It was already late at night, but there were still bright lights outside a Japanese-style mansion. This was not the light of the house, but the light from the car lights.
Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Section 3, reporters from Japan's five major TV stations, fans of Phantom Thieves, and speculators who want to catch the cat's eye and become famous. Many people gathered outside the mansion, waiting for the cat's eye to arrive.
This mansion is the residence of the owner of Ukiyo-e who was targeted by the "cat's eye". The owner of Ukiyo-e is a grumpy old man who doesn't like outsiders entering his house. Every plant and tree in his house is... It was carefully arranged by him. People who don't understand or don't appreciate it have no way to come in. So whether they are police, reporters, or other random people, they are all turned away by him. Now in the mansion, only the security guards he hired are responsible for protecting the ukiyo-e that is stared at by the "cat's eye".
The return of "Maoyan" after fifteen years is definitely a big news for the idle and bored Tokyo people. Anyway, the targets of "Maoyan" thefts are all rich and powerful capitalists, and have nothing to do with ordinary people. , does not harm the interests of ordinary people, and looks at the usually arrogant wealthy and big capitalists who may have squeezed them, beating their chests and feet, can there be a more pleasant after-dinner conversation than this?
What the public likes is naturally what the reporters like. The incompetence of the Metropolitan Police Department and the legendary monster thieves are all good things to attract the public's attention. Therefore, reporters from Japan's six major TV stations, except TV Tokyo, are still broadcasting cartoons. The ace reporters from the five major TV stations have already picked up their cameras and are ready to get first-hand information as soon as possible.
On a sultry summer night, a large group of people were waiting intensively outside the mansion, which was somewhat depressing, but fortunately, "Maoyan" and the "Ridder" thief "Kid" who had been active for ten years and missing for seven years It’s different. He doesn’t like to write some specious codes for people to guess the time and place of his actions. He has already indicated that he will come to the mansion to steal the ukiyo-e at 11 o’clock tonight, so he will definitely start at 11 o’clock tonight. action.
It's getting closer and closer to the eleven o'clock in the evening that Maoyan promised. Since they can't enter the mansion, people outside can only listen to the noise inside the mansion to judge whether "Maoyan" has started to act.
To be honest, many people came here just to watch the excitement of "Maoyan"'s re-debut. After all, there is no conclusion yet on whether the person who sent the notification letter was "Maoyan" back then. Most people In fact, I think it is more likely that he is a copycat.
Think about it, it has been fifteen years. At that time, "Maoyan" should have been in his twenties. Fifteen years later, he is almost forty years old. His peak physical period has long passed. He is not afraid to go out to work again. Flash to the waist?
But just to watch the fun, they just thought the matter was not big enough, but few people cared about what happened, so no matter whether the person who came to steal the ukiyo-e was a "cat's eye" or not, they were sure to take advantage of it!
In the artificial pool in the mansion, a periscope quietly rose from the surface of the pool. After a while of rotation to confirm that there was no one around, a black figure slowly emerged from the bottom of the water. .
"Well, are the people in the Metropolitan Police Department so casual recently? They don't even know how to clear the place. There are so many people gathered outside that they almost can't get in..."
After taking off the diving equipment, After Life Ai complained about the Metropolitan Police. In the past, after they sent out a notification letter, some time before the time specified in the notification letter, the police would evacuate all the people near the location of the artwork, and then arrange Heavy police force protects the artwork.
However, the police force is not unlimited. Generally speaking, dozens of people are arranged to guard various key points. With various high-end equipment and defense plans that have been obtained from the police, the "cat's eye" can always easily break through those The guards entered the place where the art was kept, and ran away easily with the art. But now, there are hundreds or even thousands of people crowded outside the mansion. Unless love can become invisible in the next life, even if it is flying, it is not ruled out that some people will occasionally look up. The moon thus discovered their whereabouts and found it difficult to sneak into the mansion quietly.
Damn it, why are there so many idle people this late at night? If I had known better, I shouldn't have chosen to take action on Saturday night. I didn't have to go to work tomorrow and started to let myself go.
Damn it, you go on a date with your girlfriend when you have nothing to do, why do you come here to watch the fun! Japan’s declining birthrate is all your fault!
