Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

The young officers were still moved when they turned around and saw that the older officers had already disappeared 800 meters away. They cursed under their breath and, without thinking of anything else, hurriedly followed them, peering over from the corner of the wall.

Officer Nakamori cautiously stepped forward, reached out, first lifted the plastic bag covering the box from all four sides, then grabbed one of the strings of the bow and slowly pulled it.

"clatter--"

The moment the bow was pulled off, the entire box instantly split into four pieces along its two diagonals, startling Officer Nakamori so much that he almost ran away.

However, after seeing what was inside, they froze on the spot, completely bewildered.

"This is……"

Five minutes later.

Inside the room, looking at the eight ice creams placed next to the box of the Egg of Memories on the table, the police officers present couldn't help but swallow hard. Sweat was still dripping from their foreheads, creating a rather amusing scene with the cold air emanating from the ice cream.

Snapped--

Officer Nakamori slammed his hand heavily on the table, the loud noise startling everyone around him.

"It must be that despicable thief!"

Inspector Nakamori gritted his teeth and said, "He actually knew we were here, and even knew there were eight of us, which is why he sent eight ice creams! This is provocation! Blatant provocation! Disgusting!!!"

Officer Nakamori stood up and roared, slamming his fist on the table with a loud bang, completely oblivious to the pain in his hand.

"Then, Inspector... what about these ice creams?"

An older police officer touched it and asked.

Upon hearing his words, the other officers around him also perked up their ears and looked expectantly at the still-steaming ice cream.

The room was so quiet that you could hear everyone swallowing.

"Humph!"

Inspector Nakamori snorted coldly, subtly rubbing his hands, which were slightly red from pounding the ground, and said:

"What else can we do? Throw it all away! That thief might have added something to it; if we eat it, we'll fall for his trick!"

"Throw...throw away?"

Tanaka licked his dry lips and muttered to himself, "Isn't that a bit of a shame?"

"Ok?"

As luck would have it, Officer Nakamori overheard everything and immediately looked this way.

Seeing this, Tanaka immediately changed his tune: "I meant, I'll go throw it away right now..."

dong dong dong-

There was another knock on the door. Officer Nakamori looked up sharply, and without even needing to give an order, the officer closest to the door quickly reached out and opened the door. Four or five officers poured out of the room in an instant.

"Over there! Grab him!"

Officer Nakamori spotted the man in the baseball cap who hadn't had time to escape and shouted, prompting nearby officers to rush forward.

The man in the baseball cap was startled by what he saw. Without even being surprised, he hurriedly ran towards the stairwell.

However, before he could run a few steps, he was pinned to the ground by the police who had been holding him captive for a long time. His hands were clasped behind his back, and he let out a helpless wail.

"Please be gentle, please don't misunderstand. I'm an employee of Breyers dessert shop. I'm just here to deliver ice cream. I mean no harm."

Officer Nakamori stepped forward, looking down at the man pinned to the ground. Ignoring his cries and screams, he reached out, grabbed the man's face, and pulled hard.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—stop pulling! My skin's going to fall off!"

The man screamed in pain, tears welling up in his eyes.

"It's a real face."

Officer Nakamori looked slightly disappointed, waved for everyone to release him, and then looked at the man on the ground.

"We didn't order ice cream, did you deliver it to the wrong place?"

Of course not!

The man glanced at Officer Nakamori and his companions with annoyance, clearly still fuming: "Your friends must have called them, right? How would I know!"

Officer Nakamori frowned and asked the man a few more questions, but he didn't get any useful information, so he had to give up and let him go.

"Let's go back. There are only three people left in the room; it's not safe."

Officer Nakamori offered a reminder, then strode away.

Seeing this, others followed suit.

Tanaka was at the very back, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed a pigeon that had flown in through the corner window and was fluttering about as if putting on a show.

"Huh? These pigeons are really interesting."

Tanaka was drawn to the scene and picked up his phone to take a picture, but he didn't notice that a faint white smoke was billowing out of the electrical box next to him.

