My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

As for the key, your manager accidentally dropped it on the ground, so I secretly had it copied.

As Yuko Ikezawa said this, she pulled out an inconspicuous key from her body, but Yoko Okino recognized it at a glance. The gears of the key were exactly the same as her own key, which meant that Yuko Ikezawa was not lying at all.

Moreover, some gold and silver jewelry did indeed go missing from his home, and it matched exactly what Yuko Ikezawa had taken out.

"If you like, I can give you all of these gold and silver jewelry."

I just want to confirm one thing with you: have you left my spare key somewhere and let someone else pick it up?

Yoko Okino's attitude puzzled Yuko Ikezawa. Wasn't she angry at all?

"Didn't you go to the Mori Detective Agency today because of the missing gold and silver jewelry from your house?"

Chapter 285 Yoko Okino Encounters a Pervert's Stalking

Yuko Ikezawa was quite surprised to hear what Yoko Okino said, because she knew that Yoko Okino wanted to go to the detective agency, which was why she followed her. She was worried that Yoko Okino wanted to find a detective to investigate the loss of jewelry from the store she worked for.

However, it seems that Yoko Okino is now looking for a famous detective not to investigate the loss of her gold and silver jewelry, but for something else entirely, and now she's even asking me for help.

This shouldn't be considered a request, but rather a desire for Yuko Ikezawa's cooperation, so Yuko Ikezawa immediately considered her recent actions.

"I found this key by accident, and now it seems very likely that your manager dropped it on the ground on purpose."

I simply took this key to make a copy of a spare key, and then put it back where it was.

As for whether anyone else is copying it, I have no idea.

As for whether I lost my spare key and had it picked up by someone else, that's completely impossible.

I just wanted to hurt you a little by taking what belonged to you; I wouldn't do anything else excessive.

After hearing Yuko Ikezawa's explanation, Yoko Okino nodded, believing that Yuko Ikezawa wouldn't lie about this matter.

However, it's not a good idea to directly doubt your agent.

"What happened to you that you need to ask a detective for help?"

Since Yoko Okino has no hostility, Yuko Ikezawa will not oppose her.

Since she'll be leaving the agency anyway and won't be competing with Yoko Okino anymore, it's best to maintain a good relationship between them before she leaves.

“Recently, I’ve felt like someone is secretly following me. Besides the missing gold and silver jewelry, there are also some of my more private things, such as my used water cup and some photos.”

"What? You actually encountered a pervert? Why didn't you call the police?"

I believe the police and law firm will definitely take your case seriously, after all, you're a popular idol right now.

If anything happens, the agency will suffer significant losses, and the police will also have records of your actions because of your fans.

At this moment, Yuko Ikezawa actually persuaded her to call the police, which shows that she had no intention of doing anything wrong. Therefore, Yoko Okino completely chose to believe Yuko Ikezawa.

"If the police are called, it will have a certain impact on my career, that's what my agent told me."

So he asked me to find a detective to help solve the case.

Unfortunately, the detective said he had many things to take care of, and since I hadn't revealed my true identity, he was somewhat perfunctory with me.

Since she has chosen to trust Yuko Ikezawa, Yoko Okino will not hide much from her.

Yoko Okino is one of the most popular idols right now, and if she were to reveal her identity, it would definitely have an impact on many people.

Kogoro Mouri is a fan of Yoko Okino, so he will definitely do his best to complete the case he was asked to handle.

Unfortunately, when Yoko Okino went to the detective agency this time, she chose to conceal her identity and only explained some things briefly.

Instead of receiving serious attention from Kogoro Mouri, he treated it with utmost perfunctoriness.

Now that Kogoro Mouri has the famous detective Shinichi Kudo by his side, he can take on more big cases.

For small cases like this, the commission fee is not much at all, so Kogoro Mouri doesn't want to take on these kinds of small cases.

"In that case, I can recommend someone to you."

He's not a famous detective, but if you befriend him, you might get some pointers from him, which could help you find the person following you.

If Yoko Okino tells you even such small things, then Yuko Ikezawa will secretly hug you and give her some information support.

"Yuko, I wonder who you've recommended to me this time?"

They've run into trouble with Kogoro Mouri, so Yoko Okino wants to find someone else to help resolve the issue.

Since his manager had just left, he was able to speak freely with Yuko Ikezawa.

"He is the president of the credit agency where I applied for a loan today, but his reasoning ability is extremely strong. You only need to have a brief conversation with him to understand that what I said is true."

Of course, the other party is not a professional detective, so they cannot do what detectives do.

Then you need to become friends with him and then tell him about your difficulties.

Unexpectedly, the person recommended by Yuko Ikezawa was the president of a loan agency. Yoko Okino did not underestimate such a person, because being able to gain Yuko Ikezawa's trust meant that the person was not simple.

Yuko Ikezawa lost the competition to Yoko Okino simply because she lacked some other strengths.

If he really leaves his current firm and goes to work for another firm, he could very well make a comeback.

Having been in the entertainment industry for many years, she had long since developed the ability to judge people, so the president of Takayanagi Ichiro's loan agency must be truly capable.

