Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Sano replied impatiently, leaving Conan bewildered.

Following Sano's gaze, Suzuki Sonoko seemed to be in trouble, being harassed by a cocky blond guy with a dozen bodyguards by his side, looking like an innocent young girl being harassed.

...What kind of taste do you have? How could you flirt with that gossipy old woman?

Speechless as he was, Conan still didn't intend to stand by and watch, but before he could say anything, Ran Mouri, who had already returned, said to Sano, "Half for each of us?"

Chapter 689 Sano Wants to Be the Pirate King

Dealing with a dozen or so people can be easy or difficult, depending on how you look at it.

Normally, it would only be considered slightly risky for Ran Mouri to handle this alone, but considering the manner of these bodyguards, their abilities are probably quite good, which significantly increases the risk factor.

...But with Sano backing us up, there shouldn't be any major problems?

Just as Ran Mouri thought she didn't need a reply and was about to rush forward, Sano suddenly reached out and put his hand on her shoulder and shook his head.

"Don't try to steal the chance to be a hero and save the damsel in distress."

The next second, a figure flew up, and the blond-haired man who heard the scream turned around to look.

All he saw was that his bodyguards had all fallen to the ground.

Seeing this, the blond-haired man was furious and immediately tried to argue with Kyogoku Makoto. However, he ended up running away without daring to utter a single harsh word. Suzuki Sonoko shyly threw herself into his arms.

Just a moment ago she was acting fearless, but now she's become a delicate flower, showering Sano and the others with a wave of PDA.

Nothing special happened after that. Kyogoku Makoto greeted him, then stared at Kuroba Kaito for a long time before saying, "It feels so familiar."

Kaito Kuroba was so nervous that he almost ran away with her.

"Alright, now that we've met up, let's hurry to the restaurant, it's so hot."

Kogoro Mouri led the way.

But during a casual conversation, another unexpected event occurred.

...Kyogoku Makoto said he might not be able to participate in the martial arts tournament because the lawyer who sponsored him, named Chen Xuelin, had been murdered.

Hmm...it's a bit tricky.

Based on experience, it's either the beginning of a murder or the motive.

As Sano was thinking this, Suzuki Sonoko waved her hand and finally began to play up her rich heiress attributes, becoming Kyogoku Makoto's sponsor.

However, what is rather surprising is...

Kyogoku Makoto didn't refuse... Normally, shouldn't there be a scene where the woman is worried about hurting the man's pride, and the man is also too proud and feels that this is like being a kept man, so he chooses to refuse, and there might even be a big fight between the two?

After the minor problem was resolved, the group continued their journey, but before they had gone far, a rather thin, dark-skinned young man appeared. It's unclear whether it's due to the weather or stereotypes in Singapore, but there seem to be quite a few people with dark skin. At least, aside from Conan, who had been tampered with by Kaito Kuroba, this short, squinty-eyed young man with medium-length hair was also a rather dark-skinned fellow.

This person seemed to recognize Kogoro Mouri, or perhaps he came specifically for him.

They said they had long admired your name and had been waiting for you, and that they had something to ask of you.

Anyway, the group eventually changed their destination and followed this guy named Rishi who claimed to be a trainee police officer... I think that's his name?

However, Kaito Kuroba played a crucial role in bringing them together.

...This kid wants to follow, could it be that the owner of the gem, or rather, the real purpose, lies here?

As expected, Rishi explained this later on the way.

First, a brief introduction was given about the gem called the Fist of Blue Sapphire. Then, its current owner, a businessman named Li Zhonghan, was introduced. Finally, the person that Kogoro Mouri wanted to meet was introduced.

Leon, Richie's mentor and a renowned expert in criminal psychology.

He is currently the president of a security company... and that's the problem.

Leon was tasked with protecting the Blue Sapphire Fist.

However, the notice from Kaito Kid has already arrived, which means that Leon feels there is a risk and therefore hopes that Kogoro Mouri can help him.

this is all.

"Here is the place."

The car stopped, and a group of people got out and entered the manor-like building in front of them.

The interior decoration is naturally extremely luxurious.

The statue of a Western knight on horseback, especially the one in the middle, is quite imposing... it seems to be made of pure steel, not stone.

Kogoro Mouri also curiously went over to investigate.

As it turned out, it was just a slight bump that caused Kogoro Mouri to drop his lance. Fortunately, Makoto Kyogoku reacted quickly and prevented Kogoro from getting a serious head injury... but he still got a scolding nonetheless.

"But then again, if the owner of the Blue Sapphire Fist is Chen Zhonghan, then this notice should also be sent to him, right? Why don't we go directly to his place instead of coming to Lyon's mansion?"

Conan raised a question.

Rishi then indicated that the Blue Sapphire Fist was right there.

Because this place has the best security system, the gem owner feels more at ease leaving things here... As a result, Sonoko Suzuki was unhappy, feeling that Riki's words were disrespectful to her idol.

After a moment of indignation, it turned into exaggerated praise, and finally into complete infatuation, causing Kyogoku Makoto, who was still holding a knight's lance, to almost unconsciously crush it.

