Ke Xue: My standards for dating are not problematic!

Chapter 244 Qianying, let's meet first, and we can talk about the rest after we meet!
Las Vegas, USA.

It was past 11 p.m. in Las Vegas, and by then, gamblers who had taken a nap had emerged from hotels, streets, and other places, flocking into the casinos.

In a casino, a beautiful woman sat in the monitoring room, constantly watching the footage on the monitors.

And this beautiful woman is none other than Kaito Kuroba's mother, Chikage Kuroba.

She is now in charge of this casino, or rather, she is the owner.

This casino was opened by her using money from the Kuroba family, but it wasn't actually registered in her name.

She opened the casino partly to cover up the death of Kuroba Toichi, and partly to gather intelligence about the mysterious organization.

Because here in Las Vegas, there is a priceless treasure, and someone even tried to steal it, but ultimately failed.

According to Chikage Kuroba's investigation, the person who stole this rare treasure may be the same mysterious organization that assassinated her husband.

So she traveled across the ocean from Japan to Las Vegas in the United States, where she opened a casino and lived a life of extravagance and debauchery.

In addition, Toichi Kuroba is also in this casino, and he is the casino manager.

For a world-renowned magician like Toichi Kuroba, managing a small casino would be a piece of cake, even a waste of his talents.

At a glance, all he could do was check whether the other party had cheated.

It was precisely because of Kuroba Toichi's competence that their casino was frequently visited by con artists who wanted to break the casino's odds.

See if we can use cheating and technological tricks to win a large portion of the money from the casino.

Those who thought this way and acted this way all failed, and those who failed were naturally and quietly asked to leave the casino, and never returned.

His fate is self-evident.

After all, if you get caught cheating, you'll have your hand chopped off, and even if you don't, you probably won't live much longer.

Because the casino staff will eliminate you without you even realizing it, ensuring you never cheat in your life.

Therefore, the hands of Kuroba Toichi and Kuroba Chikage may already be stained with blood.

"Dao Yi, how's it going on your end?"

Kuroba Chikage picked up the walkie-talkie next to her and said something into it.

This walkie-talkie was a special one, designed to prevent eavesdropping, and there were only her and Kuroba Touichi on that channel.

The other staff members inside the casino were on a separate walkie-talkie channel.

As a phantom thief, she couldn't possibly be mistaken.

Of course, it's not a big problem if we make a mistake, because no one here knows who Dao Yi is.

Unless it's someone from some mysterious organization coming.

Upon hearing this, Black Feather Thief stood in the hall, gazing at the bustling casino, and said softly, "Everything is fine on my end. How about yours?"

Although casinos are equipped with surveillance cameras, there are some things that the cameras cannot detect, especially some subtle movements.

These subtle movements require the control of Toichi Kuroba, the first Phantom Thief Kid.

That's why Kuroba Toichi was placed in the main hall.

"I have no problems on my end either. All the surveillance is working normally, and no one has hacked into the surveillance system," said Kuroba Chikage.

Some cheaters hack into casino surveillance cameras and then work together with their accomplices.

Therefore, casino surveillance is of paramount importance.

"That's good." Kuroba Tou nodded, looked around, and then said softly, "I wonder how Kaito is doing now?"

"I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss him a bit."

For a period of time after faking his death and escaping, he was still in Japan, where he could secretly follow his son to see how he was doing, and he could also find out about him through Chikage.

But since leaving Japan and arriving in Las Vegas, he has only been able to get news about Kaito from his butler and Chikage.

And he hasn't seen his son in person for a long time now.

This longing caused Kuroba Toichi some torment, and even some regret.

He regretted getting involved in those guys' affairs. If it weren't for that incident, he wouldn't have ended up having to close his account, leave his hometown, and be separated from his wife and children.

Regret!
Upon hearing Kuroba Toichi's words, Kuroba Chikage also detected a hint of regret in them.

But there's no going back in life; even if you regret it, you can't go back to the way things were.

