Conan: I’m really not Tokyo Monster Story

For a big shot in danger.

It’s not impossible to prepare a character like a stand-in or a shadow for yourself, specifically to ward off disasters at special moments, right?

And accordingly.

Is it reasonable to prepare one for the people you care about?

"...Sano!!!"

It's a pity that Sano didn't wait for further taunting so that he could test out the result.

The man gritted his teeth and continued to charge forward.

...But looking at it like this, Sano is probably about the same.

But in everything that seems reasonable, there is a small problem.

That is "I guess you don't remember either."

I have seen him before, his face, my identity, my hatred, these may all make sense for the time being.

But why do you think it’s normal that you don’t remember?

It's a bit intriguing...

"Crack!"

He retreated to dodge again, but this time Sano failed to completely dodge.

...The umbrella handle in Sano's hand was cut off.

"Tsk."

Sano, who felt that he was a bit too much, secretly smacked his lips, threw away the small umbrella handle he was holding, and instead held the pole above.

Then he pressed the button above, closed the umbrella, turned his wrist, and used the umbrella as a knife and gun to stab the person opposite him in the face.

The stand-in also dodged the stabbing attack with his head on one side.

However, before he could make the next move, Sano pressed the button again.

The umbrella surface immediately rebounded and "smashed" the substitute messenger in the face.

The damage was not great, it mainly obscured the view.

...Damn it!

Helpless, the substitute could only retreat quickly.

As a result, the cold light in the next second had torn the umbrella cover apart and rushed towards the face.

"Wow!"

After doing a backflip to avoid the flying knives, the stand-in swung three more flying knives away. Looking forward, Sano had three flying knives between his two fingers.

finally.

After being caught in the rain without an umbrella, Sano officially entered the counterattack stage.

"Sen!"

Several more throwing knives were thrown.

The stand-in user could only be busy dodging and defending, and he hadn't even been able to solve them all.

Sano was already fighting closely.

"Ding!"

The slender flying knives and daggers intertwined and struck out sparks.

...Obviously it was just a small knife like this, or it was held between the fingers.

How could he still be so powerful?

After a fight, the substitute messenger quickly fell into a disadvantage.

...Be reasonable.

This person's strength is not weak, and may not be much different from Amuro Toru's level.

In general.

Sano might be on a 50-50 basis with him?

But as Sano's own skills gradually absorbed the essence of the martial arts bandage, even if he didn't mention the martial arts bandage, it also improved with Kyogoku's improvement, so he has become a lot stronger... especially on rainy days. Under the special environment, the dominance of flexible attributes will be more advantageous.

Not to mention that Sano also directly took out Rye's exclusive melee mode.

Faced with such a biased approach, it can even be said to be an evil thing.

The strength that has been suppressed a lot has been reduced, and the ability that can be exerted is even lower.

therefore.

After barely dodging Sano's stab again.

The stand-in man retreated crazily without hesitation, and at the same time drew his pistol and took aim.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The bullet flew towards Sano. Even if it was impossible to hurt him, it did cause a considerable obstacle to him, making it impossible to pursue him immediately.

...It is a rainy day after all.

Although Sano was less affected, it was still somewhat influential.

The difficulty of hiding bullets has increased a lot.

"You're just playing close combat, and you actually pull out a gun. Isn't it a bit unethical?"

After making a taunt, Sano only heard the substitute reply: "I don't know martial ethics? I only have a dagger. Your knife is like rain when you swing it. It's just you who cheated by opening the weapon first." Okay?"

"Ah."

Sano didn't talk nonsense anymore.

Just in the gap between dodging bullets, he took the time to throw another flying knife.

Naturally, he was easily dodged...but it was a pity.

What Sano threw this time was no ordinary throwing knife.

"boom!"

The flying knife suddenly exploded.

It wasn't too powerful. Although it didn't cause much actual damage to the substitute, it still had a certain impact on his movements.

Especially the impact that pours into the ears.

It’s hard to say whether he will be deaf, but at least at the moment, it’s a tinnitus.

So much so that his whole head seemed to have turned into a ball of paste, making him dizzy.

