Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

Match Malone is a real person, and he is still alive, but the Match Malone who thrives in Gotham is not Match Malone, and the Match Malone who bets against the Penguin is not Match Malone either.

In order to prevent him from returning to Gotham, Bruce strictly monitored Match Malone, whose every move was under Bruce's control.

"Kidd must have some kind of supernatural power. He longed for the cheers and admiration of the audience. He took a man-bat serum. He knew the identities of me, Dick and Barbara, and he also disguised himself as Match Malone and Penguin. On gambling……"

Bruce said with a frown.

"Alfred, I don't know what the purpose of Kaito Kidd is, and I can't figure out the purpose of his actions. He is beyond my control. I...can't understand him. "

Chapter 171 The kidnapped wife

"Maybe Kaitou Kidd doesn't have any special purpose. He may just do it for fun, to satisfy his desire for expression or performance concept."

Alfred said to Bruce, who was frowning.

"No matter what, at least Kaito Kidd didn't cause much social panic or economic losses to Gotham. Why do we have to try to understand his motives?"

"He is a criminal, Alfred. Whenever he commits a crime, it has nothing to do with the word 'fun'. If we don't know what he wants in his heart, then we will never be able to guess his next move." One step might do something.”

Bruce retorted.

"Kaitou Kidd may just steal treasures without harming others for temporary interest, but what if one day he gets tired of it? Can his long-term habitual crime return to normal? Impossible! He may even Starting to find killing fun!"

"This... Master Bruce, I can't deny whether the possibility you said may come true one day, but... I still think your ideas may be a bit too exaggerated."

Alfred sighed in his heart. It seemed that Bruce's old habits had returned.

"I think Master Richard and I should have the same idea."

"And this is precisely the reason why he has never been able to deal with Kaito Kidd well."

Bruce shook his head, firm in his thoughts.

"Dick has always preconceived the idea that Kaitou Kidd is a 'good criminal', and has always lacked sufficient vigilance and hostility towards him. This will make it difficult for him to make correct judgments. Not only him, but almost everyone in Gotham I think so."

"Yes, judging from all the criminal records of Kidd so far, he is indeed not a very vicious criminal. In a city like Gotham, you can even say that he is not a bad person. I do not deny this, but who Can you guarantee that this is not a way for him to gain reputation? He first established a good image and then suddenly changed his attitude and massacred. There have been similar criminals before. Even I have been deceived before. Who can guarantee that Kaitou Kidd is not another criminal? one?"

Bruce had a habit of assuming the worst about things.

"..."

Alfred didn't know what to say.

At this time, Bruce continued.

"Alfred, I chose to declare war on Kidd at Cavaliers Stadium. It is essentially a test. It is not only a test of Kidd's abilities in all aspects, but also a test of the attitude of Gotham people toward him."

"The results of the former test are very subtle. There are too many doubts and contradictions about Kaitou Kidd's abilities, but for the latter, the results are already very clear."

Bruce's expression suddenly became solemn.

"I never thought that Kaitou Kidd could have such a high popularity in this city. People welcome him. Alfred, people flock to him instead of avoiding other super criminals. Have you ever thought about it? Is this such a terrible thing?"

To be honest, Alfred hadn't really thought about this matter much before today, but when Bruce brought it up, he began to feel a slight chill going down his spine.

"Now, what I am most worried about is not that the streets are full of ignorant teenagers imitating Kaitou Kidd, but that every time he commits a crime, a large number of civilians will gather at the scene. Like I said, if one day he is no longer satisfied with just performing When stealing, or even becoming interested in taking lives..."

Isn't it like countless people came up to him and took the initiative to kill them for him?

hiss--

Thinking about it this way, Kaito Kidd's potential threat is indeed huge.

Alfred couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

Even if Kaitou Kidd doesn't kill anyone, his presence means a gathering place for people. What if someone wants to take advantage of this?

For example, if a lunatic who wears a sack over his head all day plans to spread a terrifying poisonous gas at Kaitou Kidd's crime scene, it would be impossible to prevent it.

"Kidd has Dr. Langstone's human-bat serum in his hands. I don't know what he plans to do with it. If he plans to copy the serum in batches and spread it throughout the city, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Bruce said seriously.

He was even worried that Kaitou Kidd would take action against the more than 30,000 citizens in the Cavaliers Stadium, so there were no weapons in the Bat fighter that day, and all the ammunition was replaced with the antidote of the Man-Bat Serum.

After all, the Man-Bat himself was cured by Bruce, so of course he can produce the antidote for the Man-Bat Serum in large quantities.

Fortunately, Kaitou Kidd didn't do that, or he doesn't have such an idea yet.

If you think about it darkly, it means that he has not yet succeeded in replicating the human-bat serum.

All in all, after the Cavaliers Stadium incident, Bruce has almost completely changed his view of Kidd. From not paying attention to him, he has turned into a time bomb that will explode without knowing when. It feels like he pays too much attention to him.

"Then how are you going to find Kaitou Kidd? We still don't know anything about him."

Alfred asked suddenly.

Bruce fell silent.

Soon, the silence was broken, and a voice sounded from behind the two of them.

"What are you doing? We don't have much time to waste here. We are going to be late for the charity party."

I saw Dick walking over in an evening gown, unaware of the conversation the two had just had.