Thinking of this, Kuroba Chikage sighed: "Touichi, let's not think about the past anymore."

"At least you are still alive now, I am still alive, and Kaito is still alive. Sooner or later, you can walk openly in the sunlight."

Although Kuroba Toichi now lives in Las Vegas, he still needs to wear a human skin mask every day when he goes out, disguising himself as someone else.

It was manageable in the short term, but over time, even Kuroba Toichi developed psychological problems and suffered from mental illness.

I can't sleep at all, even sleeping pills don't work, and even self-hypnosis doesn't work.

Even when he's asleep, he'll wake up from nightmares, nightmares of demons that killed him in a fire, and scenes of Kaito and Chikage being killed by that mysterious organization.

Now he can only control his condition by taking medication.

Although he wanted to get out of this situation, he tried many methods but to no avail. Unless he eliminated that mysterious organization and walked openly in the sunlight, he might never be able to get out of it and would remain a mental patient for the rest of his life.

Hearing this, Kuroba Toichi gave a bitter smile: "I want to too, but I just can't get over it right now."

"I don't know if I'm Kuroba Toichi, Frans Hoxha, or even Kaito Kid anymore!"

Frans Hoxha was a false identity he used in the United States. Because of the long-term role he played, he began to believe that he was the real Frans Hoxha and that such a person existed in the world.

But when he takes off his mask, his identity reverts to Kuroba Toichi.

Because of the repeated changes in identity, which lasted for ten years, he developed a serious mental illness.

In other words, it's dissociative identity disorder.

When you've been playing a role for too long, sometimes it's really hard to break free from it.

Especially considering the external pressure, it's already lucky that he didn't go insane.

"You are yourself, Kuroba Toichi."

"You just need to remember your true identity," Kuroba Chikage said with a serious expression.

She had seen Kuroba Toichi when he was having an attack, and it was truly terrifying.

That's why she was so stern in telling Kuroba Toichi about his true identity, so that he wouldn't become obsessed with his other, fictitious identity.

If this continues, Kuroba Toichi might really disappear from this world.

"I know, I know, but..."

Kuroba Touichi smiled wryly, just as he was about to say something, his cell phone rang.

"Hmm, Dao Yi, what are you going to say?" Kuroba Chikage picked up her phone and looked at it before replying.

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Touichi shook his head: "You go ahead with your work, we can talk about other things later." "Okay."

Kuroba Chikage responded with a sentence, and then his expression changed drastically.

Because she saw the text message on her phone.

[Kuroba Chikage, you don't want others to know that Kuroba Kaito is actually Kaito Kid, do you?!]

Upon seeing this text message, her hand holding the phone turned pale, and her face became even more worried.

The big issues haven't been resolved yet, and small problems are already popping up.

She was really exhausted.

Previously, I had to clean up Kuroba Toichi's messes and solve some troublesome problems. Later, I had to enlighten Kuroba Toichi so that he wouldn't become a lunatic or a madman.

The overall situation has stabilized, but the minor issues are causing her trouble.

"Phantom Thief Kid, Phantom Thief Kid, why do you always have to be a phantom thief? Can't you just be honest and straightforward?"

Kuroba Chikage grumbled while holding her phone.

However, she didn't turn off the walkie-talkie while she was complaining, and Kuroba Toichi on the other end of the walkie-talkie heard what she said.

Although the speaker meant no harm, the listener took it to heart.

Kuroba Touichi thought that the words were being spoken about himself, which caused him to immediately put on the Pain Mask, and his head began to throb. He even heard another familiar voice in his mind.

It was Kuroba Toichi's own voice.

At that moment, Kuroba Chikage heard some heavy breathing and realized that her walkie-talkie was still on. She quickly said, "Toichi, I'm sorry, I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Kaito. Something happened to Kaito."

Upon hearing this, Kuroba Toichi, still troubled by his headache and his relationship with Genon, gritted his teeth and asked, "What's wrong with Kaito?"

