I'm in Detective Conan, and the system has appointed Batman.

"Then why did your sister lose contact with you? And how did you confirm that your sister was in Tokyo?"

Hearing this, Hondo Eisuke sighed and finally began to recount the whole story.

In his early years, he lived with his sister, Hondo Emi, and his mother in the Okuhira family home in Beika-cho 3-chome.

The mother works as a maid, while the older sister lives with him near the Okudaira family and occasionally helps the mother with housework. The father, Ethan Hondo, only comes back to Tokyo from Osaka to celebrate the New Year.

Because he was frail and sickly, his sister often carried him to the Ximihua Hospital for treatment.

The most serious incident was ten years ago when he was seriously ill. His sister gave him a large amount of blood, which saved him from death. However, his good fortune did not last long, and he was involved in a car accident shortly after being discharged from the hospital.

This time, his mother also died, and he himself was severely injured, having to receive a second blood transfusion from his sister.

Dad probably felt that Beika Town, which is very close to Beika Town, might be a bit eerie, so he came over overnight and took him and his sister to live in Osaka. Later, Dad disappeared again because of work and sent his sister to study abroad.

Hondo Eisuke stayed at his father's friend's house for ten years.

At first, his sister would come back to see him during her holidays, but she hasn't been coming lately. Then, he saw Rena Mizunashi, who looked exactly like his sister, on a live stream hosted by Black Mask.

So he transferred to Beika Town specifically to find an opportunity to visit Rena Mizunashi and see if she was his older sister.

However, Mizunashi Rena has not officially replied to him until now.

He then suspected that Rena Mizunashi and his sister had some kind of relationship, so he decided to go to the places his sister used to take him to, hoping that he might find his sister there...

"Why do I get the feeling that your sister is trying to escape to safety?"

"I can't believe it," said Sonoko Suzuki, who was standing next to her.

Is it true that you need two large blood transfusions a year?

Moreover, there were also sporadic small blood transfusions. It's hard to imagine how Hondo Eikai managed to withstand it ten years ago. A normal person would probably have to lie in the hospital for ten days or half a month and have to have blood transfused back into them.

In response, Hondo Eisuke sighed and retorted,

"No, my sister told me that."

"She shared her blood with me, and the blood flows in my veins, just like her love for me, which never stops. I can clearly feel that emotion. My sister will never give up on me."

Conan: ?

Why are you making such a strange face as you talk?

However, even so, it doesn't sound like it was made up, does it?

Conan stroked his chin.

As the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, he naturally couldn't be completely ignorant of micro-expressions.

Hondo Eisuke's micro-expressions just now seem to indicate that these words came from his heart. Unless Hondo Eisuke can really come up with a reason that even he can't see through in order to pick up girls, Hondo Eisuke's experience should be true.

If Hondo Eisuke can really come up with something like this, then he'll accept it; at worst, he'll just borrow an antidote and compete fairly.

"It's actually quite simple to confirm whether Hondou's older sister is indeed Mizunashi Rena."

“My dad has a friend who is a huge fan of Rena Mizunashi. If it were him, he would definitely be able to recognize whether the person in the photo is Rena Mizunashi at a glance.”

Ran Mouri held up one finger and said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Hondo Eisuke, Suzuki Sonoko, and Conan all looked up at Mouri Ran in surprise.

What? Kogoro Mouri has friends like that?

Oh, wait, you can't be talking about...

A figure flashed into Conan's mind.

That's the amazing guy who drags Kogoro Mouri to play mahjong every day. They play for hours on end, and sometimes he even pulls Ran, who comes over to play with Uncle Mouri, into the game for a few rounds until Ran wins all her chips before they call it a night.

The extraordinary person who enabled Xiaolan's mahjong skills to develop to this level deserves immense credit.

"An, Anno-san?"

Conan asked somewhat reluctantly, and upon hearing this, Ran Mouri immediately nodded and said seriously,

"Of course, it's Uncle Anno."

“Dad gave me Uncle Anno’s phone number. Let’s find a quiet coffee shop, call Uncle Anno, arrange a time to meet him, and let him identify it. That will solve the problem!”

"Hmph, Uncle Anno is Dad's good friend, he definitely won't refuse my request!"

"What Mori? Never heard of him. You've got the wrong person!"

In the coffee shop, a rough voice came from Ran Mouri's phone.

Ran Mouri: ?

The people around her looked up at her, their eyes filled with doubt.

