"Okay, I was thinking of asking you for help." Ayako sighed regretfully and walked towards the kitchen.

While drinking black tea and eating snacks brought back from Hokkaido, Tang Ze was watching TV when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

"Hey? Brother-in-law, you're back?" When Yuanzi saw Tang Ze on the sofa, her eyes lit up and she walked quickly towards the sofa.

"Well, you're back. Did you just come back from playing?" Tang Ze nodded and said with a smile: "Here are the snacks we brought back. Try them."

"Oh, let's put the food aside for now." Yuanzi said excitedly: "There is something I want to get rid of my brother-in-law. Please help me investigate it!"

"Hmm? What happened?"

Tang Ze raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He didn't expect that there would be signs of encountering a case as soon as he came back.

"Look, there's a male singer I've always liked who's been acting a bit unusual lately!"

Yuanzi looked at Tang Ze with a serious face and said, "He was originally a singer in an independent band. Later, he signed a contract and debuted and became an instant hit.

But recently, they issued a notice, suddenly saying that they would enter a recharging period or something..."

"Um... let me interrupt..."

Hearing Yuanzi's words, Tang Ze said with a frown, "This is just a normal situation, right?

Don’t many celebrities release announcements like this when they suspend their activities?

"Of course not, he's only been in the industry for less than a year!"

Yuanzi looked at Tang Ze seriously, as if she was talking about something very serious, and asked back: "Brother-in-law, think about it, you just debuted and your career is on the rise, but you suddenly said you need to recharge. Isn't this cutting off your own path?

There must be some unknown secret here. Maybe Locke is involved in some case!"

"Are you overthinking this?"

Tang Ze was somewhat speechless after hearing this and said, "If you say he offended someone and was blacklisted, that's easy to understand. But to say he was involved in a case is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

"Of course not! Locke is such a capable and humble person, how could he offend the company and be put on ice!"

After hearing Tang Ze's words, Yuanzi waved her hands repeatedly to deny: "With Locke's popularity, it would be no problem for him to go solo even if there was a conflict. There is no way he would choose to recharge!

He's a genius, very talented, so there's definitely something wrong!"

"Okay, then I'll keep an eye on it for you after I get to work." Tang Ze looked convinced and nodded to agree to Sonoko's request.

"Great! Thank you, brother-in-law!"

Upon hearing this, Sonoko immediately thanked Tang Ze happily, thinking that it was she who persuaded Tang Ze that made him willing to help with the investigation.

But in fact, Tang Ze was acting. He was not so opposed to investigating the male star mentioned by Sonoko.

Although Sonoko's reasons are ridiculous, most people would think that she is fantasizing about something like a "conspiracy theorist" and it seems unrealistic.

However, Tang Ze would not think so, because he knew that Sonoko was also the "trigger of the case". Some of the things she said might sound unrealistic, but it was best not to ignore them completely.

As for Tang Ze's rebuttals mentioned above, they were nothing more than his normal judgment after hearing what happened as a normal person who didn't know about "science".

After all, if you take what Yuanzi said too seriously, it would be too abrupt and would arouse suspicion.

Because "Science" belongs to "secret knowledge", Tang Ze always carefully covers it with a layer of surface when using it to avoid revealing flaws and being punished in the end.

But this time he didn't need to make excuses, after all, Yuanzi had already found one for him.

Tang Ze also learned the information about the celebrity that Sonoko wanted him to help investigate.

Itagaki Rock, a former independent music singer, became extremely popular less than a year after his debut, and then suddenly announced that he was entering a recharge period and disappeared from the news instantly.

Tang Ze thought about it, took out his phone and called Naoki Kamii in front of Sonoko.

"senior?"

"It's me."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Tang Ze got down to business: "Well, I'd like to ask, have there been any recent cases involving celebrities?"

"Celebrity? Senior, you are well-informed."

Naoki Kamii's tone on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious. "Actually, we just received a report. The deceased is the recently popular singer Itahune Rock."

"What!! Locke was killed!! How could this happen?!"

Sonoko, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two, couldn't help but scream after hearing what Naoki said on the other end of the line, "I told you there was a conspiracy. It must be the work of an unscrupulous company!!"

"Senior? Do you have anyone who knows about the case?"

Naoki Kamii, who was standing by, heard the female voice coming from Karasawa and asked hurriedly.

"No, it's just a coincidence if you must say it." Tang Ze said and summarized the things that Sonoko had asked him to do before.

"So that's how it is. What a coincidence." Naoki Kamii sighed when he heard this.

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." After Tang Ze sighed, he asked the other party about the location of the crime scene and planned to rush over to check the situation.

Just as he hung up the phone, Tang Ze saw Yuanzi, who was on the phone, running over in a hurry: "Brother-in-law, I just called Xiaolan and got some incredible news!"

Just after she learned the news that Locke was murdered, she called Xiaolan with a sad face to seek comfort. After all, she had discussed this topic with her best friend before.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!