Stay away from Conan

Chapter 422 The Secret of Izumo Yukino

"I know."

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then asked:

"In other words, when you were performing, Mr. Sakano went to the dressing room to change clothes?"

"I think...right..."

Usami Chiyo answered uncertainly with her head down.

"Where is the dressing room?"

After thinking for a while, Gao Yuan suddenly asked.

"It's the one next door..."

Usami Chiyo pointed to the room next to the lounge and said:

"Our dressing room is arranged there...and there are no other singers' lounges nearby, so we are the only ones using that room."

"Okay, I know."

As he spoke, Gao Yuan walked to the door of the room and tried to turn the doorknob with his gloved hand. He found that he could open the door directly, so he pushed the door slightly open and looked inside--

It was a room about the same size as the lounge next door.

There was a row of cabinets on the wall near the entrance, and on the innermost wall was a large mirror.

"Are your luggage in the lockers here?"

Because he didn't see any items in the lounge, nor did he see the suit that Sakano Shinji had taken off, Gao Yuan couldn't help but point to the row of lockers with locks on each door and asked.

"Yes."

Usami Chiyo nodded when she heard this.

In response, Gao Yuan thought about it, closed the door again, and said to Usami Chiyo:

"Well, I'll ask here first, you go and call Miss Izumo over."

Hearing this, Usami Chiyo nodded and was about to turn around and walk back to the lounge, but suddenly remembered that the handkerchief Gao Yuan handed to her just now was still in her hand, so she reached out and handed the handkerchief to Gao Yuan.

In response, Gao Yuan waved his hand:

"You can use it, anyway, it's new, and I haven't used it."

Hearing this, Usami Chiyo hesitated for a moment, but still held the handkerchief tightly, bowed to Gao Yuan, thanked him, and walked towards the lounge and called Izumo Yukino out.

When Yukino Izumo came to the corridor and faced Gao Yuan, before Gao Yuan asked, she bowed to Gao Yuan and said with some trepidation but respect:

"Mr. Detective! Thank you very much..."

"You don't need to thank me first."

Gao Yuan interrupted:

"Without the intervention of the police, my investigation is very slow. I will definitely call the police after an hour, so if you want to keep your secret, tell me everything you know!"

There was no one else around, so Gao Yuan said directly when facing Yukino Izumo.

Hearing this, Izumo Yukino widened her eyes, looked at Gao Yuan in disbelief, and said in surprise:

"Mr. Detective...you..."

"I don't know what your secret is."

Facing Izumo Yukino's attitude, Gao Yuan explained:

"It's just that if you contact the police before solving the case, the suspects present will be carefully investigated by the police. If you contact the police after solving the case, the police should not conduct too detailed investigations on people other than the murderer...I just roughly guessed it."

Hearing this, Izumo Yukino lowered her head and was silent for a while.

Then, Gao Yuan continued:

"By the way, I encountered a case two days ago. The name of the deceased was also 'Izumo Yukino'...but after investigation, the police found that this was actually a fake identity. The identity of 'Izumo Yukino' used by the deceased came from a girl who committed suicide last year...I wonder if it's a coincidence?"

As he said, Gao Yuan looked at the girl named Izumo Yukino in front of him, wanting to see her reaction.

As a result, Izumo Yukino lowered her head, her hands hanging in front of her, tightly grasping the skirt of her stage costume, as if she was struggling in her heart, but she finally stopped talking.

In response, Gao Yuan couldn't help but say:

"Although I don't think you are the murderer, if you don't explain some things now, I can't help you when the police come..."

"Just as Mr. Detective guessed..."

Before Gao Yuan finished speaking, Izumo Yukino struggled and still said:

"Izumo Yukino... is the name of a good friend of mine who committed suicide last year... I used this identity to join this group just to fulfill her last wish..."

Hearing this, Gao Yuan's expression was somewhat clear, but soon, Gao Yuan felt a little helpless again-

Although the coincidence of having the same name and surname has a reasonable explanation, the two people he met in succession used the identity of the same deceased person to carry out activities, which made it even more unbelievable...

The "Izumo Yukino" certificate of that Mizutani Yukino came from a girl who committed suicide last year. And the "Izumo Yukino" in front of her is also using the identity of her friend who committed suicide last year...

It seems that their identity of "Izumo Yukino" should come from the same deceased person.

Thinking of this, "Izumo Yukino" lowered her head, pondered for a long time, and continued to add:

"That day, I am very grateful to the detective for helping me leave the mall... At that time, the person who tracked me and Shion was not a fanatical fan, but someone sent by my family to find me..."

Speaking, "Izumo Yukino" hurriedly said:

"Mr. Detective! Can you please not tell Shion and Chiyo about this... I really want to become a real idol with them... but..."

Having said this, "Izumo Yukino" felt a little depressed:

"Originally, Mr. Agent already knew this secret, but he promised to keep it secret for me, and would also help me find a way to get rid of the people who came to me, but now..."

"How did Mr. Sakano know about this?"

Gao Yuan asked with some confusion.

"I have no idea."

"Izumo Yukino" shook his head, thought about it and guessed:

"Maybe... because his family knows my family... After all, 'Sakano Real Estate' and I..."

As he spoke, "Izumo Yukino"'s voice gradually became softer, as if he didn't want to continue talking, so Gao Yuan did not force himself and continued to ask:

"Okay, let's talk about the case... We don't have much time!"

With that said, Gao Yuan took out his mobile phone and looked at the time and found that more than half an hour had passed.

"But……"

Hearing this, "Izumo Yukino" nervously grabbed the hem of her skirt and thought for a long time. In the end, she couldn't think of anything. She raised her hands, covered her head, shook her head, and said anxiously:

"I really don't know what happened! Shiyin and Chiyo went out at that time, and then the manager came back, took a sip of coffee and died! I really don't know why this happened! At that time, I was confused! Wait until I came to my senses only after hearing that Mr. Detective was planning to call the police... because I didn't want my identity to be discovered, so..."

"Okay, okay... calm down first!"

Gao Yuan couldn't help but reach out and hold her shoulders to calm her down, and then said:

"Based on what you said, the key to certainty now is that Mr. Sakano was poisoned and died after drinking coffee... Before that, the can of coffee had been placed on the coffee table in the lounge, and Mr. Sakano was also on stage with you. After the performance, I don’t know where I went, right?”

Hearing this, "Izumo Yukino" couldn't help but calm down and asked:

"Mr. Detective...do you know something?"

In response, Gao Yuan just shook his head and couldn't help but said:

"Miss..., what I can say now is that so far, I haven't found any clues... You'd better be prepared... This incident may not be that simple!"