In this kind of situation, even someone as meticulous as Subier could hardly keep calm.
Kaitō Kid had already been here—right in front of the entrance to his secret room. Anyone would feel compelled to check it out.
Zhang Yang stood silently in the walk-in closet, hidden in the darkness, watching Subier's every move without blinking.
'Unbelievable. He's using the reading light above as the secret switch!'
The whole manor was still in blackout, but as the hidden door opened, bright light spilled from within.
The glow even reached Zhang Yang, but fortunately, Subier didn't turn around. He went straight into the secret room.
Now that Zhang Yang knew where the Angel's Tear was, he had even more patience to wait.
A few minutes later, Subier came back out from behind the secret door with a smug smile on his face.
"Hmph, so what if it's Kaitō Kid?"
In his hand, he held an invitation letter identical to the one Fōlmoka had.
Zhang Yang's pupils narrowed. His gaze locked tightly onto that invitation.
'So Subier really is one of the invited contestants!'
Zhang Yang didn't come out immediately after Subier left. He waited until the sound of footsteps faded completely from the villa.
Outside, guards were still searching, but without Subier's order, they couldn't enter the villa.
Even though Subier now knew Zhang Yang had entered the house, he still didn't send anyone inside to search.
"Kaitō Kid is inside the manor. Stay alert. I want all eyes open!"
"Whoever finds Kaitō Kid first gets a $100,000 bonus!"
"If you capture him, every person involved gets $20,000 each!"
After announcing the bounty, Subier put down his walkie-talkie.
With that kind of reward hanging in the air, no one could resist.
So as soon as the walkie-talkie went silent, the guards moved out with more focus than ever, combing every corner of the manor like hawks.
Outside, the fans watching were getting impatient. It had been a long wait, and aside from the blackout, there hadn't been any signs of activity from the manor.
[What's going on? Why is it so quiet?]
[Have Subier's people still not found Kaitō Kid? Or maybe Kaitō Kid never entered the manor at all?]
[Shit! Why aren't they livestreaming this? We should be seeing this unfold live. I'm dying here!]
[Dude, it's Subier's private estate. No way it'd be livestreamed. That'd just attract more thieves. Subier would be in deep trouble.]
[Exactly. There's an old saying in the Dragon Nation—'Don't fear the thief stealing, fear the thief thinking about it.' With how rich Subier is, you know someone's eyeing his place.]
While the fans outside grew more restless, Zhang Yang didn't slow down.
As soon as Subier left the villa, Zhang Yang moved into action.
He reached up and pressed the reading lamp—but nothing happened.
So he leaned in, using his monocle to examine it closely. That's when he realized it wasn't just an ordinary reading light. Inside, there was also a fingerprint scanner.
Zhang Yang couldn't help but be impressed. Subier's hidden switch wasn't just discreet—it was also highly secure.
Without his monocle, which could scan and reveal intricate details, he'd have never noticed it with the naked eye.
'Damn. Now I need Subier's fingerprint too.'
Luckily, this was Subier's bedroom. His fingerprints were everywhere.
Still, Zhang Yang had to extract one and spend points to redeem a simulated print.
Zhang Yang, wearing his monocle, found a clear fingerprint on the door handle.
He put on a simulated fingerprint glove and pressed the reading lamp again.
The next second, the hidden door slowly opened. A bright light spilled out from within.
Zhang Yang smiled and stepped quickly into the secret room.
The room was about twenty square meters. Several safes stood inside, all fairly large.
There were also famous paintings on the walls, along with various jewelry boxes on the safes, filled with luxury watches and accessories.
Zhang Yang wasn't interested in any of that. He only glanced at them and didn't give them a second look.
"The Angel's Tear necklace!"
After scanning the room, he didn't see the Angel's Tear featured in the video.
That necklace, once worn by the Queen of France, was far more valuable—both historically and financially—than any painting on the wall.
Zhang Yang turned his focus to the safes. Their mechanical locks were practically useless to him.
One by one, he opened the safes. In the fifth one, a dazzling necklace finally appeared.
A total of one hundred ninety-eight natural diamonds glistened brilliantly under the light. The necklace radiated extravagance and wealth.
Zhang Yang instantly liked it the moment he laid eyes on it.
"If you proposed with this necklace, no girl could say no!"
He let out a light laugh and slipped the Angel's Tear necklace into his Magical Wardrobe.
This wasn't a system quest item, so Zhang Yang could do whatever he wanted with it.
But now wasn't the time to think about that. With dozens of guards still in the manor, his priority was getting out.
"I wonder how Bruce and Harrison are doing."
Zhang Yang stepped out from the secret door, muttering to himself.
Right now, no one knew where Maket was. Whether he was at the manor gate, or if there were other contestants still around, it was all a mystery.
Anything uncertain meant potential danger.
Zhang Yang couldn't afford even the smallest mistake. One slip and the whole game could be over.
He silently made his way to the rooftop. From there, he had a clear view of the manor's front gate.
It was still packed wall to wall with people. All you could see were heads in every direction.
Zhang Yang spotted Harrison and Bruce among the crowd. It was obvious they hadn't discovered anything yet.
"Could it be that Maket never came at all?"
He took a deep breath. Below, the guards were searching like madmen. They didn't even spare the treetops.
That $100,000 bounty made every one of them desperate to be the first to find Kaitō Kid.
Zhang Yang stepped to the edge of the roof and called down to Subier.
"Mr. Subier, I've already got the Angel's Tear necklace!"
He flipped his hand, and the sparkling necklace appeared in his palm.
Subier stared up, completely stunned, jaw nearly hitting the ground.
Just ten minutes ago, he had personally checked the secret room.
"Kaitō Kid, how did you find the necklace?"
Zhang Yang only gave a mysterious smile and put the necklace away.
Subier had already lost. As for the signature he was supposed to get—well, that wasn't happening.
Zhang Yang unfolded the Silver-Winged Cape on his back and prepared to leave.
He couldn't go out the front gate—not only was it packed with people, but it was full of hidden threats.
He waved goodbye to Subier and turned to go when a deafening gunshot rang out from below.
"Maket?"
The shot came from a guard. But the moment Zhang Yang saw the man's face, he immediately recognized him.
It was the fugitive mentioned by the Dragon Nation embassy—Maket!