"Heiji Hattori, are you the famous high school detective who outsmarted the Night Baron and Kaitou Kid?"
Okino Yoko looked at Heiji with enthusiasm.
Heiji couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth. How does this story keep getting more exaggerated every time it's told?
"Hello, nice to meet you."
Okino Yoko quickly composed herself, instantly becoming the picture of poise. "Hello, my name is Okino Yoko, and I'm a fan of mysteries."
Heiji was briefly taken aback, then smiled and shook her hand.
[Ah, Miss Yoko has shaken hands with the brat Hattori.]
Kogoro Mouri seemed to hear his heart breaking.
"I can't believe it—Miss Yoko shook Heiji's hand on her own," Ran said in astonishment.
"Little sister Ran, is it that strange?" Conan asked curiously.
"Of course it's strange. Even though Miss Okino Yoko is an actress and singer, she's never been involved in any scandals. She never even makes physical contact with male actors during filming. That's exactly why she's so popular," Ran explained admiringly.
"As an actress, is that okay?"
No matter how much an actress tries to avoid getting close to male actors, some scenes are simply unavoidable.
"It's because of Sonoko. People say that Miss Yoko and Sonoko get along really well. With the Suzuki Group backing her, who would dare force Miss Yoko to do anything she doesn't want to? Plus, she has a great reputation—hardly anyone dislikes her," Ran explained.
[I see, that Sonoko is really impressive.]
"Miss Yoko, do you also like to watch Heiji's mysteries?" Kazuha hugged Heiji discreetly.
Okino Yoko glanced at Kazuha, a mischievous glint in her pretty eyes. "Of course I do! I collect every newspaper where Mr. Heiji appears solving a case. He's truly amazing—he's practically the Holmes of our era!"
Seeing Okino Yoko's look of admiration, Kazuha hugged Heiji's arm even tighter, pouting a little: "Of course Heiji is incredible."
"Miss Kazuha is also very impressive. She's Mr. Heiji's assistant, and maybe in the future, she'll become the female version of Watson."
"Oh, really? Thank you, Miss Yoko." Kazuha instantly set aside her jealousy.
Heiji nodded secretly. Worthy of a great idol, with a few words she has already gotten close to Kazuha.
"Let me go, I want to see Miss Yoko, let me go, I want to see Miss Yoko!"
At that moment, at the entrance of the backstage, a slightly obese man tried to break in.
"What happened?"
Okino Yoko's manager, Eiichi Yamagishi, came out, his face changed upon seeing the newcomer, and he gestured to the guards: "Don't let outsiders in."
"Let me go! Yoko, I'm Akiyoshi Fujie, I have something to tell you. If you don't see me, you'll regret it."
The voice of the shouting man reached the backstage. Okino Yoko was a little stunned, with a somewhat strange expression.
"Miss Yoko, do you know that man named Akiyoshi Fujie?" Kogoro Mouri asked curiously.
"I don't know him, how would Miss Yoko know a person like that?" Eiichi Yamagishi said with a chuckle.
Okino Yoko lowered her head slightly.
[No, from Miss Yoko's expression, you can see she knows him, but why pretend she doesn't?]
Conan looked at Okino Yoko, with a suspicious expression.
Heiji glanced at Okino Yoko and Eiichi Yamagishi, and then looked at the backstage.
Since the Tokyo Dome was a multipurpose sports venue, it didn't have a very formal backstage, but rather a large locker room.
The locker room was quite spacious, with fifteen or sixteen small changing rooms. Next to them were racks full of clothes, and some dancers were coming and going to change.
"Wow, Miss Yoko, is this changing room for your exclusive use?"
Ran discovered a changing room with Okino Yoko's name on the door.
"Yes, that is Yoko's exclusive changing room, inside are all the clothes that sister Yoko uses," Sonoko introduced.
"Wow, what a lot of people there are today. A big star is a big star, even her fan club."
A sharp and biting female voice resonated.
"Miss Tomoko Ikezawa, thank you very much for coming to be a guest at my concert." Okino Yoko nodded to the woman.
"Sonoko, who is this person? How rude," Kazuha asked in a low voice.
"This woman is sister Yoko's rival, Tomoko Ikezawa. Always with know-it-all airs, she is very unpleasant."
Sonoko, evidently, felt no sympathy for that woman.
"Ah, she is Tomoko Ikezawa? She is also a big star," Ran said with admiration.
[Hehe, too bad her character is so bad.]
Conan thought with a "hehe".
"Yoko, it's not my business, but as your senpai, I know the subject of threatening letters very well, don't trust…"
Tomoko Ikezawa was seriously lecturing Okino Yoko.
"But I can't disappoint my fans. Besides, with Mr. Heiji and Mr. Kogoro Mouri here, I'll be fine," Okino Yoko said firmly.
"Miss Yoko, don't worry, with yours truly, the famous detective Kogoro Mouri, here, we will undoubtedly find the person who wrote that threatening letter. You have nothing to worry about."
Kogoro Mouri beat his chest, with an expression of pride.
Okino Yoko smiled politely and nodded: "Then, I'll leave it to Mr. Heiji and Mr. Mouri."
[Damn it, why does Miss Yoko put me after the brat Hattori?]
Kogoro Mouri was very annoyed.
"Heiji Hattori and Kogoro Mouri?"
Tomoko Ikezawa, upon hearing the names of the two, her face changed and her expression became somewhat nervous.
Boom, boom!!!
Suddenly, deafening music sounded, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the entire concert.
"Okino Yoko~~~!!!"
"Bring out Okino Yoko!"
"I love you, Miss Yoko."
"The one and only idol, Okino Yoko."
Even in the backstage, the passionate screams could still be heard.
"Miss Yoko is amazing!"
Kazuha's and Ran's eyes shone with little stars. Every teenage girl has the dream of being an idol, the question is whether they pursue it sensibly or not.
[Hehe, since when has Ran gotten into idol worship?]
"Miss Yoko, it's time to go out."
The manager Eiichi Yamagishi came to notify her.
Okino Yoko nodded.
"Then, let's go out too."
Sonoko led Heiji and the others, entering the stadium without any obstacles.
"Wow, how lively!"
The passionate screams behind them, the deafening music from the stage, this feeling instantly ignited the spirits of the three girls, who joined the shouts of the audience.
Conan and Kogoro Mouri were speechless.
Heiji was also speechless, but since they were there, there was no other option.
The lights flickered, and Okino Yoko, dressed in a long orange dress, appeared from the backstage. Under the colorful lights, she walked to the center of the stage, being the center of all eyes.
Boom~~~!!!!
The atmosphere instantly exploded…