Stay away from Conan.

Chapter 422 Izumo Yukino's Secret

"I see."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help thinking for a while, and then asked:

"In other words, did Mr. Sakano go to the dressing room to change when you were performing?"

"probably……"

Lowering her head, Usami Chiyo replied somewhat uncertainly.

"Where's the locker room?"

After thinking for a while, Gao Yuan asked suddenly.

"It's the room next door..."

Usami Chiyo pointed to the room next to the lounge, and said involuntarily:

"Our dressing room is arranged there...and there are no other singers' lounges nearby, so that room is only used by us."

"Okay, I know."

While talking, Gao Yuan walked to the door of that room, and tried to turn the doorknob with his gloved hand, and found that the door could be opened directly, so he pushed the door open a little, and looked inside— —

I saw that this was a room about the size of the lounge next door.

There is a row of cabinets on the wall near the entrance, and on the innermost wall is a large mirror.

"Is your luggage in the locker here?"

Because he didn't see anything in the lounge, nor did he see the suit that Shinji Sakano said he had changed, so Gao Yuan couldn't help pointing to the row of cabinets with locks on each door and asked.

"Yes."

Usami Chiyo heard this and nodded.

Regarding this, Gao Yuan thought for a while, closed the door again, and said to Usami Chiyo:
"Okay, I'll stop here first, you go and ask Ms. Izumo to come over."

Hearing this, Usami Chiyo nodded, and was about to turn around and walk back to the lounge, but suddenly remembered that the handkerchief Gao Yuan handed to him just now was still in his hand, so he reached out and handed the handkerchief to Gao Yuan.

In this regard, Gao Yuan waved his hand:
"Just take it and use it. It's new anyway, and I haven't used it before."

Hearing this, Usami Chiyo hesitated for a moment, but still clenched the handkerchief tightly, bowed to Gao Yuan, thanked Gao Yuan, then walked towards the lounge, and called Izumo Yukino out.

When Izumo Yukino came to the corridor and faced Gao Yuan, before Gao Yuan could ask, Izumo Yukino bowed to Gao Yuan first, a little nervous, but said very respectfully:
"Mr. Detective! Thank you very much..."

"You don't need to thank me first."

Gao Yuan couldn't help interrupting:

"Without the intervention of the police, my investigation was very slow. After an hour, I would definitely have to call the police. So if you want to keep your secret, just tell me everything you know!"

There was no one else, so when facing Izumo Yukino at this moment, Gao Yuan said straightforwardly.

Hearing this, Izumo Yukino widened his eyes, looked at Gao Yuan in disbelief, and said nervously and surprised:
"Mr. Detective...you..."

"I don't know what your secret is."

Facing Izumo Yukino's attitude, Gao Yuan explained:

"It's just that if you contact the police before solving the case, the suspects present will be carefully investigated by the police. If you contact the police after solving the case, then the police should not conduct too detailed investigations on people other than the murderer... I just roughly That's a guess."

Hearing this, Izumo Yukino couldn't help lowering her head and fell silent for a while.

Then, Gao Yuan continued to say:

"By the way, I encountered a case two days ago. The name of the deceased was also 'Izumo Yukino' at the time... But after investigation by the police, they found that this was actually a false identity. The identity of 'Izumo Yukino' used by the deceased, It came from a girl who committed suicide last year... I wonder if it's a coincidence?"

As he said that, Gao Yuan stared at the girl named Izumo Yukino in front of him, wanting to see her reaction.

As a result, Izumo Yukino lowered her head, her hands were hanging in front of her body, she was holding on to the hem of the singing dress tightly, she seemed to be struggling in her heart, but in the end she hesitated to speak.

Regarding this, Gao Yuan couldn't help saying:

"Although I don't think you are the murderer, if you don't say something clearly now, I can't help you when the police come..."

"As Mr. Detective guessed..."

Before Gao Yuan finished speaking, Izumo Yukino struggled and said:

"Izumo Yukino... is the name of a good friend of mine who committed suicide last year... I use this identity to join this group, just to fulfill her last wish..."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan's expression was somewhat clear, but soon, Gao Yuan felt a little helpless——

Although there is a reasonable explanation for the coincidence of the same name and surname, it is even more unbelievable that the two people I met one after another used the identity of the same deceased person to carry out activities...

That Mizutani Yukino's "Izumo Yukino" certificate comes from a girl who committed suicide last year.And the "Izumo Yukino" in front of her is also her friend who committed suicide last year...

From this point of view, their identity as "Izumo Yukino" should come from the same deceased person.

Thinking of this, "Izumo Yukino" lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and continued to add:
"That day, I was very grateful to Mr. Detective for helping me leave the mall... At that time, the people who followed Shiyin and me were not fanatic fans, but people sent by my family to find me..."

Saying that, "Izumo Yukino" hurriedly said:
"Mr. Detective! Can you not tell Shion and Chiyo about this... I really want to become a real idol with them...but..."

Having said that, "Izumo Yukino" is a little depressed:
"Originally, Mr. Manager already knew this secret, but he promised to help me keep it a secret, and he would also help me find a way to get rid of those people who came to look for me, but now..."

"How did Mr. Sakano know about this?"

Gao Yuan asked with some doubts.

"I do not know."

"Izumo Yukino" shook his head, pondered and guessed:
"Maybe... because his family knows my family... After all, 'Sakano Fudosan', with me..."

As he spoke, the voice of "Izumo Yukino" gradually softened, as if he didn't want to continue talking, so Gao Yuan didn't force it, and continued to ask:

"Okay, let's talk about the case... Time is running out!"

With that said, Gao Yuan took out his mobile phone to check the time, and found that more than half an hour had passed.

"But……"

Hearing this, "Izumo Yukino" grabbed the hem of her skirt nervously, thought for a long time, but finally couldn't think of anything, raised her hands, covered her head, shook her head, and said anxiously:

"I really don't know what happened! At that time, Shiyin and Chiyo went out, and then the manager came back, took a sip of coffee and died! I really don't know why this happened! At that time, I was stunned! Wait until After hearing that Mr. Detective planned to call the police, he came back to his senses...Because I don't want my identity to be discovered, so..."

"Okay, okay...you calm down first!"

Seeing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help reaching out and pressing her shoulders to calm her down, and then said:
"Based on what you said, the key thing that can be confirmed now is that Mr. Sakano was poisoned and died after drinking coffee... Before that, the can of coffee had been placed on the coffee table in the lounge, and Mr. Sakano was also on stage with you After the performance, I don’t know where I went, right?”

Hearing this, "Izumo Yukino" couldn't help calming down, and asked:
"Mr. Detective...do you know something!"

In this regard, Gao Yuan just shook his head and couldn't help saying:
"Ex... Miss, what I can say right now is that so far, I haven't found any clues... You'd better be prepared... This incident, I'm afraid it's not that simple!"

(End of this chapter)