Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

The children stared in disbelief, crying and shouting for their parents as they quickened their pace.

Conan, on the other hand, cursed even more fiercely.

That language, which would inevitably be censored as "*****" in any genre of work, made Sano, who was always foul-mouthed and used to it so much that he felt indifferent to it, unable to resist slapping Conan on the head in response.

"I told you before, if you insisted on coming along, you'd have to bear the consequences. You were an idiot who insisted on coming, and now you're blaming me?"

Conan grimaced, clutching the back of his head, his eyes suddenly becoming much clearer.

"But this is still your job, how can you run away?"

Conan regretted not bringing his skateboard and said breathlessly, "Besides, there are only a few dozen people, let's just go and take them down!"

"It's just a few dozen people, isn't it?"

Sano slapped him again: "Do you think I'm made of iron? You make it sound so easy. If you're so capable, why don't you go back and take them down?"

Conan stumbled again and covered the back of his head.

"That's enough! Stop hitting my head!"

"Oh?"

Sano glared at him and raised his hand to slap him again: "So what if I hit you?"

Watching the two running away and still "playing around," the seemingly unmoved fake loli couldn't help but feel a little disdainful. Ai Haibara actually seriously suspected that Kurosawa was doing it on purpose, but she had no evidence. Besides, even if Conan hadn't acted recklessly, no matter what the other party wanted to do...

It's unlikely to succeed.

It's purely asking for trouble... It just dragged me down and I have to run away with it.

It's tiring.

"Oh no, Conan, they're catching up!"

Just then, several real children shouted.

...After all, they are just children. They are not fast runners and their stamina is not good. Not to mention, their legs are not even half the length of others. How could they possibly outrun them?

Fortunately, perhaps due to environmental and terrain reasons, these guys didn't chase after us in a car... If that's the case, why didn't this guy ride his electric scooter away, but instead chose to run on foot?

Conan and Ai Haibara both noticed something was wrong.

Furthermore, what's most amiss is that, given Kurosawa's physical abilities, escaping the pursuit of a hundred people might not be an easy task, but at least... he shouldn't be in the same group as these kids, right?

on purpose?

Was he worried that something might really happen to his children, or...?

"call out!"

Sano suddenly made a sharp turn and rushed towards the park next door.

Forced to brake suddenly, Conan and the others barely managed to escape their pursuers and turn into the park ahead of them... Now it's certain that the guy wasn't deliberately slowing down because he was worried about them; he was simply "fishing" for them!

but.

Conan and Ai Haibara still couldn't quite understand.

If you're going to resolve it, why not just do it on the spot?

Why did we specifically bring it to the park?

What is its special significance?

"caught you!"

The thought had barely formed when Conan was picked up from behind.

Oops!

"Snapped!"

Before Conan could even panic, he heard a familiar and crisp sound.

"Idiot, why are you grabbing this child?"

Conan's feet, which had been off the ground, returned to the ground. He turned around and saw the person who had just hugged him covering... well, the back of his head. He replied with a wronged and confused expression, "Isn't this kid in cahoots with that guy? If we catch him, we shouldn't have to worry about that guy getting away, right?"

Just when Conan thought the person next to him was going to say something like "even thieves have their code of honor," the person spoke instead.

"Foolish. Who would bring several children along when starting a fight? And they ran away without a care in the world. They're obviously not a group. There's no point in catching them."

"……Too."

Listening to the two of them talking back and forth.

Whether it was Conan, who was still standing there, or the other kids who had noticed the situation and stopped to turn around, they all unconsciously typed a row of dots... It made sense, but it was really surprising that someone in this group could come up with such a reason.

...So, we didn't really need to run at all; it was all for nothing?

"That kid's over there!"

Before Conan and the others could react, someone shouted.

Follow the line of sight.

Kurosawa was standing not far away, looking in the direction of this group of people.

As if waiting to be discovered—Sano raised his hand, pressed his thumb and forefinger against his lower lip, took a deep breath and blew it out.

whistle.

However, it wasn't the kind of whistle you usually hum, but the kind used to issue commands... in other words, a rogue whistle.

And so Sano whistled.

For some reason, the park, which had been a bit noisy, suddenly became quiet.

Look around.

Originally, the passersby, who were either timid or whispering and pointing, were completely bewildered by this group of people, but a large portion of them were actually strangers.

They were all looking at the dogs in their hands.

That's right, a pet dog.

Parks are places like this.

Aside from people coming for a stroll, there are only people walking their dogs.

The pet dogs that used to be lively and playful were all quiet at this moment.

There was no sound, no movement.

He just stared straight in Conan's direction.

What, what's going on?

"Awooo~"

A bark, seemingly from nowhere, sounded like a battle cry signaling an attack. Hundreds of dogs barked and charged at the same time, though many of them were too small to break free from their owners' restraints.

However, more often than not, it is due to the suddenness of the situation, with the owner not being prepared at all, and the dogs being directly freed from their restraints, as well as some medium and large-sized dogs that were not restrained to begin with, and even those that were restrained but were still able to forcibly break free.

For example, Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, Dobermans, Great Pyrenees, Rottweilers, and Alaskan Malamutes.

And... cough cough.

Like huskies.

The two that charged the most aggressively were even the Pitt and the Caucasus.

It's a pity there are no Tibetan Mastiffs.

Although Tibetan Mastiffs are not necessarily the most powerful fighting dogs, at least they are.

It has the most imposing presence—at least that's Sano's personal opinion.

...And this wave of events should be considered as people relying on the power of dogs?

Chapter 578 Chapter 581, Falling Valley Zero

Just as Conan thought.

If Sano were to force himself to fight these people one-on-one...

It is highly likely that they will achieve victory with only minor injuries.

After all, there is a precedent to learn from: without using tools and not aiming for a fatal blow, even if you adopt a kiting and maneuvering tactic to avoid being overwhelmed, you still won't have enough stamina to sustain it.

Of course, if Sano enters his masked form, it will greatly reduce the pressure.

But even a minor injury is still an injury, and there's still a "high probability" involved. To fight against such a group of small Karami and still get hurt.

What if, by some unforeseen circumstances, things go wrong...

all in all.

Sano can't afford to lose face like this.

what?

Isn't running away even more shameful?

who said it?

This is called a delaying tactic, a strategic retreat!

In addition, Sano contacted Xiao Hei after seeing that it was not far away and confirmed that this area was already its territory before deciding to give it a try.

With over a hundred pet dogs, they have a certain numerical advantage.

But a dog is a dog. It might scare some ordinary people normally, but if a real fight breaks out, why are these terrifying upright apes called terrifying?

That will make it clear.

Not to mention that these are just ordinary pet dogs. In every aspect, their overall combat strength is even lower. Therefore, after only one round of fighting, their brief advantage was gone, and they were being beaten and howling incessantly... They were indeed not very good, but this was within expectations. Sano had never intended to rely on these dogs as the main force.

A minor, auxiliary form of restraint is sufficient.

Although, in rare cases, only a very few dogs can cause fatal harm to an adult, it doesn't mean that non-fatal harm can be ignored. If these guys dare to ignore the dog next to them and focus on dealing with Sano... they will get bitten hard and won't feel good. And if they are distracted by dealing with the dog...

Sano would have an even easier time getting his hands on him.

As he slowly approached, Sano casually picked up a baseball bat that a guy had dropped on the ground after biting his hand. It has to be said that tools, especially weapons, can sometimes become a burden and constraint for the user, but most of the time they can still play a positive role.