Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"This……"

Conan immediately started stammering.

That's a very reasonable and well-founded argument; there's absolutely no way to refute it.

"I might not be able to say much about what came before, but about what came after..."

Conan forced an excuse, saying, "I'm right here, don't pretend I don't exist. Even if I can't solve the problem, I can at least stall for time until you, the main force, come and clean up the mess."

"You seem to have misunderstood something."

Sano remained calm and said, "First of all, that guy is so dangerous, how can you be so sure that if I go there, I'll definitely be useful, and even clean up the mess? Who knows, I might just be collecting corpses... and being the one who gets collected."

Before Conan could speak, Sano continued, "Secondly, I didn't pretend you didn't exist. On the contrary, it's precisely because I trust you that I didn't go there. I believe you can definitely solve the problem, and I believe that leaving everything to you will definitely be fine. I believe in you, I believe in you."

After saying that, Sano hung up the phone, leaving Conan bewildered in the wind.

"..."

That's utter bullshit!

Conan almost dropped his phone.

First he said the murderer was too dangerous, then he said he believed he could definitely handle it.

So you think you're invincible, huh?!

Indeed, either of these two reasons is valid on its own, but putting them together creates a huge conflict.

It's clearly just sophistry for the sake of sophistry!

Especially the latter.

After repeatedly saying "I believe" so many times, is he trying to appease his conscience?!

Conan glanced at the time, and considering Sano's temperament, he decided not to call back and pester him... mainly because he didn't have the time.

Time is of the essence, and the scores must be prioritized.

We can't reach the Suzuki family's tower in time; let's find a high place first to pinpoint the target's location.

Conan stopped his skateboard and ran into the tall building next door.

Meanwhile.

At the top of the Suzuki family's tower, Sano, who had just hung up the phone, was crouching down, watching the figure lying on the ground. His sniper rifle was aimed at a small window on the rooftop of a building in the distance, on which a five-pointed star was painted.

Something's not right.

Sano tilted his head slightly, the howling night wind hitting his face.

A chaotic smell.

"Big Black".

"Gah!"

In the night sky, black crows blend into the darkness, and even upon close inspection, only a blurry outline can be seen, like a shadow.

"found it."

Big Black sent back a few numbers.

Sano quickly pulled out a device that looked like a tablet, opened it, and found a dense array of numbers inside. He then clicked on three numbers.

The three small screens were then separated.

...By installing listening devices and miniature cameras on crows, the speed at which information is transmitted back to the reconnaissance network can be greatly reduced.

There's not much to say about this approach, since Sano himself had this thing installed on Daikoku before, and now it's just a matter of copying and pasting it extensively.

The only problem is...

The losses are too great.

As tiny and intricately designed instruments, eavesdropping devices and miniature cameras are inherently prone to problems, and this is even more true given their large numbers.

Especially when it's placed on a crow.

They fly around everywhere every day, not to mention they're not easy to fall, they're also exposed to wind and rain.

It's not that Sano is so stingy he can't afford it, it's just...

Too much trouble.

Then look at the screen.

There were six people in three groups, distributed in different locations... Were they all snipers?

Ok?

Sano zoomed in on one of the three screens.

The image shows a man who looks like an Asian.

Sano recognized this guy; he was one of the three people suspected of colluding with Hunter when Hunter was still considered the murderer. He was a consultant named Spencer from the files of the guy.

Carlos.

plum.

Is that her name? She seems to be of mixed Eastern and Western descent.

However, you can't tell just by looking at them.

Of course, that's not important; what's important is this guy's identity.

He was also a former Marine, and a top sniper who, in his prime, could rival Hunter at his peak.

In terms of time alone, Carlos is considered a senior.

In other words, this person took even longer to mature than Hunter.

However, they also age faster.

I wonder if his skill level has declined... Considering that he's been following Spencer around the whole time, he should have been training regularly.

It won't be too weak.

Just then, Big Black sent back another message: "Master, another group of people have sneaked into the tower. Their target should be that guy at the top of the tower."

"Ah."

Sano swiped the screen again and saw about twenty or thirty people in the picture, who were a little hard to see because of the distance... They were probably Spencer's men as well.

Sano put on his headphones, paying particular attention to Carlos's situation.

...When Sano first saw these guys, he thought that the White Impermanence was worried that he couldn't handle the problem alone, so he spent money to hire some more guys to ensure his safety and kill his opponents.

But the situation changed after it was confirmed that this group of people were Spencer's men.

They were both Marines, and they helped each other out of friendship.

Compared to this, Sano felt that Spencer had received orders from above, which is why he secretly took action to silence him and wash away the "shame".

The prerequisite is that the White Impermanence must lose first.

"Master, that waltz is out!"

Big Black sent another message.

Sano swiped up a small screen and, sure enough, saw the White Impermanence whose expression changed drastically after seeing the five-pointed star drawn on the window.

"Master, Conan is over there!"

Sano swiped the screen again... It seems like there aren't enough screens left.

then.

On the rooftop of a building not far from the White Impermanence, Conan quickly locked onto the target's location. Using his glasses, he discovered that the gun barrel atop the Suzuki family's tower was already pointed at the target. Without thinking twice, he twisted his shoes.

"Go there!!"

A soccer ball arced through the air, smashing the window before the bullet could shatter it, and then hitting the head of the White Impermanence, rendering him unconscious.

It tilted to one side.

He also managed to dodge the bullet that was supposed to hit him in the forehead.

"Damn it, it's that brat again!?"

As the person below, upon noticing Conan's presence, flew into a rage and fired wildly, only to find himself once again becoming a master of deflection, each bullet striking the fleeing plague god with a "clang, clang" sound.

Sano was speechless.

...How come someone who seems quite capable normally becomes so powerful around Conan?

So they all just become useless?

The simplest and most direct example.

It's Silver Fox, who works under the alias Sano Kuroneko, and Calvados is another one.

"Master, I saw Shuichi Akai!"

Hearing Daikoku's excited voice, Sano subconsciously switched screens.

The image shows Shuichi Akai dressed as Subaru Okiya, holding a sniper rifle.

Chapters 586 and 589: Melee

anyway.

Were there a few too many snipers tonight?

Is this the start of a sniper melee?

Sano raised his hand and scratched his cheek, and the next second he received another mission to kill a target... Judging from the location, it was that White Impermanence who was either asleep or not.

There is still plenty of time.

However, considering the potentially chaotic situation that might follow, Sano decided to first resolve the issues that needed to be resolved and take the benefits he was entitled to.

then.

Sano summoned Daikoku with a backhand.