Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Oh, by the way, just a heads-up, that guy's target is you, so be careful."

Sano pulled back the covers and threw a sentence at Hattori Heiji, then didn't stay any longer.

He left the hospital directly.

Before they had gone very far, Conan and Heiji Hattori caught up with them.

"Oh, aren't you going to stay in the hospital a little longer?"

Sano's voice still carried a hint of sarcasm, while Hattori Heiji snorted coldly and said, "What did you mean when you said that guy's target was me? Have you figured out some crucial issue?"

Are you asking me for advice?

After making another sarcastic remark, Sano glanced behind him and asked, "What about those girls? How could Kazuha allow you to be discharged like this?"

"They've already left, otherwise why would they have let Hattori out?"

Conan answered instead.

really.

Sano nodded and remained silent.

Hattori Heiji couldn't help but repeat the question he had just asked.

"I don't know, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you."

Sano put his hands in his pockets and didn't even glance at Hattori Heiji.

"You bastard..."

Seeing Hattori Heiji gritting his teeth, Conan, who knew Sano's character well, chose to change the subject to another topic that interested him, and asked, "By the way, Sano, have you seen those two guys living in Sannoji Temple?"

"What?"

"Kurosawa Gin and Kurosawa Blade."

"Have not heard."

"...You've really never heard of it?"

Believe it or not.

Sano took out his phone and glanced at it: "Alright, you guys go ahead and investigate. I'm not done with my business yet... Call me if there's anything else."

After saying that, Sano quickened his pace.

Conan and Heiji Hattori couldn't keep up either, and could only sigh in frustration.

"Speaking of which, Kudo, do you still suspect that the two Kurosawas might have been behind the murder of Mr. Sakura at the teahouse last night?"

"Oh, no."

Conan looked at Hattori Heiji with some confusion... Well, he did have his suspicions, but he only brought up the topic of those two people because he was genuinely interested. After all, he had said that he had his suspicions.

The two men had just left the teahouse when they discovered another body.

Especially given that neither of these two are easy to deal with, anyone would be surprised.

Everyone would have some doubts, right?

However, after witness testimonies from the teahouse receptionist and deductions about the time of death, it was discovered that the body had appeared before the two left the private room. Therefore, Conan, who had been keeping an eye on the two, became the best person to watch out for them.

Alibi.

As a result, the police did not even go to Shanneng Temple to take statements from the two people.

Hmm... maybe this is a good thing?

After all, those two guys didn't seem like they could withstand scrutiny no matter how you looked at them.

If things go wrong, some flaw might be discovered, which could directly trigger a major war...

Conan couldn't even imagine what that scene would look like.

Perhaps if the police were prepared in advance and acted within their own base, they could have won by sheer numbers. But even so, the sacrifices would have been immense. Conan doesn't believe that two people living so openly in a temple would have been completely unaware of the possibility of being "ambushed." Either they were confident, or they were prepared.

Blood will flow like rivers, it will definitely flow like rivers!

"...So what do we do next?"

Heiji Hattori didn't dwell on the topic and got down to business.

"What else can we do but investigate? Let's start by investigating those suspects from last night."

The two continued on their way, neither noticing what lay hundreds of meters away in mid-air.

A crow is secretly following.

On the other end.

Sano returned to the teahouse from the previous night.

Of course, it was a switch to the Black Death's alias.

When the door to the private room was opened, thirty or forty teenagers were crammed together, making a lot of noise.

"Oh, boss, you're here!"

After a brief silence, cheers erupted.

This is a victory celebration banquet.

Celebrating the current reign of the Black Reaper over the nation.

Many of them were actually local delinquents from Kyoto. Although the two sides had fought back and forth the night before, teenagers, especially delinquents, are more prone to fighting than they are to make up before they get out of bed.

Not to mention that Sano's goal was to subdue them, so he naturally acted with restraint.

That way, these delinquent teenagers won't lose face.

And this celebration banquet... is actually the second one, to be precise.

