The Phantom Thief of Heart! But Conan.

Chapter 1095 Akai Hide 1: Don’t say it

"Witness protection program?"

"That's right. Yingyou, you are a smart kid, you must understand what I am saying."

Even though a lot of information had been implicitly exchanged during their last meeting, Hondou Eisuke was still very excited when he heard Mizunashi Rena admit her identity.

It’s a pity that compared to the exciting reunion, the current situation does not leave them much time to reminisce.

——A very realistic problem is that Hondou Eisuke already knows the true identity of Mizunashi Rena. To put it nicely, it is necessary to ensure his personal safety. To put it bluntly, he is now an unstable factor and needs to be excluded.

After asking the question, Hondou Eisuke did not speak immediately, but just stared at Mizunashi Rena quietly.

No, maybe I should call her Hondou Eikai now.

If he could accept separation, if he didn't care about his only living relative, he wouldn't have set foot in Tokyo at all.

"This is the best way out for you and me now, Eisuke." Looking around at the people around him, Hondou Eikai sighed softly.

His father has passed away, and Hondou Eisuke is the last relative he has left in the world.

Her expression darkened as she recalled her father's death.

Judy observed her expression for a moment, then turned her head and gestured to James.

"Area leaders, don't just stand there like idiots! Hurry and get out there and deploy control. The Shibuya explosion had a massive impact. Just one or two more public safety incidents will turn the hospital's wards into a chaotic mess. We must secure this hospital like an ironclad impenetrable barrier. There's no time to waste."

James naturally knew what she meant. She hoped that others could give the siblings some time.

He looked at the expressions of the two people, frowning, but did not object immediately.

"Just two people will stay here, and the one in the bed next to her..."

"Isn't Xiu still here? Others might be worried, but with him here, what is there to worry about?"

More importantly, Shuichi Akai is Rena Mizunashi's contact with the FBI. If anyone really wants to eavesdrop on the private conversation between the siblings, it's only him who will make Rena Mizunashi less minded.

After the two men whispered a few words, they followed the other FBI officers out of the ward, and the room became completely quiet.

After checking the restraints on Curacao's bed, Conan covered her with the quilt, tiptoed to the curtain, and listened to the conversation outside.

"Father is gone, Eiyou."

"...I guessed it. In the past few years, there have only been remittance information coming in. I've been wondering if something might have happened..."

"Aren't you surprised by my identity as your father?"

"A little bit. But after I found out, I gradually understood it."

"Yingyou..."

"He wouldn't let me come to Tokyo, nor did he give me the contact information for my mother's family. After receiving treatment, I never returned to Tokyo. The fact that I was able to come here so easily and contact them again... that speaks volumes."

The truth was even more cruel than Hondou Eisuke had expected.

Out of emotional resistance and the need for confidentiality, Rena Mizunashi did not tell them in detail about Ethan Hondou's death, but as smart as Conan was, he could basically guess what had happened.

It was already a risk for his daughter to embark on a similar path because she discovered his secret identity. After discovering the transmitter on his daughter, he knew that if he did not make a decisive decision, both father and daughter would be buried there. The time Ethan had to react was very short.

And Mizunashi Rena had to witness with her own eyes how her father, due to his immaturity and negligence at work, chose to sacrifice himself without hesitation and committed suicide in front of her...

This trauma is not only enough to support Rena Mizunashi to stay alone quietly until now, but also enough to support her to cooperate with all of Akai Shuichi's plans.

Conan pushed his glasses up and lowered his head.

Listening to Hondou Eisuke's narration, he couldn't help but think of another person, another guy who was now his classmate...

"I don't want to force you. I know that abandoning the past and moving to another place is a painful choice. But you and I are each other's last living relatives. I understand your thoughts. We finally found each other. But I can't get out of this vortex. Yingyou..."

Even though she knew that Shuichi Akai and Conan were still eating, Rena Mizunashi couldn't help but tremble slightly as she looked at her brother's familiar, childish face, which showed that sour and sad expression.

Eisuke is different from Conan and the others. He is really alone in Tokyo and has no one to rely on.

How could she continue her dangerous work without finding a suitable way out for him?

Implicating family and friends is probably the worst nightmare for these undercover agents.

Hondou Eisuke looked at his sister's expression, blinked, and quickly blinked away the tears that had accumulated in his eyes.

"Let me think about it...sister."

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"Do you think he'd agree? The FBI's witness protection program?"

"Well, there's a high probability that they won't agree."

After putting away the filming props in his hand, Conan turned his head and looked at Shuichi Akai strangely.

"If he doesn't agree, wouldn't it be difficult to reach the basic conditions of your deal? Why does Mr. Akai still look so calm?"

"I'm used to it." Saving the new photos into a folder, Akai Shuichi's expression remained as calm as a mountain. "This is actually a good plan. It's worked well for years. People like Judy even joined the FBI through this channel... But now everyone seems to look down on it. I don't know why."

Since he started working undercover, Shuichi Akai has prepared three similar plans.

The first one was for Zhu Fu Jingguang.

