Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

His furrowed brows remained unchanged.

He still couldn't believe that the guy known as the "Arsène Lupin of the 21st century" was caught so easily.

"Inspector, what do we do now?"

A person standing nearby looked at "Phantom Thief Kid" in the iron cage and asked a question.

Upon hearing this, the crowd that had been celebrating immediately stopped and all turned to look at Inspector Megure and Inspector Nakamori.

Officer Nakamori spoke almost without thinking:

"Right now, of course we should arrest him and take him back to the hall."

"Yes! Take him back!"

"I can't wait to throw this thief in jail!"

"Cuff him and take him back to the Metropolitan Police Department!"

The people around them became excited again.

But just then, a woman's voice rang out, silencing everyone present once again.

"Inspector, this thief is too cunning. What if he escapes halfway back if we just take him away like this?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned to look in the direction of "Sato Miwako" who had spoken.

"Miwako..."

Miyamoto Yumi, Miwako's friend, tried to pull her arm away, but Miwako gently pulled her arm away, stood up, and spoke again:

“I previously reviewed the video of this thief’s operation from the US and discovered that he used smoke grenades, flashbangs, and other methods more than once. In addition, he liked to call in flocks of white doves to create confusion. If something goes wrong along the way, then…”

After "Sato Miwako" finished speaking, everyone present immediately frowned.

Inspector Megure also thought it made sense and asked, "Then... Miwako, what do you think we should do?"

"I think it would be safer if we could find a doctor to give him an anesthetic injection before taking him away."

"Sedatives..."

Inspector Megure repeated himself, not in a hurry to answer, but instead looking in the direction of Inspector Nakamori.

"Nakamori, what do you think?"

"Oh, sure."

Inspector Nakamori, with a relaxed air that the situation was already under control, crossed his arms and said with a carefree expression:

"If you want to be on the safe side, then that's a good idea. But I'll be going now. I'll leave the rest to Inspector Megure."

Inspector Megure seemed to have gotten used to his old friend's way of doing things, nodding and turning his gaze back to "Sato Miwako".

"Then Miwako, you'll be in charge of things here. Nakamori and I still need to go back and report to the director."

"Yes, police department."

Miwako nodded in agreement.

As a deputy inspector, Sato Miwako was left behind to handle the remaining matters, and no one thought there was anything wrong with that.

The group quickly left. Shinichi Kudo, however, still had a furrowed brow, sensing something was amiss.

But now that Phantom Thief Kid has been captured, he naturally has no reason to stay any longer.

I had no choice but to leave the museum with Inspector Megure and the others.

About 10 minutes later.

Apart from a dozen or so officers who stayed behind to handle the scene, everyone else followed Inspector Megure and Inspector Nakamori and left.

Of course, before leaving, Officer Nakamori checked the cage where "Kid" was being held one last time to make sure there were no problems before he left.

"Phew... It's finally over. I'm exhausted these past two days. I need to go home early tonight to catch up on my sleep."

Yumi Miyamoto stretched and spoke.

He then turned his gaze to "Miwako Sato" beside him and asked half-jokingly, "What is Officer Sato planning to do now?"

"Ah……"

Miwako's lips curled into a mysterious smile. She glanced down at her watch and uttered a cryptic remark: "It's almost time."

"Huh? Time? What time?"

Miyamoto Yumi was a little confused by the nonsensical remark "Miwako," not knowing what she was talking about.

However, "Sato Miwako" didn't seem to want to explain, she just chuckled and shook her head without saying anything.

the other side.

The police car was inside while driving on the road.

Inspector Megure, Inspector Nakamori, and Shinichi Kudo were all sitting in one car.

Shinichi Kudo remained frowning, pondering what might be wrong.

Unlike him, Inspector Megure and Inspector Nakamori seemed to be in a very good mood, chatting and laughing the whole way.

Seemingly noticing Shinichi Kudo's unusual behavior, Inspector Megure stopped talking and put his hand on Shinichi's shoulder.

