Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

On the phone screen appeared a picture of an elderly man with a cane, his hair was gray, his face was wrinkled, his eyebrows were slightly lowered, and he looked very kind.

"Oh, what a kind-looking old man," said Miwako Sato.

Takagi Wataru chimed in, "Ah, yes, he seems very kind."

Although Officer Qian Xing didn't say anything, he nodded in agreement.

"If only you, Mr. Ruo Humao Yingxin..."

Chen Feng lowered his head slightly, seemingly deep in thought.

Seeing this, Sato Miwako asked curiously, "What's wrong, Chen? Do you know this old gentleman?"

Upon hearing the question, "Takagi Wataru" next to him had a slight change in expression, but quickly returned to normal.

"Ah, no, that's not it." Chen Feng smiled and shook his head.

This relieved Takagi Wataru: he had thought...

"but……"

Chen Feng spoke again, which once again made Takagi Wataru's heart jump.

"Don't you think it's interesting? If you take the kana from Wakago Moeshin (ワカゴモエイシン) and put them in a different order, you can get Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右卫门).

That is, the name of the swordsman who was with Lupin…

Chen Feng smiled and casually glanced at "Takagi Wataru".

At this moment, "Takagi Wataru" was looking at Chen Feng. Their eyes met, and Takagi Wataru took in the mockery in Chen Feng's eyes. Although Chen Feng quickly looked away, a storm raged in Takagi Wataru's heart.

"That guy!"

Takagi Wataru frowned slightly and glanced at Chen Feng warily.

He had a feeling that this detective named Chen Feng... probably knew something!

"It seems so. Is it a coincidence?" Sato Miwako asked with a puzzled look.

"Maybe so. After all, it can't be that Lupin had someone put the stuff in the bank vault and then came here to steal it, right, Officer Takagi?"

"Huh? Uh... Of course! That's ridiculous, haha."

Takagi Wataru gritted his teeth and forced a smile. He was now almost certain that this guy knew something. He made up his mind that he couldn't wait any longer!

He quickly changed the subject: "Mr. Bank Manager, after you received news that Lupin was coming to steal the jewels, didn't you consider moving the jewels out of the vault?"

The bank manager said, "When I learned that Lupin III was going to steal it, I did suggest that we move the gem to another place to store it. However, Mr. Shigeru Wakago directly refused. He said that he was willing to trust the strength of the Japanese police and that they could protect the gem's safety."

This surprised Inspector Zenigata: "I didn't expect that old gentleman to trust the Japanese police so much."

"Takagi Wataru," standing to the side, looked deeply moved and suddenly reached out to grasp Inspector Zenigata's wrist:

"Sir! We must not let that old gentleman down!"

"Um, of course."

Officer Zenigata was caught off guard by Takagi Wataru's sudden outburst of excitement.

Before he could even finish speaking, "Takagi Wataru" had already released his hand and instead gripped Chen Feng's wrist.

"Chen Jun, we must catch that thief!"

“That’s for sure, Officer Takagi.”

Chen Feng smiled calmly and spoke, while lowering his eyes slightly to take in the subtle movements the person in front of him made on his wrist.

Although he moved quickly, Chen Feng was prepared and saw everything clearly. He saw that the minute, which had just been pointing to "55", had become "58" after being shaken by "Takagi Wataru".

"Three minutes faster..."

Chen Feng thought to himself, but didn't make a sound. Before "Takagi Wataru" could reach Sato Miwako, he grabbed Sato Miwako's wrist.

"Hey? What's wrong, Chen?"

Sato Miwako, whose wrist was suddenly grabbed, was slightly taken aback and looked at Chen Feng in confusion.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that your hands are very beautiful. If you don't become a policeman in the future, you can become a hand model."

"Screw you."

Sato Miwako laughed and playfully slapped Chen Feng, her face slightly flushed as she looked at her wrist, which Chen Feng was holding: "Aren't you going to let go?"

"Oh, sorry."

Chen Feng glanced at Takagi Wataru, who had already shaken hands with everyone, and released Sato Miwako's wrist.

"There's only one minute left until the notice period ends."

The bank manager then spoke up.

"Huh? Isn't Lupin III's operation scheduled for exactly one o'clock? I still have four minutes left," said Miwako Sato, shaking her watch.

"Huh? It's already 12:59 here. Is my watch running fast?" the bank manager asked in surprise.