At that time, he had not yet established a firm foothold in the organization. After discovering Scotland's identity problem, time was running out and he could only use the limited resources at hand to quickly find a way to at least rescue the people.

Coincidentally, he had already confirmed the identities of the Tang Ze couple at that time, and used the intelligence in his hands to exchange for a witness protection quota and channel from the FBI. In a hurry, he had no other choice.

He was an undercover agent, no matter where he came from, he was a force against the organization. As for other concerns and positions, they could be discussed later.

Everyone knows the ending. Scotland, like Rena Mizunashi's father, resolutely chose to keep the secret with his life.

Judging from Bourbon's true identity later on, he was indeed just like Ethan, wanting to preserve the true flame.

The second one is naturally for Tang Ze.

He had prepared this plan for the longest time. Even because the organization had been isolating Tang Ze's news, he had no access to Tang Ze's real living conditions.

The words he used to counsel Tang Ze were not just a temporary excuse. He had really prepared many plans.

If Tang Ze had been persecuted by the organization and had suffered irreparable damage, we would need to find a good treatment plan for him. If the organization had been deceiving Tang Ze and his wife, and Tang Ze had long been taken away by the organization and, like Miyano Shiho, been trained to become part of the organization's strength, we would need to secure special treatment for him as a tainted witness while he was still a minor...

All the preparations became possible after the fateful surveillance mission came. Shuichi Akai originally thought that this was the most useful plan.

Unexpectedly, in the end, Tang Ze took it and gave it to Hayato Tsuchiguchi, who he needed to arrange for in his plan. Then, it was rejected by Hoshikawa Teru. The FBI only took Hoshikawa Teru's mother away from Japan...

The third one is for Miyano Shiho, also known as Haibara Ai.

Shuichi Akai did not participate much in this plan because, just like Ai Haibara's concerns, he did not really trust the entire FBI.

If the FBI could really protect all the targets targeted by the organization 100%, the organization should have been wiped out long ago. Is it necessary to engage in a battle of wits and courage here?

Not to mention the value of her brain.

"Like a hot potato," Akai Shuichi summed it up. "Are children nowadays so resistant to being protected?"

"Uh..." Conan, who had rejected his parents' plan to take him to the United States without hesitation and stayed behind to work as a money-making detective, was embarrassed to respond.

"Look." Akai Shuichi understood what he meant from his reaction and shook his head, "I'll just reject James for you."

James basically knew that Conan was Kudo Shinichi because of the collaboration when Vermouth came to Japan.

Nowadays, seeing that Conan has such balanced abilities in all aspects and knows so much about the organization, combined with his own scientific research value, the FBI is of course happy to extend an olive branch.

Naturally, I was disliked again.

"...But even if he refuses, he probably won't stay in Japan." Conan grinned awkwardly and brought the topic back to the previous question, "Even if the organization didn't care so much about Mizunashi Rena's movements before, this time, they will also pay attention to her situation."

After all, she will soon complete the feat of returning unscathed from Akai Shuichi and even killing him.

"If he still stays in Tokyo at that time, it will inevitably be a little unsafe." Conan shook the camera and mobile phone in his hands.

Hondou Eisuke's face is so similar to Mizunashi Rena's that it cannot stand scrutiny.

When they first targeted Mizunashi Rena, they might have suspected that she had replaced the real Hondou Eikai through plastic surgery or disguise, but the organization would not have such doubts.

The appearance of a younger brother who does not match Rena Mizunashi's information will arouse suspicion.

"Well, that depends on his opinion." Akai Shuichi raised an eyebrow. "Alright, we've already checked all the suspicious wards. If any spies from the organization have entered the hospital in the past two days, they must be among them. What do you think, young man?"

Hearing that he didn't intend to elaborate, Conan felt that Akai Shuichi had other plans and didn't hesitate, and directly pulled out a photo from the middle.

"Is this the person? Kusuda Rikumichi, in the west ward."

"Yeah, I have the same idea as you. We just need to keep an eye on his movements."

The two exchanged glances, and tacitly stopped talking without continuing.

After all, their original intention wasn't to keep Mizunashi Rena's whereabouts a secret. It would be beneficial to their plans if the organization discovered the clues.

Before turning around and preparing to return to Rena Mizunashi's ward, Shuichi Akai glanced at the back of Conan's head vaguely, then looked at the mobile phone in his hand that he was still fiddling with, and turned his eyes away.

Apart from leaving Japan or accepting asylum from the FBI, Hondou Eisuke actually has many options.

If the child is really as smart as Rena Mizunashi expected, then he will definitely be able to find the key to the problem.

Just like Akai Shuichi could choose to stay in Tokyo in a different way, as long as Hondou Eisuke finds the right person to help...

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"Um, Tang Zejun..."

"what happened?"

Tang Ze stood up from his seat and tilted his head as he looked at Hondou Eisuke who was blocking his way.

The lunch break at Teitan is not too tight. Considering the distance between Teitan and Polo Cafe, it is no problem to go back and forth and have a meal there.

Tang Ze usually leaves school at noon.