Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

At this time, Dick squinted his eyes and lay weakly on the table, looking listless.

"I...I've been...staying all night...playing games all night...I haven't slept for several days."

Dick said sleepily.

Is it okay to play games?

Upon hearing Dick's reason, Dean couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

Indeed, it is not uncommon for high school boys to stay up all night playing video games, but if this person were Robin, it would be complete nonsense.

If you dare to play games all night instead of doing business, aren't you afraid that Batman will break your legs?

"Hey! What game has the eldest son of your Wayne family so obsessed with? Recommend it to me, and I will play it another day."

Although he knew in his heart, Dean still showed a shocked and curious expression on his face, and asked Dick.

"Uh... it's a virtual reality game produced internally by Wayne Group. It's currently under secret research and development, and the information will not be disclosed to the public for the time being. In fact, I shouldn't even tell you, so please don't tell others."

Dick paused and said.

"Okay, don't worry, I keep my mouth shut and will never let others know."

Dean patted his chest and smiled.

"I hope you keep your word."

Dick rolled his eyes.

Of course it is impossible for him to play games these days, and he has no habit of playing games. He previously entered Dungeons & Dragons and Warhammer 40k just to better integrate into the class group, rather than being really interested.

After solving the Man-Bat incident, Batman and he did not get a short break, because a copycat version of Batman appeared in Man-Bat's laboratory.

The most important thing is that Man-Bat is suspected to have been knocked unconscious by the Batman copycat, using a removed table leg.

Batman and Robin didn't tell anyone this news. Even Kurt didn't know about it. His memory as a bat was originally very confusing, and he had no memory of being knocked unconscious by someone.

Since the emergence of Batman in Gotham, there have been many imitators of him who have emerged to do heroic deeds, and many of them have real abilities.

But Batman doesn't think this is a good thing. Every time a copycat shows up, he pulls him out and gives him a lecture, then confiscates their crappy costumes and props.

Under normal circumstances, the imitators have very poor experience, and they will be investigated by Batman in less than two days.

However, this time they seemed to have encountered a problem.

They couldn't find the imitator!

After several days of restless searching, I couldn't find any trace of the imitator.

Ever since the copycat Batman jumped out of the window and escaped, it was as if he had disappeared from the world, and no clues about him could be found.

Even if Batman checked all the surveillance records nearby, he still couldn't find anything.

This is a big problem. This has never happened before.

Just when Batman was puzzled, and even began to wonder if the Joker was up to something again.

However, Dick had a vague feeling that there seemed to be something familiar about this guy who had exhausted all existing methods but could not find any clues at all...

Chapter 131 The Prince of Gotham declares war on Phantom Thief Kidd!

"Kaitou Kidd?"

When Dick revealed his suspicions, Batman showed obvious doubts.

He didn't understand why a thief who used theft to show performance art would pretend to be himself and run into Kurt Langstone's laboratory?

And the thief not only knocked out Kurt in his human-bat form, but also took away a copy of the human-bat serum in the laboratory.

According to Kurt, he eventually produced a total of three copies of the human-bat serum. He only injected one copy, and there should be two more copies in the laboratory.

But Batman and Dick only found one serum in the lab.

This means that someone must have taken another copy, and the biggest suspect is naturally the Batman pretender.

This is why Batman attaches so much importance to this pretender. In order to find out where this person is, he even takes Dick with him to conduct intensive searches for days and nights without rest.

It can't be because that person said something he shouldn't have said, right?

Batman thought about many possibilities. The Joker, Two-Face, Penguin, and Scarecrow might all be the masterminds behind the scenes. The pretender might be hired by one of them to take away the Man-Bat Serum.

As a result, Dick provided him with a completely different idea.

After careful consideration, Batman believes that Dick's guess is not unreasonable. At least based on his ability, Kidd can escape without leaving any clues.

Then you need to pay attention to Kaitou Kidd.

It just so happens that the Man-Bat incident has just been resolved, and there have been no serious criminal incidents in Gotham for the time being. At present, Batman's main opponent on the surface is nothing more than the Penguin.

But like Kaitou Kidd, Penguin also has the habit of doing things without leakage, and it will be a protracted battle to completely defeat him.

In this way, Batman can finally free up his hands to meet Kaito Kidd, a Gotham rookie.

Before that, Batman must carefully study each of Kidd's past crimes.

Batman's research is definitely different from ordinary people who just read a few news and brainstorm the general process from a few words. The Batcomputer has collected all the video information about Kaito Kidd, whether it is public or undisclosed, he has it. .

It also includes some insights from Dick and Batgirl’s investigation into Kaito Kidd, and Batman will also read them all.

Obviously, it takes some time to complete this.

But this is good news for Dick, because he can finally take advantage of this time to take a good rest. He is already very familiar with Kaito Kidd, and he doesn't need to search for information temporarily like Batman.

It's a pity that Dick underestimated the intensity of his work these days. He didn't make up for it even after sleeping for seven hours, so he could only force himself to come to school.

After that, Dean saw Dick's sluggish appearance.

"Calculating the time, Bruce should be about to hold that high-profile press conference..."

Dick muttered weakly.

"Ah? What did you just say? Who is going to hold a press conference?"

Dean at the front desk didn't quite hear Dick's mumbling and asked strangely.

"It's nothing, you'll find out later."

Dick buried his head on the table and said, "For the sake of God, please don't wake me up before the bell rings."

