NOVEL NEXT Chapter 655 Assassination
Chapter 655 Assassination
A waiter, whose attire was different from the other waiters, pushed a cart towards the princess.
When Conan passed by, he looked up and saw that there was only one bottle of red wine on the cart, as well as a set of exquisite and complex wine opening and decanting tools. It was obviously a bottle of fine wine specially prepared for the princess. And this special waiter was the hotel's sommelier.
But... Conan sniffed.
Isn't that right? Smoke? And a strong smell of smoke. Did this sommelier just smoke?
Conan's eyes suddenly became sharp. Professional sommeliers should not smoke in order to avoid their own smell affecting the guests and their taste buds being damaged by cigarettes. Even if there are some smokers, they will not smoke before starting work, and they should not appear in a first-class hotel that entertains princesses.
Not to mention the sommelier, even ordinary waiters should not have the habit of smoking at a banquet of this level.
On the other hand, some people may smoke a cigarette to calm themselves before committing a crime.
The sommelier had come to the princess's side, opening the bottle and pouring wine. If someone stared at him critically, they would find that his movements were rather amateurish, but at such a banquet, few people would stare at the movements of a sommelier - except for Conan who was reflected in his glasses.
"Ahem." Conan coughed lightly when the sommelier handed the wine glass to the princess.
If it was a real princess, she would have to stand up and remind her directly; and if it was Martin, she only needed to make a little noise to attract attention, and let Martin see her expression and he would understand, right?
It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, this guy won’t die anyway.
That being said, it would be nice if Martin were the victim every time a case is triggered... But Martin would probably lock himself in the basement first.
Princess Martin glanced at Conan, then took the glass of wine that the sommelier offered her with both hands.
In fact, the wine should have been drunk on the stage, with all the guests toasting together. However, Martin's crosstalk was so smooth that he skipped this step before the host could react.
Hold the wine glass in the palm of your hand, shake it, and enjoy the pink wine spinning in the glass. It climbs up the wall of the glass due to the centrifugal phenomenon and then falls back to the bottom of the glass due to gravity. Because the wine is thicker than water, the speed of its fall is significantly slower. This is called wall flow.
"What does this wine taste like?" Princess Martin asked. "I won't drink it if it's not coriander."
Coriander? The sommelier was confused for a moment, then he said, "This is the red wine specially prepared for you after our hotel learned about the princess's preference."
Normally, he should explain what kind of red wine it is, which winery it comes from, how it tastes and how it tastes, etc., but this sommelier couldn't answer these questions at all, because the real sommelier was still sleeping in the bathroom. The fake sommelier could only deal with it quickly and refused to say what kind of wine it was.
Princess Martin handed the cup back to him: "Then you can help me taste this glass of wine."
The volume suddenly rose, and since the princess was the focus of everyone's attention, the entire venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the princess and the sommelier in front of her.
Looking at the red wine being brought to him, the sommelier's face darkened and suddenly his expression turned ferocious. He slapped the wine glass and the princess' hand away with his left hand, then suddenly took out a knife with his right hand and stabbed the princess.
Someone assassinated the princess!
The skirt fluttered, revealing her smooth calves, and the knife that was originally in the sommelier's hand flew out in the air.
"He didn't kick it off, he kicked it away. His hand holding the knife is not very strong. Add to that his flaws, he is not a professional killer at all."
After the guests were surprised to realize that someone was trying to assassinate the princess, Princess Martin kicked the knife away with a high kick, making the guests realize that the princess had shown her great power and solved the assassination herself.
"Protect the princess!" Gis, who was watching the princess from afar in a corner under the stage, hurriedly ordered and surrounded her with the bodyguards.
However, before they got close, Martin had already kicked the assassin away with a spinning kick. After the bodyguards approached, they were stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do except holding the assassin down.
"Protect the princess, suspend the banquet, and investigate the assassin!" While giving orders to the bodyguards, Giss turned to Princess Martin and said, "Your Highness, please go back upstairs and rest for a while."
But his expression was very ugly, and he stared at Martin with a wary look, as if the princess in front of him was the assassin.
