Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"One of the suspects: David Cain, a middle-aged male with white hair, a top international mercenary and killer. He has multiple prison escape records and is extremely dangerous."

Cain?

Dean's eyes narrowed when he saw this last name. This was probably Cassandra's father.

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a top killer. No wonder Cassandra has mastered superb fighting skills at such a young age. With her father's teachings, everything makes sense.

"Suspect 2: Unidentified little girl in red."

The little girl in red?

Could there be anyone else besides Cassandra following David Cain?

But this suspect's statement is a bit intriguing. Cassandra was only nine years old at the time. No matter how cold-blooded the killer David Cain was, he couldn't possibly let such a young child kill someone, right?

Dean groaned inwardly.

"The identity of the deceased was Fazul, a middleman for a certain gang in Asia. According to the local autopsy report, he and his men were all killed by a gunshot to the head. However, after a more detailed investigation, Fazul's cause of death was overturned. , we found that he had suffered a huge blow to the neck, which was strong enough to cause death."

"A video recording obtained from an informant confirmed our suspicion, but the clues were discontinued. There are no further clues to find out the whereabouts of David Cain and the little girl in red."

"Today, David Cain is still operating secretly around the world, while the mysterious little girl has disappeared from the world and has never been heard from again."

The content of this file was very brief, and Dean read it quickly. The most valuable information in it was only these few pieces.

And, a video recording at the end.

The length of the video is also very short, only a dozen seconds.

Dean clicked it open.

A video with relatively blurry quality appeared in front of him.

The scene in the video is a room that looks like an office. A fat, bald, middle-aged man wearing gold and silver sits behind a desk, with two bodyguards armed with firearms standing on either side of him.

The bald middle-aged man was Fazul, the deceased in this case.

Opposite the three Fazuls, a little girl wearing a red children's skirt stood there.

She opened her big innocent eyes and looked at the three people with a smile.

Yes, there was a smile on her face, as if she was not at a murder scene but at an ordinary amusement park.

The little girl's appearance is only slightly similar to the current Cassandra, and it may be difficult to tell them apart at a glance.

But Dean recognized her identity at a glance.

Because of her innocent eyes, Dean had only seen it in Cassandra's eyes.

Fazul suddenly laughed and said something to little Cassandra with a mocking expression. The video had no sound and the picture was too blurry. It was difficult for Dean to understand what he said through lip reading.

But if you think about it with your feet, you know it won't be a good thing.

immediately.

The little girl moved.

Without any warning or reason, just as Fazul was laughing, the girl suddenly burst into flames and sliced ​​off Fazul's neck with a hand knife.

At that moment, her speed was frighteningly fast. Before Fazul and his bodyguards could react to what was happening, the little girl had already completed the assassination move.

She squatted on the table, her right hand covered with bright red blood.

That was Fazul's blood.

At this moment, the expression on Cassandra's face showed no fluctuation, and she still maintained an innocent smile.

Like a child who has no sense of right and wrong, he doesn't even know what he has done.

It's even possible that this might be a game to her.

boom!boom!

At the same time, two gunshots suddenly rang out, hitting the heads of the two bodyguards who had just recovered and were about to attack Cassandra.

Well, Dean didn't hear the gunfire, he just saw the headshot, which he made up on his own.

At this point, the video has finished playing.

The person who fired the last shot never left the country, but it didn't take much to figure out that it must be David Cain, Cassandra's father.

After reading the entire content, Dean fell into silence.

He finally understood why Cassandra was so reluctant to mention her past, and also why she began to live a wandering life at such a young age.

She has killed people.

And she still killed someone under the instruction of her father.

Dean speculated that Cassandra should have understood the behavior of "killing" through something, and she realized that "killing" was incorrect.

So Cassandra ran away from David Cain, or ran away from home.

In short, she began a five-year wandering life, avoiding too much contact with other people in the process because she was afraid that she would make the same mistake again.

Until she arrived in Gotham and met Barbara, Dean and others, Cassandra felt a warmth she had never felt before, so she settled here for a long time.

Chapter 182 The whole city is on alert! Storm is coming

After repeatedly confirming that all traces and records had been eliminated, Dean returned along the original route and quietly left the FBI branch.

The harvest of this trip was not small, allowing Dean to learn the deepest secrets hidden in Cassandra's heart, and also the inner demons that she could not let go of.

He finally had a true understanding of Cassandra.

Now that Dean has come up with the idea of ​​getting Cassandra to join his gang, he has to deal with Cassandra's inner demons.

He could probably understand why Cassandra wanted to see Kaitou Kidd.

Because Kaitou Kidd is a criminal, there is no doubt that what he did was absolutely wrong, but instead of being reviled and hated by people, he gained people's love and cheers.

As a person who had made major mistakes, Cassandra wanted to know why, and she even wanted to know what was going on in Kaitou Kid's heart.

Of course, murder and theft are two different degrees of guilt, but this is not important. What is important is that both are "wrong actions."