"Brother Kudo, you've really worked hard these past two days. How about this, you must be hungry after being busy for so long? After I finish reporting to the director, let's go to my house for a meal. After we eat, we can play a game of chess to relax."

Before Shinichi Kudo could even reply, Officer Nakamori, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Pfft, haha, you actually played chess with him? You probably don't know, do you? He's the champion of the Teitan Junior High School Chess League, and you can't even beat me, yet you want to play against him!"

Upon hearing this, Inspector Megure was immediately displeased:

"Nakamori! That's a bit shameless of you! Our game wasn't finished yet! It's not certain who will win or lose!"

"Is there any point in continuing? You've lost your queen, and all you have left is the king. It's practically the same as losing."

"Who said that!"

The two of them refused to give in and argued back and forth.

Seeing this, Shinichi Kudo smiled and shook his head.

But the next second, a word flashed through his mind, instantly freezing the smile on his face.

Something that had been elusive in his mind suddenly became clear, and he abruptly raised his head, his eyes filled with astonishment:

"No! Stop the car and turn around immediately!"

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Chapter 208 The Angry Crowd

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The car stopped at the side of the road.

Nakamori and Megure, who were still arguing, stopped and looked in the direction of Shinichi Kudo, their eyes full of doubt.

"What's wrong, Kudo? What happened?"

Inspector Megure asked, puzzled.

Shinichi Kudo's expression was grave: "We must go back immediately, because... the real Kid hasn't shown up yet!"

"What?!!!"

The two of them exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

In his excitement, Officer Nakamori even stood up from inside the car, only to bump into the roof, and finally had to anxiously clutch his head and say:

"You mean, that Kid is a fake? But hasn't the deadline for his announcement already passed? Is he going to make another move?"

"No! Not at all!" Shinichi Kudo suddenly looked up at the two of them.

"No...no?"

"I had always thought that the phrase 'the black queen's crown was removed by an insolent person' in Kidd's announcement referred to nightfall, and that the 'white knight' in the second sentence referred to the knight statue in the museum. Now it seems I was wrong..."

Inspector Megure's words just now gave me a wake-up call, and I realized he was talking about chess! International chess!

"Chess?"

Inspector Nakamori and Inspector Megure exchanged a glance. Without daring to delay, trusting Shinichi Kudo, they first told the driver to turn around and return the way they came before continuing their questioning.

"What does this have to do with chess? What does it have to do with Kidd?"

"It's related!"

Shinichi Kudo looked out the window into the darkness, watching the scenery rushing past, and spoke again:

"【The black queen】refers to the black side's 【queen】, while 【the queen being captured】 means that the queen is captured."

The "white knight" in the second sentence does not refer to the statue, but to the white knight that captured the queen. "The white knight's lance points to the northwest light" means that after capturing the queen, the knight jumped from its position on D1 to the upper left B2.

If we consider the horse's movement as the hour hand of a clock, then Kidd's actual time of action should be... 22 PM!

"22 points..."

Upon hearing this, Officer Nakamori quickly pulled open his cuffs, revealing a watch inside. Seeing that it was already 21:53 PM, he immediately became anxious.

"Hurry! Drive faster! Get back to the museum as quickly as possible!"

"Yes, police department."

The driver in the driver's seat immediately responded, stepped on the gas pedal, and with a roar of the engine, the speed soared to 100 km/h.

Meanwhile, Inspector Megure was urgently dialing on the phone.

Unfortunately, after dialing six or seven numbers in a row, all of them showed that they were out of service area.

This caused Inspector Megure, who had been in a good mood, to suddenly feel extremely depressed.

Ten minutes later.

The three of them, who had been rushing all the way, finally made it back to the museum.

However, when they entered the museum, the scene inside made their hearts sink.

Inside the museum's main hall, more than a dozen Metropolitan Police Department personnel lay sprawled about, while the Ring of Amoait, which had been in a glass display case, had vanished without a trace.