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"Has he given up?"

Both Tomoko and Shiro noticed the chaos in the hall, but this outcome made Tomoko frown slightly.

"Tsk~ What a sharp thief."

This time the trap had been set up completely for Kaito Kid, but who would have thought that under such circumstances, he would choose to give up the goal of stealing.

"Since he has given up on stealing, the reason for causing such a commotion must be to rescue his assistant."

The current situation was very clear. Shiro could easily see Kaito Kid's purpose, so the police should also soon understand.

"However, not all the guests have boarded yet, and the police probably haven't begun their operation."

Tomoko also understood this.

With Ayako's reminder, the police had already identified Kaito Kid's assistant, but the time for action had to be after the ship set sail.

Because only after the ship had started would Kaito Kid's assistant be contained and unable to escape easily.

If this were a normal situation, as long as Kaito Kid's time of action was delayed slightly, the situation would have been fully stable this time.

Even if Kaito Kid could not be caught, his assistant would not have been able to escape.

Then, by investigating the assistant's identity, they might even be able to uncover Kaito Kid's true identity.

Unfortunately, at this critical moment, Kaito Kid chose to give up.

Tomoko's expression was full of disappointment, but she had to admit that Kaito Kid's decision was the correct one.

"What a pity! If it had been just a little later, maybe it would have worked."

"No need to feel regret."

Shiro slightly shook his head.

"As a thief, his instincts are undoubtedly sharp. If he had noticed that something was wrong and still walked into a trap that was doomed to fail, he wouldn't be a famous thief."

"Besides, whether Kaito Kid is caught this time or not, this is not a bad result for both us and the police."

"We won't have our heirlooms stolen and end up complaining in the newspapers, and the police won't be called tax thieves by the public."

Although the result was not very advantageous, being able to force a thief to give up stealing was rare in itself.

"Even so..."

Tomoko shook her head slightly.

Kaito Kid had already made his choice, so what else could she say?

There was nothing to do but accept it.

After the commotion in the main hall, Kaito decisively chose to leave.

He still had some time to take advantage of the chaos.

Not all the guests had entered yet, and the old man was still at the entrance, obviously unaware that he had already been exposed.

But the police must already be lying in wait at the entrance.

Kaito rushed to the entrance and no longer maintained his disguise. He quickly removed all of his disguises.

"Phantom Thief Kid!?"

People were still coming in, so naturally his act of removing his disguise was noticed.

Sure enough, hearing the noise, many people at the entrance turned their gaze in his direction.

Prepared, he threw several special flash bombs directly into the crowd.

The only time to act was during the effect of the flash bombs.

So he had to seize the opportunity.

While moving, Kaito had already put on a pair of sunglasses.

The next moment, five points in the crowd erupted with blinding white light, making it impossible for either the guests or the police to see clearly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he quickly pulled Terai Kōnosuke, who was still distributing black pearl accessories, and swiftly left the crowd.

At the same time, he removed the Kaito Kid costume as fast as possible.

A white suit was far too conspicuous.

But precisely because the white suit was so eye-catching, once people lost their vision, they would subconsciously look for someone in white clothing in the crowd.

By the time the effect of the flash bombs had worn off, Kaito, now dressed in a black suit, had already reached a spot just outside the port entrance.

Jii, who moments ago had been dressed like a staff member, was now an old gentleman in a gray suit, with a black top hat on his head and a cane in his hand, looking very traditional.

The two of them pretended to be about to board the ship.

Escaping from the port was extremely difficult. There were layers of guards outside the port. Only the boarding queue at the port was safe enough.

Fortunately, the noise ahead was loud enough, and there was commotion, otherwise they would never have been able to slip into the queue so easily.

After completing this step, Kaito slowly let out a sigh of relief.

He had not expected to be forced to this point.

He sighed helplessly in his heart. This time he had really gotten into big trouble.

Then he thought of Koizumi Akako's words of advice.

He hadn't expected what she said to actually come true.

Was his luck so "good" that he ran into a Mrs. Suzuki willing to play such a big game with him?

But in the end, such a large-scale plan still ended with him running away.

...

This was what made Kaito feel regretful and frustrated.

He was not as strong as people thought, and there were times when he was unable to deal with unexpected situations.

Especially when someone abandoned the rules he thought he understood, the game without rules turned him from a veteran into a complete novice.

He simply relied on past experience to deal with different situations.

But once his thinking was seen through and his actions understood, he would lose the mystery of a magician and would no longer be able to avoid capture.

There had been such a person before.

Kaito clearly remembered the last time someone cornered him, nearly causing him to be caught by the police.

It was only thanks to the police's own impulsiveness that he found an opening.

But this time, he did not lose due to a lack of intelligence or ability, but because of his insistence on winning.

Although he was obsessed with victory, reason still made him restrain his desire. He could not allow his desire to put Jii in danger.

There was just one thing he could not understand.

The old man's disguise was perfect. How could someone see through it?

Seeing so many policemen waiting at the entrance just now, Kaito knew that Jii's identity must have been exposed.

So, if all the guests had boarded the ship, everything would have been over.

(To be continued.)

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