Guns and Coffee in the World of Science

"Ball! Four balls in a row, how surprising!"

"Okay!"

Kogoro Mouri stared at the TV screen, holding a beer can and shouting excitedly, as if the pitcher on the field could hear his cheering.

The beer can in his hand was deformed from being squeezed so hard.

"Beer, beer!" he shouted, stood up, and staggered to the bar, ready to open another can.

Mao Lilan looked at the pile of empty cans on the table and couldn't help but say, "Dad! This is the fifth can already. You have to learn to be moderate!"

Chen Shuo took a sip of his beer, put his arm around Mao Lilan's slender waist, and said soothingly, "Forget it, this is his only pleasure."

Mao Lilan frowned, glanced at the beer can in Chen Shuo's hand, and said dissatisfiedly, "Brother Shuo! I haven't said anything to you yet. In the past, you just drank a little red wine, but why are you drinking beer today?"

Chen Shuo paused holding the beer can, as if he didn't know how to answer.

At this time, Huiyuan Huimei came over with a plate of snacks and gently tried to smooth things over for Chen Shuo: "Forget it, Xiaolan, you have to drink beer when watching the game!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Shuo quickly nodded in agreement.

Mao Lilan sighed helplessly, obviously there was nothing she could do about these two people.

Today, at the suggestion of Kogoro Mouri, Chen Shuo, Xiaolan and Haibara Ai came to the Jingxin Cafe together to watch a baseball game.

Unfortunately, Sonoko was unable to attend because she had to go home to attend an important banquet.

During the half-time break, Kogoro Mouri came back from the inner room with a new can of beer and sat on the sofa to continue watching the game with great interest.

He would laugh or shout from time to time, completely immersed in the world of baseball.

Just then, the sounds of the baseball game died down.

Instead, a female anchor suddenly appeared on the screen.

"A last-minute announcement during a baseball game."

"Hey! It's my home run!" Kogoro Mouri roared in despair.

"Around ten o'clock in the morning local time, Queen Sakula of the Besbania Kingdom and her son, Prince Gil, were killed in an accidental discharge of their muskets while hunting in the royal hunting grounds.

This beautiful country became famous a while ago because of the discovery of a special mineral, but Queen Sakula decided to protect the environment..."

"Tsk... what do you mean by unfortunate death? That sounds better than anything else. This kind of thing, needless to say, is just a dirty political incident!"

Xiao Ai ate the snacks her sister fed her and spoke with disdain.

Huihara Megumi tapped Ai's head and said, "Ai! Why are you so old-fashioned? Be more lively!"

"Hi~~~"

Meanwhile, on a plane bound for the Kingdom of Belbania, the international thief Lupin III sat by the window.

He no longer had the nonchalant look he had before. The corners of his mouth tightened slightly, his brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze looked through the porthole at the endless sky above the clouds.

The starlight fell on his face, casting a faint shadow.

His hands were folded on his knees, his fingertips trembling slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

The entire cabin was silent, with only the hum of the engine echoing, but his expression was like the surface of a lake, calm and unfathomable.

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Seven days later, the Kingdom of Belbania.

The kingdom's Earl Chis has just finished comforting the princess.

He sat on the sofa with a tired look on his face. The light in the room was soft and dim.

He reached out and gently rubbed the bridge of his nose, taking a deep breath, as if trying to calm himself down.

After a moment, he pulled himself together, took out a dark secret phone from his pocket, and dialed the number quickly with his fingers.

The call was connected, and a soft and sweet female voice came from the other end: "Continental Hotel, how can I help you?"

Qisi leaned back on the sofa, his eyes stern, and said in a flat voice: "I need..."

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Eight hours later, Tokyo, Japan.

Chen Shuo and Mao Lilan walked out of a high-end restaurant.

"The food in this restaurant is delicious." Xiaolan held Chen Shuo's arm, reminiscing about the steak she had just had in the restaurant.

Chen Shuo smiled and slapped Xiaolan's face: "Really? But I don't think it's as delicious as yours."

"No way..." Xiaolan blushed and patted her boyfriend's arm.

Although they are already an old couple, the shy Xiaolan still can't stand Chen Shuo's cheesy love words.

Just as the two were chatting happily, Chen Shuo suddenly frowned and pulled Xiaolan over.

A figure in a gorgeous dress suddenly fell to the ground: "Ah~~It hurts, it hurts..."

The fallen figure stumbled to his feet, rubbing his knee.

"That voice..." Chen Shuo was stunned. He looked at Xiaolan, then at the man in the formal suit. When the man raised his head, Chen Shuo's pupils shrank: "Xiaolan!"

Ran Mouri also looked at the person in front of her with surprise who looked exactly like her, and that person also looked at Ran in shock.

On the other side, a burly man in black who had caught up with them was also confused by the two identical people. However, he was able to identify his target based on the suit.

He grabbed the woman's arm and said, "Okay, Princess Mira, please come back with us!"

"No! I don't want to go back!" The woman named Mira struggled, but her strength was too little to shake the man in black's arm.

