Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

Vicky's eyes moved. Could it be that North has something to do with me?

"Well... North, you should know that I already have a date, right?"

She suddenly sat up, leaned her back on the seat, folded her hands on her chest and said.

Hearing this, North was stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was thinking about.

"No, no, no, Miss Weir, you misunderstood. I just think you must be very tired after working for too long. As a junior in the workplace, I made this pot of coffee. I just hope you can take more rest."

North, who understood, waved his hands repeatedly to show that he didn't mean that, and his face turned red.

"You are my senior. You have guided and cared for me a lot in my work. I am very grateful to you. That's it. I don't have any thoughts that I shouldn't have!"

Phew!

Vicki was amused by North who was in a hurry. Now this performance was quite consistent with North's impression in her heart.

"North, what you said is too serious. Even if you have an idea, it doesn't mean you made a mistake. I just want you to know that I, Vicky Weir, am not a woman who likes dating at both ends."

North nodded repeatedly, and then asked cautiously: "Then this coffee..."

"Please put it on the table. I will taste your craftsmanship. Thank you for your trouble."

Vicky smiled lightly.

North immediately walked in with the coffee pot, then went to the cabinet in the corner of the office to take out the standard glass, poured a cup and put it on the table together with the coffee pot.

When he bent down to put down his coffee, North accidentally glanced at the press release on Vicky's computer screen.

The first thing that caught my eye was a photo of a very beautiful pebble-shaped pink diamond, about the size of a pigeon egg.

Then there’s the title of the article, “The world’s most precious pink diamond will be auctioned in Gotham, and the sponsor behind it is suspected to be the Penguin?”

As a media worker, North's curiosity was suddenly piqued.

"This is the manuscript you worked on for so long today? Can I take a look?"

North made a less than standard request.

"If it's you, no problem. By the way, tell me how you feel after reading it. I need some 'reader feedback'."

Vicki was very relieved about North and generously turned the screen to show him.

The content of the press release was similar to the title, and it was closely related to an auction financed by Gotham's high society in the near future.

The highlight of the auction is a pink diamond weighing 70 carats. This is the weight after engraving. The size of the original stone is more than 200 carats, making it the largest pink diamond discovered so far. .

Pink diamonds are a rare type of diamond, and such a large one has been rare for hundreds of years. It is definitely a sky-high price.

Although the pink diamond is worth a fortune, it alone isn't enough to make it big news in Gotham.

You must know that the public is often less interested in rare and rare treasures of this level, and only nobles and wealthy people care about such things.

However, regarding this seemingly ordinary auction, Wired reports that the seller behind the pink diamond is Penguin!

On the current registration form, the person who is going to auction the pink diamond is a local multinational shipping company in Gotham. The business it operates is completely legal, and the company's accounts are very transparent. It doesn't look like it has close relations with criminals.

It just so happens that there is no problem with this company no matter how you look at it, but there are rumors that the real boss of this company is the Penguin Oswald Cobblepot.

Those investigation results on the company's business and accounts were all forged by Penguin bribing relevant departments.

Even this so-called super large pink diamond, which is rare in the world, may be forged using modern technology!

It is unclear who spread the rumor, and of course there is no evidence at all.

But, this is Gotham, and many things do not require evidence, and it is impossible to find evidence.

Vicki combined all the rumors she collected and completed the current press release based on some of her own guesses.

Unlike some low-level media, Vicky did not report such mythical things as facts, but emphasized the rumors.

"Wonderful! As expected of Miss Weir, she easily wrote reports that other media people couldn't write even if they wanted to!"

After reading it, North sighed, "If this article doesn't even get the front page, then the boss must be out of his mind."

"It's not that good." Vicky laughed.

"It's getting late now. I still have some work to do, so I'll leave first."

Afterwards, North chatted with Vicki for a little while, then stood up to leave.

Looking at North's back as he opened the door and left, Vicky suddenly felt a little thirsty.

This was normal. After all, she had been perfecting the manuscript, hadn't drank much water, and had talked a lot with North. It would be strange if she didn't feel thirsty.

Vicky picked up the cup of coffee that North had poured down not long ago. It was now just the right temperature for her mouth.

"Ok?"

When Vicky picked up the cup, a small object suddenly appeared from the bottom of the cup, which looked like a white paper ball.

Frowning, Vicky put down the cup and opened the paper ball.

The moment the paper ball unfolded, Vicky's pupils instantly shrank.

I saw it read:

"Dear Miss Weir,

I have read your report on me, it is very well written, and I am very grateful that you were willing to come to the scene yesterday to watch my first performance, and also took the perfect close-up of me. In order to express your gratitude to you Thank you, I decided to give you a small surprise, but you can't see it until you finish drinking coffee. Please remember to finish it.

Yours sincerely, Kaitou Kidd"

Chapter 11 Return of the Angel's Blood and Tears

The ball of paper turned out to be a message from Kaitou Kidd!

Vicki was horrified. She remembered clearly that before North poured the cup of coffee and put it on the table, there was nothing there.

Without any time to think, Vicky immediately rushed out of the office door, looking for North's back.

