Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The moment the memory card was shattered by the bullet, a flash of blood appeared.

"Ok?"

Gin on the helicopter, and Chianti who fired the shot, both froze for a moment.

Because the bullet that should have pierced Ireland's chest after shattering the memory card only grazed his shoulder.

This was not because Ireland reacted quickly enough to dodge at the last second, turning what could have been a serious injury into a mere scratch, but because an intruder had broken in.

Gin turned his gaze to Ireland, who was slumped on the ground, his face blank and clearly not yet recovered. Beside him was a figure in pure black.

"That guy is..."

Chianti's expression changed, and she turned to look at Gin, whose face was gloomy.

"Vodka, open the thing down there!"

Under Gin's command, Vodka quickly pulled a lever, and a black machine gun emerged from beneath the helicopter, its muzzle pointing towards Tokyo Tower.

"Da da da!"

Without any hesitation, Gin launched a barrage of attacks on Tokyo Tower.

The intense firepower forced Sano to grab the stunned Ireland and find cover to hide behind—damn it, does Gin have to be so hypocritical? He always says he's keeping a low profile.

Is this all there is to being low-key?

Goodness, Sano was thinking that he would be criticized by Gin for being too high-profile after blowing up Tsutenkaku yesterday, but the next second...

They were firing helicopters at Tokyo Tower.

You're the best!

...Or perhaps this guy received news of his bombing of Tsutenkaku Tower and, not wanting to fall behind, came up with the idea of ​​shooting down Tokyo Tower?

"you……"

Ireland snapped out of his daze, looked at Sano again, and quickly recognized him.

"Black Mask, why are you helping..."

Ireland's face showed initial confusion, which quickly turned into understanding: "Ah, the enemy of my enemy, is that what you call a friend? How utterly boring..."

Chapter 488, 491: Let's see whose gun is tougher.

Sano glanced at Ireland.

Because it's covered by a mask.

Sano's expression did not directly reach Ireland's eyes.

"Looks like she's really stupid. It's one thing to believe what that old sly Gin says, but she still has the mind to say these meaningless things at a time like this."

It's unclear whether he was being sarcastic or just talking to himself.

Sano glanced at Conan again, then picked up Ireland again and rushed into the Tokyo Tower—the outer bunker was too narrow.

Gin only needs to slightly change the angle of the helicopter to unleash another barrage of attacks.

If it were just Sano alone, that would be one thing.

But he also has Ireland as a burden, so he has no choice but to be sleazy.

That's right, Sano rushed back from Osaka in a great hurry.

It was all to save Ireland's life.

Besides having this mission, another reason was that Sano wanted to recruit Ireland into his group.

Yes, just like Calvados.

With the addition of Spider as the first employee, Sano realized that regardless of whether the employee was truly willing, as long as they had an account and were skilled enough, meeting these two requirements was sufficient.

That's why Sano set his sights on Calvados.

But besides these, there were the other officers who were originally considered as reserves in Sano's eyes.

But that hope was gone.

Unlike Calvados, the others reside permanently within Japan.

He never had the identity of a professional assassin.

Even Sano could choose to register his account overseas and then join.

That would be too much trouble.

The only exception was Ireland, who, like Calvados, had moved back from abroad and had also registered a separate identity as a professional assassin as a backup.

It's like they delivered themselves to my door.

Furthermore, the most crucial point is similar to that of Calvados.

There is a sense of distance between Ireland and the current organizational leaders in Japan.

Aside from the fact that he wasn't a Japanese official to begin with, Calvados was tricked by Vermouth and only realized his mistake afterward; Ireland, needless to say, is another story.

The hatred for killing one's father.

It couldn't be easier to persuade them to surrender.

Not to mention that compared to Calvados, Ireland might have an added debt of gratitude for saving a life... However, for such a person, how much weight a debt of gratitude for saving a life would carry is unknown. Furthermore, Sano had rushed to Tokyo Tower and secretly observed for a while before...

I thought the danger in Ireland would be the Japanese police or Conan.

Ireland's unexpected success left Sano somewhat bewildered.

So in the end, we have to save him from Gin.

However, looking at it this way, it makes sense.

Gin made himself create a bigger commotion in order to prepare for this step.

Perhaps Osaka is too far away to attract too much firepower.

However, it can still somewhat balance the attention of the Japanese police leadership.

Sano still couldn't quite understand.

Based on Sano's previous observations of Conan and Ireland's verbal sparring,

Ireland impersonated Matsumoto Kiyonaga because of the serial murder case mentioned by Inspector Megure, while Sano had been invited to participate in the case.

Anyone with a brain could figure that out.

Although Sano's access to the outside world is undoubtedly shallower than that of Matsumoto Kiyoshi, it is by no means much shallower.

Otherwise, there would have been no need for Sano to be invited.

Not to mention that Sano is, on the surface, a "famous detective".

Given Gin's level of trust in Sano, how could he possibly not entrust him with the task?

Unless, Gin has ulterior motives.

The current development.

Thinking back to Pisco last time, and the first and only time Gin met Sano in Ireland, he mentioned in a cocktail that Sano was there.

Sano unconsciously typed a row of dots in his mind.

Could it be that, ultimately, the problem lies with myself?

That's a bit overwhelming, it's giving me goosebumps.

It's a pity that Ireland worked so diligently and conscientiously, unaware that the task he was striving for was a trap that Gin had already dug.

Say something.

Ireland is indeed quite capable.

Compared to the various rats and scum in the organization, Ireland, though with his own ulterior motives, is at least considered pure, even though Sano doesn't know much about the process.

However, in the end, it turned out to be just one serial murder case.

They discovered Conan's secret as Shinichi Kudo, and even found evidence to prove it.

Gin doesn't want someone with that kind of talent.

Then Sano would have no choice but to accept, as it would be impolite.

...Getting back to the main point, Sano, dragging Ireland along, darted into the interior of Tokyo Tower a second before Gin's firepower arrived, and hid behind cover.

However, this does not mean that everything is fine for Sano and his companion.

After all, Tokyo Tower isn't a completely sealed metal box that can provide cover from every angle.

Sano's two hiding places were indeed a temporary respite from Gin's firepower.

But if you let it go on for a while, they'll find an angle to work with.

If you move it around randomly, the risks might actually be greater.

If Sano had known beforehand that Gin would do this, he could have used the spider silk to launch a close-range surprise attack on him before he could unleash his firepower.

As for now.

We'll probably have to take a simpler, more direct approach.

"Hey you……"

Ireland was about to say something when Sano chopped him unconscious with a single chop.

Don't let your burden get in the way.

Sano pulled out his armory, grabbed a few banknotes, and performed a series of practiced actions.

Sano got up and walked out of the tower.

"Ok?"

Gin noticed the figure that suddenly appeared and thought it was Sano planning a close-quarters attack. He was about to turn his gun around.

However, the next second Sano turned completely upright, and Gin, who could see what was in his hand through the spotlight, fell silent.

...Gatling gun.