American comics: Damn it, I’m surrounded by those who worry about their fathers!.

Chapter 370 Detective Star-Lord

Peter: "."

Madam, do you know that what you said may cause misunderstanding?

Diana, Zatanna and Zora all had different expressions when they heard what Madame Xanadu said.

Especially Diana, she felt that the prophecy made by Lady Xanadu about the people present was most likely about herself.

"I know, that's me, I'm the queen of the farm."

Diana was lost in thought when she suddenly heard Raven, who was in Peter's arms, speak confidently.

Diana: “Huh?!”

Without noticing the sound made by Diana, Raven said proudly: "I will be the one who inherits my father's farm and the future queen of the farm."

"No, no, that's not something you can say."

Peter immediately stopped Raven from talking nonsense. "You can discuss the issue of inheriting the farm with John, Raven, but the Queen of the Farm is not allowed to be mentioned again."

"Why? Is it because of my age?"

“It’s not a matter of age.”

Peter pinched her nose and said, "You'll understand when you grow up."

Raven said unconvincedly: "But I am already an adult. I mean, my soul."

"But I heard from Persephone that you wet the bed last night!"

Hearing Peter expose her scandal, especially in front of so many people, Raven became furious.

"I-I didn't."

Angrily, Raven turned her face away and didn't want to talk to Peter anymore.

After Raven no longer cared about how many wives Peter had, Zora and Diana finally asked Mrs. Cidade the question they wanted to ask - about the whereabouts of their children.

After drawing the tarot cards and doing some divination, purple light shot out from Mrs. Xanadu's eyes.

"I saw."

"I can see a birdman in a castle made of tree roots."

Lady Xanadu described what she saw, "There was also a tree lady, she was holding the baby, and the baby had a cold light in his eyes."

"Glowing eyes? Trees? Bird-men?"

Zatanna frowned when she heard the information that Madame Xanadu told her.

"Lady of the Trees, Queen of the Roots, I think that would be Demeter."

Diana expressed her guess.

Demeter is the mother of Persephone.

She is the goddess of agriculture, grain and harvest in ancient Greek mythology, and one of the twelve Olympian gods.

Demeter taught humans how to farm and give life to the earth. According to legend, she possessed boundless magical powers. She could make the land fertile, the plants lush, and the crops abundant, or she could make the earth wither, all things die, and no grass grow. She could make people have endless wealth, but could also make people penniless.

"Persephone's mother, well, her daughter was taken to the farm by Peter, and she took my child away."

Zora couldn't help but complain when he heard that Demeter and Hermes were in cahoots with each other.

Seeing Peter's unfriendly look, Zora quickly explained to him: "Sorry, I was joking, Peter, I know the Queen of the Underworld followed you voluntarily."

Diana ignored Zora's complaints. She stared at the tarot cards on the table and said, "Hermes hid the children with Demeter, but I don't know where they are."

Zora heard this and replied to her, "So it's not bad to keep a relationship with your enemies. Now Hera comes in handy. She should know something about Demeter."

After finding out the child was stolen by Herme, everyone said goodbye to Madam Shangdu and prepared to leave.

"Zatanna, maybe we can talk alone."

Madame Xanadu stopped Zatanna as she was about to leave.

"of course can."

When only Zatanna and Madame Xanadu were left in the room, Madame Xanadu said to her sternly, "What kind of person do you think Peter is, Zatanna?"

"Peter?"

Zatanna was stunned for a moment, "I don't know, but we have met and known each other since we were young. To me, Mr. Padrick is like both my father and my brother."

"Is he important to you?"

"Yes."

"But I got a glimpse from him about the possible fate, the fate of the future universe."

Lady Xanadu sighed and said, "The entire universe is in turmoil because of him, and the entire galaxy is burning because of him."

"Are you willing to stand by his side no matter what crisis may come?"

"I am willing."

"War and death, you keep getting closer to these things, Zana, it's too cruel for you."

"That's how fate always works, isn't it?"

Zatanna smiled at him, "The only thing I learned from the letter my father left me is that fate is as unpredictable as magic. Never be afraid to step on stage for fear of being exposed."

Putting on the high hat, she thanked Madam Shangdu, "Anyway, thank you for your help this time, ma'am."

"You're welcome. I can't help you much. By the way, have you sorted out your issues in Gotham?"

Madame Xanadu asked again about Zatanna's situation in Gotham.

"almost."

Zatanna said confidently.

at the same time.

In order to find out whether Zatanna is the suspect who used magic to take away 10 million, Star-Lord and Loki have rushed to Gotham.

Circus Theater.

The two had already slipped into the sealed interior of the theater.

Standing on the stage where Zatanna once performed the "Disappearing Dollar Spell", Star-Lord lowered his body and looked at the wooden stage. "Look, Loki, this line is a recent scratch, and there are tiny glass fragments."

