Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

There was no other way; once the car overturned, I had to forcefully put it back on track myself.

"boom!"

Gunshots rang out, but Sano continued to charge forward regardless, and at the same moment, a dark shadow was pulled out of his pocket—oh dear.

You took the wrong one.

From the moment he pulled it out, Sano knew he had taken the wrong one; he didn't even need to look.

why?

Because it's too long.

But it doesn't matter, I've already paid for it, I'll just make do with it.

As the bullet grazed Sano's head and entered the ceiling, he swung a shovel, knocking the gun out of Yuda Makoto's hand, followed by a second shovel.

"Bang—!"

A crisp yet deep sound.

Makoto Yata was hit on the back of the head with a shovel and lost consciousness on the spot.

This shovel strike brought a brief silence to the scene.

...Shinichi Kudo really wanted to ask Sano when he changed his weapon.

And why switch to this thing?

And where did Sano hide this thing?

However, the situation was urgent. After regaining their senses, even though they didn't know Ueno well or weren't familiar with him, everyone still surrounded him immediately.

"An ambulance! Call an ambulance!"

Not long after, Ueno was lifted into an ambulance.

Unfortunately, the place we needed to go to was the hospital morgue.

...There was no other way; this small village didn't have a hospital at all. The only doctor in the small clinic knew a little bit about first aid.

But how could someone with gunshot wounds possibly have experience?

Not to mention this kind of gunshot wound, his chest was almost riddled with bullets.

Ueno died on the spot.

……what?

Rum arranged for Ueno to come and keep an eye on Sano, but Sano died the next day. Is something wrong?

What's the problem?

The person was killed by Makoto Yata; Sano didn't do anything.

Makoto Yata even nearly killed Sano later on, but he just missed.

That's right, Sano deliberately manipulated Makoto Yata's vision to make him miss the target.

That wouldn't be dodging bullets anymore.

Perfect in every aspect.

As for Makoto Ueda's interrogation later, what he might say, which only he himself would hear, is Ueno's sarcasm, whether it's the truth, an excuse, or even if he's simply being treated as a mentally ill person.

What does this have to do with Sano?

……what?

The executives and members of their own winery are all top performers, handpicked by the best. They wouldn't be so easily killed by the murderer just because they got involved in the case.

Then Sano will shrug and say, "Please watch the VCR (Manten Incident)!"

In short, believe it or not, if you have any questions, please point them out.

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.

Even criminal organizations need evidence!

If Rum doesn't even follow the rules anymore, then Sano has even less reason to follow them.

all in all.

Sano's goal is to wipe out all of Rum's henchmen in one fell swoop.

This forced the guy to come in person.

...As for whether today's incident can be repeated next time, ha, what the plague god has in abundance is cases, why does he always have to come to him?

Is it strange to become dead?

After leaving the hospital, the group remained silent, intending to end their trip early and return home after what was originally planned as a three-day, two-night journey.

Perhaps this was to distract themselves.

The conversation returned to the details of the case.

"...Since you're alright and you know that Makoto Uta is impersonating you, why didn't you come out and tell the truth sooner?"

Faced with Kogoro Mouri's puzzled question.

Shinichi Kudo stated that he was afraid that acting rashly would lead to Makoto Yata's suicide, and he wanted to wait for a good opportunity to make his move.

As a result... he was forced open by Sano.

Fortunately, Sano covered for them, but even so...

The outcome was still not good, though there was nothing that could be done about it...

Sano listened from the side, but inwardly he was filled with complaints.

...Because Sano himself did not know that Makoto Yata planned to commit suicide if he failed, and that the phrase that Shinichi Kudo considered the key point was "if you fail, you die trying."

Sano thought that if Yata Makoto failed, he would go on a killing spree.

...He deliberately bought a gun and carried it with him, not to kill people but to commit suicide. Who would have thought that, since there are many ways to commit suicide normally.

Such an unnecessary thought process.

Sure enough, his mind has become twisted and he's become mentally ill.

Furthermore, what still puzzles Sano is that even if Shinichi Kudo thought that Makoto Yata was planning to commit suicide after failing, which is why he didn't try to contact him to warn him when no one else was around, it still doesn't make sense.

...Never mind.

There are already so many things I can't figure out, one more won't make a difference.

Just as Sano was lost in thought, Shinichi Kudo brought up the topic of Shirajin again—the original Shirajin was actually Makoto Yada.

However, before Makoto Yata, there was the previous generation of Shinrajin.

That was Makoto Yata's father, who drowned because his daughter got lost in the forest.

To prevent such tragedies from happening again, the old father went into seclusion in the forest, playing the role of the God of Death, until he died of old age and was succeeded by his son.

Chapter 653 The Second Sano

Shinichi Kudo learned about these things a year ago when he was investigating a case here.

The female reporter's daughter got lost in the forest, and Shinichi Kudo went in to look for her and happened to run into Makoto Yata... Sano wasn't quite sure what the significance of this part was.

The female reporter's daughter was fine before, so why did she return here after a year?

Just as Sano was subconsciously thinking, Shinichi Kudo suddenly acted strangely again—his face turned deathly pale in an instant, and cold sweat instantly covered his forehead.

This made Hattori Heiji immediately realize what was going on.

The temporary antidote is about to take effect.

"Ah, I see. By the way, Kudo, you should probably change your clothes. Wearing this Shirajin outfit is just too ugly."

Heiji Hattori made up an excuse and dragged Shinichi Kudo to find a restroom.

Sano and the others were forcibly left on the spot by Hattori Heiji.

...Of course, it's mainly Ran Mouri and the others, as Sano already knows.

The problem is...

Given Shinichi Kudo's unusual behavior, Ran Mouri and the others couldn't help but notice. They didn't wait more than a few seconds before heading towards the restroom.

We haven't even entered the house yet.

Sano then heard Shinichi Kudo's heart-wrenching screams.

……cough.

Watching myself grow from big to small.

I'm afraid any man would have yelled like that.

In short, the situation was getting worse and worse, and even if Hattori Heiji wanted to stop her, he couldn't. Mouri Ran simply forced her way into the bathroom.

It can be pushed open when the cubicle door is opened.

It was Shinichi Kudo, dressed in his everyday clothes, who stepped out.

……Um?

Sano raised an eyebrow in surprise. This shouldn't be... Could it be that guy, Makoto Yata... No, that shouldn't be either, he's handcuffed tightly right now.

"What's wrong? Let's go."

Shinichi Kudo said, feigning composure.

Although the others, including Hattori Heiji, were puzzled, seeing that everything seemed normal, they didn't say much and could only follow Kudo Shinichi away.

Only Sano was at the very back of the group. Instead of keeping up, he ended up in front of a stall next to the toilet stall that Shinichi Kudo had come out of.

There were two faint breathing sounds inside.

...If one is Conan, then who is the other?

The two people in the cubicle probably sensed someone outside through the shadows under the door, and even after ten seconds, they still hadn't opened the door.

So Sano raised his hand and knocked on the door: "It's me."