Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

Chapter 277 276, are you scared, Gin?

Are you worrying too much?

Gin finally took back the gun.

...In fact, logically speaking, because of the incident at the Abeido Hotel last time, it is not surprising that Gin would take the matter seriously about "Sano may be the Black Mask".

But Gin is also exploring the question of whether Sano died because of blackmail, which seems to make no sense.

Investigating the origin, first of all, it was because Gin did not allow Sano to hide anything from him, even if it was just a small thing.

Secondly, in this incident, there was a wonderful connection between Black Death and Black Mask.

These two guys probably know each other, and may even be teammates or allies.

Whether looking at the gin list in the newspaper or Amuro Toru's description, this information is revealed.

So if Sano is not Black Mask but is still Black Death, then the problem does not change at all.

"Find out the identity of Black Death, and then start with him to find the Black Mask for me."

Although Sano is no longer a Black Death, as a former Black Death, in Gin's opinion, no one can penetrate deeper into the Black Death more easily than him.

Whether in terms of ability or identity, Sano is the best candidate to find out the true identity of Black Mask.

"Impossible."

However, as soon as Gin issued the order, Sano rejected it.

"reason."

Gin didn't get angry immediately, but asked Sano to give a reason.

"Lord Gin, do you think I'm a fool? After what happened last night, didn't I try to ask Heidi about Black Mask?"

Hearing Sano's words, Gin raised his eyebrows and showed a little thoughtfulness in his eyes.

Because according to Sano, he has already explored the relationship between Black Death and Black Mask before. To put it more deeply, it can also mean that he is not sure about the fact that he will be suspected after returning.

Already expected it.

Of course there is nothing surprising about this.

Not to mention Sano, a famous detective, even if you put an ordinary person in his position, you will definitely know that such a situation will arouse suspicion for yourself.

Because of this, if Sano was really Black Mask or Black Death, he shouldn't do such a thing to ask for trouble.

Although it may be that Sano wants to take advantage of others' mentality and deliberately guide... This kind of operation is close to predicting whether the fleeing enemy will predict whether the enemy will take the left or right path.

Gin was naturally too lazy to waste his brain cells.

The real question is what did Sano do when he knew that he would inevitably be suspected.

Generally speaking, when an innocent person is suspected, he will naturally try his best to clear his suspicion and prove his innocence.

But Sano is not ordinary, so he cannot be viewed from an ordinary person's perspective.

Based on Gin's personal speculation, Sano's two most likely reactions are:

One, be dismissive and calm.

If you have doubts, you can doubt me. If I make a move, I will lose.

...This is also the reaction that Ginjiu finds most troublesome. He doesn't admit it, doesn't refute it, and only gives the minimum explanation, which makes people irritated and helpless.

Second, feel dissatisfied, and then resolve these doubts in a unique way.

...This reaction is also very troublesome, because Gin is not sure what kind of "unique" way Sano will use to clear the suspicion.

The best case scenario is that Sano directly removes Black Mask and solves the problem from the root.

Worst case scenario...it's also about solving the problem at its source.

It's just that this root may be deeper than the former.

If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who raised the problem... Gin seemed to have heard Sano mention this.

Gin had not forgotten that a long time ago, Sano almost rebelled on the spot because he suspected him and pointed a gun at him according to the normal procedure.

...Looking at it this way, I wonder if I have really gone too far. After all, Sano has a brain problem and is a type that is easily out of control.

Gin suddenly calmed down,

Maybe it would be better if I should irritate this guy as little as possible?

...In fact, if he was in a calm state, Gin would have made such a conjecture long ago, instead of waiting for Sano to bring it up before he thought of it.

But the problem is that Gin failed to calm down.

When I saw in the newspaper that both Sano and Black Mask appeared on the Suzuki family ship, Gin's state was as if a little girl saw her boyfriend entering and exiting the hotel door with another woman... ahem.

Although this metaphor is a bit exaggerated, it is the most vivid.

How could Gin remain calm in such a state? Of course, he was eager to question Sano.

"...Then what did you ask?"

Gin asked after being silent for a while.

"Nothing was asked. Heishi is very wary. He doesn't want to trust anyone."

