After hearing Randolph's explanation, everyone present, including the viewers in the livestream, were left in shock.
[Oh my god! Kaitō Kid was already preparing for the mission the day before!]
[Kaitō Kid is so clever, this move was simple and efficient, with no unnecessary steps!]
[How did he know Randolph was part of the operation? How did he manage to find Randolph's house? Isn't this supposed to be a secret mission?]
[The Eagle Nation's confidentiality measures need to improve; how can a super thief know about personnel information like this!]
After hearing Randolph's explanation, Bruce was also stunned.
He had assumed that Randolph's tardiness had given Kaitō Kid an opportunity, but he never expected it to be part of Kaitō Kid's deliberate plan!
Soon, dozens of microphones were thrust into Randolph's face, questioning the details of the incident.
"Mr. Randolph, how did Kaitō Kid find you?"
"Why did you trust the person who found you, when he disguised himself as Captain Bruce? Didn't you notice anything strange?"
"Mr. Randolph, could you please go over the events in more detail?"
Of course, Bruce wasn't going to escape either. The reporters from Global Weekly didn't rush to interview Randolph but continued to ask Bruce questions.
"Captain Bruce, how did Kaitō Kid know where Randolph lived?"
"Was the personnel list for this operation confidential?"
The personnel list for the escort ship had been personally drafted by Bruce.
It was supposed to be highly confidential, and only a few people had seen it.
The fact that Kaitō Kid could find Randolph and even impersonate him to make Randolph stay home meant that it wasn't just this escort mission that had been compromised.
Even the specific personnel list and personal details had been leaked!
The more Bruce thought about it, the worse his expression became. He didn't answer the reporters from Global Weekly, turned around, and got into his car, leaving the scene.
[The reporters from Global Weekly deserve praise; their questions always make Bruce feel like he has nowhere to hide!]
[Confidentiality should have been ensured, but the security work wasn't done properly, and that's how Kaitō Kid found out!]
[Shit! I've been saying it all along—Kaitō Kid has really good sources of information! The Island Nation already got burned by him!]
[Oh my god! Are the Eagle Nation's security measures at the same level as the Island Nation's? That's a scary thought!]
Bruce rushed back to check the personnel list, worried that Kaitō Kid might have gotten his hands on it. He left the media behind to deal with Randolph.
Meanwhile, after Zhang Yang returned home, he enjoyed a nice bath before sitting down on the couch to watch the news. A variety of reports were already coming in.
Because of Randolph's involvement, a lot of the news was focused on the leak of the personnel list for this operation.
"These media outlets are really something. How could the Eagle Nation make such a rookie mistake, letting the personnel list of a secret operation get leaked just like that?"
The media's reports were mostly just for attention, stirring up public debate. But it was working—comment sections were full of controversy.
[The Eagle Nation's confidentiality measures won't be a problem; it's just that Kaitō Kid is too powerful!]
[No matter what, the Eagle Nation is a world power—if they can't even secure a confidential operation, they should just give up!]
[Shit! Kaitō Kid could get his hands on a secret operation's personnel list—this is ridiculous!]
[I have a feeling that Kaitō Kid might be the toughest opponent Bruce has ever faced!]
Some of the media's analysis wasn't even clear or organized.
Zhang Yang opened the private messages on his backend and immediately saw a message from the Dragon Nation embassy.
Out of curiosity, Zhang Yang opened it.
"Dear Kaitō Kid, could you kindly assist us in retrieving the Tsar's Imperial Scepter from the FBI headquarters? This scepter, which dates back to the Tsarist period, was lost in past wars and was stored by the Eagle Nation at the FBI headquarters. The information is reliable!"
"If you agree to help, we are willing to offer a high price for it or exchange it for any other form of compensation!"
The Tsar's Imperial Scepter from the Tsarist era, many of the items in the Dragon Nation's museum were left from that period.
The Tsarist period was considered a time of prosperity and splendor.
[Ding!]
[Task acquired: Help the Dragon Nation steal the Tsar's Imperial Scepter from the FBI headquarters and return it to the Dragon Nation embassy.]
[Task reward: 120,000 points!]
As Zhang Yang hesitated, the system had already sent out the task. A reward of 120,000 points wasn't exactly stingy.
However, the FBI headquarters wasn't something you could just walk into. Zhang Yang had to carefully plan this out.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never lose a battle.
Besides, Bruce had already gotten himself worked up. If he made even the slightest mistake and Bruce caught the opportunity, everything would be over.
"Bruce is kind of interesting—he just doesn't get it!"
Zhang Yang chuckled and began gathering information about the FBI headquarters.
After nearly three hours of searching, Bruce had found nothing.
He couldn't understand how Randolph's personal information had been exposed to Kaitō Kid, and how Kaitō Kid seemed to know everything about the operation.
"Fuck! Where did the problem come from?"
Bruce stared at the list of personnel on the desk, puzzled.
As the Eagle Nation's top agent, he had truly met his match this time.
However, at that very moment, Kaitō Kid's account posted a new update—it was a new announcement.
And the location was none other than the FBI headquarters!
"Captain Bruce, I will be at the FBI headquarters tonight. I hope you're ready to face my challenge!"
Upon receiving this news, Bruce was furious.
This was clearly a provocation. The failure of the escort mission on the guard ship had already been reported by media worldwide.
If the FBI headquarters was stolen again, Bruce wouldn't even know how to deal with the media reporters.
Especially the Global Weekly reporters, each of their questions hit Bruce deep inside.
"Fuck! Kaitō Kid, I will wait for you!"
Bruce clenched his teeth in anger. The action time mentioned in the announcement was tonight, but it didn't specify what exactly would be stolen.
The FBI headquarters building, with its eleven floors, housed a special operations team, specifically tasked with dangerous and special missions like stealing foreign intelligence.
In a sense, they were somewhat like Zhang Yang's line of work.
One was stealing intelligence, the other was stealing items.
Kaitō Kid's new update immediately attracted attention from the FBI headquarters.
The Eagle Nation's FBI headquarters was equivalent to the Sakura Shrine of the Island Nation.
If the capture operation failed and Kaitō Kid managed to enter and leave successfully, the Eagle Nation would face the same outcome as the Island Nation.
Bruce immediately applied to his superiors to temporarily suspend operations at the FBI headquarters and clear the building.
"The more people there are, the harder it will be to capture him!"
"Kaitō Kid's disguise technique can make him look like anyone inside the building!"