"You don't know about Lord Kid?!"
Suzuki Sonoko was first stunned, then said excitedly:
"Lord Kid is the idol most beloved by young girls these days!"
"Huh?" Lin Xinyi found it even more baffling. "A thief who steals things can become a public idol? What kind of social climate is this?"
"Because Lord Kid isn't an ordinary thief!"
As she spoke, Suzuki Sonoko's face was full of yearning and admiration.
"He was charming and dashing, graceful and elegant, ingenious in his schemes, and brilliant beyond compare. He was a world-famous jewel thief, a true legend."
"No one knows what he really looks like, but I think he must be handsome!"
"Maybe he looks like Harrison Ford, or John Lennon—perhaps even Brad Pitt!"
Lin Xinyi: "..."
He somehow felt that Suzuki Sonoko was describing Chor Lau-heung the Thief.
"But no matter how handsome he is, he's still a thief..."
Lin Xinyi's values simply could not accept this kind of worship of a criminal.
"You can't ignore the harm he causes society just because he's good-looking!"
"That's right!"
Makoto Kyogoku suddenly agreed with Lin Xinyi.
At that moment, the faint hostility he had held toward Lin Xinyi was gone from his eyes. Instead, there was an understanding that felt almost like shared enmity.
"Girls should know how to respect and cherish themselves."
"How could they like a thief who commits evil deeds?"
As he spoke, Makoto Kyogoku gently adjusted his glasses. The gaze behind his lenses quietly sharpened.
"A thief is a thief."
"Tempting young women like this—he ought to be in prison."
"What are you talking about?!"
Hearing her idol disparaged so harshly, Suzuki Sonoko immediately became agitated.
"Lord Kid isn't some third-rate thief who harms society!"
"Before every theft, he sent out a notice in advance. After breaking through the