While digging into the video of Zhang Yang's entrance, netizens hadn't forgotten about Rubio pretending to be Kaitō Kid.
By midday, Leo still hadn't released any updates. Fans across the world who were following the situation were growing frantic.
"It's already this late—Leo still hasn't gotten anything out of him?"
"Oh my god! Is BND really this inefficient?"
"That guy showed up at the event pretending to be Kaitō Kid. He must've had a reason—no one pulls that kind of stupid stunt for no reason!"
"Even if it was just some dumb prank, Leo still owes the public an explanation!"
"What the—? A prank? Since when can you use an Enforcement Bureau helicopter for a prank?"
As the chatter around the incident snowballed, the higher-ups at BND started to lose patience. After all, the moment Zhang Yang arrived in Country D, they'd gone all in—making moves like they were actually capable of catching Kaitō Kid.
Now, not only had their operations failed again and again, but they hadn't even reported the outcome of the interrogation. It was becoming indefensible.
When the higher-ups confronted Leo, what they heard only made them explode.
"Leo, you idiot!"
They slammed the table in rage.
"You let him go? He's a world-class A-rank wanted criminal, and you let him go?"
"Now all the public pressure is falling on us, and because of your reckless decision, BND's getting slammed left and right!"
Leo really hadn't expected this much public backlash over a fake Kaitō Kid. But what was done was done—Rubio had already been released, and there was no undoing it now.
No matter how sharp the blades were ahead of him, Leo had no choice but to charge through.
"Kaitō Kid must have secret ties to the Dragon Nation. Rubio's wearing our surveillance wristband. I'm using him to expose the link between the Dragon Nation and Kaitō Kid!"
"Every artifact Kaitō Kid steals ends up back in the Dragon Nation. There's no way that's just coincidence!"
"Sending him to hit the Dragon Nation Embassy and find proof is the best possible move!"
Leo laid out his true motive, hoping it would convince the higher-ups.
"Sir, I admit this is risky, but it's the only option we've got."
"We can't openly investigate the Dragon Nation Embassy or its ties to Kaitō Kid. He's the only one who can do it."
Since Zhang Yang had previously stolen artifacts from the British Museum in France and even dumped a vault of over a hundred relics from a plane, Britain had been raging for days—releasing statement after statement and filing official protests.
But every time, the only reply they got was: If you have proof, show it.
If not, then it was just hot air. And so far, the British side had no way to fight back.
And now others were getting the same kind of silence.
After waking up, Zhang Yang saw that nearly all the media coverage was still centered on last night's tour performance.
Even trying to read regular news was almost impossible.
Still, something strange caught Zhang Yang's attention.
"Weird… there's nothing at all about Leo arresting Rubio?"
Rubio was a world-class A-rank wanted criminal. Even if he wasn't as high-profile as Zhang Yang, any announcement about his capture would've drawn attention. Yet there was nothing.
Zhang Yang kept scrolling for nearly ten minutes but still didn't find a single update.
"This is seriously weird. What kind of shady trick is Leo playing now?"
"I already gave him Rubio's identity. The whole internet's roasting him, and he still hasn't responded?"
If Leo were going to make a statement or address the situation, he would've done it by now.
Instead, he was sitting in silence, getting slammed by mockery and not saying a word.
That could only mean one thing—Leo never planned on exposing Rubio at all.
Zhang Yang called room service for a meal, and while eating, the Dragon Nation Embassy suddenly dropped a bombshell announcement.
"Heh, so that's what's going on. Leo really knows how to play dirty."
"That idiot Rubio, to have lasted this long before getting caught—he must've used up all his luck."
The Dragon Nation Embassy issued a statement saying that, earlier that morning, they discovered two suspicious individuals on their premises.
Upon investigation, they confirmed them to be world-class A-rank fugitives: Rubio and Casey.
They immediately took action and successfully captured both of them.
At first, only Rubio had been caught, and the four-man crew was still one short.
Zhang Yang had felt a little regret over that.
Now the whole bunch was taken out—completely, and in the most ridiculous way possible.
With Rubio and Casey getting arrested inside the Dragon Nation Embassy, Zhang Yang instantly saw through Leo's little scheme.
'I really don't get how the upper ranks in Country D let Leo talk them into this. I handed him the win, and he still tried to backstab me.'
Zhang Yang posted a screenshot of the embassy's statement to Kaitō Kid's public feed—along with the card he'd sent Leo the night before.
The moment the post went up, it hit like a bomb. A tidal wave of fallout swept across Leo, BND, and even all of Country D.
"What the—? The fake Kaitō Kid last night was Rubio? Why was he at the Dragon Nation Embassy?"
"Shit! That's a lot to unpack. What does this mean?"
"Unbelievable! Leo actually let him go and had the guts to keep it quiet!"
"No wonder he's been totally silent, even with everyone trashing him. The guy wasn't even in his custody anymore!"
"Oh my god! Rubio got caught last night, and Leo just let him walk?!"
Originally, the embassy's announcement didn't get much traction.
The joint hype of Zhang Yang and Tyce's tour was just too overwhelming.
But the moment Zhang Yang shared the post, it skyrocketed to the top of the trending charts—instantly hitting top three in popularity.
"Leo, you scumbag! You lost the guy and kept it hidden!"
"Fuck! The guy got caught, and Leo still managed to lose him again. Unbelievable!"
"I mean, sure, Leo and BND aren't exactly known for being bright—but even this is a stretch, right?"
"This whole thing reeks. There's definitely something we don't know going on here."
At BND HQ, the moment Leo saw Zhang Yang's post, he froze. His brain felt like it exploded.
He never imagined Rubio would get taken down that fast—no evidence recovered, nothing accomplished—and now Kaitō Kid had gone public and dragged him into it.
Leo had planned to play dumb and let the fake Kaitō Kid incident fade quietly.
But now, everything had gone sideways. He wasn't just involved—he was dead center in the storm.
And even if he wanted to lie now, he didn't have a single excuse to lean on…