When Gao Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but ponder for a moment, and then asked:
"That is to say, when you performed on stage, Mr. Sakano went to the dressing room to change clothes?"
"probably……"
Lowering his head, Usami Chiyo answered with some uncertainty.
"Where is the locker 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 couldn't help but 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 door handle with his gloved hand. He found that he could open the door directly, so he pushed the door open slightly and looked inside -
—
I saw that this was a room about the same size as the lounge next door.
There is a row of cabinets on the wall near the entrance, and on the innermost wall is a large mirror.
"Do you put your luggage in the locker here?"
Because he didn't see anything in the lounge, nor the suit that Shinji Sakano said he had changed into, Gao Yuan couldn't help but point to the row of cabinets with locks on each door and asked.
"Yes."
Usami Chiyo heard this and nodded.
In this regard, Gao Yuan thought for a moment, closed the door again, and said to Usami Chiyo:
"Okay, I'll stop here first. You can go and ask Miss Izumo to come 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 had just handed to him was still in his hand, so he reached out and handed the handkerchief to Gao Yuan.
In response, Gao Yuan waved his hand:
"Just take it and use it. It's new anyway and I haven't used it yet."
Hearing this, Usami Chiyo hesitated for a moment, but still clenched the handkerchief, bowed to Takato, thanked him, walked towards the lounge, and called Izumo Yukino out.
When Izumo Yukino came to the corridor and faced Gao Yuan, before Gao Yuan could ask, Izumo Yukino bowed to Gao Yuan, a little uneasy, but said very respectfully:
"Mr. Detective! Thank you very much..."
"You don't have to thank me yet."
Gao Yuan couldn't help but interrupted:
"Without the intervention of the police, my investigation is very slow. I will definitely have to call the police after an hour. So if you want to keep your secret, just tell me everything you know!"
There was no one else present. At this moment, when facing Izumo Yukino, Takato said straightforwardly.
Hearing this, Izumo Yukino's eyes widened, looking at Gao Yuan in disbelief, and nervously said in surprise:
"Mr. Detective...you..."
"I don't know what your secret is."
Faced with Izumo Yukino's attitude, Takato explained:
"It's just that if you contact the police before solving the case, all the suspects present will be carefully investigated by the police. And if you contact the police after solving the case, then the police should not conduct too detailed investigations on people other than the murderer... I just make a general guess.
I made a guess like this."
Hearing this, Izumo Yukino couldn't help but lower his head and remained silent for a moment.
Then, Gao Yuan continued:
"By the way, I encountered a case two days ago. The deceased's name at the time was also called 'Izumo Yukino'... But after investigation, the police found that this was actually a false identity. The identity used by the deceased was 'Izumo Yukino'.
It comes from a girl who committed suicide last year...I wonder if it’s a coincidence?”
As he spoke, Gao Yuan stared at the girl named Izumo Yukino in front of him, wanting to see her reaction.
As a result, Izumo Yukino lowered her head, hung her hands in front of her body, and tightly grasped the skirt of her singing uniform. She seemed to be struggling in her heart, but in the end she hesitated to speak.
In this regard, Gao Yuan couldn't help but say:
"Although I don't think you are the murderer, if you don't tell me clearly now, I won't be able to help you when the police come..."
"Just as Mr. Detective guessed..."
Before Gao Yuan finished speaking, Izumo Yukino struggled and 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 became somewhat clear, but soon, Gao Yuan felt helpless again——
Although there is a reasonable explanation for the coincidence of having the same name and the same surname, it is even more unbelievable that the two people I met one after another used the identity of the same deceased person to carry out activities...
Mizutani Yukino's "Izumo Yukino" ID came from a girl who committed suicide last year. And the "Izumo Yukino" in front of me also used the identity of her friend who committed suicide last year...
From this point of view, their identity as "Izumo Yukino" should come from the same deceased person.
Thinking like this, "Izumo Yukino" lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and then continued to add:
"That day, I was very grateful to Mr. Detective for helping me leave the mall... At that time, the person who was following Shiyin and me was not a fanatic fan, but someone sent by my family to find me..."
Saying that, "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!"