Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Varied……?"

Conan turned around in surprise.

Hattori Heiji's expression was grave: "That guy is a master swordsman... no, he can't be described as just a master. At least among the few great swordsmen I've met, none of them can compare to him. I can't give you any detailed proof, I can only say it's intuition. That kind of sharpness that even a blindfold can't hide, I have no doubt. If you dare to do anything that he thinks warrants action, he won't hesitate for a second, regardless of time or place, he'll kill you instantly..."

Conan stared blankly for a while at Hattori Heiji, whose forehead was now covered in fine sweat. Having never practiced kendo, he found it hard to understand.

"But……"

"No buts!"

Heiji Hattori shook Conan's head and said seriously, "In the end, they... no, at least these two people haven't done anything wrong, right? There's no need to take too much risk just to keep harping on them, is there?"

As he spoke, Hattori Heiji looked at the balcony outside the private room.

Below are three girls: Ran Mouri, Kazuha Toyama, and Sonoko Suzuki.

"Not to mention that we're not the only ones taking this risk."

Conan fell silent... Just as Heiji Hattori said, he might be willing to take risks, but taking others, especially Ran Mouri, on risks.

That's absolutely impossible.

The problem now is the danger of Kurosawa Blade, as mentioned by Hattori Heiji.

...Black Fox just said that everyone in the Black Organization is a good person, and even told Conan to pester the others. He thought this was an implication from the other party.

But now, Heiji Hattori is telling Conan that the only other source of information at the scene seemed to have harbored murderous intent towards him earlier. Could this be...?

Something's not right?

Is Black Fox deceiving himself?

why? ? ?

The worst that can happen is that you'll believe it to be true, and then...

amount.

Conan roughly imagined himself encountering the other guys and relentlessly pestering them, asking them all sorts of probing questions.

...Isn't my head going to get blown off any second now?

Especially two dangerous individuals whom Conan had never spoken a word to.

How insidious!

Conan immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

I almost got completely fooled by that guy!

just.

The outcome may indeed turn out this way, but what is Black Fox's purpose?

Did he want to use someone else to kill him?

That can't be right, even though this guy seems to be an intelligent person who plans and orchestrates things from behind the scenes, using his mind to carry out various actions.

However, judging from the previous express train incident...

Black Fox wouldn't mind performing on stage if he really wanted to die.

There's absolutely no need to rely on others.

Damn it, what's going on? What is this guy thinking?

Also.

There are only three points mentioned in this exchange.

First, it is a fact that those individuals, including Black Fox himself, do indeed belong to the Black Organization.

Second, the Black Organization are all good people.

The third point, derived from the second, hints at ways to probe the Black Organization's intelligence.

But looking at it now...

If three is false, then two must also be false, but does that mean one is true?

Putting aside the fact that Black Fox didn't actually give a clear answer regarding Conan's question about the Black Organization.

That would be considered a confirmation, and Conan now doesn't know whether he should believe it or not.

Damn it, it's so hard to tell what's real and what's fake.

Ugh, so annoying!

"what!!!"

Just as Conan was racking his brains to figure out the situation, a scream suddenly came from outside the private room, which made everyone in the room change their expressions.

……

The next day arrived.

In the hospital, Heiji Hattori, lying in a hospital bed, is being questioned by the police.

Beside him were Conan and a bunch of other troublemakers.

"I said, has Sano not come back yet?"

After finishing his questioning, Heiji Hattori looked at Conan with some displeasure: "I've been attacked and hospitalized, and you didn't even bother to come and visit me."

"Sano... it seems like my brother has already returned, right?"

Conan looked at Ran Mouri—after encountering a murder at the teahouse last night but failing to find anything, everyone naturally had to go home. He only received the news that Heiji Hattori had been attacked and hospitalized on his way home after waking up this morning, and immediately rushed over with the group. Therefore, he really didn't know whether Sano had gone to the temple last night.

"Yes, I've already contacted him."

No sooner had Ran Mouri finished speaking than Sano pushed open the door to the ward.

"Oh, that's really pitiful."

Sano leisurely strolled to Hattori Heiji's bedside, reached out and poked the wound on the other's collarbone, eliciting a series of wolf howls before mocking him.

"Wasn't the opponent supposed to be a master swordsman? How come he couldn't even kill you?"

"Are you just hoping I die?!"

Hattori Heiji slapped Sano's hand away in annoyance, then raised his head and said, "Besides, I've been practicing kendo since I was a child. Even if the opponent is very strong, how could they possibly kill me so easily... In fact, if I hadn't deliberately gotten slashed to exploit the opponent's weakness, I might not even need bandaging and being hospitalized right now, okay?"

"Oh?"

Sano asked with interest, "So you've practiced kendo before?"

"Who do you think you are? As a detective, how can you get by without some skills?"

Hattori Heiji said proudly.

...Actually, this point is not too surprising.

Just as Sano wasn't surprised when Hattori Heiji suddenly appeared in Kyoto, Osaka is very close to Kyoto, almost like neighbors. Although people from both places don't like each other, they still influence each other to some extent, especially in terms of culture.

However, regarding this part...

Sano only recently learned this. Although he knew that Kyoto, like Osaka, belonged to the Kansai region, he didn't know exactly where the Kansai region was divided.

Sano really didn't know.

Otherwise, Sano would probably have easily conquered Osaka last time.

They even conquered Kyoto.

Chapter 629, Page 632: Yellow Hair: You really deserve to die!

However, this did not stop Sano from continuing to make sarcastic remarks.

"Then your skills are really quite poor."

Heiji Hattori's face darkened further: "If you're so capable, then you go and do it!"

"Isn't it because people are afraid to contact me?"

Sano pulled up a chair and sat down, casually breaking off a banana that someone had given him and starting to eat it, which made Hattori Heiji even angrier.

"Sano-nii, what did you do all day yesterday?"

Seeing that Heiji Hattori wasn't bringing up the important matter at all, Conan had no choice but to step in himself.

"Shopping, sightseeing, and eating."

Sano crossed his legs: "And you guys, how many murder cases have you encountered?"

"...There were only a few incidents, it was just one."

Conan forced back his deadpan expression: "But Hattori... my brother was attacked twice, and both times by the same person. Why are you only focusing on him?"

"So you really think I'm in your way, aren't you?"

Heiji Hattori boasted a bit, but Conan successfully steered the conversation back to the main topic: "By the way, do you already know everything about the current case, Sano, including that the person killed last night was actually a member of the Genji clan, and the specific details of the request you're going to for Sanonoji Temple?"

"I guess so, that monk told me."

"So what do you think?"

"Anyway, it won't be from lying in a hospital bed."

"..."

Hattori Heiji's lips twitched repeatedly, but he finally couldn't hold back any longer. He yanked the blanket off and yelled, "Get out!"

He then buried himself completely under the covers.

"...Why do you have to be so rude? You've made someone's child autistic."

Conan gave Sano a deadpan look, then pulled open the blanket, stuck his head in, and started coaxing Hattori Heiji.

Sano raised an eyebrow, wanting to drag Conan out and say something.

"Just keep spoiling him."

Sano didn't say anything in the end, but instead looked at Ran Mouri and the others who were looking at him strangely.

Well, the problem should lie with Conan's actions, not with my own earlier taunts.