Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

In Japan, the surname "Haibara" is not common, even extremely rare. However, Chen Feng blurted out "Haibara" without much thought, which piqued her curiosity a little.

However, since there were other people around, Akemi Miyano could only swallow her questions for the time being and prepare to ask them later.

A few minutes later.

Chen Feng used his key to open the door to the coffee shop and led the group inside.

"Please come in, ladies."

Chen Feng smiled and opened the shop door, then walked inside and went to the front desk.

"Let's see what you'd like to drink."

"Mocha!"

Yumi Miyamoto blurted it out without hesitation.

“Me too,” Sato Miwako replied.

"it is good."

Chen Feng nodded and wrote "[Mocha * 2]" in large letters on the front desk's record sheet.

Then his gaze turned to Akemi Miyano:

"Mingmei, come and see what you'd like to drink."

"I?"

Akemi Miyano paused for a moment, then asked with some uncertainty.

"Of course, as my future employee, you'll definitely be making coffee for me. Try it today, and I'll teach you how to make it later."

"Um... okay."

Akemi Miyano was still a little confused.

Making coffee? Really making coffee?

She had initially thought that Chen Feng had simply opened a coffee shop here to cover his tracks and protect his identity, but she hadn't expected him to actually be making coffee.

Akemi Miyano walked forward blankly, and without much thought, ordered a mocha as well.

Chen Feng then crossed out the 2 in the original [Mocha*2] and replaced it with 3.

"Please wait a moment, ladies, it will be ready shortly."

Chen Feng smiled as he put away the order form, then turned and went to the shelf next to the front desk to get coffee beans.

Meanwhile, Sato Miwako and Miyamoto Yumi pulled the still somewhat dazed Miyano Akemi to their seats and began chatting.

Not long after.

Chen Feng then brought over three cups of coffee.

He walked over to the table and placed the three cups in front of the three people in turn.

"Enjoy your meal, ladies."

"Ah, I can finally drink Chen Jun's coffee again! I'm going to dig in now!"

As soon as it was served, Yumi Miyamoto rubbed her hands together, looking impatient.

Sato Miwako calmed down a little, but after blowing on it a few times, she picked up the cup and drank.

At first, Miyano Akemi found Miyamoto Yumi's eagerness a bit strange, but her eyes widened instantly when she tasted the coffee.

"This coffee..."

Akemi Miyano looked surprised and somewhat uncertain until she took another sip and finally became certain.

This is... way too delicious!

Sitting opposite them, Yumi Miyamoto and Miwako Sato exchanged a glance and smiled slightly, seemingly having anticipated Akemi Miyano's reaction, since their expressions were similar when they first came to have coffee.

After taking a few more sips, Sato Miwako put down her coffee cup, looked towards the counter, and said:

"Hey Chen, was the place you went to yesterday to handle the inheritance procedures the Siling Bank?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

Chen Feng feigned confusion and spoke.

"Inspector Megure told me."

Miwako Sato turned around to face Chen Feng directly:

"He told me that at the bank, a young man had previously hinted that one of the security guards, Kishii, might be a problem, and it turned out he was right."

I didn't pay attention to that at the time, until I reviewed the bank's surveillance footage from that day, and that's when I realized the young man Inspector Megure was talking about was you.

Sato Miwako's words immediately caught the attention of the other two, who both looked over in their direction.

Yumi Miyamoto, in particular, looked on with curiosity: "I didn't realize you had the potential to be a detective, Mr. Chen! How about it? Interested in opening a private detective agency? I can help you find clients."

Miyamoto Yumi teased Chen Feng with a playful laugh, and Sato Miwako and Miyano Akemi, who had been silent until now, also laughed along.

It was just a joke between friends, but Chen Feng lowered his head and began to think about it.

"Hmm...a detective agency, I'm actually quite interested."

"Ok?"

Chen Feng's words startled the three women present.

After a brief silence of a few seconds, Miwako Sato broke the silence with a playful laugh:

"Alright, then we'll trouble you, great detective, to help us figure out where the 1 billion yen in cash that was stolen yesterday by that Hirota Masami and her accomplices might be hiding. If you find it, we'll reward you, and it won't be cheap."

