Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

O'Kilwei was shocked. Is this old penguin going to take back his operating rights in the Iceberg Casino?

Why? Did he see my purpose?

With so many thoughts in his mind, O'Kilwe's face remained as stable as a mountain, without any change.

When the Penguin offered him the position of secretary, O'Kilwe agreed, "It's an honor for me to stay and work next to the boss."

"By the way, do you know that Lark and Graytard were stabbed to death in prison yesterday with a sharp weapon?"

Penguin asked as if he suddenly remembered something, his face was calm and his expression was natural, just like he had thought of something by chance while chatting.

However, O'Kilwe's heart was in his throat.

"I know. According to the GCPD, it was the inmates in the prison who did it. The cause was an altercation between them."

"Do you believe it?"

Penguin smiled mysteriously.

"Just last night, the prisoner who was holding a sharp weapon died of food poisoning. A patrolling prison guard disappeared mysteriously. Even the cameras in the prison were vandalized. The ones who were damaged happened to be able to see the scene. Those few.”

"How could a prisoner have a weapon? It was probably someone who bribed the prison guards to send them in. The purpose was to kill Luck and Graytard. Afterwards, the guards and prisoners were all eliminated, and even the surveillance cameras were destroyed. When it came to the destruction... it was done so cleanly, this person must be a talent."

Penguin gave O'Kilwe a meaningful look and said, "I heard that you killed someone in the casino yesterday?"

O'Kilwe's heartbeat instantly accelerated several beats.

Penguin slowly opened the drawer and took out a photo.

While taking it, he said: "Before the prisoners killed Lark and Graytard, someone saw a man bribing the prison guards around the prison. He seemed to look very similar to the man you killed in the casino..."

(There is one more thing that needs to be said, that is, the future protagonist’s goals will not all be focused on gems. After all, he will definitely want to steal extraordinary quality treasures in the future, and DC’s famous extraordinary gems are relatively limited, so naturally he must focus on them. Other things, of course, are still mainly ordinary gems at this stage, I just want to tell you about this first)

Chapter 71 Is it him or her?

"Can you explain it to me, O'Kilwe?"

Penguin's tone was normal, and his movements in holding the photo were gentle and slow.

Under his gaze, although there was a hint of surprise on O'Kilwe's face, he did not see any panic or dodge.

Until Penguin showed the photo to O'Kilwe, the latter looked at the person in the photo carefully and then shook his head and said.

"Boss, I'm sure I haven't seen this person in my impression."

That's right, the photo that Penguin took out was not the man who was silenced by O'Kilwe.

"Damn old Penguin, you almost thought there was something wrong, but in the end you actually wanted to defraud me?"

O'Kilwe was secretly resentful in his heart. Fortunately, he had a good psychological quality and suppressed his uneasiness without showing any suspicious mood swings.

Otherwise, I would have been deceived by Penguin just now.

He could even guess that he was definitely not the only one who had been asked this question. I was afraid that all the members in the room had been tested by the Penguin.

"Really? Isn't he the person you killed in the casino?"

Penguin asked, pretending to be surprised.

"The bodies seem to be somewhat similar, but their faces are very different. Someone must have misjudged them."

O'Kilwe said without hesitation: "I beat that man to death in the casino because he cheated while playing blackjack. According to the rules, I couldn't let him live."

If he dared to kill someone in the Iceberg Casino, O'Kilwe had naturally prepared his excuse in advance. He asked his men to play blackjack before entering the casino and then pretend to cheat.

The reason for doing this is because Okiervi's subordinate is not an insider of the Penguin Gang, but a manpower developed by himself. There are many similar existences, hidden in every corner of Gotham, everyone There is a single line of contact with O'Kilwe.

Obviously, it is impossible for an outsider to see the casino manager for no reason, unless there is some necessary factor, such as saying Qian.

Of course it can't be true, because this is the fatal rule of the Iceberg Casino. No matter who it is, he will die if he cheats.

As long as O'Kilwe's men make a few obscure and strange actions in the surveillance records, making others think that he is cheating, they can then interview O'Kilwe without being suspected.

In the end, it was clarified that it was a misunderstanding, and Okierway did not break Penguin rules by letting him go.

It's a pity that all this is just a lie by Okierwei. He never intended to let the subordinate leave alive. If Penguin asked about killing people in the casino, Okierwei also had a perfect reason.

"The casino still has all the records from yesterday, including the scene of him cheating."

O'Kilwe said to Penguin.

"Well...that's what happened. Since you said that, someone must have seen it wrong."

Penguin nodded thoughtfully, seeming to believe what O'Kilwe said.

"I'm very satisfied with your plan to deal with Kaitou Kidd. You will be solely responsible for its execution after that, because my focus will be on another thing and I won't have time to deal with the thief."

Having said this, Penguin's eyes instantly turned cold.

"Lark and Graytard have been following me for more than ten years, and now they are killed for no apparent reason. If I don't even show any sign, I'm afraid the whole Gotham will be in chaos!"

He looked at the other subordinates in the room and said coldly: "Gathering all the crime families in Gotham, we are going to have a party for the first time in a long time..."

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At the same time, at the entrance of Chandler Manor.

A dozen reporters gathered here and were interviewing the haggard Mrs. Chandler.

The camera flash clicked on.

Mrs. Chandler stretched out her hand to cover her eyes, her face was calm and her temperament was calm.

Although her complexion is not as good as before, and the wrinkles on her face are clearly visible, the graceful and luxurious demeanor of the big family is still well maintained.

"Mrs. Chandler, you seem to be very calm after Kidd stole the heirloom of the Chandler family. Don't you resent Kidd?"

One of the young female reporters with long black hair and straight hair asked.

"It is rumored that every time Kaitou Kidd steals a treasure, he will return it to the original owner after a period of time. If Kaitou Kidd does not change his habits, then the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace should also be returned."

Mrs. Chandler smiled slightly and replied: "Since the necklace will always come back to me, why should I resent Kaito Kidd?"

There is only one person who really needs to be resented!

Mrs. Chandler thought angrily.

"You have such a broad mind, and you are worthy of being the current head of the Chandler family."

The female reporter said with a look of longing, and then continued to ask: "Mrs. Chandler, the first public exhibition of the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace is organized by the Chandler family and the Cobot family."

"The current sole heir of the Cobblepot family, Oswald Cobblepot, is the leader of Gotham's largest criminal group and has multiple criminal records. Why would you want to cooperate with someone with such a reputation?"

"Some people once suspected that there was some kind of inside story in organizing the exhibition. It might even be under the coercion of Copot that the Chandler family had to agree to this cooperation. Is this true?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Chandler's expression changed and she said anxiously: "No comment!"

"Okay, I have one last question, what can you see from the sky?"

Mrs. Chandler looked at the female reporter puzzledly, not understanding what the other party wanted to ask.

She slowly raised her head, and her pupils suddenly shrank when she looked at the sky.

I saw a strange white balloon appearing in the sky at some point and gradually falling towards the ground. There seemed to be some box-like object attached to the bottom of the balloon.

On the balloon, there is an extremely eye-catching cartoon avatar of Phantom Thief Kidd!

Mrs. Chandler seemed to think of something for a moment, and quickly lowered her head to look at the female reporter who had just asked.

However, as soon as he raised his head, the reporter had disappeared. When asked about other reporters and photographers, no one knew the female reporter, and no one noticed her departure.

Mrs. Chandler initially tried to look for the man in the crowd below, but she soon gave up the idea.

If Kaitou Kidd was so easy to find, he wouldn't be so active that he hasn't been caught yet.

But... recalling the young female reporter just now who was wearing professional attire, with a curvy figure, fair skin, good looks and a nice voice, Mrs. Chandler couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Is Kaitou Kid really a "he" and not a "she"?

After a while, the balloon fell to a height that Mrs. Chandler could reach.

She took the box tied under the balloon and opened it to take a look.

Sure enough, what was inside was the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace.

Chapter 72 School Dance

Neither the undercurrent of the Penguin nor the renewed heated discussion about Phantom Thief Kidd in Gotham City will affect Dean's normal life.

After returning the necklace to Mrs. Chandler, Dean impatiently ran to a deserted place and changed his clothes.

