Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"..."

Conan and his companion's expressions turned grim.

Sano was even contemplating murder... It wasn't that he cared much about Sonoko Suzuki's safety, but the way things were spiraling out of control was unsettling.

I suspected there was something wrong with Rishi, but I didn't expect it to be this serious.

They directly used Leon, who seemed impressive on the surface but was actually a fool, as a puppet, and had already established a deeper relationship with the pirates, even setting their sights on Suzuki Sonoko.

It is normal, given the circumstances, not to find any related clues.

But that won't work for Sano.

The group of pirates numbered approximately two to three hundred, each armed with a medium-range firearm. Their heavy firepower consisted of a rocket launcher and some grenades. Most of them were stationed at the end of the road in the bay, responsible for engaging in firefights and intercepting local police.

Such firepower is already a bit overkill for pirates.

...Even though Sano still wanted to complain, the local police couldn't even handle this little thing in a short time, they were truly incompetent to the extreme.

However, the main focus is still on the pirates inside the hotel.

Since Leon Richie and Conan had come to Sano one after another, he changed his surveillance target to the entire enemy branch.

The dozens of pirates were divided in two.

One half went to the room where Sonoko Suzuki was, while the other half was right in front of them.

Even though Kyogoku Makoto is there, and even though that guy was fooled by Leon and is currently hesitant, he might not be able to handle it.

Let's resolve this quickly.

Sano suddenly threw away the pistol in his hand, attracting the attention of Rishi and his group: "What, are you throwing away your gun to surrender...?"

"Pfft!"

"Well!"

Before Rishi could finish speaking, the sound of blood spurting and a muffled groan rang in his ears. He instinctively turned his head, and the spurting blood sprayed right onto his face. Looking closely, he saw the pirate captain right next to him, a throwing knife stuck in his neck, staring wide-eyed as he fell to the ground.

Damn it!

Rishi's expression changed. He never expected that Sano's act of throwing the gun was a sneak attack. He was about to turn around and order the rest of the pirates to launch a direct attack when he turned around and saw countless cold glints flying towards him.

"Shhhhhh!"

As Sano burst out of cover, his hands moved so fast they became blurry as he continuously threw flying knives, unlike his first throw which aimed for lethality or penetration.

Sano, who threw knives later, pursued pure speed.

Therefore, their attack power is not very good, and even if they hit a vital point, it is difficult to cause much damage. So Sano focused his attention on the pirates' wrists. As long as he could not shoot accurately, there would be no problem.

"Quickly, kill him!"

Rishi shouted as he ran and dodged.

The pirates finally realized what was happening, and those who hadn't been hit pulled the triggers, forcing Sano to stop his knife-throwing attack and hide behind another cover. He then glanced at Conan and Kaito Kuroba's hiding place.

Kaito Kuroba immediately understood.

"I'm on the show with Detective Conan!"

"Hey?"

Before Conan could even recover from Sano's first throwing knife, he saw Kuroba Kaito rush out of cover, first throwing several smoke grenades at the pirates, then wielding his guns in both hands and firing playing cards and tranquilizer darts wildly, successfully interrupting the enemy's firepower and throwing them into disarray.

Sano seized the opportunity and rushed out of the cover again.

Trying to use throwing knives like Kaito Kuroba to fire randomly wouldn't work, so Sano chose to rush directly into the smoke, intending to engage in close combat.

"Shh!"

After breaking through the smoke, Sano flipped the blade between his fingers and slit one man's throat. At the same time, he pushed away the gun barrel that another man had turned to when he noticed him, and then plunged the blade straight into that man's throat.

Two more people approached.

Sano simultaneously drew his blades with both hands and stepped forward.

Blood spurted from both men's forearms simultaneously. The pain and the pain of ruptured muscles caused them to drop their guns. Then, Sano turned his hands around and slapped them back, plunging the blades into the back of their necks.

...With his exceptional eyesight, Sano had an advantage even when surrounded by smoke. Moreover, after gaining Mind's Eye, he felt as if he had unknowingly absorbed the effects of martial arts bandages, and his mysterious perception had also become stronger. In the earlier Woodpecker Guild incident, he was able to discover in time that the murderer had faked his death, which was also partly due to this factor.

all in all.

This was undoubtedly a massacre.

Meanwhile, Kaito Kuroba noticed Sano rushing into the smoke and, to avoid accidentally hitting him, had no choice but to stop firing wildly and instead charge in with him for close combat.

Of course, he's different from Sano.

Kaito Kuroba's close combat isn't true close combat; he fights with his fists or knives, simply shortening the shooting distance.

However, despite this, Kaito Kuroba still has an advantage.

About ten seconds later, due to the strong night wind at a high altitude, the smoke gradually began to dissipate. Although it was not completely gone, the surrounding outlines could still be roughly seen. The remaining dozen or so pirates who were still capable of fighting were about to be able to unleash their firepower.

Just as Kaito Kuroba was thinking about whether he should throw a few more smoke bombs, Conan, who had rushed out of cover but didn't know what to do, finally had a chance to shine. He twisted his power-enhancing shoes and kicked out an inflatable soccer ball from his belt, knocking three or four people over on the spot.

