Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"The Negative Impact of the European Church on Cultural Development"

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March 3st is the first day of the Dragon Egg Ruby Necklace Exhibition.

Exhibition location, Gotham Museum of Natural History.

This is the largest museum in the city, consisting of thirteen exhibition halls connected end to end, each with five floors and dozens of large exhibition halls.

Mrs. Chandler's necklace is placed on the top floor of the cultural relics exhibition hall in the center.

There were a lot more visitors to the museum today. In the past, the visitor flow was almost empty, but now it has only been open for two hours, and it has already shown the momentum of a huge crowd.

I don't know if it's because the 'Dragon Egg Ruby Necklace' is so famous and people want to see what it looks like with their own eyes, or if it's because they want to see how Kidd stole the necklace.

More than two hundred plainclothes police officers from the GCPD were closely guarding the area around the cultural relics exhibition hall, monitoring every visitor who came here at all times.

Inside the exhibition hall, there were nearly a hundred police officers distributed at various locations on the five floors. The battle seemed so powerful that visitors to the cultural relics exhibition hall unconsciously followed the order.

In addition to the cultural relics exhibition hall, the most important protection site, various numbers of police officers are also deployed in other exhibition halls, which can be used as mobile units to transfer support in time when necessary.

This time the GCPD mobilized several times more manpower than before, but Gordon still felt that it was not safe enough, so he temporarily deployed two police helicopters to patrol the sky above the museum.

If Kaito Kid wants to use a hang glider to catch him off guard, the air flow from the helicopter's propeller will teach him how to behave.

However, this time the police did not use facial recognition to verify whether the tourist was disguised as Kaitou Kidd.

Because the entire exhibition will last for fifteen days, they can't be sure when Kaito Kidd will sneak in.

If you go over and pinch a tourist's face every day for fifteen days in a row, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the masses.

If one is not handled well, a conflict may even break out.

This is definitely not a situation Gordon wants to see.

As a result, the police can only work hard on surveillance.

At this moment, a young and beautiful red-haired girl walked into the door of the Natural History Museum.

After entering the square, she saw a familiar figure wearing a cowboy hat, leading a patrol.

"Hi! Harvey."

Barbara took the initiative to come over and say hello to Bullock.

"Oh hi, Barbara! Are you here to visit your Uncle Brock?"

Hearing Barbara's voice, Bullock turned around and smiled happily. He and Gordon have known each other for many years and have been inseparable. He can be regarded as watching Barbara grow up with his own eyes.

Bullock, who is still alone for some reasons, may have already regarded Barbara as his own child deep down in his heart.

"I'd love to make you happy and say 'yes', but I'm sorry, no, I'm here for only one purpose, and that is to see Kaitou Kidd."

Barbara winked mischievously.

"Shh!"

Bullock suddenly made a silent gesture to her, and said with an exaggerated expression: "Be careful, don't let your father hear what you just said. He hates Kaitou Kidd so much that his teeth are itching."

"Don't worry, Uncle Brock. Of course I know how much my dad hates Kaitou Kid. I doubt he could criticize Kaitou Kidd all night long if he wasn't afraid of being complained about disturbing people late at night."

Barbara clicked her tongue in wonder.

"Anyway, I want to visit the exhibition to see what the thing Kaito Kid wants to steal looks like, so I won't disturb you and continue patrolling."

After being separated from Bullock and others, the naughty and cute smile on Barbara's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by seriousness and seriousness.

She calmly took out an earphone and put it on, and then a slightly urgent voice came.

"Have you entered the museum?"

"Obviously, yes."

At the same time, the graduating class of Gotham High School, sitting in the last row by the window, also had an earphone in Dick's ear.

It was he who was talking to Barbara remotely, still in class.

Gotham's private high schools are quite liberal and do not explicitly prohibit students from using electronic devices. It is not uncommon for students to wear headphones, mobile phones, tablets and even laptops in class, as long as the students themselves believe that using these items can improve their learning efficiency.

But the premise is that when you get up to answer the questions, you can answer them accurately instead of not knowing all the questions. Otherwise, it will be a bad attitude towards learning, and the electronic equipment you use will be confiscated in class.

Therefore, Dick was inconspicuous in the classroom with his headphones on.

Dick lowered his voice just enough for Barbara and himself to hear, but not for anyone around him.

Even Dean, who was sitting in front of him, couldn't hear him with his ears.

But what’s interesting is that Dean also wears a headset on his left ear…

(It suddenly occurred to me that we can play an interactive game. If any book friends can solve the complete trailer before the chapter is released, I will add three more chapters. This game will be permanent and can be played until the end of the book)

Chapter 44 I have an important task for you

Sitting in the back seat by the window, Dean listened to the slight sound in his headphones and thought to himself.

"Dick sent someone to the museum..."

Why could Dean hear Dick's call?

In fact, the method is very simple. As long as you can decipher the frequency band of electromagnetic waves when Dick and Barbara are talking, and then use a series of methods, you can easily achieve the purpose of monitoring.

Of course, Dean hasn't mastered this level of technology yet, and he doesn't have the tools yet.

In fact, Dean installed a miniature bug that looked like chewing gum on the reverse side of the corner edge of Dick's desk, which was the outer edge of the tabletop that was more than the drawer.

It was not the first day that Dean eavesdropped on Dick. As early as the day he debuted as Phantom Thief Kidd, Dean had already begun to consciously eavesdrop on Dick. He would come to school early in the morning to install the eavesdropping device and collect it directly after school.

This is a very bold and dangerous behavior. Once Dick discovers the existence of the bug, or Dick has some kind of quirk that likes to touch under the table, the situation will be very detrimental to Dean.

But on the other hand, Dean knew that Dick was quite at ease with him so far, and after knowing him for so many years, Dean had never noticed that Dick had the habit of checking under the table.