Didn't you say that Anno would definitely not refuse your request?

Why does it sound like Anno has cut ties with you now?

Ran Mouri looked a little embarrassed.

With a serious expression, she dialed Kogoro Mouri's number.

At that moment, Kogoro Mouri, who was watching horse racing at home, was holding a betting board while listening to Ran Mouri's phone call. He then repeated Anno's phone number, but when he called back, he received the exact same answer.

This left Kogoro Mouri completely bewildered.

Dude, you just recently won a lot of money in the lottery and haven't been playing cards lately, right?

Why are you cutting ties with me now? Is it really necessary to be so heartless?

Kogoro Mouri clicked his tongue and then said,

"I'll give you Anno's mother's phone number and address."

"You should go directly to Anno's mother and ask her about the situation. I can't leave right now, so I won't go."

Hearing this, everyone in the coffee shop was dejected.

Only Conan frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Because the voice on the other end of the phone wasn't Anno's at all, but Ran was calling the Anno family's landline. Could it be that something was going on at the Anno family's house?

He abruptly turned his head to look elsewhere, glanced around, then turned back to continue thinking about the problem.

At this moment, Hondo Emi poked her head out again, just as she had just pulled it back.

She was secretly observing what her dear younger brother was up to this time.

Speaking of which, she was quite interested in Conan, who was making a big splash in the Cocoon game. If Conan continued to stay with Hondo Eisuke, he might actually discover her secret...

Chapter 477 The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

As the saying goes, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

Although Hondo Eikai was not allowed to meet Hondo Eisuke directly according to the rules.

However, it's still okay to follow from a distance to make sure that Hondo Eisuke won't encounter any danger. After all, CIA agents are really unreliable, even though Hondo Eisuke is staying at the home of his father Ethan Hondo's CIA colleague.

That CIA colleague knew that Hondo Eisuke was coming to Tokyo to see her, but he didn't stop her.

She is exceptionally sensitive to scenes of family reunions, for no other reason than...

This is how Ethan Hondo, Hondo's father, died.

Five years ago, Hondo Emi, under the alias Mizunashi Rena, joined the Black Organization as a replacement for the deceased liaison.

As a CIA liaison, she constantly informed other CIA agents infiltrating the Black Organization about CIA affairs, and also kept her CIA colleagues outside the organization informed of the Black Organization's affairs, while looking for opportunities to get close to her father, Ethan Bendo.

Until that incident four years ago.

Hondo Emi neglected to check because of her joy at seeing her loved ones.

An unexpected incident occurred when she arranged to meet Ethan Hondo at an abandoned warehouse in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was introducing him to her new contact.

Hondo Emi had a listening device installed on her body by members of the Black Organization.

To ensure that Hondo Emi's identity would not be exposed, Hondo Emi's father, Ethan Hondo, had to make a difficult decision: to sacrifice himself to protect Hondo Emi.

Ethan Hondo created the illusion of interrogating Hondo Hidemi, then shot himself, ultimately ensuring that Hondo Hidemi's identity was not revealed in front of the suspicious Gin.

Ironically, Hondo Hidemi was credited with killing Ethan Hondo in this incident.

Instead, she was given special permission to join Gin's task force. Although Gin never took her along on missions, she used this opportunity to gain more access to internal information about the Black Organization...

However, Hondo Eikai still hasn't gotten over that incident.

If her meeting with Hondo Eisuke would repeat the tragedy of her meeting with Ethan Hondo years ago, then she would rather never meet Hondo Eisuke at all, so that at least she could ensure that Hondo Eisuke would live safely.

Anno's mother, at the doorstep of Anno Mitsuko's house.

Ran Mouri arrived in a hurry with Eisuke Hondo and his entourage.

She knocked on the door, identified herself, and quickly gained Anno Mitsuko's trust, prompting Anno Mitsuko to open the door. However, Anno Mitsuko appeared to be in a hurry, picking up her bag and preparing to leave.

Seeing this, Ran Mouri asked with some confusion,

"Grandma Anno, is there something urgent you need to do?"

In response, Mitsuko Anno said with some anxiety,

"Of course, my son borrowed money from loan sharks because of his company's poor performance. Now he says the debt collectors are coming to our door soon and he wants me to transfer two million yen to the account he mentioned immediately."

"Otherwise, my son's life will be in danger!"

Two million yen?

Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki exchanged a glance, each able to see the confusion in each other's eyes.