Chapter 228 A Little Fan of a Phantom Thief

Under the guidance of the curator, Chen Long reviewed all the security systems of the Pink Lion Diamond.

Neither of them noticed that during this process, a tourist had been following them from a distance.

Chen Long knew that he could not get away easily now.

Although he was puzzled by the curator's request not to notify the police, Chen Long did not think too much, but ran into the bathroom and dialed a number as soon as possible.

"Hello, this is Daddy's antique shop..."

An old voice sounded.

"Dad, I found where the snake talisman is!"

Chen Long said quickly, "But I'm in big trouble now!"

"Then why don't you bring the snake talisman back quickly? You must not let the black hand get the talisman."

When he heard that Chen Long had found the talisman, Dad interrupted him directly.

"But, Dad, this museum with the snake talisman has received a warning letter from Kaito Kidd, and he wants to steal it..."

"Oh, you said someone stole the talisman? Then why don't you chase him quickly? Do you want to piss Dad off to death?"

Hearing this, Chen Long touched his forehead helplessly.

"No! Dad, listen to me, Kaito Kidd doesn't want to steal the talisman, but the Pink Lion Diamond, the treasure of the museum."

"If the treasure of the museum is stolen, this museum must be closed, so the curator wants me to help protect the diamond."

In order to avoid Dad interrupting him again, Chen Long finished his words in one breath.

Who knew that when Chen Long's voice fell, Dad's angry rebuke came over.

"Chen Long! Dad wants you to protect the talisman, not the diamond! You are just an archaeologist, don't meddle in other people's business."

"Only magic can defeat magic, so let the police defeat the thief."

Dad said leisurely.

"Okay, Chen Long, Dad is busy, you can call Sheriff Blake."

After he was about to hang up the phone, Chen Long hurriedly stopped him.

"That's the problem, Dad, the curator doesn't want to notify the police."

Dad was silent for a few seconds.

"The boss himself doesn't want to call the police, so you have no reason to care about that thief, Chen Long, the black hand people may find there at any time, do you want the talisman to be taken away by them?"

"... I know, Dad, ensuring the safety of the talisman is more important than anything else."

There are some things that Chen Long didn't say, that is, the appearance of the notice letter has raised the museum's vigilance by several levels.

Not only the Pink Lion Diamond Exhibition Hall, but all places have strengthened security.

Taking away the snake talisman is not a simple matter.

"I'm glad you understand, there is one more thing."

"What is it, Dad?"

"Xiaoyu said she wanted a signed photo of the thief."

"Ah?"

Chen Long was confused.

"One more thing, Xiaoyu has informed Sheriff Black."

"What? Daddy, stop it..."

"One more thing, Daddy's hot tea is ready, and there is no time to waste with you anymore."

"One more thing, Xiaoyu has something to tell you."

Before Chen Long could react, there was a sound of slow footsteps on the phone, and it was obvious that Daddy had left.

Then, a childish female voice rang out.

"Hey, Uncle Long, I heard that you are about to meet Kaito Kidd, so cool!"

Hearing this voice, Chen Long covered his forehead in pain.

This niece of his is the most troublesome existence for him. She is just an elementary school student, but she can often do many horrifying things.

To put it bluntly, she is eccentric, and to put it bluntly, she is simply heretic!

This time, she ran into Kaito Kidd, and God knows what this girl Xiaoyu will do.

"Xiaoyu, you should do your homework now. I don't know anything about Kaito Kidd."

Chen Long said earnestly.

"Uncle Long, lying is wrong. I heard everything you said to Dad just now, and I was about to inform Sheriff Black."

"Oh no, Xiaoyu, you can't...wait, just about to? Didn't Dad say you've already told Black?"

Chen Long suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Hehe~"

A devilish chuckle entered Chen Long's ears.

"Indeed, but Sheriff Black didn't answer the phone. Maybe he's busy investigating the Mafia's intelligence..."

Before Chen Long could catch his breath, Xiaoyu's voice rang again.

"Uncle Long, what do you think about me going to District 13 to tell him about this?"

In San Francisco, in Dad's antique shop, a girl in an orange hoodie was leaning on the table, holding an old-fashioned phone that was out of tune with this era.

The girl, who looked lively and cute, had a sly smile on her face. Her eyes rolled around, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"No, Xiaoyu! Sheriff Black is already very busy, and District 13 is in San Francisco, and this is New York. Sheriff George will not agree to let Black come here to enforce the law."

The American police system, like their government agencies, has its own rules in each state and city, and it is not easy for even the FBI to intervene in a case.

Ordinary rural cities are fine, but special cities like New York and Gotham have too many criminal activities, resulting in much better staffing in the city's police station than other cities.

After all, District 13 led by Black is just a confidentiality agency specially set up by the FBI against international terrorist organizations such as the Mafia. Its functions are at best at the same level as the FBI, and in fact they are even weaker.

They have no right to come to New York to work.

Otherwise, they would not have to rely on Chen Long, an archaeologist, to help them complete some interstate or even cross-national tasks.

But Chen Long knows Black's character very well. If he lets the other party know that the Mafia and Kaito Kidd are eyeing the same place at the same time, regardless of whether the targets are different, he will definitely not sit idly by.

Chen Long didn't want his friend to be caught in a dilemma, so he couldn't let Black know.

"Uncle Long, it's okay if you want me to keep it a secret from Sheriff Black, but you have to promise me one thing."

"Okay, Xiaoyu, what do you want? Kaito Kid's autograph, right? I can try. As long as you don't ask me to promise you to come to New York, everything will be fine."

Chen Long said helplessly.

"Bingo, you got it right, Uncle Long. At first I just wanted an autograph, but now I've changed my mind. What could be more exciting than seeing Kaito Kid in person?"

"No, I will never agree to this!"

"Then I have to go to Sheriff Black."

Xiaoyu said lightly.

"Uncle Long, I will definitely be an obedient child this time. You have to believe me. I promise not to cause you any trouble!"

"I will go with my dad."

Listening to his niece's coquetry, Chen Long felt a headache. After thinking about it, Xiaoyu has indeed been much more obedient recently, so he reluctantly agreed.

"Okay, you must listen to your father and don't run around!"

"Yeah, long live Uncle Long!"

A busy tone came.

Chen Long put away his phone, walked out of the cubicle, and left the bathroom.

What he didn't know was that not long after he left, a person also walked out of the cubicle next to him.

"Talismans, magic, District 13, Mafia... Are you really involved in trouble?"

"All information I haven't heard of, a little interesting..."