My life in the underworld begins at the Takayanagi family!

"Big brother, is the thief Kaito Kid's goal the jewelry?"

At this moment, Kaoru Takayanagi questioned Kaito Kid about his purpose. If Kaito Kid's target was really just jewelry, then the Suzuki Foundation could use such a trap to ambush him, and Kaito Kid would likely suffer a serious injury.

As expected, Sonoko Suzuki's face showed even more excitement. If she could obtain information from Ichiro Takayanagi at this moment, the Suzuki Foundation could capture Kaito Kid directly with its own strength.

Only Nakamori Aoko was more uneasy, because if the mysterious man Takayanagi Ichiro suddenly made a move, it would be an unknown direction for the fate of Phantom Thief Kid.

However, Nakamori Aoko only met Takayanagi Ichiro today, and she suddenly rushed into this house. She has no prior relationship with Takayanagi Ichiro and it is impossible for her to ask him to let Kaito Kid go.

After all, she is the daughter of a police officer in the Intelligent Crime Unit. If she were to plead for leniency and let a thief go, it would be a huge blow to the entire police force.

If she's not careful, her father could be dismissed, and that would implicate many other people—something Nakamori Aoko doesn't want to see.

"Nakamori-kun, things haven't gotten to the point of being too urgent yet, so there's no need to worry too much. Let's see what the live stream is like."

After receiving concern from Ran Mouri, Aoko Nakamori breathed a sigh of relief.

"Kaito Kid, your lack of information is indeed very serious. This time, it wasn't the Suzuki Foundation that asked me to come and help, but rather our Intelligent Crime Division that took the initiative to come after learning some information about you."

It seems our decision was right, because we were able to arrest you today, fulfilling my dream of all these years.

Ginzo Nakamori refuted the accusations made by Kaito Kid, stating that some large conglomerates could indeed make the police do things against their will.

However, this time the police came on their own initiative, and it had nothing to do with the Suzuki Group's affiliation.

After hearing this, Kaito Kid fell silent for a moment. It seems that the police have found a closer source of information and may have a good relationship with the Suzuki Foundation.

Otherwise, why would he face such fierce retaliation for targeting the Suzuki Group so soon after his comeback?

"Officer, this time the public opinion seems to be quite strong. I did issue a notice in advance, but I did not interfere with the subsequent public opinion at all."

Therefore, I believe the Suzuki Group has been manipulating public opinion, and I hope the police will conduct a thorough investigation.

"Kaito Kid, we will definitely give the public an explanation afterward, so you don't need to worry about it."

You'd better surrender now, or we're going to attack.

This time, without any special instructions from Nakamori Ginzo, his men immediately surrounded Kaito Kid, and their next step was to capture him.

Chapter 552 Qingzi: Better than Dad?

This time, even if Nakamori Ginzo wanted to stop them, it would be impossible. They had been busy with Kaito Kid all these years, so they would never let go of this opportunity to capture Kaito Kid.

"The reason I've come here to visit you all is merely to give you a heads-up; I have no intention of stealing that dark gem."

After Kaito Kid said this, everyone was surprised and didn't expect to make such a big fuss. Kaito Kid actually said that he never intended to steal the Suzuki Foundation's gem.

"what?"

If that's really the case, then weren't they completely fooled this time?

“Kaito Kid is right, he really doesn’t intend to steal the Suzuki Foundation’s jewels this time.”

Shinichi Kudo's sudden outburst at this moment surprised both of them.

"Kid, it's certainly admirable that you were able to leave Mauri and come here alone, but you shouldn't offer any opinions on certain professional matters."

You're just a primary school student right now; you don't know or have much experience.

They have absolutely no idea what we know or how much effort we've put into doing this.

Ginzo Nakamori's subordinates recognized Conan and knew that their boss admired him, but it seemed a bit impolite to speak up directly in this tense situation.

"Hey kid, tell me how I'm going to make this announcement."

"You had this idea from the very beginning of the notice, and you wrote it down very clearly..."

Shinichi Kudo, that little brat, originally wanted to explain in detail the information that Kaito Kid had conveyed in the pre-announcement letter, but when he saw Kaito Kid making a move, he immediately shouted to Ginzo Nakamori and the others:

"Quickly arrest Phantom Thief Kid, he's trying to escape."

Just after Shinichi Kudo shouted, the wings of a glider suddenly rose from behind Kaito Kid, indicating that he had made thorough arrangements for himself.

"Don't let him get away, arrest him quickly."

After receiving instructions from Nakamori Ginzo, the surrounding police officers rushed towards Kaito Kid.

Unfortunately, at that moment, a small object appeared on Phantom Thief Kid's body, making a tinkling sound on the ground.

The surrounding police officers paused for a moment, as if it were the sound of a bullet hitting the ground.

"Oh no, that's a flashbang."

However, now that everyone has been infected, there is no one who can respond to Shinichi Kudo.

There is one exception: Kaito Kid, the phantom thief who created the flashbang.

Since he could use flashbangs, it proved that he had sufficient defensive equipment, so he casually said to Shinichi Kudo:

"Kid, let me tell you the truth now. If the phantom thief is a highly skilled and creative artist who steals wealth..."

So the detective is just someone who nitpicks and follows the phantom thief around; at best, he's nothing more than a critic.

Kaito Kid's words made Shinichi Kudo very angry. He had always had a smooth life from childhood until now, except when he became an elementary school student.

The setbacks he encountered with Takayanagi Ichiro certainly don't count. Now, this thief, Kaito Kid, is saying that he's just a critic and can only follow behind the phantom thief. Isn't that denying his abilities?

After the flashbang's effect wore off, only some ribbons remained on the rooftop, and the figure of Phantom Thief Kid had completely vanished.

"Disappeared? How could it have disappeared?"

The effects of the Phantom Thief Kid's flashbang didn't last long. The police officers on the rooftop all recovered, but they discovered that Phantom Thief Kid had vanished.

Ginzo Nakamori didn't want this to happen. He knew that he had completely surrounded Kaito Kid, and if he managed to escape, it would be a dereliction of duty on his part.

"The helicopter unit is using radar to search for me. Activate the radar now."

To deal with a mere thief, Nakamori Ginzo actually used the helicopter's radar; that's pretty much going all out.

Unfortunately, the helicopter's response chilled him to the bone, as it hadn't found any clues either.

Just then, a note slowly fell from the sky and landed right at Nakamori Ginzo's feet, but was picked up first by the little brat Kudo Shinichi.

This is a notice from Kaito Kid, filled with announcements of his next move.

"This weekend, the Sallybeth will be departing from Yokohama Port. I'm going to have that genuine Dark Star Pearl on board. Kaito Kid, here I come!"

After hearing Shinichi Kudo reveal the Phantom Thief Kid's announcement, Ichiro Takayanagi paused the live stream, and everyone could hear Aoko Nakamori let out a soft sigh of relief.

Now, all the girls in the family know that Nakamori Aoko definitely has a candidate for Kaito Kid in her mind, but she doesn't intend to say it directly, and they won't press her for it.

"It's a bit unbelievable that Phantom Thief Kid just disappeared like that."

"It seems like they used a flashbang, but how they just disappeared is still unclear."

"Although I come from a small town, I don't think that the ability to disappear directly is something that humans can possess. It must be due to some kind of mechanism."

At this moment, Sonoko Suzuki nodded in affirmation of Sora Kasugano's words, and then turned her gaze to Ichiro Takayanagi.

“Sora, you’re absolutely right this time. No one can surpass Ichiro in ability, and Ichiro definitely knows the secret to Kaito Kid’s escape.”

Ran Mouri and Kaoru Takayanagi were simply amazed by Kaito Kid's escape skills, while Sora Kasugano and Sonoko Suzuki had complete faith in Ichiro Takayanagi.

Sonoko Suzuki's words made Aoko Nakamori a little nervous. If Ichiro Takayanagi could even crack this kind of escape technique, then Ichiro Takayanagi was indeed much more capable than the average person, even more capable than her father.

"Mr. Takayanagi, do you really know how Phantom Thief Kid left that rooftop?"

Even after activating radar, the helicopter found no clues, which suggests that his escape method was quite unexpected.

"Actually, there's no such complicated escape method at all; it's just that the truth is often overlooked."

Nakamori Aoko was a little incredulous at what Takayanagi Ichiro said, and then she saw Takayanagi Ichiro point to the live broadcast screen in front of her.

"The answer lies in this live stream footage. If you observe carefully, you're sure to find something."

Chapter 553 Ran Mouri's Identification with Sora

It was at this moment that the girls realized that the live stream in front of them had been split into two screens, and both screens were paused.

"The information on these two screens is either before Kaito Kid disappeared or after Kaito Kid disappeared."

As expected of the daughter of a famous detective, Ran Mouri immediately noticed something was amiss and then stated her deduction.

"Xiao Lan, you are really amazing. If you hadn't told me, I would have counted the difference in the number of people."

Sonoko Suzuki thinks differently from most people. After she finished speaking, she awkwardly scratched her head, as if she didn't want others to know how naive she was.

"They're all the same group of people, so there shouldn't be any change in numbers."

When Kaoru Takayanagi spoke up, she hadn't counted carefully, but subconsciously assumed that the number of people wouldn't change.

"No, the number of people in these two images has changed somewhat."

After Phantom Thief Kid disappeared, one more person appeared on screen.

Nakamori Aoko suddenly spoke up at this moment and even agreed with Suzuki Sonoko's words, which surprised Nakamori Ginzo.

“Nakamori-kun, that Phantom Thief Kid hasn’t continued to slander our Suzuki Group, so I won’t be using my family’s resources to deal with him…”

"Sonoko, Nakamori didn't mean to flatter you. It's just that there was one more person in the paused live stream."

The Ran Mouri Alliance helped explain, and even Sonoko Suzuki herself was astonished; she had only said it casually, yet it actually had some effect.

Then the group of high school girls began to carefully observe the changes in the number of people in the two scenes, and indeed they found that after Kaito Kid disappeared, there was an extra person in the second scene.

"So, Phantom Thief Kid didn't really disappear, but instead disguised himself as a police officer and left with the police?"

"This method of disappearance does indeed fit the situation just now, and it's just like what Brother Ichiro said, 'the darkest place is under the lamp.'"

"Kaito Kid is too daring. If someone had noticed that there was an extra person in their party, the outcome would have been very different."

"At that time, everyone was very tense, and all their attention was focused on Kaito Kid."

The fact that Kaito Kid disappeared right under their noses would only increase their anxiety, so they wouldn't pay attention to their surroundings.

“Zhongsen, do you want to make a phone call to your dad now?”

If we had notified them at this time, we might have been able to find the guy who was impersonating a police officer.

Faced with Sonoko Suzuki's suggestion, Aoko Nakamori immediately shook her head in rejection.