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Kogoro Mori, who was invited to perform on a variety show with Yoko Okino, was in a very good mood. At this time, he was sitting in a restaurant showing off his meal while waiting for her.

"Conan, what's wrong with you?"

In the restaurant, the boy who had been distracted was suddenly pulled back to reality by the girl's call. He looked up at the long-haired girl's concerned eyes, smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's okay. Sorry for worrying Sister Xiaolan."

"It's not that I'm fine, Conan..." Xiaolan sighed and gently placed her hand on Conan's head. The gentle touch from above made Conan blush for a moment, but for some reason he didn't avoid it. He met the girl's eyes full of tenderness and concern. The girl, who was always sensitive to other people's moods, whispered: "You are worried about Brother Kong."

"Although Officer Hagiwara said he was out collecting material, he didn't even say hello, and now he can't even be contacted... It's really strange."

Even Xiaolan has noticed something is wrong... Conan thought, although to everyone, it was no surprise that Natsukawa Sora suddenly lost contact and disappeared in the name of collecting materials, but at the same time, everyone assumed that the other party would not disappear for that long. If something really happened, he would definitely tell everyone not to worry. This trust came from everyone's gentle judgment of Natsukawa Sora, but now, there was no news about him for nearly a month.

"Sure enough, I will teach this guy a lesson when he comes back," Xiaolan clenched her fists, her face gradually became murderous, and she said in a cold voice: "They disappeared just like that guy. I will teach them a lesson when they come back."

Conan lowered his head in guilt, but heard a barely audible voice above his head: "They will all come back, right?"

Conan raised his hand above his head, covered Mouri Ran's hand with his small hand, and patted it twice as a way of comforting her.

"Mr. Maori, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Okino Yoko walked over with a smile, holding the hand of a woman in a business suit. The woman was wearing a neat business suit, and the ponytail behind her head looked particularly neat, but her upturned cat eyes were a little nervous and shy, and her curly hair made her look particularly cute.

"If I remember correctly, you seem to appear often on the Sunday night news..." Kogoro Mori seemed to recall something and said with sudden enlightenment.

"Yes, she is the announcer Ms. Mizunashi Ryuna." Okino Yoko introduced her friend with a smile.

Mizuno Renna was a little shy but also very confident as she introduced herself: "Nice to meet you."

After some explanation, everyone knew the reason for this meeting.

Every Saturday morning, someone would ring the doorbell of the apartment where Mizunashi Renna lives and run away. Okino Yoko didn't think that her friend was just being pranked, so she asked the person to ask Detective Mori for help.

Although Mizunashi Renna thought it was an overreaction to ask the famous detective Mori for help, Kogoro Mori, who was a fan of Okino Yoko, agreed immediately and began investigating the case.

This case was not complicated. After arriving at Mizunashi Renna's apartment and conducting some investigation and reasoning, Conan learned the truth.

A child who likes Mizuno Renna mistakenly thinks that the anchor is absent on Saturday mornings because she overslept, so she would ring the doorbell every Saturday morning to wake her up. As for why she was never discovered, it was because she hid in a pile of magazines with her short stature.

A somewhat funny but also somewhat heartwarming reason.

As for the inexplicable texts, they were somehow related to Officer Takagi of the Metropolitan Police Department. In short, it was just an oolong.

After hearing that the child liked her because she was like her deceased mother, Mizuno Renna did not say anything gentle and comforting, but instead earnestly told the child not to dwell on the past but to move forward bravely. These words also stunned Conan, who was standing by, and he inexplicably thought of Noel.

What is the other person's past like?

After successfully resolving the incident, Maori and his companions were on their way home. Suddenly, a few drops of rain fell, causing them to quicken their pace. It seemed that it was about to rain.

Conan, who was distracted again, was brought back to his senses by a voice.

There is a small earphone on the end of the glasses frame near the ear, which is connected to the eavesdropping device that was installed on the door of Miss Mizuno Renna in order to investigate the situation. The sound suddenly reminded Conan that he had forgotten to take back the eavesdropping device, and he hurriedly said hello to Xiaolan and ran towards Mizuno Renna's apartment.

However, there was a knock on the door from the other end of the headset, which startled Conan.

Are you a guest visiting Ms. Mizuno Renna?

Then the sound of a door opening was heard, and Rena Mizunashi's voice was heard from the other end of the eavesdropping device.

"Why are you here?"

Conan was stunned for a moment. Miss Mizunashi Renna's voice sounded a little unhappy and a little cold. Was it a guest she disliked?

The detective shook his head subconsciously and quickened his pace. If it wasn't for the case, he wouldn't have listened to other people's private hobbies!

The sound in the headset continued, it was the sound of footsteps. Miss Mizunashi Renna let the other person into her apartment?

