I'm writing a diary in Zongman

But Amamiya Ren also thought of another problem.

Apart from me, no one should be able to accommodate uniqueness at the highest sequence 8.

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Chapter 360 Encountering Another Heroine

Friday, September 3st.

Today is a special day for high school students. Classes end very early today, and both afternoon periods are physical education classes, so almost everyone in the Mystery Research Club chose to leave early.

The teacher won’t cause any trouble even if I don’t attend the two physical education classes in the afternoon.

After having lunch in the club, the whole club went to the Rice Flower Museum together.

But when they arrived at the outskirts of the Rice Flower Museum, it was already surrounded by layers of police.

Although the Rice Flower Museum is still open, the police are also arranging corresponding security measures, and it seems that there will be some trouble.

"It's about that thief."

Suzuki Sonoko went straight to the topic.

"Mom is prepared to accept the thief's provocation, but the director of the Rice Flower Museum needs to worry about the exhibits being targeted by thieves."

"After all, for the director of the Rice Flower Museum, this exhibition is very important to the museum, so the director does not allow any accidents."

"It was because of the curator's suggestion that Mom and Dad decided to let the police get involved."

For the director of the Rice Flower Museum, the last thing he wants is for any accidents to happen at the exhibition, especially if the exhibits he invited with great difficulty are stolen by thieves.

If something like this actually happened, it would be extremely negative news for the Beika Museum. I'm afraid that the owners of all the exhibits would call that evening to request an early closing of the exhibition. This, too, would be something the museum director couldn't accept.

Therefore, the curator still chose the safest way to handle this matter.

Call the police!

The police have to deal with murder, and naturally theft is also a problem that the police need to deal with.

"It's normal behavior."

Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly. This is what a normal person would do.

"The Rice Flower Museum has a lot of exhibits this time, and most of them are gems from all over the place. If even one of these is lost, the reputation of the Rice Flower Museum will be completely ruined."

"While Sonoko's mother is willing to gamble on the black pearl she's been eyeing, the curator also needs to consider the safety of other exhibits. Handing these matters over to the police is the best option."

"It's best to leave matters related to theft to the police. No matter how lame the police are in some cases, they are at least much better than the completely unprofessional museums."

The best solution is to leave professional matters to professionals.

"It's just that this time the thief incident was a bit too big."

"After all, he was the Phantom Thief who caused such a stir twenty years ago."

Ran Mouri actually seriously investigated the matter about the Phantom Thief.

"I've found out that the thief has been acting frequently on the island in the past six months. The Metropolitan Police Department's Second Investigation Division has been completely toyed with by that thief. I think this is one of the reasons why the police have increased their security presence."

"That's right! That thief is a complete villain!"

Just as Mao Lilan finished speaking, a girl with long black hair jumped out from the side.

Ran Mao Li subconsciously looked at the other person's face, but stopped when she saw the other person's face, as if she saw herself in the mirror.

"It's not a mirror..."

For a moment, Mao Lilan was a little confused. Who was this girl in front of her who had a face shape very similar to hers?

Not only was Mao Li Ran confused for a moment, but even the other party was also confused the moment he saw Mao Li Ran.

"Eh? Eh!!"

Aoko Nakamori looked at the other person in surprise. She didn't know why the other person had such a similar face to her.

“It seems so…”

When the others saw Nakamori Aoko, they subconsciously turned their attention towards Maoli Ran, looking left and right at the two people's faces. It was confirmed that the two people really looked alike.

"You and I look alike..."

If Mao Lilan didn't know that her father and mother had a good relationship and even met often behind her back, she would have suspected that her mother or father was cheating.

"Hello, my name is Mao Lilan, may I ask who you are?"

"Ah, hello, it's Nakamori Aoko."

Nakamori Aoko quickly came to her senses and responded.

"Sorry, I almost thought that Dad or Mom was cheating on me."

"Me too……"

Mao Lilan couldn't help but nod in agreement with this idea.

"Ms. Nakamori, do you know about that thief?"

"Of course. My father is a detective in the Second Investigation Division. Because of that thief's sudden appearance, my father is always fooled by that nasty thief."

When talking about this, Aoko Nakamori felt her teeth itching. Every time she thought about her father's state when he came home, she couldn't help but want to kill that hateful thief.

"It's all that thief's fault! Not only did he treat my dad like a monkey, but he also made him work overtime all the time. If it weren't for that thief, my dad wouldn't be treated like a clown."

It can be heard from her words that Nakamori Aoko's dislike for Kaito Kid comes from her father.

My father was tricked by a thief at work, criticized by people at work, and forced to work overtime for no reason. This situation is really infuriating.

The girls couldn't help but understand Nakamori Aoko's disgust for the thief.

"By the way, you don't like that thief, do you?"

Aoko Nakamori needs to figure out these 717 points.

Because she knew the thief, who had the support of many people despite being a thief, some even came to watch him play tricks on the detectives. Nakamori Aoko couldn't say anything to reprimand that guy, but she also didn't want to have any more words with him.

"no no."

Ran Mao Li quickly waved her hand to deny it, then took Sonoko's hand.

"This time, the thief's target was my friend's heirloom. We came here to see what was going on."

"So that's it."

Only then did Aoko Nakamori understand. She didn't expect that this time she would meet the victim who was targeted by the thief.

"The thief has already released a warning, but it seems no one has figured out the meaning of the code yet."

She looked around, then slowly approached Suzuki Sonoko.

