Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hao recorded and produced “Love Me Like I Love You” after Merlin suggested he put the song online. He surprised Merlin with a music video featuring her, and she told him she loved him.

• After Jiang Hao sang his new song again at the party, he returned to the dorm with Merlin and named it “Love Me Like I Love You.”
• Merlin suggested that Jiang Hao record the song and upload it online, so he booked a professional recording studio.
• Jiang Hao worked with recording engineer Adam to arrange and record the song, then paid 12,000 US Dollars for the finished tracks and video.
• Jiang Hao showed Merlin the music video, which dedicated the song to her and included footage of the two of them.
• Merlin thanked Jiang Hao and told him she loved him.

After Jiang Hao uploaded “Love Me Like I Love You,” the song went viral and earned him a flood of fan points. ICM International Creative Management offered to sign him, and he arranged for the agency to consider Merlin too.

• Jiang Hao uploaded the song and music video to social media, where fans praised the song and shared it widely.
• Jiang Hao discovered that his music was earning him fan points, and Merlin later told him the song had reached over a million listens and ranked on two major US charts.
• Over the following days, “Love Me Like I Love You” climbed into the top hundred of both charts through word of mouth.
• William from ICM International Creative Management called Jiang Hao to offer him representation, saying the agency could work around his existing contract.
• Jiang Hao asked William to consider signing Merlin as well, and William agreed to arrange a meeting.

Jiang Hao and Merlin signed artist contracts with William before attending The Four Horsemen’s magic show, where the performers robbed sponsor Arthur Tresler and escaped. Afterward, magician Tadeus confronted Jiang Hao and claimed he had exposed the secrets behind his Talent Show performances, leaving Jiang Hao displeased and wary.

• William offered Jiang Hao a B-tier artist contract and Merlin a C-tier contract, and they signed after Jiang Hao had a lawyer review the agreements.
• Jiang Hao told William he was working on another song, and William agreed to act as their exclusive agent and manage their promotion.
• Jiang Hao and Merlin attended The Four Horsemen’s show at the SAVOY Hotel, where the performers used Arthur Tresler’s personal information to transfer money from his account to audience members.
• The Four Horsemen escaped when police arrived, while hypnotized audience members pinned FBI Agent Dylan beneath them.
• Tadeus approached Jiang Hao, said he had made an episode exposing the secrets behind Jiang Hao’s three Talent Show performances, and mocked his move into music.
• Jiang Hao warned Tadeus not to lie about his magic, and Merlin observed that Tadeus seemed to be targeting him.

Jiang Hao released a professionally produced funk song and music video that quickly reached seventh place on the Billboard Hot 100, while Merlin starred alongside him. After Thaddeus Bradley accused Jiang Hao of using props and cruel animal-training methods, Jiang Hao saw the Four Horsemen announce a performance in Queens and prepared to attend in disguise.

• William hired a professional recording team for Jiang Hao’s new song, and Jiang Hao insisted that Merlin star in its music video.
• Jiang Hao and Merlin filmed the video, and the released song surged to seventh place on the Billboard Hot 100 in less than a week.
• Dale told Jiang Hao that Thaddeus Bradley had made a paid video exposing their Talent Show performance.
• Jiang Hao watched Bradley attribute his tricks to props and animal training, then saw the Four Horsemen announce a performance at Queens Plaza that evening.
• Jiang Hao disguised himself, called Merlin, and arranged to meet her at the plaza for the Four Horsemen’s performance.

Jiang Hao stole most of the $500 million Jack the Thief had loaded into the old Black man's car, then planted drugs in the vehicle before attending The Four Horsemen's farewell performance with Merlin. The police arrested the old Black man after finding the drugs, while the Horsemen escaped again.

• Jack the Thief filled the old Black man's SUV with hundreds of millions of dollars in cash.
• Jiang Hao took nearly all the money, expanding his Golden Space and leaving a few bags of white powder in the car.
• Jiang Hao met Merlin at Queens Plaza, where they waited for The Four Horsemen's performance as the FBI and police prepared to capture them.
• The Four Horsemen staged a rooftop farewell, transforming into banknotes that rained over the crowd, while police were fooled by mannequins at the supposed performance site.
• Police found cocaine in the old Black man's car and arrested him, despite his insistence that the drugs were not his.

Dylan visited Tadeus in prison and learned he had no clue who framed him, then revealed to the Four Horsemen that someone had replaced money in two operations with props and drugs. Convinced an unseen person was sabotaging them, Dylan proposed testing Jon Jiang, whom he suspected of committing the Tiffany jewelry theft.

