Now, his discovery in the surveillance room was fake information.
As Zhang Yang had expected, Harrison quickly realized the situation and immediately contacted the auction house manager, ordering him to gather all the Nago Auction staff.
"I need to check each of their identities. Kaitō Kid is among your people!"
Although it was only a brief encounter, just a passing glimpse, Harrison had already remembered the appearance of Kaitō Kid he met in the hallway. He was confident he would recognize him again.
Unfortunately, his direction was wrong.
Zhang Yang and he had crossed paths in the hallway purely by coincidence, and that gave Harrison a solid fake lead.
The manager immediately paused the auction and called all the staff into a large conference room.
Based on the staff list provided by the Nago Auction, Harrison carefully cross-checked each one.
Not only was the person he met in the hallway missing, but everyone else present matched the names on the list given by the manager.
Although no one had been found, Harrison was satisfied.
"Kaitō Kid must still be in the hotel. Keep searching!"
Harrison had come this far, which was impressive.
Meanwhile, the fans outside were extremely nervous. Since Harrison and his team entered the hotel, there had been no movement at all.
"Shit, I'm so anxious! What's going on inside?"
"It's so eerily quiet. Do Harrison and them know if they've found Kaitō Kid?"
"They've prepared so thoroughly, Kaitō Kid is in serious trouble!"
"If the world's number one thief is caught, what kind of punishment will he face?"
"Wait, have you all forgotten that Kaitō Kid is a magician? Do you think they can actually catch him?"
While Harrison and his team searched the hotel vigorously, they failed to make any useful discoveries.
At this point, Fia was blending into the crowd, watching everything intently.
"This is infuriating!"
"It seems the reward isn't for me. Even if Kaitō Kid walks out of the hotel openly now, I won't be able to catch him!"
The area around the hotel was tightly sealed, and no one—regardless of identity—was allowed anywhere near the hotel, let alone enter.
With such a huge operation, Fia was no longer holding out hope of catching Kaitō Kid tonight.
Soon, Harrison and his team finished searching the entire hotel.
Then something strange happened.
There was no trace of Kaitō Kid. Not a single clue was found.
Whether it was Kaitō Kid or the Nago Auction staff, they had mysteriously disappeared.
"Shit! Where could Kaitō Kid have gone?"
Harrison remained calm despite his anger, thinking about what important detail he might have missed.
Right now, the Nago Auction was attracting global attention.
The focus of the world wasn't on the auction items or even the highest bid.
"The time has passed so long, and still, there's no movement!"
"Shit! Is Kaitō Kid really going to get away?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. If this were before, Kaitō Kid would have appeared loudly by now. He hasn't escaped yet, it looks like Harrison and them are really closing in on him!"
"Appear loudly? Unless Kaitō Kid doesn't want to live!"
"Kaitō Kid is clearly at a disadvantage tonight. Harrison and them have prepared so well. The armed helicopters overhead don't look like they're here to play around!"
While searching the hotel, Harrison began to focus on checking all the people inside the hotel.
As soon as BND agents appeared at the auction site, Zhang Yang immediately raised his guard.
At this point, the auction had already been paused. There was nothing they couldn't do now.
Harrison went through the list of auction buyers one by one, and it wasn't completely impossible.
Leo, as a member of Scorpio Security, immediately lowered his head in shame.
But he had underestimated the situation. Soon, BND sealed off the auction site.
"Apologies for the interruption. After our investigation, we've confirmed that Kaitō Kid is inside the hotel!"
Harrison climbed onto the auction stage and solemnly declared.
"Please cooperate. We need to verify everyone's identity. This process will be quick and won't take up much of your time!"
Harrison then signaled his subordinates to begin.
Zhang Yang sat calmly in his chair, but secretly he had already silently taken out a smoke bomb from his sleeve.
He was preparing to escape amidst the chaos.
Delaying any longer meant exposure was inevitable.
Harrison's team moved in quickly, and Zhang Yang knew he wouldn't be able to stall for much longer.
Since exposure was inevitable, he decided to make the first move.
Just as Zhang Yang was about to throw the smoke bomb, a hand landed on his shoulder.
A deep male voice came from behind him.
"Kaitō Kid, please don't be alarmed. I'm here to assist you, sent by the Dragon Nation Embassy!"
"We have prepared a perfect identity for you. Here are the necessary documents, please keep them safe!"
A card wallet was handed over from behind.
Dozens of BND agents moved swiftly, and their speed in checking was very fast.
Zhang Yang had originally planned to infiltrate the French Enforcement Bureau and forge an identity as a French millionaire.
Now, with this ready-made identity, he wasn't about to refuse it.
All the spoils from Zhang Yang's heists were unconditionally returned to the Dragon Nation.
Zhang Yang trusted that they wouldn't harm him.
Even if he were truly caught, Zhang Yang was confident that he could escape.
Zhang Yang took the wallet and quickly handed the relevant documents to the BND agents as they approached.
After checking, no issues were found.
The identity provided by the Dragon Nation would not raise any concerns.
"Captain Harrison, no suspicious individuals found!"
After verifying the buyer's background and cross-checking with the Nago Auction invitation list, no abnormalities were found.
This left Harrison utterly frustrated, unable to find any leads.
"Dammit, where could he have gone?"
The auction had been interrupted, and they were now cooperating in verifying identities. These buyers, who were either rich or noble, weren't about to stand for this nonsense.
After strong protests, Harrison was forced to let them leave.
Zhang Yang blended in with the buyers and smoothly walked out of the hotel.
The person who had helped him led Zhang Yang into a business car. At the auction site, there was also an agent from the Big Bear Nation!
"Kaitō Kid, there is a very important matter that requires your assistance!"
"If you agree, the Dragon Nation invites you to join an even more critical operation!"
Zhang Yang raised an eyebrow.
"What operation?"
An agent from the Big Bear Nation spoke with a serious expression.
"A set of nuclear weapon secrets has been stolen by terrorists. Only you can help us retrieve it!"
"From now on, Kaitō Kid will no longer appear. You will become the highest-level agent of our Joint Headquarters!"
The Dragon Nation agent further emphasized the gravity of the situation.
"Kaitō Kid, if we cannot recover the nuclear weapon secrets, the world may fall into the greatest disaster it has ever known!"