Isn't it very scientific to use the Death Note to kill people?

Lin Jiashu replied.

The current situation was indeed confusing, but when Kogoro Mouri casually opened the meeting room door and shouted "Excuse me!", Shiratori Ninzaburo, who was on the phone, walked over and paused for a moment when he saw Kogoro Mouri.

Busy answering the phone, he didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly came out.

But Inspector Megure, who was sitting in the conference room, was greatly surprised by his appearance: "Brother Mori, and Brother Hayashi?"

"Inspector? What are you doing here?"

"Inspector Megure, may I ask who these gentlemen are...?"

Sitting opposite Inspector Megure was a well-to-do man wearing black-rimmed glasses. His first reaction upon seeing Kogoro Mouri and Yoshiki Hayashi was one of concern.

Inspector Megure immediately signaled to the other party not to worry and prepared to introduce himself.

However, there was no need for him to speak.

"Japan's number one detective, your Kogoro Mouri."

Upon discovering a beautiful Italian woman sitting in the conference room, Kogoro Mouri immediately moved in front of her and pulled out a gold-embossed business card: "Miss."

Overwhelmed by his overwhelming excitement, the woman forced a smile and accepted Kogoro Mouri's business card.

Kogoro Mouri was about to say something more when Ran grabbed him by the back of his neck and dragged him back.

Seeing her movements, which were no more strenuous than pulling a rag doll, and her still having the energy to smile and apologize to the other side and introduce herself, Lin Jiashu's smile faltered for a moment... When he bullied Xiaolan before, he had no idea that she had such strength.

Just as Ran had dragged her unreliable father back, Sonoko appeared in front of the popular idol Emilio Barrett as if by teleportation: "I'm Sonoko Suzuki, your assistant! I've been listening to your songs. Please, Mr. Emilio, give me an autograph!"

She wasn't exactly infatuated; she was just a fangirl.

After looking around, Lin Jiashu looked at Conan, who was speechless, and laughed, "It seems that the lobby manager downstairs has misunderstood."

"It was just a misunderstanding..."

The incident involving Princess Mira left a deep impression on the manager of the Sakura Hotel, who assumed that the two were involved in a police operation and invited them to this conference room.

It was fine when he didn't know, but Conan became a little curious when he saw Shiratori Ninzaburo and Inspector Megure there.

"So, is there some kind of incident this time, Inspector Megure?" Yoshiki Hayashi stepped forward and asked with a smile. "Otherwise, you should still be stuck in the Metropolitan Police Department right now, having a headache."

"As expected, you can't hide it from Brother Lin."

Without hesitation, Inspector Megure gestured to the portly man sitting opposite him: "This is Mr. Luciano Canevalle, the organizer in charge of Mr. Emilio's performance in Japan."

"Hello." The other person nodded.

"And the person next to him is—"

“My name is Claudia Bellucci.”

The Italian woman with short blonde hair interrupted Inspector Megure's opening remarks, saying, "She's Emilio's manager."

"I know it very well!"

Kogoro Mouri, who had somehow ended up sitting to the left of Inspector Megure, replied excitedly.

Xiao Lan sighed and rubbed her forehead in disbelief.

Her father's purpose in coming here from the beginning was to see this agent in front of him—ever since he saw her face on TV yesterday, he's been acting like she's worthless.

However, it's true that many guys find this agent very charming...

Thinking of this, Xiaolan couldn't help but glance at Lin Jiashu again, only to find that Lin Jiashu was looking at her.

This discovery immediately made her smile.

Lin Jiashu then looked at Claudia Bellucci across from him... Her features did indeed have the charm of an Italian beauty, but was it because her hair was too short? Although she was pretty, she seemed to be nothing special.

Yoshiki Hayashi has always preferred women with a stronger feminine charm.

"The reason we came here this time is actually because..."

"Inspector, is it alright to say this?"

"Don't worry, although Brother Mori is unreliable, he is a very trustworthy person."

Megure chuckled and patted Kogoro Mouri on the shoulder. After Kogoro retorted with "What do you mean by unreliable?", he turned to Yoshiki Hayashi and said, "As for Brother Hayashi, there's no need to say more. He's a special consultant for one of our police task forces."

"There's no need to go into the current situation of the task force, Inspector Megure."

"That's not your problem, Mr. Lin."

Shiratori Ninzaburo came in after finishing his phone call sometime earlier. As he passed by, he patted Hayashi Yoshiki on the shoulder before returning to his seat.

With the police officer's endorsement, agent Claudia picked up her bag and took out a letter.

"Actually, Emilio received this this morning."

She opened the letter and handed it to the group of people.

It was a letter in Italian, pieced together from text cut out of newspapers.

"【Cancel the concert, or Emilio's life will be in danger.】"

Knowing that probably none of the people present could understand Italian, Claudia thoughtfully translated.

Shiratori Ninzaburo put on gloves and carefully put the letter into the evidence bag.

Inspector Megure then asked who had touched the letter. After confirming that only the idol Emilio and his manager had touched it, he said he would take it back to test whether there were any other people's fingerprints on it.

“But the prisoners used words from newspapers to write this letter, so it’s unlikely that they would have made the mistake of leaving fingerprints.”

Several waiters brought coffee to the conference room. After thanking them, Lin Jiashu asked, "Has it been made public that Mr. Emilio is staying at this hotel?"

No, it hasn't been made public.

