Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

What am I doing this for?!

Oh, it was to wipe my own butt.

Yusaku Kudo recalled his manuscript, which he had only half-finished, but which was stolen by a trio who robbed a bank because of his editor's bad luck.

When Kudo Yusaku returned, he originally wanted to prevent the murder from happening—but he failed. So he changed his goal and decided to solve the case and make the murderer confess.

Well now.

The murderer is on his way to the hospital, so there's no need to talk about turning himself in or not.

We'd better get out of here as soon as possible.

Without saying a word, Yusaku Kudo grabbed Yukiko Kudo, casually said "We're catching a flight, so we'll be going now," and hurriedly walked towards the store entrance.

Yukiko Kudo, on the other hand, was somewhat reluctant.

While being dragged along, she waved to Sano: "Hey, let's exchange phone numbers. I'll send you some pictures of myself. You can set them as your screensaver and look at them often. Maybe if you look at them a few more times, you'll fall for them..."

"..."

After watching the Kudo couple's figures disappear.

Heiji Hattori glanced at Conan silently and whispered.

"Hey, Kudo, who knows, you might actually change your surname to Sano in the future?"

"...Get lost!"

"okay."

Sano interrupted the two: "Didn't we say we were going to that hotel? Are we still going or not?"

Chapter 517, page 520: Even travel requires performance targets.

"So, the murderer was actually that young subordinate. He didn't jump out of the car. Instead, he used those two shots to hide around the corner, then used a fishing line to throw Asama Yasuji's body out of the car, closed the door to the private compartment, and was one of the three robbers who were with Asama Yasuji back then?"

The entrance to the 3K World restaurant in Osaka.

The group, now dressed in their banquet attire, were discussing the case on the train.

After all, neither the two girls nor Kogoro Mouri were involved in what happened after they got off the bus.

They were completely unaware of it.

Therefore, after learning that Sano had caught the murderer, they were naturally curious.

"Yes, according to him, Asama Yasuji and the jewelry store owner had been colluding for a long time, and the jewelry store owner was indeed involved in smuggling and selling illegal drugs. The female robber who died from poisoning back then was able to access these things through Asama Yasuji's connections. The murderer's goal was to avenge her."

Conan chattered away, spitting in Sano's place.

"Sigh... that's really true... Speaking of which, senior, you knew the truth all along, why didn't you tell us? You went off to arrest people all by yourself."

Ran Mouri had barely finished speaking when she sensed something was wrong and turned to look at her father, Kogoro Mouri: "Hey, so what do you mean by Dad's deduction this morning..."

Kogoro Mouri's lips twitched... He had already tried his best to keep quiet to avoid attracting attention and reminding him of the embarrassing incident that morning, so why was the topic being steered towards him?

Kogoro Mouri glanced at Sano with a hint of resentment... It wasn't that he felt his pride was more important than the truth of the case.

But at the very least, shouldn't we have discussed this beforehand?

We all know each other, and we're even rivals.

Even if Sano couldn't stop Kogoro Mouri from making a wrong deduction in the morning for various reasons, at least he called him in during the arrest phase, so that he could at least make amends and salvage the situation. Now he's made a fool of himself.

I feel terrible.

"I said, aren't you going to change your clothes?"

Hattori Heiji, of course, didn't care about Mouri Kogoro's feelings. He tugged at Sano's black coat and asked, "This is a high-end banquet, after all. Even if you don't wear an expensive formal dress, you should at least get a suit. If you don't have one, I have one at home... It's just that it might be a bit short for you."

"Forget it, it's just a lousy banquet. I'm not even a guest of honor, so who cares?"

Sano pushed Hattori Heiji's hand away and said this.

Not to mention when the weather is hot, this coat is really warm, at least when the weather is cold.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Sano, Hattori Heiji had no choice but to lead the way into the hotel behind him.

Once inside, you can see many celebrities here.

Most of them are celebrity singers, and a few are athletes.

There was even one person among them whom Sano knew.

Yoko Okino.

