Persona: Devil Summoner

"If you don't admit it, you won't be able to leave. Don't forget your current identity."

"Oh, you want me to confess again. If I confess and you don't believe me, then why are you asking me?"

"I want you to tell the truth!"

Jiang Tianwei rolled her eyes at her. What's wrong with this prosecutor? Why does he only say the same few words over and over again? Why don't you try something new?

Since they won't let me go, what else can I do? I can only skip class!

Alas, this is not because Jiang Tianwei is not interested in learning, does not want to attend classes, does not work hard, and squanders his youth! This is because as a good citizen with five virtues and four beauties, morals and ideals, he must actively and hard respond to the call of the country!

It’s definitely not that I don’t want to go to class!

It's a pity that Jiang Tianwei has already thrown away his phone, and he doesn't know whether Naoto has recovered it successfully. Without a phone, he can't contact his friends. Alas, when he thinks of his current situation, he has no way to confirm the safety of his friends, no way to browse the Phantom Thieves Channel, and no basic freedom. He feels extremely sad in his heart. He can only open his laptop with tears in his eyes, skillfully browse the pirated websites of foreign countries compared to Japan, download pirated games, and play for hundreds of hours with tears in his eyes.

He has already thought about it. As a channel owner, you can't just chat, right? You have to prepare your competitiveness in advance. For example, Kaito in Apex, Kaito in League of Legends, Kaito in Rule of Law... No, the last one is not allowed. Rule of Law is a Chinese program, and Japanese people don't watch it.

"Speaking of which, can I still continue to do some of the heart-changing commissions on the Phantom Thief Channel?"

While waiting for the download, Jiang Tianwei flirted with Niijima Sae out of boredom.

“Is this a crime warning?”

Niijima Sae didn't even raise her head. She also knew that it was useless to talk any more nonsense to this person now.

She is now focusing on sorting out all the previous cases. If she considers Jiang Tianwei as a suspect and re-sorts out the details of the case, she might be able to dig out other details, such as other members of the Phantom Thieves.

This is what a professional is. Even if he really can’t do anything about the other party, he will still try his best.

During the live broadcast, Jiang Tianwei accidentally used the plural form of "we", and every time he sent a preview letter, the last signature was the "group" of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. This proved that the other party must be more than just one person.

If you want to find out about the Phantom Thief, it is not enough to just start with Jiang Tianwei. He has the support of Councillor Shido behind him, and his stepfather is also a real gangster, a man who is good at both black and white. And he himself is too strong to be human. It made Niijima Sae think about it, otherwise he really sent someone to fly to the Shaolin Temple in China to ask if this golden bell and iron cloth shirt has any flaws...

Just because we can’t touch you doesn’t mean we can’t touch others. As long as we can find other members, we might find a new breakthrough.

Moreover, this approach is surprisingly effective.

If we consider Jiang Tianwei as a phantom thief, we can narrow the scope to a certain extent by considering his circle of friends and interpersonal relationships in school.

Considering that the first time the Phantom Thieves claimed to be the Phantom Thieves was when the teacher changed his mind in school, it is difficult for outsiders to know the situation of this school. Therefore, it can be preliminarily determined that there are probably other members of the Phantom Thieves in the school.

But, the problem is the same as Jiang Tianwei's, Niijima Sae lacks evidence.

In this era, people like to question authority, or in other words, they like to see authority fall from grace. Plus, those damned politicians do have frequent scandals, so it's no wonder that people don't believe it.

Making Jiang Tianwei "vomit" has already caused public outrage. Now Niijima Sae only hates those people from the National Security Bureau for being so anxious. If it weren't for this failed arrest attempt, public opinion wouldn't be like this now.

Especially now that Jiang Tianwei has been released, the impact is extremely bad.

(Need evidence, or... a criminal in the act?)

Niijima Sae suddenly thought of Jiang Tianwei's joke just now. If they were really caught in the act of changing their minds, the situation would be different... Catch them in the act... This might be the fastest shortcut.