In the next life, love curses in my heart.
Lai Sheng Ai, who originally wanted to sneak into the mansion by climbing over the wall, had no choice but to give up the original plan. Finally, through the house design provided by Lai Sheng Lei, he found that there was a drain for water replacement under the artificial pool. From that drain Sneaked into the mansion.
The eldest sister is reliable!
Love in the next life is a blessing.
After falling in love in the next life, the twin sisters wearing dark tights also emerged from the pool and climbed up.
"Auntie, I'm a little nervous!"
"That's right, it's so exciting!"
It was the first time for these two little girls to act, and they were both nervous and excited.
"Black cat, white cat, you two, follow me carefully and follow my instructions!"
Love speaks to two people in the next life.
"Okay, aunt!"
The two cats responded quietly.
Afterlife Ai nodded, and then took the lead to move slowly towards the place marked as the collection room in the design. She looked around to see if there were any guards or surveillance. She moved quietly. Whenever she confirmed that a certain distance was safe, she would He waved to the two kittens and asked them to follow him.
Regarding the abilities of his two nieces, Ai Ai still trusts him. After all, he has inherited the talents of Ai Ai and Utsumi Toshio. Although he is young, his skills are very good among ordinary people. Even martial arts practitioners and If they were to confront each other, if they were careless, the ship would be capsized in their hands.
When the three "cats" secretly moved toward their target, what they didn't know was that three people were secretly following them, lying on the roof beams and silently observing their actions.
"Brother Kai..."
Eve, who was wearing black leather underwear and had grown nearly twenty centimeters taller, whispered to Yan Kai beside her.
"Shh!"
Yan Kai raised his index finger to Eve and made a gesture of silence: "Keep your voice down, we are breaking into a private house now, don't call me by my name directly..."
Although I don't think I will be discovered, I don't want to be just in case.
"What's that called?"
Eve asked.
Yan Kai thought for a moment and said to Eve, "Just call me 'I'm here'!"
He remembered that this was the name of a thieves in the Central Plains, so he would use it first.
What the hell is this!
Eve looked at Yan Kai as if she were meeting Yan Kai for the first time. She felt that something was not right about Yan Kai's state today.
"Don't just ask me, think of a codename for yourself," Yan Kai said to Eve.
"I..." Eve thought for a moment and accidentally caught a glimpse of her long blond hair and black leather jacket, "Golden... Shadow? How about it?"
"Very good, I appreciate you very much!"
Yan Kai nodded.
Gold and black, the two most distinctive colors on Eve, are opposite yet harmonious.
After Eve thought about her code name, Yan Kai turned to look at the other person next to him: "Chitong, what about you?"
"Night attack."
Chitong said without hesitation.
Sneaking is her specialty, and she is the calmest one here. When Yan Kai asked her what code name she wanted to give her, the first thing that came to her mind was the name of her team.
"Very good, we already have code names, so let's call each other that!"
After setting the nickname, Yan Kai suddenly felt that the atmosphere became different and he became more motivated.
"Does the so-called legendary thief only have this level of skill? I thought he would be a very powerful martial arts master."
Chitong looked a little disappointed at the actions of the three people who loved her in the next life.
Yan Kai shook his head: "It's because they are not martial arts masters that they can become legends. If they were martial arts masters, they would be prisoners A, B, and C."
In Japan, when warriors commit crimes, they will not face the Metropolitan Police Department, which is always scolded, but the Japanese Martial Arts Association and the Three Extremes Faction. No matter how powerful the Phantom Thief is, when facing the Three Extremes Faction, the result will be the same. It could be singing "Tears Behind Bars" while sitting in prison.
Of course, if this kind of thing happened in the Central Plains, it would only be worse, and the song should be "Chrysanthemum Terrace".
Only monster thieves like "Maoyan" and "Kid" who have no martial arts skills and do not kill people can become outlaws. Because their nature is not bad enough, even if the amount of money involved is huge, the police's crackdown on them is always on the same line. Within a few days, at least they won’t use the power of the public security to catch the two thieves. Isn’t it a shame?
The three "cats" slowly walked away, and Chitong quickly followed them, jumping to another section of the beam in a few swishes.
