If the police had been more efficient and apprehended Phantom Thief Kid sooner, this wouldn't have happened!
You even found some petty thief from who-knows-where to be a scapegoat to cover up your incompetence! ...
That's basically how it will go.
This put pressure on Inspector Ishida, who took over the Kaito Kid case.
This pressure mostly comes from his ex-boyfriend, who is also Kaito Kuroba's future father-in-law, Inspector Nakamori.
If it weren't for Chief Odagiri keeping a close eye on things, Inspector Ishida would have really wanted to give up!
Just like countless predecessors in the Metropolitan Police Department who followed in their footsteps.
Only this young man in front of me, though not a policeman, is more like one, meddling in matters even more extensively than the Minister of Criminal Investigation.
Ishida glanced at Yoruichi Toyama and muttered to himself.
This meddlesome detective, and another one, a former civil servant who insists on working on the front lines as an elite member of the gold watch team.
Everyone knows that the two of them are now a pair of brilliant strategists, causing the entire First Investigation Division a huge headache.
That's not all. Look, they're messing with us again.
Does it really work? Can it truly change the public's perception of the police?
Inspector Ishida expressed his doubts.
But we had no choice but to continue explaining the case in detail.
The subsequent cases, including the one last Thursday, all occurred in Tokyo.
Specifically, this refers to bustling areas like Beika City and Beika City.
Several jewelry stores in the commercial district were looted, and at the same time, people dressed in white evening suits flew overhead in white hang gliders.
That's Kidd, of course!
This is what both eyewitnesses and ordinary police officers think.
But when Kaito Kuroba was summoned for questioning, he vehemently denied it.
"I have an alibi, okay?" Kaito Kuroba continued to argue.
"If you don't believe me, go ask my teachers and classmates at school! See if I'm not obediently listening to lectures in the classroom every day!"
"Then you could find someone to impersonate you at school," Inspector Ishida pointed out. "You know how to disguise yourself, don't you?"
"Then why couldn't it be that someone impersonated me and showed up at the crime scene? Sir, you can't just make wild guesses!"
That hits the nail on the head, Yoruichi Toyama thought.
The presence of a figure resembling Phantom Thief Kid at the robbery scene is definitely not a coincidence.
They were just trying to frame someone.
Perhaps the person hiding on the other side realized that Kaito Kid hasn't shown up for a long time.
Although the police claimed to have arrested Kidd, they did not reveal his true identity, leaving the public with lingering doubts.
As soon as the white figure of "Phantom Thief Kid" flies through the sky, most people will suddenly realize what's going on.
As expected, the police are talking nonsense again, killing innocent people and claiming credit for it!
This mudslinging is aimed at Kaito Kid, while exploiting the already icy image of the police in the public eye.
They're quite calculating.
So, is the other party, the one impersonating Kaito Kid, the same group that sent me the invitation?
Yoruichi Toyama thought for a moment and took out the invitation she had received a few days ago.
"I remember that Kuroba-kun is a master of riddles. Could you perhaps decipher this letter for me?"
...
"I have long admired your wisdom, and I hope you can spare some time to come and share dinner with me."
The so-called invitation consisted of only this short sentence.
Kaito Kuroba blinked and looked up at Yoruichi Toyama.
I wonder if this annoying detective is playing a joke on me.
Yoruichi Toyama shrugged.
“If it weren’t for the 2 million yuan check that was enclosed with the letter, I would have thought it was a joke.”
The invitation letter naturally included the time and place, but the problem was that the name "Twilight Mansion" wasn't exactly a well-known place.
"I think you've offended too many people, and someone is playing a prank on you."
Kaito Kuroba said casually, leaning back in his chair.
"When you happily go to the appointment, we'll send someone to put you in a sack and beat you up."
"As for that check, it's probably frozen and the money can't be withdrawn."
So don't overthink it!
Seeing his gloating expression, Yoruichi Toyama couldn't help but laugh.
"That's a real shame. I've already checked with the bank."
"The check is fine; I can cash it right now if I want."
"But the bank wouldn't tell me the account holder's information, so I had to ask Inspector Ming-Chi to check."
This kind of abuse of police resources is particularly hateful!
The thought of this guy being able to order the police around at will made Kaito Kuroba glare at him angrily.
But driven by curiosity, I read the text on the invitation again.
This time, it was the last line of signature that caught his attention.
"The Forsaken Child of God, the Phantom..."
"What an arrogant master! He didn't even write his real name!"
Kaito Kuroba casually tossed the invitation onto the table.
But when I put my hands together again behind my head, a thought gradually became clear.
“Phantom…Phantom…Is it Phantom?…”
“So, according to the New Testament, the ‘children abandoned by God’ are ‘little goats’…”
"So...kid?..."
"Kid...the phantom thief...?"
Kaito Kuroba sat up straight in surprise, staring at Yoruichi Toyama.
"The person who sent you the invitation was... Phantom Thief Kid?"
...
As Kaito Kuroba walked into the office, which was now almost exclusively used by Yoruichi Toyama, he was still very excited.
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