……

Chapter 332 Inspector Nakamori's Response

Five minutes later.

As the door was pushed open, "Tanaka," who had been at the back, walked in.

"Close the door properly," the elderly police officer sitting on the windowsill said.

"Yes."

Tanaka agreed and reached out to close the door.

The room fell silent again.

After a long while, one of the police officers finally spoke:

"Inspector, what do we do now? It seems the thief already knows we hid the Emperor's Easter Egg here. Should we move the Easter Egg before the notice period expires?"

Hearing the officer's words, the others in the room also pricked up their ears, waiting for Officer Nakamori's reply.

Officer Nakamori's expression was grave. He turned his head to glance at the tightly wrapped storage box on the table and remained silent for a moment.

Although he didn't know how Phantom Thief Kid found this place, the current situation didn't give him much time to think.

All he could do was make a quick decision in the remaining time to protect the 800 million "egg" from being stolen by that damned thief!

No one dared to disturb them, and they waited quietly.

Three minutes later, Officer Nakamori slowly raised his head and said with a serious expression, "No, we're not moving!"

"Don't move?"

Everyone present was surprised.

They were hiding here to avoid Phantom Thief Kid, weren't they? Now that their hiding place has been discovered, shouldn't they move to another location immediately?

What does it mean to not move now?

Facing the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Inspector Nakamori slowly stood up, a wise smile playing on his lips:

"That thief must have planned this all along. He pulled this stunt on us with less than two hours left before the announcement deadline, his goal being to panic us and make us leave with the Easter Egg as quickly as possible. And the place where he made his move was on the way out!"

"This……"

The police officers present were all taken aback.

After careful consideration, it seems... that makes sense!

"As expected of Inspector Nakamori, that's exactly what that thief was thinking!"

"Indeed, as long as we don't move and increase our vigilance, that thief won't have a chance!"

"The police department is so wise!"

The praise from everyone was showered on Officer Nakamori, making him smile involuntarily.

Just then, Officer Nakamori's gaze swept across the room and he noticed a person standing in front of the antique clock, and he was immediately startled.

"Hey! What are you doing at the clock? Don't you know that clock is our only way of knowing the time now?! Are you going to take responsibility if you break it?"

"Uh... huh?"

Tanaka turned around, still holding a tissue in his hand, and smiled憨厚ly: "Um... I just saw that this watch is a bit dirty, so I'm getting a tissue to wipe it clean."

The veteran officer next to him reacted quickly, stepping forward to snatch the tissue from "Tanaka's" hand and slapping him on the head.

"You little rascal, just sit here quietly and wait for the notice to arrive! Don't move around."

"Oh yes."

Tanaka saluted properly, then found a seat by the window and sat down obediently. The surrounding police officers stopped paying attention and all looked away.

……

at this time.

On the street outside the castle tower.

At this time, a lot of people had gathered outside the castle tower, including many of Chen Feng's fans, who were holding up support signs and waiting there.

"Wow, there are so many people."

Looking at the crowd layered upon each other on the periphery, Sonoko couldn't help but mutter a complaint, expressing a hint of disappointment:

"I should have come sooner. I won't be able to meet Lord Kid up close again this time."

Nearby, Mingmei, disguised as "Chen Feng," couldn't help but glance at him upon hearing this, thinking to herself: If you knew that you often had close contact with Kid, I wonder what you would think.

Behind them, Xiaolan still looked preoccupied and remained silent.

Meanwhile, Heiji Hattori and Conan were observing the surrounding terrain.

“Look over there. If that thief is planning to escape from the scene, the grove of trees behind is undoubtedly the most secluded and safest place.”

“That would be true under normal circumstances, but there are too many people today. I feel he will most likely blend into the crowd and slip away,” Conan retorted.

Hattori Heiji said, "That makes sense, but given that thief's ability to disguise himself, if he really blends into the crowd, it will be difficult for us to find him again."

"Ah."

Conan nodded, pinched his chin, and fell into deep thought. At the same time, he glanced at the "Chen Feng" in front of him, who was actually Akemi in disguise, and said: