Beside him, Jii Konosuke was busy putting away the props. When he turned around and saw Kid looking as though he had been struck by lightning, he jumped. "Young master, what's wrong?"
Could there have been some major flaw in today's seemingly successful performance—one he had yet to notice? Jii Konosuke racked his brains.
"It's nothing." Kid paused, but finally could not help saying, "I thought Jiang Xia usually couldn't be bothered to catch Phantom Thieves mainly because he didn't want his monster friends to have nothing to steal, and that seeing through my riddles at a glance was just an excuse..."
But that Detective had actually figured it out?
"Could that guy be smarter than me?" Remembering the intelligence test he had taken, Kid muttered, "Impossible..."
Jii Konosuke cut off his self-obsession, more concerned about something else. "Since you've been discovered, then tomorrow..."
"Tomorrow, we proceed as planned. Even if Jiang Xia figured it out, he won't tell those cops. Besides, my performance isn't over yet."
Kid sighed, then slapped the armrest with a smack and said without much confidence, "Maybe Jiang Xia can see through today's trick, but he won't see through tomorrow's!"
Jii Konosuke: "..." But weren't the key props for today and tomorrow the same?
Ah, forget it. The young master was not entirely wrong. Mr. Jiang Xia really was remarkably passive when it came to catching Phantom Thieves. Since he would not interfere, then... it was fine if the young master wanted to fool himself. At least it would put him in a better mood for tomorrow's operation.
The next night.
After working overtime for a while, Amuro Tooru finally finished the work at hand and freed up a little time.
He brought Kazami Yuuya with him, intending to retrace the route from a