Sano said this... The more you say, the more likely you are to make mistakes. A lie often requires countless lies to cover up. If you don't admit or deny this, you can't just do it from the perspective of "myself", even if you are an "outsider".

, the same is true.

Yes, this is to avoid risks and more and bigger troubles. It is definitely not because Sano is too lazy to make up stories.

Regarding Sano's answer, Gin made a row of dots.

Although it has been expected for a long time, isn't this just pure nonsense?

Gin lit a cigarette and blew out a deep breath: "To be honest, Rye, the reason why you are so resistant to doing this is actually because you are afraid of trouble and are too lazy to do it."

Sano blinked innocently: "How could it be possible? Sir, you are overthinking it."

...Intelligence work is always the most troublesome job.

Because unlike those combat missions of silence and killing, intelligence cannot be obtained in a short time by force. Maybe a small part can, but the vast majority cannot, and it requires a lot of time-consuming hard work.

Especially like now, you need to start from the beginning to close the distance between you and a very wary stranger. Only when the relationship between the two parties becomes "good" can you move to the next step.

As for Sano's character, after being together for so long, Gin naturally has some grasp of it, that is... there is no way to grasp it.

...Perhaps because of his brain disease, Gin found it difficult to know what was going on in this guy's mind, but one thing he was sure of was.

Sano is a person who pursues "cost-effectiveness" very much and hates doing things with low "cost-effectiveness".

The evidence is that some time ago, Sano was crazy about improving his performance for some reason, and even asked Gin for tasks. For some of the tasks he assigned, "the task duration may exceed three hours", he always asked to change.

into other short-term tasks.

It's not that Sano wouldn't accept a long mission.

After all, Sano has never been asked to do long-term tasks before.

But from Gin's point of view, Sano was unwilling to waste too much time compared to these tasks that were originally done by peripheral members and therefore were not considered high in terms of "performance".

To put it more bluntly, Sano actually feels that it is too "lost" to waste time on tasks such as performance and bonuses.

This statement seems to only reveal information about Sano's "shrewdness", but in fact it reveals his inner thoughts.

...Coupled with the fact that Sano has never "asked" for a mission from him since the last time he went to Osaka, Gin felt that he had every reason to be suspicious.

This kid has become picky, or lazy.

As for the task that Gin just mentioned, "first approach Black Death and then find Black Mask", although with his personal rights, he can elevate this aspect to a higher level, it is still relatively expensive compared to the cost required. In terms of time.

In terms of cost performance, it is not even as good as those "low-level" tasks that Sano did before.

...Although what Gin didn't know was that the reason why Sano asked him to change tasks during that time was not in pursuit of "cost-effectiveness", but purely in pursuit of "speed" because he wanted to complete the tasks that met the task requirements as soon as possible. Number of organizational tasks.

"What if I said this mission is mandatory."

Gin's sudden question made Sano raise his eyebrows in surprise, but just a few seconds later, he shrugged calmly and said: "Then there is no other way, we can only do it."

Well, Sano just said he would do it, but he didn't say it would definitely succeed.

The old method is dragging the word.

If you feel you can't do it until later, then let Gin do it for someone else. Anyway, it's also impossible to "succeed".

"Then, if there is nothing else, I will withdraw first."

After the exchange, Sano waved and left.

But when he came behind Gin, Sano suddenly turned around and said, "But having said that, it really surprises me that Gin-sama would pay so much attention to a guy who only knows how to hide."

"What?"

Gin subconsciously turned to look at Sano.

"Nothing, I'm just a little curious about Gin-sama's thoughts. Are you angry because your previous actions were disrupted, or... fearful?"

Sano tilted his neck and laughed: "Anyway, seeing your reaction, I became a little more interested in that guy."

...Is this guy mocking himself?

Gin frowned again. The way Sano changed the word "fear" just now made him feel that the other party didn't originally intend to use this word. Judging from the other party's past speaking style, there is a high probability that it would be...

Fear, a word of this nature.

Although what Sano said is not completely unreasonable.

...Why am I so interested in a guy who doesn't even dare to show his face?

The last time this happened was when Shuichi Akai rebelled.

Is it really what Sano said?

(End of chapter)