Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Brother, whose phone is that?"

While Silver Fox opened the gasoline he had brought at the beginning and placed aside to finish up the work of destroying the evidence, he asked Sano with some curiosity.

Sano glanced at Silver Fox, but didn't ignore him: "Crow."

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just a reminder that the distillery has arranged for someone to take his place, and he's been placed in the shadows to provide support when needed."

Upon hearing this, Silver Fox frowned.

"Substitute... does that mean a disguise technique that's almost flawless?"

"Ah."

"Brother, can Crow really be trusted? He usually focuses on his work at the distillery, right? What if this is a trap..."

Seeing the hesitant look on Silver Fox's face, Sano raised his hand and pushed down his glasses.

"Don't worry, regardless of your position, I assure you that I can make 100% accurate judgments, even if something unexpected happens."

Sano paused, then said, "I can still guarantee that I can stabilize the situation 100%."

Upon hearing this, Silver Fox paused in his act of pouring gasoline, glanced furtively at Sano, scratched his head, and then said nothing more.

Then, Sano and his companion left the apartment after the flames began to burn.

After arriving downstairs.

Sano first looked up at the top of the building in the distance.

The sniper, who was completely covered up and hidden in the corner, immediately nodded in acknowledgment.

...I never expected that Vermouth would come to impersonate Calvados.

What exactly is their plan?

Forget it.

Sano's attention drifted back to Yu Guangzhong's two other building tops, which were respectively Calvados's and Yoshino's sniping positions.

This is an outsourcing task for the winery.

On the surface, the operation was led by Sano-Kuro Neko, along with Silver Fox and Calvados, since the brewery paid a substantial sum.

At the very least, enough superficial projects must be done.

Otherwise, in normal circumstances, it would be considered a "waste" for two people to team up.

"Let's go."

A group of people, operating both openly and covertly, then sped off towards their real target.

Half an hour later.

Sano and Silver Fox had already completely dealt with the guards around the target. Then, facing the terrified target who kept pleading, they didn't waste any words and shot him away.

"Did they give us advance notice? It feels like they were prepared."

As Silver Fox continued repeating the previous finishing touches, he asked in a low voice.

"Hmm, a little guy who doesn't rely on any other forces and is just fighting on his own and hasn't even developed yet, is clearly not qualified to cause us trouble on his own. We definitely need to lend him a hand."

Sano pulled out a tissue to wipe the blood from his hands and nodded in agreement with Silver Fox's statement.

Calvados did not explain this part, probably because he was not informed.

After all, Calvados knew that the distillery's entire operation was motivated by ulterior motives, but he didn't know its specific purpose or how it planned to carry it out.

That's completely unclear.

Sano currently only knows that Vermouth replaced Calvados, as well as a few surveillance personnel and two snipers in the surrounding area who are clearly not ordinary people. As for whether there are more that he has not yet discovered.

I don't know.

...Actually, if Sano wanted to, it would have been easy for him to have a pretty good grasp of the situation around him, if not 100%.

That would require a large number of crows.

Even though it was agreed that rye wouldn't interfere, Sano still had to give them some face and couldn't allow too many crows monitoring from the sky to be there or too close.

"Black Cat".

Thick smoke billowed into the sky.

Sano had just come out of that exquisite little villa when he heard Vermouth, who was probably replacing Calvados, speak through his earpiece.

"I spotted a few suspicious people; they seem to be lying in wait for us."

...proposed it voluntarily?

Sano adjusted his glasses, thought for only two seconds, and then gave the order: "There's a sniper in the sixth window from the left on the eighth floor of the building opposite you. Take him out. Others can handle the rest."

Upon hearing this, Vermouth on the other end was immediately taken aback.

Vermouth was surprised that Black Cat could accurately pinpoint the location of one of the organization's snipers. What did it mean that the others had been dealt with by others?

Does this mean that it was exposed from the very beginning?

"boom!"

Before Vermouth could react, a gunshot rang out.

