My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

At this moment, Yoko Okino thanked Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi, surprised that the two high school girls she had just met would be so supportive.

"If you come here seeking my help with a loan, I will certainly agree wholeheartedly."

But now you've actually come to me seeking help with detective work, which leaves me speechless.

However, the fact that you have the support of two high school girls proves that you have a good reputation in the entertainment industry. I can analyze it for you.

"Great."

After hearing what Ichiro Takayanagi said, both high school girls, Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi, were a little happy.

"Mr. Takayanagi, thank you very much for your help."

Seeing that Yoko Okino was about to stand up to express her gratitude, Ichiro Takayanagi stopped her with his hand and then asked her:

"Tell me about all the strange things that have happened to you lately."

This was just a small request, and he had already mentioned it once when he went to the Mori Detective Agency.

So there's no problem repeating the story now, and it even includes some things about Yuko Ikezawa.

After hearing this, the two high school girls were somewhat dissatisfied with Yuko Ikezawa, thinking that if she couldn't compete with someone, she would resort to stealing their gold and silver jewelry—a truly despicable tactic.

Fortunately, Yuko Ikezawa eventually admitted to what she had done and returned everything she had taken to Yoko Okino.

Whether or not to pursue Yuko Ikezawa's responsibility is up to Yoko Okino's personal decision, and it seems that she has no such intention now.

"Yuko Ikezawa said that after she found the key that your manager left behind, she simply made a spare key and then returned it."

As for whether anyone found the spare key again, she doesn't know, right?

"Yes, when we met outside before, she told me all of this in detail. I don't think she would lie to me at that time."

"Ms. Okino, have you had any disputes with your manager recently?"

After hearing what Ichiro Takayanagi said, all the girls in the house turned their attention to Yoko Okino.

"Mr. Takayanagi, do you perhaps believe that my manager is behind all of this?"

Ichiro Takayanagi did not give an answer to Yoko Okino's question.

"The only conflict I had with my agent during this period was when he wanted me to switch agencies, but my current agency has been helping me a lot, so I said we'd talk about that after my contract ends."

Yoko Okino knew that if she didn't answer Ichiro Takayanagi's question, things would definitely not develop any further.

"I heard on the news that agents are all bad people. They not only get signing fees, but they also take a cut of the artists' earnings?"

"Yes, I've also seen many cases of agents and artists going to court in the news."

If an agent truly has malicious intentions, then it's the kind of situation that's impossible to guard against.

As soon as Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi set off, they immediately focused their suspicions on Yoko Okino's manager, based on what they had seen in the news.

"It's probably impossible. My agent has been with me for a long time; it's just that we've had this disagreement recently."

Even at this point, Yoko Okino still insisted on believing in her manager.

This attitude satisfied both high school girls, Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi, showing that their idol still has his own principles.

"Of course your agent wouldn't personally target you, because that would be too easy for you to notice, after all, you've been working together for so long."

Suppose he deliberately left your apartment key behind, allowing other specific people to find it and cause you some trouble.

You might have to ask your agent for help; then he can easily manipulate you.

Ichiro Takayanagi also greatly admired Yoko Okino's persistence, but he did not dismiss his suspicions and still listed Yoko Okino's manager as a major suspect.

However, Ichiro Takayanagi said that Yoko Okino's manager was likely to have the assistance of outside criminals, otherwise he definitely wouldn't be able to do these things by himself.

"Now I can't directly call the police because it would have too much of an impact on me, and I don't have any real evidence."

Chapter 289 Big Brother, you and Miss Yoko should go home.

The current situation is basically all based on Takayanagi Ichiro's deductions, without any substantial evidence. Even if the police are called, it's impossible to arrest the manager, let alone find the person behind the scenes who is cooperating with the manager.

"In that case, Brother Ichiro, please help Miss Yoko find out who's behind this."

"If we find the person who was stalking Ms. Yoko, we can find evidence that they conspired to do evil."

At this time, Ran Mouri also wanted Yoko Okino to help Mitsuka Takayanagi resolve the problem, since Yoko Okino was one of her favorite idols.

"Those people of yours are really despicable. They can target Miss Yoko now, so they will definitely do other evil things in the future."

At this point, Kaoru Takayanagi chose to side with Ran Mouri because she completely trusted Ran Mouri's judgment.

"If we want Ichiro to help solve the problem, it will most likely involve going to Ms. Okino Yoko's house. Are you all willing to do that?"

At this moment, Yoko Okino spoke up with a reminder that immediately put Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri in a difficult position.

Takayanagi Ichiro has been away for the past two days. Now that he's finally back, he's going to help out at Okino Yoko's house, which doesn't meet their expectations.

The reason why Gao Liu Mihua said such a thing was mainly because her husband had interacted with two women in the entertainment industry that day, which made her a little jealous.

She alone could not stop Takayanagi Ichiro, but if she joined forces with Takayanagi Kaoru and Mouri Ran, they might be able to take him down.

“Mr. Takayanagi, you can provide me with some countermeasures. I never intended for you to take action yourself.”

Yoko Okino could sense the feelings and attitudes of the two high school girls towards Ichiro Takayanagi, so she directly said that she didn't need Ichiro Takayanagi to come and deal with the problem; she just needed him to give her some good advice.

