Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

However, after subconscious analysis and rebuttal.

Kaito Kuroba, standing next to him, couldn't help but add, "He's in Singapore."

"Hey?"

Conan looked at Kaito Kuroba in bewilderment.

Rishi smiled and confirmed, "Yes, their original request was to capture the eldest daughter of the Suzuki family. With her status as a Japanese citizen and the daughter of a conglomerate, they wanted to put pressure on that so-called 'Black Mask' justice guru through Japanese public opinion and the Suzuki conglomerate, forcing him to show himself and then kill him. But who would have thought that this guy would show up ahead of time and save Kaito Kid? It's quite an unexpected surprise."

"...You were rescued?"

Conan then looked at Kaito Kuroba... Damn it, he didn't even mention such important information to me. Thieves are never true teammates.

What? Even our real teammates have been hiding information, and even more and bigger information?

Oh, then let's pretend we didn't say that... cough, of course, the main point right now is why Black Mask is in Singapore. He's always been active in Japan, but he just happened to come here at this time.

This naturally makes it hard not to suspect that it is not a coincidence.

Those who followed me, were they with me or with Kaito Kid?

or……

Conan couldn't help but glance at Sano. In this way, regardless of whether it was true or not, the suspicion level would undoubtedly increase significantly in the eyes of outsiders.

This is not good.

However, Sano's reaction to this was quite calm.

"Really? Then we don't need to get involved in this matter?"

"……Um?"

Riki, Conan, and Kaito Kuroba were all taken aback.

"No, you, even if their real target is Black Mask, Sonoko Suzuki is still your friend, right? How can you just ignore it like this? Besides, according to the information I've gathered, you and that guy are probably actually in cahoots, right? Are you really just going to ignore him to avoid suspicion?"

"Your international joke isn't very funny."

Seeing Rishi's astonishment, Sano raised an eyebrow and said, "If you say I'm in cahoots with him, then I'm in cahoots. Besides, if you want to threaten him, you should capture him alive, so what's the point of getting involved?"

"Forehead."

Conan and Kaito Kuroba looked at each other and blinked.

If Sano's statement is problematic, then it is indeed reasonable, but if it is not problematic, then something just feels off... Is it too unhurried?

Why are you so confident about Sonoko Suzuki's safety?

"Oh, it seems like they've started over there too."

Before anyone else could speak, Sano looked up.

Conan and the others instinctively looked up and saw several windows shatter one after another, and several figures flying directly into the air.

"what!!!"

Amid screams, bullets shattered through the window, accompanied by several explosions.

...Just as Sano said, the pirates' goal was to take Suzuki Sonoko hostage, so they naturally had to capture her alive. Even with Kyogoku Makoto, an outsider, involved, they shouldn't have used weapons indiscriminately, as that could very likely have accidentally injured the target.

But now it has moved, and not only has it moved, but it can almost be said that it has gone all out. In other words, things have become so complicated that there is no longer any room to pay attention to the details. Although it may not be the best way to put it, Conan finds it hard to believe that Kyogoku Makoto, whose will has been shaken, could do this so easily, especially given the special circumstances.

"what!!!"

Amid the screams, a familiar female voice rang out.

Conan and Kaito Kuroba stared intently as Makoto Kyogoku, carrying Sonoko Suzuki, leaped out of the window. They must have been trapped inside with no other way out but to escape via this route. But... what could they do from such a height?

"I might not be able to get there in time to rescue them..."

Just as Kaito Kuroba was about to pull up his hang glider and take off, another figure leaped out of the window. But unlike Makoto Kyogoku and the others, this figure did not follow a natural descent trajectory. Instead, it seemed to be pulled by some force, drawing an arc in the air and rapidly approaching the two people.

"Don't move."

Several strands of spider silk shot out in succession, connecting to the waists of Makoto Kyogoku and Sonoko Suzuki. By connecting to other strands of spider silk, the two swung out to reduce the impact of their fall. After several swipes, the two landed safely.

"Sonoko, Kyogoku!"

Conan immediately rushed over worriedly: "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, it's nothing."

Kyogoku Makoto put Suzuki Sonoko down and looked up at her with some concern.

Conan suddenly noticed that the bracelet on Makoto Kyogoku's wrist was gone, and immediately asked with some confusion, "Where's your bracelet?"

"what?"

Kyogoku Makoto glanced down at his wrist, then scratched his head and chuckled, "Well, Black Mask just ripped it off right away..."

Conan: "..."

Kaito Kuroba: "..."

How should I put it? They really are in cahoots.

Kaito Kuroba couldn't help but glance at Conan, then at Sano.

...Never mind, let's just pretend we don't know.

