In the Royal Palace of Vespania, Mouri Kogoro accepted the commission under the "temptation given by Lang" to investigate the case of the queen and prince.
Because the case was too sensitive, Vespaña officials had not conducted a detailed investigation into the case before.
Moreover, according to the testimony of Duke Kilard, the prince shot and accidentally killed the queen who was standing under the cherry blossom tree while admiring the flowers.
When Duke Gerard heard the sound and rushed to the scene, the prince was holding the queen's body and crying bitterly.
When the prince saw Gilad coming, he took the revolver from Gerard's arms and shot himself with his right hand.
Kilard's testimony directly concluded the nature of the case, and no one in the kingdom dared to investigate the case again.
Because of this, Chis dared to assert that Duke Kilard killed the queen and the prince.
Everything is based on Kilard's words.
After hearing the detailed description of the case from Keith, Conan also had a definite suspicion about the case.
As a member of the royal family, Duke Gerard has followers nearby when hunting and has a shotgun in his hand. Why does he need to carry an extra revolver with him?
There is really no reason to carry this revolver, as if I knew I would use it...
Mouri Kogoro was not affected by Keith's words and suggested that since the gun that killed the queen was the palace's gun, he should first investigate the palace's weapons storage room.
Led by Chisi's Inchou men, Mouri Kogoro and Conan came to the weapons storage room.
"Our guards are responsible for the management of firearms. Even members of the royal family cannot obtain weapons at will." Cun Tou's subordinate said.
Mouri Kogoro meticulously checked the gun management records in his hand and asked: "The rifling marks of the bullet that shot the queen must have come from the shotgun in the prince's hand, and the shotgun was provided by this place, right?"
Cun Tou's subordinate nodded, "That's right."
"Um……"
Mouri Kogoro groaned, as soon as the investigation of the case started, it immediately reached a deadlock.
According to his experience as a policeman in Mihua during those years, the gun came from the palace, and the bullet that shot the queen was indeed the prince's shotgun, plus there was the testimony of Duke Kilard.
There are witnesses and physical evidence, and there is no possibility of overturning the case.
Conan also saw that Mouri Kogoro was at the end of his game, so he reminded him: "Shall we go to the queen and prince's room to see?"
"Huh?" Mouri Kogoro turned to look at his little follower and waved his hand in disgust, "Go, go, go... what clues can you find there?"
Seeing that Kogoro Mouri still didn't understand, Conan could only further remind, "Maybe the murderer will go against some of the Queen and Prince's living habits when setting up the scene?"
When Mouri Kogoro and his Cuntou men heard this, their expressions were startled.
Is this what a 7-year-old said?
"Okay, let's go and have a look..."
"But first, please don't make any trouble, you little brat!"
"Hai!"
Conan showed a harmless smile and happily agreed.
In fact, I was thinking quietly in my heart, if I hadn't "made trouble", how could you have solved so many cases, uncle?
…
The three of them were going to the Queen's room first. When passing by the central corridor, they met Princess Mila who had just been sent back.
Mira was still wearing the uniform of Didan High School, with Chis guarding her.
"Little..." Conan was about to say it subconsciously, but luckily he discovered some differences in advance, "Princess?"
Mira lowered her head to look at Conan, and vaguely recognized this child as the boy who was on the plane yesterday. He just took off the brown paper bag.
"It's you?"
Conan: "?"
Conan was confused for a moment, remembering that he had met several times with Mira the day before yesterday, and the other party must have remembered him at that time.
But other than that, the two don't seem to have much in common.
But it would be rude not to reply, so Conan could only reply: "It's me."
Mira still remembered that Fujiko Mine wanted to take revenge on the man by any means necessary, and Fujiko Mine was now in the palace, and something bad would definitely happen when the two sides encountered each other, so she advised her.
"You shouldn't have come."
Conan: "...but I'm already here..."
Mira: "Where is that man?"
Conan was startled, "What man?"
Mira: "That's the man next to you."
Mouri Kogoro next to him pointed at his nose and wondered: "Huh? Are you talking about me?"
Mira glanced at Mouri Kogoro and then looked away, "It's not you, I'm talking about another man..."
