Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

But just then...

A puff of white smoke suddenly billowed out from the vent above his head and hit his face.

With almost no chance to struggle, a strong feeling of dizziness surged into Captain Zhou's brain.

Just before losing consciousness, only one thought lingered in my mind:

Damn it... at least let me pull my pants up first...

thump—

As Captain Zhou collapsed, the ventilation fan on the bathroom ceiling was removed, and a figure jumped down from it.

After glancing at the unconscious Captain Zhou, the man didn't hesitate much and quickly led Captain Zhou into the toilet stall.

When the door to the toilet stall opened again, "Captain Zhou" had already reappeared.

"Everyone, it's time for the game."

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, Captain Zhou smiled and turned to leave.

Ladies and gentlemen!

The loudspeaker outside announced: "The long-awaited maze ball is about to begin! And the coveted gem—the Crimson World Tree—has been placed in the treasure chest. Enjoy your evening's revelry!"

"Oh--"

"It's finally starting!"

"Open the door! Open the door right now!"

The crowd outside seemed to have their interest ignited, quickly becoming excited, each one rubbing their hands together, looking ready to make a big splash.

Many of those who were hiding unconsciously turned their gazes toward the various gates of the maze, their faces filled with anticipation.

"Everyone—"

The person in the loudspeaker deliberately dragged out the sound, but then an even louder voice immediately followed:

"The party begins!"

As the voice faded, more than ten iron gates in the four directions—east, west, south, and north—opened one by one, and the crowd cheered and rushed into the gates.

Inside the control room.

Watching the footage transmitted from the monitor, especially seeing the crowd of people dressed as Kid, Cat's Eye, and various other cosplay characters continuously entering the maze bunker.

Sun Luo looked at the old man beside him with a worried expression. He was none other than Mr. Antonia, the person in charge of this event.

“Mr. Antonia, is this really okay? The series of events tonight can’t be a coincidence. Shouldn’t we take more precautions? For example, we could have the people dressed as phantom thieves change out of their clothes.”

"Captain Sun, isn't that unnecessary? These kids are so enthusiastic, how can I, an old man, spoil their fun?"

Old Master Antonia still wore that kind smile, and his loving tone was just like that of the eldest elder in the family treating a younger generation, leaving no room for criticism.

"But……"

"No buts, aren't you all still here? Besides, the maze we spent so much money building is here too, you have to have confidence!"

Antonia interrupted Sun Luo with a smile, her cloudy eyes narrowed to slits, and her face showing obvious wrinkles.

Buzz~ Buzz~

The phone in my pocket emitted a dull vibration.

Antonia calmly took his phone out of his pocket, glanced at the note on it, and then put it back in his pocket.

"Alright, it seems a lovely child misses me, so I'll leave for a bit and won't disturb you any longer." Antonia patted Sun Luo's shoulder and, leaning on her cane, slowly walked towards the door.

Sun Luo looked uneasily at Antonia's back until his figure disappeared around the corner from the doorway before turning his gaze away.

There was something he didn't say earlier. What he was really worried about wasn't the chaos these young people in cosplay outfits might cause, but rather that this series of anomalies reminded him of someone!

"team leader."

The former female captain stepped forward at this moment.

"Captain of the Guard," Sun Luo glanced at the newcomer, "have you found out what I asked you to inquire about?"

"I've found out." The guard captain nodded and said:

“I specifically called Studio Nich’s London headquarters to inquire, and they replied that they did send someone to inspect the area, but they did not instruct anyone to hold any events and were completely unaware of what was happening here.”

"Um……"

Sun Luo nodded, his expression serious: "Okay, I understand."

A quick glance revealed a figure rubbing his temples as he walked in through the doorway.

"Captain Zhou? What's wrong with you?"

"Huh? I..."

A fleeting look of embarrassment crossed Captain Zhou's face. "I think I have low blood sugar..."

"Low blood sugar?"

Sun Luo, the guard captain, and the others couldn't help but chuckle when they saw Captain Zhou's muscular physique.

