The unscrupulous detective in Conan

Chapter 1193: History as a Mirror to See the Future

To be honest, if it weren't for the free rewards from the system, Fujino really didn't want to stay in Mika.

There are abstract murders every day, and we have to fight with criminal gangs whenever we have time.

To put it in more abstract terms, it is full of negative energy.

Any normal person who stays in this place will be assimilated by the negative energy.

Finally, he became a Popcorn Man like the Popcorn Man.

It's a bit abstract that the princess is actually addicted to staying here.

"If this princess is assimilated into a rice flower man, what will happen to my merits of following the dragon?"

"Then my title of Vespania's Protector General will be gone, right?"

"Wouldn't that mean that no one would shout loyalty and favors at me?"

Fujino thought to himself that this wasn't going to work.

His mind moved slightly, and after a brief moment of thought, he decided to use his best and most skilled skills.

To trick and deceive the princess into returning to inherit the throne...

Fujino had ulterior motives, and Mine Fujiko next to him had even more ulterior motives.

Her mission this time was to take the princess out for a day of fun and then go back to collect the bounty.

"Now that the princess doesn't want to go back, won't my reward be wasted?"

"This won't work!"

Feng Fujiko looked at her and chuckled, "You seemed to have said the word 'go back' just now, didn't you?"

"Eh?"

Mira was stunned, then quickly said: "I didn't say that, I don't want to go back to Vespania!"

"If you're not going back, what are you doing here?"

Mine Fujiko looked at the city on the hillside and asked, "Is there a place for you in this city? And what can you do in this land?"

"I..." Mira fell into thought after hearing this.

Apparently, Fujiko Mine is also an expert at fooling little girls.

But it's still not enough.

If she goes back like this, how could she be willing to become a princess?

As an expert in gynecology, it is impossible for Fujino to use such a simple but flawed method to deceive people.

After making some plans, he agreed with Feng Fujiko and said in a deep voice: "Even if we don't talk about doing anything, I think you don't want to give up the throne of your country to someone else, right?"

Mira, who didn't care about power at all, said decisively: "I'm not interested in the throne or anything like that."

"is it?"

Fujino narrowed his eyes upon hearing this and raised his head slightly: "Yes, our little princess has no interest in the throne. There are only a handful of royal relatives in this world who have no greed for power. Even among princesses, there are many who want to usurp the throne and become the empress. Our little princess is really a qualified and good princess..."

Mira was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Have you read ancient Chinese history?"

"This one……"

“I guess you haven’t read it either.”

Facing a princess who knew nothing about Chinese history and had not even received proper compulsory education, Fujino crossed his arms and shook his head: "Besides your queen mother, your prince brother, and you, there should be a duke in Vespania, right?"

"That's right..."

Mira nodded and introduced: "Girard Musca Vespaland, he is my mother's younger brother and my uncle."

"Uncle, that is, the so-called prince."

Fujino stroked his chin and sneered, "But a woman actually became the queen. That means that your Vespania is a system of primogeniture. Whether the eldest son is a woman or a man, he can ascend to the throne, right?"

"Is such that……"

"Then that prince is the type who is second to none, right?"

"And me, my brother and my mother."

"So now I am second to none, right?"

"..."

Fujino's hellish words immediately silenced Mira.

It is true that people say that one man is second to none and ten thousand others are above him.

My mother and brother are dead, and I will become the queen.

That means he is truly second to none.

Fujino looked at the sad little princess Mira and did not hold back. Instead, he smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. Three people went together, and only one was left when they came back. The queen and the crown prince died in accidents at the same time, and then he became the one who was above everyone else. This prince is amazing, awesome."

Mira's face suddenly turned pale: "What do you mean?"

"As the saying goes, if you use copper as a mirror, you can adjust your attire; if you use the past as a mirror, you can understand the rise and fall; if you use people as a mirror, you can understand your gains and losses."

Fujino started with a classic quote, followed by a series of small moves: "So, using history as a mirror can reveal the essence of everything."

"History is like a cycle. Everything that is about to happen or has happened can be traced back to history."

Fujino chuckled: "A long time ago in ancient China, there was a prince named Judy. He led 800 soldiers and horses and broke into the capital. In the name of obeying the will of heaven and pacifying the rebellion, he killed his own brother's son, that is, his eldest nephew, and usurped the throne to become the emperor of a country."

"Judy is replaced by Kirad, and the eldest nephew is replaced by the little princess Mira."

As he spoke, he looked at Mira and said meaningfully: "Why does this plot feel a bit similar?"

Mira was stunned and her face turned pale: "Are you saying that my uncle killed my mother and brother, and then wants to kill me to become king?"

"I didn't say that, that's just your guess."

"But why did my uncle kill my mother?"

Mira shouted in confusion: "Mother has been the queen for so many years, and he hasn't said anything. If he was really dissatisfied, he would have done it a long time ago. Why wait until now!"

"Ha, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"

Fujino's expression calmed down. "According to Vespania's current situation, it is different from the past. After the discovery of Vespania ore, Vespania's international status has long been different from the past. After all, that is an ore that can determine the fate of the world..."

"...?"

Mira typed a question mark, clearly not understanding the capabilities of the Vespania Mine.

Fujino was not surprised.

It should be said that not many people in this world know the ability of this thing.

At least, the princess who did not participate in internal affairs had no way of knowing.

After thinking about it, he gave up on forward reasoning and started using the method of elimination.

He sighed, shook his head slightly and said, "Even if we don't mention whether the queen and the prince were killed by him, your current situation alone is very dangerous. Even if you are not interested in the throne, can you guarantee that others, such as a certain uncle, are not interested in the throne?"

Mira clenched her fists: "He... probably won't kill me like Judy did. If he really wants to sit on the throne, I don't mind giving it up." "Hehe."

