inside his cane.

It's true that the pearl necklace that Tokiwa Mio wore was a gift from this old man.

However, the necklace that Tokiwa Mio wears around her neck is not the same as this one.

The method of murder was too clear to explain.

It's mainly about motivation.

The old man loved to paint Mount Fuji, but the twin towers built by Mio Tokiwa perfectly blocked the view of Mount Fuji from his studio.

To be precise, it was split in two.

That's why the old man left a broken wine glass next to the corpse.

This highlights the old man's anger.

Of course, Sano didn't pay attention to the old man's rambling; he was only concerned about what to do with his car.

...Tokiwa Mio is dead.

Logically speaking, this sports car might not still belong to Sano.

But Tokiwa Mio is Tokiwa Mio, and the Tokiwa Group is the Tokiwa Group.

Tokiwa Mio is just one part of the Tokiwa Group.

Sano thought that since Tokiwa Mio had already said it, the wealthy Tokiwa Group shouldn't lose face over a car.

So how exactly do we get this car out of the country?

If it's destroyed here, would Tokiwa Group be willing to replace it with a new one?

Sano stroked his chin, lost in thought.

"Stop looking, the helicopter is here, let's get on. Since this guy has been confirmed as the murderer, let's take him with us."

Conan, having received a call from Inspector Megure, urged him on again.

Sano listened to the faint sound of the helicopter's rotors above, but still didn't move: "I advise you not to go to the rooftop."

"what?"

Conan frowned: "Why?"

"Because barring any unforeseen circumstances..."

"boom--!"

A faint explosion was heard, and Sano finished the sentence: "The accident happened."

Conan and his friends were stunned and ran to the stairwell to take a look.

The raging flames on the rooftop were almost spreading down.

"This……"

Conan looked at Sano.

Sano calmly lit a cigarette: "There are bombs up there. The enemy never intended for us to have a chance to evacuate."

"...They even prepared gasoline for this?"

Conan regained his composure: "But it's not a big problem. As long as the flames above go out on their own, we'll still be able to leave safely."

"Yeah."

Sano lifted the tablecloth: "Do you think that thing can be turned off within five minutes?"

Conan: "..."

Damn it, why are there bombs here?!

Ai Haibara's expression darkened, and she immediately went to lift the other tablecloths.

What followed plunged the atmosphere into despair was the fact that the place had been filled with bombs.

"Are you trying to kill me?!"

Conan stared blankly, while Sano tapped him on the head: "If we wanted you to live, there would never have been any accident in the first place."

Conan scratched his head: "Wait, you already discovered these bombs from the beginning, why aren't you thinking about a solution, instead of focusing on this crappy car?"

"What a piece of junk car! You're the junk car, your whole family is a piece of junk car."

Sano glared at Conan.

After marking a row of dots, Conan began to think of a way to break the deadlock. Finally, he focused his attention on the rooftop of Building B next door, which was lower and could be opened to reveal a huge swimming pool. His eyes lit up instantly.

"I have an idea. Perhaps we can try to use the shockwave from the explosion to start the car and rush through it in the last second before the explosion..."

Before Conan could finish speaking, a cold gaze looked down from above.

"You little brat, do you want to die first?"

Conan's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "Big brother, don't worry about this car at this point. The person is about to die. If we don't do this, the car will still be blown up. That's the least of our worries. The important thing is your life!"

"I can understand the car, but risking my life is a big no-no."

Sano sat on the car door and looked at Conan: "If it really comes to the end, it will be you who die, not me. Don't compare me to you."

...What does this mean?

Before Conan could react, Sano stood up again.

"It's time to go."

"what?"

Conan blinked, bewildered: "Where to?"