No one understands the laws of Collider better than me.

Indeed, after inquiring with high-level officials who were familiar with the situation, it was found that the Yan family's businesses were basically in good condition, which was why they were able to weather the bursting of the economic bubble.

If it's a competitor, then there are very few. Most industrial factories are struggling, so why would anyone suddenly do something like this?

"So, Mr. Yan, you also can't figure out why things turned out this way?"

"Yes, could it be that some petty thieves who know our family really did it? Otherwise, how could they know so much about the Yan family?"

Kitahara Masaki thought for a moment and asked:

"Is the Yan family's factory located on a project that's about to start? And some people knew about this in advance, so they used this dirty but roundabout way to make you give up your company, while outsiders with a large number of shares can quickly buy your factory. Moreover, once the government project is made public, I believe that the stock of a traditional industrial company like yours can reach a whole new level."

"This! This is too terrifying! Just because inside information was leaked, those people are going to kidnap my grandson?!"

“Even those who only get a small share of the profits from large-scale infrastructure projects can earn at least hundreds of millions. So what if these people prefer to eat meat? That’s why your company is such a nuisance. More importantly, they believe that the Yan family, which is already on the decline, is not qualified to negotiate with them. Or rather, to save time, they have chosen this more aggressive approach to talk to you.”

Yan Jiansan sighed and said:

“I can sell my shares at a low price, but the factory is the legacy of our Yan family. Many of the workers there have been with our Yan family for decades. I really can’t bear to do that… But I think those people want to wipe out our Yan family. Giving up the shares will only make them more arrogant.”

“Yes, so you don’t need to sell them. I believe a good partner is always very important, especially a partner with a good reputation.”

Having discerned the meaning behind Kitahara Masaki's words, Yan Jiansan immediately inquired:

"I only hope that my grandson can be safe and that the workers who have followed my Yan family for many years can have a good place to go. I wonder if Officer Kitahara has any suggestions?"

"Actually, I have many friends abroad and many hope to enter the Japanese market."

"Is he a friend of Officer Kitahara in the United States?"

"That's right, the kind of friend who has a lot of guns. So I hope you can keep this deal confidential. I think it shouldn't be a problem for Mr. Yan to accompany Qiu Fu to the United States for a while, right?"

Yan Qiufu felt relieved after hearing the gunshot. His biggest fear now was that no one would protect him and his grandson. At first, he wanted to ask Kitahara Masaki for help, but after hearing Kitahara Masaki's words, he understood Kitahara Masaki's intention. This police officer wanted to make a deal through this matter.

Kitahara Masaki, who understood that what Yan Jiansan needed most right now was safety, spoke much more frankly. After all, as long as Yan Jiansan agreed to the deal, he wouldn't need to worry about what would happen next, nor would he need to worry about the old man leaking secrets.

For the other police officers, this time they were once again just background figures for Kitahara Masaki. However, there was no need to worry about cases that had already been closed, because Kitahara Masaki had not revealed any more information to them. So, to them, the guy who was beaten half to death was just an ordinary kidnapper, not some kind of assassin with a vested interest group behind him.

Kitahara Masaki, 'utterly loyal' to Japan, immediately contacted Gin after making a secret deal with Yan Kenzo, instructing him to speak with the boss. Kitahara Masaki then explained the whole story to the boss. The boss, hoping to establish a complete branch of his organization in Japan, naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to enter the Japanese market using financial means. Once they acquired Yan's Group's assets, everything the organization did in Japan would become much easier.

So the boss immediately arranged for a small security company with no connection to the organization to fly to Japan to protect Yan Jiansan, and sent a professional manager to liaise with Yan Jiansan.

To Kitahara Masaki's surprise, this professional manager was also a member of a liquor company, which shows how much importance the boss attached to this matter.

"Nice to meet you, Yavinyi. I'm Potter."

Chapter 159 Phantom Thief Kid, you're not in Mika at all!

The office lady in front of me, dressed in a business suit, turned out to be Port wine. It seems the boss really values ​​this deal.

"Does the boss have any further instructions?"

"Leave the rest to us. It's all financial operations, so there's no need for the renowned Yawenyi to worry about it."

Actually, Kitahara Masaki was indeed surprised when she was able to call out Kitahara Masaki's name for the liquor. This was the first time that an undercover agent had been successfully planted in the police force. Previously, the undercover agents that the boss had planted in the FBI and CIA had either been executed or turned against him. It can only be said that these two established intelligence agencies were beyond the reach of ordinary undercover agents in terms of both manpower and financial resources.

Therefore, when Kitahara Masaki successfully joined the Japanese police force within a year and rose to his current position as a police officer, the boss must have taken notice and at least wouldn't reveal Kitahara Masaki's identity so easily.

However, the man in front of him, Porter, seemed to be the chief logistics officer of the Black Organization. To be entrusted by the boss to handle such a large amount of money, he must be deeply trusted by the boss, or rather, he must have been brainwashed by the boss.

"Really? Actually, I'm quite free. If you need to use me under the identity of 'Kitahara Masaki,' feel free to contact me."

