Fang Zheng put down the coffee in his hand and looked at Nakamori Aoko in front of him.

They couldn't just talk in the Metropolitan Police Department, so Fang Zheng took Nakamori Aoko to a cafe near the Metropolitan Police Department, where Nakamori Aoko stated her purpose.

To put it simply...Inspector Nakamori has become autistic.

The reason is very simple. Inspector Nakamori was so angry with Fang Zheng that he decided to resign if he failed to catch Kaito Kid. But Kid didn't show up, which made him very confused. However, his subordinates were relieved and thought that it was good that Kaito Kid didn't show up. In this way, the bet would not count and Inspector Nakamori would not have to resign. Maybe Kaito Kid didn't show up on purpose.

Of course, this was said by Inspector Nakamori's subordinates in a private conversation, and then Inspector Nakamori overheard it, and then he immediately became autistic.

I am a policeman, and I actually need a thief to pity me in order to keep my job?

What kind of police officer am I?!

So, Inspector Nakamori stayed at home for the past two days, and Nakamori Aoko couldn't stand it anymore, so she went to ask her father. Inspector Nakamori would definitely not tell his daughter about such a shameful thing, so he refused to let go, but Nakamori Aoko still managed to find out the whole story from her father's subordinates - this was not difficult, the scene of Fang Zheng scolding Inspector Nakamori had already spread throughout the Metropolitan Police Department, and everyone from top to bottom knew about it.

But no one stood up to speak for Inspector Nakamori, which shows that Inspector Nakamori's actions have long been unpopular in the Metropolitan Police Department.

This is normal. After all, every time they try to capture Kaito Kid, it is Inspector Nakamori who fails, but the entire Metropolitan Police Department is embarrassed. No one can accept this again and again. However, because Inspector Nakamori has a long career, no one dares to speak nonsense. But Fang Zheng is different. He doesn't care about the unspoken rules of the Japanese workplace. I have plenty of money and status, and I don't work in your Metropolitan Police Department. If I'm not happy with you and scold you, what can you do to me?

So Nakamori Aoko was unhappy. In her opinion, Fang Zheng simply ignored her father's hard work and talked nonsense! So she ran to the Metropolitan Police Department and wanted to talk to Fang Zheng. To put it bluntly, she wanted Fang Zheng to apologize to her father!

As for what Nakamori Aoko said, it was nothing more than how hard her father worked and how serious he was in order to capture Kaito Kid, how many years he had been away from home, and how much he sacrificed in order to capture Kaito Kid. It was so moving that anyone who heard it would cry. But it was of no use to Fang Zheng, who had watched too many reports on heroes and models... He felt no emotion in his heart, and even wanted to laugh.

"Are you done talking? Ms. Nakamori Aoko?"

Fang Zheng looked at Nakamori Aoko with a calm face. On the contrary, Nakamori Aoko seemed to be thinking of the hard work her father had put in over the years, and her eyes became red.

But then again, after taking a closer look, Fang Zheng discovered that this Nakamori Aoko and Mouri Ran actually look quite similar, except that her hair is a little messy compared to Ran's, and she doesn't have the iconic horns.

Of course, if we have to make a metaphor, then Xiaolan is like a tamed war horse. She looks very docile on weekdays, but if she is provoked, she can explode and be very terrifying.

And this Nakamori Aoko is like a wild horse that has not been tamed. She is very irritable and easily ignited as if she had taken gunpowder.

But what does this have to do with Founder?

"Then it's my turn to speak. Let me start with the conclusion. You want me to apologize to your father, but that's absolutely impossible because I don't think I said anything wrong."

"W-what?!"

Hearing this, Nakamori Aoko clenched her fists and stared at Fang Zheng with wide eyes.

"Isn't it?"

Fang Zheng sneered and looked at Nakamori Aoko, then his expression suddenly turned stern.

"All I heard from you the whole time was how hard Inspector Nakamori worked and how he sacrificed himself..."

"Yes, Dad has worked really hard to capture Kaito Kidd..."

"so what?"

"Why……?"

"Do you think your father is the only one who works hard in the Metropolitan Police Department and makes sacrifices?"

Fang Zheng looked at Nakamori Aoko coldly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared unconsciously.

"From what you said, it seems as if the rest of us in the Metropolitan Police Department don't work hard or make sacrifices. It seems as if your father does everything alone, right?"

"No, that's not what I meant..."

Qingzi was also panicked at this moment.

"Of course I also know that everyone is working very hard to capture Kaito Kidd..."

