A group of people dressed up as Conan characters, and I guaranteed the Black Team's advancement

"Mr. Linsheng, I would like to say a few words to Brother Yingyou."

When Lin Shengsu heard Conan's voice in the ward, he turned around and looked at him. He still had that smiling expression and looked Conan up and down a few times.

In Hondo Eisuke's eyes, this seemingly gentle public security officer was far more terrifying than the other two, Kazami Yuya and Kitano Ichiro, who both appeared serious and cold.

“Of course, but…” Lin Sheng Su’s gaze returned to Hondo Eisuke, “I’m afraid I can’t give you two a chance to be alone together, after all, Hondo-kun is just too disobedient.”

Conan didn't say much, thanked him, went inside, and turned to close the door.

At this moment, Hondo Eisuke was no longer the confused and innocent figure he had initially feigned; his eyes were filled with vigilance. After all, in his current view, it was Conan and the public security officers who had orchestrated his sister's arrest.

"Brother Eisuke, you really don't need to be so wary of us." Conan naturally didn't want Hondo Eisuke to be so hostile towards them. He had also heard Kitano Ichiro talk about Hondo Eisuke's many escape attempts, and he felt somewhat helpless.

Hondo Eisuke snorted coldly: "You arrested my sister and locked me up here. How do you explain that? I find it hard to believe you."

“We’re doing this just to protect you. It’s dangerous for you to be out there alone right now; you might be targeted by the organization.” Conan thought for a moment and then added, “This is your sister’s arrangement; she wants us to protect you.”

Hondou Eisuke's expression became somewhat hesitant, as if he was wavering about his 'sister's arrangement', which immediately put Rin's heart on high alert.

Young man, don't be fooled by this kid's few words! There won't be a chance for you to form an alliance!

Lin Shengsu said softly, "Your sister has agreed to cooperate with us, so we'll leave you here to protect your safety."

Wait a minute, isn't that a hostage? These people might be using me as a hostage to get my sister to agree to cooperate, or maybe I'm the one dragging my sister down.

Conan saw that after Rinzo finished speaking, Hondo Eisuke's previously hesitant and wavering expression suddenly became firm, and he continued to watch him warily.

He looked at Rin Saku in surprise, but the other looked at Conan with an innocent expression, as if to say: I'm just telling the truth, what's wrong with that?

“Protect the hostages, right?” Hondo Eisuke said.

"Uh...you've misunderstood. We're cooperating now, and our target is the organization. Why would we take you hostage?" Conan scratched his head and continued, forcing a smile. "We haven't revealed that Curaçao is at the police hospital, so I want to ask, why are you here? Who told you that?"

Here he comes! He really wanted to ask that! Hondo Eisuke had already guessed Conan's purpose in coming to see him. But at this moment, he had no trust in Conan and the others, so he was determined not to reveal that name, and this was now his only chance to escape from these police officers.

However, he couldn't remain passive forever; there had to be something to counter the other side.

Hondo Eisuke remained silent, his gaze fixed on Conan. Seeing that the other man was silent, Conan assumed he had hit the nail on the head.

Because he always felt that an invisible hand was pulling the strings behind the scenes, from Curaçao being taken away by the Public Security Bureau, to Hondo Eisuke's inexplicable involvement in the matter, and Kir's arrest at the police hospital, there always seemed to be a missing link in these events. Conan believed that as long as he could find out who told Hondo Eisuke about the police hospital, he could complete the puzzle.

Lin Sheng Su silently stared at the two of them. Although he didn't know how Hondo Eisuke ended up at the police hospital, he had a hunch that everything Conan couldn't figure out must have been done by Izami.

Therefore, he was watching Hondo Eisuke closely. If he found that what the other party said might hinder Jiang Jin, he would immediately try to cover it up.

