Xiaolan began to tell the story from the beginning, and then Maori Kogoro also talked about why he came here.
After listening to this, Colin concluded with a thoughtful look, "That is to say, during Princess Mira's visit to Japan, someone tried to murder the princess at a banquet. Although it was discovered by Mr. Maori's assistant, Conan, Princess Mira, who was already scared because of her family's accident, wanted to escape and actually took action."
"And by coincidence, Miss Lan also met Princess Mira, who was running away and looked exactly like her, on her way to the banquet. After talking with Princess Mira, the kind-hearted Miss Lan sympathized with her and agreed to temporarily become Princess Mira's substitute for one night so that Princess Mira could relax. However, Princess Mira broke her promise and did not come back at the agreed time."
"Then, in order to prevent the incident from getting out of hand, Count Keith used tough means to take Miss Lan back to the Kingdom of Vespania as a princess. On the way back home, Mr. Maori's assistant, Conan, managed to sneak onto the plane. After Count Keith's pity talk, the kind-hearted Miss Lan and Conan softened their hearts and agreed to cooperate with Count Keith, and promised to find evidence of the real culprit who killed the Queen and the Prince."
"As for Mr. Maori, when his daughter was taken away, he was extremely anxious and found Officer Qian Xing, who was in charge of capturing Lupin III in Interpol, for help, and then came to the Kingdom of Vespania..."
"Well, I think I understand the whole story, but Miss Lan."
Colin raised his head seriously, and Xiaolan responded nervously and sat up straight.
"The struggle for power is always bloody and cruel. Miss Lan, you may just want to help, but this involves the highest power of a country. Everyone present, including Earl Keith, your mother, and Miss Lan herself, may be implicated and die."
"As a fan of Mr. Maori and as someone who still has some power in this world, I can assure you that if you choose to evacuate now, I will get Ms. Lan and her group back to Japan as soon as possible."
After saying that, Colin looked at Xiaolan, who looked conflicted, and waited for an answer.
To be honest, he himself had no idea why he talked about this. Was he in disbelief, or was he afraid that the person in front of him was not the same person he remembered
Haha, maybe both.
But no matter which one it is, it won't take long for him to get the answer he wants.
Xiaolan sat on the chair in a dilemma. After a while, Maori Kogoro suddenly stood up and shouted,
"Hey, Colin! What kind of question are you asking? Are you forcing my daughter into a corner and forcing her to choose between the safety of her family and her kindness?!"
"If you didn't mean to help, I would definitely give you a good beating for making my daughter suffer!"
"Xiaolan!" Maori turned around and shouted.
"Dad." Xiaolan looked up in confusion.
"You don't need to listen to what this brat says. Since you want to help, then help! As a father, I will definitely support you!!"
"Tsk, even though the thought of helping this bastard makes me feel sick all over!"
Maori Kogoro glanced at Keith and said.
Colin was listening at the side, slightly stunned for a moment, then he scratched his head and laughed, "Haha, I was taught a lesson by Mr. Maori. But it's true that it's a bit cruel to leave this choice to Miss Lan."
"But Mr. Maori is worthy of being Mr. Maori. When his daughter faced a crisis of choice, he was able to stand up immediately and make a righteous choice. He is really a role model for our generation!"
"As a loyal fan of yours, Mr. Maori, I will follow in your footsteps!"
"Well, the party that benefits the most from such an act is the most likely suspect. The one who killed the queen and the prince must be Duke Girard."
"I never thought that Duke Girard, who had just received me so kindly, would do such a cruel thing. But please rest assured that I am absolutely on your side, Mr. Maori!"
Colin looked very passionate. Maori Kogoro stuck out his tongue and laughed for a while, then pointed at Keith and said, "Colin! As a detective, you can't just believe one person's words. The one who killed the queen and the prince might be this bastard. After all, he is also one of the heirs to the throne!"
"How could that be! Lord Keith was not there at all, he was staying in the palace!" the maid retorted.
