Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

Late night at Chandler Manor.

Unlike Wayne Manor, which looks very quaint on the outside, this ancestral home of the Chandler family has been demolished and rebuilt many times, although it is also old.

The original pure wood has been replaced with the most advanced top-grade materials. It has all the functions of fire protection, explosion protection and shock resistance. It is almost comparable to a simple fortress.

On the other hand, Wayne Manor is still the same old house from a hundred years ago, and even some of the wood in parts has a musty smell.

However, in terms of interior decoration, the two are very close, mainly low-key, and the overall look is not grand, or even a bit ordinary.

But when you pick up any device randomly placed in the corridor, it may be worth a sky-high price.

In the room, Mrs. Chandler was sitting on the sofa, with a haggard face and sad eyes.

Compared to when she was in front of the camera, she seemed to be more than twenty years older now, and the necklace she often wore around her neck was nowhere to be found.

"Madam, what did Oswald do to you that day? Did he take your necklace away?"

A stooped old housekeeper stood in front of Mrs. Chandler, his eyes filled with sadness and anger, "I can guess even if you didn't tell me, that Penguin wants to use you as his revenge tool!"

"He doesn't understand what that necklace means to you at all! He is a shameful gangster! A robber! A murderer! The Cobot family has been completely disgraced by him! We cannot let him be at his mercy..."

"do not talk!"

Mrs. Chandler suddenly became emotional, "What else can I do? What's the use of cursing here? Oswald's determination has never changed. When he came to me, I had nothing else. chosen!"

"Sorry ma'am, I made a mistake."

The old housekeeper sighed.

"I'm tired, you go down first."

Mrs. Chandler closed her eyes and spoke calmly.

Not long after, the sound of a door closing sounded.

The old housekeeper stood at the door in silence for a while before getting up and leaving.

"and many more!"

Before he had gone far, Mrs. Chandler suddenly chased him and stopped him.

"What are your orders, ma'am?"

The old housekeeper immediately bowed and asked.

"I've thought about what I just said, and you're right. We can't be at the mercy of the Penguin."

Mrs. Chandler supported the old housekeeper's shoulders and said decisively.

"You go arrange a car and driver immediately. I'm going to the GCPD to find Director Gordon for help."

Hearing that his wife had made up her mind, the old housekeeper was very excited and immediately turned around to make travel arrangements.

Not long after walking, the old housekeeper suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Madam had a sad look on her face just now, why did she change her mood so quickly? And she didn't seem to hear the sound of the door opening just now."

The most important thing is that Mrs. Chandler's face seems... much younger?

The more the old housekeeper thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. When he looked back, there was no sign of Mrs. Chandler in the corridor, and there was no sound of opening or closing the door.

"lady!"

With a clang, the old housekeeper hurried back to the room.

Mrs. Chandler was startled by the old housekeeper. She just raised her head and wanted to scold him, but something about him attracted her attention.

"What's that on your left shoulder?"

Hearing Mrs. Chandler's question, the old housekeeper subconsciously looked sideways.

I saw a white card stuck on his collar!

The old butler took the card down tremblingly.

There are several paragraphs of text clearly written on the card, and a cartoon avatar is drawn in the lower right corner.

"If 20 multiplied by 3 equals 4,

Then I will come at a time that does not exist,

When Mars passed his tenth day and night,

Following the guidance of Caesar,

Come and worship the blood-stained dragon eggs.

Yours sincerely, Kaitou Kidd"

Chapter 42 How to prove that 20 times 3 equals 4?

a few days later.

"The trailer for Kaitou Kidd reappears! Having already completed two perfect thefts, can he continue to write his own legend?"

"What is the difference between a thief and a phantom thief? Looking at Kaito Kidd's two crimes, the first stolen Angel Blood and Tears has been successfully returned and is still preserved in the art museum. The second time he stole the artificially forged Pink Dream, he Exposing the ugly underground money laundering provides crucial evidence, which makes us ask, is Kaitou Kid really guilty?"

"Recently, some Gotham citizens have been affected by the deeds of Kidd, and even started to form their own fan groups. Some people put on costumes similar to Kidd and paraded on the streets, and were eventually captured by the GCPD. It can be seen that Gotham There is a quietly emerging trend of admiring Kaitou Kidd. Whether this situation is good or bad, we don’t know.”

"Why does Kaitou Kidd want to steal? According to the analysis of psychological experts..."

"There are rumors that the exhibition of the Dragon Egg Ruby Necklace was organized by the notorious 'Penguin' Oswald Cobblepot in order to retaliate against the Phantom Thief Kidd for ruining his money laundering business during the Pink Dream Incident. This Phantom Thief Is the duel between Kidd and Penguin real or fake? Please let us wait and see!"

Snapped!

GCPD Headquarters, Director's Office.

Jim Gordon slapped a few newspapers on the table angrily, his face so gloomy that it seemed like it could drip water.

"Calm down, Jim, why are you so angry over nothing?"

Next to him, Harvey Bullock consoled him heartlessly.

"Anyway, Kaitou Kidd would return something if he stole it, or the thing he stole was actually a worthless glass bead, and it didn't cause any real financial losses to anyone. I don't think we actually need to put so much energy into him. , just send a few small police officers over to show their appreciation."

"Harvey! How could you say such a thing?"

Upon hearing Bullock's irresponsible remarks, Gordon's face suddenly turned even darker.

"Do you know what I'm worried about? People have already started imitating Kaitou Kidd in such a short time since he appeared. Although they are just imitating Kaitou Kidd's clothes now, who can guarantee that no one will imitate him further in the future? Kidd and steal?"

As the chief of the Gotham Police Department, Gordon actually has his own independent office building and does not need to mix with front-line criminal police.

