After the British Museum was robbed, Brant never contacted the Enforcement Bureau.
Now that Zhang Yang had also stolen the Night-Luminescent Pearl and the related documents, he was even more determined to keep the Bureau out of it.
If the Bureau caught Zhang Yang, then with that Blue Planet file in his hands, Brant would go down with him too.
"No!"
"Mr. Stanley, we don't need to trouble the Enforcement Bureau with this!"
"Officer Fia, I believe we can handle this ourselves."
Stanley looked at Brant in confusion. Kaitō Kid had just stolen the Serpent Head—why wouldn't Brant want the Bureau to take action?
Officer Fia also frowned, puzzled.
"Mr. Brant, Kaitō Kid has committed three high-profile thefts in a row. We have to arrest and prosecute him."
"We'll also need your cooperation later. We'd like to ask you some questions regarding the British Museum, and about your personal loss as well."
Since the Bureau was opening an investigation, they were naturally going to look into all related cases—including the theft of Brant's Night-Luminescent Pearl.
"Uh… well… alright then…"
Now Brant was really panicking. If they asked where the pearl came from, he honestly had no idea how to explain it.
A moment later, Charles returned, dressed in a fresh suit.
He walked up to Brant and whispered harshly, "Brant, why didn't you tell me I wasn't wearing any clothes just now?!"
It wasn't that Brant hadn't tried to tell him—it was just that Charles hadn't given him a chance.
"Mr. Charles, we can't let the Enforcement Bureau get involved!"
Charles's expression darkened. He lowered his voice.
"Why not?"
He and Brant had plenty of shady dealings behind the scenes.
Among the artifacts in Swan Lake Castle, dozens of them had passed through Brant's hands before ending up in Charles's private collection.
Brant knew that and was counting on it to persuade Charles to help keep the Bureau out of this.
"If the Bureau investigates, they'll start digging through those items too."
"You and I both know we can't explain where they came from. It'll just bring a pile of trouble."
Charles's face turned grim.
The Serpent Head had been stolen. Kaitō Kid was still at large. And now they couldn't even bring in the authorities.
All roads lead to Rome, but right now, every road seemed to be blocked.
"Brant, what about my Serpent Head?"
The two of them were birds of a feather, and Brant's reasoning successfully swayed Charles.
Without hesitation, Brant made a promise.
"Don't worry. I swear I'll get the Serpent Head back to you—intact."
Charles gritted his teeth.
"Okay. Then I'll trust you one last time."
"Remember, this is the last time. You better not let me down."
Charles turned around and addressed the Enforcement Bureau officers in the hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be handling this matter myself. There's no need for the Bureau to intervene."
Officer Fia was the leader of this task force. She opened her mouth to speak, but Charles cut her off with a raised hand.
"I want to catch Kaitō Kid with my own hands."
"You're free to conduct your own investigation—but I won't tolerate interference."
Given Charles's status, his words carried far more weight than Brant's.
Besides, neither Charles nor Brant had officially reported the incident or requested Bureau assistance.
"Mr. Charles, won't you reconsider?"
"We at the Bureau are fully equipped to—"
Before Fia could finish her sentence, Charles decisively shook his head.
"Officer, that won't be necessary."
Faced with Charles's hard stance, Fia was clearly annoyed, but had no choice.
It was his legal right, and she couldn't force him to comply.
After Zhang Yang posted the Serpent Head photo, the Enforcement Bureau had received a flood of messages and calls, which was what prompted the formation of this task force in the first place.
But what Fia didn't expect was that Charles would outright reject the Bureau's involvement.
"Very well then, Mr. Charles."
Fia closed her notepad.
"If you need us, don't hesitate to get in touch."
Charles gave her a faint smile.
Fia left with her team.
As soon as the Enforcement Bureau officers exited the hall, Charles's smile disappeared. His face darkened like a brewing storm.
"Brant… Brant!"
Charles was grinding his teeth in fury.
Because what Zhang Yang had stolen wasn't just any ordinary artifact—it was the Serpent Head, one of the Twelve Bronze Zodiac!
"You'd better handle Kaitō Kid fast and get my Serpent Head back!"
Brant nodded hurriedly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Charles. I'll get the Serpent Head back from Kaitō Kid as soon as possible!"
Brant was still making bold promises, completely unaware that the Serpent Head was already on a private flight bound for the Dragon Nation.
Unless Brant had the power to take on the Dragon Nation, there was no way he was ever getting that Serpent Head back. Wishful thinking.
As soon as the Dragon Nation embassy received the Serpent Head, they immediately assigned a secure escort team and arranged a connecting flight to return the artifact to its homeland.
At the same time, Zhang Yang received his mission reward from the system.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations! Mission complete – successfully returned the Serpent Head to the Dragon Nation!]
[Reward: Choose any Kaitō Kid skill!]
Without hesitation, Zhang Yang chose [Master Lockpicking]!
With that, even Charles's triple-lock mechanical vault had been no problem. From now on, no lock in the world would stand a chance—every lock would be nothing but decoration in front of him.
Meanwhile, a wave of furious British nationalists flooded the Enforcement Bureau's official account, questioning their lack of action.
[What the hell? Charles got robbed and Kaitō Kid stole the Serpent Head—how has the Enforcement Bureau done nothing?!]
[God above, what are you waiting for?! Are you just going to let Kaitō Kid waltz away with it?!]
[Have you not seen what's going on?! This is a world-class thief we're talking about! Get moving!]
But only a few minutes later, the Enforcement Bureau released an official statement.
The notice explained that they had formed a special task force immediately upon receiving the alert and had gone to Swan Lake Castle to investigate—but were turned away by Charles himself.
Still, in order to defend the dignity of Britain, the Enforcement Bureau vowed to continue pursuing Kaitō Kid.
The statement caused an uproar online.
[Charles refused?! Why would he do that?]
[What the hell? Doesn't he want the Serpent Head back?]
[Unbelievable. Charles turned away the Bureau? What—he thinks he can catch Kaitō Kid himself?]
And it didn't take long for netizens from the Dragon Nation to flood in with sarcastic mockery.
[Hahaha, I'm dying. So this is what "freedom" looks like!]
[Refusing law enforcement assistance? This guy's really something!]
[Damn, so that's how it works abroad. You can just say no to the cops? What a show!]
[Pretty sure the Enforcement Bureau is speechless right now.]
The reappearance of the Serpent Head quickly shot to the top of trending lists across all major platforms.
It wasn't just a hot topic in Britain—people around the world had their eyes on it.
And of course, they were all talking about Zhang Yang too—the legendary figure now known worldwide as Kaitō Kid!
[Oh my god! So the missing Serpent Head from the Twelve Bronze Zodiac has been in British hands all along!]
[Kaitō Kid actually stole it back—Britain's going to lose their minds over this!]
[After all these years of no sign, the Serpent Head finally resurfaces—and ends up in the hands of a world-class thief!]