Although Mao Lilan didn't know what was going on, the kind-hearted girl couldn't stand someone bullying a weak woman in front of her, especially since the girl looked exactly like her.

She frowned slightly, walked forward quickly, grabbed the man in black's arm, and said in a clear and firm voice: "Please let her go, don't you see that she doesn't want to?"

The man in black was stunned for a moment, looking at the face in front of him that was exactly the same as his employer. He was conflicted inside, but his tone was firm.

"I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with you."

"Please help me! This guy has been chasing me!" The girl who was caught had a look of fear on her face, and her voice was trembling and hurried as she asked for help from Mao Li Ran.

Chen Shuo, who was standing aside, glanced at the girl thoughtfully, muttering in his heart: "Mira? This name... sounds a little familiar..."

Mao Lilan did not hesitate. She grabbed the black-clad man's arm tightly with her backhand and said in a colder voice, "Let her go!"

The man in black felt a powerful force coming from his arm, and his palm loosened involuntarily.

His face changed, cold sweat oozed from his forehead, and in panic he threw a backhanded punch at Mao Lilan, warning: "Don't mess around! You'll get hurt..."

However, before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly blurred and Mao Lilan's movements were so fast that he could not keep up.

In an instant, a precise and sharp elbow knocked the man in black to the ground.

He didn't even have time to react before his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

The air was quiet for a moment. The unconscious man in black lay on the ground silently. Mao Lilan slightly retracted her posture, her brows still furrowed, and looked back at the girl who looked similar to her: "Are you okay?"

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"What?" Xiaolan, sitting on a chair in the park, covered her mouth. "You are actually a real princess?"

"Hu~~"

After knocking out the man in black who was chasing Mira, the three of them came to the park, and Mira and Mao Lilan had a good chat.

"What? What's so strange about this?" Mira said with a relaxed look.

"Then..." Xiaolan waved her hand awkwardly: "The man I knocked down just now is yours..."

"Hehe, that's right, that man is my bodyguard. I really have to thank you for my successful escape!"

Mira smiled somewhat smugly.

"But why are you running?" Xiaolan looked at her puzzledly.

"Humph! No reason!"

Mira put her hands on the back of the chair, a look of fatigue on her face: "Because I'm tired of being a princess, okay?"

"Uh..." Xiaolan looked shocked, squatting to the side and drawing circles weakly: "I also want to say this to others~~~"

Chen Shuo looked at her like this, smiled and touched Xiaolan's head, then turned to Mira and said, "Princess Mira, since you have run away, then we will say goodbye."

After saying that, he pulled up Xiaolan, who was still a little lost, and prepared to leave.

The princess of Besbania... It sounded like trouble. Chen Shuo's intuition told him that he couldn't get involved with this princess, as it would definitely be very troublesome.

"Wait!" Mira suddenly stopped the two people who were about to run away.

Chen Shuo stopped and looked back in confusion, but Mira completely ignored him and locked her eyes with Xiaolan with a smirk: "Do you want to be a princess for once?"

"Ah!?" Xiaolan widened her eyes and looked at Mira in surprise.

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"Absolutely not!"

Chen Shuo had a cold face and looked at Mira with cold eyes.

The moment Mira opened her mouth, he guessed what this woman was planning.

Want Xiaolan to be your stand-in? How many divisions do you have in Besbania?

"What? Xiaolan wants to be a princess, and as her partner, don't you support her?" Mira glared at Chen Shuo angrily, seeming very dissatisfied with his reaction.

Chen Shuo put his arm around Xiaolan's shoulders and said calmly, "You know the current situation in Besbania. We are just ordinary people and don't want to get involved in your country's politics."

After he finished speaking, his eyes turned cold and he turned to look at the big tree beside him: "That woman over there! She's been following me all the way. Come out and clean up quickly. Take this princess away quickly!"

Mira and Xiaolan were stunned for a moment, and looked in the direction Chen Shuo was looking at.

I saw a woman with a hot body wearing a black tight leather jacket slowly walking out from behind a big tree.

She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a charming smile, her voice soft but with a hint of teasing: "Ala... So you were discovered from the beginning? You are worthy of being called 'Wu Chen'..."

"Feng Fujiko." Chen Shuo's expression remained stern, and his tone was filled with impatience: "Whatever you want to do, don't disturb my life."

Mine Fujiko shrugged and said with a half-smile, "I have no intention of seeking death. I just happened to run into you while following the little princess."

"That's good." Chen Shuo glanced at her coldly and ordered her to leave: "Do as you please."

After saying that, he pulled Xiaolan to leave. But after pulling her, he found that Xiaolan seemed to be nailed to the spot and had no intention of leaving at all.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Chen Shuo looked back in confusion, only to see Xiaolan's eyes flickering slightly, with a faint blush on her face. She was looking at Mira in a gorgeous dress, her eyes full of longing, and she was obviously caught up in some fantasy.

"Ala ala..." Mine Fujiko crossed her arms and smiled even more charmingly: "It seems... Miss Mori also wants to taste the princess~~~"

Chen Shuo was stunned, then covered his face with his hands in despair: "Xiao Lan...you can't be..."