Although the portrait that her father painted for her was sent to Tomoko Komori, it was an intentional act on her part.
Despite sending the artwork to the other party, she took a photo of it.
Shortly after sending the artwork, she disguised herself, sent the photo along with fabricated sensational news to the other party.
New work by Saburo Hanyu, a girl suspected to be his daughter!
Once this news spread, it immediately garnered widespread media attention.
Before Saburo Hanyu could come forward to deny the news, Sakurako Niigata was "accidentally" discovered by reporters.
The brushstrokes on the artwork were undoubtedly Saburo Hanyu's, confirming that it was his painting.
And at this moment, the girl in the artwork appeared and revealed some information.
Her mother had told her a message before she died, revealing that her missing father was not her biological father. Her real father had separated from her mother when she was very young.
She had never met her biological father and had no idea why the renowned artist Saburo Hanyu would paint a portrait of her.
This revelation immediately caught the attention of the media. In addition to reports from the art world, this type of news was particularly favored by gossip tabloids.
At once, the media swarmed towards Saburo Hanyu, wanting to verify the truth of the matter and understand why he would paint a portrait of a daughter he had never met.
Taking advantage of the media's continuous initiative, Sakurako Niigata caught Saburo Hanyu off guard, pushing him to a desperate situation.
After all, the painting was indeed in his possession, and the brushstrokes were undoubtedly his. How could he have painted a portrait of a girl he had never met?
If not handled properly, this could expose the fact that he had a ghost artist.
Fortunately, the girl's mother had suggested that Toshiaki Niigata might not be her biological father, giving him an escape route.
The only solution was to acknowledge Sakurako Niigata as his daughter, admitting to this fact!
With everything clarified, and both sides harboring ulterior motives, Saburo Hanyu came forward to smoothly acknowledge Sakurako. He publicly announced that the painting was based on his daughter's appearance when she was young, imagining how she would look when she grew up.
Afterward, leveraging this public opinion, Saburo Hanyu's fame soared even higher.
Meanwhile, Sakurako Niigata changed her name to Sakurako Hanyu, pretending to be an innocent girl who knew nothing, treating him as her father.
Gradually, Saburo Hanyu also relaxed his guard, genuinely believing that she knew nothing. He felt somewhat proud of how he handled the situation.
After all, there was an initial crisis of exposure, but with his maneuvers, he turned adversity into good fortune and even received international acclaim.
He was quite satisfied with Sakurako Niigata's obedient cooperation. Moreover, he found himself romantically interested in this young and beautiful "daughter" with whom he had no actual relationship.
However, what Saburo Hanyu didn't know was that all of this was part of Sakurako Niigata's plan, including the seductive actions she took to entice him.
During her long stay in the Hanyu residence, she didn't waste her time. Investigating the information revealed by the artistic painting in the house, she discerned the relationship between Saburo Hanyu and Tomoko Komori. As expected, the two had an intimate connection.
Her purpose in seducing Saburo Hanyu was to create a sense of crisis in Tomoko Komori.
As expected, one night, Tomoko Komori approached Saburo Hanyu to discuss the matter.
Using a listening device, Sakurako learned the full story of the situation.
Saburo Hanyu and Tomoko Komori had imprisoned her father, later poisoning him with drugs, rendering him completely incapacitated with a single injection.
They even planned to wait for the dust to settle and then use the same drugs on her, turning her into a speechless, mentally disabled person to eliminate this nuisance.
"At that time, I swore!! I will make those two deranged scums pay the price!!"
Sakurako Niigata stared at Haruhiko Hanyu with a resentful expression. "Your uncle and Tomoko Komori tore our family apart, exploiting my father's artwork for profit, and eventually killed him after exploiting him to the fullest. Is there anything wrong with me personally punishing them?"
With that, Sakurako Niigata smiled at Senichi. "Perhaps for a detective like you, you would unhesitatingly deny my words."
"Yes, I can understand your feelings, but I cannot endorse your actions."
Senichi sighed regretfully, "Although it might not be very convincing, revenge should not come at the cost of sacrificing your own future."
"Actually, I know... my hands are stained with their blood..."
Sakurako Niigata looked down at her hands with a sorrowful expression. "When I killed those two, my heart was pounding so fast, as if it would fly out in the next moment...
But my heart was incredibly cold, so cold that I couldn't help but shiver involuntarily..."
"At that moment, I knew I could never return to that lavender flower field...
With these hands stained with blood, I closed the door to the lavender garden, the gateway to my memories..."
Sakurako Niigata showed a poignant smile towards Sonoko and Ran. "I'm sorry, letting you experience such things right after becoming friends. Goodbye..."
The next moment, Sakurako Niigata took out a dagger from behind and unhesitatingly stabbed towards her chest.
Watching this scene unfold before them, everyone's pupils involuntarily contracted. Conan and Ran even rushed forward to stop her.
Even Kaito Kid, who was on the side, saw this sudden turn of events and reflexively raised his poker gun, shooting in the hope of intervening.
Perhaps, because she was harboring a death wish, she had quietly distanced herself from everyone while recounting her story.
As the dagger approached her heart, ready to pierce through the girl's skin and claim her life before everyone's eyes, a playing card, rapidly spinning, struck the dagger.
It was Senichi!
Realizing her intentions when she pulled out the dagger, he immediately threw a magic poker card.
The spinning poker card hit the blade just as it was about to approach the heart, causing the dagger to stall in mid-air.
In this momentary pause, another poker card swiftly passed over Sakurako Niigata's hand, causing intense pain. She reflexively loosened her hand, which was tightly gripping the dagger.
Following this, Ran quickly approached and embraced Sakurako Niigata, while Conan, taking advantage of his height, kicked the fallen dagger away.
Senichi halted his forward motion, turning to look at Kaito Kid. Their gazes collided mid-air.
Kid, still standing on the railing, slightly bowed and smirked as if saying, "Everything is going according to plan."
However, the sweat-soaked shirt behind him revealed that he was just maintaining the customary "poker face" while enduring the pressure.
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