• Dylan questioned Tadeus, who blamed Jack for surviving and helping the Four Horsemen but could not identify who framed him.
• Dylan chose not to reveal that he had orchestrated the events against Tadeus and left him to face prison.
• Dylan welcomed the Four Horsemen into the Sky Eye organization at Secret Garden and told them that three million Euros and five hundred million in cash had vanished, replaced by prop coins and drugs.
• The Four Horsemen reacted to Dylan's suspicion that someone had been monitoring and sabotaging their plans.
• Dylan named Jon Jiang as their first suspect, citing his failure to answer the Sky Eye summons and Dylan's belief that he was involved in the Tiffany jewelry theft.
• Dylan planned to lure Jon into a trap and catch him, intending to recruit him if he was not the mastermind.

Jiang Hao prepared to promote his new song, “Hello,” with an appearance on The David Letterman Show while learning about a New York auction of Chinese artifacts from Japan’s Fujita Museum. He ended the chapter angered by reports that Japan and Christie's had ignored protests and demands to halt the auction.

• William visited Jiang Hao at New York University, shared his success statistics, and proposed a talk-show appearance and a possible Grammy campaign.
• Jiang Hao gave William the sheet music for “Hello,” and the studio quickly produced a first version that impressed the musicians.
• William arranged for Jiang Hao to appear on The David Letterman Show in three days, and Jiang Hao announced the appearance on Twitter.
• Jiang Hao read that Christie's would auction thirty-one Chinese antiques from Japan’s Fujita Museum and vowed to steal the museum’s artifacts someday.
• Jiang Hao told Merlin about his new song and upcoming TV appearance, then later read reports that Japan had rejected China's demand to halt the auction and that Chinese protesters had demonstrated outside Christie's.

Jiang Hao debuted his song “Hello” on The David Letterman Show, then disguised himself and stole Chinese antiques from a New York auction exhibition. He escaped a massive police pursuit by hang glider and vanished into the Hudson River, earning the nickname Kaito Kid.

• Jiang Hao performed “Hello” on The David Letterman Show, and Merlin Fox texted him that the song made her fear they might part someday.
• Jiang Hao delayed William’s plans for more interviews and researched the Chinese antiques displayed at Rockefeller Center.
• Jiang Hao used tamed rats to map the building, then returned at night in disguise and entered the exhibition hall through its ventilation ducts.
• Jiang Hao smashed the display cases and stole the auction’s Chinese artifacts, triggering alarms and bringing police to Rockefeller Center.
• Jiang Hao escaped onto the roof, launched a hang glider, and plunged into the Hudson River, where police found only the abandoned glider.
• News outlets reported the theft the next day, and netizens nicknamed Jiang Hao Kaito Kid after his dramatic escape.

Jiang Hao escaped the police search after stealing the antique head and returned to New York University, where the Four Horsemen confronted him. He defeated them easily and left them behind, still bound and battered.

• Jiang Hao escaped through the Hudson River and reached shore, completing one theft and bringing his mission progress to 7/10.
• Jiang Hao returned to New York University and discovered the Four Horsemen waiting for him beneath a streetlamp.
• Daniel revealed that the Four Horsemen wanted to take Jiang Hao to meet someone, and the group attacked him.
• Jiang Hao knocked Jack down, burned the hypnotist with his cigar, reversed Daniel's handcuffs, and restrained Henry with her own rope.
• Jiang Hao left the Four Horsemen behind, while Jack freed Daniel and Henry remained unable to escape her bindings.

After Agent Dylan confronted Jiang Hao with evidence linking him to several thefts and schemes, he invited Jiang Hao to join the Sky Eye organization. Jiang Hao accepted, leaving them as collaborators despite his distrust of being controlled.

• Jiang Hao returned to his dormitory and found Agent Dylan waiting inside with a book.
• Dylan connected Jiang Hao to the Royal Ontario Museum theft, the Four Horsemen’s stolen money, and the gang shootout involving missing drugs and cash.
• Jiang Hao accused Dylan of hacking his computer and planting the news about Christie’s auction, and Dylan admitted to both actions.
• Dylan offered Jiang Hao a place in Sky Eye and explained that he wanted him as a teammate and captain for the Four Horsemen.
• Jiang Hao agreed to cooperate with Dylan, who welcomed him into Sky Eye.

Jiang Hao appointed The Four Horsemen as his assistants and sent them to Japan to research museums holding Chinese cultural relics while he promoted his music. After “Hello” topped the charts, Jack reported that Japan had more than a thousand museums with Chinese relics, and Jiang Hao decided to travel to China before heading to Japan.