Conan realized that the eavesdropping device must have been stepped on by the visitor and stuck to his feet, which was why the footsteps he heard continued instead of gradually fading away. It seemed that the eavesdropping device entered Miss Mizuno Renna's apartment with the visitor. The footsteps should be those of a male. Miss Mizuno Renna seemed to be very alert. Could it be someone she trusts very much, or an acquaintance at work, a relative, etc.... But Miss Mizuno Renna's tone before did not sound happy. Did they have a quarrel?

Conan, who couldn't help but think of celebrity scandals, couldn't help but think that this was really the beginning of a case, but then he quickly shook his head to get rid of this somewhat offensive thought. However, as soon as the visitor opened his mouth, Conan's brain was shocked.

"You're too slow. I'll pick you up."

The hoarse male voice carried a hint of coldness, and the slow tone seemed to come from a careless hunter, which made Conan feel extremely familiar.

Where have I heard this voice before? Who is it?

"Are you so enthusiastic, Grappa?"

Mizunashi Renna's next words made Conan stop. He stood in the rain, unable to hide the shock on his face.

It was not only because of Mizuno Renna's voice, which had just been gentle and now contained mockery and coldness, but also because of the name she called him.

Grappa... is that the grappa I was thinking of, the one from the organization?!

Conan, who had already matched the voice in his mind with the voice he heard at the memorial service that year, gave a positive answer, but then the problem became even bigger.

Why is it Grappa, why does Grappa know Ms. Mizuno Rinna, why do they look so familiar!!!

Countless questions rushed out of the detective's mind, but he managed to put them aside rationally. He then found a place that could barely shelter from the rain, held his breath, and listened carefully to the contents inside.

He realized that no matter what, this eavesdropping device would bring him the greatest gain about the Black Organization!

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Catch up...

Noel sighed in his heart. You know, he had been lurking near Rena Mizunashi's apartment since just now. After making sure that the young detective and his group had left, he quickly ran to the door of the apartment. After determining the location of the eavesdropping device, he stepped on it accurately, and then knocked on the door with a very cool expression.

During this time, he did not forget to glance at FBL investigator Judy who was investigating Mizunashi Renna in another building, and gave her a "Grappa is watching you" warning.

Although according to the plot, this eavesdropping device will be stepped on by Mizuno Renna and then taken to the underground garage to eavesdrop on an extremely second-year conversation, which will then expose the next target of the brewery, Domon Yasuki. After the assassination failed, Mizuno Renna was chased by FBL and had a car accident and was placed in the hospital. Later, Gin found the eavesdropping device and suspected Maori Kogoro, and then sniped with Akai Shuichi in the middle of the door...

Why do I remember the main storyline so clearly... Noel sighed unhappily but gratefully, then looked up at Mizuno Renna's indifferent expression.

“I’ve always been enthusiastic.”

Noel said this from the bottom of his heart. For example, this time he enthusiastically put the eavesdropping device that was supposed to be stuck under Mizuno Renna's feet on his own body, just to enthusiastically provide intelligence to the protagonist.

After all, he still didn't want to bet that after the protagonist's halo expired, the bug was discovered in advance, and it didn't have time to be sniped by Shuichi Akai, but was taken back to the technical department of the winery to extract fingerprints. Then the next day when he returned to the laboratory, he found a detective lying on it. This horror scene would really scare people to death. Why on earth would he dream about such a thing?

After thinking a lot, Noel decided to perform some small butterfly effect, although he actually wanted to destroy the eavesdropping device directly to prevent the detective from accessing any information related to the organization, which should be safer...

Forget it. With his personality, he would definitely not be willing to do that. It would be better to put the eavesdropping device here so that I can hear more information, such as...

Noel looked at Mizu Wurennai who was confused and said directly, "Let's go. I'll drive, Gil."

Conan was shocked when he heard Mizuno Renna's code name on the other side of the eavesdropping device. His blue eyes were full of shock. He really didn't expect that Mizuno Renna, who looked so gentle, was actually a code member of the organization. At the same time, he realized that the other party was about to drive and quickly contacted Dr. Agasa.

Gray rain surrounded the street. The detective ran to the intersection in the rain and saw a black car crashing through the rain and speeding past him.

In the driver's seat, a man in black with a bandage on his face had his hair tied up and hanging down from his left shoulder to his chest. The hair in front of his forehead was blown up by the wind, revealing the silver ornament on the tip of his ear.

The co-pilot was Mizunashi Reina, who had just been separated from him not long ago and was also the winery's employee, Keir.

Grappa, Kiel...

Conan stood in the rain, watching the car moving further and further away, and clenched his fists.

"How can I let you run away..."