After all, it was too uncomfortable to wear high heels all the time. He couldn't get used to wearing high heels, but it was inevitable when he was pretending to be a woman.

So many times, Dean had to endure the intense discomfort to walk.

It is worth mentioning that as soon as Dean got home from school today, he discovered that the surveillance system at home had been removed.

Bat Girl was so efficient that she recovered the camera without even thinking about watching it for a few more days.

Obviously she was still busy at the Natural History Museum last night, killing killers and shooting fireflies. Dean thought that she would at least want to rest for a while, but he took the monitor back in broad daylight.

Generally speaking, this is a good thing for Dean. When he knew that he was being monitored before, he still felt uncomfortable even if there were ways to avoid surveillance. Now that he is not being monitored, he feels more at ease.

In the training room, Dean rubbed his chin and thought about it.

"I need to take a good rest for a while. Tomorrow is the school dance before spring break. It should be fun to perform some little magic tricks for them."

In this country, in addition to the two long vacations of winter and summer, schools also have spring vacation.

Gotham High School’s spring break schedule is from March 3th to March 13nd, a total of ten days.

On March 3, the last day before spring break, according to Gotham High School's practice, classes were not open and instead a campus dance was held.

Students can create their own performances, whether on stage or in private.

The whole dance is very free, you can play how you want, there is no compulsion to watch the stage performance, nor is it compulsory to applaud.

If the performance is good, there will be cheers; if the performance is not good, there will be boos.

It is also allowed to gather a dozen people on the grass to play truth or dare.

Dean has participated in campus dances for several years. Judging from the atmosphere, it is really lively, and the students usually have a lot of fun.

I just don’t know why, but every time he participates in such activities, Dean always feels an out-of-place emptiness deep in his heart. Sometimes he even feels that the students are laughing because they listened to nonsense jokes. The look is very childish.

But that kind of carefree happiness is really enviable.

The opportunity for him and Dick to become good friends was actually at the campus dance in the first year of Gotham High School, because Dick had a similar feeling of loneliness deep in his heart.

It's normal when you think about it. After all, Dick had just become Robin at that time. Every day, he was either receiving training from Batman or patrolling Gotham to fight crime. Basically, he had no personal time.

Although Alfred was very dissatisfied with this, Dick was in the form of a good baby who listened to Batman the most at that time, so he was quite withdrawn in school, didn't interact with many people, and kept suppressing his emotions.

If you think this is a story about two lonely people meeting each other, you are wrong.

Dean and Dick didn't pay attention to each other's psychology at all. The real reason why the two people got together was because Dick had a crush on the classmate Laya.

At the dance, Raya actively invited Dean, who was still a talented magician, to dance, but was rejected by the latter because he wanted to perform magic everywhere.

Dean swore it was definitely not because he was practicing magic skills at that time and didn't have much time to practice dancing.

Raya was disappointed when she was rejected in person, and then Dick took the opportunity to invite her, and then they got on well that night.

Dean didn't know why the two high school freshmen developed so quickly, and he didn't want to know.

In short, Dick found Dean and was grateful to him for giving him the opportunity to pursue Raya, but he also wondered why he rejected Raya and so many girls, and even asked him with some suspicion whether he had an orientation problem. .

The first two questions were nothing, but as soon as the third question came out, Dean became furious and argued with Dick until they almost started to fight.

After that, the two of them got to know each other, and occasionally chatted for a few words. The more they chatted, the more they felt that the other person's knowledge was far beyond that of children of the same age, and they gradually became familiar with each other.

Later, even the seats were arranged together.

Stopping boring memories, Dean turned around and went into the study, turned on the computer and started collecting current news.

"There seem to be very few precious gem exhibitions in Gotham recently. I originally heard that there was a Hope Blue Diamond exhibition in Gotham in April, but it has been canceled again. I don't know if it's because I have been too active recently. As a result..."

Dean mused as he looked at the screen.

"What should I choose as my next target? Which museum should I go to to get their treasure? It doesn't feel interesting to play this game all the time."

"By the way, Penguin used the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace to set a trap to lure me into a trap this time, but it failed. Will he use other treasures to set a new trap next time?"

"Let's first think about what elements should be used in the next notice..."