Detective Conan: Knifeman? I'm a good citizen of Beihua

"I know."

Shimizu Hori clenched her hands on her knees. "That's where Xingyao Entertainment disposes of their 'waste'. If the president hadn't freed me from that, I'm afraid I would have ended up working there too."

"What? But you don't have those skills."

Lin Zhaozhao was very surprised: "If I remember correctly, the most you can do is some classical dance. You don't know anything about skills like tea ceremony and flower arrangement."

How could she become a geisha directly in this situation? These things require time to train and learn.

Shimizu Hori gave a wry smile, "Those are things a proper geisha should learn, but what we're going to do...is actually just the work of a hostess...which doesn't require a high level of skill."

Lin Zhaozhao was very surprised and at the same time she felt angry: "How could they do this!"

Shimizu Hori: "They hold all of our contracts in their hands. There's no way to resist."

Even if you resist, the consequences will be tragic...

Lin Zhaozhao was so angry that her hands were shaking: "This is really lawless!"

Qingshui Heli thought of the past, lowered her head and remained silent.

Lawless? No, they are the law.

Shimizu Mari still remembers that she was tricked into signing that extremely unreasonable contract for the sake of her so-called dream and became an artist of Xingyao Entertainment.

I originally thought it was the beginning of a brilliant star journey, but I didn't expect it to be the beginning of a nightmare.

At that time, sweet and beautiful girls were popular in the market, but she had a cold and aloof look, and her facial features were relatively deep, which had nothing to do with sweetness. So the company's first step was to let her have plastic surgery.

Even her agent at the time thought that her height of 1.72 meters was too tall and stood out too much in the girl group, so he hoped that she would have her bones shaved to become shorter!

Shimizu Hori now regrets not punching the agent in the face at that time.

Later, she naturally rejected the company's arrangement, but in order to cater to the market, she began to learn how to put on makeup, dress like a sweet girl, and even learn how to fake a voice.

Unfortunately, she was abandoned by the company.

Her name was not on the list of the final new generation girl group.

She became a marginal figure in the company, and like other low-level artists in the company, she was waiting for the next opportunity which would come at an unknown time.

Until later, her agent gave her an opportunity and arranged for her to work as a maid clerk in a cafe in Mika.

At that time, the agent promised that as long as their cafe could squeeze out the Poirot Cafe next door, he would take the initiative to help her reduce the penalty and let her go.

During that time, Shimizu Mari really tried her best to manage the cafe in an orderly manner, and even made it a popular internet cafe.

It's a pity that another clerk in the cafe turned out to be a scumbag. Not only was he cheating on multiple women, he was also an outrageous time management master.

This incident was exposed in public, and the coffee shop naturally became unemployed.

If it weren't for Shimizu Hori's luck and if she hadn't met Lin Zhaozhao later, I'm afraid... she would really have been arranged by that unscrupulous agent to go to a geisha house, actually to be a hostess.

Thinking about the past, Qingshui Heli became more grateful to Lin Zhaozhao. Looking at Lin Zhaozhao's expression, she asked seriously, "President Lin, you are asking about this. Did you encounter any problems?"

Could it be that there was a problem with her contract termination lawsuit?

Seeing the uneasiness on Shimizu Hori's face, Lin Zhaozhao did not hide it: "A friend of mine is investigating this matter, so he asked me to ask."

Shimizu Holi was a little surprised: "President Lin's friend is... a detective?"

Lin Zhaozhao: "Uh... more or less! Maybe they discovered what happened to Xingyao Entertainment, so they want to investigate thoroughly and save more people from suffering."

The last sentence was added by Lin Zhaozhao herself, because she felt that if it were Baichuan Qiu, he would not let it go.

Shimizu Hori was silent for a moment before finally speaking, "President Lin, you've been very kind to me. If it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't know where I am right now. I'm truly grateful to you. But regarding the matter of Xingyao Entertainment, with all due respect, it's beyond your imagination. It's best not to get involved, lest you get into trouble."

Lin Zhaozhao hadn't expected Qingshui Heli to actually try to persuade her. She spread her hands helplessly and said, "It's okay. My friend is very capable. There's almost nothing he can't do. So you can put your worries aside."

Qingshui Heli seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.

"It really doesn't matter." Lin Zhaozhao blinked, "He really needs your clues."

Shimizu Hori finally sighed: "Okay."

She took out her cell phone, searched through the address book for a moment, and showed Lin Zhaozhao a string of phone numbers.

"This is... an artist I used to know. We weren't particularly close, but we were trainees together. I heard she was transferred there last year, and as for her current situation... I'm not too sure. If your detective friend really wants to investigate this, you can contact her first, but I can't guarantee she'll be willing to help your friend."

"Great!" Lin Zhaozhao excitedly wrote down the phone number and nodded to Shimizu Holi. "Thank you so much! This really helped me a lot!"

"No, it's okay." Shimizu Holi clenched her fists awkwardly and murmured softly, "If your friend is really that powerful... I also hope that others can escape from this suffering."

Only by experiencing it yourself can you understand the endless despair.

She hopes that person can succeed.

……

Kyoto.

Baichuan Qiu received news from Lin Zhaozhao.

[Nagai Nako: Phone ******]

[Lin Zhaozhao: It seems she was once a member of a debuted girl group. I never thought she would be arranged to work in a geisha house now. It's really sad.]

Lin Zhaozhao: I worked so hard to get this. You must keep a low profile and not implicate the talented young talent I just signed.

Baichuan Qiu chuckled.

Shirakawa: Okay, thank you.

Lin Zhaozhao: Treat me to something nice next time.

【Shirakawa Akane: It’s a must.】

After chatting with Lin Zhaozhao, Baichuan Qiu leaned back on the sofa.

"It seems that this matter is not that easy."

System: "Host, why don't you just call this person directly?"

Baichuan Qiu: "It's useless to beat her. Will she tell her own affairs to a stranger?"

You can't just come up and say, "Hello, I want to know what's going on behind the scenes of a geisha house. Can you tell me?"

I wouldn't tell anyone this! Besides, this matter itself is very sensitive. If I ask rashly, it might actually arouse the other party's vigilance.

"Let's go check it out first." Shirakawa Qiu crossed his arms. "Conan and the others are here too. Maybe this is an opportunity."

It just so happens that the Gion Festival is taking place recently, and the whole of Kyoto is very lively. Many tourists who come here for the famous festival will come to Gion in the next few days to participate in this event.

And if he remembered correctly, Mouri Kogoro had been talking about geishas before. Once the Hase family case was resolved, Mouri Kogoro would definitely go and take a look.

If I bring Conan along...

Baichuan Qiu inexplicably felt that perhaps he didn't even need to take the initiative this time.

——Fate will guide the case to come before them.