Sano seized the opportunity, stepped forward and kicked the swaying stand-in user on the chest, helping him to lie down successfully while trying to sleep.

"It's a pity that I have no interest in knowing about you, but I won't kill you, because your affairs have nothing to do with me. If you kill someone, I will send you in."

"...No, you won't."

But when the substitute user calmed down a little and his eyes became clear.

But he said so.

"Um?"

As soon as Sano raised his eyebrows, he felt the phone in his pocket vibrate.

...Oh, that’s not right.

There is no signal here, how could I receive a call?

As soon as he was surprised, the substitute user who was stepped on by Sano started laughing.

"Won't you answer?"

"..."

Sano looked at the substitute and narrowed his eyes.

"Which one?"

Sano still answered the phone.

"it's me."

On the other end of the phone, there was the obvious sound of a voice changer.

...As far as Sano knew, a certain second-in-command seemed to be accustomed to using a voice changer.

Um……

So this guy is actually still connected to the winery?

This is not so strange. After all, this guy was originally created by one of the top executives of the winery. After the original "immediate boss" disappeared, he got in touch with someone higher up. Is it reasonable?

But what Sano didn't understand was a little bit.

Since he is connected with Rum, he should know very well that this substitute messenger alone cannot defeat him, so why...

Act privately?

Then there is no need for Rum to help wipe the bottom, right?

Or does this guy have some unknown, more important role?

As his thoughts were swirling, Sano deliberately asked, "Who are you?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds, and he said helplessly: "...I am your boss."

……boss?

This time it was Sano's turn to be silent.

... I thought that Rum was the initiator of everything, but now it turns out that it is.

Is he the winery boss?

Hasn't this guy been "retired" for many years? Why did he pop up now?

In an eerie silence.

Sano was too lazy to make all those convoluted things and went straight to the point: "So, my good boss, can you explain why you first arranged for someone to keep an eye on me, and then asked this guy to come and provoke me to a duel?" ."

"No, I didn't arrange for anyone to keep an eye on you. You should know that I haven't been involved in the internal affairs of the organization for a long time. As for the latter, I don't know about it. I just received a scheduled message from him. This Just contacted you."

When faced with the boss of his own organization, he explained sincerely and patiently.

Sano raised a brow and just smiled.

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?"

"Let him live."

"I need a reason why."

"There is no reason, and I didn't say that you must spare him or anything, I just want to make a fair deal... If you are willing to let him live, then I can turn a blind eye to the subsequent fight between you and Rum. Close one eye, and the other thing is that we will meet sooner or later. At that time, this kid will be what you want to know, one of the real truths. Whether he is alive or dead now is only decided by your thoughts. I will not Force it.”

Another patient explanation.

The tone of such discussion still made Sano feel comfortable.

In particular, the pros and cons of this boss do make some sense.

Sano and Rum's fight.

Although the two sides are completely unequal, and Rum actually doesn't need to follow the rules at all, Sano is not really an ordinary cadre after all.

Therefore, Rum can only follow the process.

Find Sano's flaws and "deal with them according to law."

What Sano has to do is to prevent Rum from finding a flaw until he finally reveals it on his own - but the two of them are different, so the fundamental flaw does not mean the same thing. To put it simply, he must have it or not. It was discovered that he was not following the rules, and a wave of irregularities came.

Sano personally doesn't think this is very difficult.

After all, there are so many plug-ins on the body, and they are not all useless decorations.

It’s just that the boss has brought it up now.

That shows that even if Sano does everything perfectly, he might not be able to get through there.

And turn a blind eye.

That's a bit intriguing... Sano raised his hand to wipe the rain from his forehead.

"What's the limit?"

"Limited to internal fighting."

The answer given on the other end surprised Sano.

This shows that even if Sano openly kills Rum as Rye later without any reason, as long as he can persuade some people to support him, the situation will not develop to the point where he betrays the organization and is fundamentally opposed to the organization. , then the final result will be in favor of him?

...After all, he is also the second-in-command, so it is so insignificant in terms of chips?

Sano glanced at the substitute user at his feet again.

Or is this guy's bargaining chip worth too high in the eyes of the boss?

