Volume 1 Beginning Chapter 67 I am the Phantom Thief
One hour before Kaito Kidd preview time.
Blue Parrot Billiards Bar.
Nan Ling sat on the pool table, watching Kuroba Kaito's busy back idly, and kicked his legs out of boredom.
"Why is your target a painting this time?"
Nan Ling glanced at the photo of the painting and continued to watch Kuroba Kaito sorting out the magic props.
"About this..." Kaito put on his white gloves slowly, picked up the dress hat beside him and put it on his head.
"It is said that in this part," he walked to Nan Ling and pointed at the eye part of the photo, "the painter used special materials."
"It's really special. The painting is also special." Nan Ling complained, "But it's hard to tell that this thing is worth 400 million."
"It's really abstract." Kaito looked at the painting and said with deep agreement.
Please forgive them for being mortals who are completely unable to understand this abstract masterpiece.
"Oh, right." Nan Ling remembered the news he had seen recently, jumped down from the table and strolled to the bar. He lazily half-lay on the bar, with one hand supporting his chin, "I heard that the famous detective, Hakuba, has returned to Japan recently?"
"No matter if he's a dark horse or a white horse, no detective can catch me anyway." Kaito said lightly, not taking the matter to heart at all.
"Are you so confident?" Nan Ling gave an unfathomable smile, which gave Kaito goose bumps all over his body.
"Wow, your expression is so scary." He complained with his crescent eyes.
"Hehehe..." Nan Ling let out a few ambiguous laughs, "I think you should be more careful."
Hakuba Tan and Kuroba Kaito, white and black, detective and phantom thief - just from the name they seem to be destined to be enemies.
In Nan Ling's impression, Hakuba Tan had caused Kaito a lot of trouble and set many traps.
"Anyway, since you're a famous detective, don't be careless."
Nan Ling put on the long black windbreaker that he had hung on the hanger when he came in, and said to Kaito as he walked towards the door.
Seeing Nan Ling preparing to leave, Kaito was a little surprised, "Aren't you going with me?"
"I've already told you that I'm here to see your performance. At least leave some surprises for me." Nan Ling said lazily, leaning against the door.
"Then why did you come to see me in advance..." Kaito felt a little helpless.
"Because I was bored, I came to take a look."
"How willful..."
"Hey."
…
Nan Ling disguised himself as Kaito recommended and became one of the police officers guarding the scene.
Because no unauthorized persons were allowed to enter the museum for this performance, there were only police officers on the scene, and Nan Ling couldn't find anyone else to disguise himself.
anyway……
Nan Ling looked at the gloomy sky where light snow was falling and exhaled a breath of white air.
It was clearly spring when he was in Kyoto, so why did it turn into winter as soon as he returned to Tokyo?
Is this timeline so scientific?
He arrived at the art museum a little earlier than Kuroba Kaito, and watched the entire process of Kaito's transformation.
Specifically, it is the whole process of him stripping off other people's clothes.
This guy is not only quick but also quite skilled. Nan Ling shook his head and sighed.
The unlucky guy who was stripped is now in one of the cars in the parking lot. If someone notices this blind spot and searches...
Oh, just as I was thinking about it, that “interested person” came.
Kaito Kidd's nemesis, Hakuba Tan, walked out of the art museum with a look of serious thinking.
Nan Ling looked at Bai Ma Tan wandering around in the snow wearing only a thin khaki windbreaker, and really wanted to ask him a question.
are not you cold?
Well, but...
The white horse scout was looking into the cars one by one through the windows. If this continued, he would definitely find the unlucky guy locked in the car sooner or later.
From the looks of it, Kaito is going to fail this time.
Well, I'll just give him a hand this time.
Nan Ling, who had watched Kaito's entire transformation process, had already memorized that face. All that remained was to find him among the guards spread throughout the art gallery.
This is not difficult.
In order to make it easier for him to take action, he would definitely stay in the exhibition hall where the target painting was on display.
Nan Ling adjusted the brim of his hat, told the young policeman who was guarding next to him that he was going to the toilet, and then slipped away as if he knew the way.
Skipped work. Skipped work.
When he walked to the door of the exhibition room and looked inside, Nan Ling couldn't help but sigh softly.
There are so many people.
It has happened so many times, why doesn't Inspector Nakamori know that it will be easier for Kid to take action with more people?
He sighed and walked into the exhibition hall as if nothing had happened.
Perhaps because he looked too natural, the guards around him didn't pay much attention to him.
Kuroba Kaito was looking at the painting seriously when he was suddenly patted from behind.
"!?"
"It's me. Don't look back." Nan Ling's voice came from behind, "Just pretend nothing happened."
"How come you... " His voice was still a little panicked.
He was so scared that he thought he was going to be discovered.
"Listen to me first." The voice behind him said steadily, "The White Horse Detective has already discovered the person you disguised yourself as. If you have any backup plan, he should have discovered it too ."
My backup plan... could it be the rope outside the window and the hot air balloon on the roof? Then how should I retreat?
There was no need for Nan Ling to lie, so it was most likely something that had already happened.
Kaito's expression remained unchanged, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It's an unexpected incident... But you still have to keep a poker face! Stay calm, Kaito.
"And then?" he asked quietly, trying to keep his facial expression unchanged.
"You ask me?" Nan Ling said in a tone of watching a good show, "I told you to be careful. Now that the car has overturned, what are you going to do?"
"At worst, I can use a hang glider..."
"Tonight there's a northwest wind, force seven." Nan Ling said mercilessly, "Do you want to fall from the sky and die? Then you'll definitely be the most famous thief."
This sarcastic tone is really Nan Ling's style...Kaito sighed.
"Are you here just to complain about me?" he said in a contrived sad tone.
Nan Ling completely ignored his dramatic outburst.
"Take this." Someone stuffed an earphone into his palm. "Just follow your original plan, but move as quickly as possible. I will tell you the evacuation route when the time comes."
"Wow, Plan B?" This is a bit exciting tonight.
Nan Ling said "hmm" softly , "I'm leaving first, have fun, see you later."
Kaito heard no more noise coming from behind him and turned his head slightly to take a look.
There was no trace in front of me to prove that anyone had ever stood here.
The corner of Kuaidou's mouth twitched.
I am obviously the Phantom Thief, why does this person seem more elusive than me?