Conan, Kogoro Mori: "Which man is the other man?"
Mira shook her head in disappointment, bent down and whispered in Conan's ear: "That's your father..."
Hearing this, Conan was completely stunned.
My dad?
Which father am I?
My real father is Kudo Yusaku, but how could the princess, who only met me a few times, know this?
As for the identity of "Edogawa Conan", there is no father in this world, only one mother named "Edogawa Fumiyo".
So where exactly did Mira meet "my dad"?
"My dad... Big sister, which dad are you talking about?" Conan asked pretending to smile.
Mira also had some doubts on her face, "How many other fathers do you have?"
"I..." Conan was confused by this question. Isn't this question too sensitive?
"The kid's father?" Mouri Kogoro next to him was also confused by the Riddler-like conversation between the two, and turned to look at Conan.
"Conan, didn't your father and your mother say they were doing business abroad?"
Mouri Kogoro still remembers that when he received 10 million in alimony for his son-in-law, Edogawa Fumiyo introduced the situation of their couple.
"Abroad?" Mira glanced at Mouri Kogoro, and it was indeed true. Compared to Japan, Vespania was indeed a foreign country.
Conan: "That's right~ But by the way, sister, who did you see in this country?"
The Kudo couple are at home all over the world, and Conan doesn't know if Mira really met her parents in this country.
Then my parents mistook Mira for Mao Lilan and said something random.
But this probability should be very low, right?
Mira was also a little speechless. Why did this child pretend to have a father? She just wanted to kindly warn him that Fujiko Mine was very vindictive and came to the palace...
At this time, Chis, who had been listening in, couldn't stand it anymore.
As a rational bystander, he could tell that the conversations between the three people did not seem to be on the same channel, and the "man" they were talking about was probably not the same person.
In order to prevent the situation from getting chaotic, he stood up in time and said respectfully.
"Your Highness, this Mr. Kogoro Mori is the private detective I invited to investigate the case of the Queen and the Prince."
"If you have no objection to the investigation, please go to the room to change first. Miss Maori is also there..."
"Well, I agree, then I'll go change clothes first."
Mira thought that since the child pretended not to know her "dad", then she was doing her best.
So, several people parted ways in the corridor.
Chiss escorted Mira to change clothes first, while Conan and Mouri Kogoro led their men to the queen's palace.
"Mr. Mori, please go this way."
The terrain of the palace is extremely complicated. Under the leadership of Cuntou's subordinates, the two of them passed by the door of a restaurant.
In the restaurant, it was Lupine III and Daisuke Jigen who had just followed Fujiko Mine to the palace.
Fujiko Mine was invited to a separate living room by Keith, and Lupine III dressed up as the driver of the princess's car. He was also treated politely and was eating lunch prepared by the palace.
"I'm sorry, even I, the driver, will receive such a generous reception~"
Lupine the Third was chewing steak, holding a red wine glass in his hand, looking cool and happy.
Daisuke Jigen sat opposite him, and the two of them were enjoying their meal.
But at this moment, the sharp-eyed Lupine saw Conan and Mouri Kogoro passing by the door.
"Jiyuan, look..."
Lupine reminded, Jigen also turned around and saw the two of them.
"That kid is with another man. It seems that he is the man on the plane..." Lupine III analyzed.
Jigen Daisuke felt a little uncomfortable when he saw his "son" becoming a "son" to another man.
Moreover, it was the existence of this man that led to him being misunderstood by Lupine III and being insulted by his companions.
Who can I talk to to explain this matter?
"Lupin, what should we do?" Daisuke Jigen asked.
Lupine III's monkey face turned into a sinister look, and he said with a wicked smile: "It seems that this man has also sneaked into the palace. I don't know for what purpose..."
"Now that he is in the light and we are in the dark, we can play tricks on him~"
"But after finishing the business..."
…
Conan and Mouri Kogoro did not expect that they would be stared at by "passers-by", so they followed the short-haired men to the queen's room.
The room is very large, and the European-style decoration, although it looks gorgeous, is not extravagant for a room of the head of a country.
Since the queen's husband passed away many years ago, now only the queen lives here alone.
It was once...
