Stay away from Conan

Chapter 421 Gao Yuan’s alone inquiry

The son of an entrepreneur and the manager of a local idol group?

When seeing this, Gao Yuan felt a deep sense of strangeness, and couldn't help but ask Kashiwagi Shion:

"Do you know anything more about your agent? Something more personal?"

Hearing this, Kashiwagi Shion thought for a moment and shook his head helplessly:

"This... I'm not very sure. After all, when the manager and we are together, we basically talk about work matters."

"That's it."

After receiving such an answer, Gao Yuan responded simply, then thought about it and asked tentatively:

"Then has your agent ever offended anyone? Or do you know anyone who has a grudge against your agent?"

"No."

After thinking briefly, Kashiwagi Shion answered affirmatively:

"The agent is a very good person. I have never seen him quarrel with anyone... However, it may be that I have not known the agent for a long time and I don't know much."

"When did Shinji Sakano become your manager?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"It was when the three of us first formed the group."

Kashiwagi Shion replied:

"The agent is an acquaintance of Chiyo, and it was she who invited Mr. Sakano to be our agent. It turned out that the agent seemed to be very optimistic about us, so he agreed."

"That's it..."

Gao Yuan nodded and then said:

"Then I have nothing to ask for now. Miss Kashiwagi, please let Miss Chiyo come out... By the way, what is Miss Chiyo's full name?"

"Usami Chiyo."

Kashiwagi Shion responded, then bowed to Takato, and said, "Then I'll call her," and then walked back to the lounge, letting Usami Chiyo come out, while she stayed in the lounge.

Seeing Usami Chiyo, who was still wiping tears, walking up to him with a sad face, Takato sighed helplessly, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to him, and could only say with relief:

"Wipe it first."

In response, Usami Chiyo took the handkerchief, thanked him softly, and wiped the tears on his face with this seemingly unused handkerchief. He still seemed to have not gotten over the death of Shinji Sakano.

And Gao Yuan could only be glad that no one else was here, otherwise he would stand alone in the corridor chatting with a crying girl, and he didn't know what others would think.

Seeing that Usami Chiyo had temporarily stopped crying, Takato began to ask:

"Ms. Usami, I heard that you invited Mr. Sakano to be your group's manager. Do you know Mr. Sakano before?"

Regarding this question, Usami Chiyo nodded emotionally and answered affirmatively:

"Yes... I met Mr. Sakano in the second year after I became an underground idol. I know that he has been looking for a suitable underground idol group, hoping to lead them to officially become idols, so this time we formed a group" After "Kendo Girl", I immediately thought of him..."

As he spoke, Usami Chiyo's mood became even sadder, as if he was about to cry again, but after sobbing a few times, the tears still did not fall.

Hearing this, Gao Yuan couldn't help but ask after listening to the other party's statement:

"The second year...Ms. Usami, didn't you, Miss Kashiwagi and Miss Izumo get together from the beginning?"

"Um."

Usami Chiyo nodded, "I started to be an underground idol three years ago...but I never had a good opportunity, and the groups I participated in before basically broke up after a short period of operation..."

"That's right..."

Gao Yuan looked at Usami Chiyo with some surprise, and then asked:

"In that case, you should know a lot about Mr. Banno, right?"

"Yes."

Nodding, Usami Chiyo affirmed.

"Then you know that Mr. Banno is the son of an entrepreneur?"

"Um."

Usami Chiyo nodded silently.

"In that case, why would Mr. Sakano choose such a career?"

Gao Yuan couldn't help but raise doubts:

"With his life experience, if you want to become an agent, you should have many other options. Why..."

"Because his family does not agree with him pursuing this profession."

Usami Chiyo answered:

"I once heard that Mr. Banno's father wanted him to go back and inherit the family business, but Mr. Banno himself didn't want to go back and inherit the family business so early, so he chose this path..."

In this regard, Gao Yuan looked a little speechless. He didn't know what to say and could only ask:

"Then Mr. Banno, do you have any enemies?"

"should not."

Usami Chiyo said with certainty, "Mr. Sakano has a good reputation in the industry, and I have never heard of him having any grudges with anyone."

Therefore, Gao Yuan did not continue to ask on this issue, but returned to the details of this incident:

"It is said that you bought the can of coffee Mr. Banno drank for him?"

"Yes, it is……"

Usami Chiyo replied:

"Before going on stage, Shiyin and I went to the corridor to buy drinks, and by the way, we bought the manager a can of coffee that he often drinks..."

As he spoke, Usami Chiyo suddenly realized something, showed surprise in his eyes, and exclaimed:

"Mr. Detective! Are you doubting me? There is no reason for me to kill Mr. Agent! I have been an underground idol for three years and finally got the opportunity to be on the official stage. How could I kill to help us win all this?" Where’s Mr. Agent!”

With a trembling tone, Usami Chiyo said,

Gao Yuan could only wave his hands helplessly and deny:

"Miss Usami, please don't think so... I'm just asking a routine question..."

With that said, Gao Yuan quickly changed his words and changed the content of his inquiry:

"By the way, you said you bought Mr. Sakano coffee before going on stage. Did he drink this can of coffee before going on stage?"

In response to this, Usami Chiyo couldn't help but calm down, lowered his head and nodded slightly:

"Well... after I handed it to the agent, he opened the can and took a sip."

"The can of coffee was not finished at that time?"

When Gao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but ask.

"Well. Because it won't be long before it's our turn..."

Usami Chiyo replied:

"At that time, because we were informed of our appearance, we jumped up so excited that the manager was so scared that he spilled the coffee on himself..."

"Did he spill coffee on him?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan suddenly asked in surprise:

"But, didn't you see any traces of coffee on Mr. Sakano?"

"He should have gone to the locker room to change his clothes..."

Usami Chiyo said in a deep voice:

"Because...the agent was supposed to be wearing a gray suit today, but..."