Hearing this, Kuroba Chikage's heart sank. She thought Kuroba Toichi was angry and was about to continue explaining when Kuroba Toichi spoke again.

"I'm fine here, and you don't need to explain anything to me. Kaito's situation is more important. Let's deal with Kaito's matter first!"

"I'll check the venue first, then we'll talk later."

After saying that, Kuroba Toichi turned off the walkie-talkie, lowered his head, and his face became distorted.

the other side.

Kuroba Chikage looked at the walkie-talkie that had been disconnected, her expression becoming increasingly troubled.

She's so angry she could hang Kuroba Kaito up and beat him. Serves you right for causing trouble!

If it weren't for Kaito's side, she would never have said those words, nor would she have made Kuroba Toichi wear the Pain Mask, nor would she have made him angry.

But Kaito Kuroba is, after all, his son, a piece of his own flesh and blood.

Now that her son is in trouble, she can no longer ignore it.

She also left Kaito's side and went to America quite early. Although Kaito is very sensible, he still gets into trouble sometimes if he's not careful.

This is her dereliction of duty as a mother, so she has to solve the trouble that Kaito caused.

Otherwise, Kaito Kid would be a huge trap!

It's even possible that they'll dig up her old story as the Phantom Thief Lady.

Then we really won't be able to handle it!

Kuroba Chikage took a deep breath to calm herself down. If she remained in a state of anger, her mind would not function properly.

In situations like these, it's essential to remain calm.

After calming down, she immediately started composing a text message and sent it.

【Who are you?!】

She did not deny that Kaito Kuroba was Kaito Kid, because there was no need to, and Kaito Kuroba really was Kaito Kid.

He's just the second-generation Phantom Thief Kid.

After sending the text message, Kuroba Chikage began investigating the owner of the phone number.

Buzz buzz.
at the same time.

While vacationing at his villa, Kitahara Natsuyu received a text message from Kuroba Chikage in the United States. Upon seeing the message, a triumphant smile immediately appeared on his face.

If nothing unexpected happens, Chikage Kuroba will definitely return to Japan to help her son Kaito Kuroba deal with some troublesome matters.

Then he can have a proper in-depth conversation with Kuroba Chikage.

After all, Kuroba Toichi is already dead, and Kuroba Chikage has become a widow, so it's harmless to exchange feelings with a widow.

It could even help Kuroba Chikage solve his problems.

I, Kitahara Natsuyu, am truly a good person.

Kitahara Natsuhiro's smile did not escape the notice of those who were paying attention.

The gaze of this observant person was none other than that of Doi Takaki, who had been observing Kitahara Natsuhiro for a long time.

He wanted to know what Kitahara Natsuhiro planned to do after getting his mother's phone number.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that this guy is chatting with his mother after getting her phone number, and they seem to be having a great time.

No way?
Mom, are you lonely living alone in America?
That's why we started chatting so quickly.

But it seems there's no problem.

After all, his mother has been dead for many years and has always been single. Even if his mother found him a stepfather, he wouldn't be surprised at all.

After all, his mother also has her own physiological needs!
He couldn't let his mother give up everything, everything she had, just for his own sake.

In this respect, Kaito Kuroba is quite uninhibited.

After all, he was a thief and liked to dress as a woman, so of course he was uninhibited.

However, the current situation is that Kaito Kuroba doesn't know that his father is still alive. If he knew that his father was still alive, he wouldn't think this way at all.

But you can't blame Kaito Kuroba for this. You can blame Chikage Kuroba for keeping everything from Kaito, which led to this situation.

Of course, the culprit was Kuroba Toichi himself; who told him to meddle? In the end, he got himself into trouble.

[You'll probably find out who I am soon enough, so I won't hide it anymore. When can we meet up and sort out Kaito's matter?]

Click to send.

He didn't change his phone number when he sent the text message; a little investigation will reveal who he is.

However, he wasn't afraid of his identity being exposed.

Because the one who should be afraid is Kuroba Chikage.

After all, it concerns his own son!

(End of this chapter)