Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

“…Oh, Master!”

Inside a tennis court in Izu.

When Ito Taka saw Sano, his eyes lit up immediately. He raised his hand to greet him, and then... he received two inquiring glances at the same time.

"..."

Ito Taka glanced at Sano across from him, then at the Black Fox beside him.

A row of dots was hit.

...With two masters present at the same time, it seems a little difficult to tell them apart?

Sano wasn't much better off... He had never noticed before that this kid was calling him "Master" in both of his identities. He was already used to calling him that because of his original identity, but when it came to the Black Fox alias...

There wasn't anything particularly special about it.

...Speaking of which, could it be that the master-disciple relationship I casually made up with Gin back then was also influenced by this subconscious influence that led me to say it that way?

In a strange and inexplicable atmosphere.

However, there were two people who were even more confused than Sano and his companion.

First of all, there's Amuro Tooru... He never expected to see the Black Fox again so soon, especially with Ito Taka in the process.

Do these two people know each other?

...Could it be that Ito Taka played a part in Black Fox's impersonation of Sano and boarding the Suzuki Express?

While Amuro Tooru was secretly pondering, Conan's mind was about to explode.

Logically speaking, the train incident should be over. Although "Shirley" didn't die, the capture or hunt failed, and she has already escaped. After this incident, she should be more vigilant and unlikely to reveal any weaknesses in the short term...

This was Conan's original idea, the thought that Amuro Tooru's side should have.

Amuro Tooru's approach to the Mouri Detective Agency is aimed at "Sherry".

Therefore, it's time to retreat... and indeed it is.

Just before the train departed, Amuro Tooru claimed to be feeling unwell, and it took a lot of persuasion to get him to leave. He then pretended to be unwell and insisted on boarding. Amuro Tooru then said that he was not feeling well and that he was about to leave.

From the perspective of risk and necessity, Conan felt that he would not see Bourbon again in a short period of time... but he came back anyway.

Not only did she come back, but she didn't come back on her own; Kogoro Mouri invited her back... Today's vacation in Izu was chosen because there's a tennis court right next door... To be precise, it was because Sonoko Suzuki wanted to do some tennis training, so she deliberately picked this auspicious location.

So Kogoro Mouri specially found a tennis coach to train him.

Yes, he is indeed Kogoro Mouri's... second disciple.

When Conan arrived at the tennis court, he saw Amuro Tooru serving.

My body went numb instantly.

Later, according to Amuro Tooru, he planned to go back to work at the antique café after resting for a few days... This made Conan feel even more uneasy.

Looking at it now, besides Amuro Tooru, even the Black Fox has come.

This made Conan feel uneasy again...

Male Gobi!

...Although Black Fox is ostensibly an FBI agent working with Shuichi Akai, and his relationship with Black Rye is ambiguous, he hasn't actually done anything wrong.

But at least according to Shuichi Akai, he never told Black Fox about his own affairs.

In other words.

It's also very strange that this guy is appearing nearby!

Conan almost instinctively hid behind Sano.

Anyway, since Sano said Amuro Tooru is a good person...

There must be at least a tiny bit of confidence, right?

Putting everything else aside, at least he'll give Sano some face, and then, if Black Fox wants to do anything, he'll get involved...

As for Sano himself...

There were no major surprises.

When Ito Taka told Sano that he was coming to Izu today, he knew there was a high chance of running into the plague god. Later, the main body arrived first, and the black fox got closer and closer, which further confirmed this... He just didn't know if there would be any more entanglements later.

...The only thing that surprised Sano was that Amuro Tooru had also come here.

However, the unexpected itself has already happened.

Therefore, when Black Fox and Amuro Tooru meet, the latter will be the one who is surprised.

"Be careful!!"

Before the situation could develop further, a loud shout rang out.

Amuro Tooru glanced at the tennis racket flying towards him at lightning speed, and at Sano, whom the racket was "aiming" at, and immediately shouted, "Sano, dodge!!"

Sano calmly glanced at the racket, slightly shifted his body, and dodged the racket... revealing Conan hiding behind him, and successfully hit the target.

"what!"

Conan let out a scream, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight down.

"Conan!!"

Ran Mouri and the others immediately surrounded them.

Excuse me, is anyone injured?

Several more men and women rushed over; they must be the owners of the racket...

At the same time, they are also likely to be the three main candidates for the case that broke out today due to the influence of the plague god's halo: the suspect, the victim, and the murderer.

"Find a place to treat his wound first, then call a doctor!"

Amuro Tooru, whether genuinely anxious or feeling there was no need to play the villain in front of Sano and Black Fox, unhesitatingly gave Conan a princess carry while rapidly directing the subsequent actions.

Chapter 571, 574: My word is my bond!

"...Let's get to work quickly."

After watching the large group of people rush away in a hurry.

Ito Taka said this.

"Ah."

Sano nodded in response, then walked across the tennis court and arrived at a villa.

...From this perspective, the meeting between the two sides in Izu might really have just been a chance encounter. At least the villa that the candidate actors took Conan to was the same villa that Sano and his companion were targeting.

They are not the same.

"...I had my people apply for temporary property management positions in the villa area last night. They went in and took a look, and only saw three people...but I'm not sure if that's all of them. We didn't see any trace of the main target either."

As Ito Taka explained, Sano continued to nod.

"So, should we just charge in, or..."

"Charge in?"

Sano raised an eyebrow: "And then what? They just kill them when they see them, without even asking any questions."

"I didn't say that going in meant killing everyone."

Ito Taka spread his hands innocently: "Otherwise, we can sneak in secretly, that would be fine too."

"That's not necessary."

Sano rejected the two paths proposed by Itō Taka and then reached out to ask for intelligence data... Although the two of them came here to investigate intelligence, intelligence is inherently related to intelligence.

To successfully investigate, or to investigate the desired intelligence more quickly and effectively.

Therefore, basic intelligence is naturally indispensable.

The detailed target of Sano and his companion was a rogue ninja who had defected from the organization... cough cough, no, he was a traitorous executive who had infiltrated the intelligence group.

Not only did this guy run away, but he also took a group of his associates with him.

If someone manages to get away like this, how can Rum save face?

Of course not.

Rum then quickly directed the spare personnel of the intelligence group to take action, and they successfully formed an interception network, preventing the group from escaping Japan.

Instead, it was limited to the area of ​​Izu.

But later on, finding people became really difficult.

Those idle intelligence team members cannot remain idle forever.

It's clearly not worth wasting so much manpower and resources on a traitor and a bunch of cannon fodder, so Sano and the other two came over.

Find that traitor.

That is the mission objective of Sano and his companion.

All we need to do is find the location; the rest of the processing... well, it wasn't said that Sano and the other two had to do it. As for those cannon fodder, it doesn't matter.

It would be best to find them all, but it doesn't matter if you can't find them all.

Of course, the more you find, the bigger the reward—that's for sure.

"promise."

Ito Taka took out a file folder and handed it to Sano, but still seemed a little confused. He asked, "Haven't you already looked at all this information? Is there something you've missed?"

"No, last time I only glanced at it, but now I need to observe more carefully... and compare it in real time."

Sano patted Ito Taka's chest with the file folder and said, "You just wait here. I'll be back in three minutes. Don't move around or look around."

After saying that, Sano walked towards a secluded corner.

Ito Taka tapped his toes on the spot, but didn't follow, obediently waiting.

Two minutes later.

A somewhat familiar face came into Ito Taka's view.