Detective: I'm Sato Miwako's Informant

"No, no, no, that's not how it is, and it couldn't be mine. I've been with Yoko all day; I didn't have time to commit the crime at all."

Who can prove it?

Kogoro Mouri moved right up to Sakae Yamagishi and stared intently at him.

Yamagishi Ei said with a bitter face, "We've been recording a program all day today, and it might be released tomorrow. I simply don't have time to come to Yoko's house."

"Yes." Yoko Okino nodded silently.

That's strange.

Kogoro Mouri stroked his chin. If it wasn't what he thought, then what was the story behind this photo?

Sato Miwako then looked at Shiraishi Osamu and said coldly, "Officer Shiraishi, I don't know what your relationship is with Ms. Yoko. Why are you two together again? And why were you photographed? Are you secretly dating?"

Oops!

Shiraishi Osamu knew inwardly that something was wrong. Hearing Sato Miwako's tone and the way she addressed him, he knew she was jealous.

Ran and Kimie Shimabukuro also glanced over, but the two women were more composed and not as direct as Miwako Sato.

"cough……"

Inspector Megure coughed awkwardly and said embarrassedly, "Brother Shiraishi, I'm actually quite curious about this too, since it seems to be related to the case. Why don't you... tell me about it?"

He didn't want to offend Shiraishi Xiu, so he kept his tone very calm, giving people a less forceful feeling, and even a bit of a bullied look.

"Uh……"

Osamu Shiraishi explained helplessly, "Actually, it's nothing. One day when I was on my way home, I passed through an alley and saw Ms. Yoko being almost kidnapped, so I stepped in to help. I just didn't expect that someone would take pictures of it."

"Kidnapping?!"

Yamagishi Sakae cried out, his face turning pale, and looked at Okino Yoko, saying, "Yoko, you didn't tell me about something so important! If you've been kidnapped, that would be terrible!"

It's important to understand that their company works very hard to cultivate a star. While they might not exploit them excessively, they still need to protect them, since it's a very lucrative business.

machine.

He couldn't even imagine how much his company would lose if they were really kidnapped, or how many resources it would take to re-cultivate Yoko Okino.

"Sorry?" Yoko Okino quickly lowered her head.

"Really?"

Miwako Sato was very suspicious.

This kind of hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress story seems like something out of a novel or TV show; it just doesn't feel real.

Shiraishi Xiu shrugged, a sudden thought flashing through his mind: "Right, I remember it was Brother Chiba who came to take those two kidnappers away."

“Yes, I remember that too.” Chiba Kazunobu finally had a chance to chime in.

Inspector Megure glared at Chiba Kazunobu, making him obediently shrink back to the side.

Everyone fell silent again.

The case seems to have reached a stalemate, and it's unclear how to break it.

Shiraishi Osamu looked at the gate and asked Okino Yoko, "Miss Yoko, have you ever lost your gate key?"

Sakae Yamagishi nodded: "It was indeed lost once, more than two weeks ago, when we were filming a program..."

He paused abruptly at this point, his expression shifting slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and continued, "When we were filming the show, someone went into the dressing room and stole the key."

Osamu Shiraishi had just noticed the change in Sakae Yamagishi's expression, but he didn't pay much attention to it. He remembered that in the original work, it was this manager who made the deceased break up with Yoko Okino.

"I understand."

Kogoro Mouri spoke confidently again: "Miss Yoko said she was being investigated, followed, and threatened. It seems to have started about two weeks ago. Combined with the theft of her keys, the person responsible this time must be this deceased gentleman."

“That makes sense.” Inspector Megure nodded. “Then, Brother Mori, who killed him?”

"Uh……"

Kogoro Mouri was immediately embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

Actually, Shiraishi Osamu didn't care about that.

That photo was what he cared about most.

Who took the picture?

It's definitely not the deceased.

What does the number "five" behind it represent?

He couldn't help but sense that someone was targeting him. This series of events seemed to be deliberately leaving clues for him, trying to make him discover something.

His first thought was the Black Organization, but he also felt that the members of the Black Organization couldn't be so gentle. If they were to retaliate, it certainly wouldn't be this simple.

But aside from the Black Organization, he couldn't think of anyone else who was subtly targeting him.

'Who exactly is it...?'

"Who?"

Xiao Lan asked softly.

She was not far from Shiroshi when she heard the murmur.

"It's alright." Shiraishi Osamu smiled gently at Ran.

Just then...

A police officer ran in from outside and said to Inspector Megure:

"Officer, the fingerprints on the knife have been detected. They only contain Ms. Yoko Okino's fingerprints and the deceased's fingerprints; there are no fingerprints from a third party."

"Ah, this..."

Inspector Megure turned his gaze to Yoko Okino, and suspicion immediately arose in his mind about her.

