"Mary?"

Hearing Mary's words, Karasuma Ying immediately thought of the foreign woman on Officer Shirakawa's file who finally solved the Changchun bombing case.

The same foreign woman, the same name Mary......

"What's wrong?" Mary seemed to be a little surprised by her reaction, looking at her suspiciously.

"Nothing." Karasuma shook her head.

It should be that she is too sensitive, and Mary is not a special name, this name is very common in these places in Europe and the United States, and even if you encounter it, it is a normal thing......

"Xiaoying, you should still be in school, right? How could one think of coming to this country alone? Mary asked.

"I just heard that the scenery of this country is very good, so I want to come and visit." didn't tell the truth, Karasuma Ying casually prevaricated.

After eating the chocolate, Mary seemed to have basically recovered, and Karasuma Ying was ready to get up and say goodbye.

However, at this moment, Mary spoke again, and she said with a little regret: "So that's the case, I thought Xiao Ying that you also received an invitation from Andrew's Kingdom, so you rushed over......"

"Invitation?"

Her words caught Karasuma's attention, and she looked at her and asked curiously, "Miss Mary, what kind of invitation are you talking about?" ”

"There's no need to use honorifics at me, just call me by name."

Seemingly unwilling to like what Karasuma Ying called her, Mary corrected with a smile, then reached out and took out a booklet with a gilded shell from her suitcase, opened it, and handed it to Karasuma Ying.

This is an invitation letter, which is stamped with the seal of Andrew's royal family, and the content on it is very simple, roughly that a major event has happened in Andrew's kingdom recently, so the royal family wants to invite those famous detectives in European society to solve this matter for the royal family.

But what exactly it is, the invitation does not say, but only tells the interested detectives that they can come to the capital of the Andrew Kingdom to gather.

"Did Miss Mary turn out to be a detective?" After reading the contents of the invitation, Karasuma Ying looked at Mary again, with a somewhat strange expression.

Mary, detective, foreign woman...... Could it really be such a coincidence in this world?

"Well, I haven't been in this industry for two years, and if I have to say it, I can be regarded as a little famous." Mary replied.

"Huh? May I ask Miss Mary about your age, then? ”

"What's wrong with that, I'm just over thirty, even though I'm an old woman in the eyes of many......," Mary laughed and teased herself.

[Only thirty? Age doesn't match...... Of course, it cannot be ruled out that she is lying. 】

The Mary on Officer Whiteriver's file had appeared twenty years ago, and it was roughly estimated that her age should be over forty years old, while the Mary in front of her claimed to be only thirty years old.

Judging from their age alone, the two cannot be the same person, and of course it would be a different matter if the Mary in front of her was lying.

It's just that......

The woman in front of her is not only in good shape, but also has very good skin, at least with the naked eye, there are no dry wrinkles, and it doesn't look like a false declaration of age, after all, white women are indeed more likely to age in terms of appearance.

But Karasuma Ying didn't dare to bite to death, after all, she didn't age, and there was a living example of it by her side.

Her appearance has not changed in more than ten years, as if her mother has frozen her age.

With this living example by her side, Karasuma Ying did not dare to infer a person's age based on their appearance alone.

Just when Karasuma Ying's mind was full of thoughts, Mary had already put away the invitation, she stood up, pulled her suitcase, and said to Karasuma Ying in a rather regretful tone:

"I thought that Xiao Yingling was also a detective who was invited over, and I originally wanted to go to the palace with you, but it's a pity...... But it doesn't matter, I'll be staying in this country for a while, and we'll definitely see each other again if we have the chance.

After I have completed the royal commission, if you are still there, Xiaoying, we will go to visit the attractions of this country together, and now we will make a short goodbye......"

Saying this, Mary turned around to leave, and Karasuma Ying saw this, and after only a few seconds of hesitation, she hurriedly spoke:

"Miss Mary, please wait a minute......"

Hearing this, the corners of Mary's mouth, which was facing away from Karasuma, rose slightly, but soon she made a puzzled expression and turned to look at Karasuma.

"What's wrong? Xiao Ying? ”

"The ......"

After sorting out the words in his mind in an instant, Karasuma Ying also stood up and said in a sincere tone:

"Although I am visiting Andrew's Kingdom, I am also a detective, and I am also interested in the royal commission of this country.

So...... If I can, I would like to be able to serve as your assistant to Miss Mary during this time, and help you with the royal commission......"

"Oh? It turns out that Xiaoying, are you also a detective? Mary didn't answer immediately, but asked rhetorically.

"Yes, I've been living in Japan for the last time and working as an assistant in a Mori detective agency, and Mr. Mori is a well-known detective in Japan." Karasuma replied.

Karasuma Ying's intuition told her that this mysterious royal commission was most likely the reason why her sister asked her to come to this country.

Although she still doesn't know what these things have to do with her, her sister is definitely not a person who wants to find something to do for her sister when she has nothing to do.

Since my sister asked her to come here, there must be a reason for doing so, she just needs to go in this direction all the way.

So no matter what, she had to find a way to get on Mary's boat and participate in this mysterious royal commission.

"Hmm...... Yes, then Xiaoying, you can go with me. ”

Without hesitation, Mary said yes very directly.

Karasuma didn't see the sharp edge in Mary's eyes under her thick sunglasses.

“……”

"Officer Sato?"

At the door of an intensive care unit at Tokyo Myka International Hospital, Miwako Sato was startled by a sudden sound behind her.

"It's you, Miss Nurse......"

Looking at Shirakawa Shizune, who appeared behind her at some point, Miwako Sato breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought you were gone, Officer Sato."

Seeing a trace of panic flashing in Miwako Sato's eyes, Shirakawa Jing didn't say anything, just stepped forward and stood beside her, and also looked at James who was unconscious in the care room.

"Would you like to go in and have a look?"

"No, I just wanted to check on him." Miwako Sato rejected Shirakawa's offer.

Or rather, she was helping the FBI confirm the old man's condition.

Chapter 2 is a little later

(End of chapter)