Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

"Thieves of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts!! Surrender!"

Ginzo Nakamori, holding a gun in both hands, rushed to the front as usual.

It’s a pity that Lan Ke’s mind was a little confused at the moment. He was too lazy to continue to entangle with Nakamori Ginzo, so he just bowed slightly.

"Although I really want to cooperate with the police, please allow me to refuse this time~"

"What we wanted has been taken away. We can only bid farewell to you officers for now. We hope to see you again next time."

As Lan Ke finished speaking, Lucy, who had been silent from the beginning, suddenly waved her hands, and a huge gap was instantly cut on the glass wall behind the two of them. Lucy was even very considerate and used a whip-like weapon to roll the glass back to prevent it from falling and hitting innocent people.

Everyone who saw this scene realized that Lan Ke and the others were preparing to escape, and Nakamori Ginzo no longer hesitated and pulled the trigger decisively.

After all, this time is different from usual. Although it is usually called "stealing hearts", in fact, they did not take anything substantial. After all, no one can clearly explain what the so-called "heart" is.

At most, it's just a case of "disturbing public order", and even if they get caught, they can still say it was "performance art".

But the problem is that this time the other party stole an electronic component in front of Ginzo Nakamori.

And judging by the Arasaka engineer, it seems he has some extremely important information. This is a true crime, and we must deal a heavy blow!!

"boom!!"

Facing the bullet shot at him, Lan Ke was not afraid at all and simply stretched out his right hand.

"Clap~"

With a crisp collision sound, a deformed bullet fell on the tiles, making a crisp sound.

At this time, Lucy, who had jumped out of the building before Lan Ke, had already waved the reinforced silk thread in her hands, wrapped it around the railing on the roof, and jumped onto the top floor.

The police officers who had been ready for action surrounded them without hesitation.

But before they could get close, the small drone that had been acting as a 'camera' suddenly turned on the camera in front of it. As the iconic 'rotating barrel' appeared, everyone who saw it couldn't help but let out a 'click' in their hearts.

"Find cover!!"

After Josuke Higashikata left, a middle-aged police officer in charge of the scene quickly ordered everyone to disperse.

From a certain perspective, there was something wrong with the opponent's instructions, because if it was really a 'Gatling', then with its average penetrating power, the cover would be meaningless and would be directly shot through. Probably only the load-bearing wall could temporarily block part of the 'metal storm'.

Fortunately, neither Lan Ke nor Lucy was so brutal. What they shot out was not a metal storm, but the same "paint bullet" as Shirou Emiya used before.

In an instant, the roof of the Arasaka Building was covered in bright red, and the helicopter crew of the Tokyo TV station, which had lost its target because Busujima Saeko entered the building, also filmed this scene.

After temporarily forcing back the police with paint bullets, Lucy pulled hard, and Lan Ke, who jumped out of the building holding the other end of the silk thread, also used the force to kick the wall and rushed directly to the top floor.

Looking at the helicopter above his head, Lan Ke even had time to straighten his clothes and bowed with Lucy, just like actors coming to take a curtain call. Many viewers who heard about the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" for the first time were confused.

This 'Phantom Thieves' is... quite polite.

However, since it was the curtain call, Lan Ke and Lucy were also preparing to leave, but suddenly a muffled sound came from the roof of a building in the distance. It turned out to be Shirou Emiya who had disappeared before... or was about to go and ambush someone. He was carrying a large "guitar case" on his back and holding a grappling gun in his hand.

Relying on the protective power of the "Phantom Thief Suit", Lan Ke didn't even need any special equipment. He simply grabbed the rope with one hand and began to descend quickly towards the building on the other side.

“Sizzle~!!”

From high in the sky, you can see the sparks flying from Lan Ke's gloves, which look extremely brilliant in the night sky.

On the other side, the police who only showed up after the Phantom Thieves of Hearts evacuated were helpless as they looked at the rope tied to the roof. After all, everyone had already left, and it was too late for them to cut it even if they wanted to.