After all, Martin's cognitive distortion can only make people think she is Mao Lilan, but cannot force people to think she is Princess Mira. As the princess's attendant, Gis is not a fool. Maybe the princess will suddenly grow up in a few minutes due to some experiences, but he has never heard of fighting ability growing in just a few minutes.
The real Princess Mira, although she was in good health and one of the stronger women, definitely did not have such clean and neat skills!
Gis felt that he was a special clown who had worshipped the princess ten minutes ago. This woman was not a princess at all!
Who is she then? Mine Fujiko? Not really. This was not part of their plan.
Humph, if you want to know who she is, just catch her and ask her and you’ll find out, as well as the whereabouts of the princess!
Therefore, the princess was sent back to her room in the name of protecting her, but in reality she was controlled and forced to reveal her whereabouts.
"Dangerous? I don't think so." Princess Martin looked at Gis with a hint of arrogance and provocation: "Haven't the assassins been caught? Let's continue the party! Keep playing the music and keep dancing!"
"There may be more than one assassin!" Giss said without giving in, using a double meaning. He was saying that the sommelier may have an accomplice, and he was also saying that he suspected that Princess Martin was also an assassin.
Of course Martin knew what Gis was up to, but if he really sealed off the scene, it would be difficult for the four girls, three real and one fake, to get out, unless Kuroba Kaito went on stage to speak.
But - they don't seem to be planning to go out.
"There's more than one assassin! There's also the cleaner over there! I just saw her secretly sending messages!"
A very familiar female voice sounded from a corner of the banquet hall.
The guests turned their heads and were all in an uproar - there was another princess standing there.
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Kuroba Kaito brought Xiaolan, Aoko and Princess Mira to fetch the four sets of princess clothes he had hidden in the hotel. "How come you have my clothes?" Princess Mira suddenly realized something was wrong. Wasn't this encounter a coincidence? Did they come prepared?
"Before we came, there was a stall not far from the hotel selling the same clothes as the princess." Kuroba Kaito said skillfully, "Because Xiaoqing and Xiaolan admired the princess very much, we bought them for ourselves, and we didn't expect that the princess looked so much like us at the time."
"I'm older than you, so you look like me." Mira corrected first, then thought about it and believed what Kuroba Kaito said: "No wonder mother said that the profit-seeking actions of merchants are terrible. They even dare to copy the princess's clothes."
Princess Mira had not worn this dress for the first time. If she had worn it to attend domestic events in the past and left behind video footage, and these merchants copied it based on the photo and sold it as a gimmick, it was not impossible, especially since this was not Vespania. Even if they were caught, they could not convict the merchants here of overstepping the boundaries.
Although the princess was perfunctorily treated, Nakamori Aoko had never seen a street stall selling the same clothes as the princess. In addition, knowing Kuroba Kaito's ability to disguise himself, it was clear to her that these were all prepared by Kuroba Kaito in advance.
Suspicious... Nakamori Aoko stared at Kuroba Kaito with such a look, but did not expose him.
Kuroba Kaito was also secretly sweating, thinking that the time was probably not far from when Aoko would find out that he was hiding his identity and doing bad things.
Kaito Kidd is the person Aoko hates the most. Should he create another small account and expose it to Aoko to provide some buffer?
"Hmm... the style is exactly the same as my dress, and the details are almost the same." Princess Mira put on the clothes and carefully examined them, commenting: "It's just that the fabric is much different, and it feels wrong to the touch."
I'm so sorry that I only had time to find cheap fabric to imitate it... Kuroba Kaito complained in his heart.
After the four of them put on the princess costumes, Kuroba Kaito adjusted the hairstyles and eyes of the three of them, making them look exactly like the princess. Even Kuroba Kaito himself would find it difficult to tell them apart, and could only rely on the marks hidden in the folds of their clothes to distinguish them.
Then they quietly returned to the banquet hall, only to see Princess Martin being assassinated.
"Princess." Mao Lilan grabbed the princess' wrist: "You never told us that if we exchange identities with you, we will be assassinated!"
