Jiang Xia recalled Inspector Nakamori's earlier remark: "Not even a fly can get in." He immediately understood why the inspector had been staring so intently at his cat Persona. His gaze at Nakamori Ginzo instantly gained a hint of anticipation—he wondered whether a police officer might give off some Killing Intent when anger turned to humiliation...
Unfortunately, anger and Killing Intent were ultimately two different things.
After being stared at by the bright-eyed cat for several seconds, Inspector Nakamori glanced at the camera crew, who were preparing to swing their lens over, and flew into a rage. Pointing at the innocent cat passing by, he shouted at his subordinates, "Where did this cat come from?! How are you guarding this place?! Throw it out!"
Jiang Xia: "..."
Tch, how unfriendly. Why make things difficult for such a handsome cat? He wasn't here to steal anything, just passing through for a look...
Catching a cat barehanded was clearly not much easier than catching a Phantom Thief barehanded. Even if it was only a Fake Cat.
Before the group of police officers could pounce on him, Jiang Xia, controlling the cat Persona, took a running start and leaped. It pushed off several decorative protrusions on the wall in succession, then sprang into the narrow ventilation duct.
Once it had steadied itself, Jiang Xia looked back down at the foolish cat-catchers, leaving them with a profound silhouette before quickly vanishing into the duct.
A moment later, after the commotion below had died down.
Jiang Xia controlled the cat back along the same route. Then it lay slightly inside the duct opening, tucking its conspicuous white paws beneath itself and poking its head out to observe the bustling exhibition hall.
—Naturally, there were no lights in the duct. Under such circumstances, a black