Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

I hope this beautiful night didn't leave you with any bad memories.

—Respectfully submitted by Phantom Thief Kid.

"Phantom Thief Kid? Chen Feng?"

Zhou Wanning muttered something to herself, then slowly raised her head to look in the direction where Chen Feng had disappeared, seemingly lost in thought.

……

"What? Chen Feng is missing?"

At the headquarters of the "Thief Game" program in China Region 3, Director Wu was furious.

"There are only ten contestants in total, and the show has only been going on for less than two hours. You're telling me that if I lose one, he'll fly or disappear into the ground? Or are you all useless! With the help of the Heavenly Eye, you can't even keep an eye on one person!"

"He... might really be able to burrow underground..."

One of the staff members replied weakly, but after noticing Director Wu's angry gaze, he quickly shut his mouth.

Da da da!

The sound of high heels hitting the floor rang out, the door to the control room was pushed open, and the host, Xixi, walked in.

Seeing Director Wu's angry face and the timid demeanor of the staff, Xixi was taken aback at first.

But when she noticed that Chen Feng's live stream on the wall was still showing the hotel rooftop without Chen Feng's image, she immediately understood.

Smiling, she stepped forward and said, "Director Wu, why are you so angry? It's just that you can't find someone, it's not that big of a deal."

Director Wu glanced at her and said irritably, "You make it sound so easy. Now that one of the ten contestants is gone, how are you going to explain this to the audience?"

Xi Xi said, "Director Wu, you're overthinking it. Our program is about crime and reminding everyone to be more aware of crime prevention. Aren't crimes in real life always unexpected?"

Chen Feng's unexpected disappearance is perfectly reasonable! I suggest we announce it publicly; it would add some interest to our program.

Director Wu looked at her, remained silent for a long time without saying a word, and finally could only sigh: "Well, that's all we can do..."

With the announcement from the control room, the already highly anticipated topic of the "Thief Game" was even more widely reported by major media outlets.

Some even edited together footage of Chen Feng's disappearance and posted it on Douyin, Kuaishou, and Bilibili, where it quickly gained a lot of attention.

[Shocking! The thief game show, a joint production of various countries, lost track of its contestants on its first day of broadcast!]

[Chen Feng, a contestant from Region 3 of China, mysteriously disappeared in full view of everyone. Was it magic or sorcery? Let's wait and see!]

[Unbelievable! On the first day of the Thief Game broadcast, the contestants in Zone 3 did this!]

The internet spreads information much faster than expected, which has also piqued the curiosity of netizens.

"Disappearing instantly under the cover of white doves—is this magic? When did humans evolve to this level? Why didn't anyone warn me?"

"A magician making people disappear! How come I've never heard of such a person in the magic world before?"

"No, am I the only one who noticed his clothes? White shirt, white pants, and a white top hat, isn't that a bit too flashy?"

"Chen Feng is so handsome! I want to have your babies!!!"

……

Inside a coffee shop in H City, Chen Feng, slightly disguised, was leisurely sipping his coffee.

At this moment, Chen Feng was unaware that the internet had become chaotic because of him. Of course, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care.

[Ding, Mission 1: Escape capture under the watchful eyes of the crowd. Mission complete.]

System settlement in progress...

Task rating: Excellent!

Reward: 5% fusion rate of the Phantom Thief Kid card, 500 system points

[The fusion rate of the Phantom Thief Kid card has reached 20%: Reward: Voice Changer (Beginner)!]

[Task 2: Increase the number of viewers in your live stream to 10. Task in progress.]

Current popularity: 80451

Reward: Ability Enhancement Card *1

For every 10% increase in card fusion level, a card skill will be granted. At 10%, the skill granted is the basic Disguise skill, but this time it is the Voice Changer skill.

Chen Feng was quite satisfied with these two skills, which were Kidd's most frequently used and most useful skills.

However, the popularity of Mission Two...

It actually reached over 80,000. Although there were some fluctuations, this was after all, given that Chen Feng had already left the live stream room far behind.

I believe that as long as Chen Feng reappears in the live stream soon, his popularity will quickly surpass 100,000!

As for why the live stream was disconnected...

