Ke Xue: Xiaolan delivers goods to your door at the beginning

After looking down at Yoko Okino below for a while, Koizumi Akako, standing on the steps, coldly uttered a sentence.

"This woman..."

"dying……"

Is this woman... going to die?

Lin Xiaofeng was not the only one who heard Koizumi Akako's words; Conan, who had already developed listening skills, was also nearby.

Conan followed Koizumi Akako's gaze down the steps, and the only woman he could see was Okino Yoko.

So she was saying that Yoko Okino was going to die?

But on what basis did she say that?

Although Yoko Okino did indeed attract jealousy from her peers due to her recent rapid rise to fame, which led to a stalker case, it shouldn't have been enough to kill her, right?

Standing next to Koizumi Akako, Lin Xiaofeng directly asked the question that Conan really wanted to ask.

"You mean Yoko Okino? How do you know she's going to die?"

Koizumi Akako's answer was brief and to the point.

"intuition."

As he descended the steps, Kogoro Mori rushed to Yoko Okino, looking at her "battered and bruised" state with heartache.

"Miss Yoko, what happened to you?"

"Could it be another stalker?!"

Yoko Okino's smile had a strangely poignant quality as she said, "It's not that serious... I just accidentally fell down the stairs this morning when I was leaving the house."

"Fortunately, it's not too serious. The doctor said it's a fracture in my shinbone and I need to rest for a while."

"Huh?" Kogoro Mori quickly asked with concern, "Then why didn't you stay home and rest? What are you doing here all this way?"

At this point, Yoko Okino looked apologetic.

"It's like this, I have a filming session today, and Detective Mouri, you've taken the time out of your busy schedule to personally serve as a guide and consultant for this show."

"However, due to my current situation, filming cannot continue, and I feel very bad about it, so I want to personally apologize to everyone in the crew."

"I'm not in a good position to go upstairs. Could you please ask Detective Mori to go up and call them for me?"

"Miss Yoko, you are so kind! I, Kogoro Mouri, am happy to serve you!"

Kogoro Mori stood at attention and saluted Yoko Okino, then quickly ran up the steps.

……

At Kogoro Mouri's invitation, all the crew members came down and saw Yoko Okino, who was limping.

After explaining why he was skipping work, the crew members had no choice but to accept it.

"I'm sorry! I've caused everyone trouble!"

With the help of her manager, Yoko Okino managed to bow to the crowd.

Director Taketoshi Ogino stated that even if Yoko Ogino fully recovers, he will still insist on having her as the female lead.

Yoko Okino expressed her gratitude excitedly, but this was just a requirement from the production company; they would only invest if the female lead was a popular actress like Yoko Okino.

Looking up, they saw that it was getting late, so the director invited Yoko Okino and the entire crew to stay at a nearby hotel for the night.

Yoko Okino, who already felt apologetic, did not refuse.

Upon seeing that Yoko Okino had agreed to stay at the hotel, Kogoro Mouri immediately changed his mind and volunteered to stay at the hotel with her.

Only the actor named Nachi Shingo spoke out against the grain.

"How could a handsome guy like me stay in such a cheap hotel?"

"I'm going to the place where handsome guys should stay—Teitan Hotel."

…Joe…

After the crew finished packing up, the Mori family went to stay at a hotel near Beika Shrine, and Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako also came along.

Seeing Lin Xiaofeng who had come along, Kogoro Mouri finally realized what was happening and frowned as he questioned, "You wouldn't happen to be a fan of Yoko Okino too, would you?"

Lin Xiaofeng was speechless for a moment, and was about to explain when Koizumi Akako, who was standing next to him, seemed to have been touched on a sensitive nerve and took the initiative to say, "Uncle, please don't misunderstand..."

"He's my prisoner!"

Everyone was filled with questions at Koizumi Akako's bold statement.

Kogoro Mouri: Ms. Akako Koizumi... seems a bit too open-minded?

Conan: Lin Xiaofeng is indeed a scumbag!

Just then, the director walked over and asked Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako if they were friends of Kogoro Mouri.

"If that's the case, our film crew has booked the entire hotel for today. Since Shingo isn't staying here, we have one room left that we can offer you for free."

499. Wanting to save Yoko Okino

The male director, who enjoys lively gatherings, enthusiastically invited the men in the hotel to have dinner and drinks together.

Unable to refuse the warm invitation, Lin Xiaofeng also joined the crew members at their dinner party.

"I never expected this! It turns out that Mr. Lin, like Mr. Mori, is also a detective!"

"Detective Lin, come on! Let me toast you!"

Just then, a discordant voice appeared.

"Yuji, you should take this opportunity to get the detective's contact information. You never know when you might need it for an investigation into infidelity."

The speaker was a man with a skeletal face. Lin Xiaofeng knew from the information above his head that his name was Anxi Shounan and that he was the film crew's photographer.

"What did you say!"

Assistant director Yuji Shimazaki slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth, because he was getting married next month to the production assistant, Taeko Mamegaki.

When Anzai Morio said at this time that he needed to investigate the affair, the meaning behind it couldn't be clearer.