Cassandra has never had any contact with the law. It is unrealistic to expect her to think from the perspective of crime. In her concept, there may only be two kinds of thinking: "can do" or "can't do".

And crime is obviously something that cannot be done.

But while Dean has gained a better understanding of Cassandra, more questions remain unanswered.

Like why didn't David Cain teach Cassandra the language?

According to the data, David Cain does not have any physical defects, and his knowledge seems to be very high. There is no possibility that he cannot teach Cassandra.

But he only taught his daughter how to fight and how to kill people.

Apart from that, there was nothing else, not even Cassandra knew how to read words.

Not to mention Cassandra's zero common sense in life.

What did David Cain teach her before she was nine years old?

Even if David Cain is an out-and-out bastard who has no feelings for his biological daughter and just wants to train Cassandra into a ruthless killing machine, then he doesn't teach him anything.

At the very least, you should be able to recognize the characters.

Otherwise, when the time comes to assassinate a certain target, wouldn't it be ridiculous if he even misread the name?

Dean didn't know what David Cain was thinking, but he just felt that since he was known as an extremely dangerous top killer, he was unlikely to do meaningless things.

In other words, making Cassandra ignorant of language is not a bad thing in David's opinion, and is even a good thing.

But why? What are the benefits?

The only thing Dean could think of was Cassandra's special abilities.

Read body language.

"Is it not that Cassandra is mute, but that David deliberately prevented her from learning to speak, allowing the ability to read human body language to replace Cassandra's language center?"

Dean thought as he rubbed his chin.

This is too outrageous, is it really possible?

Well, nothing seems impossible in this world.

"David Cain... There is not much information about him in the FBI database. I feel that he is not a simple character..."

"And David is a pure white man, while Cassandra is of mixed race. She obviously has Asian ancestry, which means that her mother is definitely an Asian. A white killer and an Asian woman gave birth to a child... It's a bit interesting. .”

With all kinds of thoughts in his mind, Dean's figure gradually faded away.

He was quite cautious when he came in, but not so particular when he went out.

He directly disguised himself as an FBI agent and walked out of the main entrance. He had an agent's authorization card in his hand, and his access was unrestricted.

"Hey! From the front!"

However, as soon as Dean took a few steps out of the door, he was suddenly stopped.

"What the hell? My disguise has been seen through? It's impossible!"

Dean's face remained calm and he turned around calmly.

Behind him was an older agent, looking at Dean with a straight face.

"Sorry, sir, I have an emergency at home and I need to get back quickly."

Dean said apologetically, his face not red and his heart not beating.

"Nonsense! At this time, who doesn't have something urgent at home?"

Who would have known that after hearing Dean's words, the senior agent immediately gave him a scolding.

"What happened tonight is too serious. It's normal to worry about the safety of your family. I am the same, but this is no reason for you to leave your post without permission!"

ah! ah? ? ?

Dean doubted his ears.

It's normal to worry about your family's safety, and something serious has happened.

It shouldn't be a big deal if you peek at some information yourself, right?

What's going on in Gotham?

Dean really wanted to know what happened in Gotham tonight, but now the secret was revealed as soon as he asked, so he could only pretend that he knew.

He looked ashamed and said, "I'm sorry."

"The newcomers now are really...forget it, come with me!"

The senior agent shook his head helplessly and motioned for Dean to follow him.

Dean followed him warily, then came to a car in the parking lot.

In addition to them, there were also detectives coming to the parking lot one after another and driving away in a hurry.

"Get in the car, we don't have any extra time to waste."

The senior agent opened the car door with the key and got into the driver's seat, then turned back and shouted to Dean.

Dean did not rush to get in the car, but asked naturally: "Sir, can I ask what the situation is in Gotham now? I only heard a little bit of news when I was notified just now."

"You know, I'm from Gotham, my whole family is in Gotham, and I'm worried about them."

The senior detective did not hesitate and said directly: "To be honest, I don't know any more information than you do. It happened so suddenly that no one knows the details."

"About a few dozen minutes ago, a group of terrorists attacked Blackgate Prison and released thousands of felons imprisoned there. Now these criminals have gone to unknown places in Gotham, posing a huge security risk. "

"To tell you the truth, I'm from Gotham too, and I'm just as worried about my family as you are. I'm always worried that some bastard who escaped from Blackgate Prison will break into my house and rob me."

The senior agent said very quickly.

"But the way to ensure their safety is not to worry or run back alone, but to capture those thousands of fugitives as soon as possible. This is the way to solve the problem."

"To find these thousands of fugitives in the shortest possible time, the GCPD was a little short of manpower, so it asked us for help. Many agents have already gone to assist, and only a dozen or so people remain in the bureau to maintain basic operations."

"It is said that the city government is about to implement a curfew and prohibit people from going out after dark until all the fugitives are captured."

Said the senior detective.

terrorist!

Attack Blackgate Prison!