Vespagna Palace, underground prison.

Jigen Daisuke held the dark iron railings with both hands and tried his best to drill his head out through the gaps between the railings.

But even though he had worked hard to reach the limit and unlocked various postures, his forehead still couldn't get out.

"Jiyuan, don't waste your efforts..."

"It can't be drilled out. Why do you think it's so big that it can't be drilled out?"

In the back, Lupine III was lying leisurely on a bench, with his arms as a pillow, as if he was not worried about his current situation at all.

"Hey, if you hadn't asked us to give up our resistance, how could we have ended up like this?"

Daisuke Jigen turned around and complained to Lupine III about their current poor situation, "My gun and Goemon's sword have been confiscated, and it is impossible to wait for backup..."

"If we can't escape from here before we are transferred, I'm afraid we will spend the rest of our lives in prison!"

"Tell me, can I not be anxious?"

As the most serious person in the team, both in execution of tasks and in life, Daisuke Jigen is really worried about the future of the team.

But Lupine III looked at the ceiling above with a calm expression, his head full of memories of the queen and prince he met on the pavilion.

The queen and prince are not dead?

Lupine III had never confirmed the authenticity of this matter before. He just heard the news of the queen's death in a distant place and remembered the crown he "lost" more than 20 years ago, so he decided to come back and take a look.

It's just that the Queen didn't recognize him at the pavilion just now, which was what Lupine III least expected.

Back then, the Queen had to inherit the throne in her prime years and faced pressure from all sides at home and abroad.

When Lupine III came to steal the treasure, the Queen secretly promised the world-famous monster thief, hoping to leave the country with Lupine.

However, Lupine rejected the queen's request, and the two agreed to govern the country well under the cherry blossom tree and crown the queen himself.

Lupine believed that the queen would never forget this past event easily.

But just now outside the pavilion, Lupine could not see any emotion in the queen's eyes, nor was she moved at all.

Lupine the Third, who had met countless people, could tell that it was not just a show of affection in a public place, but a complete stranger.

Can a person change so much in more than twenty years?

Lupine the Third does not place all his hopes on his old friend. This is the behavior of a little man.

Even if the Queen said righteously and high-sounding words such as "For my country, I must do it," Lupine could completely understand it and accept it with a smile.

It's just that the queen feels like a stranger to him, which makes Lupine confused.

Daisuke Jigen, on the other hand, was still analyzing the current situation endlessly and how it was detrimental to their small team.

"The most troublesome thing now is that Uncle Qianxing is also in the palace. He is very familiar with our style of doing things and can call more police to take us away at any time..."

"They are all that 'Fujiko Mine' woman. As long as she gets involved, nothing good will happen..."

"What do you think? Goemon?"

On the bench opposite Lupine III, Ishikawa Goemon is sitting cross-legged in meditation, seemingly closing his eyes to rest.

Looking at the two Buddhist teammates, one meditating with his eyes closed and the other lying completely flat, Daisuke Jigen covered his forehead helplessly.

At this moment, he, the person who cares most about the future destiny of the team, seems to be the only fool.

"Oh, Jiyuan, don't be so anxious~"

At this time, Lupine III finally straightened his back and sat up from the bench.

"Of course we two people who have just been 'electrified' can't be as energetic as you~" Lupine III showed his signature playful smile.

"Electricity?" Daisuke Jigen was confused.

"Yes, I felt it when the palace guard shot me before..." Lupine III raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said confidently: "That should be a stun gun. The reason why Goemon suddenly lost his combat effectiveness

, also because of electric shock.”

"Stun gun? Electrocution?"

Daisuke Jigen frowned slightly. As the firearms master in the team, he was well aware of all the most advanced firearms in the world.

What is now called a stun gun actually emits a wire, which is energized and stuns the target. It is a commonly used equipment by American police in maintaining daily security.

A stun gun that can fire electricity as bullets does not exist in this world.

Because that kind of high-density electric ball is actually extremely unstable and difficult to control, and there is no such high-energy-density advanced battery as a magazine in the world.