"Although I don't know what the thief's prediction means, I saw Dad rushing out early this morning. He must have known what the prediction meant."

Aoko Nakamori still has great faith in her father's abilities. After all, her father has been fighting wits and courage with the thief for a long time.

Even though the thief still often gets away, he is more experienced in dealing with the thief than other detectives.

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Chapter 361 Guidance

"Come to think of it, I remember there was a detective who always appeared on the TV news."

Suzuki Sonoko also remembered that she seemed to have seen a similar scene in the news when she was investigating the news about the Phantom Thief.

A male detective with a mustache and a crew cut, but the image of the detective in the news caption picture is indeed not very good. He always appears behind the thief, but is never able to catch the thief.

Suzuki Sonoko couldn't quite remember the detective's name. Even the information about the thief she had only been investigating briefly, and all she knew was a rough outline.

But now the daughter of the person involved seems to be right in front of him.

That being said, the detective does bear some resemblance to Mori-san... It was precisely because of the striking resemblance between Nakamori Aoko and Ran that Suzuki Sonoko subconsciously compared Mori-san's face with that of the detective. Overall, the two were quite similar.

I always feel that I can understand why another Xiaolan appeared... Suzuki Sonoko thought that it was because the father and mother looked similar, which led to the current situation.

"Yes, that detective who often appears in the news is my father."

Aoko Nakamori is still very happy that someone can remember her father, at least it proves that her father's efforts are still known to others.

But it makes me feel a little uncomfortable when I think about how my dad is always the protagonist of the detective news played by Kaito Kid.

Dad had tried so hard and almost caught the thief every time, but the thief always slipped away.

"I think the detective didn't catch the thief because he wanted to find out who the thief was."

Just when Nakamori Aoko's mood was visibly depressed, Amamiya Ren interrupted.

"As Ms. Nakamori said, your father has been on the front lines of the hunt for that thief, and has spent the most time with him. I believe your father has some suspicions about his identity, and the reason he hasn't caught him is probably because he hopes to use gentler means to apprehend him."

"Ms. Nakamori, please think carefully. No thief can always grasp the police's intelligence. Even if he is proficient in disguise and other tricks, I don't think he can keep up with the real-time police intelligence updates."

"But why is it that a thief can always see through the police's actions?"

"I think there must be some reason for this."

"!?"

Nakamori Aoko suddenly reacted.

Indeed, the thief seemed to know the police's plan every time he acted. Even with the most powerful intelligence investigation skills, it is impossible to have constant access to police intelligence.

Then Aoko Nakamori thought about the times when her father almost caught the thief. Without exception, it seemed that her father temporarily changed his methods and approaches during the arrest, which allowed the thief to almost be caught.

Therefore, the thief's actions could not have been an accident.

"You mean, that thief has always been by my father's side?"

Aoko Nakamori also reacted immediately.

"No. To be more precise, the thief might be right next to you, Ms. Nakamori."

Amamiya Ren directly pointed out the key point.

"That Phantom Thief had already made a name for himself in the West twenty years ago. Even if he was young, he must have been around twenty back then. And now, twenty years later, he's a forty-year-old middle-aged man. His abilities have surely become more robust with age. He definitely wouldn't let a detective chase him down and nearly catch him so many times."

"Ms. Nakamori, you should understand that the detectives in the West are best at emptying magazines. They're allowed to fire. So, why did such an experienced thief become less skilled after twenty years?"

Nakamori Aoko, who was being guided, understood instantly.

"Because the thief now is not the same thief from twenty years ago!"

"Yes."

Amamiya Ren smiled slightly.

"If the Phantom Thief isn't a middle-aged man, then the one who could exploit the Phantom Thief title and cause such a big commotion must be the second generation."

"Maybe someone like my son."

"Then there's a certain age range for Phantom Thieves. They're most likely high school or college students. The age limit should be within twenty years."

"And since the Phantom Thief knows a lot about the police's actions, he's either a detective from within the Metropolitan Police Department, or someone close to the detectives from the Second Investigation Division. But it's highly unlikely he's an insider."

"I think the arrest mission is not a simple operation and requires more detailed personnel planning. The Phantom Thief can't be too busy to handle everything. On one side is an internal police officer, and on the other side is still a Phantom Thief."

"Furthermore, the detective in Investigation Section 2 who's directly in charge of the thief must have understood the need to be wary of internal infiltration. He'd have planned the operation beforehand, so even if there were infiltration, he wouldn't have easily revealed his improvisation."

"So, it becomes much easier to get intelligence from another place."

Following Amamiya Ren's gaze, Nakamori Aoko pointed at herself with a complicated expression.

"Ms. Nakamori made some reminders after she learned of Sonoko's identity. And Ms. Nakamori values ​​your father very much. I think sometimes even an unconscious mention is enough to remind you."

Then Amamiya Ren turned the topic to Nakamori Aoko.

"I think your father has already started to suspect someone. He might even deliberately spread false information from you to confirm Zhao Li's suspicions."

"I think that catching an international thief shouldn't be considered gentle means. Simply piercing the thief's thigh with a bullet can easily expose the thief's identity. But your father didn't do that. I'm afraid he also hopes that this method of catching the thief is not necessary."

"..."

Nakamori Aoko's face darkened a little.

Because if she thought in this direction, she began to have some doubts about a person.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that her father had indeed done something similar. There were a few times when what she heard on the news was slightly different from the plan her father had told her. And those were also the times when her father almost caught the thief.