Is this the world of card dealers? Yada thieves!

But if you look at it from another angle, stealing things from the British Museum might not really be considered stealing. Anyone with even a little knowledge of history knows how those exhibits in the British Museum came to be. Apart from the Americans, how many foreigners can leave the British Museum with a smile on their face? Not to mention, many masterpieces from the Italian Renaissance are housed in the British Museum.

If someone consults a lawyer about how many years they would be sentenced to for stealing a British artifact from the British Museum and bringing it back to their country, the lawyer might say something like, "What stealing? Didn't you just find it?"

Somewhat unsure whether to believe Hayato or the Englishman, Chronos chose to remain silent for the time being. However, Klein seemed quite excited after hearing Hayato's words.

"You have the nerve to say that, you bastard! You clearly took important artifacts from the museum right in front of me, and you still want to deny it?" Klein said contemptuously. "Hmph, it doesn't matter. There's an old saying in the East: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' Once I catch you, our Public Security Bureau has plenty of ways to pry your mouth open and make you reveal information."

Klein was incredibly pleased with himself. Although Hayato hadn't left any evidence when he escaped, and wasn't even visible on surveillance footage, he had managed to find the motorcycle Hayato had abandoned by following the route Hayato had taken. Furthermore, using basic deduction, he calculated Hayato's route and tracked him all the way to Glastonbury.

Although the overnight journey had left both Klein and his staff, who were following the director's orders, exhausted, Klein received good news as soon as he arrived in Glastonbury: his elf had sensed the thief's very clear presence in Glastonbury, indicating that Hayato had not yet left the town.

An excited Klein ignored his men's complaints and insisted that they follow him in a thorough search of the entire town to ensure that Hayato could not escape. He, on the other hand, followed the elf's scent all the way to the bus station, tavern, and inn, and finally arrived at Glastonbury Abbey.

Just then, he happened to arrive just in time to see Hayato invite Chronos to join the Duel Academy, and immediately jumped out to carry out justice!

Not only Hayato, but Klein also glanced at Chronos standing next to Hayato and said with disgust, "You're so ugly, you're obviously not a good person, and you're standing with this thief. You must be his accomplice too. Don't even think about running away!"

"Wait, wait a minute, I'm innocent! I didn't do anything!" Chronos became anxious upon hearing Klein's words. "Sir, I don't know if you're a police officer, I'm just an ordinary tourist!"

“Shut up! Do you think I’d believe the nonsense of an evil bastard like you?” Klein said firmly. “You two were talking about ‘joining the academy,’ did you expect me to tell you that this so-called ‘academy’ is actually the name of some school? It’s clearly the name of your evil organization!”

"How dare you act so recklessly on British soil! You've been underestimated, you lackeys of the Academy!"

"Where in the world would an evil organization be called 'The Academy'? A name like 'Gurus' would be more like it."

Chronos complained, while Hayato retorted, "The name 'Grus' means ghoul. Anyone who would name their organization after such a thing is obviously a mentally challenged child with an IQ no higher than three years old. There's nothing wrong with a truly evil organization being called 'The Academy.' It sounds better than 'The Winery' or 'Dawn.'"

“Why are you arguing with a place like this, Mr. Dan Kuroto?” Chronos said with a troubled expression. “If you are also innocent and not a member of any evil organization, help me persuade that overly stubborn police officer and make him believe that we are innocent, Nanone.”

Originally, Chronos was somewhat unsure whether Hayato had stolen artifacts from the British Museum, but after being wrongly accused by Klein, he stopped doubting and subconsciously assumed that Hayato, like himself, had been framed by this inexplicable guy who might be a policeman.

Hayato looked at Chronos with some confusion and said, "Persuade? Why should I persuade him? I am indeed a member of an evil organization."

"what?"

As he spoke, Hayato, under Chronos's surprised gaze, pulled a pendant from his backpack and showed it to Klein, whose eyes widened in shock. "Since you already know, I won't pretend anymore. That's right, I am the second-in-command of the Doma Organization, Dan Kuroto!"

