Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Ito Taka, who was lost in thought, immediately snapped back to reality, paused for a moment, and then suddenly realized what was happening.

...Isn't this the face in the file of that traitorous double agent?

What a coincidence that we bumped into each other here?

"Master, stop what you're doing! This guy ran out on his own! Come and catch him!!"

Ito Taka immediately shouted.

"Pia!"

Sano slapped him hard across the face, his expression blank.

"Catch, catch, catch your sister! Stop making such a fuss. If you're lucky enough to run into your target, all you'll do is make them more alert and give us another hostage, which will only add to the pressure on our side."

Hearing Sano's familiar voice, Ito Taka touched his face.

"...Master, you can actually disguise yourself?"

Ito Taka was neither angry nor embarrassed; he was simply full of surprise.

"What, you can do hypnosis, but you can't do disguise?"

Sano adjusted his tone again, and his voice became almost identical to that of the traitorous cadre... which meant that there was still a video file of him in the data, which was originally what Rum wanted to have here.

That way, you can get to know this guy's appearance and features more quickly.

Otherwise, Sano really wouldn't know how to handle the communication issues.

After all, the two had never met before.

"Alright, stay here. I'll be right back."

Sano waved his hand and then walked towards the target villa.

About ten minutes later.

Sano walked out of the villa again.

Ito Taka sniffed the air, noticing a faint smell of blood, and asked, somewhat puzzled, "You killed them?"

"No...at least I didn't lay a hand on him."

Sano stopped using a fake voice and returned to his original voice.

Ito Taka frowned, but didn't dwell on the details. He simply asked two questions: "Have you found any clues? Did you alert them?"

"If it might alert the enemy, would I be wasting my time standing here with you?"

Sano casually replied, silencing Ito Taka.

Beat the grass and startle the snake.

Correspondingly, there is entrapment enforcement... but in this context...

Perhaps it shouldn't be called bait, but rather a warning bell.

The traitorous cadre and his gang of cannon fodder subordinates are hiding in Izu.

Rum's men claimed they couldn't find the person, but they still found the villa. If that's the case, why not just barge in, arrest the person, and interrogate them?

Instead, should we wait for Sano and the other two to arrive?

That's precisely because they were worried about alerting the enemy.

Ito Taka previously said that the prerequisite for success was to break in and interrogate the suspects.

It's simply that the alarm bell in this villa isn't actually the one that rings, and that the two of them will find someone to solve the problem before the alarm bell rings.

These two developments.

Sano entered the venue disguised as a traitorous executive.

In Ito Taka's view, the natural goal was to find the snake's location without disturbing the grass.

Let alone cutting grass.

Sano even set fire to the grass.

Even though Ito Taka believed that the grass had burned down, the snake's location must have been revealed.

But are you sure the snake won't run away?

...But Sano sees it differently.

Because Sano's original purpose was not what Itō Taka thought.

The plan is to locate the snake without touching the grass.

Sano's real purpose was to determine whether the "alarm bell" existed and what its mechanism was.

...Is it remote wireless monitoring, a bugging device, or a pre-arranged connection period to ensure the cannon fodder in the villa hasn't encountered any mishaps?

Once you understand this mechanism, preventing the alarm from ringing becomes much simpler.

However, the main reason is that even if you disguise yourself as a snake, it is quite complicated to find the real snake's location without making a sound, and the success rate is relatively low... This method will be much simpler and the success rate will be much higher.

In conclusion, after determining the specific circumstances in this regard.

Sano simply turned off the warning bell and went straight to look for the snake.

Slightly uncomfortable, Sano adjusted his wig and continued, "Alright, let's hurry up and go. The snake has only shown its tail so far; we need to find its vital spot quickly."

"Ah."

After nodding, Ito Taka couldn't help but ask, "Master, can you teach me disguise?"

Sano raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"What, you've gotten so used to calling me 'Master' that you actually consider me your master now?"

"hey-hey."

Ito Taka smiled slyly: "Please teach me... If you really can't, just give me the textbook and let me learn on my own. I can pay your tuition."

"Am I such a vulgar person?"

Sano's face hardened, and he spoke with righteous indignation.

"Exclusive private teachings, not to be shared with outsiders."

...Actually, if we could add more money, or rather, ask for an exorbitant amount...

Sano has always been willing to cooperate for mutual benefit.

The problem is...

Sano didn't have any textbooks on disguise techniques at all, and he didn't know anything about it. He was just relying on his equipment to cheat.

If Ito Taka agrees to all of these, wouldn't that be a complete get-rich-quick scheme...?

Sano suddenly had a change of heart and secretly curled the corners of his mouth.

"Okay, you pay first, and I'll tell you how to learn the art of disguise later."

Ito Taka, who had expected to be rejected multiple times and was just about to relentlessly pursue the guy, thought: "?"

"Master, are you serious?"

"Of course, I, Black Fox, always keep my word!"

Sano remained serious when faced with Ito Taka's probing questions.

Yes, these are Black Fox's words, and have nothing to do with Sano.

"Okay, bank transfer or cash?"

Ito Taka didn't think much of it and readily agreed.

"It must be cash, I'm an unregistered person and I don't have any cards."

Sano said this, while Ito Taka typed a row of dots: "...It's not like you can't open a bank account if you're unregistered. Master, you're just too lazy to go...Never mind, it's all trivial. I'll go get the money now."

……

tennis court.

At the villa of the "culprit," a doctor arrived and treated Conan's wounds. After confirming that there was nothing seriously wrong, Ran and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and went back to the tennis court to play.

Well, after all, the main purpose of coming all this way is to play ball.

Conan's unexpected turn of events wasn't a major one and didn't affect the flow of the story.

"Ah... Mr. Amuro is just too amazing, there's no way I can beat him."

After failing to return Amuro Tooru's serve for what felt like the umpteenth time, Sonoko Suzuki couldn't help but complain, "At least let me have a break a few times, let me return a few serves, so we can play back and forth and improve."

Amuro Tooru was somewhat amused and exasperated by this.

Amuro Tooru knew, of course, that if he went all out with his tennis skills and physical abilities, it would undoubtedly be considered bullying Sonoko Suzuki... But the problem was that he had already gone easy on her.

Sonoko Suzuki told Tooru Amuro from the beginning that he must go all out and not go easy on her just because she was a girl.

Although Amuro Tooru verbally agreed, he also considered the social etiquette involved.

However, the need for training effectiveness should also be considered.

Returning a serve of this caliber is absolutely essential!

Otherwise, if we lower them any further, it won't be training anymore, but just playing around.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm exhausted, I need to rest for a while."

Sonoko Suzuki temporarily withdrew from the scene, and then encouraged Sano to take the stage.

Sano didn't refuse... he was quite interested in tennis.

However, due to limitations imposed by the environment in his previous life, Sano only ever played badminton.

He hadn't even touched the handle of a tennis racket.

This was Sano's first time playing tennis.

However, Sano felt it wasn't a big problem.

After all, it has certain attributes, so it can't be that weak.