Instinctively aiming at the source of the gunshot, Vermouth saw a sniper... but not one from her own organization. Was it the former soldier from Amelica who had caused quite a stir in Japan earlier?

Vermouth's expression changed slightly.

This guy is even more skilled than the snipers in our own organization's action team. So he really joined Black Cat's zoo team... The question now is, why is this guy here?

Wasn't it said that only three people would be carrying out this mission?

Chapter 621-624, turns out they're all old acquaintances?

No, if it were the black cat, it would have noticed the problem much earlier and had a backup plan.

That doesn't seem surprising.

But the key is oneself, or more precisely, whether Calvados has been exposed.

In a flash, Vermouth, her mind racing, didn't hesitate for a second.

He turned his gun around and took out his own sniper.

"boom!"

He was shot dead.

...Although Vermouth wasn't a professional sniper, she had trained.

Especially at this distance, where he still holds the dominant advantage.

It's truly shameful to miss with a single shot.

Of course, the most important thing right now is that Vermouth cannot reveal the slightest flaw.

"It's all been resolved."

Two different voices came through the headphones.

In other words, besides Black Cat Silver Fox and Calvados, whom he replaced.

Did Black Cat secretly arrange for two other people to be here?

Why didn't Calvados mention this to me? Was he suspected and therefore unaware, or... had this guy already betrayed me and defected to the enemy?

"Come down, crow, and see if these people are one of yours."

The black cat's voice came through the headphones again, and Vermouth hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

He finally responded.

When they met in an alley, Vermouth saw five people.

Black Cat, Silver Fox, Yoshino... According to Calvados, this person's code name was Seal, and the other two were members of the organization.

...Where's the other one? Why hasn't he shown up?

Vermouth frowned inwardly, recalling the information she had read before the mission.

The one who didn't show up should be Killer Spider, or an unnamed assassin codenamed Roe Deer... but the former seems to be active abroad right now, and hasn't taken any action since joining the zoo.

"Alright, tell me, which side you're on."

After Sano finished speaking and waited a few seconds without any response, he raised his hand to signal Silver Fox and Yoshino to conduct the on-site interrogation... He had just finished working over there and wiped his hands.

We can't let it get dirty again, or it'll be too much of a hassle.

Seeing that the two had confessed their entire lineage in no time after being interrogated, Vermouth felt no panic whatsoever.

After all, these are just two peripheral members, no different from cannon fodder.

Basically, once they receive an order, they run over and wait for the next instruction.

There's simply no way they could know any more inside information, especially regarding Vermouth and Calvados, so no matter how much they ask, they won't get anything out of them.

"So they really are from the distillery."

Silver Fox, unaware of Sano's true intentions, looked at him and asked, "Brother, what should we do next?"

Sano watched from the sidelines, unsure of what to do... because his original plan was to deal with whatever came his way, but the brewery's move...

That's far too weak a threat.

Although Sano has the initial advantage, it doesn't guarantee that he has completely taken over the brewery's position, according to his personal opinion.

Since the brewery has set its sights on its own zoo, its actions will definitely not be as simple as just assigning two executives and a group of cannon fodder peripheral members... But that being said, perhaps due to rules, or perhaps due to human nature, the brewery does not fully trust Calvados at the moment, and in any case, it cannot figure out the other party's plans.

"...We'll talk about the future later. The mission is complete. Go home."

Sano glanced at Vermouth and deliberately tried to seduce her.

Seeing this, Silver Fox, seemingly understanding the situation, questioned, "Crow, I remember you're from that winery, right? It seems you were the one who arranged this mission, so don't you have anything to say?"

Vermouth's eyes flickered slightly, and she frowned, saying, "While it's true that I work for the brewery, you need to understand that I'm also one of your people. Putting aside my personal thoughts, do you really think the brewery trusts me completely? I was unaware of this matter, and it's impossible for me to have known."

After offering a clever explanation, Vermouth didn't forget to test him.