Kaito Kid is always elusive, so how could he allow someone to follow him all the time?

Even live streams are not allowed.

Not far away, two female waitresses at the front desk of the coffee shop were staring at him and laughing, their pretty faces slightly flushed.

Seemingly noticing that Chen Feng's coffee cup was empty, one of the younger-looking waitresses mustered up her courage and came over:

"Sir...would you like a refill? No...no charge..."

Chen Feng smiled gently: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"No...no trouble at all..."

The waitress blushed even more and quickly left with the empty glass.

Chen Feng didn't pay any attention to this and continued to leisurely watch the news broadcast on the public television in the coffee shop.

"Recently, Lorzin, located in Western Europe, decided to hold a global cultural relics exhibition again after 10 years to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding and to celebrate the hard-won peace in the world."

"This exhibition was funded by the royal family of the Kingdom of Lorqing, and its first stop was H City in our country."

"Among the dazzling array of exhibits, the most eye-catching is the 'Heart of the Ocean' necklace, which boasts the world's largest sapphire. Crafted by over a dozen top artisans, it was once worn by..."

"An exhibition of cultural relics?" Chen Feng's lips curled into a smile.

"Jewels and phantom thieves, they're always a perfect match, aren't they?"

……

(Don't ask me which country Luoerqing is, I don't know either!)

Chapter 5 Initial Announcement

The next day.

The scorching heat of early summer is already beginning to show, especially in a southern city like H, where the temperature is even more unbearable.

Even the dogs on the street have to find a shady spot to stick out their tongues and seek some coolness.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, except for the middle section of the central road, which was still crowded.

Dozens of reporters stood by the scorching sun, craning their necks in anticipation, and even though they were drenched in sweat, none of them showed any intention of leaving.

Finally! The roar of a car engine came from afar, instantly energizing the group of reporters!

"coming!"

I don't know who shouted.

Then, a line of luxury cars appeared at the end of the street, slowly driving towards them.

The reporters who witnessed this scene became excited, each eager to be the first to rush forward and get the scoop.

Before long, the convoy arrived and slowly came to a stop.

The doors of the first few Audis opened, and seven or eight burly men in black got out and quickly walked to the Lincoln in the middle.

They stood in two rows, like knights guarding a princess, waiting quietly.

A person stepped forward, opened the door of the Lincoln, and a figure stepped out of the car and onto the red carpet that had been prepared.

With her beautiful and three-dimensional features, her peach-blossom eyes were alluring, and her white women's suit made her figure look even more curvaceous.

Upon seeing the newcomers, the reporters could no longer contain themselves and pounced on them like wolves, only to be firmly stopped two meters away by a line of bodyguards.

"Princess Amya, I heard that you brought the kingdom's most precious treasure this time. Is that true?"

"Miss Amya, is it true that your father hopes you will find your Mr. Right during this global art exhibition?"

"Your Highness, what are your thoughts on this exhibition of cultural relics in China?"

"Miss Amya..."

……

Amya maintained a smile throughout as she answered the barrage of questions from the reporters.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this global cultural relics exhibition is to celebrate the centenary of our nation's founding, so naturally we have brought a variety of precious cultural relics from our country."

As for finding a life partner during the exhibition, I think such rumors should be put to rest by wise people..."

Amya spoke Chinese, and surprisingly, her Chinese was exceptionally good.

However, she did not answer each reporter's question individually, but only briefly answered a few questions from different reporters before ceasing to respond.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the exhibition in our country will begin tomorrow evening at six o'clock and will last for two weeks. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

After saying that, Amyya gestured to the bodyguard beside her.

The bodyguards immediately understood, and two burly men stepped forward to push aside the group of reporters and clear a path for Amy.

Just then, everyone heard a whooshing sound, followed by a flock of white doves flying towards them.

"Pigeons? Where did all these pigeons come from?"

This question immediately came to mind for everyone.

Before they could make any move, a flock of white doves slowly dispersed, forming a white ring that surrounded one of the doves.

"What's that pigeon carrying in its beak?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"It looks...like a flower? There are pieces of paper stuck to it!"

As they were talking, the white dove had already flown to a spot not far from Amy.