Conan Rick's Investigator

But just now Yoko Okino's agent called and said that Yoko Okino encountered some temporary situations, which made it impossible to shoot today.

This made the actor Nachi Shingo, who had been waiting for a long time, feel dissatisfied.

In this regard, Qin Zhibo felt that it was indeed wrong for the female star named Okino Yoko to skip the filming unless there were extremely special circumstances.

Qin Zhibo had seen Yoko Okino on TV before. The girl had a sweet appearance and was a popular artist in film and television, variety shows and singing who debuted as a member of a girl idol group.

I didn't expect that he was actually acting like a big shot behind the scenes?

You can only know a person’s face but not his heart…

So it is reasonable to guess that the victim this time is Yoko Okino?

……

When Koizumi Akako came out of the shrine after visiting it, the quarrel between Mori Kogoro and Nachi Shingo ended with the persuasion of everyone.

Since the leading actress was not present, the filming had to end early, and everyone present today left in a bad mood.

However, just as Maori Kogoro rejected the director's invitation to stay at a nearby hotel and turned to go down the mountain, he saw an acquaintance at the bottom of the stairs.

"Miss Yoko!"

The person who came was Yoko Okino, who had skipped today's filming.

However, Yoko Okino was not as energetic as she was on the stage in the past. Instead, one of her calves was wrapped in a bandage, two Band-Aids were on her face, and there were two bandages on her forehead.

At this time, she was limping out of the business car with the help of her agent, looking haggard.

Koizumi Akako, who was standing on the steps, looked down at Okino Yoko below for a while, and then said something coldly.

"This woman..."

"dying……"

Chapter 138 More victim pre-selections...

This woman... is going to die?

It was not only Qin Zhibo who heard what Koizumi Akako said, but also Conan who had already developed his listening skills not far away.

Conan followed Koizumi Akako's gaze and looked down the stairs. The only woman he could see was Okino Yoko.

So she's saying that Yoko Okino is going to die?

But what was the basis for her saying this?

Although Yoko Okino's rapid rise to fame has indeed caused jealousy among her peers, and even led to a stalking case, she shouldn't die, right?

Qin Zhibo, who was standing next to Koizumi Akako, directly asked the question that Conan really wanted to ask.

"Are you talking about Yoko Okino? How did you know she was going to die?"

Koizumi Akako's answer was brief and straightforward.

"intuition."

……

At the bottom of the stairs, Kogoro Mouri rushed to Yoko Okino in two steps and looked at the "wounded" Yoko Okino with heartache.

"Ms. Yoko, how did you get into this state?"

"Is there another stalker?"

There was something strangely beautiful about the smile on Okino Yoko's face as she said, "It's not that serious... I just accidentally fell down the stairs when I was leaving the house this morning."

"Luckily it's not too serious. The doctor said it's just a crack in my calf bone. I need to recuperate for a while."

"Huh?" Maori Kogoro quickly asked with concern: "Then why don't you stay at home and recuperate? Why did you come here all this time?"

Having said that, Yoko Okino looked apologetic.

"Well, I have a filming job today, and Detective Maori, you've taken the time to personally guide and advise this play."

"However, due to my current situation, filming cannot continue. I feel very sorry, so I want to personally apologize to everyone on the crew."

"My situation doesn't allow me to go up. Could Detective Maori please go up and call them for me?"

"Ms. Yoko, you are so kind! I, Kogoro Mori, am happy to be of service!"

Kogoro Mouri stood at attention and saluted Yoko Okino, then quickly ran up the stairs.

……

At the call of Kogoro Mouri, all the crew members came down and saw the limping Yoko Okino.

After explaining the reason for skipping work, the crew members had no choice but to accept it.

"Sorry! I'm sorry for causing trouble to everyone!"

With the help of her agent, Yoko Okino reluctantly bowed to everyone.

Director Otoshi Fujimoto said that even if he had to wait until Yoko Okino fully recovered, he would still insist on having Yoko Okino as the heroine.

Yoko Okino expressed her gratitude excitedly, but this was just a requirement of the film's producer. The heroine must be a popular female artist before Yoko Okino would be invested.

Looking up, it was getting dark, so the director invited Yoko Okino and all the crew members to stay in a nearby hotel for one night.

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

When Kogoro Mori saw that Yoko Okino agreed to stay in the hotel, he immediately changed his mind and took the initiative to apply to stay in the hotel with her.

Among them, only the actor named Nachi Shingo made a voice that was out of place.

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

"As for me, I'm going to where handsome guys should stay—the Teitan Hotel."

……

After the crew finished packing up, the Maori family stayed at a hotel near the Beika Shrine with the crew, and Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi also followed.

Looking at Qin Zhibo who had followed him, Maori Kogoro finally realized what was going on and asked with a frown, "Are you also a fan of Ms. Okino Yoko?"

