Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

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"Give me your hand."

At this time, Cassandra stretched out her hand to Dean, motioning for him to give it to her.

Dean's heart moved, and he immediately stretched out his right hand, and then Cassandra swung Dean's arm.

Have him make a gesture very similar to how she just threw the rock.

"Didn't you say you wanted to see Barbara as soon as possible? Is it too late to teach me this now? I'm afraid the technique you just learned cannot be learned in a day or two, right?"

Dean asked curiously as he let Cassandra do her thing.

"It doesn't matter, I've seen your body, and your foundation is actually much better than you think. And it's not something difficult, it's just a simple force-generating technique. I think... you should take five minutes You can get a preliminary grasp of it."

Cassandra waved her hand, indicating that Dean didn't need to worry.

After all, if you get to the hospital, it's not a good idea to throw rocks around there.

"Wait a minute, what does 'seen' my body mean?"

Dean's eyelids twitched.

Cassandra didn't respond to this. She stretched out her hand and pointed at Dean, telling him where the most force was needed and where not to use excessive force.

five minutes later.

Dean looked at the last broken branch on the balcony and showed a satisfied smile.

Although he was not yet able to achieve Cassandra's understatement, Dean had already got the hang of it, and he was confident that it wouldn't take long for him to fully master this technique.

In fact, Dean Fei's level will be able to rise several levels in the future.

I really learned a very valuable technique this time.

"Cassandra, thank you for teaching me such practical throwing skills."

Dean thanked him sincerely.

"Just think of it as reward for teaching me how to read in the library."

Cassandra smiled and waved her hand.

After some time, the two passed through dozens of narrow alleys and finally arrived at their original destination.

Gotham General Hospital.

We also encountered two roadblocks and robberies on the road. These two were not on the same level as those four idiots from Mikey. They were serious robberies.

As for the results of these robbers, there is no need to say more.

When Dean and Cassandra followed the information provided by the librarian and arrived at Barbara's single ward, there were already two people visiting...

Chapter 118 Meeting Bruce Wayne for the first time

In the ward, Barbara was lying on the bed, with a bandage on her right arm and a plaster on her left foot.

Beside the hospital bed, two people, one large and one small, were standing.

The older one is tall and handsome, wearing a custom-made expensive suit and an expensive watch. His sapphire-like pupils don't give people the impression of being bright, but of an elusive depth.

The younger one, although not as tall as the previous one, is still much stronger than the average person. He is wearing ordinary and cheerful casual clothes. He is even more handsome than the former one. What is revealed in the depth of his eyes is not depth but purity.

The two also have blue pupils, but they seem to be completely opposite to each other.

bang.

At this time, the door of the ward suddenly opened, and Dean and Cassandra stood at the door together, looking at the three people in the ward.

"Dick?"

Dean recognized an old acquaintance in the ward at a glance.

"Dean? Why are you here?"

Dick looked at Dean's sudden arrival and asked in surprise.

"And who is the little sister behind you?"

"Kashan! Why are you here?"

At the same time, Barbara on the hospital bed noticed Cassandra's presence and asked quickly.

"And why are you with Dean?"

"Hey! Can you two ask questions separately, or unite your opinions a little bit?"

Dean spread his hands and said helplessly.

“So many questions came in and I didn’t know which one to answer first.”

"Just start from the beginning."

Dick couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

"Well, the fact is that I went to the library to read today and happened to meet Cassandra. She needed... some help, and then I helped her, and that's how we got to know each other, and then we got help from the library administrator. I found out that Barbara was hospitalized, so I wanted to come over and visit her.”

Dean summed it up simply.

"Uh...so why did you bring Cassandra over to visit Barbara?"

Dick didn't know Cassandra, and he didn't know anything about Barbara and Cassandra.

"Kashan is a very poor child. She... ran away from home when she was very young and wandered outside for many years."

Halfway through, Barbara glanced at Cassandra, and after the latter nodded to show that she didn't care, she continued to introduce.

"This child has never been to school and can't speak. Once I saw her lying outside the library window looking in, and then..."

Barbara told how she and Cassandra met, "Since then, Cassandra has come to the library often, and I have taught her how to read."

As he listened, Dean suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Why didn't Barbara mention Cassandra's powerful martial arts?

Is it because she doesn't know, or is she deliberately hiding it?

Dean looked at Barbara and then at Cassandra.

If Cassandra's ability to fight was a secret that needed to be concealed, then it shouldn't have been possible for her to show force in front of Dean without any scruples just now.

Even if Dean knew Barbara and patiently taught Cassandra some new words, it would be impossible for him to have such trust in someone he met for the first time, right?

But it seems very unlikely that Barbara doesn't know that Cassandra knows martial arts. They have known each other for much longer than Dean. Would Barbara know something that even Dean knows?

Of course, it is also possible that Barbara and Cassandra only met in the library, and at night Barbara went to be Batgirl, and she might not have the chance to see Cassandra use force.

"Your name is Cassandra, right?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from beside Dean.

It turned out to be the tall middle-aged man in the ward, who walked up to Cassandra at some point.

Cassandra opened her eyes wide and nodded quietly.