"...You just said that he is a part of the real truth. What do you mean?"

Sano asked again.

But this time the boss didn't say anything more. He just said "You can see for yourself" and then hung up the phone, leaving Sano speechless.

Then he looked at the substitute with an innocent face.

Sano smacked his lips and threw the throwing knife, and it hit... or rather hit the stand-in's ear. It was inserted into the soil below, spreading a little red.

"Okay, let me add some features for you, so it will be easier to distinguish them later."

Sano gave a sarcastic smile... This move was neither serious nor serious, but it would leave a piece of the substitute messenger's ear missing. Even if this guy really planned to use his identity in the future, it would probably be impossible.

The substitute's expression visibly stiffened.

However, due to the situation, the substitute messenger did not try to save face and say anything. Instead, he smiled very submissively and said: "Thank you very much."

"Heh, you're welcome."

Sano retracted his foot, turned around and left directly.

...There is nothing to deal with in the follow-up. Rainy days are a good environment.

Even if you don't wipe your butt, you can still clean some important traces.

As for the truth what the boss said.

Sano is still somewhat curious - he feels that the intrigue of the matter is no longer that simple, but he really wants to explore it.

That's not necessary.

The key is that the people behind the scenes are hidden so deep that it is impossible to find them.

...Not even a single rum has been found, let alone the one above.

Take your time step by step, and eventually it will come to the surface.

Although Sano could also try to start from the body of this substitute messenger and follow the clues, but this guy looked stupid.

Sano really felt like he couldn't count on anything.

The only thing that makes Sano feel uncomfortable now is that he has been soaked in too much rain.

This wet feeling is really uncomfortable.

You might consider taking the opportunity to take a group of photos of yourself wet and seductive.

Maybe you can even make a small fortune.

……Um?

Sano then remembered that he seemed to have forgotten to ask the substitute messenger for umbrella money.

Tsk, damn it.

Losing an umbrella is small.

What a huge opportunity to rip off!

Zuo Ye was very upset, so he decided that the next time he asked Gin for reimbursement, he would report a slightly higher reimbursement amount - since the bosses above were willing to wipe the butt of this stand-in messenger for a while.

Then it’s not too much to wipe it clean, right?

With this idea in mind, Sano walked into the nearby hotel and booked the best room, ordered the most luxurious package, and planned to take a shower and have a good sleep.

Then book a first-class seat and go home.

…

When Sano returned to Tokyo, he just received a call from Mao Lilan. He just asked him what happened when he returned that day and whether he was back now. After getting a positive answer only for the latter.

Mao Lilan invited Sano to travel together.

The destination is a small place called Ueno Prefecture.

...It's a bit subtle. Although Neon people's surnames tend to be based on local materials, so it's not surprising that they collide with place names, but at this point in time.

Just after one Ueno died, he had to go to Ueno again.

It's really... and it's hard to say whether that Ueno just said it casually.

Sano, who was wearing a rye vest, smacked his lips. He was holding a mobile phone with loudspeaker in his hand. After glancing at the gin next to him, which was staring directly at him, he considered that he had just come back after taking leave. It was really hard to continue to be lazy during the one-day shift, so she politely declined Mao Lilan's invitation to form a team.

This made Gin nod with satisfaction.

"...So, was this trip fruitful?"

When Sano hung up the phone, Gin asked.

"So there is, but it doesn't mean much to my identity as a detective."

"oh?"

Gin raised his eyebrows and asked, "No case?"

"We encountered each other, one person was injured, and finally another person died before being arrested."

"..."

It's really quite bad.

Gin silently lit up his cigarette: "That means it doesn't have much technical content."

"Um."

After Sano nodded and admitted, he looked out the window for a while, then suddenly looked at Gin and said, "The boss called me and used a voice changer."

"……Um?"

Gin and Vodka looked at Sano in surprise almost at the same time.

So much so that the car almost lost control and hit a street light on one side.

Vodka hurriedly returned to the steering wheel and looked ahead.

Gin didn't blame anything and focused on business: "What did he tell you?"

Sano blinked: "Don't you suspect that it was Rum who called me and just used the boss's name to fool me?"