What Hayato held in his hand was none other than the "Shard of Orichalcos." Although Hayato had already killed the giant loach that was Orichalcos, and the "Shard of Orichalcos" had become a useless ornament, its significance lay not in its function, but in its symbolic meaning.

Sure enough, Klein from the Public Security Bureau recognized the "fragment of Orichalcos" in Hayato's hand and exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! I've seen it in the bureau's files. Is that really the symbol of a member of the Doma organization? And judging by its quality, it's the best one we've ever seen!"

"But wasn't the Doma organization wiped out by the United Nations? Who exactly are you?"

"Just a duelist passing by, remember that. And who told you that our Doma was completely wiped out?" Hayato's face revealed an evil smile. "In Doma, besides the leader of the organization, I am the second-in-command, then the Three Knights of Doma, who are one level below. The other members are just cannon fodder. The Doma you think was destroyed is just the leader I killed and those useless lackeys. The Three Knights of Doma and I, as the middle-level members of the organization, are all alive."

"Doma? It's just a shell that was casually discarded. Our Dorma, now transformed, is called 'Academy'!"

Since even "Duel Academy" has been mistaken for the evil organization "Academy," Hayato, ever the amused one, deliberately made up some half-truths to scare Klein. As for the impact on reputation, that's Dan Kuroto's doing all the evil deeds, what does it have to do with me, Hayato, the savior of the suffering? Anyway, Dartz will take the blame for everything, so Hayato felt free to make up whatever he wanted.

While Klein only possessed the superpower of seeing spirits and even Hayato, who should have been erased from existence, and didn't have the ability to read minds, his years of experience in solving cases gave him excellent micro-expression analysis skills, allowing him to easily discern whether someone was lying. And at this moment, what he deduced from Hayato's micro-expressions was that this guy really wasn't lying!?

He really was the highest authority under the former leader of the Doma organization, which should have been destroyed. Moreover, the "Three Knights of Doma" he mentioned were real people in the archives in his memory. How could they not have died, but were still alive?

The situation is much worse than I expected!

I must regroup my troops!

The only thing that made Klein feel fortunate was that when he discovered the trail of this guy named "Dan Kuroto," he had already signaled his men to gather here. He estimated that they had already completed the encirclement by now. It was worth it for him to jump out and attract the attention of these two criminals, so as to prevent anyone from alerting them and causing them to realize that the encirclement was in place and escape in advance.

"So what if you were once one of Dorma's men? All evil will be brought to justice!" Klein confidently raised his hand. "You won't escape from here, from my presence, even once more!"

"Heh heh, just you alone? Just you, a defeated opponent of my Lord Dan Kuroto, alone?" Hayato nonchalantly put away the "Orichalcum fragment," which was basically worthless, and arrogantly spread his arms, saying, "I let you off the hook before, like a teacher who mercifully gave an extra participation point to a student with a final grade of 59, so that the student wouldn't fail. And now you dare to show up in front of me alone?"

Klein said confidently, "One person? Wrong. I'm now in charge of the British Museum theft case and can mobilize the entire Security Service. While I was distracting you two idiots, they would have already surrounded this place!"

"Endless War God, emerge!"

Klein shouted the pre-issued command and waited for his subordinates from all directions to emerge from the Public Security Bureau, for "Dan Kuroto" to be surrounded with knives and axes, and for that ugly guy to be finely chopped into mincemeat.

However, apart from a cool breeze, there was no other sound.

Even Chronos, who was trembling and trying to slowly move away from the battlefield because Hayato had revealed his identity and Klein had threatened him, was stunned. After a moment of hesitation, he said in confusion, "But, but I haven't seen anyone, Nen?"

"Shut up! I must have given the wrong command!" Klein thought he might have sent the wrong command before, so he shouted it again, "Shazam!"

"Gaia!"

"One hit from Mas!"

After listening to Klein's strange lines for a while without seeing any ambushes around, Hayato arrogantly said, "What? There's no ambush at all. You're just bluffing, aren't you?"

