Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Why did Gin answer Vermouth's call?

Wait a moment.

Something about this question seems off.

After touching his chin, Sano turned his attention back to the main matter.

"Ah, Lord Gin, I never expected that Bayonetta's phone would end up in your hands."

"Don't change the subject, answer my question."

"Isn't this a grudge from before? Now that I think about it, I feel like I should settle it."

"I should have warned you not to do this."

Sano sneered: "What, has Gin-sama's desire for control become so strong that he even wants to manage the private affairs of his subordinates?"

"If it were truly your private matter, that would be one thing, but this private matter of yours could very well involve the organization and become official business. Moreover, I have never seen anyone's private matter require the organization's intelligence database to resolve."

Gin went straight to the point, saying, "Unless you are abusing public resources for private gain."

"……so what?"

"A cocktail, in half an hour."

"Oh."

After hanging up the phone, Sano scratched his head and cleaned up any irrelevant traces on his computer.

Finally, I shut down the computer and went out.

After a long and winding journey, Sano arrived at the cocktail bar.

Here, besides the Gin duo, Sano also saw Vermouth and Calvados... The first few were fine, but the last one...

Why are you here too?

Sano calmly walked to the counter and sat down.

The brim of her hat was tilted slightly behind Vermouth, so her face wasn't clearly visible.

Vermouth could also sense the questioning and accusatory tone in Sano's words.

After shrugging somewhat helplessly, Vermouth indicated that it was none of her business.

...After all, unless absolutely necessary, Vermouth didn't want others to think, or know, that she had some secret special connection with Sano.

This time, it was just a simple phone call from Sano, which Gin happened to catch a glimpse of.

Before he could even react, Gin snatched his phone away.

Sano couldn't figure out what was going on in Vermouth's behavior.

But we can still roughly figure out that there's no major problem.

Otherwise, Vermouth would definitely not be so calm.

...It is worth mentioning.

Compared to their last meeting, Vermouth no longer tries to hide her face.

I just don't know if it's been restored or if they just got an extra fake face.

Sano then looked at Gin.

Gin didn't waste any words and handed a document directly to Sano.

"Here are the materials from the Mud Ginseng Association. Take a look."

"Ok?"

Sano paused for a moment, then took the document and flipped through it—there wasn't much to see.

It's just some superficial intelligence.

It gave a general introduction to what the Mud Ginseng Association is and how big of an organization it is.

Sano already knew this information, because he had seen it when he bought information about Kiriko Busujima from the Black Reaper's intelligence database.

Gin showed this to himself... was he trying to make him back down?

"I've seen it, so what?"

Gin put down his glass and looked at Sano: "So, you still want to make a move?"

"Why not?"

"Are you sure?"

"Lord Gin, your words are a bit redundant. Would I do something I'm not confident about?"

Gin frowned upon hearing Sano's words.

"Last time, they had already devised a countermeasure for your situation and achieved some results, proving its feasibility. Because you didn't deliberately hide it, this may have already reached their ears. If you go again this time, you are very likely to encounter the same countermeasure again, or even an improved one. Not to mention that you are the one who wants to take action, not the Muddy Association. Therefore, as the one who takes the initiative, you will inevitably bear a greater risk."

"It's okay, they have their own strategies, and I have my own ways of dealing with it."

Sano looked confident and determined to win.

Gin, whose mouth was already a little dry after patiently explaining a lot to Sano, was quite troubled—why was he so stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason?

At this moment, Gin had begun to understand the parents of children going through adolescence.

What exactly is this feeling?

To be honest, Gin isn't afraid that Sano won't listen to his advice.

I'm afraid this guy is a bit too bright and might just run off by himself without saying a word.

This may not be purely a loss of control.

But what if it goes wrong?

The last incident, while not a complete reversal, was certainly a major upheaval, wasn't it?

What annoys Gin the most.

Of course, it was Sano who skipped over himself and went directly to Vermouth for information.

What do you mean?

Does this guy think Vermouth is more reliable than himself?

Gin rubbed his temples; what he found even more incomprehensible was Sano's confidence.

Where did it come from?

Yes, Gin knew that Sano was ridiculously strong.

But humanity has its limits.

No matter how you look at it, Gin doesn't think Sano should have that kind of confidence.

"...Let me ask you, what exactly do you want to do?"

Gin said in a muffled voice, "Do you want to wipe out the Mud Ginseng Society, or what?"

"Total wipeout?"

Sano raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Gin-sama, you think too highly of me. There are so many people in the Mud Ginseng Association. Even if you arranged it all out for me, making these guys line up and let me kill them one by one, it would still take several days to finish them off. The wronged should be held accountable. Why not just take out all the members of the Mud Ginseng Association above the rank of executive?"

...So it wasn't a plan to wipe out the whole team, then the difficulty has indeed been reduced quite a bit.

Gin swirled his glass: "There's no need to target all the executives. Taking out the ringleaders will be enough."

Sano accepted the coffee and milk that the bartender handed him without asking any questions.

I took a sip, one second, five seconds, ten seconds.

...So you're not planning to say anything more?

Gin's lips twitched, and he let out a deep breath: "In that case, I won't stop you. But just in case, you'll have to bring a helper."

"uh-huh."

Sano smacked his lips: "I've already found some outside help."

Gin was stunned again... First, he skipped over him and went to Vermouth for information, and now he has even secretly found an outside helper. Does this kid still consider himself his superior?

"No, at least let Calvados come with you."

Hearing Gin's resolute command, Sano looked at Calvados on the other side with some surprise.

So that's why this guy is here.

So, from the very beginning, Gin actually had no intention of stopping him?

"What's the point of having him follow me?"

Calvados, standing next to him, twitched at the corner of his mouth. Was he being dismissed as useless?

Sano didn't pay attention to Calvados's thoughts, and looked at Gin curiously: "If you really just want to help me, is Gin-sama too busy to have time?"

"Because Rum said that this is your private matter and we are not allowed to interfere."

Vermouth spoke on Gin's behalf: "I just received the news too... but it seems that only Gin and I have received this news."

Sano paused for a moment, then laughed: "So, this should be considered that Lord Gin outwardly complied but inwardly defied Rum's explicit prohibition, and took advantage of a loophole?"

"Don't act innocent after getting the benefit."

Vermouth was ostensibly criticizing Sano, but in reality, she was reminding him.

Know when to stop.

Chapter 466, 469, Calvados: Can coffee and milk make you drunk?

Otherwise, if we really anger Gin...

If Gin doesn't help, fine, but he might even make things worse. If Sano gets upset, he might take his anger out on Vermouth—thinking that if it weren't for her revealing that phone call, there wouldn't have been any problems.

"Alright, alright."

Sano was too lazy to waste time.

The task of organizing the Mud Ginseng Association is quite time-sensitive, with only two days available.