It's the second day now. That's right, these guys drank all day yesterday.

Sano really didn't expect that he would actually have to drink today.

Why didn't they drink themselves to death? What kind of delinquent or drunken teenager are they?

"Come on, boss, you didn't have a drink yesterday, you absolutely have to have one today!"

The blond-haired man's face turned as red as a monkey's bottom, and he grabbed Sano, trying to force her to drink.

However, Sano still insisted, "I'm underage, I won't drink."

"What do you mean 'minor'? Even the boss's wife doesn't care about the boss, yet you're taking charge yourself?"

The blond-haired guy grinned and said, "Or is it that you can't hold your liquor, boss?"

"Oh."

Sano glanced at the blond-haired man with a disdainful look on his face.

Although these guys drink like there's no tomorrow, they're definitely not that great when it comes to alcohol tolerance.

It can indeed be linked to the original meaning of "drunkard"—getting drunk after just a sip of alcohol.

Japanese sake already has a low alcohol content, and it's mixed with a lot of beer, so after a few drinks, you start to lose your sense of proportion.

He's really bad at the game but loves to play.

As for Sano, not to brag, back in his previous life when he first entered the workforce, he was someone his boss specifically dragged to the dinner table to shield him from drinking... Although this doesn't seem like something to brag about, it does prove his high alcohol tolerance... And although, he really hates drinking.

Being drunk is quite comfortable, but the alcohol really tastes awful.

Even though Sano has held this view for two or three decades since he was a child, this is still true.

It still couldn't be changed.

Yes, from childhood to adulthood.

What child in China hasn't tasted a couple of shots of baijiu (Chinese liquor) out of curiosity when they were little?

Sano simply couldn't be bothered with the blond guy.

After finding a place to sit down, it was time to eat and drink.

...After all, it's a victory celebration banquet; it would be too absurd if the main character wasn't there.

At this moment, Sano did not intend to spoil the fun for the workers.

But let's leave it at that for today.

Drinking for two days is outrageous enough. If these bastards dare to use their operating funds to drink again tomorrow, they can't blame me.

While eating, Sano began to think about the case of Genji Hotaru.

Based on the current situation...

There are only two people left in the Genji Hotaru – the one who died in the teahouse last night, who, according to Conan and Hattori Heiji's investigation last night, has been confirmed as a member of the Genji Hotaru, and the missing Buddha statue from the Sannoji Temple.

It has also been confirmed that it was stolen by Genji Hotaru.

The former mainly refers to the fact that Conan and his companion found crucial evidence of the deceased's identity as a member of the Genji Hotaru in the deceased's shop. This evidence was the name Yoshitsune, which was written on his identification code. Although it is not very clear, it seems that the eight members of the Genji Hotaru all used the name of a character from the book Yoshitsune, which is hard to say whether it is a novel or a history book, as their code name to address each other.

...For example...

It might be a group of bandits, each holding a copy of Water Margin, with you as Song Jiang, him as Lin Chong, and me as Wu Song, like playing house.

As for the latter.

This brings us to the details of the commission from Sanonji Temple.

Saneng Temple is a large temple, and it seems to be quite famous, mainly because of a Buddha statue in the temple that is taken out for worship every twelve years or so. But about eight years ago, the Buddha statue was stolen. However, the abbot of Saneng Temple was not in a hurry, saying that if there was a connection, it would naturally return... But now, when it is almost time for that Buddha statue to be brought out, there is still no connection, until a few days ago.

Saneng Temple suddenly received a letter.

The letter contained a drawing with strange graffiti.

They also said that if this mystery could be solved, the lost Buddha statue could be found.

It was only then that Sannoji found Kogoro Mouri.

...Of course, the mystery itself is not important, at least not to Sano.

Is such that.

The problem is that Conan and Hattori Heiji found a picture that was exactly the same as the one in the deceased's Yoshitsune book last night. This means that the letter was very likely sent by the deceased. As for why he was silenced, that remains to be seen.