• Dylan named Jiang Hao captain of the Sky Eye organization and told The Four Horsemen to lie low while the FBI searched for them.
• Jiang Hao persuaded Daniel, Jack, Henry, and Merritt to work with him, gave them money, and sent them to Japan to investigate museums holding Chinese cultural relics.
• Jiang Hao watched news coverage of the Rockefeller Center theft, then worked with William on a publicity campaign for his music.
• Half a month later, “Hello” topped both music charts, establishing Jiang Hao as a rising star.
• Jack told Jiang Hao that more than a thousand Japanese museums held Chinese cultural relics, and Jiang Hao asked him to identify promising targets.
• Jiang Hao decided to go to China first to return the antiques stored in his space before traveling to Japan.

Jiang Hao planted the stolen New York relics in a rented van in Beijing, where police recovered them alongside a patriotic note. He then met his crew in Kyoto and chose the MIHO Museum as their next target, leaving his method of transporting antiques unexplained.

• Jiang Hao rented a van, left it loaded with thirty-one stolen relics near the Palace Museum, and anonymously reported it to the police.
• The relics were authenticated as genuine items stolen from a Japanese collection exhibition at Christie's in New York, and investigators found a note demanding their return to China.
• Jiang Hao left Beijing for Kyoto and reunited with Daniel, Jack, the hypnotist, and Henry.
• Daniel and Jack briefed Jiang Hao on five Japanese museums and their blueprints, and Jiang Hao selected the MIHO Museum for the operation.
• Henry asked how Jiang Hao had transported the stolen antiques, but Jiang Hao refused to reveal his magician's secrets.

Jiang Hao and The Four Horsemen prepared to rob the MIHO Museum, and Jiang Hao surveyed its collection and security before the heist. After the team disabled the cameras and opened the main entrance, Jiang Hao wedged the door open to keep it from closing.

• Jiang Hao assigned Jack, Daniel, and Henry to disable the museum’s security, hack its systems, and open the display cases while he handled the theft.
• Jiang Hao traveled to Shiga Prefecture, disguised himself to survey the MIHO Museum, and examined its exhibits and security measures.
• Jiang Hao met The Four Horsemen at a hotel and told them to hack the system and then leave for Kyoto.
• Jack and Daniel connected a transmitter in the museum’s equipment room, then Jack and Henry disabled the cameras and hacked the system from their van.
• Jiang Hao climbed onto the museum terrace, reached the main entrance, and waited for Henry to unlock its electronic door.
• After the door opened, Jiang Hao installed a steel bracket beneath its frame to keep it from closing.

Jiang Hao stole antiques from the museum after its alarm system activated, then fought off the security guards while his crew escaped. He continued collecting the exhibits as his friends drove away and worried about whether he would get out safely.

• Jiang Hao disabled the museum’s infrared sensors, but a fail-safe triggered the alarm and lit up the exhibition hall.
• Jiang Hao ordered Jack, Henry, and the others to escape while he stayed behind and began taking the antiques.
• Jiang Hao rapidly stole the Bronze Ding, a pair of Animal-shaped Bronze Ware, and other Chinese artworks from the display cases.
• About twenty security guards rushed in, and Jiang Hao knocked them all unconscious with his hands and iron rods.
• Jack and the others reached the highway and reassured Henry that Jiang Hao could handle the guards as a police car sped past.

Jiang Hao escaped the MIHO Museum with stolen antiques, then prepared the Four Horsemen for a future operation at the Fujita Museum. He secretly delivered the MIHO artifacts to Chinese police, who recognized them and chose to leave the case alone for now.

• Jiang Hao fled the MIHO Museum after stealing artifacts, and Shiga Prefecture police discovered that 109 items were missing.
• Jiang Hao reunited with Jack, Henry, Daniel, and the hypnotist in Kyoto, then took them to Osaka and proposed targeting the Fujita Museum.
• The Four Horsemen began preparing to infiltrate the Fujita Museum's security system while Jiang Hao traveled to China.
• Jiang Hao planted signal transmitters outside the Fujita Museum server room, then returned to the capital and reported a van full of antiques to the police.
• Chinese police found MIHO Museum artifacts among the antiques and decided to keep them sealed away and leave the case alone for the time being.

Jiang Hao completed his theft missions by robbing the Fujita Museum and Tokyo National Museum, then left Japan with The Four Horsemen as the police assigned Conan to investigate. In Miami, he reunited with Merlin Fox on a film set, where director Frank recognized him and invited him to make a cameo.