"This is Her Majesty the Queen's room. All the furnishings are the same as when Her Majesty was alive, and no one has touched them."
Cuntou's men guarded the door, and Conan and Mouri Kogoro entered the room to investigate.
There is a European-style four-poster bed in the room, cabinets with various trophies and certificates, log tables, dressing tables, wardrobes, etc.
Although he followed Conan's suggestion to investigate, Mouri Kogoro himself had no clue, so he could only put his hands in his pockets and walk around to take a look.
Conan saw the gray-white powder on the edge of the dressing table at a glance.
He walked over, dipped some powder in his index finger, put it in front of his nose and smelled it.
Secret Technique·Police Dog Nose!
The smell is a bit pungent, well, it's not poison... it's like gunpowder.
Conan glanced at the corner behind the dressing table. There happened to be two silver bullets near the baseboard.
This is……
That’s it, I—get it!
Just when a confident smile appeared on the corner of Conan's mouth, the collar around his neck suddenly tightened, and his whole body was pulled out from the corners.
"Kid, I told you not to touch things everywhere!"
This time, Mouri Kogoro did not beat Conan on the head in front of outsiders. He just scolded him and put Conan on the ground.
At this time, a pair of "Maolilan" also walked in from the door, one was wearing a pink dress, the other was in a high school uniform.
Conan and Mouri Kogoro were startled for a moment, realizing that this was a question.
"Xiao...Lan?"
The real Mao Lilan among the two "Lans" realized that the two did not recognize her immediately, and immediately stamped her foot angrily, and said angrily: "Dad~ I really can't believe it!"
Only then did Mouri Kogoro recognize that the one in high school uniform was his daughter.
"Xiaolan, don't be angry~"
Fortunately, Princess Mila stepped forward to smooth things over, "You investigated my mother's room and found out nothing?"
Mouri Kogoro looked a little guilty, "Sorry, I haven't found any clues yet..."
Conan has found clues, but he also knows that there are many eyes and ears in the palace now. If he tells the clues in advance, he may be cleared out.
If the reasoning is correct, the murderer is that person...
But if it is that person, more evidence is needed.
"Sister, uncle, how about we go to the prince's room again?" Conan raised his head and showed an innocent smile.
Mira glanced at Conan and no longer struggled with the question "Where is his father?" and nodded in agreement.
Arriving at the prince's room not far from here, Conan and Mouri Kogoro entered to search again.
Mouri Kogoro still couldn't find any clues, but he finally accepted the commission. He couldn't take things lightly and could only bite the bullet and investigate.
Conan actually saw the photo of the prince taken while playing baseball on the desk.
This is……
Conan restored the scene in his mind when the prince's suicide was discovered, and he suddenly had an enlightenment.
That’s it, I-I understand again!
The next step is to find an opportunity to gather everyone together and expose this conspiracy!
…
In the drawing room of the palace, Fujiko Mine finally waited for Chisi.
"Sorry to keep you waiting……"
"No, waiting is also a key part of serving customers~" Fujiko Mine, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, smiled.
"Thank you very much, this is your reward."
Keith placed a suitcase of cash on the coffee table.
Fujiko Mine opened the box, which was full of Vespagna Queen Yuan.
"Can cash be accepted? I can accept a check or transfer," Keith asked.
Fujiko Mine shook her head, "No, I only believe in cash."
In fact, the reason why Fujiko Mine chose the Queen's Dollar was because she judged that after a special ore was discovered in Vespania, the exchange rate of the Queen's Dollar would definitely rise sharply, and she would be able to make a lot of money.
But as we all know, Fujiko Mine's investments often fall through.
However, in addition to the reward for the mission, there is another important reason why Fujiko Mine chose to accept the commission.
After chatting with Chis for a few words, Mine Fujiko stood up and said goodbye.
"Do you need me to give it to you?" Keith asked.
Mine Fujiko smiled and shook her head, "No need, there are not many reliable manpower around the princess, so we should go back quickly."
Chisi did not refuse, "Goodbye then, Fujimineko."
Fujiko Mine walked straight towards the entrance of the palace, but at the corner out of Chisi's sight, she suddenly turned towards another corridor.