The three of them fell silent for a moment. After a long while, Hondo Eisuke seemed to have thought of something. Instead of answering, he asked, "Actually, there's something I'm also very curious about. Since you said we're cooperating, why don't you answer one of my questions, and I'll answer yours?"

Upon hearing this, Conan immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, the other person continued, "I'm very curious how little Conan managed to gain the trust of these public security police officers. Come to think of it, you don't seem like an ordinary child. After all, what child would get involved in something like this?"

Conan paused, then subconsciously glanced at Rinsheng Suku, who immediately rolled his eyes and made a curious expression to match Hondo Eisuke's.

“Actually, I…” Conan wanted to use Kogoro Mouri as a shield, but Eisuke Hondo didn’t let him finish and said, “Speaking of which, after I came to Teitan High School, I heard a lot about ‘Shinichi Kudo, the high school detective Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era,’ but I’ve never actually met him.”

Hondo Eisuke smiled and looked at him: "Little Conan, do you know where Shinichi Kudo is?"

In fact, Hondo Eisuke had long noticed Conan's various problems and had been speculating about them. After secretly investigating the matter of Kudo Shinichi, he discovered that the time of Kudo Shinichi's disappearance coincided with the time when Edogawa Conan came to Kogoro Mouri's house, and at the same time, Kogoro Mouri rose to fame after that period.

All of this sounded too coincidental, and after observing him repeatedly, Hondo Eisuke concluded that Conan was very likely Shinichi Kudo. However, the idea of ​​turning into a child seemed too far-fetched, and since it had never been proven, Hondo Eisuke kept this thought to himself.

If Conan hadn't pressed him so hard, Hondo Eisuke wouldn't have even remembered that he had this so-called weakness in his hands.

While Conan and Amuro Tooru have reached a mutual trust regarding matters of the organization, Conan is well aware that he harbors far too many secrets. Whether it's shrinking or immortality, if others were to find out, it could potentially cause trouble.

Therefore, Conan never intended to reveal his true identity to Amuro Tooru and Akai Shuichi.

Conan's contest with Hondo Eisuke ended in defeat.

Unable to get anything out of Hondo Eisuke, Conan had no choice but to find another way to investigate, hoping that the clues he found could fill in the missing piece of the puzzle in his mind, and also hoping that their plan would not encounter any unexpected problems tomorrow.

After Conan left, Hondo Eisuke still failed to escape. He remained in a daze until the next day, when he opened his eyes to find that the person watching him had changed to Kitano Ichiro.

This cold-blooded policeman always had a gloomy face, which made Hondo Eisuke not dare to be too presumptuous in front of him. He always felt that the other party would beat him up if he was unhappy.

In fact, he was just too stressed from working too much overtime, and his work atmosphere was too intense, so he was very resentful.

After the two stared at each other in silence for several hours, Kitano Yi suddenly received a phone call and then hurriedly left, even forgetting to lock the door to the ward.

Hondo Eisuke looked at the unlocked door and cautiously walked towards it. There was no one guarding his ward.

"Are they about to make some move? I'll take this opportunity to get out of here quickly." Hondo Eisuke muttered to himself. He quickly opened the door, looked around, and then stepped out of the ward and fled the room.

As Hondo Eisuke left, he did not notice that the door to the next room was open a crack, and a pair of eyes were watching his back.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Jin, who was cleaning his gun and preparing for action, received a message. After reading it, he couldn't hide the smirk on his face. Seeing this, Kiel felt a surge of unease and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Jin simply replied with a half-smile, "It's nothing. I wish us a successful operation, and I wish you good luck too!"

The Dongdu Aquarium Amusement Park was still packed with visitors on the weekend, filled with laughter. A large amusement park like this, which receives tens of thousands of visitors daily, cannot simply be closed off; the police had to operate covertly to avoid causing public panic.

"I wonder what Conan has been busy with these past few days. I can't seem to find him anywhere." Outside the aquarium, Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, Genta, and Ran walked together, with Professor Agasa following slowly behind them.