"That kind of thing can be easily done by just hiring a sniper!"
"Oh! As expected of Mr. Maori! I never expected that!"
The sound of mutual flattery filled the entire room.
Xiaolan looked up and her face blushed for a moment.
So embarrassing!
Can't Dad and Mr. Colin restrain themselves a little? The other people in the room look at you differently!
However, I still care about what Mr. Colin said. At least, it would be better to send Conan back first...
"that… "
"Mr. Maori..."
Xiaolan and Keith spoke at almost the same time. After looking at each other, they found that Xiaolan took the initiative to give in. Keith stepped forward, took out a tablet from his arms and said, "You are right. Although this amount of money is not much when converted into Japanese yen, please treat it as a commission and conduct the investigation openly."
As he spoke, he handed the tablet in front of Mao Li. Colin leaned over and looked at it, frowning and said, "Hey! Are you insulting Mr. Mao Li?"
"Two million yen is equivalent to the cost of my drinks in Dubai for one day! And since you have involved Mr. Maori's family in such a troublesome matter, you should at least give him more!"
As he spoke, Colin pressed two more zeros on the tablet.
Maori looked at it, and his eyes almost popped out of his head due to his excitement.
Earl Keith frowned slightly and looked at Colin for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, then Mr. Maori, are you willing to accept this commission?"
"… %&*… *… certainly!"
After mumbling a bunch of words that no one could understand, Maori agreed with red eyes.
“… Haha, then I’ll leave it to you, Mr. Maori.” Looking at the extremely excited face, Keith said with a dry laugh.
"Ah, I didn't expect to witness Mr. Maori's investigation with my own eyes. It turns out that I made the right decision to come to the Kingdom of Vesbania this time!" Colin smiled with narrowed eyes.
"You are not bad either, Colin. My impression of you is so good that I don't mind even if you pursue my daughter!" Maori's eyes were shining with money. He came to Colin as if teleporting and patted his shoulder hard.
"Really?!" Colin's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's fake! Listen, kid, if you dare to have any evil thoughts about my daughter, I will definitely make you pay!"
His collar was suddenly grabbed, and Colin gave a dry laugh as he looked at Maori, who looked like an angry daughter-slave.
He knew it would be like this, but although the process was slightly different from what he expected, the people in front of him were indeed the ones in his memory!
At that moment, he smiled from the bottom of his heart and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Maori, I know very well that Miss Lan is currently dating the very famous high school detective Kudo Shinichi in your country, so please rest assured that I will not..."
"Xiao Lan is not dating that arrogant boy!" Mao Li roared, and then asked suspiciously: "How did you know? We should have never met before, right?"
Uh... Oh no, I'm getting a little too proud of myself!
His brain was thinking hard for a moment, and soon, he smiled and said, "Because I am a loyal fan of Mr. Maori, and Miss Lan is also very famous as the champion of the All Japan High School Karate Kanto Tournament. I found out about her dating Kudo Shinichi on the Internet. Could it be that the information on the Internet is a misunderstanding?"
Colin pretended to be surprised, and Maori snorted coldly, "Of course it's a misunderstanding. You shouldn't just believe something on the Internet."
"dad!"
Listening to this topic, Xiaolan on the side said something with some embarrassment.
"Tsk, let's not talk about this. I'm going to start investigating. Do you want to join me, Colin?" Seeing his daughter's dissatisfaction, Maori changed the subject and asked.
"Is it okay? But to be honest, I don't know anything about detective work. It won't affect Mr. Maori, right?" Colin asked in surprise.
"Of course, you just need to watch how I, the famous detective Maori Kogoro, find out the truth!" Maori showed his white teeth and gave himself a thumbs up.
"You are worthy of being Mr. Maori. I'll leave it to you!" Colin said with a surprised look.
Inside the house, Xiaolan looked at Colin and his father who were about to leave the room, hesitated for a moment and said, "Um, Mr. Colin, can I ask you for a favor?"