Seeing the angry Shimazaki Yuji, Anzai Morio still showed no remorse, but continued to sneer: "Marriage may seem like a beautiful flower, but it is just an illusion."

"you!"

Just as the furious Shimazaki Yuji was about to rush forward, a series of eerie, lewd laughs suddenly echoed through the room.

Hehehehe—

Anzai Morio chuckled and showed his skull watch to everyone, saying, "I bought this watch last month when I went to America."

"Isn't the alarm clock's sound quite distinctive?"

"Everyone, I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Anzai Morio left the room with his body hunched over.

"What a difficult guy."

Watching Anzai Morio's departing figure, the director, holding a beer glass, muttered a casual remark.

Having watched the drama unfold, Lin Xiaofeng glanced to the side.

Conan, who was holding a glass of juice, stared disdainfully at Anzai Morio as he walked away.

At this moment, Lin Xiaofeng felt that there was another potential victim.

Having too many enemies is never a good sign when you encounter Conan.

Lin Xiaofeng was also a little curious about the director's attitude, so he asked, "If you find him troublesome, why not replace him?"

"Replacing him should also be within your authority, right?"

It might even save his life...

The male director sighed and complained, "Actually, he was introduced to be a camera assistant by Mamegaki Taeko, who is also the granddaughter of the head priest of the main filming location for this movie—Mihana Shrine."

"In order to secure the filming location, I had no choice but to accept him, and besides, his photography skills weren't bad."

Sitting next to him, assistant director Yuji Shimazaki lowered his head with a complicated expression. Suddenly, he stood up and said, "Excuse me, everyone, I'm not feeling well. I'm going out for some fresh air."

"Oh, then bring me a pack of cigarettes," the director said.

"Oh, I see."

With Shimazaki Yuji's departure, all the discord at the dinner table disappeared.

"Mr. Mori! Let's continue our previous topic and talk about your detective career!"

"Oh..." Kogoro Mouri thought for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "Then let me tell you about the case that happened at my class reunion!"

"But you've already talked about this case..."

"Then the kidnapping of the chairman's daughter?"

"This has already been mentioned...and wasn't Mr. Lin the first to arrive at the scene to rescue people?"

"Um... well, let's talk about the TV presenter murder case then!"

"This has actually been discussed before..."

Kogoro Mouri fell into deep thought, while Conan had already given the answer in his heart.

Sorry, he only solved the first two cases while he was awake...

As for the case involving the television station, it was the result of his "review" after watching the television videotapes several times.

To avoid Lin Xiaofeng noticing anything amiss, and also to ease Kogoro Mouri's embarrassment, Conan broke the awkward silence.

"Why don't you let Uncle Lin tell me about the cases he solved? I'm very curious!"

"Ah, yes, yes!"

Kogoro Mouri quickly agreed.

And so, Lin Xiaofeng, who was used to solving cases while awake, began to talk eloquently.

……

Meanwhile, a lively conversation was taking place in the girls' room. Yoko Okino's approachable nature made Akako Koizumi feel instantly at ease with her.

"Your hair is nice too."

Koizumi Akako gently stroked Okino Yoko's long, golden curly hair, making an envious sound.

Yoko Okino smiled back and complimented, "Actually, Akako's hair is quite nice too. Long, straight, smooth hair is perfectly fine, and it's not dry or split. I really envy your youth; you can go out without makeup..."

However, despite the politeness in the remark, Koizumi Akako laughed out loud without any restraint.

"Of course!"

“Oh ho ho ho—”

And so, the conversation between the two girls continued until 9:45 p.m.

When Koizumi Akako went out, she ran into Lin Xiaofeng in the corridor.

"Miss Hongzi (bhbe), how is it?"

"Oh. It worked!"

The two returned to their room and bumped into Mr. Anzai leaving the house, while Kogoro Mouri was smoking in the hallway.

"It looks like Mr. Anzai is going out too..." Kogoro Mori murmured.

Inside the room, Koizumi Akako pulled her hand out of her pocket, a few strands of hair still entwined between her fingers. However, these golden strands of hair were not Koizumi Akako's, but Okino Yoko's. In fact, at the Beika Shrine, Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako had reached a consensus to investigate the "cause of death" of Okino Yoko.

Based on the witch's uncanny sixth sense, Koizumi Akako could clearly feel that something "dirty" was entangled around Okino Yoko. Lin Xiaofeng and Koizumi Akako were both very curious about the source of this "dirty" thing. To find out exactly what this "dirty" thing was, they first needed to obtain Okino Yoko's clone, that is, her hair. Koizumi Akako took a magic talisman from her pocket, placed it on the ground, and then placed Okino Yoko's hair on top of it.

"The ominous spirits wandering in the demonic realms of the underworld, bound by the Crimson Covenant, now is the time for you to reveal their destiny to me!"

Koizumi Akako chanted the incantation passed down through generations, like someone suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

As the incantation ended, a pale blue light gradually appeared on the rune.

Immediately afterwards, the light quickly turned into a nauseating blackish-red color, like viscous filth.

"I see……"

Knowing the answer, Koizumi Akako quickly grabbed the magic talisman from the ground, tore it off, and the light on it immediately disappeared.

"I understand, she's being targeted by a ghost."