But in fact, the "blue light balls" emitted by the Royal Guards were extremely fast, had straight lines, and could be fired multiple times in a row. In terms of physical characteristics, they were more like traditional bullets.

"Haha~ Stop joking, you still have a stun gun?"

"Did you think it was Star Wars? Did you think it was a blockbuster movie?"

Daisuke Jigen laughed heartily and dismissed Lupine III's remarks.

But Lupine III was not in a hurry to argue, and turned to look at Goemon who was meditating opposite.

"Goemon, tell me?"

Goemon still had his eyes closed, and replied in a hoarse voice: "A numbing feeling spread throughout the whole body... The muscles all over the body are spasming, and I can't even hold the Zantetsu sword tightly."

This is exactly the reaction to an electric shock.

Jigen Daisuke's face was shocked, he knew that Goemon could not lie.

But he had really never heard of stun guns.

Lu Ban III stood up with a smile and patted the dust on his clothes, "It seems that this country really cannot be underestimated~"

"But fortunately, when I was lying down to rest just now, I already thought of a way to escape..."

"Huh?" Daisuke Jigen walked up quickly, "How to escape?"

Lupine III showed a confident smile on his face, walked to the iron fence, and lightly tapped the iron fence with his fingernails, making two not-so-clear metal collision sounds.

"This place was built at least 100 years ago. Whether it is style or materials, it is the standard of an old prison."

"In other words, the iron fence here is flexible enough, but not rigid enough and can easily bend..."

"Have you ever seen that old prison break movie? We just need to wet our clothes with water, then use the wet clothes to tie two adjacent iron rods together, and twist them with a short stick to bend the iron rod easily.

People can get out now!"

Lupine the Third spoke with great emotion, but Daisuke Jigen discovered the problem at a glance.

"Two questions, first, where is the stick?"

"Secondly, where is the water?"

Lupine the Third: "..."

This cell is in the style of an old prison. Naturally, there are no toilets, sinks, etc. The only bench is a whole wooden board fixed to the wall.

At this time, Goemon, who was meditating next to him, murmured: "If I had a Zantetsu sword in my hand, this kind of railing would only require one blow..."

Daisuke Jigen covered his forehead helplessly, already a little too lazy to complain, "But it's because we have no weapons that we are trapped here..."

Lupine III grinned, "Then it's over, we can only wait for others to save us~"

Daisuke Jigen turned his head, "Who do you expect to save us? It can't be that woman, right?"

"Hmph..." Lupine III hummed, and a figure appeared in his mind.

"Who knows?"

…

Royal Palace of Vespagna, back garden.

A large blue-black "ground mouse" slipped quietly through the bushes.

Taking advantage of his short stature, Conan evaded a group of patrolling guards and arrived near the palace in less than 10 minutes.

At the back entrance of the Byzantine palace, two guards were standing guard in front of the octagonal pillars of the porch. Under the lights, the two men were performing their duties with a conscientious look.

The palace is now under martial law, and the guards are stricter than usual.

Conan wanted to make a move to attack the enemy, but he was worried that he would not be able to completely distract the guards, or even trigger more guards to come to check.

The infiltration must be done in absolute secrecy...

Conan took a look at the situation above the palace and suddenly had a plan in mind.

He removed the telescopic suspenders from his overalls and threw them upwards, letting the front end wrap around the raised relief above the arched door.

Then I used a counter to adjust the length of the strap. When the strap shortened rapidly, I easily reached the platform on the second floor with the help of tension.

The arched windows on the second floor were all unlocked, so Conan found a window to open and sneaked into the palace smoothly.

Theoretically, you can also jump over the wall near the palace just now using a retractable strap.

But there was no protrusion on the top of the wall, and there wasn't even a big tree around the wall. It was already imagined that a thief might use a rope to enter the palace.

However, once they actually entered the palace, the security in all aspects was much relaxed.

After all, this is where the royal family lives, and no one wants their home to be decorated like an array of iron barrels.
To be continued...