Uncle Mori was completely stunned.

Half a minute later, the woman ran up to Uncle Mori with a notebook and a pen in her hand, her face showing the surprise and delight of seeing her idol.

"Please, Mr. Mori, sign this for me! Please!"

After signing his autograph, the smiling Mr. Mori even offered to take a photo with her.

The woman was even happier when she heard she could take a photo with her idol.

The two of them were quite happy, but Ran and Conan seemed a bit speechless.

The important thing right now is to find Hattori Heiji, whom we've lost contact with.

Taking photos together...that shouldn't be important, right?

After casually taking a couple of photos of the two of them, Xiaolan forcefully pulled the reluctant Uncle Mori away, bidding farewell to the woman.

...

On the way to the third Ito house, the rain that had been falling all morning and half an afternoon finally stopped.

Just like Uncle Mori's expression.

At first, he was a little reluctant, thinking that going out to find Hattori Heiji was a waste of time, since he was a high school student and should be able to handle it himself.

After discovering those suspicious points, Uncle Mori gradually gave up that idea.

But after meeting the woman who claimed to be a fan, Uncle Mori's face was full of smiles.

The rain has turned into sunshine.

...

The third person, named Ito, was an old man.

When asked questions, the old man gave an irrelevant answer: "High school students in Osaka? The Koshien tournament should be over by now, right?"

After another attempt to communicate, the group, having gained nothing, bid farewell to the old man.

...

The fourth person, named Ito, was a bespectacled man with a very bad attitude.

"I haven't seen those two people you mentioned, so don't bother me if you don't have anything to say!"

After saying that, he slammed the door shut.

"Seriously... what kind of attitude is that?" Uncle Mori scoffed, said nothing more, and led the group away.

...

The last one, named Ito, was a somewhat overweight woman.

The woman had a smile on her face and looked quite kind.

"Boys and girls who look like high school students? I don't know, no high school students like that have ever come to me."

...