Ke Xuezhuo's son-in-law

Chapter 630 The real and fake princess

"Mr. Butler, if you insist on not letting me search, it will hinder us from finding out who is behind the assassination of the princess.

The blond man stood by the large window of his office, with the bright lights of Tokyo city outside the window. He held a freshly lit cigarette in his hand and took a deep breath. The smoke seemed to take shape under the light. He gently exhaled a puff of smoke, turned around, and faced Officer Megure and Takagi, his eyes revealing the same hazy confidence as the smoke.

"Officer Megure," Mr. Butler's voice was calm and firm, "the royal security team is already in action, and we have our own methods."

Officer Megure frowned. He took a step forward, put his hands on Keith's desk, leaned forward, and tried to get closer to him, "But this is the territory of the Metropolitan Police Department, Mr. Keith, and it is our responsibility." , we can't sit idly by." His tone was firm, with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Takagi crossed his arms with some dissatisfaction and stood next to Officer Megure. He seemed a little impatient: "We are the elites of the Metropolitan Police Department who have gone through formal training. Do you think we will hold you back?"

"Brother Takagi!" Officer Megure stopped his subordinates.

At this time, a woman wearing a crisp suit walked in, holding a document in her hand. But Megure and Takagi were too focused on their conversation with Keith to pay attention, but Conan and Kogoro kept staring at each other, wondering if there was any new news.

The female assistant coughed slightly, trying to attract the attention of Megure and Takagi who were busy discussing the case, but the two were still immersed in the conversation with Keith. She had to get closer until she was standing at Keith's desk, holding out the file in her hand.

Keith noticed her arrival, stopped talking, and reached out to take the file. His eyes quickly traveled through each page, and wrinkles gradually became prominent on his forehead. His brows were furrowed and the muscles at the corners of his mouth trembled slightly. It was obvious that the contents of the document put him under great pressure.

"It seems we have a new clue." Keith finally broke the silence, his voice low and full of urgency.

Megure and Takagi immediately turned around and stared at Keith with bright eyes, ready to hear updated information. Conan and Kogoro watched the female assistant's every move more intently, looking for details that might have been overlooked.

At the same time, security personnel rushed to the princess's room amid the sound of sirens, preparing to evacuate her. But when they rushed into the room, they found the princess's room empty. Anxiously, they looked around until a security guard saw the princess walking towards the elevator around the corner.

The princess looked up and saw the security guards chasing her. A trace of panic flashed across her face, but she quickly regained her composure and quickened her pace. The elevator doors slowly closed in front of her, and the security guard could only watch.

"Everyone, get out quickly, there may be a fire!" Takagi shouted loudly, his eyes shining with a firm light of responsibility.

"Use the stairs! We have to catch up with her!" Another security guard immediately decided, and they turned to the stairs, preparing to intercept the princess from another route.

Everyone stood up in a hurry and moved toward the exit. In the chaos, Conan held Kogoro's arm tightly and quickly scanned the room with his eyes. His detective intuition told him that this was not simple.

"Quick, she's there!" the security guard shouted, rushing towards the elevator in a few steps.

At this moment, the piercing fire alarm sounded suddenly, breaking the tense atmosphere in the room. Megure and Takagi's expressions changed, and they immediately turned and rushed to the door, preparing to organize an evacuation.

On the other side of the hotel, the housekeeper led Kogoro, Officer Megure and others through the increasingly sparse crowd and arrived at the place where the alarm sounded.

After everyone looked at the water-stained room for a while, the housekeeper picked up a gold lighter.

It turned out that the princess deliberately used a lighter to trigger the alarm. Good news there was no fire, bad news the princess had escaped.

"Hurry up and chase her before she escapes far."
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The silver moonlight shines on the streets of Tokyo, decorating the city at night with mystery and beauty. The lights from the tall buildings flickered, creating a starry scene. Princess Mila, her hair fluttering slightly in the night wind, walked through the crowd holding up her skirt. Her breathing was rapid, and her face showed the pleasure of escape and the fear of the unknown. The princess' footsteps jumped briskly on the bluestone-paved streets, like a frightened deer.

"If I had known this, I would have changed into sneakers!" She said to herself as she ran. The discomfort of running in high heels made every step of hers difficult.

She quickly passed through one street corner after another, ignoring the smell of grilled fish from night market vendors and the warm laughter coming from roadside shops. She only thought about escaping, but she didn't notice that the road ahead came to an abrupt end because of an unexpected encounter.

At the central corner of a square, an equally hurried figure was walking towards her. Mao Lilan held a pile of shopping bags in her arms and looked in a hurry. The two turned the corner almost at the same time, and immediately after, the two figures collided hard.

"Ah!" Lan cried out, the bags scattered on the floor, and her hands were busy trying to steady herself.

"Oh, really!" Princess Mira complained, losing her balance and almost falling.

Both looked displeased, ready to complain to each other, until their eyes actually met and they could see each other's faces. They were almost mirror images, both stunned. Time seemed to freeze, the surrounding sounds disappeared, leaving only two beating hearts echoing in the night sky.

"This is..." Lan's eyes widened and she was almost speechless in surprise.

"You...are you me?" Princess Mira blinked her eyes, completely unable to believe her eyes.

Lan slowly stood up straight and pointed at Mira with trembling fingers, "How could you... we look so..." Her voice gradually became thinner and she couldn't believe it.

The princess also regained her balance. With a look of surprise and curiosity on her face, she walked towards Lan, stretched out her hand and gently touched Lan's cheek, "This... this is incredible."

Lan returned the same action, and they looked at each other's features, as if to confirm that all this was real.

"You...do you also feel how strange it is that there is suddenly another 'self' in the world?" Lan's tone was mixed with a hint of surprise.

"Strange? No, this is simply amazing!" There was a light smile in the princess's voice, and her mood seemed to have improved due to this unexpected encounter, "I am Mira, from a distant country. "

"I'm Lan, Mao Lilan." Lan responded with a smile, her curiosity having overcome her initial surprise, "Wait a minute, you are you, that one."

When Mira saw that she had discovered her identity, she was immediately helpless. Xiaolan's mouth opened. She looked around, noticed the bench next to the green area, and signaled Xiaolan to stop talking and go over there to chat.

Xiaolan nodded silently and followed Mira.

(End of this chapter)