At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind, "If I could directly interview Kaitou Kidd himself, wouldn't it..."

Unfortunately, there were many people coming and going in the corridor, but there was no one she was looking for.

Vicky thought for a while, then came to the front desk of the floor and asked, "Lily, have you met North?"

The receptionist looked at Vicky in surprise and asked, "Vell, do you know where North's badge is?"

"Work badge?"

Vicky didn't react for a moment.

"Yeah, North just called me and said that he was stopped by the security check at the door because he found that his badge was missing."

The front desk lady said so.

"Wait, let me find out first. North is now blocked outside the company gate, and he has lost his work badge?"

Vicky asked with a strange look in her eyes.

"I remember seeing him when I clocked in this morning. Isn't he always in the company?"

"Oh, by the way, you don't know about this. North went to the coffee shop downstairs half an hour ago to buy coffee. I heard that he bought it especially for you. His work badge should have been lost there, but he He said he searched all over the coffee shop but couldn’t find his work badge.”

The lady at the front desk tilted her head and thought for a while.

"So North had to ask me for help and asked me to call security to let him in."

At this point, the lady at the front desk suddenly frowned and said as if reminiscing.

"But there's something strange. Just now I seemed to see a man who looked very similar to North walk in. He also had coffee in his hand. I thought he was back, but it turned out not to be the case. Maybe it was me. That’s wrong.”

"Stop, that's the guy!"

Vicky suddenly interrupted her recollection and asked hurriedly: "Have you seen this person who looks like North leave?"

"No."

The front desk lady said with great certainty, "I'm pretty sure that person hasn't left yet, provided I saw his appearance correctly."

After hearing these words, Vicky knew that she would never be able to catch up with Kaitou Kidd.

At this moment, she remembered the coffee Kaitou Kidd had brought in and the contents on the note, so she thanked the receptionist and immediately returned to her office.

As soon as she entered the door, Vicky picked up the pot of coffee and ran to the sink, pouring the coffee in the pot little by little.

As the dark coffee is poured from the pot, the full picture is revealed in the transparent coffee pot.

I saw a teardrop-like bright ruby ​​being wrapped in a sealed film and lying quietly at the bottom of the pot.

The gems are fixed on the bottom with a sticky material, so even if the glass pot is turned upside down, it will not fall, thus preventing the gems from being accidentally poured out when pouring coffee.

"This is...the blood and tears of an angel!"

Vicky looked at the gem that appeared at the bottom of the glass pot in surprise. She did not doubt whether Kaitou Kidd had made a fake one and put it in it.

Because that makes absolutely no sense.

"He actually gave me such a precious gem? Why?"

Vicky couldn't understand the situation at all.

Kaitou Kidd sent warning letters to the police and the media. He went through so much trouble to steal this gem, only to end up not wanting it anymore?

It can't be that Kaitou Kidd suddenly realized his conscience and felt that he shouldn't infringe on other people's property and wanted to send it back, right?

Then he should be sent directly to the GCPD or museum!

What's the point of giving such a hot potato to a young reporter?

Suddenly, she remembered Kaitou Kidd's note again.

"Could it be...because of my report?"

Vicki thought incredulously.

She tried to understand the reason why Kaitou Kidd did this, but after thinking for a long time, she still had no result.

You never quite figure out why Gotham's criminals do what they do.

At this moment, Vicky realized this sentence deeply.

She stopped thinking and took out her cell phone to make a call.

"Hello, GCPD? I'm Vicky Vale from Gotham Gazette. I have an important case that I need to reveal to Director James Gordon..."

-

There is an island called Arkham in Gotham, which is shrouded in dark clouds all year round. There is a hospital on the island that is heavily blocked by an electric railway network and looks eerie.

This is the world-famous Arkham Asylum, a place with outstanding people. The patients receiving treatment are all rare high-level geniuses in the world, who speak well and have outstanding abilities.

It's a pity that their ideas are too advanced, not bound by law and ethics, and cannot be tolerated by the world. In the end, they had to be imprisoned in this hospital...

In simple terms, it is a prison specifically designed to house mentally ill criminals.

At this time, a man wearing an khaki trench coat with gray hair and beard walked out of the heavy iron door of Arkham Asylum.

It was Jim Gordon, the chief of the GCPD. There was already a police car parked at the entrance of the lunatic asylum. Gordon got in the car directly after he came out.

"how is the situation?"

Brock asked from the driver's seat.

"Clayface has nothing to do with Kaitou Kidd."

Gordon shook his head.

Brock raised his eyebrows, "Are you so sure?"

"I wasn't sure, so I double-checked it many times and used some tricks."

Gordon said blankly.

"Well, I don't want to know at all what method you used to force him to question him."

Bullock changed the subject, "While you were going in to chat with your old friends, the GCPD received a report from Vicki Vale, and it was related to Kaitou Kidd."

"Isn't Vicki Vale a reporter from Gotham Gazette? Did Kidd commit another crime?"

Gordon asked quickly.

"It's almost the same, but there's a little difference - he gave the stone back."

"What did you say?"