"These are just suggestions, I don't think they can solve the problem. The best way is for Brother Ichiro to go home with Miss Yoko. You might even run into the stalker on the way."

In the end, Ran Mouri still chose to let Ichiro Takayanagi go out with Yoko Okino to handle things, because if it dragged on any longer, some uncontrollable situations might occur with Yoko Okino.

Ran Mouri's choice surprised Takayanagi Miku a bit, but she nodded inwardly, recognizing this as a rare and valuable quality in Ran Mouri.

When Ichiro Takayanagi invited Ran Mouri to become Kaoru Takayanagi's tutor, it was not only because they were both girls and of similar age, but also because he discovered some very valuable qualities in Ran Mouri.

Even just learning a little bit from Ran Mouri would be enough for Kaoru Takayanagi to live a better life in this city.

Ran Mouri has now given up on the idea of ​​spending time with Ichiro Takayanagi and has instead told him to deal with Yoko Okino's situation first.

"Anyway, we'll have plenty of time in the future, and our older brother can play with us then."

Kaoru Takayanagi did not disappoint Mika Takayanagi, and immediately agreed with Ran Mouri's choice.

"Xiao Lan, Xiao Xun, thank you."

Yoko Okino was deeply moved at this moment because she could sense that the two high school girls held different statuses in Ichiro Takayanagi's heart.

If they all express this opinion, then the older generation will definitely care a lot about their attitude.

"In that case, there's no time like the present. I'll take you home today, Miss Yoko Okino. If we happen to run into that stalker, we can deal with him first."

At this point, Ichiro Takayanagi announced his decision and offered a reminder.

"I didn't go out because you wanted to pay me a commission, but because of the expectations of Xiaolan and Xiaoxun."

"Of course I understand, and I will definitely thank them properly afterward."

And so, Ichiro Takayanagi got up and left the credit office with Yoko Okino.

"Xiao Lan, if Yi Lang comes back tonight, then she belongs to you."

Takayanagi Mitsuka made the allocation at this time, which made her daughter, Takayanagi Kaoru, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Mom, Xiaolan and I had the same attitude just now, so why did you let Xiaolan have Big Brother all to herself?"

"Xiao Xun, I don't think Brother Ichiro will be back tonight, and I'll share the news with you when he does."

Ran Mouri had no intention of monopolizing Ichiro Takayanagi. Her current idea was to perform better so that she could give Ichiro Takayanagi to her mother.

Because Ran Mouri's good friend Sonoko Suzuki wants Ichiro Takayanagi to help her mother regain her youth.

Although Ran Mouri initially thought Sonoko Suzuki's ideas were a bit unconventional, after listening to Sonoko's explanation, Ran Mouri understood that Sonoko was simply doing what a daughter should do.

If Sonoko Suzuki can do something like this, then Ran Mouri believes she can do it too, and she's quite confident in her abilities.

Previously, after Kogoro Mouri incurred a loan here, Eri Kisaki came here to mediate, which also made Ran Mouri realize that Eri Kisaki and Ichiro Takayanagi were actually senior and junior students.

All Ran Mouri needs to do is tell Eri about the effects of Takayanagi Ichiro, and she's sure her mother will be tempted.

The main reason is that Ran Mouri is just a high school girl and can't help her mother much.

Therefore, Ran Mouri wouldn't do anything domineering in this house, so that even if Eri Kisaki really joined the clique later, it wouldn't arouse the jealousy of Mitsuka Takayanagi and Kaoru Takayanagi.

"Sister Xiaolan, you are the best."

Kaoru Takayanagi was overjoyed to receive a fair response from Ran Mouri after being treated unfairly by her own mother.

"You two go change your clothes. I'll go make dinner right away. Anyway, no one else will be coming here to apply for loans."

Takayanagi Mitsuka wasn't angry; she knew her daughter wouldn't be truly angry either, and Mouri Ran had done a good job.

The valuable lesson she learned during this period was that once the main client of Takayanagi Ichiro's agency left, no new clients would come to the agency.

Kaoru Takayanagi and Ran Mouri nodded, and then the two of them went upstairs together.

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

"Hey kid, what are you staring at over there for?"

At the Mouri Detective Agency, Kogoro Mouri was a little annoyed that Conan, that brat, kept staring at the loan office.

Chapter 290 Arrival at Yoko Okino's Boudoir

After receiving help from Conan Edogawa, Kogoro Mouri solved several problems and received a considerable amount of commission fees.

To Kogoro Mouri's great satisfaction, Conan Edogawa did not take all the credit for himself as he did in his high school days, but instead gave it to him.

Therefore, Kogoro Mouri considers Conan Edogawa to be his lucky star, and he even gets some small perks while watching Conan grow up.

Now, Conan Edogawa is staring intently at the Modern Detective Agency. Could it be that this little guy has taken a liking to Ichiro Takayanagi next door?

Ichiro Takayanagi is an extremely handsome man; if I were a woman, I might completely fall for him.

Kogoro Mouri is a little worried that Conan Edogawa might not be able to resist the other's charm and choose to leave him.

That would mean he would have one less person to vent to, and he would also have one less way to make money.

There was no need for deduction at all. Conan Edogawa turned around and rolled his eyes at Kogoro Mouri, who was thinking something. Kogoro Mouri trembled slightly.