Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

“It’s a pleasure to see you here. As I said before, I came here only to fulfill my grandfather’s last wish. Now that the wish has been fulfilled, I think that you, as the victor, can take the gem with you and look at it at will.”

"boss?"

"Miss Corinna?"

Everyone present seemed quite surprised by Corinna's words, especially Loda, who was acting as her assistant and looked completely bewildered.

She even suspected that her boss might have been cursed, otherwise how could he say such things?

Chen Feng did not reply, but simply placed the gem on his fingertip and casually examined it. A slight smile appeared on his lips, and his gaze toward Corinna seemed to carry a different meaning.

Corinna swallowed slightly, but didn't say anything, simply staring at Chen Feng silently.

The scene fell silent for a minute in a strange atmosphere.

Chen Feng then removed the gem from his fingertip and bowed slightly to Corinna.

"I look forward to seeing you again, madam."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Feng took a few steps to the window, opened it, glanced at Corinna, and then jumped out.

At the same time, the hang glider behind him opened, carrying him away into the distance.

"Phantom Thief Kid..."

Corinna muttered to herself, her eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

It wasn't until now that Conan, Hakuba Saguru, Inspector Nakamori, and the others who had left earlier returned.

Feeling the evening breeze blowing in through the window, Officer Nakamori's face quickly darkened:

"That despicable thief!!!"

……

About an hour later.

Beside a red private car, "Ayumi," who had just left the venue, walked over to the car as if nothing had happened. She casually glanced around, and only after confirming that no one was around did she slowly reach out and touch the car door.

However, before her hand could even touch the car door, the door in front of her clicked open, giving her no time to react.

A pair of strong arms reached out and carried her directly into the car.

"open!"

Feeling the arms wrapped around her, "Ayumi" spoke coldly.

"Ai is still so cute. Of course, she would be even cuter if she could smile more."

Ignoring Xiao Ai's resistance, Chen Feng carelessly ruffled her hair.

Although Ai struggled and resisted for a few seconds, she quickly gave in and could only glare at Chen Feng indignant protest.

"Alright, Chen, stop fooling around."

A gentle voice came from the side, followed by a pair of delicate hands that reached out and, with Ai's obedient cooperation, quickly peeled off the human skin mask from his face.

Then, removing all other disguises, Ai was completely transformed back to her original appearance.

"Yes, Ai looks even cuter like this." Chen Feng nodded with a smile.

"Humph."

Xiao Ai snorted softly, ignoring Chen Feng.

Seeing this, Akemi could only chuckle and shake her head.

"Oh, right." Akemi seemed to remember something, frowned slightly, and said:

"Chen, don't you feel that something's a little strange about what happened today, especially with that Corinna?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Chen Feng smiled and asked in return, "What's strange about it?"

"Hmm... I can't really put it into words, it's just a feeling..."

"She doesn't seem like someone directly involved; she seems more like a viewer watching a movie."

……

Chapter 408 Corinna's Purpose

"She doesn't seem like someone directly involved; she seems more like a moviegoer," Ai Haibara said first.

"Yes, that's it."

Mingmei nodded: "She doesn't seem to care that you stole the gem. Like a movie audience, she's simply focused on your actions. She doesn't care about anything else, not even this priceless gem..."

"Oh? The audience?"

Chen Feng held the blue gem he had just acquired in his hand, a smile playing on his lips, lost in thought.

……

Time passed slowly, and soon it was around two in the morning.

After taking some photos and asking some questions at the scene, Officer Nakamori and the others left. Before leaving, they reminded Corinna to contact them if she made any new discoveries.

Sonoko, needing to find the real Suzuki Jirokichi, also left early.

Apart from the security personnel responsible for on-site security, only Corinna and her assistant Loda remained there.

In Corinna's temporary office.

Looking at Corinna, who was still writing documents with her head down, Loda hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something several times, but held back each time.

Just as Loda was about to give up, Corinna, who was busy at her desk, suddenly turned around.

“Loda”.

"Hmm? Boss."

Loda quickly got up and looked in Corinna's direction.

Corinna turned her head, a rare smile appearing on her usually aloof face: "Is there something you want to say to me?"

"I……"

Loda hesitated for a moment, then looked up and said, "Boss, I don't quite understand."

"Oh?"

Corinna put down her pen, leaned back in her sturdy office chair, slowly turned around, and looked at Loda: "What don't you understand?"

Loda no longer intended to hide anything, and mustered her courage, raising her head to speak:

"Didn't you already know that holding a jewelry exhibition here would attract the attention of that thief Kidd? So why did you still come? Isn't this a bit..."

"Isn't that a bit too silly?"

Corinna was not impatient; she simply smiled and asked in return.

Loda did not answer, but her silence was her response.

"Alright, Loda, you've been with me for many years, and I trust you completely. However, I also have my own considerations."

Corinna said thoughtfully, "The exhibition will open as scheduled after dawn. There's no need to hide the news of the theft of the [Blue North Star]. Let's leave it at that. You should go back and rest."

"Uh... okay, boss."

Although Loda still had many questions, Colleen clearly had no intention of explaining further, so she had no choice but to turn and leave.

click -

As the door slowly closed, Corinna was left alone in the office.

I glanced down at the time on my watch.

It's already 2 a.m.

"That should be about right..."

Corinna muttered to herself, her gaze involuntarily sweeping around.

Just then, she suddenly heard some noise near the window.

After thinking for a moment, I got up from my seat, went to the window, reached out and pulled back the curtains to look outside.

Outside the window, all was quiet and peaceful. The crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a dim light, and the stars dotted the dark sky. A gentle breeze blew, and only the calls of a few birds echoed in one's ears.

After observing for a while, Corinna opened the window again, stuck her head out, and looked around, but still found nothing.

Did I hear that right?

Corinna frowned slightly, but didn't think much of it, and then reached out to close the window.

However, as soon as she turned around, Corinna was startled and instantly went on high alert.

Behind her, a person had appeared out of nowhere. Dressed in white, wearing a monocle, white gloves, and sporting a smile, the person in front of her clearly identified himself.

"It is an honor to meet you again, Miss Corinna."

Chen Feng took Corinna's hand and gently kissed it.

Upon noticing that it was Chen Feng, Corinna withdrew the slap she was about to deliver and calmly watched Chen Feng's actions, as if she had known he was coming all along.

There was no sign of panic on her face; she simply smiled, her red lips pursed, and spoke:

"I didn't expect Mr. Kidd to actually come."

"I never refuse an invitation from a beautiful lady like Miss Corinna."

Chen Feng smiled and took out a blue gemstone that was placed on the base; it was the "Blue North Star" that had just been stolen.

As for the base, it was the metal base that was previously placed together with the "Blue North Star" in the glass display case at the exhibition.

The rose gold base appears to be engraved with some random letters, making it impossible to understand what they are trying to express.

If viewed individually, neither of them seems particularly special. However, if you bring your eye close to the "Blue North Star" and let the light refract through the facets of the gemstone, the seemingly random letters are pieced together to form a sentence:

"An invitation from two o'clock in the morning"

"I'm quite curious, Miss Corinna, aren't you afraid that someone else will discover the information first by placing it in such a location?" Chen Feng said with a smile.

Corinna didn't hesitate at all and replied directly: