Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

...Hmm, it turns out that what I heard wasn't just the sound of the wind, but also a roar.

Lyon's eyes were glazed over, his brain completely shut down.

Perhaps Lyon should feel fear and panic in the face of this development, but in reality, his mind is completely blank.

If I had to say something, it would only be two words.

monster.

Under immense psychological shock, Leon, whose specialty as a hypnotist was frightening people, rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.

This startled Kaito Kuroba, who could only see Sano's back but had a vague sense of unease after Sano's aura was enhanced.

...How could someone who was perfectly healthy suddenly collapse?

Chapter 692 The Phantom Thief Imitates the Mask?

Hearing the commotion inside, the bodyguard with the pigtail outside rushed in immediately.

Upon seeing Leon lying on the ground, the man with the pigtail was first taken aback, and then subconsciously looked at Sano, who had already withdrawn his supernatural powers and looked as usual.

"What did you two do?!"

"What did I do?"

Sano shrugged and said, "He collapsed because he was unwell. What does it have to do with us? If you don't believe me, you can check it out. There's absolutely no one who did anything to him. Of course, if you don't believe me and insist on fighting with us, that's fine."

Stepping forward, Sano stared directly at Xiaopi: "Then I wouldn't mind taking care of you, you little punk, before you compete with Kyogoku."

"you!"

Xiao Bianzi wasn't really hostile at first, but Sano's provocation was too much for him to bear, so he immediately tried to arrest him first.

In the end, Kaito Kuroba stepped in and intervened, offering some kind words of advice.

The argument that "the most important thing right now is to check Lyon's physical condition as soon as possible" was so logical and well-founded that Xiao Biao couldn't refute it.

The only option is to call for medical personnel.

Sano was too lazy to stay any longer and was about to leave. Little Braid was definitely not happy about it, since the situation was not yet confirmed. What if the "culprit" wanted to slip away?

However, Kaito Kuroba managed to fool them by saying, "You can call the police first, and they will help temporarily restrict your departure from the country," and the two then returned to the hotel.

During this time, Kaito Kuroba naturally wanted to ask Sano if he had done anything.

Judging from Sano's expression, Kaito Kuroba knew he probably wouldn't get any information out of him.

So I simply stopped caring about it.

Then the next day arrived.

When asked why he hadn't participated in the competition, Makoto Kyogoku suddenly announced his withdrawal, which greatly displeased Sonoko Suzuki, who had woken up in the middle of the night.

Perhaps he felt that Kyogoku Makoto's actions were because of him.

Anyway, the two had a huge fight, and Makoto Kyogoku was even kicked out.

After meeting with Ran Mouri, Kaito Kuroba went to meet up with Conan, who hadn't returned home all night, and Sano was naturally called along as well.

"...So, did you have any luck last night?"

It seems that Kaito Kuroba and Conan have been in cahoots for a long time, and have even secretly made up a plan without revealing it to Sano.

According to Conan's later explanation, it seems that he didn't go back to the hotel last night because he made an excuse to go to Rishi's house and used his computer to investigate some information... which was actually the case file details of Chen Xuelin's case.

Since he wasn't very familiar with the local police and didn't have Sano's technological means, Conan naturally had to put in some effort to get his hands on the case files.

However, these facts alone are not enough to identify the murderer.

"What about over there?"

Conan asked Kaito Kuroba, who then took out his phone and opened a picture: "I followed Leon all night, and this is what I got."

Sano followed Conan and glanced at the photo. It showed Leon and his bodyguard with the pigtail meeting up with a group of people on a speedboat at the dock in the middle of the night.

...Actually, there's no need to look at it.

After scaring Leon away from the mansion last night, Sano didn't think that the other party would behave himself, so he arranged for Daikoku to keep an eye on him.

Therefore, Sano knew about this and also knew that Kuroba Kaito was watching people at night.

Even as Kaito Kuroba was still asking Conan if he could find out the identities of the people in the photo, Sano had already received information from Gin about them.

...Fortunately, he wasn't just some unknown passerby.

Otherwise, no matter how powerful the distillery's intelligence database is, it wouldn't be possible to get a reply so quickly... But while they're not exactly strangers, they're not exactly ruthless either.

They're nothing more than a bunch of pirates.

Yes, that's right, there were still pirates in this era.

However, life was quite difficult. He had to hide from XZ all day long, and he didn't even dare to use anything connected to the internet, or even just an old-fashioned cell phone that could make calls, because it wouldn't work.

It's on the sea, isn't it?

In a place as small as Japan, there are places without cell phone signals, let alone such a vast ocean... Therefore, it is quite intriguing that Leon was able to contact this group of pirates and arrange a meeting time.

How did the two sides communicate?

While lost in thought, Conan had already called his all-knowing grandfather, Professor Agasa, asking him to help with the investigation. Sano, too lazy to inform the two in advance that he had already made progress, simply said that he had to leave first.

