Through surveillance, Lin Yi could easily figure out Mouri Kogoro and the others' movements.
They were currently chatting in the lounge.
When three o'clock arrived.
The group that had been chatting began to head toward the billiard room, but Horie Yumi did not go with them.
Instead, she went straight back upstairs to rest.
Seeing this, Lin Yi left his room.
After Horie Yumi opened her door and entered, just as she was about to close it, it was blocked by a hand.
Horie Yumi looked back and saw a strange man holding the door open with his hand.
Horie Yumi's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately became nervous, thinking the man had ill intentions toward her.
However, when Horie Yumi saw that the strange man was quite handsome, her internal vigilance dropped significantly.
Someone this handsome couldn't possibly be a bad person.
Horie Yumi asked, "Is there something you need?"
"There is indeed something I'd like to talk to you about."
Lin Yi spoke up, "Ms. Horie... can we talk?"
Horie Yumi frowned. "Who are you? Why do you know my name?"
"I know many things."
Lin Yi entered without being invited and casually closed the door behind him. "Let's go inside and talk."
Horie Yumi warned him, "Don't try anything funny... I'll scream. I'm telling you, my ex-boyfriend is a policeman, and he's right downstairs."
"Rest assured, I have no interest in you," Lin Yi said indifferently.
Horie Yumi only gave a contemptuous laugh at Lin Yi's words; she didn't believe there was a man who wouldn't be interested in her body.
The inn room was very small, only thirty or forty square meters, but fortunately, it was a Japanese-style room with tatami mats on the floor and bedding tucked away in a wall-mounted closet.
With the two of them inside, it didn't feel crowded.
Horie Yumi knelt down and said, "What do you want to talk about?"
Lin Yi didn't waste words and went straight to the point. "I want you to have an 'in-depth exchange' with Mouri Kogoro."
Horie Yumi paused, then said, "Did I just mishear something? You want me... and Kogoro... to do 'that'?"
"You didn't mishear."
Lin Yi had no interest in repeating himself; for things that could be solved with money, he didn't want to waste his breath.
Pulling out a thick envelope, Lin Yi placed it on the tatami and pushed it toward her, saying, "There's five hundred thousand here... after it's done, send me a few photos... and I'll give you another five hundred thousand."
When he took out the money, Horie Yumi's expression immediately faltered. She tried her best not to look at the money, but she couldn't control her hand, which picked up the envelope to take a look.
It really was five hundred thousand!
She was already thirty-seven this year, her career at the company wasn't going well, she faced the risk of being fired, she'd lost her boyfriend, and she hadn't saved much money. Right now, she desperately needed money.
Horie Yumi was tempted!
After all, just making love with Mouri Kogoro and taking a few photos would net her a million!
It wasn't that big of a deal.
How fast this money came!
Horie Yumi wanted to agree in one breath, but she held back.
This person suddenly approaching her, giving her money, and asking her to do those things... it smelled wrong from top to bottom.
"Why... look for me?" Horie Yumi voiced her doubt.
Lin Yi rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Among your classmates, there are only two women. One is already married and her husband is present... the other is single and unattached... who do you think I should look for?"
"..."
Horie Yumi laughed awkwardly; it was indeed a stupid question.
Then, Horie Yumi asked again, "You want photos of me and Kogoro... could it be you want to use them to blackmailed him later?"
Lin Yi didn't answer directly but said, "Why don't you take a guess... if you guess right, I'll reward you with an extra... one hundred thousand."
Originally, Lin Yi wanted to say a million, but considering he had to open an Agency recently and would have to dump a lot of money into it, his hands were a bit tied.
Otherwise, based on his past behavior, he wouldn't even bother with a mere 100,000 to bribe someone; he'd start with a million!
Hearing there's a reward for guessing correctly, Yumi Horikoshi immediately started racking her brains.
"Are you Kogoro's enemy? No, that's not right. Kogoro hasn't been a police officer for a long time; he's a detective now."
Yumi Horikoshi said seriously, "Could it be that Kogoro recently took on a case and offended someone?"
Lin Yi shook his head, denying it.
"Hmm… that's true. If he had offended someone, they could directly retaliate against him; there's no need for such a roundabout way."
Yumi Horikoshi bit her finger, frowning as she pondered, "If it's not aimed at Kogoro, then what is it?"
"Oh! Right! The photos!" Yumi Horikoshi's eyes lit up as she grasped the key point: "You wanted me to take some photos after I was done with him… This isn't aimed at Kogoro; it's aimed at his wife, right?"
Lin Yi smiled, revealing an approving look, and said, "What else?"
Women are natural gossip excavators.
Once it involved Eri Kisaki, influenced by watching various melodramatic dramas at night, Yumi Horikoshi immediately understood.
She said in surprise, "So… you were sent by his wife specifically to get evidence of Kogoro's affair?"
Lin Yi said, "If his wife wanted a divorce, she wouldn't have waited ten years… Besides, Eri Kisaki is a lawyer. If she wanted a divorce, would she need to use such methods?"
"If it's not his wife… then it's…"
Yumi Horikoshi was slightly puzzled, then she understood again, which made her cover her small mouth and say in utter surprise, "Could it be… that someone has taken a fancy to Eri Kisaki and wants to marry her, but because Eri Kisaki hasn't divorced Kogoro Mouri yet… they want to seize evidence of Kogoro's affair so that Eri Kisaki will divorce Kogoro?"
Lin Yi nodded and said, "Smart."
Yumi Horikoshi's gossip soul was already ignited. She continued to ask, "A million right off the bat… Which rich person has taken a fancy to Attorney Kisaki?"
Lin Yi's face turned cold, and he said, "That's not something you should ask. Don't ask."
Yumi Horikoshi said disdainfully, "It doesn't matter if you don't say it; I'll find out when I watch the news later anyway."
After speaking, she reached out to Lin Yi and said, "I guessed right… Where's the 100,000?"
Lin Yi said, "After it's done, you'll directly receive 600,000."
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