Hotel Sakuramori Tokyo, 6:00 p.m.

Police helicopters patrol the hotel where the Vespanian royal delegation is staying, but have not yet received requests for protection from important figures.

It may be that the queen and prince who were supposed to visit Japan were killed, and it is said that the princess who is currently likely to succeed to the throne is still facing domestic opposition.

Gao Cheng didn't care much about these things, and he would participate in the banquet held at the Yingsheng Hotel entirely because of the garden, saying that it was for him to make more friends with people from all walks of life.

However, it was of little help to Gao Cheng, who had never been good at this kind of party, but Mori Kogoro dressed up well and busily walked around the scene, saying that he was looking for Yoko Okino.

"Speaking of which," Gao Cheng asked Conan, who was also with a sullen face on the side, "where is your little sister?" ”

"Xiaolan, she's going to come late because of her karate training," Conan said with his eyelids slumped, "What about Xiao Ai?" ”

"It's said that there are important experiments, and you can't leave."

"You believe in Mr. Pleiades too much, don't you? If those guys ......"

"I'm not too worried about Xiao Ai's safety, as long as there are no problems on your side."

Gao Cheng's face was calm.

Facts have proved that his original efforts were still effective, and the suspicion was directed to the FBI, and those guys probably wouldn't mind, anyway, they were enemies with the black-clad organization.

……

"What a joke! What kind of banquet am I going to go to in such a mood?! ”

In the VIP room of the hotel, Princess Mira, the royal family who was secretly brought to Japan, lost her temper, and her appearance was almost exactly the same as Xiaolan, but she wore a gorgeous princess costume and her temper was also very princessy.

"What if I don't go?"

"Then, Princess Mira," replied the chief of the guard, Chis, a cold-faced blond man in a suit, "and now put an end to this banquet which Her Majesty vigorously promoted during her lifetime, and say that she wants to return to ......her homeland without any explanation to the Japanese people, who are also saddened by the Queen's death."

"It's noisy!" Princess Mira interrupted Chiss with her head buried in her head and shouting.

"The scheduled time has passed," Chiss said as he checked the time, "what about it?" ”

The banquet continued, Gao Cheng's mind was all on the on-site food, and suddenly the lights on the scene dimmed, and a host came to the stage and said: "Let everyone wait for a long time, please welcome today's mysterious guest with warm applause, Princess Mira of the Kingdom of Wispania!" ”

Gao Cheng looked at the rostrum where the lights were concentrated.

The red curtain opened, and Princess Mira, dressed in full costume, appeared accompanied by the chief of the guard, which immediately attracted the attention of the garden and Conan.

I almost thought it was Xiaolan who was absent.

Everyone looked at Uncle Maori, who was drinking with his head bored.

"It can't be Xiaolan," the uncle snorted, "how could Xiaolan dress like that?" ”

"But it's really like Xiaolan......"

Gao Cheng looked straight at Princess Mira and sat on the rostrum, the whole person was like a little swan, sitting there without saying a word, and did not respond to the warm applause from the audience.

I don't know if it's his delusion, but after the princess appeared, the security at the scene was strengthened a lot, and it was obvious that someone was watching, and there were no more guests entering from the main entrance, and there were people following the guests when they left.

Although this is normal, it can be seen that the royal family of Hispania is indeed threatened, and even if they come to Japan, they are still very nervous.

The host on the stage was asking the princess to speak, but the princess didn't seem to hear it, but just sat on the rostrum as she usually did during training, always looking straight ahead and not speaking.

The chief of the guard next to him took the microphone and helped respond: "Princess Mira is very happy about her first visit to Japan......

"Hey," Uncle Maori wondered, "why is that guy in the back talking?" ”

"It's rare for a princess of a country to deign to attend a reception banquet in a hotel."

"There's a reason why I chose this hotel."

Conan explained next to Gao Cheng.

"The late Queen Sacra, known as the 'Sakura' Queen, was very fond of Japanese cherry blossoms, which are the same as her name, so she chose the Sakura-themed Sakura Hotel to hold a reception party, and if there had not been that accident, the queen would have come in person......

"Under normal circumstances, the princess would have canceled this visit to Japan, but as far as the country of Wispania is concerned, it is actually very pitiful that she needs to sell her favor to Japan now out of interests."