"I am Bruce Wayne. If you need help, you can go to the Wayne Charitable Foundation. There is a welfare home specially built for street children. You can receive subsidies every month and can also help you go to school for free. "

Bruce had a warm smile on his face and spoke to Cassandra in a gentle tone.

At this moment, Dean vaguely noticed that the corners of Dick's and Barbara's eyes twitched at the same time, and he didn't know why.

Cassandra shook her head lightly and made a few gestures towards Bruce.

"Okay, I understand, but the Wayne Foundation will respond to your request for help at any time."

Bruce sighed. It was too difficult to do good things in Gotham. There were too many people like Cassandra who would rather wander outside than accept relief from the Wayne Foundation.

He has enough technology to monitor the flow of every fund of the Wayne Foundation in real time, fundamentally eliminate the behavior of embezzlement of charity money, and absolutely ensure that every penny is put into practice, but people have deep-rooted understanding of the word 'charity' The distrust remains indelible.

Most people would rather just get some money and leave every month than choose the free room, board, and admission assistance provided by Wayne Welfare Institute.

In fact, Bruce led the Wayne Group to spare no effort to transform Gotham, building projects, improving education, investing in medical care, lowering prices... and creating countless jobs for the people of Gotham.

Such investment regardless of the cost caused Bruce to have many conflicts with the board of directors of Wayne Group, which once reached the point of tense situation. If he had not been strong enough, he would have been killed long ago.

Even so, Gotham's situation is getting better and better due to Bruce's efforts. Technology, economy, education, medical care, and residents' quality of life are getting better day by day. But all of this seems to belong only to Gotham during the day. .

Once night falls, Gotham's prosperity disappears, and the evil lingers forever like gangrene in the bones.

why?

Bruce has thought about this problem many times, but even with his wisdom, he still can't figure out where the root is.

It seems that my thinking is a little off-topic, but it doesn't matter. It only happened for a moment anyway.

Beside, after Bruce and Cassandra finished speaking, Dean said to Bruce eagerly.

"I really didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Wayne. I often saw your glorious deeds on TV news, and heard many little things in life from Dick. I have wanted to see you for a long time, and finally today This wish came true.”

The expression on Dean's face was not fake. The man in front of him was Batman, the father of DC who was praised by countless people on the Internet in his previous life. In this life, he is the world's number one detective who he grew up hearing about. It was the first time he met him that he wasn't excited at all. is fake.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that Dean is not a supernatural person now. If he is strong enough, he may not care about Batman so much.

(Ahem, I will make up for the chapter I owe tomorrow. I will definitely make up for it this time. There have been a lot of things in the past two days. I am so ashamed. At worst, I owe one more chapter!)

Chapter 119 What is it like to show off in front of Batman?

"If I remember correctly, you are Dean Thaston, Gotham's top magic genius."

Bruce said to Dean with a smile on his face.

"I wanted to go see your performance at the Gotham Theater several times, but unfortunately I was delayed by other things every time. When I had the chance, I heard that you no longer performed in public."

"Yes, I did not perform on stage for two years because I wanted to focus on life and study."

Dean nodded.

"I've seen some replays of your magic performances. It's really amazing that you can reach such a high level at your age. I even thought that your skills could catch up with Zatanna a few years ago."

Bruce started chatting with Dean very naturally. Dean couldn't find any unusual expression on his face, as if he was just a rich man who was very talkative and had no airs. He was no different from other people, taciturn and serious in speech. Batman is even more out of reach.

Dean knew very well that the difference between the man in front of him and ordinary people was not ordinary.

To be honest, he wasn't sure whether he should talk to Bruce or not. If he leaked any information, he might lose his identity, but not talking was obviously a bigger problem.

As the saying goes, the more someone tries to conceal something, the greater the chance that it will be discovered.

So Dean decided to just be himself, not to think carefully about what to say and what not to say in every sentence, but to just say whatever comes to mind, as naturally as possible.

Anyway, no matter how wrong he says, he can't suddenly say "Hey, Mr. Wayne, I think you look a lot like Batman", or "You know, Mr. Wayne, I am actually Kaitou Kidd."

"Thank you, Mr. Wayne. Miss Zatana has perfectly inherited the talent of Master Zatara. I have been fortunate enough to see her perform on stage several times. Her magic skills are far superior to mine, even for the simplest magic tricks." It becomes like real magic in Miss Zatanna's hands."

In short, in the face of Bruce's praise, Dean shook his head mockingly and said: "Compared with her, I am just like a beginner who has just started practicing magic."

"Humility is a good quality, young man, but excessive modesty is unnecessary."

Bruce chuckled and said.

"Hey! Hey! How long are you going to chat? I thought you were all here to visit me."

At this time, Barbara on the hospital bed suddenly spoke and curled her lips.

"Oops, I suddenly remembered that I forgot something important."

Dean slapped his forehead, spread out his empty hands, and said angrily: "How can I be empty-handed when I come to visit a doctor?"

"It doesn't matter. After all, you just learned about this from the library. It's already a surprise to me that you can come and take a look."

Barbara smiled casually.

"That won't work."

Dean touched his chin and thought for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes! How about some fruit? Barbara, do you like oranges? Or strawberries?"

"Here we go again, I know what you want to do, it's magic time, right?"