"What the hell is that?!"

Taking advantage of the football drawing attention, Kaito Kuroba fired several tranquilizer slingshots, while at the same time Sano took down the last three players.

This is the end.

The pirates on the lookout tower were completely wiped out.

Oh, perhaps it can't be called a total wipeout, since only a small portion died, and there was also one who was still capable of moving around.

To be precise, there are two.

"Go to hell!!"

Just as Sano threw another knife that struck Riki's wrist, the next second Xiaozhi appeared behind him and punched him hard in the back of the head.

"Shh!"

However, Sano merely tilted his head, and the punch grazed past his head. Without hesitation, he raised his hand to grab the man's wrist, and with his other hand, he plunged the knife into the inside of the man's upper arm, then turned and pulled the knife.

"Pfft!"

A bloody gash appeared on the braided man's entire arm.

The boy's pupils contracted, and before he could react, he instinctively threw out his other fist. But Sano simply lowered his body and easily dodged it, even taking a step forward until his whole body was almost touching the boy's face.

"Pfft!"

At the same moment the knife was pressed against the pigtail's throat from bottom to top, four streams of blood suddenly gushed from the other arm that was extended outwards.

There are two lines on each of the forearm and upper arm, both of which are key muscles.

From the moment the sneak attack began until now, only a second has passed. Sano's two counterattacks have crippled Xiaobian's two arms. Not to mention the future, he will be unable to use them for at least a short period of time. Such an overwhelming development is truly alarming.

"...I should have warned you long ago that if you dared to lay a hand on me, I would have killed you."

Sano raised his eyes and looked directly at the braid: "Then goodbye, you nobodies."

"Varied……"

Without giving the boy any chance, Sano slapped the knife in his hand into his throat, took two steps back and coldly watched as the boy clutched the bloody hole in his throat that was constantly flowing with blood, staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.

Such a wound, coupled with top-tier human physical abilities.

It's estimated that it will take several minutes for the blood to drain completely before the little braid loses consciousness, and it will take even longer to die completely. However, considering the current chaotic situation, death is already inevitable. There's no way to treat the injuries in time. In short, all we can do is wait for death to come.

This fear made Xiao Bianzi even more unable to understand why he was so easily crushed, while Sano thought it was only natural.

...Don't be fooled by how impressive this guy with the braids sounds, claiming to be a world-class karate master who even won a championship. In reality, he's just a charlatan, just like his employer, Leon.

Sano's original assessment was that he was not as good as Amuro Tooru and Akai Shuichi.

She's roughly one level stronger than Ran Mouri.

His arrogant and careless attitude, coupled with the fact that Sano possessed a special weapon, contributed to his downfall.

Instant sell-outs are normal.

Conan and Sano, who had just discovered the braided man's sneak attack but hadn't even had a chance to warn him before seeing his throat pierced, fell silent as they looked at Sano, whose hands were covered in blood... It felt like this guy's aggression was getting stronger and stronger. Although it was perfectly reasonable to justify self-defense in such a dangerous situation, he could have held back in that last attack, right?

Did he know that Sonoko Suzuki was in danger, and that's why he got angry without realizing it?

As the two were deep in thought, Sano turned his head and looked at Riki, who was clutching her wrist.

"So, do you still have any tricks up your sleeve?"

Rishi was covered in cold sweat. He never expected that the game he thought he had won would be reversed in less than a minute.

After a few seconds of silence, Rishi forced a smile.

"Shinichiro Sano, you've really kept things well hidden. But unfortunately, there's something you probably don't know: it's not just me and these pirates involved in the kidnapping of Miss Suzuki. The people who have their eyes on you have already made their move."

"what?"

Conan and Kaito Kuroba snapped out of their daze and, before they could even process what Riki meant, noticed that the other's gaze had shifted to the public television screen in the restaurant next door. They instinctively turned their heads as well, only to find that the screen was now showing a live broadcast of the attack on the restaurant right beneath them.

"...Breaking news: A well-known international terrorist organization has announced that it will kidnap the heiress of the Suzuki Group, who is currently in Singapore, and has threatened to kill her if Black Mask does not show up within an hour."

...Perhaps because it involved Sonoko Suzuki, a Japanese person, the Singaporean television station provided a special Japanese translation in its otherwise purely English script, so even Sano understood the meaning.

An international terrorist organization, however, is using Sonoko Suzuki as leverage to try and meet Black Mask.

This development is quite intriguing.

Chapter 694 Conan: Transformation!!

Sano turned to look at Riki.

"You want to kidnap Sonoko Suzuki, is it just for the ransom?"

"Heh, that's right. Otherwise, how do you think we, with just two or three hundred people, would dare to so openly confront the official governments of two countries?"

Rishi's smile grew increasingly arrogant.

"We were just a catalyst. Although it sounds risky, we already had this idea and as outlaws we weren't afraid of risks, so we thought we could make some extra money on the side."

"What a joke, this is Singapore. How is Black Mask supposed to get here in an hour? It's questionable whether he can even see us in an hour."

Conan never expected that this trip would involve that person.