Stay away from Conan.

Mr. Akechi asked if the FBI had contacted him, but his real purpose was probably to find out if Rena Mizunashi had woken up and what information she had provided to the FBI...

This seems reasonable, but the problem is, why did it take so long for Mr. Mingzhi to ask me about this?
Moreover, right after he asked about this, Hondo Eisuke appeared?

As far as Conan was concerned, he knew that Mr. Akechi and Haibara knew some information about the organization that he didn't know, but they hadn't told him.

Therefore, considering the current situation, if Mr. Akechi's questioning of his reasons is related to the appearance of Hondo Eisuke, could it be seen as something about to happen, which is why Mr. Akechi is paying attention to the matter of Mizunashi Rena?
Based on this judgment, and combined with his own investigation and judgment, Conan thought that he might start by investigating Rena Mizunashi's past to see what Hondo Eisuke's purpose was and whether something was about to happen.
That's why Conan asked Heiji Hattori to use his expertise in investigating in Osaka to investigate whether the person who looked very similar to Rena Mizunashi was actually Rena Mizunashi, and what deeper clues might be involved.

Faced with Heiji Hattori, Conan didn't know what to say. He felt it wasn't appropriate to share his analysis with Heiji, so he simply replied:

"Let's investigate first. I have a feeling there's something worth investigating here..."

Seeing that Conan didn't intend to explain, Heiji Hattori stopped asking and simply nodded, indicating that he accepted the request.

In truth, Conan might not even know what he's thinking at this moment. Although his analytical logic is flawed, he has indeed found some breakthroughs in terms of results.

After all, the main reason why Takato didn't appear when Rena Mizunashi was arrested by the FBI was that he wasn't even in the country at the time. And the Takato who asked him about the observation restaurant wasn't actually the real Takato...

However, the differences between these two are probably unknown to Takato and Conan.

And so, after Conan and Heiji Hattori finished their conversation, Kogoro Mouri, along with Conan and Heiji Hattori, continued to wander around Tokyo, guided by Kazuha Toyama and Ran walking ahead.

However, as Xiaolan and her friends strolled around as they pleased, first going to the mall and then wandering around for a while. After eating something, most of the day had passed. At this point, the weather, which had been relatively sunny outside, began to turn gloomy, as if it was about to rain.

Seeing this, Xiaolan and the others couldn't help but be a little surprised—

"Oh? It looks like it's going to rain."

"What bad luck... the weather forecast didn't say it would rain in Tokyo today."

Faced with this situation, Kazuha Toyama couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. He then checked the time and said to Ran:

"Looks like this is all we can do for today..."

"It seems like this is the only way."

Ran also said this with a slightly sighing expression. Then, Kazuha Toyama called out to Heiji Hattori, who was still chatting with Conan, and said that it was time to get on the bus and go back.

And so, after seeing Kazuha Toyama and Heiji Hattori off on the train to the station, Ran, Conan, and Kogoro Mouri also began their journey back.

And so it happened. After the three of them got off at the train station near Beika Town, a light drizzle actually started to fall from the already overcast sky.

"Oh dear, this is really bad, we'd better hurry!"

Given the rain, Kogoro Mouri seemed a little anxious about getting back in the downpour. He glanced at his suit, thinking it would be bad if it got wet, and since the detective agency wasn't far away anyway, he decided to hurry back. "Wait, Dad!"

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri was in such a hurry to run away, Ran couldn't help but call out to him worriedly. However, her calls obviously couldn't stop Kogoro Mouri. So Ran and Conan looked at each other helplessly and then had no choice but to chase after him.

Meanwhile, because the rain came so suddenly, pedestrians who were still on the road couldn't help but start to get anxious. They all started running, either looking for the nearest place to take shelter from the rain, or, like Kogoro Mouri, who was not far from his destination, he was anxious to run there as quickly as possible.

And so, led by Kogoro Mouri, Ran and Conan hurried to a crosswalk. As the green light was about to turn red, several pedestrians who had run there, like Kogoro and Conan, were also preparing to hurry and cross before the light turned red.

Seeing this, Kogoro Mouri clearly shared the same thought, and seizing the opportunity, he was about to step forward, intending to rush over—

"Hey!"

"Wait!"

Just as Kogoro Mouri was about to sprint, the countdown to the green light was almost over. Feeling unsafe, Ran was about to call out to Kogoro, but at that moment, another voice rang out and stopped him.

This shout did indeed manage to stop Kogoro Mouri.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri could only watch helplessly as other pedestrians who had gone ahead of him ran across the road to each other, while he could only wait here for the red light.

Unconsciously, Kogoro Mouri looked at the person who had called him with a bit of annoyance—

There stood a middle-aged man holding an umbrella, dressed in a suit, looking at him with a serious expression.

"How could you do this? This is too dangerous."

Seeing the man say that again, Kogoro Mouri felt helpless. He noticed Ran and Conan were taking shelter from the rain in the corridor in front of a nearby shop, so he was slightly annoyed but didn't intend to argue with him. He simply followed Ran and the others to take shelter from the rain.

"Really..."

Seeing that Kogoro Mouri didn't respond, the man didn't linger either, and instead walked towards the phone booth next to him, seemingly to make a call. This prompted Kogoro Mouri to say something indignantly.

"Dad, you really are something."

Ran took the opportunity to scold Kogoro Mouri.

But Kogoro Mouri ignored her and simply waited for the green light to turn on again before running across the street.

But, at that very moment, an accident occurred… (End of Chapter)