Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

As she said this, Yukiko gave Chen Feng a meaningful look.

Chen Feng knew, of course, that Yukiko was referring to the time he had knocked her unconscious and impersonated her to steal the treasure during the last operation. He could only chuckle and say in a low voice:

"Is Ms. Yukiko this vengeful?"

"Women hold grudges, Mr. Phantom Thief—"

Yukiko emphasized the words "Phantom Thief".

Chen Feng simply smiled and did not respond.

Not far away.

After struggling for a while, Kogoro Mouri released Chiba's hand with a frustrated expression, still muttering something under his breath.

"Strange, why can't I pull it off?"

"Because I'm not Kaito Kid at all!"

Officer Chiba, his face stinging from being pulled, spoke angrily.

Perhaps he spoke with too much force, because when he opened his mouth, he pulled on the spot that Kogoro Mouri had torn, causing him to gasp again.

"cough……"

Kogoro Mouri coughed slightly, a hint of embarrassment in his voice: "I mainly wanted to raise everyone's awareness so that we could catch that thief more easily."

Hearing Kogoro Mouri say this, Officer Chiba had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction for the time being and remain silent.

Everyone turned their gaze away.

But just then, Conan approached Inspector Chiba with a curious expression and asked:

"Why did Officer Chiba take out his phone to take pictures of what was inside the display case?"

"Ok?"

Conan's words once again made everyone, who had been relieved, turn to look at him.

"That...that's because..."

Officer Chiba seemed to remember something and became embarrassed halfway through his sentence.

Upon seeing this, Inspector Nakamori looked as if he had just realized something: "Oh, it's not that Inspector Miike wants to see 'Rose Kiss', is it?"

"Officer Miike? Is Officer Chiba related to Officer Miike?"

"Wow, I didn't expect Officer Miike to be taken. What a pity!"

"Officer Chiba! He's usually so unassuming, but he managed to snag Officer Miike without anyone noticing! How infuriating!"

Everyone present wore gossipy expressions.

After all, the Metropolitan Police Department is only so big, and everyone knows in private how many female police officers there are in each department and who they are.

Now, everyone is surprised to learn that one of the policewomen of the Ministry of Transportation, Officer Miike, has actually been won over.

Hearing what everyone was saying, Officer Chiba scratched his head sheepishly, but didn't deny it, and said:

"It was Miaozi who wanted to see what the 'Rose Kiss' looked like, but I didn't know which display case had the real 'Rose Kiss,' so I took pictures of them one by one..."

At this point, Officer Chiba, seemingly afraid of being misunderstood, quickly added:

"But please rest assured, Inspector, I plan to show the pictures to Miao Zi after Kidd's operation is over. I have not leaked them."

"That's good."

Officer Nakamori nodded.

Even Suzuki Jirokichi stepped forward and said:

"If Officer Chiba and Officer Miike are interested in the exhibits here, they are welcome to view them after this matter is over."

"Thank you, Mr. Suzuki."

Officer Chiba replied with a smile, his eyes crinkling into slits with the laughter.

Everyone was peaceful and harmonious, as if the unpleasantness from before had already passed.

Only Conan remained with a furrowed brow.

Something is wrong!

Something's really wrong!

If Inspector Miike wanted to see the "Rose Kiss" necklace, she could have simply waited until dawn and bought a ticket to the exhibition. So what's she doing now...?

"Hey, Officer Chiba, what's that bulging stuff in your pocket? A gift from Officer Miike, perhaps?"

One of the police officers at the scene suddenly spoke up.

Officer Chiba paused for a moment upon hearing this, then seemed to suddenly remember something and took out a small box from his pocket.

"I had completely forgotten about it. Miao Zi said that if anyone misunderstands me, I should take this out. I was so nervous just now that I forgot about it."

Officer Chiba smiled sheepishly.

Officer Chiba's friend next to him was still teasing him: "What's going on, Chiba? Is this a love letter from Officer Miike?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Officer Chiba's slightly round face flushed.

Before he could react, his friend urged, "Then let's do as Officer Miike says and open it? Anyway, there's still more than half an hour before the notice deadline."

"Open it and take a look."

Another person next to him spoke up.

The others also cast curious glances their way.

What gift will be given to Officer Miike, a policewoman from the Ministry of Transportation?

Many people looked on with curiosity.

Feeling the gazes of those around him, Officer Chiba, though a little shy, still reached out and slowly placed his hand on the small box, preparing to open it.

"Do not move!"

Conan suddenly looked up and shouted.

Everyone present was startled by the sudden sound, including Officer Chiba, who immediately stopped his hand as he was about to open the box.

But at that moment...

The previously sealed box made a soft "click" sound and then opened automatically.

boom--

A muffled sound came from the small box, followed by a large amount of white smoke that billowed out and covered half the room almost instantly.

"What's going on? Where did this smoke come from?!"

Kogoro Mouri was startled and instinctively assumed a defensive stance, but he had no idea where the enemy was.

Officer Nakamori's voice followed immediately: "Don't panic! Everyone stay still and be alert to your surroundings!"

"Yes!"

"Roger that!"

Yukiko was also surrounded by smoke, but her first reaction was not to leave the smoke area, but to turn around and look for Chen Feng.

But before she could turn around, a strong arm reached out from the side and grabbed her arm, followed by a gentle voice in her ear:

"Stop looking for the lady, enjoy tonight's performance."

Upon hearing this voice, Yukiko glanced sideways and lowered her voice to speak:

"What are you doing? It's not time for the notice yet."

"Ah……"

Chen Feng chuckled lightly, not giving a direct answer, but instead speaking ambiguously:

"This is just the prelude to the performance, please wait patiently."

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Yukiko rolled her eyes but didn't ask any further questions.

Looking around at his surroundings from a short distance away, Conan cursed under his breath, "Damn it!"

He then quickly retreated away from the smoke, his gaze sweeping rapidly across the surroundings before finally settling on the exhaust fans around the ceiling.

"Exhaust fan!"

Conan thought to himself.

Without hesitation, he quickly stepped forward and pressed the switch on the exhaust fan.

……

Chapter 232: The Method That Was Seen Through by Kogoro Mouri?

Buzzing~~

As soon as the switch was pressed, the exhaust fan started working.

To speed up the operation of the exhaust fan, Conan simply turned it up to its maximum power.

At the same time, the air supply ducts from all directions began to exhaust the air from the room. In just a few minutes, the thick white smoke inside was almost completely expelled.

Visibility has also gradually increased.

"How's it going? Where's Phantom Thief Kid? Has he shown up yet?"

Suzuki Jirokichi spoke up hastily.

Officer Nakamori also looked around warily.

"Inspector! Something's happened! Phantom Thief Kid has appeared!"

A police officer standing in front of the monitor suddenly spoke, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Kogoro Mouri took the lead and arrived in front of the monitor, followed closely by Inspector Nakamori, Jirokichi Suzuki, and others.

However, the footage from the surveillance camera shocked everyone present.