"Xiao Lan, I'm... Xiao Hei Zi." Princess Xiao Hei Zi, whose wrist was grabbed, pointed awkwardly: "The princess is this one over here."
Princess Mami looked at the crowd and bit her lip, "I knew there were some groups back home who wanted to harm me, but I didn't expect them to come all the way to Japan, and I didn't know someone would assassinate me at the banquet."
"No, I have to change my identity back now. I can't let her take the risk for me!" Princess Mira decided to stand up.
"Don't be in a hurry." Kuroba Kaito stopped him, "Before you step out, first identify the other assassins in the hall, such as the cleaner over there who is secretly using her cell phone. Not to mention that such jobs require her to hand in her cell phone in advance, but in this case, she took out her cell phone and kept typing. Who do you think she is messaging?"
"Leave these to Gis...Okay, I understand." Princess Mira said this subconsciously, but she calmed down halfway through her words and understood the current situation.
Kuroba Kaito continued, "In addition to the cleaner, there is another guest who is behaving strangely. I'm not sure if he has a problem. Princess, Xiaolan, and Xiaoqing, go point out the cleaner. I'm going to observe the guest again. Remember to pay attention to your own safety."
"Got it." Princess Mira's eyebrows were already raised, and she rushed out with her sleeves rolled up. She was very dissatisfied with this group of assassins. Wanting to hurt her was one thing, and almost putting her in an unjust position was another.
Princess Mira rushed directly into the banquet hall, pointed at the cleaner and said loudly: "There is more than one assassin! There is also the cleaner over there! I just saw her secretly sending messages!"
The guests looked in the direction of the voice and were surprised: another princess appeared!
The cleaner who was identified was panicked at first, until she saw that the person being identified was the princess.
The scene of the princess kicking the knife away with one foot and kicking people down with both feet is still vivid in my mind. Now another princess has appeared. Comparing the two, it is clear who is the real princess and who is the fake one!
A fierce light flashed in the cleaner's eyes. He pulled out the handle of the mop in his hand, revealing a finger-long blade, and rushed towards Princess Mira.
Suddenly - as if Princess Mira had suddenly mastered the art of clone-hood, another figure that looked exactly like the princess appeared beside her. With a kick, the cleaner was left with only the handle of the dagger in his hand.
The cleaner's eyes suddenly cleared and he turned around and tried to run away.
A familiar figure picked up the mop she had thrown away, blocked her way, and shouted "Hah!", then swung the mop at her.
Although she has never learned karate or aikido, Nakamori Aoko is no less courageous than others in terms of courage and proficiency in hitting people with a mop. This is the proficiency she has acquired after chasing Kuroba Kaito for many years!
One princess, two princesses, three princesses, four princesses?
The guests rubbed their eyes and looked at the scene in confusion.
"Ah——!" A scream of pain came from behind the crowd, from the other direction of the banquet hall.
Another Princess Mira! The fifth Little Black Princess grabbed a guest's wrist and pressed him down on the table. In her other hand, she held a stolen cell phone: "Sir? Who are you so anxious to inform?"
Five princesses?
The four princesses who appeared later handed the cleaners and guests to the bodyguards and walked straight towards Princess Martin.
"There's the face-changing kid, the real princess, and Xiaolan must be in there too." Maori Kogoro stared straight ahead, muttering in a low voice: "Who are the other two?"
But you have to admit, from this angle, each of these girls is 100% similar to Xiaolan, and it feels like there are suddenly more daughters.
Gis, who was originally confronting Princess Martin, was also dumbfounded at this moment: "This..."
He wanted to find out what was going on, but he couldn't ask in front of the guests to expose his ignorance of the current situation. He had to pretend that everything was under control in order to scare the guy who had been hiding in the dark and had not shown up until now.
Is the real princess among them? Giss can't tell.
However, after the five princesses reunited, they seemed determined to give an answer to the confused guests.
A burst of powerful music suddenly sounded.
"Since you asked so sincerely, we will answer you mercifully. To prevent the world from being destroyed and to protect world peace, Princess Squadron, take action!"
(End of this chapter)