Upon hearing the name "Hirota Masami," Miyano Akemi, who had been smiling and drinking coffee, stiffened slightly. Although she quickly masked it, Chen Feng still noticed this brief change in expression.

He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Poker face... I still need to practice this, otherwise it will cause problems sooner or later.

Seeing that Chen Feng remained silent, Sato Miwako changed the subject and brought it back to coffee to prevent Chen Feng from feeling awkward.

But just then, after a moment's thought, Chen Feng slowly spoke:

"Did you only check the homes of Hirota Masami and the two robbers, or the homes of their associates and places they frequent?"

"Ok?"

Sato Miwako paused slightly, put the coffee cup she was about to put down, looked at Chen Feng and nodded without denying it.

"That's true, but we are expanding our search and preparing for further investigation."

Hearing what Sato Miwako said, Chen Feng, who already knew the location of the hidden money, smiled and shook his head.

"If I were a robber, the first thing I would do after a successful robbery would be to hide the money, and the first thing I would do when choosing a location to hide the money is to exclude my own home and the surrounding area."

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Chapter 243 Phantom Thief Assistant

"Should we first eliminate the area around our own home?"

Sato Miwako and Miyamoto Yumi exchanged a glance.

This idea is somewhat novel. In robbery cases where the perpetrator is already known, it is almost a consensus to first search the crime scene and the vicinity of the perpetrator's home, and then gradually expand the search area.

Chen Feng's unconventional approach is quite innovative.

Sato Miwako and the other woman also showed some interest.

"So where do you think they would hide the money?"

"Um……"

Chen Feng pretended to be deep in thought:

"If it were me, I would only consider two places: one is the place that is closest to me and easiest to find, such as the area near the bank where Masami Hirota works."

The other... is places completely unrelated to me, such as abandoned warehouses far from the city.

"Bank...abandoned warehouse..."

Miwako Sato frowned, pondering for a moment:

"The Four-Ring Bank is not far from the Metropolitan Police Department. Within an hour of the robbery, Inspector Megure arrived in the vicinity with his men. They shouldn't have had time to hide anything in that area."

But about the warehouse..."

Before Sato Miwako could finish speaking, Miyamoto Yumi interjected, "There are plenty of abandoned warehouses in the suburbs. How long would it take to check them all one by one?"

Sato Miwako nodded without refuting, but turned her gaze toward Chen Feng, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Chen Feng placed the book he was holding on the bookshelf next to the front desk and said with a smile:

"It's actually very simple. The Four-Ring Bank was robbed of 1 billion yen, which is a considerable sum of money. It's unrealistic to transport this money by manpower alone; we can only use vehicles."

However, there are surveillance cameras on the roads, so taking the main road is definitely not an option. That leaves only the country roads as an option. Since most warehouses are built next to the main roads, this alone can eliminate more than 8% of the warehouses. I speculate that it is most likely a small private warehouse built by a village.

"Check the surveillance footage to see when Hirota Masami left and returned to the apartment. That should give you a rough idea of ​​how far she went. Once you've narrowed it down to a certain area, finding clues will be much easier."

Chen Feng spoke casually.

As they were talking, another cup of coffee was ready. Chen Feng poured the coffee into the cup, blew on it twice, and then slowly took a sip.

Unlike others, he still prefers to drink plain espresso without any additives, which is bitter enough but also fragrant enough.

Sato Miwako and Miyamoto Yumi were both stunned.

Even Akemi Miyano was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

As the person involved, she certainly knew where she hid the money, exactly as Chen Feng had described, which surprised her greatly.

squeak--

Miwako Sato suddenly stood up from her seat, the chair scraping against the floor with a screeching sound, but no one paid any attention to it.

"Yumi, we need to go back to the station."

Yumi Miyamoto nodded, stood up as well, and followed Miwako Sato toward the door.

Just as she reached the door, Sato Miwako remembered something and turned back around: