NOVEL NEXT Chapter 656 Princess Team, join in!
Chapter 656 Princess Team, join in!
The first princess stepped forward: "Red Princess, you are passionate like fire! You are good at using mental attacks. You are the king who combines the power of all princesses in one, transcends time and space, and knows the past and the future!"
"Princess Blue, extraordinary courage! Her abilities are superb karate skills and heroic strength!"
"The Black Princess is ruthless and cold! Her ability is a dazzling magic show."
"The Blue Princess, kind and innocent! She is specialized for battles in specific scenes such as classrooms and grocery stores, and is good at using cleaning tools to fight flexibly!"
“With the beige princess, we removed most of the princess’ persona, but we kept a little bit of the princess flavor so that you know you’re looking at a princess.”
Princess Mira: ...
"We are the Princess Team traveling through another dimension, the White Hole, a white tomorrow is waiting for us!"
("Ji~")
After saying that, Martin turned his head and pursed his lips towards the princess whom he thought was Kuroba Kaito.
Mao Lilan: What does it mean when Martin-kun sticks his lips out at me?
Kuroba Kaito saw this and guessed that this guy wanted the colored smoke from the Super Sentai series, but he didn't have that thing prepared, so he quietly took out two smoke bombs, threw them behind him, and thought he would just make do with it.
Bang! White smoke exploded in all directions, submerging the figures of the five princesses.
The guests were laughing at first, thinking that the princess was not only playing with gin jokes, but also with special effects jokes. Even if she learned about Japanese culture specifically for this visit, it can be seen that she was very attentive.
As for why there are five princesses? They must be the princesses’ bodyguards and stand-ins!
"Who do you think is the real princess? Could it be the one who didn't do anything?"
"Such an obvious flaw must be a bait for the enemy. I think the one on the stage at the beginning is the real princess, because she was the only one speaking from beginning to end."
Then, after the smoke in the center of the banquet hall cleared, everyone was stunned again when they saw the bare empty space.
Where are the princesses? Why is there no one left?
Gis stepped forward and said, "Dear guests, due to the accident that just happened, the princess was frightened and needs to rest. At the same time, we will investigate the scene with the police. Please stay calm and wait for a moment."
The guests did not think that the princess was frightened by the assassin at all; it was clearly the princess who frightened the assassin.
After saying the polite words that he had planned in advance, Gis turned around and left in a hurry - why did the princess run away again!
If there really is a princess among those five girls.
……
"Mr. Gis, can you explain to us the assassination of the princess?" In the corridor, Inspector Megure blocked Gis's way: "We, the police, also hope to ensure the smooth progress of the banquet, but if you are unwilling to inform us in advance that the princess is being targeted, then our work will be difficult."
Inspector Megure's tone was not friendly.
Of course, the police also deployed manpower to maintain order at this banquet. In addition to a large number of police officers, there was also a helicopter hovering outside the hotel at this time.
However, Vespania, represented by Gis, has been very uncooperative and even refused to allow the police to enter the hotel. All the defenses in the hotel were carried out by their own Royal Guards. At this time, Inspector Megure and the police were only allowed to enter the hotel after the assassination. Therefore, not only Inspector Megure, but all the police are now very unhappy with Vespania.
Facing the fat police officer who came to question him, Giss said sullenly, "I originally thought that the Royal Guard alone would be enough."
"Is that enough?" Takagi, who was standing behind Inspector Megure with a small notebook ready to record at any time, couldn't help but sarcastically said, "With a police force that can't even allocate staff to the kitchen?"
Gis calmly accepted Takagi's ridicule without arguing.
"Takagi-kun..." Inspector Megure pretended to scold his mouth substitute, and then said: "But fortunately you were prepared and used the princess's bodyguard as a substitute."
It is easy for everyone to imagine a plot where a big shot has a substitute who is exactly like himself, but this is the first time that Inspector Megure has actually seen, heard or talked about such a substitute.
However, Gis's face darkened: "No... I don't know them."
