Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

Robin's tone was very serious, and Batgirl's face was not pretty. It was hard to imagine what kind of miserable situation they saw at that time.

"The Penguin's escape process was seen by many witnesses, and some intact surveillance cameras also recorded relevant footage, which can confirm this."

The more he listened, the more Batman frowned.

In the beginning, the Penguin brought many men to fight against Black Mask's Masked Society. If he planned the leak of the Man-Bat Virus, then the Penguin must have mastered the method of controlling the mutant Man-Bat or curing the Man-Bat. The antidote to the virus.

Because it is impossible for Penguin to want a dilapidated city full of uncontrolled mutant man-bats. Such a scene is definitely not what Penguin wants to see. What he needs is Gotham that can bring him power and wealth.

Not to mention that the Penguin was attacked by a mutant man-bat and was killed by his own conspiracy. Such brainless behavior was not in line with Batman's understanding of the Penguin.

But there is no doubt that the person who kidnapped Francine and threatened Kurt Langstone was from the Penguin Gang.

Unless... the so-called pursuit is actually part of the Penguin's plan!

He actually had a way to control the mutant man-bat, but he deliberately staged this show to clear himself of suspicion, making people think that he, the Penguin, was also one of the victims.

This sounds ridiculous, but in Batman's opinion, this is indeed something the Penguin can do. The only question is why would he do it?

There are other possibilities, that is, someone in the Penguin Gang planned everything without the Penguin, or... the member of the Penguin Gang who threatened Kurt also hides another identity!

He is not from the Penguin Gang, he just wants to throw dirty water on the Penguin Gang.

"Penguin's current whereabouts are unknown. What about his gang?"

Batman asked suddenly.

For a large gang like the Penguin Gang with many hills and mountains, if the boss suddenly disappears and is suspected of death, it is impossible for it to remain the same without any change, right?

"The current person in charge of the Iceberg Club is Ignatius O'Kilwe. He used to be Penguin's secretary, and he can be regarded as the second-in-command of the Penguin Gang."

Batgirl replied.

"Ever since the Penguin disappeared, it was Okierwe who stabilized the overall situation of the gang."

Okierwe?

Batman suddenly remembered the last time he went to find Penguin, the man who tried to block him and was kicked away by him.

If he remembered correctly, that person should be Okierwe.

How long has it been? Batman thought he was still lying in the hospital, but he didn't expect that he had already come out and took over the Penguin's shift?

Batman's intuition tells him that there must be something wrong with this guy named O'Kilvi.

No matter who is behind the spread of the Man-Bat Virus, he must be hiding in the Penguin Gang.

"I'm going to see this O'Kilwe now."

With that said, Batman was about to turn around and leave the Batcave, less than five minutes after he came back.

"Wait, Master Bruce!"

Suddenly, Alfred rushed out from nowhere and called Batman, holding a box in his hand.

"You have been running around all night and just experienced such a difficult battle. You should rest for a while before continuing."

"No, Alfred, I'm not tired enough to need a rest right now."

Batman walked towards the Batplane parked not far away without looking back.

"Don't forget, Francine Langston has not been released. She is still kidnapped. We don't even know if she is still alive. She needs rescue, and it is extremely urgent!"

"I don't have time to rest until Francine is rescued and the mastermind is caught."

At this point, Batman suddenly paused, turned around and looked at Robin and Batgirl, "You don't have time to rest either!"

"We didn't plan to take a break."

Robin and Batgirl said in unison, "According to the information provided by Kurt, the place where Francine was kidnapped was a closed space with no light. Even the photo used to threaten him was illuminated by a flashlight. It looks like a warehouse."

"That place can receive cell phone signals because the kidnapper let Kurt talk to Francine on the phone."

They had Batman return to the Batcave ahead of schedule and were using the Batcomputer to investigate how many locations in Gotham met the requirements.

Given the local conditions and culture of Gotham, there are indeed too many such warehouses. Even if we investigate nearby surveillance videos and screen out places where suspicious people or vehicles have passed by, there are still quite a few left.

Checking them one by one is definitely a physical job, but this is what they have to do.

"In fact, if you hadn't come back, we would have left the Batcave long ago."

Robin said looking at Batman.

"I knew you would say that, so I didn't expect you to get a good rest, but at least... you have to eat something."

Seeing the attitudes of several people, Alfred sighed helplessly, then raised the box in his hand.

"Cheese and bacon pizza. Going hungry won't help you do your job of saving others."

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Wayne Building, southeast, on the rooftop of an empty house.

Due to the Gotham riot and the mutant bat incident last night, all the buildings and facilities nearby have almost become ruins, and all the surveillance cameras that can cover this area have been damaged.

Normally, no one would want to hang out here, but two people appeared at this time.

One of them was a petite girl dressed in black. In her hand was a full-face gas mask that looked like she had just taken it off not long ago.

The other was a young man in a white suit and a top hat.

The two people stood face to face, looking at each other.

Cassandra opened her eyes wide and scanned the body of Kaito Kidd opposite her. The more she looked, the more she felt that the man in front of her gave her the same feeling as Dean.

To be precise, it cannot be described as similar, but rather the same. The information that Kaito Kidd's body tells Cassandra is exactly the same as that of Dean's body.

Although she had known this for a long time, Cassandra still felt unbelievable no matter how many times she saw it.

This phenomenon is so rare that if Dean and Kaito Kidd are really two different people, she even suspects that Kaito Kidd and Dean might be the only ones in the world who have the same body language.

After all, this phenomenon is a bit too bizarre.

