Conan: The Self-cultivation of Fake Wine

He now had only one thought in mind, which was to finish the case as soon as possible and go back to pet the cat.

Even if it was a tragedy, it was a tragedy that could have been avoided.

Since you have already made the intention to kill someone, you should also be prepared to bear the corresponding consequences.

In addition to the point just mentioned, another new suspicious point is the mask worn by Jiro Imaoka on his face.

If it is true as Lu Ren speculated, Imaoka Jiro's purpose is to let Fujimori Asako rest, then his stand-up comedy practice will definitely not avoid Fujimori Asako.

In this case, Fujimori Asako should be familiar with zombie masks. Even if she is not familiar enough, she should know something about it, after all, it is difficult to buy such a well-made and highly recognizable horror zombie mask on the market.

But Fujimori's previous testimony did say that after the criminals entered the house, she ran inside in a panic.

This is really hard to understand.

However, these speculations still cannot be used as evidence. However, if it was a "Kimura Tatsuya" type of murder of passion, things would be much simpler.

When Lu Ren was solving the case, he needed to use actual evidence. Now, he is considered an old hand and solving the case doesn't have to be so troublesome.

As long as he can resolve any possible misunderstandings, he won't have to worry about what happens next.

Lu Ren looked at Qianye and pointed at the magazine in his hand. "Officer Qianye, the magazine said that the female reporter who was dating Kimura, no, Imaoka Jiro, who is she?"

"Forehead……"

"Forget it, I'll call and ask myself." Seeing this, Lu Ren took out his cell phone and called Chisai Ichihara of the newspaper. "Uncle Ichihara, I have something to ask you. Please help me find the female reporter who dated Jiro Imaoka. I need to talk to her about something."

Having said that, Lu Ren walked out of the apartment.

There was a police cordon at the entrance, but it was not necessary for him. Without even asking, an unknown police officer took the initiative to remove the cordon and escorted Lu Ren through.

It was not until a quarter of an hour later that Lu Ren returned to the apartment.

When he entered the room, Lu Ren's expression was still a little strange. Even he could not fully predict the subsequent developments.

Fortunately, he was also a veteran and well-informed person. After a moment's pause, Lu Ren looked at Fujimori Asako and asked, "Do you usually read the newspaper?"

"No, I'm busy with rehearsals and don't have time."

"You should take a look, at least take a look at the manuscripts I wrote, such as the one about Kimura Tatsuya's death."

"Brother Lu Ren, is Tatsuya Kimura related to this case?" Megure couldn't help but ask.

"Probably a little bit." Lu Ren replied casually, and then handed the package in his hand to Fujimori Asako, "This is the birthday present that Imaoka Jiro planned to give you today. I asked the courier to send it over urgently."

"This, this is..."

Asako Fujimori's hands suddenly couldn't help shaking, and an unspeakable shadow shrouded her heart at this moment.

The first thing that was opened was a pink handwritten greeting card.

[Happy birthday this year? My birthday gift to you is a ring. Let's end the relationship between the crosstalk group and boyfriend and girlfriend and officially marry me!

It is really hard to tell you to quit the crosstalk world you love, so I can only express it in this letter. I am still as frightened as I was back then, on this important stage of life.

But as long as you are here, I believe everything will be fine. Just like you helped me in the beginning, please help me again now. Please take care of yourself and welcome a new life with me!

As for the Strawberry Duo, let them live forever in our hearts.

Lover: Jiro Imaoka]

The other thing in the package was, of course, the ring mentioned in the letter.

A diamond ring for proposal.

Asako Fujimori's hands were shaking more violently, and she could barely hold the object in her hands. The small diamond ring seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

Lu Ren's voice came faintly, as if it was far away in the horizon.

"I will report today's events truthfully. Ms. Fujimori Asako, do you still insist on your previous statement, 'Imaoka Jiro dressed as a zombie and broke into the house with the intention of doing something bad to you.'"

"The name of a murderer might not sound good to him. Of course, if you insist, I don't mind." Lu Ren chuckled, "After all, I am a professional."

"No, it's not like that. I did everything. I was the one who let Jiro down. I misunderstood him. I..."

Halfway through her words, Fujimori Asako suddenly choked up and then burst into tears.

"Oh, that's good. Officer Megure, I'll leave the rest to you. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Lu Ren waved his hand, walked past Fujimori Asako who was lying on the ground crying, and turned to walk out of the house.

For him, there was no reason or meaning to stay here anymore.

The moonlight hangs lightly on the branches, swaying gently and looking gracefully.

A mournful cry was faintly heard from the air. Lu Ren walked away without looking back.

I knew at an early age that life was difficult, so I took the world's dreams lightly.

If I had known this, why bother.

ps1: The author rewrote the words on the greeting card. I don’t know if it was a translation problem, but the previous one was a bit difficult to read.

ps2: This title feels so hellish the moment I think of it, but I still like it.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 569: Fireworks Display

After arriving home, Lu Ren leaned back on the sofa and asked Xiaoyou to help him play the Strawberry Duo's past crosstalk videos.

After watching a few videos, he had a preliminary understanding of this crosstalk group.

The first thing that must be acknowledged is that the crosstalk level of these two people is really good, with fluent language, good rhythm, constant jokes, and they can mobilize the emotions of the audience very well.

Of course, what left the deepest impression on Lu Ren was their final remarks.

"Strawberry is the taste of love."