"You know these things very well, but I don't think the Queen's death was necessarily an accident."

Gao Cheng quietly looked at Princess Mira, who was sitting on the rostrum like a doll, and her face was still quite immature.

He has no interest in politics, but he also knows that this girl is under a lot of pressure, and the saddest thing is that she is caught up in a power turmoil, her mother and brother are killed at the same time, and if it is man-made, Princess Mira, who is the heir to the throne, is the next target.

"So," the moderator continued, after asking, "I would now like to invite Princess Mira to raise your glasses, and please raise your glasses......"

Under Gao Cheng's gaze, a hotel sommelier pushed a food truck filled with red wine past and walked straight to the rostrum.

Gao Cheng's eyes moved slightly.

Uncoordinated footsteps, breathing, eye ......

There is also a faint smell of cigarettes.

Sommelier smoking?

This taster was also too nervous.

But then again, did the princess guard just let the others get close to the princess? Even if it's just a hotel sommelier......

Gao Cheng suddenly stepped forward a few steps to stop the wine taster, and he didn't even have time to hold the garden, which immediately attracted the attention of the audience, including the princess who didn't speak.

"Hey! It's ......"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness the Princess," Gao Cheng smiled at the princess and turned to the sommelier and said, "Although it may be that I am too worried, but for the sake of Her Royal Highness's safety, I would like to let this gentleman taste the red wine first, or search his body first." ”

The chief of the guard, the blond-haired young man, stood up and frowned at Gao Cheng: "Who are you?" ”

"It's a detective who likes to meddle with things," Gao Cheng looked at the young man without stage fright, "You brought the princess to the banquet, and it doesn't matter if you don't notify the police, at least you have to do a good job of security, right?" ”

"We've ......"

"What kind of protection is it to let outsiders approach the princess casually, or is this taster your man?"

Gao Cheng smiled and looked at the wine taster with sweat on his forehead, and before the people around him could move, the wine taster directly pushed the dining cart away, took out a dagger and rushed outside.

"Get out of the way!" The taster shouted and brandished his dagger, trying to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but Mori Kogoro had already blocked his way.

"Drink!"

At the moment when the sommelier approached, the uncle quickly countered and subdued the enemy with a neat over-the-shoulder throw.

"Hmph, can you say it in advance next time, Joto boy, if it weren't for my Maori Kogoro......"

"That's the way it is," Gao Cheng turned back to the young chief of the guard who was protecting the princess, "Can I call the police now?" ”

"Hey!" Uncle Maori depressed the taster and said dissatisfied, "I caught this guy!" ”

……

"According to the investigation, a sufficiently lethal toxic substance was detected in the red wine that was to be poured for the princess......"

Sakuramori Hotel meeting room.

Officer Twilight took Takagi to meet with the chief of the royal guard, Chis, and by the way, introduced Gao Chengdao, who was already present: "This is the special adviser of our Metropolitan Police Department's Search Section, Takatari Joto. ”

"Oh? Special Adviser ......"

The young man squinted his eyes and looked at Gao Cheng.

"Mr. Chiss," Twilight said with a calm face, "although he said he was a mysterious guest, he even kept us secret, so we couldn't arrange a police ......"

"Because I judge that the royal family's police force should be sufficient," Chiss interrupted Twilight as he looked out at the night view of the city with his back to him, "I also agreed with the princess in advance that I would not touch the banquet meal, so even if the glass of red wine is poured, the princess will only raise her glass...... But thank you to Mr. Advisor for ......"

Chis's gaze turned to Uncle Maori, who had come with Gao Cheng, as well as Conan and Sonoko.

"Thank you."

"Also," Takagi said, hated by Chis's self-righteous attitude, and continued as he opened the police manual, "that taster claimed to be hired to do things, and at first said that he was only putting in laxatives, but now he is honest......

"The client is said to be a foreigner who met for the first time, but the details are not clear."

"Hmm," Twilight said in a deep voice, glancing at the nonchalant Chis, "According to the information we have, it seems that there are also radicals in the anti-princess organization, can you protect the princess alone?" ”

Chiss calmly looked out the window.

"So far, our country has not made any requests to the Japanese police."

"You ...... guy"

"Anyway, it was just an accident," said Chis, turning to the crowd, "Don't worry about the princess's safety." ”