Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"What's going on with this guy? I think he's almost used up a whole box of matches, but he hasn't lit that cigarette until now."

The group of people hiding in the corner secretly glanced at the shadowy man and whispered.

"Who knows, maybe there's something wrong with him. Maybe we should call the hospital."

"Hush - don't let him hear it. If you guess it right, then this guy is definitely a dangerous person. I don't want to be hacked to death by a madman."

Just then, the smoking room door suddenly opened.

"Oh, I didn't expect there were so many people in here."

A short, fat man with a pointed nose in a tuxedo walked in.

The moment they saw this person, the heartbeats of everyone in the smoking room stopped for a moment, and panicked expressions appeared on their faces.

An atmosphere of fear spread among the crowd.

In Gotham, no citizen can remain calm when they see this weird-looking man in front of them, because his name is Oswald Cobblepot.

They didn't even dare to move, for fear that they would offend the underworld king of Gotham.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your time to enjoy tobacco, but I have something urgent to discuss with this gentleman, so can you please step aside for a moment?"

Penguin said to the people in the smoking room with a kind smile on his face.

"No problem! Mr. Cobot, we're leaving now."

Hearing Penguin's words, these dozen smokers suddenly felt like they were being amnesty and slipped out of the smoking room as quickly as possible.

Only the man with the gloomy face and the Penguin were still here.

Obviously he is the person Penguin is discussing about this important matter.

"time is not up yet."

The shadowy man suddenly said something carelessly, and Penguin immediately understood what he meant.

"But it's almost there, Lynn. I'm here to tell you that you can start getting ready, such as putting on your uniform."

Garfield Lynn, the super criminal codenamed Firefly, is the super criminal faced by Batgirl in her debut battle. He just escaped from Blackgate Prison not long ago.

Since he escaped from prison, the GCPD and Bat Girl have been tracking the whereabouts of Firefly, but they have found nothing. Firefly seems to have disappeared from the world.

Unexpectedly, Firefly actually reached a cooperation with Penguin.

"Let me confirm for the last time, as long as you kill Kaitou Kidd, you can get half a million dollars, right? I hope to get your personal confirmation."

Firefly asked expressionlessly.

"Please forgive me, Mr. Cobot. In Gotham, breaking a contract is as common as eating and drinking, but you are different. I have heard about your credibility, but I need to be guaranteed."

"You are right, Lynn. The concept of credibility almost does not exist in Gotham, but there are always exceptions in the world. I am an honest businessman."

Penguin promised Firefly.

"I promise you that as long as you kill Kaitou Kidd, I will pay you half a million dollars in cash, and it will be clean cash."

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Cobot, but I have one last thing to ask."

Before Firefly could ask, Penguin answered directly as if he knew what he wanted to ask in advance.

"I know what you want to ask, don't worry, my people have made all preparations, and you can show your abilities without any worries."

Hearing this, the corners of Firefly's mouth raised slightly, revealing a strange smile.

"Happy hunting, Firefly."

After a while, Dean quietly removed the iron fence above his head and climbed up from under the pipe.

This is a relatively empty room with a lot of red pipes and water valves, but no one is in it.

"Huh? That is?"

Dean looked at several of the pipes and felt that something was wrong...

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Boom!

There was a thunder, and the dark clouds in the sky seemed to have finally finished accumulating strength, and rain began to fall.

At first it was a light rain, but soon it became heavier and heavier, forcing citizens in the square to hold up umbrellas.

Those who didn't get an umbrella either shamelessly looked for someone with an umbrella next to them, or they all ran to a nearby exhibition hall to hide from the rain.

Cultural Relics Exhibition Hall, in the central exhibition hall on the top floor.

Dick stood by the window and looked at the sudden rain outside, his face serious.

"There are less than five minutes until midnight. How will Kaito Kidd steal the necklace?"

At this last moment, everyone was in high spirits.

Especially the dozen special police officers who surrounded the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace seemed to be focusing all their energy on protecting the necklace at this moment.

Five minutes flew by.

It's midnight!

Chapter 57 A moment to witness a miracle

"I come, I see, I conquer!"

At the same moment when zero o'clock arrived, a broadcast suddenly sounded in the square of the Natural History Museum.

The moment they heard the broadcast, everyone including Dick, Barbara, Gordon, and Bullock, who had not dozed off in the required high school history class, all changed their faces.

Because this sentence is the most famous saying of Julius Caesar.

There is nothing special about this famous saying, but the Julius Caesar who said it is extraordinary.

The most important thing is that everyone who has read the trailer of Kaitou Kidd is reminded of the above sentence.

Follow the guidance of Julius Caesar!

The meaning of this sentence does not refer to the direction of the sculpture of Julius Caesar, but to Julius Caesar's declaration of victory!

In other words, Kaitou Kidd is not planning to show up in the jungle pavilion!

"But why is this radio broadcasting now? Is it played by Kaitou Kidd himself? How could anyone guess it?"

In the jungle exhibition hall, Barbara gritted her teeth and thought, what is the difference between this and cheating?

