Finally, the recording has ended!
"Well, thank you for your effort!"
The program editor was very satisfied with this recording.
"Thank you for your effort."
Both the presenters, Takashi Matsuo and Okino Yoko, as well as the guest Kogoro Mouri, began to thank the staff members after the recording ended.
After waiting patiently, Masayo Aoshima finally stood up, stretched a little, and murmured, "The recording has finally finished! And it's almost time for lunch... Lin Yi, would you like to go to lunch with me?"
After saying this, her face lit up with a hopeful expression.
Upon Masayo Aoshima's invitation, Lin Yi naturally declined. He had finally managed to get a chance to interact with Okino Yoko, how could he leave so soon?
He wouldn't make that mistake.
"I'm sorry, I have to take care of some matters with Mr. Mouri later."
Lin Yi used Kogoro Mouri as an excuse: "I can't leave now… We should find another time to have lunch."
"I see…"
Masayo Aoshima appeared somewhat disappointed, but since he hadn't directly rejected her, that was a good sign!
"Then... I'll wait for your call."
Masayo Aoshima made a gesture as if she were calling on the phone and then left the recording set with her sister.
Lin Yi approached Kogoro Mouri, who was being relieved of his microphone by a staff member.
"Uncle Mouri, is there any other activity after the recording?"
Lin Yi asked as if he didn't know the answer.
"After this... is there nothing else for us?"
Kogoro Mouri thought for a moment and then heard Okino Yoko, who was next to him: "Miss Okino, would you like to have lunch with us?"
Okino Yoko sighed slightly with a hint of sadness and said, "I would love to have lunch with you, but I have to record another program later, and I don't have time..."
"I see..." Kogoro Mouri expressed his regret but then asked, "Can I go watch your recording?"
"Of course!"
Okino Yoko nodded with a smile. Getting seats for the audience wasn't a problem for her.
The important thing was that Okino Yoko knew that if she managed to keep Kogoro Mouri there, she could also keep Lin Yi there.
"Miss Okino, the recording starts in half an hour..."
At that moment, Okino Yoko's assistant approached to remind her.
"Sorry, I'll go prepare in the dressing room..."
Although Okino Yoko wanted to speak alone with Lin Yi, looking for a way to get money for his silence, her tight schedule wouldn't allow time for that.
"Later, I'll be recording on the fourth floor set. I'll notify the program team, so when you arrive, you can go straight there."
Okino Yoko thought for a moment, then asked her assistant for a pen and paper, wrote down her phone number, and handed it to Kogoro Mouri: "If you can't find the room, call my cellphone... If I'm already recording, Misa will take care of answering and leading you there."
It turned out the assistant's name was Misa.
"Ah, got it!"
Kogoro Mouri joyfully took the phone number.
Okino Yoko briefly looked at Lin Yi, as if she wanted to say something silently.
But noticing that Lin Yi was also looking at her, she felt a little nervous and quickly diverted her gaze to the wall clock.
"It's getting late, so I'll go first."
Okino Yoko bid them farewell and left the recording set.
Lin Yi took the opportunity to use a favorability event card on Okino Yoko.
Tired Kogoro Mouri commented with some nostalgia: "Ah… being an artist must not be easy. Honestly, I just recorded a program and already feel a little tired. Miss Okino still has to record another program, it's really exhausting work."
Really?
Lin Yi murmured, he knew well the life rhythm of Okino Yoko.
After recording two or three variety shows in the morning, in the afternoon she would have to take a flight to record a series elsewhere.
She basically didn't have much free time to rest.
What she had to do the next month was already fully scheduled.
Lin Yi was undoubtedly someone who passed the entrance exam to university in China.
The preparation period for that exam was a memory he would never forget in his life.
Life in the last year of high school was extremely hectic. After opening his eyes and washing up, Lin Yi had to immediately go into study mode.
Except during breaks and nap time, the rest of the time was dedicated to studying.
He didn't finish until midnight, when he could finally sleep comfortably.
When Okino Yoko was busy, her schedule was even more exhausting than that of the students in the last year of high school in China.
At least they could sleep from midnight to six in the morning.
But Okino Yoko didn't have a fixed sleep schedule. One day she might sleep only four hours, and the next day maybe only two.
Sometimes, if the recording location was far away, she could only rest in transportation.
With such a high level of work, even Lin Yi couldn't help but shake his head.
However, those schedules were Okino Yoko's choice.
Obviously, she knew she couldn't stay famous forever, so she wanted to make the most of her popularity while it lasted, accepting as many contracts as she could to earn more money.
"Let's go... First, let's have something to eat nearby and then return to watch Miss Okino's recording."
Kogoro Mouri said as he headed towards the door.
Just as they had stepped out, a visibly agitated staff member ran towards them. Upon seeing Kogoro Mouri, he exclaimed as if he had found a lifesaver: "Detective Mouri... something has happened, please come with me!"
Seeing the man's nervous attitude, Kogoro Mouri said: "Calm down... What happened?"
The worker, leaning on his knees and breathing heavily, explained: "Suwa... Editor Suwa has been murdered in the mixing studio on the fourth floor!"
"What!?" Kogoro Mouri exclaimed in surprise. He had just spoken to that person, how could they have died so suddenly?
Kogoro Mouri realized the seriousness of the situation and asked: "Have you called the police?"
"Yes... we've already called."
"On the fourth floor, right? I'll go immediately."
Kogoro Mouri didn't waste any time and ran out immediately.
"Dead!"
Lin Yi was about to speak, but saw that Kogoro Mouri had already reached the bottom of the stairs, leaned on the railing, and jumped in a single bound, disappearing from sight in an instant.
"Wow..."
Lin Yi wondered if Kogoro Mouri had a poor memory. When they had gone up, Okino Yoko had mentioned that there was also an elevator on the ninth floor, although it was in the opposite direction.
Lin Yi didn't feel like running. He looked at his watch and then turned around, walking in the opposite direction.
Coincidentally, Takashi Matsuo was also walking towards the elevator in the opposite direction.
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