Star-Lord soon discovered the clue.

He pressed the switch of the mask on his face, revealing his true face.

"Maybe... it's not glass, but a mirror."

Standing up with the broken glass in his hand, Star-Lord muttered to himself.

Star-Lord had learned magic from Zatanna before, and he knew the principle behind Zatanna's magic of making US dollars disappear.

With a strange light flashing in his eyes, Star-Lord walked towards Loki with a glass lens in his hand.

"Zatanna's magic uses mirrors to reflect images of coins. Apparently, the mirror fragments in front of us are similar."

He shone the flashlight at the magic mechanism in front of him.

"I think the money was stolen before the magic show, and the thief used a mirror to reflect the cash image before Zatanna performed the magic, and then at the end, he hid the mirror."

"Yes, Star-Lord, you really look like Batman now. You have become a great detective."

Loki patted Star-Lord on the shoulder, "Now tell me, Detective, how did the thief hide the mirror?"

"He didn't. The mirror should still be here."

Star-Lord shook his head, staring at the device in front of him.

At the top of the device, the flashlight flashed through the lens.

"Who is where?!"

Suddenly there was a scolding voice from outside the door.

Noticing the sound coming from the enclosed stage, the security guard on patrol shouted towards here.

Using the key to open the door, the security guard quickly walked to the back of the stage performance equipment.

No suspicious persons were found.

Loki and Star-Lord, who were almost discovered, have already left.

Outside the theater.

Star-Lord imitated Peter, rubbing his chin, and said in a deep voice: "Only another magician who knows how to break this magic, or someone who is familiar with this magic technique, can break it."

As Star-Lord spoke, he took out his phone and looked up information about Zatanna's performance that day.

"I found out that Zatanna invited two people to the stage. One was the director of the Mint, and the other was a doctor who specialized in revealing the secrets of magic tricks. His name was Monte Kane. Zatanna's goal was to let Monte Kane see her magic and see if he could crack it."

Soon Star-Lord identified his suspect, "I suspect Kane did it."

Loki nodded, "Then let's go to Dr. Kane's house."

After half an hour.

Star-Lord and Loki come to Dr. Kane's house.

After pressing the doorbell, there was no response from inside.

So Loki and Star-Lord sneaked into each other's homes together.

Looking at the figure sitting on a chair in the living room with his back to the two of them, Star-Lord and Loki looked at each other, then prepared to go over to see what was going on.

Unexpectedly, when the two came over, they were shocked to find that the person sitting on the chair was not a real person, but a dummy wearing clothes.

With a "bang", the floor under the feet of the two people collapsed instantly.

The two were thrown directly into the basement.

"It was just a little trick, but I didn't expect it to work. Zatanna, you finally found out that I was behind all this."

A man's proud voice came from the basement, "But I have already taken the money you prepared for me and left here by plane. Thank you for your generous gift. Ten million US dollars, I don't know how long it will take me to spend it, hahahaha."

Loki destroyed the speaker that made the sound and said to Star-Lord, "It seems that this guy thought Zatanna could find out about him, so he set a trap for her and used the recording to taunt her. But unfortunately, Zatanna never found this guy."

"This woman is a little stupid."

"I don't think so."

Star-Lord shook his head, "Maybe Zatanna has already found out, but we don't know what she's going to do."

the other side.

Monte Cain was flying to South America in his private plane.

He is still immersed in his masterpiece, using Zatanna's magic to counter her and stealing 10 million US dollars.

Wearing a high-end suit and in a good mood, he looked down at the Gotham City that was about to leave, picked up his coffee, and said proudly to his subordinates: "Take a look, take a good last look, gentlemen, next we are going to a place with a pleasant climate, friendlier people, and no extradition law."

Kane asked his men to take out the cash box and prepared to enjoy his fruits of labor.

The men came over with the cash box and opened it.

Looking at the empty cash box, Kane was stunned.

Where's your own money?!

How could so much money suddenly disappear?

"Ding!"

At the same time, Kane's cell phone suddenly rang.

He looked down and saw a text message on his phone.

"Congratulations! You have successfully donated 10 million US dollars to the Gotham Social Welfare Institute. Mr. Monte Kane, thank you very much for your support of the Social Welfare Institute. The children in the welfare institute appreciate your help!"

Looking at the text message on his phone, his eyes suddenly went dark and he cried out in pain.

"Do not!!!"

My own 10 million is gone just like that!!
At Padrick's Farm, Zatanna, who had already rushed back from London, took out her cell phone and learned the news that the social welfare home had received donations.

Shrugging her shoulders slightly, she whispered to herself, "As a magician, I won't be fooled by such a crude trick. I wish you a pleasant journey, Mr. Monte Cain."

After tricking Monte Cain, Zatanna felt better.

(End of this chapter)