Ran felt quite worried when Ayumi mentioned Conan. Ever since Shinichi encountered that silver-haired woman at the amusement park and was taken away, he had been very busy.

She only found out from Ayumi and the other two when they secretly followed Shinichi to the police hospital that he had been busy investigating the amnesiac woman with Mr. Amuro.

"We couldn't ride the Ferris wheel last time because of that robber, so we're going to make up for it this time."

Xiaolan was listening to the three children talking somewhat absentmindedly. Suddenly, she noticed a person wearing a baseball cap in front of her, and her expression changed upon seeing his profile. First, she was shocked, then incredulous.

"That's Shinichi... How could that be?" Ran muttered to herself.

Ayumi, who was standing next to her, heard her speak but didn't quite catch what she said, so she turned to ask, "What's wrong, Xiaoxiao?" As she spoke, she followed Xiaolan's gaze and asked, "Did you see something?"

Xiaolan blinked; the person she had just seen had already disappeared into the crowd. She snapped out of her daze and shook her head at Ayumi: "It's nothing, I must have been mistaken."

But...did Ran really see wrong? Of course not. She did see Shinichi Kudo.

The reason Shinichi Kudo is here is because Conan knows that if he remains in his childlike form, he won't be able to do anything in this operation. So, he took the second-stage antidote given to him by Ai Haibara.

After escaping from the hospital, Hondo Eisuke immediately contacted Jiang Jin by phone.

"I understand. Where are you now? I'll come pick you up."

Fifteen minutes after hanging up the phone, a sleek pink sports car pulled up in front of Hondo Eisuke, and Jiang Jin inside waved to him.

"boarding."

Hondo Eisuke glanced at the car's color, got in, and asked blankly, "Isn't your car too conspicuous? Shouldn't secret agents be discreet?"

“This is called ‘the greatest hermit lives in the city.’ The more secretive you are, the more attention you’ll attract, right?” Jiang Jin said confidently. “The way I am, no one will suspect that there’s anything wrong with me.”

Hondo Eisuke scratched his head, unable to find a rebuttal for a moment, so he asked, "Where are we going now? It seems like the police are planning something."

"Let's go to Dongdu Aquarium Amusement Park."

"Why are you going there?" Hondo Eisuke asked.

"Because those police officers want to use your sister as bait," Jiang Jin said, kindly reminding them. "Fasten your seatbelts, I'm going to speed up, we're in a hurry."

Jiang Jin sped along, strictly adhering to traffic rules, until he arrived at the aquarium amusement park. When he parked, Hondo Eisuke's face was somewhat pale.

Before he could even complain about Jiang Jin driving too fast, the other person took a gun out of a hidden compartment under the steering wheel and handed it to him.

"Why are you giving me a gun?" Hondo Eisuke looked at the gun in front of him but dared not take it.

Jiang Jin smiled slightly and said, "Here, it's for your self-defense. I have my own things to do later, so I can't go with you. Be careful on your own."

But I don't know how to shoot!

Jiang Jin reached behind his waist and pulled out a black pistol, firing directly at a streetlamp outside the car window. Because the gun was equipped with a silencer, there was only the sound of a light bulb exploding.

This is a German HK P9s that Jiang Jinxin bought from the black market. This type of gun is mostly used for assassinations, thanks to its fixed barrel design, which does not affect its reliability even when a silencer is installed.

For Jiang Jin, this gun was an essential assassination tool, useful for both home and travel.

"What's there to not know? Just pull the trigger. Aren't you going to save your sister? You need to protect yourself first," Jiang Jin said calmly, glancing sideways. "It's not like I'm asking you to do anything, just for self-defense."

After some hesitation, Hondo Eisuke took the gun from Jiang Jin and, imitating Jiang Jin, tucked it behind his waist.

"Their operation is at the Ferris wheel. You go there first. I have something to take care of, but I'll be there soon."