Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

The waiter, addressed as "Morishita," smiled and chimed in, "Captain Ono, are you perhaps too tired? Would you like a steak and some red wine to rest for a while?"

Although Kenji Ono's guard gradually lowered, he did not relax his guard and immediately refused, saying, "Just give me a bento box, no need for the red wine."

"Ok."

Morishita didn't argue and reached into the dining car, but just then, the ship's loudspeaker suddenly broadcast Yamagami Isamu's voice:

"Is Captain Ono here? If you hear me, please come to my office. I need to speak with you."

"Ok?"

Kenji Ono was taken aback when he heard the sound. The loudspeaker had just been installed a couple of days ago so that if anything happened in the cockpit, the owner, Isamu Yamagami, could contact him directly and so that he could keep track of the ship's current situation.

Now, the boss, Yamagami Isamu, suddenly calls out to him...

Kenji Ono thought for a moment, then turned to look at First Mate Yamato Inoue. "Inoue, I'm going over there. You keep an eye on things here and make sure nothing goes wrong."

"Do not worry."

Inoue Yamato waved his hand casually, not taking it to heart.

As he said, even if that thief named Kidd really came, he would only be there to steal those treasures. What does that have to do with their cockpit?

Kenji Ono gave a few more words of advice before turning and leaving.

"Isn't Ono being far too cautious?"

Inoue Yamato muttered something, and as he turned his head, he noticed that Morishita, who had been distributing bento boxes to the crew earlier, was now standing in front of the cockpit, head slightly bowed, seemingly checking something.

Inoue Yamato smiled and stepped forward, "What? Morishita-kun, are you interested in ship piloting?"

"Uh? Yes... a little bit..."

Seemingly having his thoughts exposed, Morishita frowned, looking somewhat flustered.

"Ah, haha, don't be embarrassed. As Napoleon said, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Young people should always have dreams."

Inoue Yamato, who felt he had seen through everything, patted Morishita on the shoulder with a carefree laugh, completely unaware that the ship's dynamic map on the helm flickered without warning before quickly returning to normal, and the cruise ship, which was on its intended course, seemed to have undergone a subtle change without anyone noticing...

the other side.

Barton, who had already entered the hall, was sitting in the seat marked with his name, observing his surroundings.

Whether it was his imagination or not, Barton felt as if countless invisible eyes were watching him after he came out of the bathroom, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything unusual.

Barton frowned and looked around again, but still found nothing unusual. He shook his head to interrupt his thoughts and decided to finish the important business first before dealing with other matters.

Is there anything unusual about Kidd?

In the monitoring room, Yamagami Isamu personally arrived.

Upon hearing his boss's words, the man in charge of surveillance immediately replied, "Not yet. He has been sitting in his seat since he entered the hall, waiting for the auction to begin. We haven't noticed anything unusual."

"No? He's really good at keeping his composure..."

Yamashita Isamu frowned, uttered a single sentence, and then turned his gaze to the burly man beside him:

"It seems this thief won't make a move until the auction starts. Before that, you need to find out his accomplice based on the unusual electronic signals from the restroom!"

"I understand. I've already arranged for people with the most professional equipment to be on standby in the lobby. As soon as any suspicious signal appears, my people will be able to detect it immediately!"

"Ah That's good."

Hearing the burly man say this, Yamashita Yu reluctantly nodded in relief.

Meanwhile, his gaze remained fixed on the figure of "Kidd" on the surveillance screen, his face serious, as if he were lost in thought.

……

Chapter 423 Kidd's Accomplice?

Time passed second by second.

Everyone, including Yamagami Isamu, remained highly vigilant, but unfortunately, nothing unusual happened around them, leaving Yamagami Isamu and the others completely bewildered.

Is this damn thief really that patient?

Looking at the figure of "Kidd" on the surveillance screen, Yamagami Isamu frowned, but had no choice but to order his men to continue to keep a close watch.

Meanwhile, Barton, the subject of the surveillance, was completely unaware that he was being watched from every angle. He continued to leisurely drink red wine and eat dessert, waiting for the auction to officially begin.

"Boss, it's time for the auction. Would you like to start now or postpone it?" A waiter cautiously approached Yamashiro and whispered in his ear.

Yamashita Isamu stared sharply at the figure on the monitor and gritted his teeth, saying, "Good, good, good. As expected of an international thief who gives police from all over the world a headache, he's really calm. It seems we have to take the initiative."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yamagami's gaze swept over everyone present: "Except for the monitoring personnel, everyone else, come with me! We're going to the lobby!"

"Yes, boss."

Everyone nodded in agreement and followed Yamashiro Yu out of the control room and headed towards the lobby.