"Get the car ready, Alfred."

Bruce turned around and ordered.

"Okay, Master Bruce."

-

Gotham, East Side.

Silent night.

Francine Langstone is back home.

Not long ago, her husband Kurt Langstone was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.

Kurt spent all his savings researching the man-bat serum and ran into a lot of debt, and now it's all on Francine.

Fortunately, Francine is not an ordinary housewife with ordinary abilities. She is also a senior researcher graduated from a prestigious university, and her achievements are not much worse than those of her husband. However, Kurt's insistence caused both of them to lose their original jobs.

After Kurt accepted the court's verdict, Francine received an invitation from the Wayne Group and became a researcher under the Wayne Group. She worked until late every day and her life gradually got back on track.

Although she still lives in the East End, her address has been changed to another location. After all, the original address has been made public due to the Man-Bat incident, but Francine's personal information has been protected, and only Kurt's own information has been made public. .

Today, Francine worked late into the night as usual, which was dangerous, especially for a woman living alone on the East Side, but she didn't have much choice.

Francine has lived in the East Side of Gotham for several years, and knows where to go to be slightly safer, and so far she has not encountered any danger.

Yes, for now.

The moment Francine opened the door with the key and walked in.

She froze in place.

Because two strange men were waiting in the house.

"Hello, Mrs. Langstone, our boss would like to meet you."

Chapter 172 Roman Sionnis

"Who are you! Why are you in my house?"

For a moment, Francine almost asked this question subconsciously.

But she held back, because she knew very well that asking this sentence was not only meaningless, but also made people laugh.

There's an unwritten rule in Gotham Eastside.

If you find a stranger waiting for you in the house after you get home, don't ask or think about it. There is only one thing you need to do now, that is, turn around and run away immediately, and then pray that the marksmanship of the person behind you will not happen. Too accurate.

Francine has lived in the East End for so long, so she is naturally familiar with this unspoken rule.

In fact, that's what she did.

When she saw the two strange men in the room, Francine closed the door with a bang as fast as she could, then turned around and ran back wildly.

However, just as Francine turned around, another man appeared in front of her at some point, blocking her way.

"I have to say that your reaction was very quick, Mrs. Langstone. You are indeed a woman who can survive alone in the East End."

The man said approvingly.

Then, before Francine could react, he quickly pricked Francine's neck with his hand.

A tingling sensation shot through Francine's body instantly, followed by an overwhelming drowsiness.

"Uh...well...you..."

In less than a few seconds, Francine passed out.

Her last thought before losing consciousness was: "They know who I am...why? My identity has not been made public..."

At this time, the two men in the room happened to chase him out.

"This woman's hands and feet are so slippery, I almost let her run away."

"Huh, don't worry about it. Take her away quickly. The boss is still waiting to see her."

The three people tied up Francine together, wrapped her mouth with tape, and then quickly carried her to a van that had been hidden not far away.

Their movements were very skillful and fast. It was obviously not the first time they had done this kind of thing.

With a burst of car exhaust, the van sped away and quickly left Gotham's East Side.

Some time later, the van stopped in front of a warehouse at an unknown location.

The three kidnappers first carefully checked to see if there was any ambush around them, and then to see if anyone was following her. After making sure it was safe, they took Francine out of the car and brought her into the warehouse.

"Um……"

After an unknown amount of time, Francine woke up from a dark room.

There were no lights in the room, not even a window, which might have been blocked.

In short, the room was very dark, literally blind, and Francine couldn't see anything.

However, there was no sense of restraint on his eyes, so he probably wasn't blindfolded.

"I was kidnapped. The person who kidnapped me knew my identity. They acted in an organized and premeditated manner. Their boss wanted to see me..."

The above is the only information that Francine can be sure of at the moment.

tread!tread!tread!

Suddenly, a slow but heavy footsteps sounded in the room.

Judging from the sound, the other party is walking towards me.

Francine's spirit is highly tense. She doesn't know the purpose of her kidnapper, and she doesn't know what will happen to her next.

"Hello, Mrs. Longstone, I've been wanting to see you for a long time."

A sound came into Francine's ears. This sound was strange. It didn't sound like a normal human voice, but rather like some kind of electronic synthesized sound.

"I have to say that the GCPD protects your identity information very well. It took me a full month to find your current address."

"Who are you? What do you want to do by kidnapping me? I have no money for ransom."

Francine forced herself to calm down and asked.

"Okay, you're very impatient. It just so happens that I don't like to waste any more words. Let's get to the point directly."

The electronically synthesized sound cuts to the chase.

"I want the man-bat serum."

Hearing the other party's intention, Francine said coldly: "You made the wrong calculation. I don't have the human-bat serum, nor the relevant research information. You want the human-bat serum? Then you should rob the GCPD's evidence room." .”

"Haha, I appreciate your calmness, Mrs. Langstone, but I have no intention of asking the answer from you."

Hearing this, Francine's pupils shrank instantly.

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing interesting. I just need to ask you to stay here for a while...until I get the formula for the human-bat serum."

At the same time, the Wayne Foundation held a charity banquet.

Bruce, who was wearing a high-end dress, took Dick with him and exchanged glasses with Gotham's upper class who came to attend the banquet, smiling at each other.