Lupin the Third had been captured!
This news quickly set Japan ablaze, generating far more buzz than Phantom Thief Kid ever had. That was only natural. Put bluntly, Phantom Thief Kid was just someone who ran wild around Japan, while Lupin the Third was an internationally renowned master thief, infamous across the globe. For him to actually fall into the hands of the police in Japan—never mind anyone else, the Metropolitan Police Department was definitely going to make a huge deal out of it.
This was a rare and glorious achievement!
More importantly, not only had they arrested Lupin the Third, but his accomplices Ishikawa Goemon and Daisuke Jigen had been captured as well. It could be declared that Lupin the Third's entire gang of thieves had been brought to justice.
Thus, the Metropolitan Police Department held a large press conference. Naturally, Fang Zheng was also there to hand over the prisoners to the ICPO officer assigned specifically to investigate Lupin.
"Good work, kid!"
Inspector Zenigata gripped Fang Zheng's hand tightly, then reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
"I always knew that one day I'd bring Lupin the Third to justice, but I never thought he'd fall into your hands. Not bad, not bad. I've already heard about you from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. If you're willing, I'll recommend you to ICPO as a special advisor! Since you managed to capture those three personally, your abilities speak for themselves. From here on out, it's the young people's world..."
"Thank you for the compliment, Inspector Zenigata. I only did a tiny little thing, really... After all, preventing crime is every citizen's duty. Besides, you deserve plenty of credit too, Inspector Zenigata. And this isn't over yet."
Fang Zheng treated Inspector Zenigata politely. Now this was what a professional