He paused and turned around, smiling kindly:
"Of course, I am not only a fan of Mr. Maori, but also a fan of you, Ms. Lan, so if there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask."
Xiaolan listened and hesitated for a moment, then quickly said with a determined look: "I hope Mr. Colin can help send Conan back to Japan."
It is indeed like this... Listening to Xiaolan's request, Kelin thought to himself.
It seems that the reason for making such a decision is because of what I just said.
Now that I think about it, I do feel a little guilty for making Mao Li Ran make that choice in order to verify my own idea.
However... the result finally satisfied him, and the best way to dispel Xiaolan's worries at this time was...
"No problem, Miss Lan. After all, even in my opinion, Mr. Maori's right-hand man, Conan, is too young to be involved in this matter."
"Well, let me see..." Colin took out his cell phone, fiddled with it for a while, and said, "The special plane that was responsible for bringing me here has already flown away, but for such a small matter, we can just dispatch another one. Let me talk to that guy Vahar..."
“Wait, sending another plane or something is too…” Xiaolan stood up panicked, but was interrupted by Colin’s “Okay” halfway through her words.
"The special plane has been dispatched here. It will arrive around 4pm. After refueling, it will be able to take off around 5pm."
"This is too expensive, Colin," said Maori on the side.
"No, those planes are just sitting there anyway, and they only cost some fuel, so there's no need to worry about it."
"Also, Miss Lan is worried because of what I said before. Although I think that with Mr. Maori and I here, there won't be any accidents, but since doing this can reassure Miss Lan, it is totally worth it."
After saying that, he nodded to Xiaolan, and walked out of the room with Maori and asked: "For this kind of thing, where should the first direction of investigation be... Ah, I asked some layman's questions, but please understand, Mr. Maori, I don't know much about these..."
"Haha! Don't worry about it. Let me, the world's number one detective, Maori Kogoro, tell you..."
Maori laughed and spoke, while Colin nodded from time to time and added a few words at the right time.
Although his current appearance was mostly fake, he did not feel tired or troubled at all. On the contrary, listening to Maori bragging here, he felt relaxed from the bottom of his heart. This was probably the same feeling he had when he watched anime at home in his previous life.
Of course, because it is a live version, and you can pretend to be cool in front of your favorite characters without showing any emotion, it may be even more interesting.
However, a plane was promised to Xiaolan, which might bring some trouble to Conan... But with the cleverness that guy showed in the comics, there is no need to worry about not meeting him.
…
"Aqiu!"
In the very noisy helicopter, Conan sneezed violently.
"Are you uncomfortable with the wind, kid?"
The man sitting next to him, wearing a black suit, a black cowboy hat, and a big beard asked.
"Maybe, but I always feel like someone is talking about me behind my back."
Conan shook his head and said, "But it's great that the princess is back. Does Dad know the lawyer sister who sent the princess back?"
"Didn't I tell you not to call me dad?" the bearded man picked up Conan and yelled.
Really, he now regretted agreeing to Lupin's participation in the country's affairs, and even more regretted agreeing to what that bastard Keith proposed and the kid in front of him pretending to be father and son to conduct an investigation.
"But dad is..." Seeing the bearded man's eyes suddenly become fierce, Conan stopped talking awkwardly, and stopped trying to be cute. He paused and said, "But you really don't know him? Just now, when the princess said that the lawyer sister who sent her here was named Fujimineko, you were very surprised."
"I don't know him! And, kid! Don't try to test me!" The bearded man pulled Conan forward with a cold face, and threatened him with his eyes for a while before putting him down with force.
Conan rubbed his sore butt and was about to say something, but at this moment, they arrived at the palace.
Thanks to the bookstore friend and the male guest for the reward of 367 book coins!
It’s a big chapter of 4,000 words, so today I’ll only have one chapter.
(End of this chapter)