Seemingly still a bit groggy, Captain Zhou casually pulled over a chair and sat down, saying, "I'll just rest for a bit."

"Well, that's fine too."

Sun Luo nodded, not paying any attention, and simply stood in front of the control panel, continuing to look at the screen.

But just then, another figure rushed in in a panic!

Chapter 441 Absolutely foolproof?

"Captain! Captain!"

A young team member rushed in from the door, carrying an unconscious person on his back.

"I just saw Captain Zhou collapse in the bathroom..."

The young team member stopped mid-sentence, his gaze falling on Captain Zhou sitting in the chair. He blinked, looking surprised.

The others were also stunned and looked at the person on their teammate's body.

The man was still unconscious and was being supported by his young teammate with half of his body. However, everyone could clearly see that the exposed face was none other than Captain Zhou!

Captain Zhou, who was resting in his seat, was completely dumbfounded.

"I was in the bathroom just now too..."

Bang—bang bang bang—

A series of soft explosions rang out, and a large amount of smoke poured out from the ventilation ducts, doors, windows, and even the air conditioner, filling the entire control room in an instant!

"Catch the guy impersonating Captain Zhou!"

I don't know who shouted it first.

Many people then seemed to wake up from a dream and rushed towards the location of the person "impersonating Captain Zhou" through the smoke!

"No!"

"I'm not!"

"Let me go!"

Amid the chaos, a few sounds of struggle could be heard, but they were quickly drowned out by the clamor of the crowd.

Sun Luo seemed to realize something, suddenly looked up, and hurriedly shouted, "No! That guy who's unconscious! Catch that person too!"

"Captain! Captain Zhou is missing!"

"what!"

The captain of the guard next to Sun Luo exclaimed in surprise, but Sun Luo had no time to pay attention to her at this moment. Without the slightest hesitation, relying on his familiarity with the environment, he judged the general direction and quickly ran towards the control panel in the white fog.

His sense of direction was correct. As the distance closed, through the white mist, he vaguely saw a person standing in front of the control panel doing something.

Upon seeing this, Sun Luo immediately quickened his pace and lunged towards the man.

But the man seemed to notice the commotion behind him, turned around, glanced at Sun Luo, smiled slightly at him, and then disappeared into the white mist.

The white mist inside the room quickly dissipated.

All that remained was Captain Zhou, who was pinned down by seven or eight people, and his still bewildered teammates staring at each other.

"That guy..."

Sun Luo looked at the empty control panel, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

The captain of the guard stepped forward and asked with concern.

Noticing that Sun Luo's gaze remained fixed on the control panel, he couldn't help but smile and say:

"Captain, it's just a minor accident, don't worry too much. Our console is encrypted with five layers of encryption. Unless we crack the password ourselves, even the world's top hackers would need at least one to two hours to crack it."

"Even if that guy wanted to do something at the control panel, he couldn't!"

Listening to the captain of the guard, Sun Luo nodded, feeling a little relieved. However, he still asked an engineer to check the control panel. Only after receiving a reply that "everything is normal" did he finally relax completely.

……

As time went by.

More than an hour had passed in the blink of an eye, and the bunker maze was still very lively.

At the location of the treasure chest in the center of this giant bunker, people gathered. Dozens of members of the pursuit team were divided into four groups and surrounded the treasure chest from all directions with yellow lines, not allowing anyone to get close.

Mr. Antonia, the person in charge, personally attended the event, and a crowd gathered around, treating the place as a large-scale reality show performance.

No! It's not a show! It's just a stage for a reality TV show!

In the past hour and a half, four different people have attempted to get their hands on the [Crimson World Tree] gem inside the treasure chest. Unfortunately, despite their best efforts, they were all taken down by their heavily armed teammates and couldn't even get close.

After all, in order to guard against the smoke bombs that these guys often use, this pursuit team was even equipped with infrared detection equipment, so their equipment was quite complete.

"Sir, why don't you go back and rest first? It seems there won't be any problems here."

Antonia's assistant, Kenley, approached with concern, expressing his deep worry about the 80-year-old's behavior of staying up all night.