The world of science is unscientific

Hondo Eisuke is also making observations.

His skills weren't quite up to par; he kept glancing at Kogoro Mouri and Conan.

Come on, come on.

Say the name 'Rena Mizunashi' and let's investigate the truth behind her disappearance together!

Perhaps thoughts really can influence reality.

Conan and Hondo Eisuke both felt that time was moving a little slower at this moment.

Half a breath later, the two spoke at the same time.

Hondou Eisuke: "That person's name seems to be Mizu..."

Conan: "Water..."

Suddenly, Ran Mouri's eyes widened as if she had just woken up from a dream. "Oh right, Itagaki Locke!"

Conan and Hondo Eisuke: "Huh?"

Ran Mouri continued, "Yes, you mean that singer who just debuted last year and became very popular? You must be referring to that person, right?"

Faced with this question, Hondo Eisuke suddenly chickened out, giving an awkward laugh, "Y-yes..."

Conan was dumbfounded again, and swallowed back all the words he had prepared.

Confused as I am, it's good that we don't have to argue about Rena Mizunashi for the time being.

Well done, Xiaolan!

Now that Hondo Eisuke's rhythm has been disrupted, control of the conversation has been transferred to him.

This way, he will have more time to analyze the other party's purpose.

By the way, where are your friends?

Conan begins to seek outside help.

Chapter 886 speculates that 007 will end.

And so Conan saw Suzuki Yusuke standing there like a wooden statue.

Tsk... still the same old story.

He didn't believe the other party couldn't understand the implied meaning in Hondo Eisuke's words.

Please, you're a participant yourself, aren't you?

Could you please provide some feedback?

Conan felt somewhat isolated and helpless.

He couldn't directly send a team request to Yusuke Suzuki, so he responded to Ran Mouri with a few words.

The bumbling detective was very resentful today and continued to complain, "I think he just made enough money and retired to enjoy life."

"That older brother was murdered."

Just then, a sound came from the doorway.

Everyone looked over at the same time.

It looks like a father and son have arrived.

The one speaking was the little child.

"I saw him being thrown off the bridge!" the child continued firmly.

This is a serious matter.

Kogoro Mouri became serious. In any case, since someone had come, he had to entertain them and see if it was a request for help.

The bumbling detective put down his newspaper and stood up. "Little brother, don't talk nonsense."

The child insisted, "I'm not making this up, I really saw it!"

......

ten minutes later.

Kogoro Mouri has learned the basics of what happened.

The Hashiraya family got stuck on a bridge while driving to the New Year's shrine.

The younger brother, Hashitani Takumi, witnessed a person on the opposite bridge with a large bag next to him. Suddenly, he picked up the bag and threw it off the bridge. As he threw it, the blood-stained saw head of Itagaki Locke appeared out of the bag.

The murderer then threw out a number of items from his clothes, searched around in his coat, lit a cigarette and threw away the lighter, and finally got into a car parked on the side of the road and drove away.

In addition, the killer had a repulsive nail pattern on his hand, and the little boy also saw an oversized, glowing hammer.

Because the hairstyle was described as a saw head, and then there were nails and a hammer...

Kogoro Mouri was already in a bad mood today, and what a coincidence, the child came over right after Ran mentioned that person.

He lost his temper and grabbed his little brother by the collar, yelling, "Are you looking down on me?! You brat!"

But he realized his mistake as soon as he made his move, and quickly let go, changing his words, "Ah... um... how can you play tricks on adults like that, little brother... haha... hahahaha..."

At that moment, Hondo Eisuke suddenly squatted down in front of the little boy, placed his hand on the left side of the boy's neck, and asked softly, "Little brother, everything you said was actually a lie, wasn't it?"

The younger brother, Hashiraya Takumi, replied without hesitation, "It's not fake! I'm telling the truth!"

Hondo Eisuke carefully felt the pulse in his fingertips, judged his breathing, analyzed his facial expressions, and conducted a lie detector test.

Conan, who was standing nearby, immediately thought of Rena Mizunashi.

He had experienced this scene before.

And this sudden memory is clearer than before.

He saw Rena Mizunashi remove her earpiece before administering the lie detector test to him.

He also noticed the tiny lens that reflected light slightly on the other person's brooch.

He also recalled the other person's gentle smile and the "thank you" before leaving.

Rena Mizunashi... James Bond... 007?

Could it be that Rena Mizunashi is an undercover agent hidden within the organization?!

Conan suddenly realized something and, combining it with the fact that the uncle had repeatedly mentioned James Bond earlier that day, he reinterpreted the name of Rena Mizunashi.

If Rena Mizunashi is an undercover agent... then didn't he and the FBI arrest the wrong person?

As for Hondou Eisuke, who is not only searching for information about Mizunashi Rena but also possesses the same skills as Mizunashi Rena, his identity no longer seems entirely evil.

If Hondo Eisuke is a good person, then what is his relationship with Mizunashi Rena?

Conan then recalled what Suzuki Yusuke had said when this guy first appeared.

'Based solely on their physical resemblance, the first thing that comes to mind is a sibling relationship.'

Furthermore, Rena Mizunashi did indeed mention that she has a younger brother.

Could it be that Hondo Eisuke is really Mizunashi Rena's younger brother?

He could still see his sister on TV and know that she was safe.

As a result, his sister suddenly disappeared, which is why he came to inquire about her whereabouts.

From the perspectives of logic, relationships, and even rationality, this is a very convincing speculation.

However, one must be extremely cautious when dealing with organizations.

Conan felt that he needed to verify the sibling relationship from other aspects first before he could have an open and honest conversation with Hondo Eisuke about other things.

Rena Mizunashi was lying in the hospital, and it was easy to take blood type samples or DNA samples of other components.

Now all he needs to do is get his DNA.

However, besides this, there are many other troubles involved in going through DNA testing.

The first issue is the organizational structure.

He has no supporting documents whatsoever, so who will help him prepare them?

The FBI doesn't have that kind of power in Japan; if they go through official channels, they have to provide the relevant information.

Moreover, sibling testing is much more difficult than paternity testing, and most testing agencies cannot guarantee the authority of the results.

This back-and-forth was not only troublesome but also risky, since the FBI was being closely monitored by the Japanese Public Security Bureau.

Secondly, there is the issue of necessity.

To the FBI, Hondo Eisuke was practically invisible, with no presence whatsoever.

Is it worth it for them to go through all this trouble?

Conan didn't think his words carried that much weight, that the FBI would unconditionally help him just by asking.

Finally, although he could easily solve all of the above problems through Yusuke Suzuki.

But my friend is a member of the Japanese Public Security Bureau...

With Yusuke Suzuki getting involved, it was Rena Mizunashi's DNA sample that became difficult to handle.

There seems to be no possibility of cooperation between the FBI and the Japanese Public Security Bureau at present.

Conan's thoughts went around in circles, but in the end, they returned to the starting point.

Sigh... No matter what, he still has to give it a try.

If something is impossible, then find another way.

I'll talk to my friends about this later!

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri realized that almost everyone in the room, except himself, seemed to believe his younger brother Takumi Hashira's statement.

He was furious and ran to turn on the TV. "If what he said is true, four days have passed since the body was dumped, and the news would be making a huge fuss about it by now!"

The TV screen flickered.

"Now, we have a breaking news update for you."

"The male body found in the Tsutsumi River early this morning has just been confirmed by the family to be Itagaki Locke himself."