Not to mention they didn't have the equipment to cut this particular metal rope.

As Lan Ke and the others entered the security door on the top floor of another building, the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" completely disappeared.

This eventful night came to an end.

But the impact of this night will not disappear so easily.

First of all, the arrests carried out by the "police" have been declared over, and a wave of politicians involved in the "Zeyue Case" have all been arrested.

This was not unexpected by the police. After all, they had already communicated with the forces behind each other. Most of those arrested were quite cooperative. After all, they also received the news while the police were arresting them.

As abandoned children, one can imagine how angry they were inside, but since the matter was already settled, they had no choice but to choose the most appropriate option.

Considering that most of the people involved were involved in "sex scandals" and "power-for-sex transactions", although it would be difficult to reinstate them after being arrested, it would not affect their families, and they could even trade with their political parties.

They took the initiative to take the blame, and after the storm is over, their descendants will start climbing the mountain called "full force" again with their support.

From this point we can see that those who can become members of parliament are basically very capable.

Of course, there is no shortage of idiots who come to power purely through 'constituency politics'.

They didn't give the police face, and the police wouldn't give them face either, and they took them all away.

As for those unlucky guys who didn't even deserve to know the reason, they were taken away in a daze. They will probably be even more confused when they see a group of colleagues in the police station later.

The director of White Horse Warning, who was sitting in the office, sighed deeply.

This time, the huge wave caused by the "Ze Yuezhi case" has finally passed. What follows is the public opinion field. I think those guys who were arrested will handle it themselves, and the police will not get involved.

However, the price was that the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' became completely famous tonight.

'TV Tokyo Helicopter Live'

This topic directly topped the Neon hot search list.

If the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' was just an 'urban legend' before because of the police, this time it was completely confirmed.

Fortunately, Neon already has a very deep history of "phantom thieves", so although the public reaction was not small, it did not cause too much waves.

The police had their own business, while on the other side, Arasaka Yorinobu, who was helped out of the top floor of the "Arasaka Building" by the police, had a gloomy expression on his face.

Although he didn't know what his father and Kurosawa were planning to do, it was obvious that waking up like a salted fish and being fixed to a machine was not a good thing.

If he had felt a little guilty about his outrageous thoughts before, he no longer hesitated at this moment.

He didn't even glance at his 'father' who was being escorted by the police on the hospital bed behind him, but instead looked at Busujima Saeko who had already stood up with the help of the police.

"Saeko, I'm sorry to bother you this time."

"No, Uncle Lai Xuan, I should be the one to apologize. After all, I didn't stop those thieves..."

That's right, Arasaka Yorinobu knew Busujima Saeko, or to be more precise, he knew Busujima Saeko's father. After all, as one of the most famous dojos in Tokyo, the Busujima family also had some connections with the upper echelons of Japan.

This time, considering the fighting power shown by the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' in the previous 'stealing of hearts', they asked them for help.

For this, Arasaka Yorinobu even gave Busujima Saeko the Arasaka family's heirloom sword "Kaku" as a reward.

But he couldn't care less about that right now.

Whether it's myself or Arasaka, there are too many things to deal with tonight...

Chapter 83: Police’s ‘major breakthrough’!

"Inspector, has the 'suspect' confessed?"

In the interrogation room of the 'Heart Phantom Thieves Countermeasures Headquarters', Josuke Higashikata, who had just returned from the 'Arasaka Building', asked Ginzo Nakamori curiously.

Looking at his trusted and beloved general, Nakamori Ginzo did not hide anything, but still reminded the other party.

"'President Saburo Arasaka' was 'invited' to cooperate with our investigation and is not a suspect."

That’s right, ‘Arasaka Saburo’s’ identity at this time is not a ‘suspect’, but a ‘witness’.

The reason for this situation is very simple. Ever since the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' left, 'Arasaka Saburo' has fallen into a coma and has not woken up until now. In addition, there is no direct evidence to prove that the other party is the 'criminal', so the name cannot be used casually.