The waiter who had just reported to him looked at the monitor screen with a faint smile and then followed.

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to have you here at the auction. However, I regret to inform you that the auction cannot begin immediately. Please wait patiently for a moment."

At this moment, in the hall, the host, dressed in formal attire, was holding a microphone and trying to appease the somewhat dissatisfied crowd below.

However, the crowd below was clearly not buying it.

"What's going on? It was supposed to be 9 o'clock, and it's almost 9:30 now, and there's not a sound! Are you kidding us?!"

"Exactly! Our time is precious too! Where's Yamagami Isamu? Let him come out and explain himself!"

"Let Yamagami Isamu come out! Let him explain himself to us!"

The voices below grew louder and louder, as if they were about to turn hostile if they didn't get an explanation.

The host was also quite helpless. The crowd below consisted of elites from all walks of life invited by Yamagami, and he naturally dared not offend them. However, without Yamagami's order, he dared not announce the start of the auction on his own.

The host was truly caught in a dilemma and could only pray that Yamagami Isamu would arrive soon.

It seemed that his prayers had worked, because at that moment, the group, led by Yu Yamagami, finally arrived. The host, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, hurriedly went to greet them.

"boss……"

Yamagami Isamu raised his hand but ignored him. The host sensibly handed the microphone to Yamagami Isamu and then stepped aside.

"Everyone, I'm sorry to have taken up your time for some reason."

Yamashita Isamu smiled broadly, and his tone sounded very sincere.

The room quieted down slightly before Yamagami Yu continued, "I won't take up any more of your time. Please take your seats in the middle and collect your number plates from the counter. The auction will begin soon."

Upon hearing this, the crowd, which had been full of complaints, gradually calmed down and followed Yamagami Isamu's instructions to head towards the counter to collect their number plates.

"Mr. Patton!"

Just as Barton was about to follow the crowd to the counter, a voice came from the side and stopped him.

Barton stopped in his tracks and saw that it was the female secretary next to Yamagami Yu walking towards him.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" Barton asked, puzzled.

The female secretary exchanged a silent glance with Yamagami Isamu, who nodded slightly. She then stepped forward and smiled.

“Mr. Barton, you are one of our most important guests today, and we have prepared your number plate for you long ago.”

As they were talking, the female secretary brought forward a number plate with the Arabic numeral "6" written on it.

"This……"

Barton hesitated for a second, but then smiled when he noticed that several other people nearby had also received their number plates.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Please convey my gratitude to Mr. Yamagami."

Patton took off his hat and placed it in front of him, then smiled slightly in the direction of Yamashiro Isamu.

Yamagami Isamu didn't show anything unusual either, and smiled politely as well, but the wariness in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Barton, being a businessman, didn't notice this at all. He only felt that his status and position had been recognized and respected, and he smugly sat down in the middle of the first row.

"Keep an eye on him and wait for my instructions." Looking at Barton's retreating figure, Yamagami Yu spoke coldly to the person beside him.

"Yes."

The burly man beside him immediately spoke up.

No one noticed that a waiter who had been standing next to Shan Shangyong had somehow transformed and was now carrying a tray into the crowd.

"Beautiful lady, would you like a drink?"

"Oh, thank you."

The young lady looked up at the handsome young waiter in front of her, a hint of interest flashing in her eyes. A smile curved her lips, which were adorned with deep red lipstick. "Then please choose me a drink."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng, who was in disguise, smiled and picked up a glass of red wine from the tray. "The humidity at sea is always annoying. How about a glass of dry red wine to relieve the humidity?"

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

The lady licked her lips lightly and reached out to take the wine glass.

Just then, a hurried figure came from the side, and the noblewoman, caught off guard, stumbled from the impact.

"Oh--"

The lady gasped in surprise, and the wine glass in her hand fell to the ground with a cracking sound.

"Watch out!" a voice called out, and then a strong arm caught the lady, preventing her from falling awkwardly.

"call……"

Standing upright again, the lady patted her chest as if she had just recovered from the shock, and looked at Chen Feng with gratitude in her eyes: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, ma'am."

Chen Feng smiled and nodded, gave a brief reply, and then turned and left.

However, the lady did not notice that when Chen Feng helped her with her hair earlier, his fingers lightly brushed against her collar, touching and then separating, as if he had activated something.

As Chen Feng left, he exchanged a glance with a figure, then quickly moved away and re-entered the crowd.

at the same time.

The burly man in charge of security at the scene also noticed something was wrong. Alarm bells rang in his mind, but he dared not act on his own and could only quickly walk to Shan Shangyong's side.