"Impossible! My men are loyal to me, and I'm the law in the Public Security Bureau. They couldn't possibly have failed to carry out my orders!" Although he spoke arrogantly, the thought of having two people on the other side while he was alone made Klein turn around without hesitation. "You just wait, I'll be back!"

Watching Klein escape, Hayato turned to Chronos beside him and said, "Aren't you going to chase after him, Mr. Chronos? You don't want to be labeled as a member of an evil organization, do you?"

"Ah, this..." Chronos really wanted to say that he was just a passerby and didn't want to get involved in strange things, but when he thought about Klein's stubborn insistence that he was a member of some evil organization, he hesitated for a moment and didn't want to be stigmatized like that. He asked Hayato first, "Tell me the answer beforehand, Mr. Dan Kuroto, are you really a member of some evil organization?"

"You must be joking, Mr. Chronos. I'm a respectable man. Do I look like someone from some evil organization?"

Chronos looked at Hayato suspiciously, without saying what he really thought: Others just don't act convincingly, but you don't seem to be acting at all. Just standing there, I'm almost suffocated by the savior-like aura you exude, like a villain!

But now is not the time to complain about these things. We still need to keep that guy who might be a policeman here. With that thought, Chronos hurriedly chased after the departing Klein: "Trying to leave? I'll make sure you don't come back!"

Chapter 1027

"Stop right there!"

"Don't order me around!" Klein replied when he heard Chronos shouting at him from behind. "If I actually obeyed you and stopped, and fell into your hands, I'd probably be stripped of my dignity and turned into a slave who only knows how to play cards!"

“Minchia* Italian swear word*, what’s the point of having such a vivid imagination!” Chronos said that he wasn’t the kind of guy who felt uncomfortable when no one was playing cards, he just really wanted to keep Klein here and dispel his mistaken belief that “Chronos and Dan Kuroto are in cahoots”.

However, after he shouted, Klein actually ran even faster. If Klein were to run to meet up with his companions and spread the rumors, wouldn't the misunderstanding be even bigger and harder to clear up? Especially since Glastonbury Abbey is not a very large scenic area; most tourists can only spend an hour and a half there at most. In such a short time, Klein was already almost at the exit of the scenic area.

Chronos looked anxiously at Hayato beside him and said, "Mr. Dan Kuroto, quickly use your invincible Duel Monster to think of a solution!"

Chronos learned from Hayato's conversation with Klein that when Klein captured Hayato before, Hayato seemed to have escaped by fighting monsters. Although he didn't know the specifics, he was willing to use any means necessary to stop Klein.

While Kronos was anxious, Klein, who was running ahead of him, was not in a much better mood. He had finally found the thief who stole the artifacts from the British Museum again, and even managed to uncover the trail of a hidden evil organization related to him. If his men followed his orders and captured them, he would achieve a great success.

But why is it that no matter how many signals I send, no one comes to help? I haven't even seen any of the people I assigned to search this town for the thief. It's as if they didn't receive my orders and didn't come to help. What are those idiots doing? Do they dare disobey my orders and neglect their duties, not even starting the search?!

"The academy's lackeys are still chasing me, sweetie!" Klein muttered to himself as he glanced at Hayato and Chronos, who were hot on his heels, but when he looked back at the exit of the scenic area directly in front of him, a smug smile appeared on his face.

Once we leave the scenic area and get onto the main street, those useless guys should be there by now. Those two despicable outsiders and lackeys of the evil organization "Academy" will never be a match for so many people. They're chasing us so closely, but in the end, they'll just be walking into a trap!

This advantage is on my side!

The existence of the Security Bureau, which lies between the police station and MI6, is unknown to the public. This prevents Klein from freely revealing his identity to seek help. At most, he uses his special identification for convenience, such as entering the scenic area without buying a ticket. Although the ticket seller looked at him with suspicion, Klein had a clear conscience.

Compared to Chronos and Klein, Hayato wasn't too panicked. Seeing Klein getting closer and closer to the exit of the scenic area, Hayato suddenly shouted, "Hurry up and help! Catch the thief!"

Because of Hayato and Chronos's pursuit of Klein, and Klein's behavior of only focusing on running away without calling for help, even if Hayato hadn't shouted, the few tourists in the scenic area would have subconsciously assumed that Klein was some kind of thief or robber who had stolen something and was being chased by the owner.

However, even though Hayato shouted like that, no one was willing to get involved or help. They just moved away a little to avoid being caught up in the chase.

"Damn it, I'm not a thief!" Klein nearly choked when Hayato dared to accuse him of being a thief. Furious, and noticing that the tourists weren't offering any help, he arrogantly declared, "You think you can get help just by shouting? Idiot, no one can stop me from leaving here!"

As he spoke, he was about to walk straight through the exit gate and leave the scenic area. However, Hayato hadn't told him that he was calling out to the tourists for help.

"Bang!" Just as Klein entered the gate, the railings, which had been retracted to facilitate tourists leaving the scenic area, suddenly opened and closed the gate. Caught off guard, Klein had no chance to dodge and, running at top speed, crashed directly into the railings that had suddenly appeared at waist height. He was sent flying like a long jumper, landing face-first on the ground.

"I'm not a man!" From the small ticket booth next door, the ticket seller, an older woman, opened the door and came out, cursing, "I knew this guy wasn't a good person. He tried to fool me by saying he was some kind of state secret figure who couldn't reveal his identity, and then he showed me some weird ID and said he could get a free ticket. Turns out he's a conman and a thief!"

She was already skeptical because of Klein's arrogant attitude, but since he was so confident, she had no choice but to swipe her employee ID to make a receipt for him, thinking that she could pay temporarily to avoid offending him and then get reimbursed by her supervisor later. However, when she heard Hayato shouting "Stop thief!" and happened to see Klein running ahead, she immediately realized that she had been tricked and decisively closed the exit gate.

Thinking about it carefully, I've seen plenty of those so-called state secret agents and spies in movies. They're all impeccably dressed and look very professional. There's no way a spy would be dressed so shabbily, disgracing our great British Union Jack. On the contrary, of the two people chasing him, the young man is so handsome, he seems more like a spy, while the ugly but polite guy might also be an undercover agent.

“Thank you so much for your help, ma’am.” Seeing Klein fall, Chronos excitedly said to the ticket seller, “It would have been terrible if he had gotten away.”

“That’s right, they actually dared to steal from us.” Using the same reasoning as before, Hayato thanked the woman at the ticket counter, “Thank you so much for your help to the country, ma’am.”

Are these two really spies? Hearing Hayato's words, the ticket seller was somewhat surprised that she had guessed correctly. But upon closer reflection, she realized that such polite and gentlemanly people were indeed spies of the British Empire.

But Hayato and Chronos didn't have time to continue their conversation with the ticket lady. Although they tripped and fell to the ground, Klein quickly got up and tried to run away again, and Chronos chased after him again.

Because of his fall, Klein realized that the distance between himself and Chronos, who had caught up again, wasn't exactly close, but rather within reach. If Chronos's arms were any longer, he could almost grab the hem of his clothes. Yet, despite this, Klein wore a smug smile.

Not far away, he saw his subordinates from the Public Security Bureau, whom he had been waiting for, gathered together. These idiots were actually quite useful; he had successfully brought the two thieves over. Once they were caught, his mission would be perfectly accomplished!

Upon noticing the large group of people ahead, Chronos sensed something was amiss and slowed down. After watching Klein run ahead of the group, he turned around arrogantly and said, "Hahaha, you bunch of idiots, this is how I capture you! You actually stupidly followed me out of the scenic area!"

"I brought a full twenty men with me to catch you. Twenty against two, I don't know how I could possibly lose!"

As Klein spoke, he looked at Chronos: "First of all, you ugly bastard, you still want to lie to me and say that you have nothing to do with that thief? I heard your conversation clearly. The way you chased me so closely, it was obvious that you wanted to kill me to silence me!"

"No way! I'm just an ordinary person!" Chronos declared again, proving his innocence. "If you had really heard what I was saying before, you would have known that what I said was true!"

