Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

As soon as Sano nodded, Ito Taka followed suit, saying, "Okay."

Make sense.

Ito Taka was still unclear about what had happened.

Judging from Gin's reaction, he believed the hypnosis theory... He not only believed it, but also tried it out himself?

So, this guy has indeed learned the hypnosis part, and he's quite good at it... No, it's not a question of how good or bad it is anymore.

That's definitely at the grandmaster level!

Itō Taka himself is not incapable of hypnosis, although his skill level is not that high.

But it's not that bad; it's impossible to tell whether someone has been hypnotized or not.

There was absolutely no movement just now, so how could hypnosis have been used?

It's baffling.

Could it be that he is truly gifted?

With just his limited teaching skills, he reached the pinnacle in just a few days?

Just as Ito Taka was filled with doubt.

Gin, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and turned around.

"By the way, you don't happen to have a mental illness too, do you?"

"Ok?"

When faced with Gin's question, Sano's lips twitched slightly involuntarily.

"Heh, you're overthinking it, sir. I'm a normal person."

After receiving the answer, Sano actually saw something in Gin's eyes.

It was a sense of relief, almost like breathing a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

After nodding in satisfaction, Gin asked again, "And what about your undocumented immigrant? Did you smuggle yourself in from abroad, or what?"

"It was an unexpected delay, I suppose."

Sano gave a perfunctory reply... but it wasn't an accident that he was stranded in Japan.

Instead, they were unexpectedly stranded in this world.

"Ah."

Gin thought for a moment.

"So the name on that fabricated document he made for you is your real name?"

Sano glanced at Ito Taka.

Sano had naturally seen the document that Itō Taka had fabricated.

After all, it's my own information, even if it's fabricated, so I'll just have to be on the safe side.

At the very least, we should communicate with each other, right?

Otherwise, if something goes wrong later, none of the results will match up.

Everything was fine until it was turned into a problem.

...Although Gin directly pointed out the problem this time, it was of little use.

And in that document...

Sano Black Fox's pseudonym is—Black Fox.

...Okay, it's actually just a transliteration.

It feels strangely similar to Sano Black Mask's other titles.

I wonder if Gin can understand it.

However, in any case, it was at least not a problem, so Sano nodded.

"That's it."

Yes, it is, it's still considered so.

Gin still felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't say much, only leaving out the words, "Have that kid send me your number later."

Then he left first.

"...You really are something, to be able to indulge someone as difficult as Gin-sama."

Ito Taka smiled and moved closer to Sano: "Master?"

Sano glanced at Ito Taka and casually replied, "Stop talking nonsense. In the end, isn't it because you didn't remind me that Gin might conduct a spot check?"

Are you sure I didn't warn you?

Ito Taka asked with a hint of sarcasm, while Sano subtly changed the subject.

"Alright, it's not like you'll do something if I can't fool you."

Ito Taka neither confirmed nor denied Sano's statement.

"To be honest, it's quite frightening when Lord Gin gets angry. I really didn't expect that the first thing he did after discovering your problem was to suspect that my information was fake, and he even traced it back to the source."

Ito Taka sighed, "I didn't even have time to find a chance to talk to you. I was so scared that I almost didn't call my boss for help."

...Does this guy think that if he calls me, I'll help him?

In this guy's heart.

Am I really that trustworthy?

Sano, feeling inexplicably strange about Ito Taka's words, couldn't help but raise his hand and secretly touch his conscience. Even if he wasn't a heartless boss like Gin, he hadn't shown any kindness, had he?

"Now that things are over, it's best to leave."

Sano stopped talking nonsense and left quickly... then returned the call to Shuichi Akai.

Well, aside from missing a few calls from someone ostensibly Ito Taka but actually Gin, Sano also missed several calls from Akai Shuichi.

Chapter 540-543, Spy Within a Spy

Because he returned Ito Taka's call first, it triggered the events that followed.

Sano was unable to reply for even longer.

...Could it be that Gin just caused trouble here, and now he's causing trouble again there?

After the call was connected, Shuichi Akai said that nothing serious had happened.

I sent Sano a few messages today but he didn't reply. I thought he might have run into some trouble. After all, it's an undercover job, which is very dangerous, so I wanted to check if he was safe... My intuition was accurate, but not entirely.

Who is this bastard trying to fool?

Knowing that undercover work is unsafe, why the hell did you make the phone call?

Are you afraid of being exposed? What kind of undercover agent contacts their superior so frequently?

After offering a few words of "comfort" to Shuichi Akai, feeling somewhat speechless, Sano hung up the phone and put it away.

He turned around, changed his identity, and went back to Gin, completing two missions in the process.

Sano went home to sleep.

One thing worth mentioning is...

In the car, Gin brought up what Sano had said last time.

Well, Sano has already laid the groundwork, so it's no wonder Gin couldn't make the connection.

That's really strange.

But that's not important.

Because Gin used a casual tone and didn't delve into any in-depth discussion.

Sano was naturally happy to have some free time and chatted with them.

By noon the next day, Sano simply put the SIM card from the Black Fox vest and the SIM card from the Black Rye vest into the same phone.

I was surprised to find a text message from Gin.

The meaning is simple and clear—Sano, or more accurately, Black Fox, was transferred to the intelligence group.

Because Black Fox's abilities are very suitable for the intelligence team... well, that's all nonsense.

Gin's real purpose in assigning Sano to the intelligence group was Bourbon, that is...

Toru Amuro!

To be more precise, it should be Amuro Tooru and Vermouth.

According to Gin.

These two mystics have been secretly plotting something behind the scenes lately. For the sake of the organization, Gin felt it was his duty to find out what was going on. However, due to his limited authority, he couldn't directly investigate. Therefore, he decided to use special means to arrange for someone to approach these two guys.

In this way, we can find out the truth.

Sano is the best candidate.

That's right, Gin wants Sano to go to the intelligence group and become an undercover agent!

...It's absolutely outrageous, like an outrageous door opening for an outrageous door. It's outrageous to the extreme.

It's a true spy within a spy story.

Could Gin's real name be Akai Jin instead of Kurosawa Jin?

The two of them actually managed to come up with the same idea. It's a good thing they didn't send Sano to infiltrate the FBI, otherwise it would have been really awkward.

If it's just a double agent, it doesn't seem like there's any problem.

Sano tilted his head slightly—although Gin hadn't explained the details of the matter in the text message, but rather just mentioned it briefly.

However, as a member of the leadership, Sano was concerned about factional issues within the organization.