• Jiang Hao stole more than a hundred artifacts from the Fujita Museum, including its Japanese national treasures, and later the Tokyo National Museum lost eighty-one precious artifacts.
• The Japanese police linked the museum robberies, held a press conference, and assigned Conan to investigate as Jiang Hao's system confirmed he had completed the world's mission.
• Jiang Hao told The Four Horsemen to leave Japan and gave them money, while they decided to go to the Maldives; he then flew to Miami instead of returning to New York.
• Jiang Hao found Merlin Fox playing beach volleyball during a film shoot, and she leapt into his arms when he helped her up.
• Director Frank recognized Jiang Hao as Jon Jiang, asked for his autograph, and invited him to make a cameo in the film.

Jiang Hao ended his mission in the Astonishing Thieves Guild world and returned to reality with a portable Celestial Master Seal and a diamond necklace. Back in Binhai, he bought audio equipment and was invited to join a local music group after the shop owner heard him sing opera.

• Jiang Hao and Merlin spent two days together in Miami before he returned to New York and chose to end his mission.
• Jiang Hao returned to the real world and claimed a Celestial Master Seal and a diamond necklace as rewards for exceeding the mission requirements.
• Jiang Hao examined the seal, confirmed the necklace had no counterpart in the real world, and stored both items.
• Jiang Hao bought an ED8 and C4 audio set at a Binhai shop and impressed the proprietress by singing “Nessun Dorma.”
• The proprietress invited Jiang Hao to join her local music group, and he gave her his phone number.

Jiang Hao accompanied Zhou Xinyan to Liuyang to meet her brother and sister-in-law, who welcomed him and asked about his work and their future together. He also met their niece Yueyue, who tested him with a demand for a gift and got teased in return.

• At dinner, Zhou Xinyan told Jiang Hao she had ten days of annual leave and invited him to visit her family in Liuyang, and he agreed.
• During an evening walk with Little Lark, Jiang Hao sang “Panama” for Zhou Xinyan, then reassured her when she worried that she could not sense spiritual energy.
• Jiang Hao and Zhou Xinyan drove to Liuyang, stayed overnight, and visited Zhou Jinchang and his wife the next morning.
• Jiang Hao introduced himself to Zhou Xinyan’s family, explained that he was self-employed, and said his parents already liked Zhou Xinyan and that the two had considered their future together.
• Yueyue returned from piano lessons, greeted Zhou Xinyan, and asked Jiang Hao for a present; he joked that he could give her supplementary schoolbooks, making her complain that he was awful.

Jiang Hao impressed Zhou Xinyan’s family by producing a Kaito Kid figurine for Yueyue and helping her with piano practice. As Zhou Xinyan watched him reveal more of his abilities, she and her sister-in-law grew increasingly impressed with him.

• Jiang Hao performed a magic trick and gave Yueyue a Kaito Kid figurine he had bought earlier.
• The Zhou family went out for lunch, then returned home, where Yueyue practiced piano.
• Zhou Jinchang told Jiang Hao about Zhou Xinyan’s upbringing, her studies abroad, and her difficult search for a partner.
• When Yueyue forgot a piano fingering pattern and her teacher could not be reached, Jiang Hao offered to teach her.
• Jiang Hao explained the passage to Yueyue and said he had passed Grade Ten in the CM piano exam in the United States.
• Jiang Hao offered to review Yueyue’s previous piano lessons, while Zhou Xinyan and her sister-in-law discussed how much he knew.

Jiang Hao impressed Zhou Xinyan’s family with his piano and opera performance, while Zhou Xinyan took her sister-in-law’s advice to heart and suggested visiting Jiang Hao’s parents. The couple agreed to travel to Xi’an before heading to his hometown, and they arrived in Chang’an early the next morning.

• Zhou Xinyan’s sister-in-law advised her to secure Jiang Hao’s commitment and suggested visiting his parents, and Zhou Xinyan listened closely.
• Jiang Hao performed an Italian passage from La Traviata on the piano for Yueyue and the Zhou family, who were amazed by his singing.
• Jiang Hao and Zhou Xinyan left the Zhou family’s home and stayed at a hotel, where Zhou Xinyan suggested visiting Xi’an and then Jiang Hao’s parents.
• Jiang Hao agreed to the trip, and the couple spent another half day with the Zhou family before driving toward Xi’an.
• Jiang Hao drove through the night, and he and Zhou Xinyan reached Chang’an early in the morning and checked into a hotel.