It was only after Ran Mouri carefully reminded her that Sonoko Suzuki realized she might have said something wrong and quickly tried to appease Makoto Kyogoku.

As for Kaito Kuroba... he was already desperate to run away.

Fortunately, Lyon soon came out to greet the guests, accompanied by a burly bodyguard with a small braid. He casually introduced himself as a world-class karate master and a favorite to win the tournament, which piqued Makoto Kyogoku's interest.

That person also seemed to be very interested in Makoto Kyogoku.

The two men shook hands and competed as soon as they met. Leon shook hands with Kogoro Mouri and then showed a very surprised expression. Then he greeted Kaito Kuroba and immediately labeled him a "magician".

It seems somewhat interesting... Is it related to criminal psychology?

I don't know if they actually have the goods, or if they know the inside story because of some behind-the-scenes scheme.

Sano sized up Lyon.

He was around thirty years old, appeared to be of mixed Chinese and Western descent, with brown hair and a short beard, and wore a very neat suit, looking every bit the elite.

When Leon turned his gaze to Conan, he looked at him with a surprised expression.

Sano probably had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on.

...It seems like there's actually something there?

"That must be the heiress of the Suzuki Group, as for this one..."

Leon looked at Sano, recalling the information he had gathered, and was about to mention the other high school detective when his pupils contracted and an unconcealable sense of horror appeared in his eyes.

……Um?

Sano, sitting on the sofa, propped his chin up and stared at Leon with his eyelids twitching.

Why did you stop talking?

"The famous detective Shinichiro Sano, a name I have admired for a long time."

Leon, his forehead covered in cold sweat, forced a smile and greeted them.

Sano asked with a hint of curiosity, "Why does Mr. Leon seem a little afraid of me?"

"Hey?"

Leon almost instinctively looked away: "How could this be..."

...It was obvious to almost anyone that Leon was absolutely afraid of Sano.

But since they won't tell the truth, it's not good to start a fight without reason.

Sano withdrew his gaze and remained silent, but still took out his phone to investigate what kind of background this criminal psychology expert had.

Considering this is abroad.

Finding information about a person may not be too difficult, but it's not easy either.

Especially at a deeper level.

At least Sano's intelligence network is mostly useless, but what if it's another intelligence network that has just joined his ranks and covers the entire globe...?

The problem is that using this intelligence network now involves some complicated procedures.

No sooner had I taken out my phone and turned it on than Gin called again... He's been calling all day, doesn't he get tired?

Speechless, Sano hung up and immediately sent Gin a video, followed by a text message: "I didn't mess around, it was all his own will. This is yesterday's surveillance footage, which is enough to prove that I'm not lying. The intelligence team is now in your hands, and the work of appeasing the people below is also in your hands. Also, while you're at it, please help me find out the information on the president of a security company in Singapore called Lyon, the more detailed the better."

After sending the message to Sano, without caring whether Gin could accept it, he put his phone back in his pocket. Looking ahead, he saw that there was another old man.

It was Chen Zhonghan, the owner of the gemstone, who rushed over after receiving the news.

Despite being in his seventies or eighties and possessing the attributes of a famous industrialist, he was... well, not exactly carefree, but rather a bit unserious. He immediately grabbed Makoto Kyogoku and Kogoro Mouri and asked for a photo together.

Next, we went to actually see the so-called Blue Sapphire Fist.

You can also take a look at the security system here. There's not much to say, it's just monitoring passwords and fingerprints.

If I had to say there's anything special about it...

The room containing the safe where the gems are kept contains a large number of safes, and these safes are all movable and constantly changing positions. In other words, if it is not possible to determine which safe is the target, then one can only rely on luck to crack them one by one, or simply crack them all, which greatly increases the time required.

...provided that this guy doesn't take out the gem right now.

Sano didn't get closer to look at the large gemstone. Instead, he watched as Kuroba Kaito took a pen out of his pocket, casually scribbled something on the safe, and then turned around to find that he had been seen. He immediately stiffened and guiltily looked away.

Fortunately, Sano didn't do anything and ignored it as if he hadn't seen it.

This relieved Kaito Kuroba, who then took the opportunity to shake hands with Leon, presumably having successfully obtained his fingerprints and palm prints... Sano felt there was a trap going on, because it was too smooth. If this was really how it worked, he would have to complain about why this most important place wasn't equipped with 360-degree surveillance to detect the other party's actions... Of course, if it was truly stupid, then he had nothing to say.

That concludes the story.

The group was supposed to go home next, but Sano, seeing the large blue gemstone being put back into the safe, couldn't help but ask, "Hey Kyogoku, can I participate in your martial arts tournament?"

"Hey??"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and looked at Sano.

"Senior, are you also interested in this gem?"

Makoto Kyogoku was wondering if Sano had finally developed the heart of a martial artist and wanted to compete with top international fighters.

But then I thought about it and realized that Sano hadn't made any moves until now, so it must be because he had actually seen the gem.