Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"These two are outside the museum, so I'll handle them. It's not a foul, is it?"

Seeing Sano turn his gaze to him, Suzuki Jirokichi shuddered.

He quickly shook his head and then nodded.

...If he were younger, Suzuki Jirokichi might have been more confident and thought he could fight better than those two guards, but now...

After all, they're getting old.

...Yes, that's right, it's because I'm getting old that I have to hold back like this.

It's definitely not because I chickened out that I held back!

Suzuki Jirokichi, who felt he had endured humiliation and hardship, and who knew that those who understood the times were wise.

I couldn't help but sigh to myself—this kid detective really is taking advantage of my old age and weakness...

Ten minutes passed quickly.

Kyogoku Makoto successfully carried a suitcase back to Sano and the other two.

"Senior, I have checked them all, and there is not a single one that escaped."

...Can you stop making it sound like you're silencing everyone, leaving no one alive?

"Ah."

While inwardly complaining, Sano calmly nodded and finally released Suzuki Jirokichi, saying, "Well, as you've seen, we may not be able to guarantee that we can catch Kaito Kid, but if even we can't, then your defense force, which can't even defend against Kyogoku alone, is definitely even worse."

Jirokichi Suzuki looked at the box in Makoto Kyogoku's hand with a complicated expression.

...Although Suzuki Jirokichi never thought that the forces he had previously deployed would be able to capture Kaito Kid, it was still a trap he had carefully prepared. Yet, in such a short time, it was completely defeated by a high school student who just appeared out of nowhere.

It was truly a blow.

"Don't keep that long face."

Just moments ago he had been cold and indifferent, but in the blink of an eye, Sano warmly put his arm around Suzuki Jirokichi's neck and laughed, "You probably don't know this, but based on the price Suzuki Sonoko's father usually charges me for appearances, I could have easily asked you for tens of millions of yen this time. But now I'm not taking a single penny, and I'm even giving away Kyogoku Makoto for free."

Sano patted Suzuki Jirokichi on the chest: "You've hit the jackpot this time, bro."

However, Suzuki Jirokichi was puzzled by this: "What, are you saying that you were once hired by the Suzuki family to deal with Phantom Thief Kid?"

Sano was taken aback.

"No way, bro, aren't you the biggest hater of Phantom Thief Kid? Shouldn't you know everything about him? You don't know me?"

Jirokichi Suzuki blinked and replied awkwardly, "Ha, well, although I do follow all the news about Kaito Kid, most of the time I only care about the result, such as whether Kaito Kid succeeded or was caught... As for the process, I'm too lazy to watch it."

No wonder.

Sano patted Suzuki Jirokichi on the shoulder: "In short, leave the rest to us. Whatever happens, don't ask questions, don't do anything, and don't get in the way."

"Got it."

Jirokichi Suzuki readily agreed.

then.

That night, Officer Nakamori and his group were completely dumbfounded when the staff of the Suzuki Museum informed them that they were not allowed to enter the gem exhibition hall.

"What are you talking about? Phantom Thief Kid is here to steal jewels! Why can't we go in? Can't we at least catch that thief?!"

Faced with Officer Nakamori's questioning.

Staff at the Suzuki Grand Museum calmly stated, "Because Suzuki's advisor said that security personnel entering the exhibition hall might cause problems."

"What!?"

Inspector Nakamori gritted his teeth: "Is it that old geezer again...?"

"Oh, by the way, besides that, Advisor Suzuki also asked me to show you this."

The person turned the computer around and opened a video.

This completely drew the attention of Officer Nakamori and his group.

In the video, Makoto Kyogoku, dressed in a white karate uniform and wearing a gas mask, is surrounded by about a dozen men in suits who are pointing guns at him... The men are Jirokichi Suzuki, so the guns are obviously not real guns.

It's just a toy gun... but not an ordinary toy gun.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be interesting.

Unlike blank bullets, which are unlikely to kill but are bound to injure someone, and unlike children's toys, whose probability of injuring someone is pitifully small.

Although this thing is indeed not as powerful as a normal pistol, as a special product, it is very close in speed. Therefore, when Kyogoku Makoto fired at the same time as these dozen or so guns, he actually caught all the bullets with his hands without letting any of them fall. At the same moment when the bullets were empty, he took down the dozen or so guards, who were at least at the level of minor experts, with lightning speed.

As bystanders, Officer Nakamori and the others had only one thought in their minds.

That's awesome!

"How about it? A karate master with a 400-game winning streak and no defeats in the international martial arts competition is arguably the number one martial arts master in Japan. Having him is equivalent to having the strongest martial arts defense system in Japan."

Jirokichi Suzuki grinned widely, his smug face appearing in the frame.