Even if Dick stumbles upon the bug, Dean can excuse it by pranking him with gum, although this is not easy.

All in all, given Dick's special identity as Robin, even if there was only a small chance of hearing useful information, Dean believed the risk was worth taking.

It turns out that Dean was more or less right in his bet.

"Who is the person talking to Dick, Alfred? It's a pity that the bug can only hear Dick's voice, not the voice in his earphones."

Dean's face was calm, and he appeared to be listening carefully to the lecture, but in fact most of his attention was on Dick.

On the other side, Barbara seemed to be wandering around the exhibition site carelessly, just like the ordinary tourists around her.

"You are so anxious for me to come to the museum to conduct reconnaissance. Have you already unlocked the notice?"

Barbara asked Dick quietly.

"...Only one sentence was solved."

Dick was silent for a moment, then answered.

"When Mars passes the tenth day and night, it means that Kaitou Kidd will take action on March 3th."

"Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology, is the origin of March. Spending the tenth day and night means that ten days have passed literally, that is, March 3."

Barbara was not surprised that Dick solved this sentence, because she also solved it, and she solved it more than Dick.

"You know that Kaitou Kidd won't take action until the 11th. Why do you want me to come here on the first day? Do you know that I am very busy at work every day?"

Dick twitched the corner of his mouth and said this as if he had never been to the library. He pretended not to hear and continued.

"I have fought against Kaitou Kidd twice. Although he will wait until the preview time arrives before showing up, it does not mean that he will only come to the scene at that time."

"Every action of Kaitou Kidd is fast and accurate. Every move has a very strong purpose. The planning of the escape route is even more interlocking. This shows that he knows the terrain of the scene very well. This level of understanding is not It can be achieved in just a few hours.”

Dick said seriously: "I'm sure that Kaitou Kidd will start surveying the target location days or even weeks in advance every time he takes action."

"Today is the first day of the exhibition, and it is also the first day of the GCPD's large-scale settlement. Kaitou Kidd will probably start observing the police's post layout from now on, and you may be able to find some clues."

"I have to attend classes for three days before taking two days off. It's not convenient for me to take leave to go to the exhibition hall."

"So you want me to come here? It seems that you learned some lessons from your fight with Kaitou Kidd."

After listening to Dick's words, Barbara finally understood why this kid asked her to come to the museum early in the morning.

"Actually, there are more important reasons."

At this time, Dick suddenly said in a solemn tone: "At the Gotham Hotel auction, Kaitou Kidd gave me an invitation card to Robin. At that time, I was Dick Grayson, and Not Robin!"

Hearing this, Barbara's expression suddenly became unstable.

"You mean Kaitou Kidd knows who you are? Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? You should have told me that day!"

"What about Bruce and Alfred? And me? Are all of us exposed?"

Dick said solemnly: "To be honest, I'm not sure. At least Kaitou Kidd didn't threaten us with our identities, nor did he reveal any signs of this information to others. I still retain my original views on Kaitou Kidd for the time being. I don’t think he’s a completely bad guy.”

Listening to Dick's words, Barbara somehow remembered Dean.

She suddenly asked: "Dick, do you know Dean Thaston?"

"Dean? He is my classmate. Why do you mention him?"

Dick asked confused.

"I met him in the library a few days ago. At that time, he was reading religious works such as Greece and Rome. Then Kaitou Kidd's new trailer has obvious Roman elements, and he is also a magician who became famous at a young age. You Don’t you think it’s too much of a coincidence?”

Barbara whispered.

"Do you suspect that Dean is Kaitou Kidd?" Dick raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "I know Dean, there is no way he can do those things."

At this moment, Dean, sitting at the table in front of Dick, suddenly felt guilty for some reason.

Hmm... It's probably because my intake of carbohydrates and fats has been a little too high recently, and I need to keep my body fat rate low.

After making a decision in his heart, Dean continued to eavesdrop on Dick's call.

"I know you and Dean are friends. To be honest, I don't have a bad opinion of him, and I don't want to doubt him, but this is too much of a coincidence."

Barbara made a proposal to Dick, "We don't want Dean to be Kaitou Kidd, so I decided to give you an important task, not because of doubting him, but to prove Dean's innocence."

After hearing Barbara's suggestion, Dick looked hesitant, but in the final analysis, Barbara's suspicion was justified.

"Okay, I agree with you."

Dick was not a shy person, so he agreed immediately after he figured it out.

"Don't worry, we will never wrong any good person, right -"

At this time, Barbara asked with a smile in her eyes.

"Do you want to know what 20 times 3 equals 4 means?"

Chapter 45 Interpretation of the Preview Letter

Upon hearing Barbara's words, Dick's pupils shrank instantly.

"From what you said, could it be that you have already solved it?"

Dick asked anxiously.

"What do you think? If it's not solved, wouldn't it be meaningless for me to ask you this question?"

Barbara smiled proudly and said, "You must be racking your brains to unlock the notice letter now, and you can't wait to know what is written on it, right?"

"Stop tempting me, tell me now!"

Dick urged quickly.

Seeing that he was so anxious, Barbara stopped being pretentious and said seriously: "Do you know Roman numerals?"

"Roman numerals? Of course I know, but what does this have to do with Phantom Thief Kidd's notice letter?"

Dick frowned and asked, "But even using the Roman counting method, 20 times 3 does not equal 4."

"That's because the real values ​​of the three numbers '20', '3' and '4' are not what they appear on the surface. They may not be specific numbers, but a serial number!"

"Serial number?"

Barbara reminded: "Do you remember the seven basic symbols of Roman numerals?"

“I（1）、V（5）、X（10）、L（50）、C（100）、D（500）、 M（1000）……等等！”

When Dick recalled these seven symbols, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.