Stay away from Conan.

"You are……"

After Rena Mizunashi opened her eyes, lying on the hospital bed, her gaze naturally shifted to Takato, who had been speaking just moments before, beside the bed.

Or rather, the moment she opened her eyes, she recognized that the person who had just said those words was none other than Akechi Takatomo.

“I recognize you, wise and far-sighted.”

Having confirmed that the person she saw matched the voice she had just heard, Rena Mizunashi continued:

"Your reasoning was brilliant at the classical music concert at the Beihu Art Theater."

At this moment, Rena Mizunashi naturally recognized who Takato was, not through any news reports, but because they had actually met before.

In response, Gao Yuan naturally replied with:
"You flatter me."

As he said this, Takato naturally remembered which time Mizunashi Rena had mentioned—

During the classical music concert that Shirozuka Hishitsu had invited her to attend, she met Mizunashi Rena, who was there as a reporter.

Meanwhile, Gao Yuan clearly remembered that the biggest gain from that incident was that the deceased reporter named "Kusuda Rikuo" was the brother of Kusuda Rikudo, who appeared in the original work. It was clear that Mizunashi Rena's appearance at that time was by no means accidental. It was just a pity that because of that incident, the organization's operation was probably ruined.

Upon seeing Takato's response, Rena Mizunashi couldn't help but smile wryly, and then said:
"Although I don't know how you know these things, since you can say these things, does it mean that you already knew my identity when you first met me?"

"At the time, all I knew was that you were the organization's 'Kiel,' but I had other information about your hidden identity later."

Faced with Rena Mizunashi's question, Takato considered his prepared explanation and offered the following response.

Just as Rena Mizunashi seemed slightly puzzled by this explanation, Eisuke Hondo, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and stood between Takato and Rena Mizunashi, excitedly shouting with his arms outstretched:

"Wait! Please wait!"

This effectively interrupted the conversation between Takato and Rena Mizunashi, followed by a series of questions:
"What are you talking about? What organization? What are your identities? And why does Rena Mizunashi say she's my sister? And Dad... what is going on..."

"Yingyou."

Turning her gaze to Hondo Eisuke, Mizunashi Rena uttered Hondo Eisuke's name in a tone that was both helpless and sighing, and this tone sounded incredibly familiar to Hondo Eisuke.

Intuitively, Hondo Eisuke was already certain that the woman in front of him named Mizunashi Rena was actually his older sister, Hondo Emi, but...

why?
"Many things are too complicated and too dangerous, you..."

As Mizunashi Rena spoke, she turned to look at Akai Shuichi:

"Shuichi Akai, I... could I ask the FBI for a favor?"

"You want us to protect your brother?"

Hearing Rena Mizunashi's words, Shuichi Akai, who had been pondering the conversation he had just overheard, temporarily lowered his arms, which had been crossed over his body, and almost immediately responded to Rena Mizunashi's words—

At this point, Shuichi Akai basically understood what was going on.

Based on Gao Yuan's initial words and Mizunashi Rena's lack of rebuttal, it can be basically confirmed that Mizunashi Rena, ostensibly an organization member named "Kir," is actually a CIA infiltrator. And for this undercover identity, Mizunashi Rena's father may have already sacrificed himself.

So, if Hondo Eisuke is indeed Rena Mizunashi's younger brother, then for Rena Mizunashi at this moment, Hondo Eisuke, who has come all the way here in pursuit of the truth, is actually the only person she worries about. Or rather, at this point, even the FBI agents have to take Hondo Eisuke's existence and actions seriously, given that he has disregarded everything to find this place.

Therefore, it's easy to guess what Rena Mizunashi would want to ask for help under these circumstances.

"Yes."

Faced with Shuichi Akai's answer, Rena Mizunashi knew that she didn't need to explain further.

"But now..."

Shuichi Akai glanced at Rena Mizunashi, then at Eisuke Hondo, and then said helplessly:
"Judging from his expression, if we don't press him for details, I'm afraid his stubbornness won't be dispelled."

As he said this, Shuichi Akai looked at Takato, while Shinichi Kudo, standing beside him, had also reviewed Takato's words in his mind and had basically confirmed Rena Mizunashi's CIA identity. The only remaining question was—

How did Gao Yuan find out about this?

Thinking of this, Shinichi Kudo looked at Takato with great curiosity, his eyes filled with an intense desire to know the truth.

In addition, as the focus of the conversation at this time, Hondo Eisuke also looked at Mizunashi Rena after hearing Akai Shuichi's words, then looked around at everyone present, and finally turned his gaze to Takato.

In this atmosphere, Rena Mizunashi finally turned to Takato, pondering his earlier words—

How did he subsequently obtain intelligence and learn that he was a CIA undercover agent?

For an undercover agent, this matter was a matter of life and death.

Noticing that everyone's eyes were on him, Gao Yuan could only smile helplessly and begin to fabricate his story:
"Since things have come to this, let me explain from the beginning."

"First of all, there's your identity as 'Kir,' a member of the organization, which is actually..."

Gao Yuan looked at Rena Mizunashi as he spoke, paused, and said with a slightly strange expression:

"Does the organization really think you've hidden your identities very well?"

This question surprised Rena Mizunashi, but Shuichi Akai, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but recall that the FBI had suspected Rena Mizunashi, who frequented Araide Hospital, because Vermouth had impersonated Dr. Araide. Therefore, he had a general understanding of Takato's explanation.

“I have many sources of information that confirm you are a member of the organization, and further verification confirms that you are the organization’s Kir. Therefore, I have been following the events that followed, such as when you took the initiative to contact Detective Mouri, and then when you were surrounded and injured by the FBI and taken away by the FBI.”

Takato explained it this way, and for this, Shinichi Kudo thought of Ai Haibara, while Shuichi Akai recalled the image of Conan in his mind.

"Ah……"

Hearing this, Rena Mizunashi smiled helplessly. She couldn't refute the claim that the organization's identity was poorly concealed; otherwise, she wouldn't have ended up in this predicament. However…

"Even if that's the case... then what happens next?"

It's not surprising that she knows the organization's identity. The real core issue for Rena Mizunashi is her CIA identity, something she's confident she won't reveal.

In response, Gao Yuan explained:
"You know that Gin wasn't in Japan during the incident involving Tsuchimichi Koki, right? He only returned after you disappeared. And coincidentally, I happened to run into Gin on his return to Japan at that time, and using some technical means, I overheard some of his conversations with Vodka about you. That's when I realized something—"

"Your identity is not simply that of an organization member!" (End of Chapter)