Josuke Higashikata, who had gradually become accustomed to the actions of the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts' and even supported them in some ways, was stunned when he heard this, but he was relieved when he found that Nakamori Ginzo was not angry.

After all, if he met someone who liked to pick on words, the words just said would be enough to teach him a lesson.

But fortunately, Nakamori Ginzo really has high hopes for him, and what he just said was just a reminder, and he added a sentence after he finished speaking.

"And that Kurosawa who was brought back with him didn't say a word except to remind us not to touch the equipment on Arasaka Saburo... Tsk, if he hadn't reminded us, I would have thought that guy was mute!!"

Even though he was used to seeing all kinds of non-violent and uncooperative prisoners, he was still very unhappy when facing a guy like Kurosawa. After all, that guy looked calm, as if he didn't care about his situation at all.

If the people involved in today's case were not so troublesome, he really wanted to ask his men to perform a "big memory recovery technique" on him.

After complaining, he looked at Higashikata Josuke again.

"What did Arasaka Yorinobu say? Does he know any information? For example, what exactly was stolen by the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'?"

Compared to 'Arasaka Saburo' who was basically assumed to be a 'suspect' as the 'Phantom Thief's target, and 'Kurosawa' who was arrested for 'intentional homicide' because Arasaka Yorinobu took the initiative to report to the police, 'Arasaka Yorinobu' who played an extremely key role in this was also an extremely important link.

It was just because the case was too big this time, and Arasaka Yorinobu also expressed that he would definitely cooperate with the police, so he was not asked to come to the police station to take a statement. Instead, Josuke Higashikata cooperated with the other party to take a statement on the scene.

Speaking of this, although he had been busy all night, Higashikata Josuke seemed to suddenly become energetic.

"Have!"

Not only Josuke Higashikata, but even Ginzo Nakamori, who originally hoped to get some information but unexpectedly could only stare at the alarm on Saburo Arasaka, became interested instantly.

Fortunately, Josuke Higashikata did not tease Ginzo Nakamori and was too impatient to introduce him.

"According to Arasaka Yorinobu, the chip taken by the Phantom Thieves of Hearts is indeed Arasaka's core secret. It's said that almost all of Arasaka's products on the market today are based on the data contained in this chip. However, the specific information is only known to Arasaka Saburo himself, the chief engineer in charge, that is, Kurosawa, and his father."

Listening to what Josuke Higashikata said, Ginzo Nakamori opened his mouth and didn't know how to complain for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, Arasaka Saburo's eldest son was already dead, and his second son might not even survive him. Could it be that the other party was planning to starve his youngest son to death and that was why he didn't tell him?

"Does the engineer responsible for the development know anything about this? Especially with all the equipment in that 'safe house', including the machine that 'Arasaka Yorinobu's' tied up. I don't think that machine is used for survival."

"Because Saburo Arasaka hasn't been convicted yet, the Arasaka engineers are unwilling to reveal anything. Perhaps they will only speak up after Saburo Arasaka is arrested..."

This time, Arasaka's capture operation did not capture the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, but they did bring back Saburo Arasaka. Besides that, the most crucial targets were the engineer Kurosawa and—

"Is the head of security awake?"

Ginzo Nakamori once again set his sights on another suspect, 'Adam Hammer'. You should know that Ginzo Nakamori had met the other party before when the police entered the 'Arasaka Building'. The other party's arrogant appearance at that time made Ginzo Nakamori very unhappy.

After all, 'Adam Hammer' is not just a security guard, he is also the head of 'Arasaka Security'.

"Not yet. According to the hospital's examination, the patient is in perfect health. It seems that there is a problem with the 'brain-computer interface' installed in the back of his head. It requires an 'engineer' rather than a 'doctor' to deal with it."

Speaking of this, a secret has actually been solved.

The scene where 'Phantom Thief V' instantly killed 'Adam Hammer' had shocked many people. Now it seems that it was not magic, but a precise attack by the opponent through electromagnetic equipment such as 'data intrusion' or 'EMP'.