"Hmph, so what if what you say is true? The credit for catching one thief is not as great as the credit for catching two dangerous members of a criminal organization." Krein sneered, "You and that thief next to you have no chance of escaping from so many people. You are destined to become my credit, a medal on my chest!"

Upon hearing Klein's words, Chronos and Hayato, who had also arrived, did not show any change in expression. However, the expressions of Klein's "subordinates" behind him were rather unpleasant. They seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Klein's intention to take all the credit for himself. Some of them had previously hesitated about whether they should do something, but after Klein finished speaking, they made up their minds, exchanged glances, and nodded.

Just as Klein was being arrogant, two agents behind him stepped forward and reported, "On April 5, 2001, the suspect in the theft of artifacts from the British Museum was arrested in Glastonbury, along with two of his accomplices, and the criminal organization 'The Academy' was uncovered. Mr. Klein, is there any problem with what's written in the mission log?"

Klein wasn't surprised that his men knew about the "Academy's" existence. He'd already submitted this information when he overheard Hayato's conversation with Chronos and the sending out of a distress signal. Havingn't listened closely, he casually remarked, "It's alright, just write it like this..."

"...Hmm? Something seems off. It should be two people arrested, not a suspect and two accomplices." Realizing belatedly that the report's numbers were wrong, Klein assumed his previous intelligence had been misunderstood and corrected him, "While more people mean greater merit, where are we going to catch the missing person?"

"That's none of your concern, Mr. Klein. No, the suspect is Klein Jaeger!" Just as Klein turned his head away, his attention drawn to someone, the agent standing on his other side suddenly made a move, taking a pair of handcuffs and fastening them directly onto Klein's hands behind his back before he could react!

Immediately, Klein's shoulder was pressed down by two people, and his knees bent involuntarily from a kick to the inside, as the two operators pinned him to the ground!?

"Wow, looks like this is going to be interesting." Hayato raised an eyebrow and said casually beside Chronos, completely disregarding the operators who had already surrounded them.

Klein was completely taken aback when his men suddenly arrested him. Realizing what was happening, he angrily demanded, "What are you two doing? Are you rebelling? I'm in charge of this operation, and I've been granted supreme command by the director. Are you going to disobey my orders?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Klein's words, the two agents holding him down said contemptuously, "Idiot, the order to arrest you was given to us by the director. Since yesterday, you've been acting like you have a death sentence, ordering us around. Do you really think you're some kind of leader?"

"I've been wanting to get this over with for a long time. All you can do is get things done, what good are you?" another person sneered. "We thought the chief's orders were unnecessary. We thought you'd be in big trouble if you didn't catch anyone. But you actually found the suspect? That's perfect. The chief said he doesn't want credit this time, but will give all the credit to us, including you and the other two criminals."

"Eat shit, Klein, you're nothing but a clown."

Klein wasn't stupid. He immediately realized that he had probably fallen into the trap set by that old director, Peter. No wonder that guy was so kind as to give him command, so generous in sending people, and even made him give a guarantee. He was actually plotting against him.

"Damn it, you bastards, I'll kill you all!" However, Klein, pinned to the ground, could do nothing but writhe in impotent rage. After taking control of Klein, the Security Bureau's agents gradually surrounded Hayato and Chronos.

"I've said it so many times, I'm really innocent, Nano!" Chronos said nervously, looking at the operators who had gathered around him. "Although I don't know what's going on, are we going to start the process of arresting people first and then setting charges? Damn it, I don't want to be labeled a criminal, Nano!"

"You're in high spirits, Mr. Chronos. But isn't it quite simple to solve this problem?" Hayato said, pulling out his Duel Disk. "Just play through them all, right?"

"It's not that easy!" Chronos scoffed. "And why should these guys play a monster duel game with us?!"

Hayato shrugged. "They'll agree, and if anyone disagrees, they'll agree soon enough." As he spoke, Hayato pulled out three cards and placed them on the duel disk.

In an instant, red, yellow, and blue lights illuminated in front of Hayato.