Conan: "!" ...Why was he talking to him?! This "Mr. Yamada" was no good!
Vodka was suddenly addressed, and the turmoil in his heart was no less than Conan's.
But his idol was right in front of him, so close...
Vodka showed no fear. Faced with Jiang Xia's invitation to chat, he gave a steady nod.
"..." But a nod was one thing. He had no intention of speaking.
—Who knew what kind of trap Uzo was digging for him this time.
Seeing that Vodka did not want to talk, Jiang Xia did not force him to speak.
—Vodka had ears, anyway. As long as he could listen, that was enough.
Thinking this, Jiang Xia asked Kinoshita Yoko:
"I remember you said that the first television adaptation of Detective Left-Handed, the one where Miss Kusano and Mr. Kenzaki fell in love, began filming three years ago. Was Mr. Kumano already Miss Kusano's manager back then? But just now, Miss Kusano and Mr. Kumano parted on bad terms. She said he was useless... Her attitude did not really seem like the way someone would treat a manager she had worked with for years."
"This... It's a bit complicated. Kaoru does not actually hate Mr. Kumano that much." Kinoshita Yoko sighed. "Mr. Kumano was originally an actor too, and he belonged to the same Detective Agency as us. Then, out of nowhere, he gave up on his acting dreams and became Kaoru's manager. Ever since then, Kaoru has acted like she was disappointed in him for not living up to expectations, and she often said harsh things to condemn him. But ever since then, the two of them have continued working together and never parted ways."
"..."
Vodka filtered out the parts he did not want to hear, repeatedly replaying only