Chapter 185

After obtaining Lin Yi's phone number, Okino Yoko immediately showed great excitement and happiness.

After retrieving the phone, she put it away with satisfaction.

"What you just saw, don't mention it to anyone, understood?"

Lin Yi insisted several times.

"Mm, mm."

Okino Yoko nodded happily, and after putting the phone back, curious, she asked: "Can I ask why you're doing this?"

"If others find out that you actually solved these cases, you'll become famous very quickly."

Okino Yoko started her apprentice career in high school. Her greatest wish was to become a famous idol, so she devoted herself to all kinds of training.

For this reason, she couldn't understand Lin Yi's way of thinking.

She could clearly become famous, become the center of attention.

Why wouldn't she do it?

It's like a person who eats sweet tofu not understanding those who prefer salty tofu.

"Because if I become famous, it will bring many problems for me," Lin Yi said sincerely. "I'll be recognized while walking down the street, I won't be able to go out in peace, even going to my favorite restaurant will become complicated."

"I'm a person who values freedom..."

"Ah... I understand your point of view."

After hearing this, Okino Yoko felt very moved.

Since she became famous, she also started to realize the difficulties fame had brought her.

Not even going to restaurants, even going down to the nearby store to buy something already attracts attention from others.

Any action or gesture could be photographed by journalists, and those journalists, to attract attention, could turn a simple coincidence with a passerby into something much bigger.

Those news stories were made up by her boyfriend; she didn't really care whether they were true or not, after all, the only important thing was that by writing anything, it ensured the newspaper would sell.

That's why, every time she went out, she had to disguise herself well: she not only wore a mask, colored contact lenses, a wig, but she also wore makeup to alter her facial features a little.

"Well... I'm leaving now."

Lin Yi turned around and opened the warehouse door. "If anyone finds out that Okino Yoko is with a small assistant like me, rumors will start... I'll leave first, you'll leave after."

"I'm not scared, what are you afraid of?" Okino Yoko smiled at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi paused noticeably.

Okino Yoko smiled again and said: "It's a joke~~!"

Lin Yi relaxed his expression and finally left the warehouse, closing the door with a click.

After the door was closed, Okino Yoko moved her lips as if saying something, and after waiting a moment, she left.

The people who needed to see had already seen, and the things she needed to say had already been said.

Happy, Okino Yoko went back to the locker room on the ninth floor.

When she opened the door, she saw that her assistant, Misa, had already returned.

"Yoko? Where did you go? I was about to call you."

Misa, seeing that it was Okino Yoko entering, left the phone on the table.

"I went to the bathroom..."

Okino Yoko changed the subject and said: "What did you get me?"

"Sushi~~"

She lifted a lunch box and shook it a little, then quickly sat down on the sofa and patted the empty seat next to her: "Yoko, come, sit down quickly... The mystery show is about to start!"

"A mystery show?" Okino Yoko, curious, approached.

"It's the mystery show of the detective you admire so much, Kogoro Mōri."

Misa handed the lunch box and chopsticks to Okino Yoko and said: "This is a live show that can only be seen inside the TV station."

"Really?"

Upon learning that the famous detective only had fame and nothing else, Okino Yoko no longer felt so interested in Kogoro Mōri.

"Eh? What's wrong?" Misa noticed that Okino Yoko didn't seem as excited as she thought and, curious, asked: "It seems like you're not so excited."

"I just met him, so I'm not as excited anymore." Okino Yoko smiled.

"You're right… but I have to say that Detective Mōri's assistant is really handsome."

Misa couldn't help but comment: "He's handsome, smart, and most importantly… his voice is incredible! He's like the ideal boyfriend for me."

Saying this, Misa remembered something and told Okino Yoko: "I remember you're a fan of voices, right? What do you think of that assistant? Don't you have any special interest in him?"

"No."

Okino Yoko wasn't a beginner, and after so many years of hearing all kinds of gossip, she had learned that even the closest assistants could sell your secrets to make money.

"Although his voice is good, he's too young for me," Okino Yoko said seriously, trying to mislead: "I don't like younger guys, it doesn't give me security."

"You're right."

Misa nodded and then focused her attention on the TV: "Oh… it's starting!"

When Lin Yi's figure appeared on the screen, a smile appeared on Okino Yoko's lips.

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The highest level of flirting is not being active, but passive.

Okino Yoko thought she had caught Lin Yi, but she didn't know that, in reality, she had never had control.

Lin Yi remained calm next to Kogoro Mouri, acting as an attendant, even following his instructions.

He had fully immersed himself in the role of an assistant.

If Lin Yi had stood out in the previous detective show…

Now it was time for Kogoro Mouri.

He quickly overshadowed Lin Yi's spotlight.

Both the actors and the directors of the show were surprised by the mystery show.

Kogoro Mouri exclaimed with a firm voice:

"Who is the person that corresponds to the first number marked in the call history of your phone in the pocket of your jacket?"

Kogoro Mouri took two steps toward the person who responded, took the phone out of Matsuo's pocket, and pressed the redial button.

The next second, the phone in the evidence bag began to ring.

Kogoro Mouri said: "It's Mr. Suwa's phone!"

Seeing Matsuo a little confused, Kogoro Mouri took another step toward him.

He asked: "Mr. Matsuo, I remember when I used your phone in the show, you kept it in your jacket pocket. Who else, besides you, could have used it?"

Matsuo Takashi had no answer, stopped fighting, and lowered his head, admitting his guilt.

Thanks to this event, which was broadcast live nationwide, Kogoro Mouri quickly gained a large number of followers across Japan.

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