The livestream audience exploded the moment they heard Bruce's command.
This was practically the escort ship going full firepower!
[Holy shit, is this really necessary? What a massive overreaction!]
[Oh my god! Bruce has completely lost it! Kaitō Kid is just a master thief, not a terrorist!]
[Bruce has completely lost control. He's totally losing it!]
[Kaitō Kid's flying an armed helicopter. Isn't Bruce worried about him fighting back?]
[Shit! Are they really about to start a war?]
Zhang Yang heard the urgent beeping inside the helicopter—the unmistakable warning of being locked on by a fire control radar.
"This Bruce is seriously insane!"
Zhang Yang quickly deployed flares and dropped the altitude, flying so low he was almost skimming the surface of the sea.
The next second, four air-to-air missiles launched from the escort ship, and the helicopter's alarm blared even louder.
Just as the missiles closed in, Zhang Yang pulled the helicopter up sharply, causing all four missiles to crash straight into the sea.
Bruce stood frozen on the deck.
"What the hell? He can pilot an armed helicopter?"
Zhang Yang's series of maneuvers were so clean and precise that even veteran pilots might not have reacted in time, let alone executed them so perfectly.
[Holy shit, Kaitō Kid is showing off some serious piloting skills!]
[Kaitō Kid didn't even try to fight back. Bruce, have a little dignity, would you?]
[A loss is a loss. Take it like a man. This is just embarrassing!]
[Oh shit! Kaitō Kid can actually handle an armed helicopter like a pro. Who the hell is this guy really?]
[Bruce, give it up already. He's already long gone. Refusing to accept it now just makes you look worse!]
The comments in the livestream kept flooding in.
Bruce didn't order the escort ship to give chase—there was no point. The ship couldn't possibly catch up in speed.
With Zhang Yang fully committed to escaping, the helicopter was running at maximum output. In just the blink of an eye, he was already far out of reach.
Of course, Bruce wasn't willing to accept it. Kaitō Kid flying off with the helicopter could only mean one thing—he had succeeded.
What made it worse was that Bruce had failed to stop him, forced to watch helplessly as Kaitō Kid flew farther and farther away.
"Fuck!"
Bruce pounded the ship's railing in frustration, his chest filled with rage and nowhere to vent it.
"When the hell did Kaitō Kid board the escort ship? Why didn't anyone spot him?"
Just then, the reporter from Global Weekly ran up to him.
"Officer Bruce, can you confirm if that was really Kaitō Kid on the helicopter just now?"
"Did he steal the Sword of King Goujian? When exactly did he board the escort ship?"
Right now, Bruce knew just as little as they did. Furious and flustered, he had no patience to deal with Global Weekly's crew.
He raised his hand and slapped the microphone away before rushing off to check if the item was still there.
[What the hell? That's Global Weekly's microphone! Isn't Bruce worried about bad press?]
[Hahaha, the whole world is watching this livestream. You think Bruce cares about Global Weekly right now?]
[Just wait and see. Every media outlet worldwide will be reporting on this. Whether or not he hit their microphone doesn't even matter!]
[Oh my god! Kaitō Kid actually managed to steal something right under Bruce's nose and still got away!]
[Bruce probably never imagined that the first failure of his career as an agent would come at the hands of a master thief!]
The reporter from Global Weekly quickly picked up the microphone from the floor and signaled the crew to follow Bruce without delay.
Bruce rushed to the crew quarters, crouched down, and reached under the bed.
But it was already empty.
The black box containing the Sword of King Goujian was gone—Zhang Yang had already taken it!
"Oh shit!"
Bruce cursed through clenched teeth, seething with frustration.
"Fuck! I just checked this a moment ago!"
Suddenly, Bruce's eyes lit up. He realized exactly where the problem had started.
He pulled out his phone and dialed the number from earlier.
At that moment, Zhang Yang had already landed the helicopter by the coast and was sitting comfortably in the driver's seat of a pickup truck.
"Hello, Officer Bruce!"
Bruce's quick reaction genuinely surprised Zhang Yang.
Hearing Zhang Yang's teasing greeting, Bruce clenched his fists in fury. He never expected that the call from earlier had actually come from Kaitō Kid!
"Kaitō Kid… You called me on purpose to feed me false intel, just to lure me into checking the item's location. That's how you confirmed exactly where it was hidden, right?"
Right beside Bruce, the crew from Global Weekly was still filming the entire thing live.
Viewers in the livestream were left completely stunned as they realized Bruce was talking to Kaitō Kid.
[Holy shit! He actually took a call from Kaitō Kid? What the hell is going on?]
[This is insane! Kaitō Kid called him first, just to set up a trap. Poor Bruce… he only just figured it out!]
[This is like putting a bra on a pig—layer after layer of tricks! Kaitō Kid really knows how to put on a show!]
[Oh my god! So Kaitō Kid was really on the escort ship this whole time?]
[Kaitō Kid's disguise skills are so perfect, no one could see through them!]
Zhang Yang admitted it without hesitation. Bruce being able to connect the dots so quickly meant his thinking and reasoning were sharper than anyone Zhang Yang had faced before.
"That's right, Officer Bruce. I'm honestly impressed you figured it out this fast."
"But sorry, this round is mine. Better luck next time!"
Bruce's jaw tightened as he ground his teeth at Zhang Yang's taunt.
"Fine. No problem!"
"Kaitō Kid, I will catch you. I'll be waiting for you to show up again!"
With that, Bruce hung up the satellite phone, ending the call.
Zhang Yang let out a soft chuckle, started the pickup truck, and drove away.
Seeing Bruce hang up, the Global Weekly reporter immediately stepped forward with the microphone.
"Officer Bruce, can you share what you just discussed with Kaitō Kid?"
"Will you continue pursuing Kaitō Kid after this?"
Bruce's eyes burned with fury. Facing the live camera for the worldwide audience, he made his bold declaration.
"I will catch Kaitō Kid, no matter what it takes. I won't stop until I do!"
"Kaitō Kid, I will catch you. That's a promise. You better not run and hide like a coward!"
Bruce wasn't called Eagle Nation's top agent for nothing—his abilities were undeniable.
[Oh my god! Is this Bruce officially challenging Kaitō Kid?]
[Bruce has snapped. This grudge is locked in for sure!]
[Damn… Bruce is Eagle Nation's number one agent, and Kaitō Kid is the world's number one master thief. This is going to be epic!]
[The most anticipated showdown is about to begin. I can't wait!]
[Bruce really went all in. If Kaitō Kid hadn't pulled off that crazy stunt with the helicopter, he would have been blown to pieces back there!]