Stay away from Conan.

Hondo Eisuke clearly remembered hearing the melody composed of those keystrokes before.

Initially, I heard it from my own father about him sending messages to his "so-called" colleagues, and the second time was when I was at the Metropolitan Police Department.

And now, this is the third time.

Adding to the previous incident at the Metropolitan Police Department, after which he heard that something major had indeed happened there, Hondo Eisuke intuitively felt that the appearance of this special keypad sound melody would involve something big. This also made Hondo Eisuke even more convinced that this might be the closest he had ever come to the truth he was looking for!
Thinking of this, Hondo Eisuke couldn't contain himself any longer. He stood in front of the bathroom sink, trembling all over, almost ready to rush to the source of the sound and see who was making that sound.

Then, just as Hondo Eisuke heard the clicking of the buttons stop and someone emerge from the restroom stall, he immediately felt a surge of excitement and wanted to go and investigate. But—

"You're here!"

Just as Hondo Eisuke was about to get up, suddenly a hand was placed forcefully on his shoulder, making it difficult for him to move. Hondo Eisuke instinctively tried to break free from the person who had suddenly restrained him. At that moment, out of the corner of Hondo Eisuke's eye, he clearly saw a man who looked like he was wearing a hospital gown come out of a nearby stall and head towards the bathroom exit.

At this point, Hondo Eisuke wanted to get a good look at the man's face, but this person who suddenly pressed down on him, preventing him from making any rash moves...

"Calm down. Are you trying to get yourself killed by acting so recklessly?"

Just after the person who came out of the toilet stall left the restroom, the person who had been pressing down on him whispered this advice to him.

It was this sentence that suddenly calmed Hondo Eisuke down—

Or rather, it wasn't just calmness, but a chill, a chill that felt like everything I had done had been seen through!
At this point, Hondo Eisuke's attention shifted to the person who had restrained him, and from the voice of that person, Hondo Eisuke already knew who it was—

Gao Yuan, that detective!
"you……"

At this moment, Hondo Eisuke turned his head and looked at the detective who was supposed to be visiting someone with Ran, but instead followed him here. This obviously made Hondo Eisuke a little flustered, and he was also confused and anxious because his little trick of finding an excuse to leave had been completely seen through.

But soon, after a moment's thought, Hondo Eisuke suddenly realized—

If the other party actually knows their purpose, does that mean they actually know the answer?

Moreover, in this situation, if the other party actively stops you from pursuing the source of the voice and what they were saying...

Could it be that he knows what's going on behind the scenes?
Just then, Takato, who had arrived just in time to stop Hondo Eisuke, noticed the change in Hondo Eisuke's gaze from initial anger to confusion and now to seriousness. Takato realized that Hondo Eisuke had likely figured something out, so he loosened his grip slightly and said to him:
"Want to know the answer? Come with me."

With that, Gao Yuan turned to leave, but Hondo Eisuke, after Gao Yuan released his restraints, looked at the other's actions, changed his mind, lowered his head slightly, and followed him.

And so, Takato led Hondo Eisuke to the ward where Shinichi Kudo was. Just like Ran had done before, Takato knocked on the door, listened to the person inside ask questions, and responded before the door was opened. Then Takato led Hondo Eisuke inside.

With the arrival of Gao Yuan, and closely following him, Hondo Eisuke, who was clearly brought here by Gao Yuan, everyone in the ward had a slight change in their expressions. Just now, because of Ran's mention, Kudo Shinichi and the two FBI agents present had been thinking about the appearance of this boy who "looks a lot like Mizunashi Rena" in this hospital. But now Gao Yuan had brought this boy here directly.

This left everyone present with mixed feelings, wondering what was going on and what Gao Yuan's purpose was in doing this.

Clearly, it wasn't just the few people present who were puzzled; even Hondo Eisuke himself didn't know why Takato had brought him here.
These people here...

Just as everyone present was puzzled by the situation, Gao Yuan's voice interrupted their thoughts. Gao Yuan first introduced Hondo Eisuke and Kudo Shinichi, who was the "patient," thus giving Hondo Eisuke an impression of "Kudo Shinichi" in front of him.

Because he had heard of the name before, but in class, the rumored high school detective had never attended any classes, so he had never had the chance to meet him.

And so, after Hondo Eisuke greeted Kudo Shinichi as a transfer student, Takato abruptly changed the subject, looking at Jodie and Akai Shuichi beside him, indicating that he had something to say to them privately.

Therefore, understanding Takato's gaze, Shuichi Akai was the first to act, leaving the ward alone. Takato followed with Eisuke Hondo, arriving at another secluded, empty room. Shuichi Akai couldn't help but say:
"Now, can you explain what's going on?"

Shuichi Akai had always suspected Takato's identity, but knowing that Takato must have had dealings with the organization before, he decided to bring Takato along to deal with the organization, taking advantage of Shinichi Kudo's connection and knowing that the organization would definitely have more actions to take. He wanted to test Takato's identity while dealing with the organization.

To everyone's surprise, during their first formal meeting, Gao Yuan brought along a "suspicious" boy.

Hondo Eisuke, I must say, he really does look a lot like Mizunashi Rena...

"Won't you introduce yourself first?"

As a result, after Shuichi Akai finished asking his question, Takato asked him in return about his identity.

Therefore, Akai Shuichi glanced at Takato's expression, then at Hondo Eisuke, who was clearly avoiding his gaze, and finally replied:
"You should know that I am also an FBI agent. Just call me Akai."

—FBI?

Upon hearing this title, Hondo Eisuke was taken aback, never expecting to encounter the American FBI here.

Why is the FBI here?

At this point, while Hondou Eisuke was puzzled, Takato nodded in agreement with Akai Shuichi's response and then spoke:

"You should be able to tell that this boy named Hondo Eisuke looks a lot like Mizunashi Rena, right? I think you should verify whether he and Mizunashi Rena are directly related. If I'm not mistaken, they definitely are! And the reason this guy is here now is precisely because he's following clues about Mizunashi Rena..." (End of Chapter)