(For this, I need to determine their next target...)

Just when Niijima Sae began his analysis, by some strange coincidence, the doorbell rang!

Niijima Sae curiously opened the door and saw a female reporter with short black hair standing at the door with a big smile on her face, holding a business card in her hand: "Hello, hello, I'm a reporter from the Daily News, Oya Ichiko, and I'm doing a special feature on the Phantom Thieves right now. Is it inconvenient to disturb me?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 642 This is a very new form of interview

Niijima Sae doesn't like reporters.

This is easy to understand. After all, the nature of her job determines that she will not have a favorable impression of this kind of industry. They either like to take things out of context, or like to make up stories, or like to incite the public. In short, they are unwilling to report the truth.

She had some impression of Ozhai Yizi.

This reporter seemed to have criticized a big political figure, but the manuscript was rejected before it was sent out, so Niijima Sae only heard about it and didn't read the specific report. Later, when colleagues chatted at lunch, he occasionally heard someone mention it. It was said that this reporter had now become an unscrupulous reporter who caught up with rumors and gossip.

Niijima Sae wanted to refuse, but Jiang Tianwei looked excited: "I haven't been interviewed before? Can I just pose like this when the time comes?"

He imitated some advertisement of a male escort club he had seen from an unknown agency and struck an exaggerated pose. Osaka Ichiko also grinned and applauded him: "That's it! Everyone must love you to death!"

Seeing how excited he was, Niijima Sae suddenly had a second thought: (Yeah, if he gets so carried away, he might accidentally say something important...)

Thinking of this, even though he didn't like reporters, Niijima Sae still suppressed his disgust and let her in.

"Oh, it's said on the internet that Mr. Phantom Thief is particularly good at stealing women's hearts. It seems to be true, right?"

As Oya Ichiko spoke, her beautiful eyes kept glancing in the direction of Niijima Sae. Seeing that Niijima Sae ignored her, she quietly approached Jiang Tianwei and lowered her voice: "So, what is your relationship with Prosecutor Niijima?"

"Tsk, reporter, when are you going to live with a man?"

"When you're looking for a boyfriend, or engaging in compensated dating? - I understand."

Oya Ichiko nodded with a smile, and Niijima Sae's forehead veins jumped: "What do you know!"

"Oh, this is just a little joke to liven things up. Don't take it so seriously. So, no tea, Prosecutor Niijima?"

Oyako didn't consider herself an outsider at all. She lay on the sofa with her back pressed against the backrest and peeked at the shelf next to the refrigerator: "So, is there any beer?"

“Don’t drink during work hours!”

"Wow, so rigid, you're not my editor-in-chief...Okay, back to the topic - Mr. Kaito, why do you want to be a Kaito?"

It was the first time that Jiang Tianwei thought about this kind of thing carefully... He pondered over it carefully, wondering why and why he started to be a thief in the first place?

"I, I just started to become a thief naturally..."

"NONONO, your fans will be very sad if you do this! Think about it carefully and be honest! Say everything you think!"

"Oh, I'm out for revenge!"

"Oh, I see. It's to rebel against this insensitive, cruel, and terrible society, right? I get it."

Ozhai Yizi made full use of his unique skills as a reporter and added a little bit of polish to Jiang Tianwei's words, so it became a completely different sentence, Japanese, isn't it magical!

"Well, Mr. Kaito, let's talk frankly - how many girlfriends do you have? People are particularly concerned about this right now."

"Then it's up to your imagination."

Jiang Tianwei had seen similar interviews on TV, so he quickly came up with a universal answer. Da Zhai Yizi nodded, and read as he wrote: "There are more than 100 girlfriends in service, and we are still recruiting. If you are interested, please contact "Daily News"..."

"No! There are so many there! Who do you think I am?"

"It rotates once a week..."

"Then I will sleep with ten women a day..."

"Let me correct you. It's fourteen point two..."

