Stay away from Conan

Chapter 420 The identity of the agent

"Such a rapid poisoning rate?"

Gao Yuan frowned slightly and said doubtfully, then he leaned in front of the deceased and took a slight sniff. Sure enough, he smelled a hint of bitter almond——

Cyanide?

In response, Gao Yuan couldn't help but look at the unfinished can of coffee on the coffee table——

Sure enough, if you want to further confirm the clues at the scene, it is best to let the police come to the scene to investigate...

However, with Izumo Yukino's performance...

Although she didn't think she was the murderer, her behavior of not wanting to contact the police before solving the case was still too suspicious.

So, after thinking for a while, Gao Yuan said to everyone:

"I don't have to call the police, but I'm just a detective after all. I don't have the professional investigative capabilities of the police, so I can't guarantee that I can solve this incident. If I can't figure out the truth about your manager's murder within an hour, no matter what I will call the police directly!”

As he spoke, Takato looked at Izumo Yukino with a serious expression, while Izumo Yukino was silent for a moment, and finally clenched his fists, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but nodded, agreeing with Takato's statement.

"Then, within this hour, everyone present shall not leave this room or touch anything in the room..."

Gao Yuan looked around at everyone present and couldn't help but feel a little emotional——

That is to say, after opening the door, no one made a loud noise to attract others, otherwise I would definitely not agree to Izumo Yukino's request.

But... Izumo Yukino...

When he thought of this name, Gao Yuan couldn't help but recall the case he encountered a few days ago, the deceased Mizutani Yukino who was suspected to be a member of the organization. Her false identity used the name "Izumo Yukino"...

At that time, I thought I just happened to have the same name...

Thinking like this, Gao Yuan shook his head, put the thought aside for the time being, and then asked:

"Isn't there three of you in your group? And the lady named Chiyo, do you know where she is? And... the can of coffee your manager drinks, did he buy it himself?"

After asking this question, Kashiwagi Shiyin thought for a moment, then lowered his head and replied with some lingering fear:

"I remember... when I left to find you... Chiyo was still in the room... and this can of coffee... I remember that before we went on stage to perform, Chiyo and I went to buy it from the vending machine in the corridor. Coming..."

"I bought it from the vending machine..."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but think for a moment, then looked at Izumo Yukino and asked:

"Do you know where Miss Chiyo went?"

According to Kashiwagi Shion, the girl named "Chiyo" was still in the room before she went out. She left after Kashiwagi Shion went out, and Izumo Yukino had not left the room, so she couldn't help but ask. .

"She seems to have gone to the toilet..."

Izumo Yukino lowered his head and answered in a very depressed mood.

"That's it..."

Gao Yuan thought, then looked at Kashiwagi Shiyin:

"Miss Kashiwagi, could you please go find Miss Chiyo?"

In response, Kashiwagi Shion looked at Izumo Yukino who was comforting him, thought for a moment, nodded, and then asked Tie Zhuyu to help take care of the depressed Izumo Yukino——

"Zhu Yu, I'm sorry to trouble you."

After saying that, seeing Tie Zhuyu nodded and coming up to support Izumo Yukino, Kashiwagi Shion went out to look for Usami Chiyo.

In this regard, Gao Yuan first asked the few people present to stay aside and take a good rest. Then he took out his mobile phone and used the camera function to take pictures of the scene for the time being.

After finishing this, Gao Yuan put away his mobile phone, took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on, then started to pick up the can of coffee and inspect it carefully——

According to Izumo Yukino, the deceased was poisoned and died after taking a sip of coffee, so it is very likely that the poison was poured into the coffee.

However, according to Kashiwagi Shion, this can of coffee was purchased from the vending machine in the corridor. Logically speaking, it is impossible to poison it in advance.

In this case, there are only two possibilities -

First, the murderer knew that the deceased would drink this kind of coffee, so he prepared poisoned coffee in advance, and deliberately bought a can of the same coffee from the vending machine beforehand, but when he gave it to the deceased, he replaced it with Poisoned coffee.

Second, after the deceased opened the coffee can, he poisoned the opened coffee.

If it is the first case, then there should be evidence of poisoning the coffee - for example, pinholes or something - on the coffee can that should have been sealed.

But after Gao Yuan carefully observed it, he found no similar holes on the coffee can.

From this point of view, the poison should have been administered after the deceased opened the coffee can.

Thinking like this, after a while, Kashiwagi Shion hurried back to the lounge with Usami Chiyo. After seeing her manager dead on the sofa, Usami Chiyo collapsed on the ground with tears streaming down her face. burst into tears.

Seeing this, Kashiwagi Shiyin hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.

Gao Yuan put the coffee can back to its original place, stepped forward and asked:

"Are you...Miss Chiyo? Did you buy that can of coffee?"

Hearing this, Usami Chiyo, who couldn't stop crying, covered her mouth, nodded silently, and then continued to be immersed in sadness without any further reaction.

Seeing this, Gao Yuan looked at the three beautiful girls in the room wearing the same singing uniforms and sword-shaped brooches on their chests, and couldn't help but say:

"Now, in order to solve the murder of your manager, as a detective, I have questions to ask the three ladies of your group... But I need to ask you about the situation alone, is that okay?"

In response, Usami Chiyo, Izumo Yukino, and Kashiwagi Shion couldn't help but nodded, so Gao Yuan said to Tie Zhuyu beside him:

"In this case...Miss Moroha, please watch them in the room and never let them touch anything on site."

After all, in the absence of police intervention, the only person he trusted most at the scene was Tie Zhuyu.

"OK."

Nodding seriously, Tie Zhuyu responded.

So, Gao Yuan said to Kashiwagi Shiyin and the others:

"You three young ladies, please come out alone...who comes first?"

"I'll go first."

In this regard, Kashiwagi Shion, who was relatively emotionally stable, spoke first.

So, Gao Yuan and Kashiwagi Shion walked out of the room first, came to the corridor, and started asking - Fortunately, the location of this lounge is indeed remote enough, and there are no other artist's lounges nearby, as long as Keep a good voice and it shouldn't attract other people's attention——

"Miss Kashiwagi Shion, let's keep the story short... As for your manager, can you introduce him to me first? I remember that the fact that you are able to perform here today is the result of your manager's hard work, right?"

Gao Yuan asked first.

In response, Kashiwagi Shion nodded and said seriously:

"That's right. Our manager's name is Shinji Sakano. He takes great care of us and often helps us get some performance opportunities. We are all very grateful to him."

"You...don't you have any conflicts with him?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"Contradiction? How could it be!"

Upon hearing this, Kashiwagi Shion immediately retorted:

"The agent is very good to us. He takes good care of us no matter in life, practice or work. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't have such a good opportunity. How could we have a conflict with him?"

While listening to Kashiwagi Shion's answer, Takato also took out his mobile phone and started searching for information about "Sakano Nobuji" to see if he could find information about him online.

As a result, Gao Yuan soon found out a piece of breaking news——

Shinji Sakano seems to be the son of an entrepreneur, a rich second generation!