Funinna, please let me steal your heart!

"I won't steal my lover's things; if I did, may I be struck by lightning, unless the other person is Old Deng;"

"I don't steal from elderly people, unless they are very old."

Because it's so important, I have to say it three times. I need to be flexible with my words, or one day it'll come back to haunt me.

"In short, a phantom thief without principles is nothing more than a thief in disguise." Luna smiled, which made Xia Worei's expression even more displeased.

These kinds of criminals are the most troublesome.

They are very clear about what they are doing and have set bottom lines for themselves that cannot be crossed.

But this also makes them quite stubborn, and it's very difficult to get them to give in.

Navia was quite surprised: "Then why did you steal the tears of a young girl?"

"You're asking me like, 'Master, what do you do for a living?' Because it's beautiful and valuable to me, I want to get my hands on it. Is there a problem?"

Navia said awkwardly, "No. No, something's wrong!"

A jumble of hurried footsteps approached from all sides.

Reinforcements are on their way.

Luna said in a mocking tone, "It seems I'm going to fall into your hands today."

“It’s okay, we will treat you gently. Let’s repent and start anew, and then we’ll meet again at the Rose Society!” Navia said earnestly.

Luna asked in surprise, "You don't mind?"

"I don't mind. Since you have principles and abilities, why should I look down on you? Besides, you look very young, so we might have a lot in common."

Navia extended her hand.

Her smile was completely genuine, without a trace of gloom.

It's clear she wasn't just saying it casually; she genuinely thought so.

Once Luna has reformed, she will be brought into the Rose Society.

In that instant, Luna felt that this smile, this sincerity, was exquisitely beautiful, even surpassing the treasures she had just acquired. It was enough to move her heart, to make her want to touch that face...

So she reached out her hand.

Xia Wore's index finger was on the trigger, applying slight pressure.

Navia was also about to take out the silver handcuffs she had hidden behind her back. Her words were not false, but only on the condition that Luna would repent and start anew.

But the next second, a small ball suddenly slipped out of Luna's sleeve.

"Eh?"

"Danger!"

Bang! The ball suddenly exploded, filling the senses with a piercing sound and blinding light.

Navia was startled, while Chavorei immediately pulled the trigger.

The flying bullet seemed to have hit something, but all that came out was a dull, hard sound.

It missed. That's what Xia Worei's consciousness told her.

Sure enough, when everything before their eyes and in their ears returned to normal, Luna, whom they saw, had returned to the rooftop under the moonlight.

Luna's voice was clear and bright: "Miss Navia is really not kind. She asked me to shake her hand, but she prepared a silver bracelet instead."

“Because everything is predicated on you taking responsibility for your actions!” Navia said solemnly, hands on her hips.

"Miss Navia, do you think I'm wrong?"

"wrong."

Luna pressed her hand to her chest and stretched out her other hand: "I think so too, but what does it matter?"

She spun around with a steady and graceful step.

"I am a phantom thief. I will find a way to get what I want, and I will never pay attention to what I don't want."

"Of course I know right from wrong, but what does that have to do with me? From now on, I will continue to accept more beautiful treasures and will never stop, because I want to do so."

Luna laughed and said, "If you want to stop me, then grab me."

"Unfortunately, none of you can do it yet. Once the dust settles, you might as well go back and see if there are any other important treasures missing besides the Tears of a Maiden."

Xia Worei narrowed her eyes: "You...did you steal something else?"

"Perhaps."

Xia Wore raised her hand, and the arriving special patrol team immediately raised their guns.

"Take her down." "Goodbye then."

Luna bowed in greeting, which was met with the simultaneous firing of gunshots.

But the bullet didn't touch her, or even get close to her. Luna simply vanished into the moonlight, as if she had never been there.

There was silence all around.

Tirena asked in a panic, "Captain, the Phantom Thief, she...?"

"...Now begin a thorough search."

Although she said that, Xia Worei knew perfectly well what was going on.

She has already run away.

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As expected, the special patrol team's thorough search yielded nothing.

"Not a single trace was left?" Xia Worei asked.

Tirena nodded slightly.

"It seems she is very good at concealing her presence and whereabouts, and her skills, swordsmanship and marksmanship are undoubtedly the result of long-term combat experience."

Xia Wore immediately came up with a bunch of names for the phantom thief's true identity.

Duel agent, adventurer, guard... but with only these clues, it's not enough to determine the other party's true identity. And now that the phantom thief has disappeared, all she can do is prepare to write a report.

Navia walked over: "We don't have any leads either."

“But she will take action again,” Xia Wore said confidently.

There is no doubt about that.

Countless criminals believe they can turn over a new leaf, but once they choose to cross that line and go astray, it's too late to turn back.

If there's a first time, there will definitely be a second time, and if there's a second time, there will be a third...

"I'll definitely catch her next time," Xia Worei said calmly, letting out a soft breath.

"Young Miss! Are you alright?"

At that moment, Silver and Myles ran over, breathless.

Navia, however, seemed quite energetic and smiled, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. We didn't even start fighting. It's just that she kept running away, making her really hard to catch."

Myles said with relief, "It's best that Miss is alright."

Silver nodded: "But Mr. Marcellor's situation is probably dire..."

"what happened?"

"Lady Funina has disappeared!"

Navia exclaimed in surprise, "Lady Furina? Where has she gone?"

"It was stolen by a phantom thief..."

Xia Worei sighed and said, "You mean 'Furina's Smile,' which is also on display at the exhibition? Lady Furina didn't have any plans to attend the art exhibition."

Silver: "Yes, yes, that painting is gone."

Navia fiddled with the crystal pendant hanging from her hat, thinking to herself: What a clever feint! She made everyone think that the phantom thief's only target was the Maiden's Tears, but it turns out he had his eye on other treasures as well.

She suddenly remembered Marcellus's previous arrangements.

"Didn't Uncle Marcellus say that, apart from the Tears of a Maiden, all the other exhibits were fakes?"

Although Marcellus initially believed it was a prank and threat from a rival company, she made the necessary arrangements based on the advice of Navia and the security team.

The girl's tears were bait to lure the phantom thief; if they weren't genuine, she probably wouldn't have made an appearance.

There's no way we can catch her now.

However, all other artworks were fakes, in order to prevent thieves from making a zero-dollar purchase and sweeping away all the treasures of the art exhibition, causing the Chamber of Commerce to suffer huge losses.

Myles shook his head and said, "Yes, but the thief stole the real thing."

"Huh? She....."

How did they do that? No, how did they know that everything at the exhibition was fake?

Xia Worei speculated, "She probably already foresaw this situation, or perhaps she already figured out the truth when she was scouting the place."

"Before stealing the Tears of a Young Girl, she first stole 'Frinina's Smile.' And her exaggerated entrance was probably intended to confuse and mislead us..."

Navia pursed her lips, completely having been tricked.

But what's done is done, and there's no other way. We can only wait until we catch this white cat and make her return all the money she took.

But what's even more troublesome now is...

The reporter's interview.

Xia Wore took her leave first, and Navia had no choice but to return to the exhibition venue with her attendants.

Unsurprisingly, the entrance was already crowded with reporters from newspapers of all sizes.

Click, click! The sound and flash of the phonograph machine continued.

Is it true that the phantom thief has returned to the scene?