Stay away from Conan.

For Conan, Hondo Eisuke's initiative to come to the Metropolitan Police Department with Uncle Mori was clearly not for pure purposes. Therefore, when they arrived at the Metropolitan Police Department and Uncle Mori had already gone to a meeting, his sudden request to go to the restroom made Conan subconsciously wonder if there was something wrong with it.

Therefore, Conan took the initiative to suggest taking Hondo Eisuke to the restroom, and also to see if he had any ulterior motives.

With this in mind, Conan led the way, bringing Hondo Eisuke to the restroom on this floor. While walking ahead, Conan secretly observed Hondo Eisuke, noticing he seemed perfectly normal, and began to wonder if he was just overthinking things—

Just then, the sound of a cell phone being pressed reached their ears.

When Conan and Eisuke Hondo heard the sound, their expressions changed simultaneously—

After all, this sound was unforgettable for Conan, or rather, it was a melody that he could never ignore, because it was the first few notes of the email code that Vermouth had sent to the BOSS of the organization!

Therefore, when Conan heard that sound again here, he immediately thought of the organization. Right now, someone nearby was sending an email to the organization's boss!
Who could it be! What are they doing here?

For a moment, Conan's thoughts were completely occupied by this question, making it impossible for him to consider any other possibilities. He simply stared blankly for a moment, then completely disregarded the fact that Hondou Eisuke was still beside him, wanting only to rush to the source of the sound as quickly as possible to see who could be inside the Metropolitan Police Department, sending an email to the organization's boss—

Even if it were just a coincidence, that someone just happened to press the same key as the one he had heard Vermouth press in the email, Conan didn't want to give up on that possibility.

And so, Conan quickly headed towards the inside of the restroom.

However, before he could even enter the restroom, just as he reached the restroom door, he bumped into a man who had just come out of the restroom, humming a tune.

And so, after being bumped by the figure coming out of the toilet, Conan, being a child, naturally couldn't compare to an adult. Therefore, Conan was hit in pain and took a step back.

Thus, in Conan's view, perhaps because his mind was completely focused on the sound of the buttons he had just heard, the figure that suddenly appeared at the bathroom door appeared to him as just a tall, black figure, as if filtered through a lens that instilled fear in Conan—

In particular, the tune the other party was humming at that moment was the same tune of the keystrokes he had just heard!
For a moment, Conan's attention was drawn to the figure in front of him, since the sound of the keypad had already disappeared.

Thus, faced with the current situation, Conan bumped into the figure coming out of the toilet door, which made Hondo Eisuke look at the person coming out of the toilet with some surprise. However, he seemed to be more concerned about the tune that the person was humming.

Not long after, Conan quickly regained his senses and looked closely at the figure in front of him, realizing that it was someone he knew well.

After being bumped by Conan, the other person looked down at the rude Conan with a slightly displeased expression. Then, recognizing him, their expression changed from displeasure to surprise.

"Oh dear, isn't that the one next to Mr. Mori..."

"You, you're from Gunma Prefecture..." Upon seeing the other person's rather slender figure, oval face, and distinctive pointed beak, Conan immediately recognized them—

The prefectural police chief of Gunma Prefecture, I think his name is Yamamura...

How could he possibly be here?
"It's Officer Yamamura!"

After Conan said that, Yamamura proudly took out his police ID, showing off the word "Inspector" clearly written on it, indicating that he was no longer the ordinary county policeman he used to be.

Upon seeing the words "Police Inspector" on the badge and the name Yamamura Misao, Conan was momentarily surprised. However, what was even more intriguing was the tune the other person was humming—

"Anyway, Officer Yamamura! What were you humming just now?"

Although Conan accidentally learned the organization's boss's email address during his battle with Vermouth in the Ghost Ship incident, and the tone of the key press sounded like a kind of folk song, he didn't delve any deeper into the tune after Ai and the others warned him that even if he cracked the email, he wouldn't be able to find the boss. He just thought it sounded familiar.

Therefore, upon hearing Yamamura Misao sing this tune, Conan immediately realized what kind of song it must be and asked directly.

Upon hearing this, Yamamura Misao was somewhat puzzled and asked in confusion:

"Don't kids these days even know this kind of nursery rhyme? It's 'Seven Children'..."

"Seven Children?"

At this moment, it was not Conan who responded with surprise upon hearing what Yamamura Misao said, but rather Hondo Eisuke, who was following behind Conan. After hearing Yamamura Misao explain that the tune was "Seven Children," Hondo Eisuke became thoughtful, as if he was pondering something.

Thus, this scene alerted Conan, who had heard Eisuke Hondo speak, but Conan was more concerned about something else:
"Then... Officer Shancun, why did you suddenly sing this song?"

"Oh, that's right. When I was in the bathroom just now, I heard someone typing on their phone nearby, and the melody was exactly the tune of this song, so I started humming along... I have to say, it really is a nostalgic tune..."

Just then, a noise came from the toilet behind them, as if someone had finished using the toilet and was about to come out. Conan's attention immediately shifted, and wanting to see who else was in the toilet, he rushed in.

Seeing this, Yamamura Misao felt somewhat bewildered and muttered something under his breath—

“This child is really rude… I was just about to ask, since he’s here, is Mr. Mori also here…” (End of Chapter)