NOVEL WEB Chapter 411: Don't Mind It
The level of this divination was quite high.
In terms of level, it was not inferior to an ordinary Sequence 9 Seer.
In a world without Beyonder characteristics, it was indeed rare to possess such a power purely through bloodline inheritance.
But it was a fatal flaw not to consider the other party's situation before doing a divination.
If such behavior happened anywhere else, the best outcome would probably be being recruited by the official Beyonder organizations.
Of course, Ren did not care much about this matter.
He did not want to attract too much attention. He had noticed it once before. This time, the interference was not on him, but on the Dark Star that he had slightly modified.
To prevent Kaito Kid from acting again, he had taken some precautions.
As for the result of Akako's divination, he naturally knew.
The Fool, The Hermit, The World.
If one described them based on their meanings in tarot, it was far too broad.
The Hermit already explained the key problem. The Fool and The World were too close to each other, leaving no specific or special message.
Even after investigation, there would be no definite result.
When a definition becomes too broad, the divination results become meaningless.
Divination narrows down vague information, even locating a single target. But once the ability to pinpoint is gone, the final result is empty.
Because there are too many possible outcomes, these irrelevant pieces of information directly ruin the accuracy of the reading.
So, after interfering with Akako's reading, Ren withdrew his focus.
Even though it lasted only a short time, several people still noticed it.
Ayako immediately turned to look and saw two high school students, a boy and a girl, and an elderly gentleman.
The elderly gentleman…
Ayako frowned. She suddenly realized this gentleman was the same person disguised earlier as a staff member distributing black pearls.
Ren did not say anything. He just nodded slightly.
Ayako bowed slightly and turned back to speak with her mother.
After Ayako left, everyone else turned their attention toward where Ren was looking.
"Mr. Thief?"
Chika asked with some curiosity.
Ren nodded slightly.
"The port is full of police, and those at the entrance are half-armed. Every officer has a taser as standard equipment, so there's no way to run. Plus, there's an old man among those who need to escape. What can they do if they don't come back? The ones walking out now are obviously the thieves."
When he walked into the port earlier, Ren had already noticed the standard equipment of the security forces.
He did not care what others were thinking, but it was obvious that the police had come this time with the goal of catching Kaito Kid. Forcing him to withdraw was not enough.
It was like players pulling cards in a gacha game. Even if they know the odds are bad, no one wants to be the unlucky one who draws nothing.
The police were no different.
Forcing Kaito Kid to retreat was just a backup plan. What they really wanted was to catch him.
"So, will the thief be caught?"
When Chika asked this question, Sonoko just shook her head.
"No."
"If things get out of hand and the thief acts recklessly, my parents will be blamed. So this time, my sister will be told to let it go."
"It is the police's duty to protect the conglomerates, but there's no need for the conglomerates to help the police at their own expense. Especially when the police themselves cannot catch the thief."
Kaguya agreed.
"The people at this banquet are all celebrities. If the police fail to protect someone, tomorrow's news will be brutal. So even if Aunt Tomoko knows who the thief is, when he has already admitted defeat, she won't press him further."
"Pretending to be ignorant is the best outcome, unless the police identify the thief on their own. But they have no way of doing that."
No one in the police could identify the thief.
If his invitation to the banquet was legitimate, reporting something like this would be a huge scandal, and no one could bear that responsibility.
"Besides, the police rely on evidence. How can they prove someone is a thief if they don't catch him in the act?"
This was the truth.
Even the police cannot arrest someone without evidence.
If there is not enough proof, all actions are illegal.
Kaito Kid is a careful thief who leaves no clear evidence for the police. The only time they can catch him is during the act.
Otherwise, even if the police wanted to shoot, they would not dare, knowing public backlash would follow.
Obviously, today's police would not do such irrational things.
There is no need to make sacrifices over a thief.
This is why the Second Investigation Division always has to find someone to take responsibility afterward.
Sure enough, the moment Ayako told Tomoko what she noticed, Tomoko simply shook her head.
"Don't mind it."
Ayako looked at her mother in surprise. She had not expected this response.
"Ayako, there is no need for us to help the police at the cost of our own interests."
Seeing her daughter still trying to process this, Tomoko was not surprised. After all, her eldest daughter's change had only been recent, less than a month.
Although her insight had improved, it was still not deep enough.
"The thief has already been cornered by us and even tried to flee. Since he has chosen to give up, no matter who he is, there is no need for us to pursue him."
"And if we really push a thief to the bitter end, what will we gain?"
Ayako thought about it carefully, then shook her head.
"We gain almost nothing."
"At our 60th anniversary celebration, guests were harmed because of us. Even if we help catch Kaito Kid, guests are still harmed."
"No one will see us as competent. People will just take our actions for granted."
Tomoko nodded slightly, feeling more at ease as she looked at her eldest daughter.
"That's right. So even if we know Kaito Kid's identity, there's no need to say anything. We don't need to force him into a corner."
(To be continued.)
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