Fujino laughed sarcastically and shook his head: "Should I say that you are naive, or should I say that you didn't dare to think about it at all and chose to escape?"

"The most ruthless imperial family, let alone whether he will usurp the throne and kill you, even if you voluntarily give up the throne to him, do you think he will let you go?"

Fujino narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, people will guard against what they fear the most. Only thieves know how to guard against thieves. Don't forget how he became the king."

"If he relied on this method to ascend the throne, do you think that you, a young man with legitimate succession rights, would be able to survive until he dies and take the throne from his child?"

"Besides, is there really such an accident?"

"The queen and the crown prince of a country died in the same place, and accompanied by the prince?"

"If you tell this to a dog, it will probably shake its head and think it's ridiculous."

"..."

Mira was speechless.

After all, what the other party said was indeed the truth.

She didn't dare to think about it, but with just one glance, she could sense that something was wrong.

Even if he didn't kill his mother, he would most likely kill himself.

The country is in internal turmoil, the queen and the crown prince are dead, and not only does the opposition want to kill him, but there is also a prince uncle who wants to kill him.

Mira thought so and clenched her fists, feeling very helpless.

She obviously never thought of becoming a queen.

Seeing that Mira had entered a vulnerable state, Fujino knew that his verbal therapy was successful.

Then she continued in a light-hearted manner, "Given your current situation, it's normal that you don't want to be a princess. After all, this is too much trouble. It's simply not something a 19-year-old girl like you can handle."

"But if he really killed the queen..."

Fujino's expression remained the same, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he pointed directly at Mira: "Even if you have to abandon your identity as the heir of Vespania and the identity of the princess...as her daughter, are you going to watch him usurp the throne and live freely?"

"I understand." Mira clenched her fists, took a deep breath and made a decision: "I will go back and investigate whether this matter is the same as you guessed. If he really killed my mother, I will definitely make him pay the price..."

"Uh-huh."

Fujino nodded, and looked at the silly princess who was fooled by him with a much gentler look: "If you find out that he was the one who killed the queen, but you can't bring yourself to do it, I can do it for you."

"...?"

Mira, who had just made up her mind, typed a question mark.

Fujino said in a deep voice, "I have everything planned out. I will gather a few people and charge into Vespania in the name of clearing the court of corrupt officials. We will kill anyone we see and chop down armored vehicles. Any passing dog will be slapped. We will go straight to your uncle and kill him."

"If you don't want to be queen, I have a way."

"After killing your uncle, I will stay by your side as a powerful official because of my meritorious service in killing the rebels. I will make you a local emperor and then marry you in a flash. If you disagree, I will kill you in the street. If you agree, that's the best. I will put you under house arrest in the harem and marry ten or eight random people. Any child born will be yours and made the crown prince. He will inherit the throne in the future. You can go wherever you want at that time. I have no right to control you."

"??!!"

Mira's eyes widened when she heard this, her eyes full of surprise and confusion:

"You don't want to help me, but you want to usurp the throne like my uncle did, right?"

"No, this guy, why is he so familiar with this operation?"

Fujino said that my charming ancestors had done this kind of thing countless times, and some were even more ruthless and would directly kill the king in the street.

Lao Ai went straight to the birthplace of the Qin Emperor, and the Zhang brothers made things convenient for Wu Zetian, causing chaos in the government.

This is all based on history.

If it doesn't work, I'll try my hand at modern Sima Zhao.

I just want to ask you if you are afraid?
At this time, Mira looked confused and puzzled as to why the other party could casually say such an outrageous thing.

But if you think about it carefully...it seems that it is not impossible?

Just give the throne to someone else, and you can live a carefree life all day long, going wherever you want and doing whatever you want. What a dream life!

I was so happy!
Mira thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was not impossible...

When she thought of this, she shuddered and felt that her thoughts were a little dangerous.

She felt that it was better for her family's throne to remain in her own hands.

Then he quickly waved his hand: "This...is not necessary."

"But there is something I do need your help with!"

Fujino looked at Princess Mira who seemed to have something to ask of him, and immediately understood what it was: "You want me to investigate the truth behind your mother and brother's death, right?"

"Yes."

Mira nodded and responded.

In her opinion, there were indeed too many suspicious points regarding the simultaneous deaths of her mother and brother.

The royal family didn't find out anything at all. If combined with the other party's statement, then the royal family must have been infiltrated by his uncle a long time ago.

It would be just right to let this detective who has no interest in Vespania investigate.

What's more, the other party's reasoning and case-solving abilities are also professional.

After all, he solves so many cases in a day, if he is not professional, who else can be?

"Of course I can help the princess..."

Fujino gave a professional smile when he heard that, secretly sighing in his heart that this little princess was really easy to fool.

In fact, it is very easy to fool a princess who is in her rebellious period and doesn't want to be a queen.

Even if he only needs to make a slight move, the princess will obediently become the queen.

No, the princess was willing to be the queen straight away.

By the way, I also earned myself some extra income.

This income must be extorted... No, it should be discussed carefully.

Thinking this in his heart, he whispered: "It's just this commission money or something, I can't not give it, even though you are a princess, you can't be exempted..."

Mira: "..."

Having said so much, I thought you would help for free!
She sighed helplessly: "I don't have any money. My usual pocket money comes from the inner treasury. After I am crowned, I will pay the commission..."

"Ahem, well..."

At this time, Fujino coughed lightly and said, "The commission fee is not important. I don't care. You can give me less money."

Mira: “……?”

Is this detective really conscientious?
Under her puzzled gaze, Fujino continued to speak awkwardly: "Look, I have contributed to helping the princess become the queen. I don't want any more money. Can you give me a position in Vespania?"

"For example, something like Vespasian, the Great Protector of the Nation?"

(End of this chapter)