"Ah, thank you - thank you for nothing, why are you so stupid! Do you really need to cut the woman in half?"

"Okay, okay, you're such a troublesome Phantom Thief. I'll change it to 105, okay? That way it can be divided by Seven."

"It's not that much! I can't handle it!"

"You're not a Phantom Thief, show some perseverance!"

"Don't talk like it's a sports club!"

Niijima Sae was listening on the side, and there was really no sensible talk, and not a single piece of useful information at all. It seemed like these two people were performing crosstalk or manzai rather than an interview!

(Be serious!)

Niijima Sae complained in his heart.

As for the reports of the interview, she didn't care. Reporters would not publish reports casually. After submitting them to the newspaper, they would review them. If they were not qualified, they would just send them back.

Moreover, if a prosecutor asked the question in the way Oya Ichiko asked, even if he did not face disciplinary action, he might be suspended if the case was serious. That would be a standard case of misleading evidence... It is absolutely not allowed.

"Well, let's talk about you and the Phantom Thieves first. Can you share some information about the Phantom Thieves? How many people are there, or what kind of people are they?"

Oya Ichiko's words made Niijima Sae prick up her ears. This, this is what she is curious about! What will Jiang Tianwei say?

"I can't tell you the specific information about the Phantom Thieves. I can only say that they are all great people."

"Are there any men?"

"Yes, I have."

"Is there anyone more handsome than you?"

"That's not the case."

"Anyone single?"

“Everyone does.”

"Great, so what kind of women are your target group? For example, how about professional women like me?"

“I think it’s OK.”

"Yeah, I'm the 106th lover of the Phantom Thief!"

"Remove the 105 setting in front!"

"So, I'm number 101?"

"You made up the setting of 100, right?"

"You found me! Hey~ I'm such a little confused~"

Jiang Tianwei was so angry that he laughed: "Oh, really..."

"So, are there any women in the Phantom Thieves?"

"Yes. And they are all hot and beautiful ladies~"

"Oh, can you give me a specific example?"

“Like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.”

"What an old-fashioned example! It seems that Mr. Kaito has a very classical taste!"

"Yes."

“Are movies a personal hobby of yours?”

"Ah, yes, yes."

"So how many girlfriends do you have in the Phantom Thieves?"

"Of course it is - there is no turning point in this visible to the naked eye! Your "therefore"! There is no connection between cause and effect!"

"Oh, it doesn't matter. This is what people care about most. If you write it this way, it will attract a lot of traffic."

"Why don't you just make one up? Why are you asking me?"

"Oh, okay. The secret that the Phantom Thief Jiang Tianwei and Hilary have to mention......"

"I was wrong. You should ask me. Why did you go straight to America?"

"Doesn't this make you look more charming? Besides, Phantom Thieves also need to keep up with the international standards and become internationalized!"

“Don’t be international in a place like this!”

"Okay, that's all for this report."

"Not all of it? Aren't you just asking about my personal gossip? At least ask about the case!"

"Tsk, this is really troublesome..."

"What trouble? This is your job! Work hard!"

"Well, since you are a Phantom Thief, why don't you just steal my heart of laziness! Come on, come on, come on, steal my heart! - Ah! My heart has been stolen!"

"It wasn't stolen! I didn't do it! This is a scam!"

"From now on, I will be the 106th target of the Phantom Thief's heart. From now on, I will print on my business card: The beautiful reporter whose heart was changed by the Phantom Thief, Oya Ichiko."

"Don't print it! People will question my character! And why is it 106? Isn't that the number of my girlfriends?"

"Ah, you admitted it!"

"I can go to you!"

The two of them seemed like old friends who had known each other for many years. It was hard to imagine that they had only met once.

After saying the last sentence, the two stood up together in tacit understanding and bowed slightly in the direction of Niijima Sae: "That's it, thank you everyone."

Niijima Sae was stunned for a long while, even his hands stopped typing on the computer: "What do you mean thank you everyone?"

"Ah? Our performance is over?"