Sano is going to watch the game.

Although it's a martial arts tournament limited to karate, it's still an internationally renowned competition, not to mention there's a large gemstone as bait.

It has gathered quite a few experts.

Sano was naturally curious to know the skill level of these international experts.

Although I looked at almost everything yesterday.

However, there were also many matches where the difference in skill level between the two sides was too great, and they were unable to perform at their best. For example, Makoto Kyogoku defeated his opponents with a single punch in both of his matches.

You can't see anything wrong with it.

In short, Sano appeared to be completely uninvolved on the surface.

Of course, that's not actually the case.

Whether it's Lyon over there or Conan over here, Sano has already planted spies... after all, this trip is mostly to watch fireworks.

Whether it was the explosion related to Chen Xuelin or the pirates that Leon contacted.

These are the best proof.

Sano needs to be prepared to cover any potential problems.

After that, there's not much to say. Sano watched as that guy with the little braid overcame all obstacles and successfully won the championship... But judging from the ugly look on his face after learning that Kyogoku Makoto had given up the competition, he probably didn't know beforehand that Leon had tampered with things.

This also illustrates the point from another angle.

Those who practice martial arts all have a competitive spirit. Compared to the big gem in his hand, Little Braid should prefer to fight Kyogoku Makoto.

...Or I could just fulfill Little Braid's wish myself.

He'll make a direct appearance in Black Death, secretly beat up Little Braid in private, let him witness the true pinnacle of martial arts, and incidentally collect a ticket to the Fist of Blue Sapphire.

After watching the girl with the pigtail leave the stadium to meet up with Lyon, he left.

Sano was completely out of work.

Meanwhile, Conan's haul was plentiful. After learning that Leon had colluded with pirates, everything made perfect sense. He first deduced that Leon had collaborated with Zhang Ruiqiu to fake the death, create chaos, and then pull off a switcheroo to deceive everyone. Then, he discovered that Leon was feeling guilty and wanted to explain the truth to Kogoro Mouri.

As a result, he was killed by Leon to silence him.

As the leader of the Blue Sapphire Fist protection mission, it would be easy for Leon to place the corpse under the gem before Kaito Kuroba's operation.

Of course, there are still some details to consider.

For example, by letting Kaito Kuroba know that Rachel Chang and Kogoro Mouri had arranged to meet, he would naturally choose to impersonate her to avoid a car accident, which would result in the illusion that the deceased was still alive before Kaito Kid showed up... Sano really has something to say about this part.

Don't the police in this area ever perform autopsies?

Why is something as simple as determining the time of death considered a scheme?

all in all.

Although there wasn't any concrete evidence, Conan and Kaito Kuroba still managed to lure Riki out and explain their reasoning process.

The key point is Lyon's plan.

Although the specific motives and purposes are unknown, the two clues left by Zhang Ruiqiu—one being a commemorative coin from a certain group secretly left on Kogoro Mouri, and the other being the blood-written words on the gem display stand in the stadium—clearly point to a ship near Singapore.

...Let's leave the former aside for now.

Damn it, the latter wasn't even in the case file. Sano really couldn't help but want to complain again. What kind of useless officials are these?

How could someone not notice blood-written words at a crime scene?

Anyway, that's the situation.

It just so happens to be that rich second-generation heir who met Suzuki Sonoko. It seems that Leon already knew this guy, in other words, it's hard to say whether the initial wave was intentionally arranged... Based on the information about his own ship provided by this guy, the pirates were most likely planning to hijack the ship.

Logically speaking, as long as you've spoken to Rishi and made preparations in advance, there shouldn't be any major problems. But the problem is that that guy seems to have a problem too... It's not something particularly obvious, but it's probably because their master-disciple relationship has a hint of collusion. So, before parting ways, Conan and Kaito asked him for his opinion on Leon's future.

So Rishi gave a standard, conventional answer.

...Escape abroad. Most people would think that, but given Lyon's style of doing things, it is obviously not very likely. Moreover, Richie is his student, so he should be even more aware of this, rather than making such a judgment.

In short, Rishi lied; there's something wrong with him.

However, Sano personally couldn't quite understand it, because a person's choice is influenced by too many factors, so how could he be so sure of Leon's choice?

Of course, Sano also checked out Riki.

Then it was discovered that the kid had a very good motive, because Rishi's father was someone who was either an oceanographer or a historian, but he was also very interested in the Blue Sapphire Fist.

But he died unexpectedly five years ago.

...Given the current situation, it's highly likely that Lyon was behind it.

Killing someone's father, not only did he not eliminate the root of the problem, but he actually took the person under his wing as a student. That's really a bit brain-damaged.

In short.

That's all that Conan gained while Sano was slacking off.