Chapter 36: Fear Not the Godlike Foe, but the Piglike Ally!

Right now, Zhang Yang was sitting calmly on a small deck chair, sipping juice and eating from a fruit platter, completely unbothered.

He knew Harrison would soon come up with a way to find him, but exactly how didn't matter to him.

This was a cruise ship, surrounded by the sea. Escaping here wasn't as easy as it had been at the castle.

Zhang Yang's next plan was simple—no plan at all. He'd handle whatever came his way.

The cruise was huge, with thousands of passengers. Zhang Yang wasn't too worried about being identified quickly.

After Harrison had shown off his high-tech gadgets to Kameda Motoji, he handed one of the devices over.

"As long as we check everyone on the ship, we'll definitely find Kaitō Kid!"

In theory, Harrison's idea was flawless.

But he seriously underestimated just how chaotic things were on this cruise. It wasn't just agents here—there were technical staff, maintenance workers, and way more tourists.

The thought of this gave Kameda a headache. Actually carrying out this search wouldn't be easy.

"Harrison, there are over three thousand tourists on this cruise, plus hundreds of technical staff. If we go through with this, it's going to take forever."

It was a stupid method, but the only one that worked—they had no choice!

Harrison replied with full confidence, "Once we get close to the coast, I'll call for reinforcements from Britain's port authority."

"From now on, we split into four teams. Every tourist that's been checked must return to their rooms."

"We'll check the crew last!"

[Oh my god! This really isn't a great plan—there are way too many people!]

[Good thing this is a cruise, otherwise Kaitō Kid would be long gone!]

[Harrison's desperate. Even with four teams, each still has to check a thousand people!]

[The cruise is already turning back. Harrison just wants to keep Kaitō Kid stuck on the ship!]

Not long after, the party music on the cruise cut off, replaced by an announcement over the PA system.

"Dear guests, a highly dangerous individual has been identified on board. For your safety, please cooperate with the investigation and return to your rooms."

"Repeating, dear guests…"

The announcement played twice. Though it sounded official and proper, it still stirred up a lot of negative reactions from the passengers.

"What the hell? We stayed at the British port for two days, and now you say there's a dangerous person?"

"This trip is a disaster—totally ruined!"

"Why are you only telling us now? I'm filing a complaint!"

Zhang Yang put down his drink, popped a piece of mango into his mouth, and stood to follow the crowd.

By now, Harrison's teams had already checked the passengers who were resting in their rooms. All that remained were the ones outside.

There were still at least two thousand people to check.

Each of the four exits was guarded, and the tourists were lining up.

"Interesting."

Zhang Yang followed at the end of the line, and just seeing the setup, he already knew what Harrison was trying to do.

Thousands of passengers in long lines, all waiting to be scanned.

Zhang Yang wasn't in a rush. The cruise was still far from the coast, and the passengers' irritation had only just begun.

[The announcement says "dear guests," but now they're being herded into line? Ridiculous!]

[Unbelievable! Kaitō Kid is just a super thief—now they're calling him a dangerous person? Have some shame!]

[When has Kaitō Kid ever hurt anyone? What's so dangerous about him?]

[These tourists don't know how to resist? There's so many of them, why are they just going along with this? How long will this line take to clear? Till next year?]

Netizens from the Dragon Nation couldn't take it anymore, flooding the chat with mockery.

Maybe a lot of people in Britain wanted Harrison to catch Zhang Yang.

But Dragon Nation's viewers wouldn't turn their backs on him—they wanted chaos on the cruise. The more chaos, the better, giving Kaitō Kid more chances.

After almost an hour, the lines had shrunk by half.

Zhang Yang could already see the lights of the coast from the cruise.

And now the passengers' anger had reached its peak. Zhang Yang was the first to spark it off.

"Everyone look! The cruise is turning back again!"

"What the hell are they doing, making us line up like fools!"

That one shout lit the fire of rage in everyone else.

"Fuck! What the hell is going on?"

"Why are we back at the British port? We already stayed there for two days!"

"Fuck! Bitch! You better give us a proper explanation!"

Everyone had been fed up already, and now the cruise was turning around again.

On top of that, they were still stuck in long lines. With Zhang Yang stirring the pot, forget about cooperation—the tourists were ready to riot!

Harrison reacted fast. He immediately realized Zhang Yang was behind it.

"Kaitō Kid!"

"Control the scene! Find the first person who spoke up!"

But there was no controlling it now. The tourists were venting their fury, pushing against the line of agents trying to block them.

"Move! Move! Get this ship moving now!"

Harrison called the coast for backup to come right away.

Just then, Kameda came rushing over, face dark. "Did you find Kaitō Kid?"

Harrison scanned the rioting crowd and shook his head helplessly.

"Bang—"

Suddenly, Kameda pulled out his gun and fired a shot into the air.

"Everyone get down! Hands on your heads!"

Everyone froze, even Harrison stared in shock.

Then Kameda fired another shot.

"Bang—"

The gunfire echoed across the open sea.

But this was a cruise ship, full of tourists—not criminals.

And these tourists came from all over the world. They knew their rights, and two warning shots weren't going to scare them.

Sure enough, they were only startled by the gunfire, not afraid.

Once they realized what was happening, their anger exploded.

"Fuck! I'm suing you!"

"Bitch! I'm going to beat your ass!"

"You punk! I'll blow your head off if I get my hands on you!"

Kameda's two shots made things worse. Now people were fighting with the agents, fists flying.

[Oh my god! Does Kameda have shit for brains?]

[Oh man, it's over for real now!]

[You looked cool firing that gun, but you really suck at handling angry crowds!]

Harrison grabbed Kameda by the collar, shouting, "You idiot! Enough! What the hell are you doing!"

"These are tourists, not criminals! You've pissed them off completely now!"

Fear not the godlike foe—fear the piglike ally.

Harrison had had enough of Kameda!

The Japanese agents were brawling with the tourists, but they were outnumbered. Even with training, they couldn't hold back the crowd. Each one got surrounded, beaten down by groups of furious passengers.