Chapter 372

Just then, Nakamori Aoko suddenly let go of Akaso Kaze’s arm and sat in a convertible jeep parked in the middle of the aisle, playing happily.

"You can sit in this car!"

"It even says that as long as you turn the car key, you can enjoy the sound of the engine."

"Don't touch it!"

Kuroba Kaito suddenly shouted.

No sooner said than done.

Before the words had even faded, Nakamori Aoko turned the car key.

Click.

With a sound, a pair of handcuffs quickly popped out from a hidden compartment in the car door, locking Nakamori Aoko’s wrists.

Immediately afterward, a string of smoke sprayed from a hidden nozzle behind the steering wheel, knocking Nakamori Aoko unconscious.

Seeing this, Kuroba Kaito hurriedly ran over to check the situation and found that she had been hit by sleeping gas and couldn't wake up for a while.

And at this moment, a voice rang out faintly behind them.

"Long time no see, Kaitou Kid."

Akaso Kaze turned his head.

He saw five men dressed like Japanese gangsters holding handguns, walking out from behind the pillars.

Among them, a bald man with round-rimmed glasses was surrounded in the middle; his brown suit and bowtie clearly marked him as the leader of this group.

"Don't you remember me? I am the art dealer Gotsu."

Seeing Akaso Kaze, a smug smile appeared on Gotsu’s face.

"Kaitou Kid, didn't expect this, did you?"

"We haven't seen each other for nearly 18 years, yet here we are meeting again by the arrangement of fate."

Gotsu’s words made Kuroba Kaito freeze.

How does it feel like something is wrong?

What eighteen years no see? Do I look that old?

He heard Gotsu snort coldly and say: "Although you are different from back then, you have now washed your hands of crime and even become a police officer. And you even let your daughter, who is sleeping soundly over there, inherit your phantom thief identity..."

Gotsu’s words contained a huge amount of information.

Kuroba Kaito thought for a while before he understood.

He actually thought Nakamori Ginzo was Kaitou Kid!

And Nakamori Aoko was the second-generation Kaitou Kid.

What kind of bizarre brain circuit is this!

Kuroba Kaito didn't even know what to say.

Akaso Kaze had expected this long ago.

He coughed twice and replied indifferently: "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. You think my daughter and I are Kaitou Kid; do you have any evidence?"

A cunning smile appeared on Gotsu’s face, "I knew you wouldn't admit it, but we have actually been investigating you for a long time."

"The reason Kaitou Kid can escape without a trace from the heavy encirclement of the police every time is that Kaitou Kid is the only person who can pass through inspections without being searched."

"And that person is Nakamori Aoko."

"Every time Kaitou Kid steals a jewel, he doesn't return it to the owner, but returns it directly to you, the police officer. This is not out of trust in you, but because you are the mastermind behind Kaitou Kid."

"You prepare escape routes for your daughter who inherited your mantle, and then return the stolen treasures to yourself, engaging in the act of deceiving the world and stealing fame."

"Most importantly, you have caused my company heavy losses over these 18 years."

As he spoke, Gotsu pulled several photos from his coat and threw them on the ground.

Akaso Kaze looked down and saw that they were all candid photos.

The content was Nakamori Aoko wearing white gloves, looking smug as she dropped an envelope into a mailbox.

It was clearly Kuroba Kaito disguised as Nakamori Aoko.

It seems that Gotsu’s deductive logic was indeed sound, and he had mastered certain evidence, but he had completely guessed the wrong person.

He didn't even know that the first-generation Kaitou Kid was Kuroba Toichi.

Combined with some of the things he said just now, it could be determined that this Gotsu was not a member of the Animal Organization.

Kuroba Kaito, standing next to him, saw the photos on the ground, his face full of surprise.

Because he knew the source of these photos best.

These were indeed all him borrowing Aoko’s face to return jewels to the Nakamori house.

It’s just that he didn't expect these important scenes to be secretly photographed by someone.

If the real Nakamori Ginzo saw these photos, he would definitely add Nakamori Aoko to the list of people to be checked for identity confirmation in the future.

Or simply forbid Nakamori Aoko from visiting the scene.

If that happened, he would lose one convenient way to escape.

Gotsu saw Kuroba Kaito’s shocked expression and thought it was the normal reaction of an ordinary high school student upon learning the shocking truth, so he teased him.

"Young man, didn't expect this, did you? This is the true face of this family."

"This father and daughter pretend to be close to you, but it’s just to disguise themselves so that others won't suspect their other identity."

Kuroba Kaito was speechless.

What this guy said made so much sense that he was speechless.

Kuroba Kaito never imagined that one day he could be forcibly "whitewashed"!

Understanding the other party’s view of him, Kuroba Kaito had a flash of inspiration and decided to go with the flow, pretending to be a victim.

He gave Akaso Kaze a wink and said: "Um... Mr. Baldy, I don't know anything about the grudge between their family and you."

"If there’s nothing else for me, then I’ll be going..."

As the words fell, Kuroba Kaito turned to slip away.

Of course, he absolutely didn't dare to run away alone and leave Akaso Kaze here, otherwise, he was afraid he would be beaten to death.

He wanted to leave the other party’s line of sight and transform into Kaitou Kid.

As long as he appeared in front of this group of people as Kaitou Kid, he could clear the Nakamori family’s suspicion and prevent them from coming to cause trouble again.

However, just as Kuroba Kaito took a step, a gunshot pierced through the observation restaurant.

White smoke rose at Kuroba Kaito’s feet; the bullet hitting the marble floor was a warning.

Gotsu had a cruel smile on his face, holding a handgun in his hand.

"You can't leave..."

"Although this matter has nothing to do with you, blame yourself for getting too close to this family."

"Originally, I just saw that Kaitou Kid hadn't appeared for a long time, so I sent a notice letter to the Metropolitan Police Department, and also sent a dining invitation and a hairpin with a signal tracking function to test your reaction."

"I didn't expect you to take the bait so easily; not only did you not see through that it was a trap, but you also brought this unlucky young man."

Akaso Kaze glanced sideways at Kuroba Kaito.

Him?

An unlucky young man?

He is the culprit, okay?

"Although the situation now is very similar to 18 years ago, unlike then, your partner is not here."

Gotsu grinned hideously: "That is the Phantom Lady, who was once hailed as the thousand-faced woman and suddenly disappeared in Paris 18 years ago."