However, Gordon started out as a criminal police officer, and he wanted to change the city of Gotham to some extent, so even after becoming the director, he still stayed in the GCPD building, and he always rushed to the GCPD building every time he handled a case. One line.

This is why many people don't understand why Director Gordon personally handles mere theft cases and why he pays so much attention to Kaitou Kidd.

"Yes, Phantom Thief Kidd follows his own set of bottom lines, but what about others? Will someone use the banner of Phantom Thief Kidd to extort, extort, and defraud? Never overestimate the moral bottom line of Gotham people. This sentence It’s still what you told me back then!”

Gordon stared at Bullock with wide eyes.

"No matter whether Kaitou Kidd returns the stolen goods or not, he is still a criminal, and when citizens begin to worship a criminal, that is the beginning of the collapse of order! Don't tell me that you have forgotten everything that happened more than ten years ago! We Never allow a criminal to have huge public influence again!"

Facing Gordon who was excited and spitting, Bullock smiled awkwardly and quickly begged for mercy.

"Okay, okay, okay, I admit that your worries are justified. I have already deeply realized the disadvantages of Kaito Kidd's expanding influence, but! Should we talk about another thing now?"

Bullock took out an A4 piece of paper with the content of Kidd's notice printed on it and put it on the table. He said with a serious expression: "Tomorrow is the first day of the exhibition. If we can't decipher the content today, , then we must strictly guard the exhibition for fifteen days in a row, and the existing police resources of the GCPD are simply not enough to be so squandered."

Gordon knew that what Bullock said was true. There were too many crimes in various districts of Gotham, and a large number of police forces were needed everywhere.

In Gotham, there are more than 30,000 police officers of all types. Even after being evenly distributed to all branches, the manpower is still not enough. It is not too busy at the moment. The number of police officers in Gotham that can be dispatched is only about 1,000. , only a small number of them are elite criminal police officers.

These thousand people must be ready to assist serious cases that may occur somewhere, and it is impossible to call them all to target Kaitou Kidd.

It is particularly important to unlock the contents of the notice letter in advance, especially to obtain the time when Kidd committed the crime, which can save a lot of police resources.

Gordon calmed down, picked up the notice letter that Kaitou Kidd had sent to the police station via fax machine a few days ago, and frowned tightly.

"If 20 multiplied by 3 equals 4,

Then I will come at a time that does not exist,

When Mars passed his tenth day and night,

Following the guidance of Caesar,

Come and worship the blood-stained dragon eggs. "

Just this first sentence, Gordon thought about it for several days and was puzzled.

What does it mean that the multiplication of 20 and 3 equals 4? Shouldn't it be equal to 60?

What is time that does not exist? Doesn't it mean that there is an hour between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock?

What else is there to follow the guidance of Caesar? Did Kaitou Kidd travel through time? Or did Caesar travel through time?

Can Emperor Caesar pop out of the earth and give guidance to Kaito Kidd?

Except for the last sentence, there is no need to guess. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that it is a dragon egg ruby ​​necklace. The other sentences can be said to be clear to nine out of ten - nothing!

On the GCPD side, Gordon has no clue about the notice letter.

On the other side, Wayne Manor, the Batcave.

Dick was also thinking about how to decipher Kidd's notice letter. Somehow, he felt that Kidd's ability to write notice letters was getting stronger and stronger, and each puzzle was more difficult to solve than the last one.

He collected a wide range of mathematics-related research reports and academic papers on the Batcomputer to see if he could find the theoretical basis that 20 times 3 equals 4.

"If the multiplication of 20 and 3 equals 4...this sentence must be the key to unlocking the notice letter!"

Dick believed so.

But the question is, under what circumstances does the multiplication of 20 and 3 equal 4?

他找遍了所有的数学理论，倒是看到不少论证1加1不等于2的，就是没能找到任何可以支撑20乘3等于4的逻辑。

There are only two possibilities.

First, Kaitou Kidd made a miscalculation.

This is obviously impossible.

After eliminating all possibilities, Dick got the final truth.

this! It's not a math problem at all.

Meanwhile, Gotham City Library.

Barbara looked at the contents of the notice letter, and her eyes quietly shone with light.

Chapter 43 The First Day of the Exhibition

When most people see Kidd's notice letter, they will focus on the sentence that the multiplication of 20 and 3 equals 4, thinking that only by deciphering this sentence can the secret of the notice letter be completely unlocked.

But Barbara had a different perspective.

When you can't figure out the meaning of twenty times three equals four, it means that there is still a layer of mystery hidden in this sentence itself.

换句话说，20与3的相乘能不能等于4并不重要，重要的是，“20”、“3”和“4”这三个数字究竟代表了什么？“乘”这个字眼又代表了什么？

Barbara focused on the third and fourth sentences of the notice letter.

"Mars and Caesar, one is the god of war in Roman mythology, and the other is the founder of the Roman Empire...Rome...Rome...Rome..."

After pondering for a long time, Barbara suddenly remembered the "Introduction to the Study of Greco-Roman Polytheism" in the religious section of the library.

and Dean Thaston, who came to the library last time to read.

"Could it be a coincidence?"

Barbara thought suspiciously, "I didn't think there was any problem when we met last time, but now that I think about it, why would a young magic genius be interested in the study of Greek and Roman religion?"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. Barbara's eyes narrowed, and she walked to the bookshelf where she met Dean before, and took out the research introduction and flipped through it.

However, after a cursory reading, Barbara did not find any relevant clues to unlock the notice letter in the book, except for the deeds and information about Mars, the Roman god of war.

"It seems that my nerves are too sensitive. He can't possibly..."

Barbara laughed to herself and put the book back in her hand.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Barbara spotted another book on the bookshelf out of the corner of her eye.