Inspector Nakamori's entire life has been almost entirely focused on capturing the Phantom Thief Kid.
Therefore, he also has a considerable understanding of Phantom Thief Kid.
In his memory, Kidd was a pretentious guy who loved to show off and liked to play pranks.
But most of the time, especially when facing police pursuit, he always moves with ease and grace, like a gentle breeze.
This is the first time that someone has ever directly fought against a police force that outnumbers them by more than ten times, and has openly taken hostages in a way that defies public opinion.
Perhaps it was because they were trapped on this cruise ship, which was like a prison at sea, and their previous escape skills were useless, leaving them with no way out, that they revealed their ugly true colors.
As he was thinking this, Inspector Nakamori waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to slowly approach.
But Xiaolan immediately let out a scream.
Kidd's hand tightened around her throat for a moment, then loosened.
As a karate master, when faced with the life-threatening situation of suffocation, his reaction is just as panicked as that of an ordinary person.
The police did not dare to take any further action.
Kidd chuckled, grabbed Xiaolan with one hand, and backed away towards the hall door.
"Xiao Lan!" Still shaken, Sonoko ran a few steps forward out of concern for her best friend.
But they were immediately stopped by the police.
"Miss Suzuki, don't act rashly," Inspector Nakamori said in a deep voice. "Kid is desperate now, and we don't know what he might do."
In that brief pause, Kidd and Ran disappeared outside the door.
"Follow them, keep your distance, and don't harm the hostages!"
At Inspector Nakamori's command, the officers ran out in a group.
Because they were far enough away from Kidd, they didn't hear his hushed conversation with Ran.
"You're not Kidd, Kidd would never do something like that!" Xiaolan said angrily.
He ignored the other person's hand still stuck around his neck, but did not struggle.
"Do you think you can fool the police?"
Kidd's cold, chuckling laugh rang in her ears.
"But as you can see, that's exactly what they think."
"And how did you figure out I was an imposter?"
Xiaolan was dragged backwards, and she didn't forget to roll her eyes.
"Nonsense! Look at Superman appearing in front of Clark Kent, wouldn't he recognize it as a fake?"
The "Kidd" behind him did not refute, but only let out a faint laugh.
The real Phantom Thief Kid, disguised as Ran, gritted his teeth in hatred.
"You're Yuanshan, aren't you? That nosy detective!"
Do you think I would expose my identity in public just to reveal your secrets?
He suddenly sneered as well.
"Don't worry, you won't find any fault with me..."
"Is that so?" Yoruichi Toyama interrupted him before he could finish speaking, his tone slightly teasing.
"He also planned to escape using a flashbang, then go to that warehouse over there, revert to Kaito Kuroba's appearance, and pretend he was kidnapped as well?"
Kaito Kuroba's body stiffened instantly upon hearing his plan.
This, of course, could not be hidden from Yoruichi Toyama, who was holding him with her entire arm.
"How naive..."
Yoruichi Toyama looked at the police officers who were confronting him on the deck but dared not approach too closely, and whispered in the boy's ear.
"You have no chance."
"I'll take the Dark Star, and this blame should naturally fall on you—Kaito Kid."
"This is all too perfect, isn't it... my old friend?"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Kaito Kuroba was jolted, his heart trembling uncontrollably.
Could it be that this person...
This eccentric detective, whom I'd never heard of before, has only risen to fame in the last six months...
He belongs to... "that organization"...
He not only wants to seize the Dark Star, but also to destroy "Phantom Thief Kid"!
And... Father!
"You—don't even think about it!" Kaito Kuroba blurted out, which instantly turned into a roar.
At the same time, he stretched out his hand, not to struggle against the arm holding his neck, but to suddenly shoot out a playing card.
The special playing cards spun halfway through the air like boomerangs before swiftly gliding across the back of the opponent's hand.
Yoruichi Toyama snorted and loosened his grip, allowing Kaito Kuroba to slip out from under his arm.
Then, she lowered her head and bent over, crossing her arms in a hugging motion.
Two playing cards flew past his side again.
Yoruichi Toyama had no choice but to retreat and dodge.
A flash before my eyes!
The third card, seemingly out of nowhere, struck his other clenched fist precisely.
The Dark Star, which had been under their control, vanished in the blink of an eye the moment they loosened their grip.
Having succeeded, Kaito Kuroba rolled forward without regard for his image, escaping the attack range before standing up.
He then tossed the priceless black pearl to Inspector Nakamori, who had run over.
"Ah, this..." Inspector Nakamori was overjoyed, but it felt like he had received a hot potato, and he almost dropped it on the ground.
"Miss Mori, well done!"
"Xiao Lan!..." Seeing her best friend showing off her skills, Sonoko was so excited that she wanted to rush over.
Kaito Kuroba quickly reached out to stop them.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Sonoko, I'm not Ran..."
His gaze remained fixed on Yoruichi Toyama, and he didn't immediately notice that she hadn't taken any further action.
"He's not Phantom Thief Kid either..."
With that, Kaito Kuroba reached out and tore off his wig and mask, revealing his true face.
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