Yamagishi Sakae hurriedly said, "Officer, you have to believe us! We're really filming a program today, we don't have any time at all. You can ask the TV station if you don't believe me." At this moment, Okino Yoko's face was also a little pale, her eyes were full of confusion and helplessness, and she subconsciously looked at Shiraishi Osamu with a pitiful look.

Kogoro Mouri also stepped forward and said, "Inspector Megure, I believe Ms. Yoko is definitely not the murderer. Someone as beautiful and lovely as her couldn't possibly commit murder."

Inspector Megure: ...

Inspector Megure glared at Kogoro Mouri with annoyance. He hadn't expected that this guy hadn't changed at all over the years. His IQ seemed to drop a bit when he encountered a beautiful woman.

"Inspector Megure, we've identified the deceased." At that moment, another police officer ran over.

Chapter 0125: The Beginning of the Witch's Plan

Just when everyone was at a loss.

A policeman ran in and said:

"Inspector Megure, the deceased's identity has been confirmed. His name is Fujie Akiyoshi, he is 22 years old, and he worked at Kakugoro Trading after graduating from Konan High School."

"Gangnan High School..."

Kogoro Mouri muttered the name unconsciously, feeling it sounded familiar. Suddenly, he remembered and looked at Yoko Okino, saying:

"Miss Yoko, I remember your high school was also..."

Yamagishi Sakae's expression immediately turned panicked, and he hurriedly said, "That's a coincidence, isn't it, Yoko?"

After saying that, he kept winking at Yoko Okino, his eyes even showing a pleading look.

Yoko Okino bit her pale lips and finally said, "Actually... that person... that person... I actually know him..."

Inspector Megure and his team stared, sensing that the case had taken a different turn.

Yoko Okino continued, "It's not just that we know each other, that person... was my boyfriend in high school."

"what?!"

Kogoro Mouri felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and at the same time, a bad feeling arose in his heart.

Yamagishi Sakae felt a sudden dizziness. If this news got out, it would probably cause an uproar among countless fans. He only hoped that no one present would spread the news.

"Could it be because..." Inspector Megure stared at Yoko Okino with a serious look in his eyes.

Yoko Okino seemed to understand what Inspector Megure wanted to say and explained, "No, we broke up more than two weeks ago, and he was the one who initiated the breakup."

"Let me say it!"

At this point, Shiraishi Osamu interrupted.

Inspector Megure's eyes lit up: "Brother Shiraishi, do you already know who the culprit is?"

The three women, including Sato Miwako, also turned their gazes over, their beautiful eyes sparkling with admiration.

Shiraishi Shudo: "Actually, I've already figured this out a long time ago. I think the reason why Mr. Fujie Yoshiaki broke up with me must have been because of you, Mr. Yamagishi Sakae, right?"

"How could this be?" Yoko Okino looked at Sakae Yamagishi with disbelief.

"I'm sorry, Yoko." Yamagishi Ei gave a wry smile and slowly said, "Actually, I asked him to break up with you. If your fans knew you had a boyfriend, your career would be affected. So..."

“This…” Yoko Okino opened her mouth, her mind already a jumble of thoughts.

Inspector Megure and the others nodded; if that were the case, they still thought it was possible.

Osamu Shiraishi continued, "After that, the deceased stole the key to Ms. Yoko's room. Perhaps because he couldn't give up on this relationship, he started stalking and threatening her for the past two weeks. Then, by chance, he took that photo of me and Ms. Yoko together."

"So that means he..." Inspector Megure thought of a way of dying that they had never considered before.

“That’s right.” Shiraishi Osamu nodded. “Actually, there was no murderer in this room. The murderer was the deceased himself. Only he could lock the door from the inside, and then he committed suicide. The reason he committed suicide was probably because he saw the photo of me and Ms. Yoko in intimate contact, and he thought she had fallen in love with someone else, so he couldn’t bear it. That’s why he chose this way to express his past love. He didn’t even want to see the photo in the end and wanted to burn it, but the photo went out halfway through burning, which is why the photo was completely burned.”

"No wonder there were no signs of a struggle here, no wonder the door was locked from the inside. It turns out he did it all by himself."

At this moment, Kogoro Mouri finally understood that everything made sense.

Seeing that they were intimidated by him, Shiraishi Xiu chose not to continue speaking.

He knew there was a huge flaw in his reasoning: the photo that hadn't been burned, and the large "five" in the background.

If he's not mistaken.

The deceased was waiting in the room for Yoko Okino to return, possibly hoping to salvage the relationship.

As a result, someone slipped a photo in, and when he saw the photo of Yoko Okino in intimate contact with him, he completely broke down and chose to commit suicide there.

The mastermind behind it all.

Shiraishi Osamu had no idea who it was.