"Eh?" Inspector Megure and Takagi were both confused: "Not knowing them means..."
"The princess doesn't have any strong female bodyguards, let alone a stand-in who looks similar. Not only did those people appear suddenly, but until the assassin was knocked down, I thought the person on the stage was the princess. But in fact, that's not the case, and the disappearance of those people was not within my expectations. In fact, the princess is now missing and may have been kidnapped, because I can't even guarantee that there is a real princess among those five women."
Inspector Megure's already serious expression suddenly turned gloomy. This incident was more serious than he had imagined. At this moment, the princess had disappeared!
The reason why Giss was willing to endure Takagi's ridicule and explained everything to Inspector Megure was because the police were now needed to search for the whereabouts of the princess.
"Please come to the conference room to discuss in detail." Giss and two police officers prepared to sit down and discuss in detail.
Following behind Geese, Inspector Megure and Takagi looked at each other, and they had the same thought in their minds: the princess looks so much like Mouri Ran, could these princess substitutes who suddenly appeared be related to Ran?
But what about the other three?
(At this time in the banquet hall, Maori Kogoro was still squatting on the ground with a worried look on his face under the comfort of Sonoko and Conan: "Xiaolan is definitely in there! Definitely!")
Gis pushed open the door of the conference room: "Come in, officer first--"
He's stuck.
Five identical figures were sitting in the conference room at this moment, with different postures, some dignified, some casual, some with their feet on the table, some with their arms crossed and a look of impatience on their faces.
It was completely beyond Gis's expectations. The five princesses who disappeared in the banquet hall did not slip away but came to the conference room of the hotel first, as if they had expected that he would come here and were waiting in advance.
Through the gap beside Gis, Inspector Megure also saw five princesses in the conference room, and was instantly confused: Didn't they say that the princesses were kidnapped by these people? Why are they still here?
When Princess Mira saw Gis pushing the door open, she immediately slammed the table and stood up: "Gis! Who are those assassins? Is this how you protect me?"
This familiar tone made Gis immediately understand her identity, but out of caution he asked: "Are you really Her Royal Highness the Princess? Can you prove your identity?"
"Proof? Why should I prove it?" Princess Mira asked back unhappily, and suddenly stretched out her hand to Martin on the left, but paused, then pulled up the arm of Mao Lilan on the right and hugged her in her arms: "I'm not a princess, I'm one of the quintuplets in this family. You are not allowed to stop me when we leave later!" She kept saying she was running away. Although there was no evidence, she must be their princess.
Inspector Megure got the answer from Gis's expression, then looked over and asked, "Mr. Gis said that you are not in the Royal Guard, so, can we regard you four as the princess's friends?"
"Yeah, we're friends, I guess." Kuroba Kaito wasn't going to talk later, so he spoke now to make his presence felt: "After all, he looks so much like the quadruplets, so we're quite predestined to be together."
Then he was gently poked by Nakamori Aoko: "What do you mean by 'count'? Of course we are friends! Right?"
"Of course!" Mao Lilan said immediately.
Kuroba Kaito's gaze changed as he noticed something out of place.
"Before we continue answering questions, can we talk about the identity of the assassin?" Martin put his feet on the table and tapped the princess crown on his head. "As a half-victim, I think I still have the right to ask."
Giss was obviously hesitant.
"Mr. Gis." Inspector Megure reminded, "Since you have already determined that the person over there is the princess and that the princess is safe, then these four people cannot be regarded as criminals who kidnapped the princess, but as people who are in danger together with the princess's friends. It is better to tell them part of the situation."
Because Inspector Megure suspected that Ran Mouri was among these girls, his words were slightly biased.
Gis lowered his head and said, "Among the two assassins and the spy who were discovered, the assassin was hired by an unknown person, and the spy's superior pointed to Vespania. It is speculated that it was the work of those anti-princess forces."