Hearing Kitahara Masaki's enthusiasm, Potter didn't know what else to say and could only thank Kitahara Masaki.

Unfortunately, this woman, who wields considerable influence in the financial markets, has no idea what Kitahara Masaki is thinking. To destroy the Black Organization, Kitahara Masaki only needs to do one thing—find Karasuma Renya and kill him. And this logistics person named Potter likely knows relevant information, so Kitahara Masaki must obtain this information from her.

The simplest way would be to force her to talk through torture, but this method isn't always effective. When someone is deeply brainwashed by the boss, torture can easily cause their survival instincts to clash with the boss's instilled commands, potentially turning them into a mentally challenged or even mentally unstable individual. Therefore, this violent approach is something Kitahara Masaki has always wanted to avoid.

If possible, Kitahara Masaki could use anti-brainwashing techniques on her to make her betray the boss, but this method would take a long time, and Ai would need to research and develop this anti-brainwashing technology.

Then, the idea of ​​deceiving her is even more unrealistic. Porter may not be very strong, but he is certainly not stupid. To be able to help the boss manage such a large industry, he must at least be a graduate of Harvard Business School.

Watching Potter begin signing a contract with Yan Jiansan, Kitahara Masaki considered various ways to get her to reveal information. Perhaps because of the intense gaze, Potter's sixth sense made her turn to look at Kitahara Masaki, which startled Kitahara Masaki, who then expressionlessly looked away.

Calm down, calm down, there will be plenty of opportunities, don't rush things.

Kitahara Masaki shouted to himself in his heart.

Besides Potter, he also knew about several American companies connected to the boss, and that the boss's email address keypad sounded like "The Song of Seven Sons," but these clues were either too vague or too dangerous.

There was once a US agent who was infiltrating the organization. After several missions, he finally received a text message from his boss. However, the agent could not resist the temptation and wanted to use the text message to track down the boss's whereabouts. When he arrived at his destination, all that awaited him was the dark muzzle of a gun.

So after that incident, Kitahara Masaki understood why the boss's text messages didn't have an auto-delete function; text messages were one of Karasuma Renya's methods for luring out undercover agents. Kitahara Masaki knew this so clearly because he was the one responsible for killing that undercover agent, and it left a very deep impression on him, as it was the first time he had killed someone innocent, someone whose sole purpose was to destroy the organization.

Having thought this through, Kitahara Masaki had completely calmed down. He nodded to Potter and left, figuring it was better to stay out of sight than to let Potter see through his act. If he continued to watch, Potter might notice something amiss.

Feeling down, Kitahara Maki didn't drive home. Instead, he walked slowly along the road. Since this area was a wealthy residential villa district, it was relatively quiet. This allowed Kitahara Maki to blend into the night, and his footsteps gradually faded away. It was just a subconscious action, but suddenly a window of a villa opened in Kitahara Maki's field of vision, and a man dressed entirely in black jumped out, carrying burglary tools.

Under the cover of night, the thief who suddenly jumped out and Kitahara Masaki locked eyes, and the atmosphere shifted from calm to awkward.

"Hehe, the weather is quite nice today."

Looking at the thief in front of him, Kitahara Masaki felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but because he was wearing a night suit and his mouth was covered with a layer of black, nothing was revealed except for his eyes.

"Phantom Thief Kid?"

Kitahara Masaki asked uncertainly, but if it wasn't Kaito, then they might as well just arrest him.

When Kitahara Masaki uttered the words "Phantom Thief Kid," the thief took two steps back, and the whole atmosphere seemed to say, "How did you figure that out?"

"Ahem, sir, you've mistaken me for someone else."

"Really? But your hang glider is sticking out."

"What! How is this possible..."

Kaito, realizing he had been tricked, slumped his shoulders, thinking to himself how unlucky he was. He had just finished appraising a diamond when he ran into this police officer, who then saw through his disguise.

In reality, Kaito only issues notices when stealing strictly guarded or highly valuable gems. However, since there are many people in Tokyo who possess gems and diamonds, he can't always steal gems as Phantom Thief Kid. Today, he was simply determining if a small diamond was Pandora, which was supposed to be a beginner-level task. But unexpectedly, he encountered this strange police officer right after he finished and was leaving.

“Using such petty tricks is not the behavior of a gentleman.”

Realizing he could no longer hide, Kaito used the Kuroba family's special technique—instant costume change. He transformed from a thief dressed entirely in black back into his favorite disguise—Phantom Thief Kid.

Does being a thief automatically make you a gentleman?

"Inspector Kitahara, please call me Phantom Thief Kid. I'm a gentleman who enjoys identifying the authenticity of gemstones, so please remember that. Although I'd like to chat with you a little longer, the moon isn't suitable for a night talk tonight..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a smoke bomb exploded next to Kidd, and he disappeared after the smoke dissipated.

Chapter 160 Only Your Father Has the Right

Kitahara Masaki, who wanted to follow him, thought about it and decided against it. Anyway, if he wanted to find him, it would only be a matter of a flick of his finger, so he would let him go for now.