Looking at Dick with the word fatigue written all over his body, Dean shook his head and turned back.

Before the school bell rings?

It has already rung, okay!

Fortunately, the professor of this class will retire next year and basically doesn't care about classroom discipline, so Dick can just sleep peacefully.

Dean thought like this and had no intention of reminding Dick.

"But what does Dick mean by that press conference...and I'll find out later?"

It's all because Dick's speech was so unclear and his voice was so low that Dean didn't hear the complete content and couldn't get any useful information from just the fragments of words.

In desperation, Dean had no choice but to take out his mobile phone and search online himself.

"The press conference held in Gotham today includes...well!"

Just as Dean opened Google and searched for the keyword conference, his eyes were instantly attracted by the first entry displayed.

"Explode! Bruce, the chairman of Wayne Group, held a press conference and declared war on Phantom Thief Kidd in a high-profile manner!"

This... what kind of weird thing is this?

Not sure, take another look.

After Dean watched it repeatedly, he confirmed that the title was indeed that and he was not dazzled.

Take a second look, and there is a live link to the press conference.

Can you not watch this?

Dean clicked in without saying a word, and the screen jumped to the live broadcast of the Wayne Group press conference.

It's just that the location of this press conference was not in the Wayne Group's press conference room or the auditorium of a high-end hotel.

It's not even in a room, but in a wide open space. What's strange is that there is a special lawn for football fields on the ground, and there seems to be a track and a large circle of spectator seats around it.

It looked like it was in some large stadium.

"This place looks familiar. It feels a lot like Cavaliers Stadium."

Dean looked at the venue in the live broadcast and said thoughtfully.

Knight Stadium is the largest sports venue in Gotham. Almost all sports competitions are held here, especially football. For some reason, the citizens of Gotham have an unimaginable fanaticism for this sport, surpassing all other sports.

At this moment, a temporary high platform has been erected in the center of the Knights Stadium.

In front of the stage, dozens of reporters sat on small benches, all looking at Bruce Wayne on the podium. Cameras of various positions were placed on both sides, and the flash lights kept ringing.

Next to Bruce stood a black man with graying hair. He was Lucius Fox, CEO of Wayne Group.

When Chairman Bruce occasionally needs to travel for business, Wayne Group's large and small affairs are usually handed over to him. In the past, Lucius was responsible for executing every instruction given by Bruce.

He is Bruce's most important and only trusted person in the Wayne Group, and he is also Bruce's staunch supporter.

"Mr. Wayne, when you held a press conference, you announced that this was an open challenge to Kaitou Kidd. Are you serious about this?"

A blond female reporter, the familiar Vicky Vale, was the first to ask Bruce a question.

"Oh, it's Vicky. We haven't seen each other for a while. Your figure has been getting better and better recently. How about we have dinner together tonight after a long absence?"

Bruce did not answer directly, but instead praised Vicky's good figure with a smile on his face and extended an invitation to her.

He is just a dandy playboy, but Bruce has this image in people's minds, so no one thinks there is anything wrong with Bruce's frivolity.

Vicki shook her head and said with a wry smile: "This is a press conference, Mr. Wayne. The live broadcast is still live. Please pay attention."

"uh-huh."

Bruce snorted, apparently not paying attention to Vicky's words.

He turned to look at the camera with a shooting angle in the center, and spoke confidently.

"Then I will formally give a clear answer to Miss Weir and everyone here here."

"I am very serious about the reason for holding this press conference, because I found that there is a trend of worshiping Kaitou Kidd in Gotham recently, and I think this may induce countless teenagers to go astray into crime."

"So today, on behalf of Wayne Group, I will declare war on Kaitou Kidd!"

Chapter 132 I have prepared the stage for you

"I am challenging Kaitou Kidd in such a big way with only one purpose, and that is to bring him to justice!"

Although the reporters were somewhat mentally prepared before coming, they were still shocked from the bottom of their hearts when Bruce announced the news on live camera in front of all the media.

Not because of Bruce's profound righteousness, but because of his absurdity.

How to challenge Kaitou Kidd publicly?

Do you know where Kaitou Kidd is? Just challenge him in the void?

And why should people accept your challenge?

When Penguin set a trap for Kid, he didn't mention it to the public because he was afraid of being too high-profile and frightening Kid. He even forced the Chandler family to use a dragon egg ruby ​​necklace as bait.

It would be better for you to hold a press conference directly, hoping that the whole world would know that you want to mess with Kaitou Kidd.

Without the temptation of such a rare treasure, how could Kaitou Kidd pay attention to you?

Well, the Wayne Group has a big business, so it is not difficult to come up with a few super gems that crush the dragon egg rubies.

But even if Kaitou Kidd really takes the bait, how can you guarantee that you will be able to defeat him?

Kaitou Kidd has never failed since his debut. GCPD, Robin, Batgirl and even Penguin have all dealt with Kaitou Kidd, but all of them failed.

You Bruce, a mere playboy who has nothing but money, why should you capture Kid the Phantom Thief?

What if Kidd, the thief, feels offended by Bruce's public challenge to him and refuses to return the gem to you out of anger? Wouldn't it mean that the Wayne Group would lose both his wife and his troops?

Bruce looked at the eyes of the reporters in the audience and knew exactly what they were thinking.

He didn't mind this and continued his speech.

"You must have all heard of Aquaman in the Justice League. He is closely related to the legendary ocean country Atlantis."