"Anti-princess forces..." Inspector Megure understood: "Since you already know the existence of anti-princess forces, does that mean you really expected the assassination to happen?"
"No!" Giss denied flatly: "We never expected the anti-princess forces to be so crazy! In the past, we heard that the anti-princess forces colluded with foreign terrorist organizations, but we just regarded it as a rumor."
"Really?" Inspector Megure was a little unconvinced: "Mr. Geese doesn't look like such a careless person."
"There is a pressing issue now. According to the results of the interrogation of the assassin, there are also traitors in the Royal Guard who have been bribed by the hostile forces." Gis changed the subject: "Next, even if we continue to let the guards be responsible for protecting the princess, I am afraid it will be difficult to rest assured."
Martin: "That means you have no one to trust except yourself. You have to stay by the princess' side 24 hours a day, even when she goes to the bathroom, right?"
Princess Mira was stunned and looked at the other party: "Gis?"
"No." But Gis denied: "People who can be trusted, and everyone who is the princess's friend."
"Really? We just met less than an hour ago~" Martin reminded: "Your next sentence is 'For the princess's safety, please stay in the hotel and protect her', right?"
"Yes, as you said, young lady." Gis admitted: "Of course, the royal family will provide you with a considerable amount of expenses."
Mao Lilan felt something was wrong and frowned several times before relaxing.
"Mr. Gis." Inspector Megure asked in a deep voice, "Can I understand that you found an excuse to put these ladies under house arrest?"
Inspector Megure saw through what Jis was planning at a glance: Jis was still not sure that Princess Mira was the real Princess Mira, so he put all five of them under house arrest under the pretext of asking them to protect the princess, and then continued to verify the princess's identity.
"At the moment, the Royal Guard can only protect the top floor of the hotel. Please ask the police to be more careful in the investigation of the hotel." Gis's face turned cold. After saying this, he waved his hand, and two bodyguards in black suits forcibly carried Inspector Megure and Takagi out.
Watching the police being driven away, Princess Mira and Aoko Nakamori clenched their fists.
Martin still leisurely put his feet on the table: "It seems that there are some things that cannot be told to the police."
The three girls around were all stunned.
"Actually, I don't want to tell you, but it will be impossible to convince Her Royal Highness the Princess to separate from you in a short period of time, so please remember to keep it a secret for the royal family." Giss's eyes swept over them one by one, and then looked at Princess Mira: "The so-called anti-princess forces are supported by someone behind the scenes."
"what?"
Because there were other people present, Gis told the story from the beginning.
A week ago, the Queen of Vespasian and the prince who was supposed to be the crown prince both died in a hunting activity. The results of the on-site investigation showed that the prince accidentally killed the queen while shooting the prey, and then committed suicide due to the shock.
But Gis didn't think so. He suggested a person, the queen's younger brother, Duke Girard, Princess Mira's uncle.
The queen and the prince died one after another, and then voices against the princess's succession to the throne became rampant in the country. If the princess was also forced to step down or assassinated, then the next person who could become king would be the Duke of Girard.
"According to the most suspicious theory of the vested interests, the person who killed the queen and the prince and supported the anti-princess forces behind the scenes is this Kidd!" Martin knocked on the table indignantly: "Damn Kaito Kidd, he actually did such a thing behind the scenes!"
"It's Kirad! Kirad!" Kuroba Kaito corrected with a roll of his eyes, even though it was obvious that this guy did it on purpose.
But Gis said: "Duke Girard is also a member of the royal family. I have no right to question him."
Martin translated: "In principle, I can't question him in my job, but deep down, I think he is a bastard."
Gis: "It is also my duty to protect the honor of the royal family."
Martin: "So I can't take the initiative to investigate the evidence of Kirad's crime, nor can I hire someone to investigate in my own name, and I can't tell this to Inspector Megure. Someone must investigate Kirad on his own initiative."
Bang! Suddenly, Nakamori Aoko slapped the table, stood up, and said solemnly: "I want to help Princess Mira!"
(End of this chapter)