The organizer, Luciano, immediately said, "Because Emilio is very popular, and this is his first time in Japan, if his whereabouts are revealed, a large number of fans will definitely come and disturb his rest... In order to ensure the success of the upcoming concert, we will of course avoid this situation."

"Besides the hotel staff, who else knows about this?"

"They're probably just some concert staff..." Luciano wasn't quite sure.

"But we still cannot rule out the possibility that outsiders committed the crime," Shiratori Ninzaburo said. "Because some fanatical fans will use all sorts of methods to investigate their idols' residences and try to get close to them."

on the side,

Holding several concert tickets in her hand, Sonoko remained silent. She had come to ask for an autograph through her connections in the Suzuki Group, but she was now quietly hiding behind her best friend, not making a sound.

"Let's cancel it!"

Emilio, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke.

All eyes in the conference room turned to him, only to see the young foreign idol suddenly react: "I don't want to die! Can't we just cancel the concert?!"

"Calm down, Emilio!"

"Don't be so quick to talk about canceling. We've already spent a huge amount of money on your concert! I even urged the renovation of the Dongdu Stadium to be completed ahead of schedule, and the tickets are all sold out! Don't you understand that it's impossible to cancel now?"

Under pressure from his agent and investors, Emilio could only sulk and hold his head in despair, remaining silent.

The lives of idols don't seem to be as glamorous as they appear on the surface...

The two girls in the room couldn't help but think about it.

Ran glanced at Sonoko hiding behind her and saw the gleaming gold ticket in her hand—a ticket for a VIP seat in the very front row of the concert, which Sonoko had prepared well in advance.

"I was originally thinking of giving you one, me one, and Yoshiki-nii one too..." Noticing Ran's gaze, Sonoko whispered in her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, "But now that I know about this, I'm too embarrassed to go."

"There's nothing we can do; nobody knew something like this would happen."

Xiaolan wasn't particularly interested in this idol, although she would occasionally listen to his songs. "But why are there still tickets for Yoshiki-san?"

"hum"

Sonoko gave a subtle smile.

Ran was speechless at the sight, feeling a little dumbfounded and a bit jealous... Should she really tell Sonoko about it?

If I keep this from her, she'll be furious when she suddenly finds out about me and Yoshiki-san, right? I've taken up the spot without telling her anything—

But Xiaolan would feel very embarrassed if she told her the words.

After all, she had kept such a quiet demeanor, and in Sonoko's eyes, she should clearly be with Shinichi...

But after saying those words, I don't know if it will affect my relationship with Sonoko.

Xiao Lan lowered her head, looking somewhat troubled.

While the two girls were whispering, Kogoro Mouri suddenly burst into laughter, revealing that he already knew the truth. He even shifted the blame to Lupin III, claiming that he stole the Cherry Blossom Sapphire to win over his manager, Claudia, when she was feeling down about the concert...

Everyone present was speechless, but Kogoro Mouri was completely oblivious.

Hayashi Yoshiki, however, was still showing his support:

"As expected of Uncle Mori, he gave me a completely unexpected idea."

"Ah, Ashu, you are very outstanding, but sometimes you still have to look up to your uncle as your senior."

Ran couldn't bear to watch Kogoro Mouri being so smug.

This time, she hid behind Sonoko, covered her face with her hands, and said, "Yoshiki-nii, you really don't have to be so supportive of my dad for everything."

Sometimes, constantly praising someone can turn them into a complete idiot.

Chapter 471: Dangerous and Troublesome

The executive lounge at the Sakura Hotel is on the 30th floor.

The bright red bar and the surrounding copper brewing barrels set the basic tone of the space. Just turn around and you can see the stunning high-altitude view of the area near Shiba Park and Skytree from the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Even though it's not nighttime, there's nothing more comfortable than hiding here where you can smoke and drink.

Daisuke Jigen stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

"Drinking whiskey in broad daylight, is the job of a bodyguard really that easy?"

Lin Jiashu pulled out the chair next to him and sat down.

Daisuke Jigen immediately chuckled, "Ha!"

"Compared to those who juggle multiple jobs, that's incredibly leisurely."

"Would you like something to drink, sir?"

The bartender behind the counter asked softly.

Hayashi Yoshiki didn't show any unusual reaction to Jigen Daisuke's words. He asked the bartender, "Are the drinks here mainly served neat?"

"Yes, but there are also some basic cocktails."

"Then a glass of juice will be enough for me."

"That's right, make sure to give him orange-flavored juice."

Daisuke Jigen smiled and picked up the whiskey glass in front of him.

Orange flavor.

That's the essence of Cointreau.

"You guys are definitely a very troublesome bunch."

Lin Jiashu's reaction was very calm.

Lupin III and his gang were like this: they were everywhere and seemed to be omnipotent.

Not only have Conan and Shinichi Kudo's identities been exposed, but Lupin III and his gang have also thoroughly exposed both of them... Even Kaito Kid, whose identity has never been revealed, has been ridiculed by Lupin III as a high school kid.

The bartender brought a glass of orange juice to Lin Jiashu.

"Troublesome people have no right to complain about others being troublesome."

Daisuke Jigen lit another cigarette and took a puff.

"Günter von Goldberg II".

The name that came out of his mouth along with the smoke was one that was already very distant to Lin Jiashu: "After I retired, he seemed to be very capable, that guy... but he died mysteriously in America, what a pity."

"Yes, I think I even got his autograph back then, but unfortunately I don't know where I accidentally lost it."

Lin Jiashu replied with a smile.

Daisuke Jigen couldn't help but press his hand against the hat on his head and burst into laughter.