At 11:20 p.m. on July 28, the Pearl Tree airship arrived in Japanese airspace after a five-day voyage.

"I didn't expect this kind of basket to come out," Mitsuhiko sighed as he looked at the land below. "Halfway through the flight, I found that the power system was malfunctioning."

"Why do you want to fix it in New Zealand?" Yuan Tai was also a little unhappy. "If you fix it well, you won't come back now!"

"You can't say that," Sonoko Suzuki shook her head. "This time the faulty part is an engine block, considering that there are no spare large components here, so if you want to solve this problem, you can only try to check out the fault of this engine block and fix it. However, it will waste a lot of time, so it is better to disconnect the engine group and fly with the remaining three engine groups, so that although it is slower, you don't have to waste time on replacing parts. ”

"It's not a good time, though," Gray Plains said suddenly. "At this time, the sun is over our heads..."

Everyone looked straight up in amazement, only to realize that above them was the ceiling of the observation hall.

"It's a ceiling here, but it's different in the Observation Hall," Gray Hara reminded. "If you're in the observation hall, you'll only be blinded by the sun if you want to look at it, and if Kidd is dressed in white, it's going to be harder for the police to lock down his location."

"That's true," Qian Yu said lightly. "To be honest, if the airship slows down a bit, it might not reach the airspace until dusk, and then Kidd will probably not have that advantage."

Mao Lilan listened to Qianyu's narration, and his brows, which had been a little furrowed for some reason, stretched out and breathed a sigh of relief.

"But on the other hand, the resistance to bright light at night is only worse," said the voice of Jirochi Suzuki, who was leading his hunting dog "Lupin", sounded behind them. "Considering that Kidd has used flashbangs more than once, we think he is capable of creating a bright light that makes all the police gentlemen unable to open their glasses, even at night."

Not... Mitsuhiko frowned, because he felt that this reason was not sufficient—in a time like the scorching sun now, almost no one could look up normally. Kidd only had to hide up to it, so he could freely observe everyone in the observation hall without being seen by them.

But when he looked at the expressions of Chiba and Gray Plains, he didn't read any uneasy emotions on their faces.

None of them were aware of such an obvious problem... Or was it actually me who was wrong?

While Mitsuhiko was still thinking, Chiba suddenly turned around and walked outside, and Gray Yuan Ai also walked out.

"Huh?" Mitsuhiko was a little stunned. "Where are you going?"

"Go and see what's going on over there," Qian Yu said lightly. "We're kids anyway, and it's unlikely that Kidd will be able to disguise us anyway."

……

Before they reached the elevator leading to the observation hall, Chiba and Ashbara found that they could no longer move on—in front of them, the police had set up a cordon prohibiting traffic.

"May I ask what ......" Qian Yu stepped forward and asked cautiously.

"It's been cordoned off, and we'll be here until it's safe to land." A policeman waved his hand. "Let's go somewhere else first, we still have a job here."

"What's going on?" Just then, Officer Nakamori's voice came from behind them.

"Police," the officer immediately explained to Officer Nakamori. "There are two little kids here, so I want them to stay away from here."

"Little children?" Officer Nakamori was a little confused. "Which kid is it?"

As he spoke, footsteps sounded in the cabin, and Officer Nakamori's figure appeared in front of Chiba and Ashbara.

"Ah, it's the two of you?" With that, Officer Nakamori waved his hand at the policeman who had just blocked the two. "It's okay with the two of them, it's okay to let them in."

"Huh?" The police were stunned. "But ......"

"The above agreed," Officer Nakamori said categorically. "The words of these two children are within the scope of the permission from above."

[Above? Qian Yu frowned slightly, and then exchanged a somewhat strange look with Gray Yuan Ai.

Topmost? Isn't it Officer Nakamori who is leading the team this time? If so, what exactly does the "above" in his mouth refer to......

Before they had time to think about it, Chiba and Gray Yuan had already been taken to the elevator by Officer Nakamori.

"Go up," Officer Nakamori said, pressing the elevator button. "When you go up, the people above will tell you how to do it."

"Won't you take us up?" Qian Yu was a little stunned.

"Of course not," Officer Nakamori said, shaking his head and looking at the elevator door that was gradually opening in front of him. "You're children, and you can't be transferred by Kidd the Thief, so you can go up."

Chiba nodded, walked into the elevator with Gray Hara, closed the elevator under the somewhat complicated gaze of Officer Nakamori, and began to ascend with the elevator.

"What's wrong with you?" Looking at Gray Plains, Qian Yu suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Ashbara was stunned. "No, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing......" Qian Yu shook her head. Possible...... It's just that I'm too nervous? ”

"Don't be too nervous," the corners of Gray Yuan's mouth curled slightly. "In any case, the main person responsible for dealing with Kidd the Monster Thief should not be you and me, but the police. All you have to do is do the best you can. ”

"Yes," Chiba nodded, then pulled the Traceless Umbrella out of the backpack behind his back. "To be honest, I don't think I can catch him...... This is more than I can handle. ”

If you were to evaluate the outcome of his one-on-one confrontation with Kidd, it would be a far cry - in the open plains, he should be able to use his long-range attacks and reflexes provided by support units to remain undefeated. But in a cramped place like the Observation Hall, Kidd the Monster Thief only needed a bunch of smoke bombs to pull himself into melee combat, and then use his athleticism far superior to his own to take him out cleanly.

This is no longer something that auxiliary units can fight against...... Even if the auxiliary unit uses the module's ability to the extreme, I am afraid that it will be more certain that it can't beat the other party.

But...... Let's give it a try, firstly, it is really not good to let this kind of stealing guy continue to get away with it, and secondly, it is ......

Qian Yu glanced at the gray plain mourning beside him.

I don't really want to admit defeat and surrender directly in front of Kidd...... After all, it's always good to try it without shedding a layer of skin.