She and Dick had searched the entire Natural History Museum before, but except for the sculpture of Julius Caesar in the ancient Rome special exhibition hall, they couldn't find anything else that could be related to Julius Caesar's guidance.

But now she is told that the guide is actually about broadcasting?

"Shet!"

Not far behind her, the deputy director standing with Director Gordon suddenly slapped his forehead.

"At this time yesterday, someone in the museum's radio room found a piece of paper in his pocket that said 'I come, I see, I conquer'! The note also said that he hoped to hear this sentence on the radio. "

When Gordon heard this, he became very angry and asked, "Why didn't you disclose such an important matter to the GCPD?"

"I originally wanted to contact you, but... I forgot. Because the note didn't have Kaitou Kid's signature, I didn't think about it. I just thought it was someone's prank and didn't take it to heart. .”

The deputy director seemed to want to say something, but quickly changed his words the next second.

"Sir, look at the square, Kaito Kidd has appeared!"

At this time, a police officer ran over and reported anxiously.

Gordon immediately left the deputy director and ran to the window.

In the square, an extremely eye-catching white figure stood on a telephone pole equipped with a broadcast speaker.

The white cloak was blown by the wind and flapped violently behind Kaitou Kid.

"Oh my God! That's Kaitou Kidd!"

Just below the telephone pole, dozens of members of Kidd's fan club gathered.

"I can't believe I actually saw him with my own eyes!"

"It's incredible. I thought the close-up photos in the news were handsome enough, but I didn't expect him to be even more handsome than that in real life!"

In addition to the members of the fan club, other passers-by in the square are also gathering here.

Although they are not fans of Kidd, the reason why most people are willing to stay here in the rain at twelve o'clock at midnight is to see Kaitou Kidd.

Everyone wonders what kind of criminal Kid Kid is.

There are those who have a favorable impression of Kaitou Kidd, and there are also those who are dismissive of him and come here specifically to see how Kaitou Kidd will turn over.

"Is he the Kaitou Kid who stole things and then returned them? He doesn't look like much!"

"With so many people here this time, I don't believe that this Kaitou boy could steal that dragon or other gem necklace in front of thousands of people."

The sound of discussion resounded throughout the square, and as more and more people opened their mouths to express their opinions, it became a whirlwind of noise.

Coupled with the sound of raindrops hitting the ground, it turned into a venue like a vegetable market.

What's interesting is that no matter what their attitude is towards Kaitou Kidd, they all believe that Kidd will not harm them, so they dare to stay in the square to discuss without restraint.

This kind of scene is absolutely impossible to appear in Gotham's previous crime scenes.

The appearance of Kaitou Kidd quietly changed many things.

Hush

At this time, Kaitou Kid put his index finger to his mouth and made a silent gesture.

His movements seemed to have a kind of magic, and people's comments gradually subsided, and their eyes turned to Kaitou Kidd.

After a while, the noise in the square almost disappeared, leaving only the sound of raindrops falling.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your willingness to wait for the performance in the wind and rain, so to express my gratitude, I will give you the most exciting performance next!"

Kaitou Kid bowed and gave a slight salute to all the spectators below, and his voice came out from the radio so that everyone in the museum could hear it.

Then, he stretched out his right hand and clapped his hands in front of the audience.

Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng! Peng!

Immediately afterwards, countless rays of light suddenly shot out from the roofs of the thirteen exhibition halls around the square, focusing on Kaitou Kidd, and the sounds of mechanical startups were heard one after another.

"I hope this performance can be performed in front of you at a close distance."

Kaitou Kidd said this, then grabbed his cloak and swung it, and was instantly enveloped in a cloud of smoke.

Under the wash of rain, the smoke disappeared in an instant, but Kaitou Kidd on the telephone pole had disappeared.

"Ladies~and~Gentlemen!"

Kaitou Kid's voice sounded again, and at the same time, the direction of the light shifted to the center of the crowd.

"It's show time!"

Everyone looked back, only to see Kaitou Kidd move from the telegraph pole to the center of the audience at some point.

It aroused a burst of exclamation from passers-by.

"Hou Li Crab! What just happened? How did he do it? Does Kaitou Kidd have the super power of teleportation?"

"Are you ready? Please pay attention to the raindrops in front of you, and it's best not to blink."

Kaitou Kidd slowly raised his right hand, curved his lips, and snapped his fingers.

Snapped!

An extremely shocking scene happened.

When the sound of snapping fingers reached everyone's ears through the radio, they suddenly discovered that the rainwater that was constantly beating down in front of them was actually suspended in mid-air!

Countless water droplets floated around them, as if Kaitou Kidd had stopped time.

"Oh my God! Is this true? Am I not dreaming?"

The audience let out a heartfelt exclamation.

"Don't be surprised yet. It's difficult to stop the rain, but it's not a real miracle."

Kaitou Kidd smiled slightly and said something shocking.

"Please don't blink, because next is the moment to witness the miracle!"