Yoko Okino was busy socializing with other people.

They didn't seem to notice the group on Sano's side.

...Perhaps after a long time, Yoko Okino might not even remember Sano anymore, but Kogoro Mouri, as her ardent fan, has caused her no shortage of trouble, so he should be able to recognize her if he sees her.

But this is fine too.

Anyway, Sano is happy to have some free time.

If he were recognized and someone came over to talk to him, would Sano even have time to talk?

Watching Sano and Hattori Heiji eat and drink without a care in the world.

Conan showed his signature dead fish eyes again... The former was actually fine, but the key was the latter, wearing an expensive suit but striking such a pose.

It is truly quite unbearable to look at.

Moreover, if we really compare, Sano's movements, while not exactly elegant, were at least not vulgar. But look at Hattori Heiji... his face was practically glowing black.

It's all oil.

To Conan's dismay, the hotel's opening ceremony officially began... Speaking of which, why is it an opening ceremony again? Sano remarked that the scene looked somewhat familiar.

If this weren't Osaka.

Sano even began to suspect that Gin might be carrying another bomb.

While Sano remained silent, the host rambled on and on about a lot of pointless things, finally getting a round of applause before getting down to business.

Although that wasn't a serious matter for Sano.

It can only be said that we have entered the last and most important stage.

That's the owner who introduced this hotel.

Three world-renowned top athletes from abroad.

They are the pinnacle of the boxing, baseball, and soccer worlds, respectively... even though Sano had never heard of these three famous figures.

Conan, on the other hand, seemed to be full of anticipation.

I don't know which of the three is a fan.

Next, three athletes took the stage one after another—the boxer was a bit...chubby, but considering his boxer status, he could perhaps be described as robust, with dark skin, I wonder if he has that guy's bloodline, while the baseball player was obviously very thin and tall.

His appearance and style were all like those of an Asian, even with a touch of artistic youth, while the rest of the football players were standard Westerners...

Ok?

Sano paused in his eating, while Conan's pupils dilated, his breathing became rapid, and he muttered to himself.

"It really is him, it really is him..."

Heiji Hattori glanced at Conan and smiled knowingly, then turned to Sano, tilting his head in confusion and asking, "Sano, what's wrong?"

"……nothing."

"Do you like him too?"

"what?"

Sano put down the plate and wiped his mouth: "No, it's just that I was a little surprised."

"Accident?"

Hattori Heiji was even more confused.

"What's unexpected?"

"nothing."

Sano gave a perfunctory reply and then ignored Hattori Heiji.

Unsurprisingly, this opening ceremony is going to go wrong.

Sano was even able to confirm the identity of the murderer—there was nothing he could do, since he happened to see the guy picking up the goods.

The core of the Beidou Star No. 3 train case lies with the jewelry store owner.

It was because this guy smuggled illegal drugs that the female robber in the trio died, and the case quickly made it into the newspapers.

After all, he is a mayoral candidate and has recently gained considerable fame, so he is still quite popular.

Then Gin saw the report and immediately called Sano.

This made Sano wonder if Gin knew he was going to ride in the Hokutosei No. 3 car, which was why he quickly paid attention to this report.

Of course, that's not important. What's important is...

Gin became interested in that guy's smuggling network.

"According to the intelligence team, the guy is ostensibly going to Osaka to attend an auction, but in reality, he's going to meet with a contact there to make a deal. This line seems to be quite lucrative. If possible, go and meet him, and then our organization will take over the rest."

These are Gin's original words.

He even makes you want to boost your sales figures while you're on vacation; what a heartless boss.

In short, while Sano and Conan's group were putting their luggage away at their accommodation, the rye clone went to find the contact person in Osaka whom the jewelry store owner was supposed to meet.

After some "discussion," the two sides reached a consensus very happily.

As it was ending, Sano happened to see this blond, blue-eyed foreigner.

According to that guy, this guy was a worm who used to buy medicine, and in addition to medicine, he also bought a revolver.

Yes, business is tough these days.

The emphasis is often on multifaceted development.