"Very hard? That's all?"

Fang Zheng snorted coldly and looked at Qingzi again.

"It seems that you still don't know what our colleagues in the Metropolitan Police Department have sacrificed for Kaito Kid. Come, let me tell you. Officer Oyama from the Special Service had a girlfriend and they were planning to get married. They even had an engagement party ready. But on that day, Kaito Kid showed up and your father asked all the special service members to be on standby. They went without saying anything, but of course, they didn't catch Kaito Kid. When Officer Oyama returned the next day, he found out that his girlfriend had broken up with him. His reason was, 'I don't want to marry an incompetent police officer who can't even catch a thief and is always laughed at by the media.'"

"this……"

"And Officer Tanaka from Investigation Section 3. His mother was seriously ill and he wanted to be with her, but your father asked for 24-hour care, so he went without saying anything. As a result, of course, the jewels were lost, and Kaito Kid was not caught. In the end, the old man asked before he died, 'Son, did you catch the thief?' Officer Tanaka didn't know how to answer, you know?"

“…”

"Everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department knows this. I'm afraid your father is the only one who doesn't know it, because he doesn't care. For him, catching Kaito Kidd is his life's value. He doesn't care about other people's sacrifices or lives."

"Don't you dare say that about my father!"

Hearing this, Qingzi jumped up again, but Fangzheng just looked at her coldly.

"Did I say something wrong? To be honest, I don't blame Kidd. He is a criminal, born to be against us police officers. I have never seen a criminal who says he is considerate of the police. If he really wants to be considerate of the police, he shouldn't commit crimes. But your father is different. There is a saying that goes, you are not afraid of god-like opponents, but you are afraid of pig-like teammates. Now, Kaito Kidd is a god-like opponent, and Inspector Nakamori is a pig-like teammate. It's all right."

"But, but father..."

"I've told Inspector Nakamori before, and I'll tell you again now, Miss Nakamori Aoko, our Metropolitan Police Department is not a secret organization that specializes in catching Kaito Kid, nor is it like those Kamen Ultramen on TV. Our goal is to maintain social order and combat crime. Kaito Kid is just a thief, to put it bluntly. He has no right to occupy so many police resources of our Metropolitan Police Department and waste them. Catching Kaito Kid is one of the goals of the Metropolitan Police Department, but it doesn't mean that if we fail to catch Kaito Kid, our Metropolitan Police Department will have to close down. So..."

Fang Zheng poured another cup of coffee and took a sip.

"If Inspector Nakamori feels that his life's work is about hunting down Kaito Kid, I advise him to take off his police uniform as soon as possible and learn from Kogoro Mouri to become a detective. By then, no one will care if he devotes himself to hunting down Kaito Kid 24 hours a day."

“…”

Nakamori Aoko also lowered her head, looking at the teacup beside her, unable to speak. But Fang Zheng obviously had no intention of letting her go. This naughty child just needed a beating from society, and she would be fine after a good beating.

"Besides, we Chinese have a saying that goes 'One incompetent general can lead to the death of the whole army'. Do you know what I mean? I am not afraid to tell you that in fact, the day before yesterday, Kaito Kidd appeared and was wandering right in front of us. We also knew that it was Kaito Kidd."

"Then, why don't you arrest him?"

Hearing this, Nakamori Aoko looked at Fang Zheng in surprise, and Fang Zheng spread his hands.

"It's very simple. There is no evidence. We have no evidence to prove that he is Kaito Kidd. So even if we go to court, the defense lawyer will ask us, the prosecutors, what evidence do you have to say that he is Kaito Kidd? We will say no, we just think he is Kaito Kidd... Haha, what do you think the result will be?"

"Can……"

"Kaito Kidd committed so many crimes, and your father was at the scene every time, but he didn't catch or leave any evidence or clues about Kaito Kidd. As a result, even though we knew Kaito Kidd was lurking in front of us, we couldn't do anything. Tell me, is it because your father is incompetent? Your father organized so many large-scale arrests and wasted so many resources of the Metropolitan Police Department, but in the end, he couldn't even collect and retain any clues. Either your father is incompetent, or your father is Kaito Kidd's accomplice, helping him cover up and destroy his tracks. Otherwise, I can't think of a third possibility."

"But, but Dad is not that kind of person, he, he..."

"It doesn't matter if he's that kind of person or not."

Fang Zheng finished his coffee.