When it comes to stealth, she is a professional!
And just when Chi Tong stood still, Yan Kai quietly floated to Chi Tong's side, even holding Eve in his hand, but just like that, when he stood next to Chi Tong, Chi Tong didn't even notice. Notice how he got here.
Is this the Qinggong of the Central Plains...
Chitong's eyelids couldn't help but tremble.
No matter how many times she watched it, she always felt that Yan Kai's Qinggong movement was like kicking Newton's coffin board away and then taking out the ashes inside.
Mechanics seemed to not exist at all in front of Yan Kai's Qing Gong.
The reason why the three of them appeared here started after dinner today.
After dinner, Yan Kai did not engage in sparring with the red-eyed Esdeath, but instead proposed to meet the so-called legendary thief "Mao Yan".
Eve is very interested in this. Her future wish is to become a bounty hunter, and phantom thieves are one of the main business targets of bounty hunters. She is familiar with the behavior of phantom thieves, which will be of great help to her future employment.
And sneaking into this kind of thing is very exciting and interesting when you hear it. Eve was sulky with Yan Kai for a while when Yan Kai stole the test questions and corrected the test papers without taking her with him. Now Yan Kai finally wants to take her with him. Of course she was very happy.
Compared to Eve, Chitong seemed very indifferent. She was not very interested in Phantom Thieves, or to put it bluntly, she had no interest at all. However, she also wanted to test whether her infiltration skills had declined, so she also followed coming.
Esdeath originally wanted to follow him, but when she heard that Yan Kai could only watch and not do anything, she immediately lost interest and chose to practice by herself in the practice room.
Watching dramas is not as interesting as practicing martial arts. Esdeath can have such amazing strength at such a young age. Talent is one thing, and hard work is also indispensable. For Esdeath, who believes that "even if the weak die, there is nothing they can do" as a creed. For Des, she doesn't need anyone to drive her at all. She will instinctively urge herself to become stronger, especially when there is a strong person like Yan Kai around who makes her defenseless. Although she doesn't show it at ordinary times, Her desire to become stronger is even more urgent than Chitong's.
After carefully following the "Maoyan" trio, Eve found that these three people were almost in a deserted place. Occasionally they encountered a few patrolling bodyguards, but they were easily avoided. There was no danger at all. Eve It started to feel boring.
"Come on...I'll come, I'm starting to feel that it's not interesting anymore."
Eve said to Yan beside her.
In her impression, sneaking into theft should be thrilling, full of battles of wits and courage, and facing danger at all times. Why did the three "Maoyan" sneaking in seem so calm? This is completely different from Linsi's bragging... ah, no, it's not at all the same as Linsi's bragging about her action experience.
Linslet is a well-known "thief contractor" in Europe. Although she will accept any job as long as the money comes quickly, her main business content is to help European dignitaries and politicians steal the things they specify. She has cooperative relationships with many theft teams. , and occasionally does it herself. All in all, she is a very powerful thief. When she is idle and bored, she often brags to Eve about her superb performance in various tasks. The process can be said to be exciting, thrilling, and exciting... In short, Linslet has a great nose!
Eve was dissatisfied with the "mediocre" performance of the three "Maoyan", but Yan Kai didn't think there was anything wrong with the performance of "Maoyan": "I think this shows the strength of 'Maoyan', at least they did their intelligence collection beforehand" He knew the structural design of the house and the deployment of the security personnel, and the sneak plan was also perfectly formulated. When stealing something under heavy protection, a thorough plan is more important than the thief's skill. Everyone is shocked every step of the way, so won't the escape process after success have to go through all kinds of hardships? This family is barely on the side of the upper class, and it is not a big shot or a rich man, and the security force can only be considered ordinary. , and no one from the police was sent here. If Maoyan can fail even here, then I think it’s better for them to stay in other people’s memories, and not to embarrass themselves."
When Eve heard it, it seemed that this was indeed the case, but by saying it this way, didn't it mean that Linslet's planning ability was very low, and she always encountered unexpected situations during the mission, and had to rely on adaptability to cope with it? So, Linslet, who always calls herself a "thief", is actually a noob?
Yan Kai's logic made Eve a little confused.
