Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Observational skills, responsiveness, imagination, the amount of experience, intelligence, i.e., clues, and a knowledge base that is close to an encyclopedia.

History, chemistry, physics, everyday trivia, and so on.

The last knowledge base, in particular, is also a synthesis of some experiences.

This is one of the most scarce and crucial factors for Sano.

This is especially evident in the "decryption" stage.

Of course, none of that matters, as long as Sano is involved in any case.

Basically, there will be at least one encyclopedia like Conan.

Of course, all of the above are just the basics.

More importantly, it is the user's comprehensive judgment and understanding of these things.

This is the key to whether or not the case can be solved.

In addition, there are various details that can determine the final success or failure.

...when Sano came to his senses.

Having made no progress and reaching a stalemate, the police suddenly made a new discovery—in a tunnel that the Beidou Star No. 3 vehicle had previously passed through, they found a male corpse whose characteristics matched those of the murderer.

The group quickly went to check.

Police believe that the man landed incorrectly when jumping off the train, which is why he died from the fall... Although Sano thinks that jumping off a train at that speed is...

Aside from a few experts, how many people can survive a fall?

Chapter 514, 517: Conan, the Filial Son

Of course, that's not important either. What's important is that the police were able to confirm the identity of the "murderer" through this.

This also reveals the identity of the second deceased.

Asama Yasuji.

This was a notorious robber who, in the eyes of the police, had been living a life of idleness for a long time.

It is said that it was originally a trio, but one member later died of poisoning.

Then came two other robbers, including Asama Yasuji.

Then they all fell silent, and no news came out; they disappeared without a trace.

Based on the time and location of the train's stop, as well as the location of Asama Yasuji's body, it is precisely the time when the murderer jumped off the train, as stated in the eyewitness testimony.

Everything aligned itself and came together perfectly.

After Asama Yasuji's body was taken away, the train resumed normal operation.

Conan turned around and went to find the woman in the green dress again, with Heiji Hattori following closely behind, but Sano did not follow—although he had not yet confirmed it, he already knew that the woman could not possibly be the real culprit.

The reason is that Sano has already recognized that woman.

Actually, when Sano first saw him, he felt that this guy looked familiar.

Later, when Conan and his buddy were arguing, Sano finally recognized him.

...I never expected that just as he was saying he wanted to be Conan's dad, his mom got into the car.

It really is.

However, Sano wasn't too surprised that Yukiko Kudo would be there.

After all, according to Conan, this whole thing was his father Yusaku Kudo's fault.

It's perfectly reasonable for a wife to wipe her husband's bottom after he poops.

But since Yukiko Kudo is here, then Yusaku Kudo...

Shouldn't someone also get on the bus?

I haven't seen a single trace of it. Where is it hiding?

Logically speaking, Sano should have gone over to join in the fun as well.

Putting aside intelligence and clues, the main point is that, through unspoken understanding, we might be able to team up with Yukiko Kudo to trick the detective duo.

Well, okay, the latter should be considered incidental.

As for the former, Yukiko Kudo's appearance might bring clues, big or small, but it's definitely impossible for her to immediately change the situation—otherwise, where would Conan, this plague god, have room to show off?

Most importantly.

There are no tasks, and given the current timeframe, it's highly unlikely that there will be any.

This wasted Sano's entire night.

Sano is neither a true detective like the detective duo, with a genuine interest and respect for the case, nor like the other bystanders who would follow the police around all night.

Everyone was so tired they were about to die.

Of all things under heaven, eating is the most important, and sleeping is second only to eating.

case?

go away.

Soon, Sano was woken up by Ran Mouri.

They said the train had arrived at its destination and it was time to get off.

"It's a pity you were sleeping, senior. Otherwise, you would have been the one to explain and deduce the murderer's motive in the morning."

Ran Mouri babbled on and on, roughly explaining the situation.

There's not much to say, really. It was just that in the morning, shortly before the train arrived at its destination, Kogoro Mouri gathered everyone together and did some deduction.

The reason it's said that Asama Yasuji would kill someone is because he had originally agreed with the deceased to cooperate in robbing all the jewelry in the deceased's jewelry store.

In this way, the insurance compensation will be split in half.

This aligns with most people's original expectations.

It's a bit flashy... although Sano still doesn't quite understand it.

As Kogoro Mouri's daughter, Ran Mouri doesn't even get to be in the limelight. Instead of letting her professional detective father take the lead, she just sleeps. What is she thinking? She's really quite filial!

Sano got off the bus first.

Ran Mouri also needs to help her dad with his luggage.

Conan and Heiji Hattori, however, got off the train earlier.

Sano turned his attention to the detective duo.

The two seemed to be waiting for Sano as well—it seemed that the case was probably basically solved, and only the last step was missing: evidence?

There's a 99.9% chance.

Sano approached the two and, as expected, received an answer: they already knew the killer's identity and method. The only question was...

Neither of them had any evidence.

"By the way, Sano, do you know who that woman in the green dress is?"

Suddenly, Hattori Heiji changed the subject and asked mysteriously.

"Not interested."

Sano pursed his lips listlessly and had Hattori Heiji draw a row of dots.

"In short, we are now planning to use your old tricks to conduct entrapment."

Conan picked up the conversation and steered the conversation back on track.

"However, in the original novel by this kid's father, there was a detective who, lacking evidence, used a similar method and was killed by the murderer."

Hattori Heiji chimed in, "This guy's got a real panic going on right now."

"Who's panicking? I just wanted to be cautious!"

Conan retorted, dissatisfied.

"So, you two are planning to use me as bait?"

Sano interrupted the two of them, asking for their perspective.

Sano certainly seems to be the best bait.

But the answer we received was, "No, we've already found the bait."

Sano: "?"

"Who?"

"It's that woman in the green dress I was talking about earlier."

Hattori Heiji said, "In the morning, she deliberately told the murderer that she had seen important key evidence last night, but couldn't remember it for a moment. In this way, the murderer would definitely kill her before she left to eliminate the possibility of being exposed."

Sano typed a row of dots: "...Aren't you afraid she'll mess things up?"

"It's okay, we'll be right behind you, nothing will happen... The main thing is, there's no better candidate than her."

Hattori Heiji continued, "After all, the fewer people who know about this, the better. Right now, it's just the four of us. Kudo is definitely out of the question. As for the two of us, we're famous detectives, and we might have already been recognized by that guy in secret. We might not take the bait. We can only let her take the bait."

Sano touched his chin.

"Couldn't Xiaolan and Heye also be used as bait? At least they're both skilled..."

"No way!" ×2.

Before Sano could even finish speaking, the detective duo interrupted him in unison, "Even if there's only a tiny bit of risk, it's still a risk. We absolutely cannot let Ran/Kazuha be used as bait!"

"..."

Sano glanced at Hattori Heiji, then looked at Conan, puzzled, "I'm not saying anything, but what's the meaning of your words? Ran can't take the risk, but your mother can? In fact, if we're really going to be serious, your mother's risk is even greater, isn't it?"

What are you thinking?

When Sano pointed out Kudo Yukiko's identity, the duo were not too surprised. Just as they hadn't asked him if he had seen through everything except the evidence, it was the same reason.

However, Conan immediately became hesitant after the question was raised.