"Of course, Kaito Kid is no simple man, especially when it comes to his mind. To think that you can capture him by brute force alone is wishful thinking. So, I have prepared another gift for him."

As he spoke, Suzuki Jirokichi turned the camera and pointed it at Sano, who was holding a cigarette in one hand and a hammer in the other: "Sano Shinichiro, a high school detective, is arguably the most brilliant mind in Japan. With him and Kyogoku Makoto working together, that Kaito Kid will definitely have nowhere to escape, hahaha!"

It seemed that Suzuki Jirokichi's loud and boisterous voice had pulled him back to his senses.

Sano, who seemed distracted, looked at the camera.

"Come on, say hello to everyone."

Jirokichi Suzuki acted just like a reporter.

...What the hell is this "Japan's Strongest Brain"? This guy's quite the braggart.

Sano, who was too embarrassed to say it himself, felt a little overwhelmed, but fortunately, he always believed that as long as he wasn't embarrassed, it was others who would be embarrassed. He calmly stubbed out his cigarette.

"...You should be watching, right?"

Chapters 594 and 597: Super Epic Hell Nightmare-level Dungeon

Sano stared intently at the camera, raised the hammer in his hand, scratched his head, and grinned, saying, "You'd better buy a helmet, or I might blow your head off... Or you could choose to buy a coffin."

"..."

Looking at Sano grinning in the video, revealing his gleaming white teeth, Inspector Nakamori and the others watching from outside the video all involuntarily shivered...

It's clearly just a pre-recorded video, but it looks like this.

It feels like a live video feed.

Amidst the chills, Inspector Nakamori and his group were also somewhat puzzled... because Sano's greeting must have indicated a target.

But saying that the target is just a few of them doesn't quite make sense, does it?

...Did that guy actually, or perhaps it could be said that he had already guessed that I would definitely be here, at this time, watching this video?

Compared to the others, Kaito Kuroba, who had disguised himself as one of Inspector Nakamori's men to infiltrate and gather information, felt a chill run down his spine and was already sweating profusely... He knew very well who Sano was talking to.

Make sense.

Kaito Kuroba and Sano didn't have much contact.

This is especially true when Conan serves as a point of comparison.

In most of Kaito Kuroba's actions, he is more often the "enemy".

It will only be Officer Nakamori, with other characters making occasional cameos.

Sano was the level that appeared the fewest times... but at the same time, it was the level that left the deepest impression on Kaito Kuroba and that he found the most troublesome, no less so than Conan, and perhaps even more troublesome.

Kyogoku Makoto's performance in the video was indeed outrageous.

Even so, before Sano's figure appeared on the screen, Kaito Kuroba still felt that there was no big problem, but after that... hehehe.

Speaking of which, what the hell was that guy talking about earlier?

I'm afraid it's not my second brother's head... cough cough cough.

In short, there's Makoto Kyogoku, Conan (who will likely be involved because he's a jewel of the Suzuki family), and now Sano, who has been confirmed to be involved.

Kaito Kuroba believed that the difficulty of this operation was undoubtedly immense.

Super Epic Hell Nightmare-level dungeon.

"...Could it be that Phantom Thief Kid has already infiltrated them!?"

Just as Kaito Kuroba was feeling heavy-hearted, Inspector Nakamori finally realized the key point and quickly reached out to grab the face of his subordinate next to him.

"Check them all one by one!"

Kaito Kuroba snapped out of his daze and slapped away the hand that was trying to pinch his face... His purpose in sneaking in was to investigate the situation, and now that the situation was clear enough, there was no need to keep pretending.

"boom!"

After casually tossing down a smoke bomb to disrupt the situation, Kaito Kuroba quickly retreated.

...Kaito Kuroba thought he wanted to successfully deal with those troublesome guys.

I need to find at least one helper.

After jumping out of the window and deploying his hang glider, Kaito Kuroba headed for the Suzuki mansion.

Meanwhile.

Inside the Suzuki Museum, Sano was watching Makoto Kyogoku make a makeshift bed on the floor in the gem exhibition hall.

...The gem exhibition and Kaito Kuroba's announcement are both tomorrow, but just in case, and also to familiarize himself with the environment, Makoto Kyogoku plans to stay here until the announcement date.

Sano didn't really need to stay here.

Given Kaito Kuroba's personality and Makoto Kyogoku's strength.

To be honest, Sano didn't think anything unexpected would happen before the date of the notice.

But it is precisely because Sano has great faith in Kyogoku Makoto's abilities that he feels confused.

...That wasn't a joke.

What exactly enabled Kaito Kuroba to steal the jewel from Makoto Kyogoku?

It's impossible that they seized it by force; they must have used some underhanded tactics.