Unfortunately, gradually becoming friends with Ichiro Takayanagi and gaining his support is not a plan that Yoko Okino currently prefers.

She felt that the person stalking her was going too far and might actually harm her, so she had to deal with the problem in advance.

"Yuko, if I say I'm your friend and ask that company president for help, do you think that's okay?"

"Ok?"

Yuko Ikezawa was taken aback by Takayanagi Ichiro's statement and was completely speechless.

Because Yuko Ikezawa only met Ichiro Takayanagi today, and although the two had a superficial but in-depth conversation, Yuko Ikezawa doesn't think she holds much weight in Ichiro Takayanagi's heart.

If Yoko Okino and Ichiro Takayanagi's secretary were good friends, she would definitely receive immediate help if she went to ask.

However, if you mention your friends going there, there's a high chance that nothing will happen.

"I do have some connections with President Takayanagi, but I don't have that much influence over him. However, Yoko, you can mention it."

Furthermore, I think when you approach President Takayanagi, you could reveal your true identity; it might have unexpected positive effects.

After Yuko Ikezawa finished speaking, she saw Yoko Okino's manager walking towards them.

"Yoko, you also need to be wary of your manager. Don't just believe whatever he says. I'll be leaving now."

Chapter 286 Another woman completely covered

Managers are not a good thing, so Yuko Ikezawa doesn't have a manager and has always worked alone.

Of course, not having an agent is a disadvantage, for example, the competition between Yoko Okino and Yuko Ikezawa.

Because of the existence of her agent, Yuko Ikezawa is at a disadvantage, as almost all the resources are poured into Yoko Okino.

Now the two are communicating very frankly. Yuko Ikezawa has accepted Yoko Okino, the person who took away her resources, and has even returned some of the business jewelry that she had previously taken to Yoko Okino.

Before leaving, Yuko Ikezawa advised Yoko Okino not to listen to her manager completely, because sometimes managers don't have the artist's best interests at heart.

She believed that her words would not be relayed by Yoko Okino.

"Yoko, don't believe anything that Yuko Ikezawa says."

I think she came here on purpose to provoke you, in order to take her resources back from you.

However, you don't need to worry about that, because she doesn't have an agent behind her; she has a lot of things to do all by herself.

We just need to complete the resource handover tasks step by step, and we can continue to increase your reputation.

Manager Sakae Yamagishi came to Yoko Okino's side and immediately spoke ill of Yuko Ikezawa, believing that Yoko Okino and Yuko Ikezawa disliked each other.

There's no need to put in much effort to sow discord between the two; they'll naturally find themselves on opposite sides.

If manager Sakae Yamagishi hadn't been so smug, Yoko Okino might have thought about the manager a little later.

However, Yoko Okino now feels that she should keep Yuko Ikezawa's reminder in mind because of Sakae Yamagishi's current behavior.

“Mr. Yamagishi, since you are worried that he will steal my support, then you should go to the office and make preparations.”

I plan to wander around outside for a bit, and I'll cover up all my personal information to avoid causing any disturbance.

Faced with Yoko Okino's instruction, her manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, did not see any problem with it. On the contrary, he felt that Yoko Okino was beginning to improve.

In the past, Yoko Okino would never have thought of targeting others. Now, Yoko Okino must be nervous, which is why she asked herself to continue targeting Yuko Ikezawa.

"Don't worry, I have some plans for the future. As long as that woman, Yuko Ikezawa, continues to be foolish, she will have no place in this agency and will have no choice but to retire or switch jobs."

The agent, Sakae Yamagishi, is only using the current agency as a stepping stone. Once Yoko Okino has accumulated enough popularity, he will use that as leverage to extend an invitation to the agency for new negotiations.

If the agency cannot meet his conditions, he will take Yoko Okino with him to switch agencies.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Yamagishi."

Yoko Okino didn't intend to stop her manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, because she couldn't stop it now; she just wanted to eliminate the threat around her.

..............

Yoko Okino and Sakae Yamagishi came out of the coffee shop and then parted ways.

Unfortunately, the manager, Sakae Yamagishi, did not directly answer their agency's question. Instead, after waiting for a while, he turned around and followed Yoko Okino, wanting to see if she really just wanted to take a stroll outside.

If Yoko Okino wanted to distract him and then go to the police station to file a report, he would definitely jump out to stop her immediately, because some things would affect his plans.

However, after following her for a while, Sakae Yamagishi realized that Yoko Okino just wanted to get away for a while.

Moreover, he immediately received a call from an agency, so he turned around and left.

Yoko Okino wasn't a woman with exceptional physical abilities, but she knew that her manager was definitely following her.

Therefore, she never showed any purpose in her walking, and she disguised herself very well in order to make her agent feel more relaxed.

Now that the feeling of being watched was completely gone, Yoko Okino immediately made her own choice and continued to move towards the direction of the Mori Detective Agency.

When Yuko Ikezawa was talking to her, she mentioned that Ichiro Takayanagi's agency was right next to the Mouri Detective Agency. She seemed to have seen such an agency when she and Sakae Yamagishi went to seek help from Kogoro Mouri before.

At the time, I just thought to myself, "They really have a lot of guts to open a loan sharking agency next to a detective agency."