At this opportune moment, "Takagi Wataru" spoke up: "No, my watch also shows 12:59. Is Sato's watch slow?"

At the same time, his gaze turned to Chen Feng's direction. It was because of this guy that he was unable to move Sato Miwako's watch over as well!

Takagi Wataru was secretly on guard, but fortunately, Chen Feng didn't seem to have any intention of saying anything and stood quietly without speaking, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief.

“My watch also reads 12:59,” Officer Zenigata said, glancing down at his watch.

"That's because my watch is slow."

Miwako Sato nodded curiously, but it was already 13 p.m., and there was no time to worry about such details. She could only focus seriously on her surroundings, searching for Lupin.

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Chapter 276 The Stolen Cherry Sapphire

Ta-da!

Ta-da~~

Time ticked by, and the minute hand had already passed 1:00 PM, arriving at 1:01 PM.

"Um...where's Lupin? Why...didn't he show up?"

Sato Miwako asked in confusion, then turned to look at Inspector Zenigata: "Inspector Zenigata, has there ever been a case where Lupin failed to show up when the notice was due?"

"No."

Officer Zenigata shook his head with a serious expression.

At this moment, "Takagi Wataru" spoke up: "Then... could it be that Lupin has already infiltrated the vault and succeeded?"

"Ok?"

Officer Zenigata turned his head and looked intently at "Takagi Wataru" next to him.

Takagi Wataru immediately raised his hand and scratched the back of his head: "I'm worried about what might happen inside the vault."

"Mr. Bank Manager, are there surveillance cameras inside?" Miwako Sato asked.

"Um, I'm sorry, out of respect for our clients' privacy, we haven't installed any surveillance cameras inside."

Upon hearing this, Inspector Zenigata frowned slightly, glanced at his watch, and realized that the deadline for Lupin's pre-announcement had indeed passed. After a moment's thought, he slowly spoke:

"Then please open the vault and take a look. Thank you, Mr. Bank Manager."

"It's alright."

The bank manager said politely, then stepped forward and began unlocking the device.

In less than half a minute, the vault door was slowly opened, and Sato Miwako and Officer Zenigata quickly took out their pistols, looking inside with wary eyes.

Lupin is different from Kid. Although both are international fugitives, Lupin's situation is very different from Kid's, who never hurts anyone. He is an internationally recognized dangerous individual, and Lupin is willing to use a handgun to capture him.

"It seems... no one is here..."

The bank president spoke hesitantly.

"Could it be that the cherry sapphire has already been stolen?"

Takagi Wataru spoke again.

Upon hearing this, the bank manager immediately tensed up.

As a bank manager, losing valuable items stored by customers in the bank's vault is a very serious mistake.

Thinking of this, the bank manager disregarded everything else, quickly stepped into the vault, took out the key, and inserted it into the safe.

Click—

Two keys, two locks were opened simultaneously.

The cherry sapphire stored in the safe was then exposed to the group.

"Phew... thankfully, the cherry sapphire is still safe." The bank manager patted his chest, looking relieved.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng, along with Sato Miwako and Officer Zenigata, had already entered the vault.

Sato Miwako and Officer Zenigata also looked puzzled and glanced at their watches.

Three minutes have passed since the notification letter was due.

Chen Feng didn't move, but glanced sideways at "Takagi Wataru" who was slowly retreating to the outer perimeter, and deliberately raised his voice, shouting:

"Officer Takagi, what are you trying to do, standing so far away?"

"Heh, I just wanted to pay a visit to a few people at this hour."

Takagi Wataru's lips curled into a smile, and he immediately stopped hiding it, reaching out to tear off a piece of human skin mask from his face, revealing a face that looked about five parts like a monkey.

"Lupin!"

Officer Zenigata immediately recognized the person in front of him.

"Hasn't the notice period already passed? This doesn't seem quite in line with your identity as a phantom thief, does it?" Inspector Zenigata said jokingly.

"No, no, no," Lupin waved his hand, a carefree smile spreading across his face. "The timing is perfect! It's just that your watches are three minutes fast!"

"It was just now! You disguised yourself as Takagi and used the opportunity of grabbing our wrists to tamper with our watches?"

However, at that moment, Mr. Chen happened to grab Sato's wrist, so her watch became the only one that hadn't been adjusted! It wasn't that her watch was slow; it was that our watches were fast!