In an extended limousine, Conan, Sera, Maori and his daughter, and Dr. Ali were sitting face to face in the back seat of the car.
"This car doesn't seem cheap, does it?"
"I didn't expect that the aunt named Diana just came to pick us up to watch a tennis match, and she would use such a luxurious car..."
Mouri Kogoro looked at the environment inside the car curiously. This was an extremely luxurious interior. It was the first time in his life that he had ridden in such a car.
I remembered the previous opening of the Osaka Museum of Art, when Suzuki Shiro, the chairman of the Suzuki Foundation, sent someone to pick them up, but he did not use such a high-standard courtesy car.
Seriang looked at the small refrigerator and wine cabinet next to the car seat and murmured: "This kind of car is rare in the UK. It seems that only the British royal family or nobles have it..."
"ah?!"
Mouri Kogoro immediately stared and said in shock: "Did you say that the aunt who invited us... no, the lady is a noble?"
Seeing that Mouri Kogoro's expression was not normal, Sera quickly smiled and waved his hand, "No, no, I'm just guessing..."
"However, the surname Kingston is indeed somewhat reminiscent of the Royal Borough in southwest London, the town of Kingston..."
Mouri Kogoro was even more frightened and his eyes widened: "Royal, royal!"
Such a reaction surprised Seriang. Even if he was afraid of power, he wouldn't be like this, right?
She turned to Mao Lilan and asked what was going on.
Mao Lilan could only reply helplessly: "At the dinner party hosted by Ms. Diana the day before yesterday, my father wanted to demonstrate an over-the-shoulder throw, so he threw a guest..."
At this time, Dr. Ali also handed over the last knife with a calm expression.
"The guest who was thrown by Mr. Maori must be a relative of the British royal family, right?"
"ah!"
Mouri Kogoro, who was already sweating coldly, screamed and stared at his hands in shock.
"I actually threw a British nobleman out in England?"
"I'm done...I won't be wanted by the police all over the UK, right?"
Seeing Mouri Kogoro's frightened look, Maori Lan and Sera could only offer words of comfort.
Compared to the chattering crowd, Conan kept his arms folded with a serious face, unaffected by the movements around him and looking forward to Qin Zhibo's call in his heart.
Now I can only rely on you, Qin...
Although Qin Zhibo is not in London, Conan believes that his reasoning ability can interpret important clues even if he is not physically present.
But until the luxury car parked at the entrance of the Wimbledon Tennis Stadium in Wimbledon Town, no call came.
"Oh~"
"You are here~"
Diana Kingston stood at the gate outside the stadium, speaking with an authentic London accent, and greeted Kogoro Mori and others enthusiastically.
When Mouri Kogoro saw the two bodyguards in black suits following Diana, he became more convinced of his judgment in the car just now.
How can an ordinary rich man have two bodyguards with him at all times?
what to do?
Should we apologize now and seek leniency?
Just as Mouri Kogoro's mind was racing, thinking about how to overcome this difficulty, Diana said directly to everyone with a smile.
"Dear guests who have come from afar, I have something to do temporarily and cannot watch the game with you..."
"I'll give you the tickets. You can go in and find your seats later."
"The game is about to start, I wish you a happy watching~"
A subordinate behind Diana handed a stack of game tickets into the hands of Kogoro Mori, and then they got into the black courtesy car and drove away.
Mouri Kogoro looked at the ticket in his hand, then turned to look at the limousine car going away, and scratched his head in surprise.
You didn't even mention that?
Sera stretched out his head and glanced at the tickets in Mouri Kogoro's hand. There were five tickets in total.
"Did my quota even count?"
Seriang was a little confused because she came here temporarily and Diana probably didn't know.
She didn't want to take advantage of the free tickets, but she didn't want to be separated from Conan, Mao Lilan and others, so she came to see if she could buy a ticket for money.
As a result, she even brought the ticket...
At this time, Conan, who was standing low, explained: "Because that aunt also brought Shinichi's brother's quota..."
"But Brother Shinichi didn't come today, and together with Sister Sera and you, the number of people is still exactly five."
After Conan explained this, Sera Masaki nodded in understanding.
Sometimes, she is a little nervous and it is not easy to notice these details.
This is what Sera's mother, Mary, often preaches to her daughter, and it is regarded as Sera's weakness.
However, it is not easy for this child to realize this immediately...
Sera looked down at Conan at a lower place, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt like the child he met on the sea when he was a child.
But it was a pity that Kudo Shinichi had already appeared in front of him the day before yesterday, together with this child.
At this time, Mouri Kogoro, who "survived the catastrophe", also breathed a sigh of relief, walked in front with the door in hand, and turned back to everyone.
"Since they have good intentions, let's not let them down..."
"Let's check in first."
…
After a preliminary ticket check at the gate, everyone entered the periphery of the competition venue.
But before officially entering the central court, you have to go through a security check and a second ticket check at the entrance.
When everyone arrived at the stadium, which can accommodate 14,979 people, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.
In this super-large tennis court covering an area of 5,574 square meters, the audience seats are densely packed with moving heads, like a circle of colorful fishing nets wrapping the rectangular green lawn in the middle.
Most of the spectators have already taken their seats, leaving only a handful of people who have just entered with tickets and are looking for seats.
"Okay, let's find seats quickly..."
Under the guidance of Mouri Kogoro, everyone walked forward together.
After walking a few rows forward, Mouri Kogoro looked at the ticket number in his hand and said, "It should be here..."
"Borrowed...Please..."
Mouri Kogoro remembered that he was in England and quickly switched to English.
Mao Lilan and Shiliang, who were walking at the back, were responsible for the finishing touches, which meant "sorry".
Near the middle of this row, there are exactly five empty seats in a row, which is where Maori and others are.
"I found it, it's right here..."
Just as Mouri Kogoro was about to take the lead and take his seat, the audience in front turned around and glanced at the noisy Japanese.
At this glance, both parties were immediately dumbfounded.
"Why is it you!"
Conan and Mao Lilan also stared in shock, "Apollo?"
It turned out that the person sitting in the front row was none other than the little boy he met in Baker Street on his first day in London who was clamoring to see Sherlock Holmes - Apollo.
"Apollo?" Mao Lilan asked in surprise: "Are you here...also watching the game?"
Apollo nodded matter-of-factly and said proudly: "That's right! Of course we have to watch my sister's game~"
"elder sister?"
Mao Lilan didn't know that Conan met Apollo at that time, so he deduced that Apollo's sister was one of the contestants in the competition.
Conan quickly reported the situation to Mao Lilan in a low voice.
"What?"
"Queen of the lawn!"
Mao Lilan exclaimed. She knew something about sports and also knew about the famous tennis player.
This exclamation attracted the attention of the surrounding audience, but fortunately these audiences were foreigners and could not understand Japanese.
"Apollo, is your sister the queen of the meadows?"
"Um!"
Apollo nodded vigorously, enjoying the honor brought by his sister's halo.
"Apollo, who are these?"
At this time, a woman sitting next to Apollo asked.
The woman is kind and dignified, with light blond hair tied back on her head. She only wears a sunhat and sunglasses, making it difficult to see more information about her appearance.
Apollo took the initiative to introduce: "This is my mother."
"Mom, they are the people I met on Baker Street the day before yesterday..."
The woman nodded, with a gentle smile on her lips, "Hello."
"Hello, we are Japanese and came to London to travel. We were with your son..."
As Mao Lilan was speaking, his words suddenly stopped.
Because she found that the woman sitting in the front row didn't seem to be looking at her, but was looking somewhere next to her.
The woman then explained: "Sorry, my eyesight is not very good, but I am listening to you..."
"Ah?" Mao Lilan quickly apologized, "That's it, I'm sorry, I didn't know just now..."
"It doesn't matter, I'm used to this kind of life..."
The woman sighed quietly, but still had a kind smile on her face, "Although God took away my eyesight, at least he gave me a pair of ears that are good at listening."
"By the way, how did you resolve the previous code incident?"
At this time, Conan, who was sitting next to him, took the initiative to take over the conversation. After all, he also accepted this commission in the name of "Disciple of Sherlock Holmes."
"The secret code has been basically solved, but..."
"but?"
"But it seems that there is still the final content that has not been completely solved." Conan explained truthfully.
"Yeah?"
The woman turned her face sideways and murmured: "This is like a person's life, there are always some shortcomings in the end..."
"Really? Ares?"
The woman glanced at the man sitting next to her.
This man, Conan, Mao Lilan and others, had met him before. He was the personal trainer of the Queen of Grass, and they had met him briefly before.
"yes……"
Ares, who had a triangular beard, sighed, and turned to look at the queen of the lawn, Minerva Glass, who was slowly walking along the passage to the player preparation area.
"But I hope Minerva will not leave any flaws in today's tennis match."
"That's right..." the woman agreed, "otherwise I would be sorry for the doll that was given to me by the fan who supported her."
As she spoke, the woman hugged the paper bag in her arms tightly.
Conan and Sera, who were sitting high up in the back row, glanced down and saw a brown teddy bear in a paper bag.
At this moment, Mao Lilan looked at the huge electronic screen placed in the upper corner of the venue and said, "Look there...are the Japanese being interviewed?"
Conan, Seriang and others looked in the direction of Mao Lilan's finger and saw a stocky man in a white suit being interviewed by a reporter on the huge electronic screen.
The reason why this man attracted Mao Lilan's attention was because he had an Asian face.
"Probably not Japanese..."
"Sister Xiaolan, the person being interviewed is in the VIP viewing area over there."
Diagonally above the huge electronic screen, also on the short side of the tennis court, closest to the video recorder below, there is a special area enclosed by railings.
Tennis matches are different from most other ball games. The best viewing experience is on one side, so this is the VIP viewing area, which must be reached through the VIP channel.
The stocky man in a white suit was standing in the aisle, being interviewed by a British reporter.
At this moment, Apollo, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and explained: "That person's name is He Fang, and he is Chinese."
"He has a big company called the Ho Chamber of Commerce, which is the largest new sponsor for this Wimbledon tournament."
"It is said that he supports Wang Haili from China, who is also my sister's final opponent in this competition..."
It turned out to be a financial backer, no wonder he was in the VIP area...
Conan nodded, not taking it seriously.
What he cares about most now is when Qin Zhibo can call him so that he can tell him the truth about the secret code.
Although he is currently at the tennis match and cannot escape to resolve the incident personally, he can at least notify Scotland Yard in advance.
But until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, when the game officially started, Qin Zhibo did not call.
…
London, Vauxhall Bridge.
After Qin Zhibo asked the onlookers to help call the police, he left two unimportant men in black on the bridge.
He carried the fainted Belmode alone and ran towards the south side of the bridge.
It is close to the MI6 building, and it is also the place where Mary will stay temporarily after agreeing to get it.
While Qin Zhibo was running, he had to pay attention to the fact that there were no other black organization members around.
But fortunately, it seems that Belmode brought two men with him this time, and with Mary's long-range cover, no danger was found for the time being.
However, some passers-by looked at Qin Zhibo carrying a "man" on his shoulders, and they all showed doubtful expressions.
There were also some enthusiastic passers-by who thought there was an accident and ran next to Qin Zhibo, asking if they needed help.
Qin Zhibo could only explain that his friend was suffering from hypoglycemia and he could just take him to the side to rest.
In this way, Qin Zhibo used his amazing physical strength to carry Bellmode and trotted all the way until he ran into the alley between the buildings next to Vauxhall Bridge.
In the deserted alley, Qin Zhibo placed Belmod next to the trash can, and then wiped the blood that dripped on his body with a tissue.
Fortunately, the passers-by had average observation skills, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the blood stains found.
After briefly handling his clothes, Qin Zhibo took off Belmod's coat, unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt, and lowered it to expose his shoulders.
In order to support the man's uniquely broad shoulders, Belmod placed an air mattress on his shoulders.
Take off the cushion to reveal the white shoulders underneath.
Slightly below the shoulder, there was a blood-red hole that was shocking to look at. The blood seeping out even soaked into the white chest underneath.
Qin Zhibo took out the bandage he had prepared long ago from his arms and began to bandage it along the armpits.