Looking up again, the remaining pirates had all leaned out of the windows and were firing wildly at the figures below.

The black figure, using spider silk, nimbly leaped across the 90-degree wall, making it impossible to be hit. It could even shoot a few strands of spider silk upwards, sticking to the forehead of some unlucky person and pulling them down to join the first wave of pirates.

...and almost the same number of pirates below.

Although they were hesitant to go all out at the beginning due to concerns, after Sano and Kyogoku Makoto took down nearly half of them, they couldn't hold back any longer and went all out.

Because the space above was quite narrow, even Sano had no choice but to temporarily avoid the limelight and "go out" with Makoto Kyogoku and Sonoko Suzuki.

Are there a dozen or so people left?

"Buzzing..."

Just as Sano was thinking about whether to just charge in again and finish it off in one go, he heard the sound of a propeller. He turned his head and saw a helicopter with a TV station logo... It was probably the one that was broadcasting live on TV earlier. They really weren't afraid of death.

Is this a war correspondent?

Before Sano could look away, two large, dark holes appeared behind the helicopter's wide-open door... they were rocket launchers.

"call out--!"

Two rockets, trailing trails, flew toward Sano, leaving him no time to dodge.

"boom!!"

The explosion swept through Sano, almost hitting him instantly.

...There's no way around it. Hanging it on the wall like this makes it a little easier to deal with attacks from above, but if someone is attacked from behind, even Sano can't dodge it.

Another tricky thing is this sneak attack.

Unexpectedly, even more unexpectedly than knowing that there was a mastermind behind this kidnapping... Although Rishi had said that there were people behind it, and the live TV broadcast also mentioned that a certain terrorist group would be in charge.

Ultimately, Sano didn't see those people.

If you think about it carefully, a terrorist group, no matter how internationally famous, is still just a terrorist group, not the army of a major power. It's impossible for them to "attack" Singapore just to kidnap someone.

Regardless of whether they have the ability and the courage.

If they really did that, it's impossible for Singapore not to notice.

...This group of pirates boarded the cruise ship midway through the journey. The rich kid's family had already anticipated that the cruise ship would arrive, which is why they were not intercepted and successfully stormed into the enemy lines.

That's the problem.

The only means of transport that could currently hide people in Singapore, or more accurately, this coastal city, was a large cruise ship. Inside, there was only this group of pirates; there was no one else on board.

Not to mention, if this terrorist group could actually make any significant "contributions".

Why bother cooperating with a bunch of pirates?

Even if they are just cannon fodder, that proves the main force is incompetent.

Therefore, Sano thought that either the terrorist group couldn't intervene at all and could only provide weapons to the pirates, or they had simply infiltrated the group... This would make the strength of the pirates seem more reasonable, and this would certainly be the best-case scenario. Otherwise, the worst-case scenario would simply be that the terrorist group still had its main force hidden in the shadows, quietly waiting for the right opportunity to arrive.

In Sano's opinion, it's not a big problem.

But the result was unexpected... Of course, the key point is not the strength of the main force, or even whether it was the main force at all.

The key lies in the timing and position of the shot.

Instead of taking advantage of "Black Mask's" busy dealing with the pirates to continue the original plan of capturing Sonoko Suzuki and using her for blackmail, they launched a direct sneak attack.

"Black Mask" slaughtered nearly 10,000 Self-Defense Force personnel in a direct battle.

Generally speaking

Few people who know this would even consider armed confrontation.

Even if it's just a sneak attack.

The assessment was, "How audacious... And to make matters worse, they actually hid it in a TV station's helicopter. Who could have imagined that?"

Unfortunately, the only one who can observe the situation from this side is Dahei.

Otherwise, with a little more eyeliner, they might have noticed the anomaly above.

...Sano tried to think instinctively, but his mind was already in chaos, truly chaotic. He was drowsy and couldn't see or hear clearly, only the pungent smell of blood in his nose and mouth, and the excruciating pain all over his body.

Finally, there was a strong feeling of weightlessness.

The explosion propelled Sano's descent even faster.

Fortunately, it wasn't too high up from the observation deck.

In addition, the spider silk on his hand was not broken by the explosion. After falling more than halfway, it was pulled by Sano again, and it swung a distance before finally breaking completely.

Therefore, it was still alive after crashing onto the watchtower and rolling twenty or thirty meters away.

"...Kurosawa!?"

Conan and the others instinctively dodged to the side to avoid being crushed to death on the spot, before turning back to look at the blood-red figure beneath the flying table and chair rubble.

Although it's a mix of red and black, it's a bit hard to see clearly.

However, he could still barely recognize that the smoking face was Kurosawa, which made Conan call out in worry.