"It's like when we arrest a criminal, we don't care about his motives. Maybe he's pitiful, maybe he has his own difficulties, but a crime is a crime, and the duty of the police is to arrest criminals who break the law and bring them to justice. Not only that, do you know why I scolded him at that time? Because at that time, Officer Megure introduced me to assist in the arrest of Kid."

"Why--?!"

Hearing this, Nakamori Aoko was shocked.

"Yes, is that so?"

"That's right, and I'm not afraid to tell you that I don't have the ability to figure out what those stupid and immature preview letters of Kaito Kid say, but as an expert in micro-expressions, I can easily tell which one is a disguised person and thus find out Kaito Kid. In addition, I am very confident in my martial arts ability, and I can tell you clearly that even if I can't catch Kaito Kid, he will never be able to steal the gem under my protection."

Fang Zheng shrugged and looked at Nakamori Aoko again, while Nakamori Aoko looked confused.

"In that case, why don't you join? As long as you join, Dad can concentrate on catching Kaito Kidd..."

"I joined, but your father refused."

"……Why?!"

"You see, this is why I scolded him."

Fang Zheng sneered.

"Inspector Nakamori regards Kaito Kid as his forbidden delicacy, as if only he can catch Kaito Kid and no one else is allowed to. What a joke, Kaito Kid is a thief, and the Metropolitan Police Department's mission is to combat and prevent crime. Since when did he have to be the only one to catch Kaito Kid? Does it mean that Kaito Kid can't be caught without him? But Kaito Kid was never caught when he was there. I can't understand how he has the confidence to yell over there and refuse other people to intervene. Based on his record of failure in all battles, anyone else would have resigned and apologized long ago. Doesn't he have any sense of shame?"

“…”

This time, Nakamori Aoko was silent. She bit her lips tightly, her eyes were red, but she couldn't say anything. To put it bluntly, Fang Zheng not only had no intention of apologizing, but also scolded her father in front of her. However, Aoko couldn't even say a word of defense. After all, what the other party said was reasonable and well-reasoned, and she didn't know how to refute it...

"That's all I have to say, Ms. Nakamori Aoko."

Fang Zheng stood up and nodded to Nakamori Aoko.

"Well, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

After Fang Zheng finished scolding the guy, he went home comfortably. On the other side, Aoko went back and immediately found her childhood sweetheart Kuroba Kaito and started crying to him.

"...I felt really bad. At that time, I couldn't say a word when facing that man...I never knew that the harm caused by Kaito Kid was so great. I originally thought that he was just a thief who liked to steal, but I never thought that besides my father, other policemen also paid so much..."

"Well……"

Looking at Aoko wiping her tears while sitting in front of his bed, Kuroba Kaito also looked embarrassed. He had been recuperating at home for the past two days because his butt was swollen after being spanked by Fang Zheng. Of course, Kuroba Kaito only told others that he was injured accidentally...

but……

After hearing the stories told by Aoko, Kuroba Kaito also felt uneasy. He had always treated the police officers other than Inspector Nakamori as background members, but now he learned from Aoko that some of them had their marriages broken up because of him, and some of them didn't even get to see their families for the last time because of him... A strong sense of guilt immediately emerged in Kuroba Kaito's heart.

"I will never forgive Kaito Kidd!"

At this moment, Qingzi also gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Everyone is such a good person, but Kaito Kid just steals gems at will, without caring about the harm he has caused to others. This bastard... must be brought to justice! I have made up my mind, Kaito!"

"Uh...what have you decided?"

"After I graduate, I will apply to the police academy. I want to be a police officer in the future, and I also want to catch Kaito Kidd! But I won't be like my father who only cares about Kaito Kidd. After all, Mr. Fang Zheng is right. Kaito Kidd is just a thief. It's not worth my whole life to chase him. But, as long as it is possible, I must arrest him myself!"

"Well...but if your father resigns..."

"Then I can be his assistant. No matter what, I must see this wanton thief go to jail!!"

"But didn't I say that before? Maybe Kaito Kid has some difficulties or something..."

Kuroba Kaito felt that his clothes were all wet at this moment, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade him with a wry smile, while Aoko clenched her fists.

"Mr. Fang Zheng is right. No matter what, a crime is a crime. No matter what Kaito Kidd's reasons are, he has violated the law! If you break the law, you must be brought to justice! I will never, ever forgive him!"

“…”

Looking at Aoko with her fists clenched and eyes blazing with anger, Kuroba Kaito was completely speechless.

what to do?

Should I still do this Kaito Kidd?