Cassandra even suspected that she might have seen it wrong, because the audience seats at the Cavaliers Stadium were too far away and the scene on the screen was a little distorted, so she confused Kaito Kidd's body language with Dean.

Maybe the two people are just somewhat similar.

But now that Cassandra was face to face with Kaito Kid, she was able to confirm that she was not mistaken.

This also made Cassandra once again raise the question that had always lingered in her mind.

Is Dean really not Kaito Kidd?

Thinking of this, Cassandra slowly raised something from behind her and placed it in front of Kaito Kidd.

It was a piece of paper with a very straightforward sentence written on it.

"You... should be Dean Suston, right?"

The words on the paper were a little sloppy, and each letter was crooked, looking like it was written by a child who was just beginning to learn to write.

The good news is that, although the writing is a bit sloppy, it is easily decipherable.

Kaito Kidd understood what Cassandra meant at a glance.

He didn't say a word, but answered with his actions.

I saw Kaito Kidd reach out and grab the collar, then pull it down suddenly, and the white suit, cloak and top hat on the head were all pulled off by him.

In a flash, all the thief uniforms were taken off and replaced with a very common casual outfit.

The true face of Kaito Kidd, whom countless Gotham people dreamed of seeing, was displayed in front of Cassandra so openly.

The moment she saw this person's face, Cassandra's pupils shrank instantly.

Because the true identity of Kaito Kidd was Dean Suston, whom she had seen through a long time ago!

On the opposite side, Dean's heart was calm. When he used the Eye of True Vision to glimpse Cassandra's ability, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

Although I didn't expect it to be under such an opportunity, now is not a bad time.

At this moment, he chose to reveal his true identity. It was not entirely because he wanted to do so, but because he had to do so.

Because Dean knew Cassandra's abilities very well, when Cassandra asked him if he was Dean, no matter what answer Dean gave, in Cassandra's eyes it would only be an admission.

This is a completely different question from asking him if he is Kaito Kidd.

Even if he wanted to deceive himself by saying that he was a time traveler and not the real Dean Suston, it would be of no use.

Because he is Dean, it's not just a simple role. Dean's life is his life, and he can't deceive himself.

If he couldn't even deceive his own heart, there was no way he could deceive Cassandra's eyes.

(I don't know how everyone views the issue of Cassandra recognizing the protagonist, but the fact is that she can definitely see it. Although I wrote before that the protagonist deceived him, that only delayed the time of being recognized, not really hiding it. With Cassandra's ability, as long as she sees the protagonist, she will definitely recognize the protagonist's identity, unless the protagonist is schizophrenic or Cassandra's consciousness is forcibly modified to make her unable to recognize it.)

Chapter 212: Little Kashan, you don’t want others to know your

"You are indeed Kaitou Kidd."

Looking at Dean in front of her, Cassandra didn't show much surprise.

That means her eyes didn't miss it from the start.

"Can you tell me why you do these things?"

Cassandra gestured with her hands in mid-air.

"You're just a thief, aren't you? What does saving this city have to do with you?"

"Because a qualified performer needs to protect his audience."

Dean smiled slightly and replied.

"There are many people in this city who cheered and cheered for my performance. If I obviously can do something but do nothing, I would be really sorry for these audiences."

"More importantly," Dean paused at this point and continued: "Don't you think that a very absurd plot like a thief saving the city can make more people marvel?"

Cassandra didn't quite understand what Dean said. It wasn't that she couldn't understand what Dean said, but that she didn't understand what Dean wanted to express.

"So... whether you save the city or become Kaitou Kidd, it's all for the sake of people's admiration?"

Cassandra frowned, "Is it so important to you to be amazed? Does it make you feel satisfied?"

"Although the details are somewhat different, in general, it is true."

Dean nodded honestly.

He did not try to give some great and upright reasons to give himself a more glorious image, making it seem like he was a good person who broke the law on the surface but was actually kind-hearted.

Dean's night of running for Gotham was not out of pure kindness, and certainly not completely self-interested.

What's more, the behavior of finding reasons is meaningless in front of Cassandra.

After the words fell, Cassandra was silent for a long time, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Do you... know what kind of abilities I have?"

Suddenly, Cassandra gestured with her hands and asked.

"Absolutely. I know that there is a skill in the world that can give people the magical ability to see through body information. People with this ability can understand what others say even if they don't understand the language. They can easily do what linguists dream of. The thing is to understand all the known and unknown languages ​​of the world.”

At this time, Dean took two steps closer, came to Cassandra, and looked into her eyes.

"Do you remember, when we first met in the Gotham Library, you said, 'You can understand what I say'? That sentence can reveal the skills you have mastered."

"Last time at your house, you swore that you were not Kaitou Kidd, but I didn't tell that you were lying. Obviously you can use the same method to deceive me now, but you are honest with me and are calm. Answered my question, why?"

Kassandra continued to ask, her attitude being very serious when she said this.

Why did Dean's attitude change so dramatically?

"Sit down."

Dean said coldly.

"?"

Cassandra blinked. The topic changed so much that she couldn't react for a while.

Dean, who was opposite her, had found a clean place to sit cross-legged and was now waving to her.

"I think we have a lot to talk about. You haven't rested all night, have you, Cassandra? Sit down and talk. No one will disturb this place for a while."

Dean patted the floor beside him and motioned for Cassandra to sit over.

Cassandra hesitated for a moment. She felt that she was not obviously tired. It would be okay to run around for a few more days and nights, but she finally sat next to Dean.