Qin Zhibo was speechless. Just as he was about to explain, Koizumi Hongzi beside him seemed to have touched a sensitive nerve and took the initiative to say, "Uncle, please don't misunderstand..."

"He is my prisoner!"

Everyone had big question marks in their heads about Koizumi Akako's bold statement.

Ran Mouri: Ms. Koizumi... seems a bit open-minded?

Conan: Qin Zhibo is indeed a scumbag!

Kogoro Mouri looked at the girl next to Qin Zhibo with some confusion.

Although she is pretty, for some reason, I just feel something is weird about her.

Just then, the director came over and asked Qin Zhibo and Koizumi Hongzi if they were friends of Maori Kogoro.

"If so, the hotel is booked by our crew today. Since Shingo doesn't want to stay here, there's still one room left that can be provided to you for free."

When she heard that there was only one room left, Koizumi Hongzi, who had spoken boldly just now, blushed and shook her head like a rattle.

Seeing Koizumi Hongzi's shy look, Mao Lilan pulled Koizumi Hongzi to her side with understanding, and said with a smile: "Our room should be able to accommodate another girl, Miss Koizumi, please come and stay in our room."

"Hongzi..."

"Hmm?" Mao Lilan didn't quite hear Koizumi Akako's voice, which was as soft as a mosquito's foot.

"Call me Hongzi...you can."

Just like that, everyone's accommodation for the night was arranged, leaving only the butler, who didn't have a strong presence due to his height or other reasons, standing silently at the back.

Housekeeper: Where should I stay tonight?

……

In the end, the clown turned out to be my own butler who drove back alone in a stretched Maybach, and the rest of the people all stayed there.

The male director likes to be lively and enthusiastically invites the men in the hotel to get together for dinner and drinks.

Unable to refuse the kind invitation, Qin Zhibo also sat at the dinner party with the crew members.

"I never thought that! It turns out that Mr. Qin is also a detective like Mr. Maori!"

"Mr. Qin, come here! I'll toast you a glass!"

The male director and Qin Zhibo clinked their glasses enthusiastically, and then both drank the beer in gulps.

It might be because the original owner of this body was used to drinking strong liquor, but Qin Zhibo drank a few large glasses of beer and it tasted like sparkling water, which was completely tasteless.

Just then, a discordant voice appeared.

"Yuji, you should take this opportunity to leave the detective's contact information. Maybe it will be useful when you need to investigate infidelity in the future."

The person who spoke was a man with a face like a skull. Qin Zhibo knew from the information above his head that his name was Anxi Morio, and he was the photographer of the crew.

"What did you say!"

Assistant director Yuji Shimazaki gritted his teeth and stood up in anger because he was going to marry the crew's stage manager Taeko Mamegaki next month.

When Anzai Morio said at this time that he needed to investigate the infidelity, the meaning was obvious.

Seeing the angry Shimazaki Yuji, Anzai Morio still did not apologize, but continued to sneer: "Marriage may seem like a beautiful flower, but it is just an illusion."

"you!"

Just as the angry Yuji Shimazaki was about to rush forward, a series of strange and vulgar laughs suddenly rang out in the room.

Hey hey hey——

Anzai Morio smiled and showed his skull watch to everyone, saying, "I bought this watch when I went to the United States last month."

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

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

After saying that, Anxi Shounan hunched over and left the room.

"What a difficult guy."

Looking at Anzai Morio's departing back, the director, holding a beer glass, made a faint complaint.

While enjoying the show, Qin Zhibo glanced to the side.

Conan, who was holding a juice next to him, stared at Anzai Morio with disdain as he walked away.

At this moment, Qin Zhibo felt that there was one more victim to choose from.

Chapter 139 The Cursed Okino Yoko

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

Qin Zhibo was also a little curious about the director's attitude, so he asked, "If you think he's difficult, why don't you replace him?"

"Replacing him should be within your rights, right?"

Maybe I can save his life...

The director sighed and complained, "Actually, he's a photography assistant introduced by Mamegaki Taeko, who is also the granddaughter of the headmistress of the Rice Flower Shrine, the main filming location for this drama."

"In order to secure a filming location, I had no choice but to accept him. Besides, his photography skills are not bad."

Assistant Director Shimazaki Yuji, who was sitting next to him, lowered his head with a complicated expression. Suddenly, he stood up and said, "Sorry, everyone, I feel a little unwell. I'm going to go out and get some fresh air."

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

"Oh, I see."

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

"Mr. Maori! Let's continue with the previous topic and tell us about your career as a detective!"

"Oh..." Maori Kogoro thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and said, "Then let me tell you about the incident that happened at my class reunion!"

"But you have already told me about this case..."

"So, the kidnapping case of the chairman's daughter?"