"Kaito-kun, don't rush to refuse. Can you first listen to what kind of help I need?" Mu Tianyuan didn't move but looked at Kaito with a smile. Kaito, seeing Mu Tianyuan's stance of not leaving until he listened, helplessly nodded.
Mu Tianyuan reached into his pocket, took out a gold coin, and flicked it to Kaito, saying, "I've come to Kaito-kun for this."
"This is a gold coin?" Kaito glanced at the gold coin he caught and immediately muttered. Mu Tianyuan nodded and said, "I wonder if Kaito-kun knows about the recently sensational batch of Maple Leaf gold coins, valued at six hundred million?"
Kaito glanced at the gold coin, then looked at Mu Tianyuan and said, "Of course I know. However, although the police finally managed to successfully apprehend the thief gang, the gold coins were never found. Are the gold coins in your possession?"
"That's right, what you're holding in your hand now is... one of those... gold coins." Mu Tianyuan nodded with a smile. Hearing Mu Tianyuan's confession, Kaito immediately said, "I never thought the police couldn't find them because you stole them."
Kaito's gaze at Mu Tianyuan at this moment was filled with indescribable smugness. I don't care why you're foolishly telling me this, and I don't care what you want from me. But now I have leverage over you. Do you believe I'll threaten you?! "No, no, I didn't steal them, I just happened to pick them up."
Mu Tianyuan certainly wouldn't admit he stole them. The gold coins were just lying there; he was just lucky enough to find them. How could that be called stealing? Then Mu Tianyuan reached out and picked up the bag of gold coins he had placed aside.
He tossed it onto the coffee table and looked at Kaito, saying, "You should know that although these gold coins are valuable, they can't actually be spent as money. And I'm so poor now that I can barely make ends meet, but I have no connections.
So my purpose in coming to Kaito-kun is very simple: I want to trouble you to help me convert these gold coins into cash. Of course, I won't let you do it for free; you'll get benefits."
"I'm just an ordinary high school student. How can I help you convert them into cash?" Kaito shrugged while tossing the gold coin back to Mu Tianyuan. Then Kaito smiled and said, "Besides, aren't you afraid I'll call the police?"
"Ordinary high school student." Mu Tianyuan looked at Kaito with a half-smile, then said with a grin, "Even if Kaito-kun can't do it, I believe Mr. Jii will have a way. Besides, I don't believe the famous Phantom Thief Kid, or to be precise, the second Phantom Thief 141-sama, would have no way to handle a mere fifteen thousand gold coins."
"What?!" Kaito was immediately startled upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words. Mu Tianyuan, seeing Kaito caught off guard, smiled and said, "Kaito-kun, poker face, poker face. Didn't Mr. Toichi teach you to always keep a poker face? Come on, have a drink and relax."
Damn it, teasing Kaito seems just as fun as teasing Conan. Is it just because they look so much alike? "What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."
Although Kaito was initially surprised, his quick wit was excellent. He immediately adjusted his expression and began to feign ignorance.
However, Kaito was constantly muttering inwardly, What the hell is going on with this bastard? Not only does he know my identity, he even knows what my dad told me! If he only knew my identity, I'd be surprised, but it wouldn't be unacceptable.
After all, Koizumi Akako and Hakuba Saguru, who are in my class, both know. But the fact that this guy knows about my dad's teachings is a bit creepy.
"Kaito-kun, let's be frank. I know your identity very well. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come looking for you." Mu Tianyuan saw Kaito still pretending and waved his hand with a smile.
Before Kaito could say anything, Mu Tianyuan continued, "And not only do I know your identity... I know you're the Phantom Thief, and that you're the second Kid. The first Kid was your father, Mr. Toichi Kuroba, and your mother, Ms. Chikage Kuroba, was the active Phantom Lady for a while. I'm right, aren't I? You just asked if I was afraid you'd call the police. I can tell you now, no.
If the police came, at most I'd just... be accused of picking up gold coins and not returning them. But you're different. You know the police have never stopped pursuing you, especially since Inspector Nakamori is determined to catch you, even risking his life."
"How do you know all this...?" At first, Kaito didn't pay any attention, and even when Mu Tianyuan brought out the gold coins, he wasn't very interested.
But after hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, Kaito took a deep breath and finally began to seriously look at this man. This guy seemed to know a lot. Not only about Jii, but even about his parents.
No wonder this guy dared to be so blunt. This guy wasn't foolishly telling him about the gold coins; he was completely... prepared! Just the fact that this guy knew his identity meant he couldn't call the police! Otherwise, it seemed he would be the one to suffer in the end! "I naturally have my channels."
Mu Tianyuan naturally couldn't tell Kaito that he knew it from watching anime, so he could only pretend to be mysterious. Then Mu Tianyuan patted the bag of gold coins and said, "Kaito-kun, do you know that besides you, there are other suitable candidates? For example, your fellow monkey Lupin III.
But to be honest, that guy is truly troublesome to find, as he's a monkey, so I could only come to you. Plus, I trust your character. Someone who can deliberately discard or return stolen jewels to their owner is not... a greedy person. So I'm not afraid you'll fleece me."
"Thank you for your trust, but aren't you afraid you'll misjudge me?" Kaito was first startled by Mu Tianyuan's words, then smiled and said, "For example, killing me to keep it a secret?"
As he spoke, Kaito pulled out his poker gun from somewhere and pointed it at Mu Tianyuan. Kaito originally just wanted to scare Mu Tianyuan. After all, this guy had barged into his house and had been dominating the conversation. The hot-blooded Kaito couldn't quite take it, so he decided to scare him.
But Mu Tianyuan's subsequent reaction left Kaito somewhat bewildered. Mu Tianyuan wasn't scared at all. Instead, he looked interested and leaned closer to Kaito's gun.
While examining the gun in Kaito's hand, he said, "Hey, this must be your poker gun, right? This gun is quite interesting. What's its working principle? Why does it shoot poker cards with seemingly decent power? Oh, by the way, can you lend me one for self-defense?"
"Uh, uh..." Kaito stared blankly at Mu Tianyuan, who had just been a suave gentleman but suddenly turned into a curious baby.
He couldn't react for a moment. Damn it, who can tell me what the hell is going on?! I'm asking if you're afraid I'll kill you to keep it a secret, okay? Whether you express calm confidence that you have a backup plan or cry hysterically, at least give a reaction, okay?
Uh, no, you did give a reaction, but your current reaction is completely different from what I expected! What exactly do you mean by this expression of strong interest in my poker gun?
Is it that my acting as a bad guy failed too badly, or is the charm of my poker gun greater than mine?! In Kaito's bewildered state, Mu Tianyuan looked at Kaito with a hopeful expression and said, "Kaito-kun, can I borrow this gun to take a look?"
To be honest, Mu Tianyuan was truly very interested in Kaito's poker gun. Cold weapons and firearms were a man's romance, and Mu Tianyuan just happened to like such things very much.
Moreover, when he used to watch anime, Mu Tianyuan was curious about Kaito's gun. Now that he finally saw the real thing, Mu Tianyuan couldn't control the craving in his heart.
"Okay..." Kaito was still a bit bewildered by Mu Tianyuan's completely unexpected reaction. Upon hearing Mu Tianyuan's words, the helpful Kaito immediately nodded and then handed the gun to Mu Tianyuan. However, the moment Mu Tianyuan took the gun, Kaito suddenly felt something was wrong.
Damn it, I was the one threatening this guy, so how did it end up with me disarming myself?! This guy didn't trick my gun away to threaten me back, did he? Thinking about it carefully, it didn't seem impossible. Anyway... Kaito felt that if he were in this situation, he would definitely threaten the other party back if he got the gun.
But the next second, Kaito felt his thoughts were a bit superfluous, because Mu Tianyuan seemed to be more interested in that gun than in him. After gesturing at an empty spot, Mu Tianyuan was mumbling about the gun's working principle and such things.
Just as Kaito relaxed, Mu Tianyuan's next action suddenly made Kaito tense up. Kaito immediately yelled at Mu Tianyuan, "Don't take it apart! Bastard! Don't take it apart!"
After snatching his poker gun back from Mu Tianyuan's hand, Kaito's expression was utterly devastated. Damn it, this guy tricked the gun out of my hand, not to threaten me, but to dismantle it out of curiosity!
And this guy's hands are fast; he actually managed to get halfway in the blink of an eye! If I hadn't snatched it back in time, my gun might really have turned into a pile of parts! What the hell is going on here?!
I'm threatening you, but you're not scared at all. Instead, you're interested in my gun, trick it out of my hand, and then try to dismantle and study it. Can't you just follow the script once, you'll die?!
🚨 Note : Consider to Support this Story on Patreon.com/Flokixy to access +200 advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update