That's how things were supposed to go, but a passerby suddenly walked by, and after seeing Kid's escape act, saw Kitahara Masaki trying to slack off, and asked:

"Hey! Aren't you Officer Kitahara Masaki? Aren't you going to chase after them?"

After saying that, he took out his phone to take a picture. Kitahara Maki, disguised as "Officer Kitahara," could only be chased away by this passerby who suddenly appeared from around the corner to chase after Kid.

"Kaito Kid, stop right there!"

Kaito was about to turn around and make a sarcastic remark when he heard Kitahara Masaki shout, but he saw Kitahara Masaki, whose running speed rivaled that of the 'Flash,' stepping on the edge of the roadside wall and almost catching up to him with the lightness skill of a martial arts novel.

This startled Kidd so much that he pulled out his playing card gun and fired several shots. Then he tapped the propeller switch on the back of the hang glider, thinking that everything would be fine once he took off.

"Soar into the sky, Oule!"

"What?!"

Kitahara Masaki used a running start on the rooftop to grab Kid's leg. It just so happens that this is an affluent area, so the villas are several stories higher than ordinary houses, which allowed Kitahara Masaki to jump just high enough to reach Kid.

"Officer Kitahara, didn't you ever think about the consequences if you failed to catch me?"

"Hehe, my intuition tells me it will work, and my reason tells me that there's a swimming pool right under our feet."

Kitahara Masaki made this move only after thorough preparation, but he hadn't yet decided how to deal with his fellow student. Meanwhile, because the hang glider couldn't support the weight of two people, its altitude was rapidly decreasing.

"Kid, let me see if your escape magic is up to the level of Kuroba Toichi. If you can escape from me, then you certainly have his strength."

"Officer Kitahara... are you saying you've seen Kuroba Toichi's magic show before?"

"No, I was just saying that to distract you."

As he descended, Kitahara Masaki braced himself against a lamppost, using a joint lock to immobilize Kid. However, Kid maintained his poker face, showing no sign of unease despite Kitahara's physical blockade. He simply pulled something from his sleeve, which then exploded with a bang.

Even knowing that Kid would only use non-lethal gadgets, Kitahara Masaki still subconsciously let go of Kid and jumped three meters away.

"Your physical abilities are truly impressive, Officer Kitahara. But even you wouldn't be able to handle the anesthetic used to tranquilize elephants. Don't worry, if you pass out, I'll take care of getting you back to the police station."

Seeing that Kaito Kid had put on a gas mask at some point, Kitahara Masaki smiled. When he was with Conan or Kaito Kid, who were high school students, he always had a feeling that he was still young. But unfortunately, Kitahara Masaki never had a childhood or a youth, only endless killing and being killed.

Puzzled, Kid watched as Kitahara Masaki took off his coat and shook it as if putting out a fire. Once the air circulated, the anesthetic was immediately diluted by the air.

"Even if the anesthetic is diluted, it can still enter your body through your pores! Besides, you didn't even cover your nose!"

"Unfortunately, I had been trained before on how to handle this situation. As long as I was in pain, I could stay conscious."

"Pain? But you..."

"Yes, I neither bit my tongue nor pricked myself with a needle. The reason is simple, it's just because of my hatred. The burning anger completely overwhelmed my sleepiness, and that was enough to counteract your anesthetic."

"What……"

Seeing how serious Kitahara Masaki was, Kid also began to wonder—could what this police officer was saying be true?

Seeing Kid's bewildered expression, Kitahara Masaki almost burst out laughing again. He was actually using pain to fight off sleepiness, but he did it discreetly so Kid wouldn't notice.

Kitahara Masaki looked around again, but the passerby was no longer in sight. Because the place was relatively remote, no one had yet discovered that two celebrities were confronting each other here.

"Never mind, you can go."

Ultimately, even if they caught Kaito Kid, Kitahara Masaki wouldn't send him to the police station. He still wanted to watch his magic show with Vermouth, and to complete the achievements in the system, he needed to keep Kaito Kid active.

"Officer Kitahara, it's best to avoid telling lies that are so obvious."

"Alright, if that's what you think, then I have to say it—why haven't the people in Investigation Section 2 figured out your true identity yet?"

"Haha, only the white doves flying in the sky can see the face of the phantom thief under the moonlight."

"Stop showing off. Actually, you can tell by watching the old videos of the phantom thief that the old phantom thief Kid was Kuroba Toichi. In fact, the time when Kuroba Toichi disappeared matched the time when the phantom thief Kid stopped being active. And the phantom thief Kid who is active again now—that is, you—is obviously Kuroba Toichi's disciple, or even a relative."

Just like deducing that Batman is Bruce Wayne, there was no pressure at all. In the entire Gotham City, only you have the ability and the financial resources. Who else could it be but you? The same goes for Phantom Thief Kid. At that time, the most powerful magician in all of Japan was Toichi Kuroba, and only he was qualified to become Phantom Thief Kid.

"As expected of a police officer, but how did you manage to deduce why Kuroba Toichi disappeared back then?"