As for the hacker 'V', he was clearly at the scene but had no equipment, so how did he solve the problem of Adam's heavy hammer?

It must be someone else from the Phantom Thieves of Hearts!!

Such a big scene tonight is definitely not created by one person, not to mention that a new member of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" emerges every once in a while, and each new member has a "unique skill".

That leader had defeated Busujima Saeko, the heir to the Busujima Dojo, in close combat. You should know that Busujima Dojo collaborates with the police, and many police officers are either students of Busujima Dojo or have studied there. That girl, barely two years older than his daughter, was hailed as a more gifted swordsman than her father, yet even such a talented swordsman was defeated.

Secondly, the man in striking clothing but who was taciturn himself, had an even more bizarre shooting ability. In Nakamori Ginzo's impression, no one in the police force seemed to be able to shoot... No, that idiotic drunkard who resigned from the First Investigation Division might have been able to do it before, but who knew if his skills had improved after drinking every day.

The third 'hacker' who appeared last night used a portable device to break into Arasaka's security system...

It's only been a month since the Phantom Thieves of the Heart appeared. How could they be recruiting people while stealing, and each time they recruit such powerful people?

It must be the stock from before the 'Phantom Thieves of Hearts'!

The case at 'Arasaka' has basically reached a dead end. If no breakthrough is found in a short period of time, the 'Heart Phantom Thieves Countermeasures Headquarters' will definitely transfer the case to other departments. After all, from the name, it can be seen that their main target is still the 'Heart Phantom Thieves'.

For now, I am keeping this case on hand in the hope of using it to infer information about the Phantom Thieves of Hearts.

The biggest connection between the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and Arasaka is...

"Inspector Nakamori? Higashikata-kun? Why are you all here?"

Speak of the devil and he will appear. Just as the two were thinking unconsciously, Utsumi Toshio, who was in charge of this aspect, came over with a stack of information in his hand.

In response to Utsumi Toshio's greeting, Nakamori Ginzo did not respond but nodded and started asking questions directly.

"How's it going? Have you found any information about 'Johnny Silverhand'?"

That's right, at least in the eyes of the 'Heart Phantom Thieves Countermeasures Headquarters', 'Johnny Silverhand' might be the important clue to catching 'Phantom Thief V'. After all, the other party openly claimed that she was the other party's daughter, and that the other party was killed by 'Arasaka'.

Hearing what Ginzo Nakamori said, Utsumi Toshio showed a helpless expression.

"Information about 'Johnny Silverhand' isn't hard to find. After all, he was the most popular rock singer over a decade ago. I only just listened to a few of his songs before I realized I'd heard his music during my school days..."

After sighing, he noticed that the expressions of Josuke Higashikata and Ginzo Nakamori became more and more serious, so Utsumi Toshio had to stop sighing and continue talking about business.

"According to official records, Johnny Silverhand once served in the military, but 16 years ago, he voluntarily applied for retirement in the Sinai Peninsula due to his disillusionment with the USAF. During that time, he lost an arm in an accident and later received a prosthetic arm from Arasaka. However, public records also stopped there. At least until today, everyone simply believed him to be missing..."

At this point, Utsumi Toshio couldn't help but sigh. After all, he still liked Johnny Silverhand's songs very much, but fortunately he also knew that now was not the time to chat, so he continued talking.

"However, the background of 'Phantom Thief V' has not been discovered. After all, Johnny Silverhand is young and wealthy, so he's never lacked companions. In fact, across the ocean, people are currently discussing the identity of 'Phantom Thief V's' mother..."

Facts have proven that gossip is a common human trait, especially when it involves a topic that brings together the world's top keywords: 'Phantom Thief', 'Revenge', 'Consortium' and 'Rock Star'. Furthermore, unlike the neon lights of the night, it is still daylight in the USA on the other side of the ocean, so quite a few people are participating in the discussion.

But at this moment, Utsumi Toshio's cell phone suddenly rang.