After Pritt opened the safe, it was full of evidence of his crimes. Headquarters staff were going through it and cataloging everything.
Bruce didn't even know how to deal with him anymore.
At this point, Pritt's end was already as miserable as it could get.
Harrison patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "Bruce, get some rest."
"Pritt's not afraid of any of your threats anymore."
Bruce cursed under his breath.
"Fuck! Is Kaitō Kid going to make a move again tomorrow?"
Harrison nodded.
"Unless something unexpected happens, Kaitō Kid will definitely act again."
He was absolutely sure of this—unless Kaitō Kid decided to leave the Eagle Nation, there would definitely be another warning letter appearing after noon tomorrow.
Meanwhile, in another luxurious estate, a Black man in his fifties was staring at a news broadcast.
The moment he saw the report, he flew into a rage.
"Fuck! That bastard Bruce!"
"He actually caught Pritt just to get to Kaitō Kid!"
This man was the true boss of the Eighteenth Street gang—Davis.
The vast majority of the Eighteenth Street gang was under his control. As for Pritt, he was just a small-time leader.
But it was precisely guys like Pritt who shielded him from the spotlight. Without them paving the way, the Eighteenth Street gang wouldn't be where it was today.
"The FBI are useless. They actually let Kaitō Kid steal something without a sound!"
"If I tied up dozens of dogs in my villa, they'd be more useful than them!"
Davis shut off the computer, picked up his wine glass, and took a light sip. His eyes gleamed with a terrifying cruelty.
The next morning, news of Eighteenth Street gang leader Pritt's arrest exploded across major media outlets.
At the same time, there was widespread coverage about how Kaitō Kid had quietly stolen the Heshibi, catching Bruce and Harrison completely off guard. The capture operation had failed miserably.
[Kaitō Kid accidentally did a good deed. At least Pritt got arrested!]
[If it weren't for Kaitō Kid, that Eighteenth Street gang leader would've stayed arrogant for a long, long time!]
[It was supposed to be an operation to catch Kaitō Kid, but in the end, Pritt was the first one taken down!]
[Shit! I seriously doubt Bruce's so-called title as the top agent in the Eagle Nation now!]
[No no no! It's just that Kaitō Kid is too strong—that's what's messing with your perception.]
Even though Bruce kept failing, just like Harrison, their abilities weren't limited to catching Kaitō Kid.
They had completed countless dangerous missions—more than enough to prove their capabilities.
When Bruce saw the news and the comments, he was both stifled and furious.
Stifled, because he had never been humiliated like this before.
But the facts were right there. He couldn't argue. Anyone would be pissed.
"Shit! Harrison, have you seen how the entire world is reporting on us?"
Harrison chuckled. He had only skimmed a few headlines after waking up. There was no point reading them in detail—it would only make him feel worse.
Harrison had plenty of experience with this kind of thing.
"Bruce, it's already happened. Why beat yourself up over it?"
"We should get our heads straight. Kaitō Kid's new notice will drop after noon."
Only results could shut people up.
Once they caught Kaitō Kid, all the ridicule and criticism would vanish.
But just before noon, instead of seeing a new warning letter from Kaitō Kid, they first saw Davis publicly issue a challenge to him.
And the message also contained insults and taunts directed at both Bruce and Harrison.
"The FBI's idiot agents? I could tie up dozens of dogs in my house and they'd be more useful!"
"They didn't even react while Kaitō Kid stole the Heshibi. In my eyes, they're completely worthless!"
"Kaitō Kid, tonight at the Old Water Plant No. 4, I've got a pair of Shang Dynasty twin-ram zun vessels from Dragon Nation. As far as I know, only two exist in the entire world. The one in my hand is one of them!"
"If you've got the guts, come to Water Plant No. 4 tonight. I've got dozens of dogs tied up there—I'm sure they'll be more effective than the FBI agents!"
When Bruce saw this challenge letter, he was so angry he nearly shattered the desk with a single slap.
"Fuck! That bastard Davis!"
"He's clearly doing this because we arrested Pritt. Now he's using this challenge to humiliate us!"
Harrison could stay unfazed by all the international media coverage. He'd been through it all before.
But Davis's challenge was something else. Saying even a few tied-up dogs were better than them—his insult couldn't be more blatant.
"Bruce, who is Davis?"
"A twin-ram zun from the Shang Dynasty, and only two in the world? With a stake like that, Kaitō Kid is very likely to accept the challenge!"
If it had been something else, Kaitō Kid might not have been interested.
But a twin-ram zun from Dragon Nation's Shang Dynasty—only two remaining in the world—that was exactly the kind of target Kaitō Kid couldn't resist.
"Davis is the real boss of the Eighteenth Street gang. They say he controls eighty percent of the gang's resources. Compared to him, Pritt is just a foot soldier!"
"That bastard! He actually dared to challenge Kaitō Kid—and insult us in the same breath!"
Bruce was clearly losing his temper.
If Pritt had just cooperated, Bruce was sure their previous operation wouldn't have failed.
The moment Davis's challenge was made public, it stirred up a huge storm.
He was one of the very few who dared to challenge Kaitō Kid openly.
[What the hell? Davis went all in with the provocation—has Bruce seen this yet?]
[Hahaha, saying a bunch of tied-up dogs are more useful—brutal and insulting!]
[Actually, it's not just insulting—it hits deep. That's a killer blow to the ego!]
[A Shang Dynasty twin-ram zun… only two left in the world. Damn it, too many of Dragon Nation's treasures have been stolen!]
[Davis made the challenge himself, and even threw in a treasure like that. Kaitō Kid will probably take the bait, right?]
News outlets all over the world picked up the story right away, pushing Davis's challenge into the spotlight.
As for the "dozens of tied-up dogs," everyone took it as a cruel joke—a public humiliation aimed at Bruce and Harrison.
[This might be the most savage insult Bruce has ever suffered!]
[Oh my god! Director Bruce is going to snap!]
[I bet Bruce's blood pressure is through the roof. I've seen people get insulted before, but never this hard!]
[Wait, is Davis actually tying dozens of dogs at the Old Water Plant?]
[Scientifically speaking, Davis isn't wrong—dogs have better hearing and smell than humans. At the very least, they might detect Kaitō Kid's presence!]
The comments were full of sarcasm, mockery, and passive-aggressive jabs.
Then, when Davis released high-definition footage of the twin-ram zun and showed the dozens of dogs tied up inside the Old Water Plant, everyone was stunned.
They fully believed it now.