Stay away from Conan.

At this moment, faced with Takato's suggestion, Shuichi Akai couldn't help but appear thoughtful, beginning to consider the underlying considerations behind the suggestion—

What is the purpose of this guy named Gao Yuan?
Furthermore, even if one is not worried about the person's ulterior motives and agrees to their request, one still needs to consider the potential consequences, such as whether it is appropriate to take the current group of people to see Mizunashi Rena at this time...

Thus, just as Shuichi Akai showed a thoughtful expression, Takato immediately followed up with another sentence:
"Time is precious, isn't it?"

These were the words that Shuichi Akai had just said to Takato. Now that Shuichi Akai saw that Takato had turned the tables on him, he felt slightly displeased, but he had to admit that Takato was right.

Therefore, instead of trying to figure out the pros and cons on your own, it's better to leave the problem to someone else.

Therefore, Shuichi Akai immediately replied:
"I'll go report this situation first."

Shuichi Akai then immediately left the ward alone, intending to report the situation to James, the FBI director in charge, and let James make the decision.

And soon, the matter was resolved.

Upon receiving the news, the three people present in the ward were led by Shuichi Akai, who had returned, to a ward located deep within the hospital's inpatient department. What they found instead was a room almost entirely filled with tall, suit-clad foreign men.

Clearly, even without an introduction, the three who had just arrived knew that these people were also FBI agents in the area.

Seeing this, Hondo Eisuke cowered behind, while Kudo Shinichi felt a slight sense of relief and respect as he observed the personnel arrangement. As for Takato…

After Gao Yuan scanned the crowd with a clearly appraising gaze, and confirmed that the "Agent Cameron" from the original work was not present, a slightly mocking look appeared in Gao Yuan's eyes.

There wasn't a single key character from the original work. It seemed like a very imposing formation, but in reality, if it were to face an organization, these people would probably be completely insufficient. You should know that in the original work, after Kusuda Rikumichi exposed that this place was where the FBI was hiding Mizunashi Rena, Gin's actions didn't even involve him in the operation, which directly caused the entire FBI to be in a state of chaos.

Therefore, having considered this, Gao Yuan was not concerned about the current situation.

Gao Yuan's reaction, observed by everyone, inevitably drew some attention and caused a stir.

Among them, Shuichi Akai glanced at the three people he had brought with him, observed their reactions, and then said:

"Although there are reasons for this, and we agree to let you see the person in the ward now, just to be on the safe side, we still need to do some tests on you."

After saying that, Shuichi Akai gestured to an FBI agent next to him to come forward and check the three of them.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan stepped forward first, naturally opening his arms to signal the person to come forward for inspection.

So, seeing that Gao Yuan was the first to be searched, the FBI agent first conducted a body search on Gao Yuan to confirm that Gao Yuan was not carrying any dangerous items. Finally, he pinched Gao Yuan's face, as if to check whether Gao Yuan's face was disguised.

After everything was confirmed and no abnormalities were found, the FBI agent who examined Gao Yuan did not let him pass immediately. Instead, he turned to look in the direction of Shuichi Akai. After seeing Shuichi Akai nod slightly, he then let Gao Yuan pass and allowed him to enter the front door of the ward, next to Shuichi Akai.

Afterwards, Shinichi Kudo and Eisuke Hondo, like Takato, underwent the same checks and were released. The three of them stood together in front of the ward door, with Shuichi Akai standing at the front. After confirming everything and giving a signal to the FBI agents outside to take their positions, Shuichi Akai looked at the three of them, said nothing, and then opened the ward door, leading them inside.

It was a windowless hospital room, completely dark except for the faint light flickering from the monitoring equipment on the bedside table, which gave the room its general shape. When Shuichi Akai pressed a switch on the wall, the fluorescent light on the ceiling came on, and everyone could finally see the room, which was about ten stories high.

The facilities here are surprisingly complete; several instruments surround the bed in the middle.

ECG monitor, ventilator, infusion pump...

Green waveforms and numbers flickered on the screens, emitting a regular "beep-beep" sound in the quiet ward.

There was a person lying on the bed, and it was none other than Rena Mizunashi.

She lay there quietly, her face pale, and her figure thinner than she usually appeared on television.

Upon actually meeting Rena Mizunashi here, Eisuke Hondo became extremely agitated and almost instinctively wanted to go up to her and question her about something.

However, his obvious reaction was quickly stopped by Shuichi Akai, while Shinichi Kudo silently watched the scene, recalling the day he was Conan and the FBI raided the organization, when he witnessed the organization member being hit by a car and falling into a coma. Now, it seemed that the other party had not yet woken up.

As for Gao Yuan, after looking at it like that, he casually asked Shuichi Akai:

"Has she never woken up?"

In response to this question, Hideaki Akai nodded and replied:

"Although his vital signs are fine, he just won't wake up..."

Upon hearing this, Hondo Eisuke appeared quite surprised, feeling as if something he had long hoped for, though progress had been made, had ultimately failed at the last step.

After all, he wanted to directly confront the other party, but what if the other party didn't wake up?

Just as Hondou Eisuke clenched his fists, displaying a grief-stricken expression, Takato turned to look in Mizunashi Rena's direction and suddenly spoke:
"Hondo Eikai".

Gao Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet hospital room:

"Your father even paid the ultimate price to protect your identity. Are you just going to lie here like this forever? What about the CIA's mission objectives?"

The words were brief, yet they struck everyone present like a needle.

Hondo Eisuke suddenly jolted, abruptly turning his head to look at Takato, his lips opening and closing as if there were words stuck in his throat that he couldn't say.

Shuichi Akai and Shinichi Kudo, on the other hand, gleaned incredibly astonishing information from the conversation.

As for Rena Mizunashi herself, who was lying in the hospital bed, this person who had never been awake in the eyes of the FBI who had been taking care of her, suddenly opened her eyes at this moment as Takato said these words... (End of this chapter)