Every time the performance is coming to an end, they will recite this line without fail, and the audience will applaud and cheer enthusiastically. The atmosphere on the scene will also be raised to a climax at that moment.

Perhaps to give the audience enough time to react, the two people would deliberately pause after saying the word "strawberry", then press together again, until they use their bodies and arms to form a big heart, and then stretch out their tone and shout out the second half of the line slowly and steadily - the taste of love.

This is both the origin of the name of their group and the proof of their love.

But I'll never hear it again.

Lu Ren had no regrets about this. He had seen so many separations and deaths that he was used to it. Moreover, compared to other regrets, this was the result of their own choice after all.

People are ultimately responsible for their own choices.

He quickly put the matter behind him and started thinking about other things.

Never heard of again = out of print.

The Strawberry Duo already had a good fan base.

If that’s the case, then isn’t now the best time to take action?

Directly find the agency or TV station where the Strawberry Duo works, buy out all the previous crosstalk videos of the group, and then move them to your own website.

This was not the first time Lu Ren had done this, and he was very familiar with it. For such bad artists or groups, their agencies or management companies would basically sell them half-heartedly.

It just so happens that these people have a group of loyal fans, and the purchase can have an immediate traffic-attracting effect, which can be regarded as a model of high quality and low price.

However, he doesn't need to do it personally this time, as his own company's employees will do it.

Lu Ren took out his cell phone and called Nanatsuki Koshimizu.

"Hey, boss, what's up?"

"Well, go contact the agency that the Strawberry Duo works for, buy out their videos and put them on our website. You know the Strawberry Duo, right?"

"I know, it's that super popular crosstalk group! Boss, are you also a fan of theirs?" The voice on the other end of the computer suddenly became excited, "I like them so much!"

"Uh. Then I have to tell you some bad news. The male artist in the duo is dead. He was killed by his girlfriend, the female partner."

"..."

After a long silence, Nanatsuki Koshimizu said dimly, "This matter hasn't been reported online yet, so you went to find them yourself, boss. And then they died, right?"

"Uh. Why do you feel weird when you say that? I didn't kill that person."

The voice on the other end suddenly rose, "You celebrity killer! Count how many you have sent away!"

"Don't talk nonsense." Lu Ren corrected seriously, "The artist killer is obviously Mao Li and his family. It has nothing to do with me."

"hehe."

After a while of complaining, Nanatsuki Koshimizu finally did not forget her job. Following Lu Ren's instructions, she began to try to contact the agency where the Strawberry Band was located.

About half an hour later, she called back.

"I contacted their agent, Mr. Hisamatsu. He is currently accompanying Ms. Fujimori at the police station. When they heard that it was your company, they said they would not charge any money and would authorize us to make the exclusive purchase."

"That's good."

"The only problem is that Strawberry Band is not an artist cultivated by the TV station. So they have performed all over the country and appeared on various TV shows, and they earn performance fees. Hisamatsu promised to send me their previous performance schedule. But we have to ask the organizer for the original performance video and so on."

"Oh...come on then."

"No, boss, didn't you understand? They have performed all over the country!" Nanatsuki Koshimizu reiterated.

"So what do you mean?"

"Let's give up."

"Give up? That doesn't exist. Strawberry Band no longer exists. As a fan, you don't want their performance videos to be scattered, right?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not their fan anymore. My love for the idols can't outweigh my hatred for the job." Koshimizu Nanatsuki replied coldly, and then couldn't help but ask, "And boss, why don't you hand this matter over to Kusumi Maiko and the others?"

"Kusumi Maiko? Who is that?"

"Who are those?! They are the employees you hired yourself! Kuzumi Maiko and her boyfriend Somei Shogo, they used to run a TV program creative planning company, they must have connections with all the major TV stations."

"Uh." After hearing what Yueshui Nanatsuki said, Lu Ren just remembered that he seemed to have recruited a few people.

But how can I put this matter...

"Nanatsuki, you have to understand that you are my most trusted and capable person." Lu Ren said earnestly, "That's why I gave this job to you in the first place."

"Haha, you just simply forgot about the two of them, right?"

"how could be."

"You just forgot!"

"Well... let's put it this way. You go contact them and work together to get this done. Good luck!"

"Ah."

Just a moment after hanging up the phone, Lu Ren's phone rang again.

"Nanatsuki, what's wrong?"

"Natsuki Koshimizu? What happened to her?"

"Oh, it's you, Ai-chan. I was just on the phone with Nanatsuki Koshimizu, talking to her about some business matters."

After Lu Ren gave a brief explanation, he began to talk to her in detail.

After all, Haibara Ai is his heir, and she has a will. It's time for her to learn more about this aspect of his business.

Huiyuan didn't know what Lu Ren meant by saying this, but she was happy about it.

As long as they could talk to each other more and get to know each other better, she would be happy to listen and respond.

As for the specific content of the conversation, that is secondary.

About ten minutes later, Lu Ren thought he had finished talking, so he took the initiative to change the subject and asked Xiao Ai why she came.

"Brother Ren, there will be a fireworks display in Beika Town tomorrow. Do you want to go watch the fireworks together?"

"A fireworks display?"

By the way, there was a fireworks display in Beika Town before, but they were camping in the mountains and missed it.

Lu Ren still has the photos of the fireworks display that Shiina Hana sent him on his mobile phone.

"Brother Ren?"

"Sorry, I got distracted. I'm fine with the fireworks. I'll see you there."

"Well, see you tomorrow."