Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

Bruce Wayne is very popular in Gotham, even more popular than Kidd the Kid is currently.

It's just that the two people's strong reputations don't belong to the same type.

Bruce is surrounded by a circle of famous ladies and beauties, and his wit and humor can often make all the girls laugh.

As for Dick, he wasn't very good at handling such scenarios.

Although he grew up in Wayne Manor and was trained in aristocratic etiquette by Alfred, Dick was still the circus boy at heart. He didn't like the doorways and complicated etiquette of upper class society.

What's more, I hate pretending to be conciliatory with those self-righteous rich people with a fake smile.

But this was what he had to do, so in desperation, Dick had no choice but to learn blues and surround himself with a group of young second-generation ladies.

"Hey girls, do you like magic? I happen to know some."

Dick said with a smile as he conjured a card with his bare hands.

No matter in any place or at any level, magic is an excellent means of showing off for young people.

Especially when your magic is taught personally by a master, the effect of pretentiousness will be several levels higher.

As a result, Dick was naturally welcomed by the girls.

Different from his superficial attitude, although Bruce was chatting freely with the beauties around him, he was secretly observing the actions of the powerful people in the field.

He will judge whether they can develop into partners through the expressions on their faces, the words they speak and the actions they take.

Or, whether they might become the Caped Crusader's next target.

Suddenly, Bruce's attention was attracted by a man with a gloomy face. This man had blond hair and was similar in age to Bruce.

He seemed out of place in the venue, with basically no one around him.

This was not the reason why Bruce noticed him. There were many lone travelers in the venue, and there was no shortage of this one.

The reason why this person caught Bruce's attention was because he was an acquaintance.

"Roman Sionis?"

Roman Sionis, the current head of the Sionis family, has lost both of his parents like Bruce.

The difference is that Bruce's parents died earlier, while Roman's parents died in a fire a year ago.

Chapter 173 You are so self-righteous, Bruce!

In Gotham, in addition to the most famous Wayne family, there are also many wealthy and noble families hidden away. Their wealth may not be as rich as Wayne's, but they have also been rooted in this land for hundreds of years, and their hidden heritage and influence are not necessarily as great as those of Wayne. Wayne is much worse.

The Sionis family is one of them. They control the largest beauty industry in Gotham, and their Janus cosmetics company occupies more than half of the cosmetics market in Gotham and even the entire state.

Unfortunately, after the previous head of the family, Charles Sionis and his wife died in a fire, and his only son Roman took over, his failed business philosophy caused the company's market share to shrink several times compared with before, and it was in a state of loss throughout this year. .

In fact, compared to other ancient families in Gotham, the rise of the Wayne family is relatively late.

The Wayne family has a long history. Their ancestors can be traced back to medieval England. They came to Gotham during the Revolutionary War, when a man named Darius Wayne established the prototype of Wayne Manor.

At that time, the Wayne family could only be regarded as a relatively wealthy small force. They really started to prosper in 1881. Bruce's great-grandfather, Allen Wayne, single-handedly took over almost half of Gotham's construction industry and took advantage of the opportunity. Large tracts of land were acquired.

It can be said that the current status of the Wayne family as the uncrowned king of Gotham is the foundation laid by Allen Wayne. Without him, there would be no Wayne Group today.

But it is undeniable that long before Allen Wayne led the Wayne family to soar to the sky, Gotham City had existed for nearly a hundred years, and many old and powerful families had already existed.

Even the Penguin-like Copot family was once the first political family in Gotham. When Allen Wayne built Gotham New City, the mayor of Gotham was a Copot.

By Penguin's generation, the Cobot family has declined to a state of disgrace, and there is not much wealth left in the family, so that Penguin has built everything he has from scratch.

The Siannis family and the Wayne family are both the city's top powerful people, and their children will naturally attend the same private aristocratic school.

Yes, Roman Sionis and Bruce Wayne were classmates from elementary school to high school, and they were even barely friends. After college, Bruce began to exile himself and travel around the world, and they didn't have much of a relationship. Contacted.

When Bruce saw Roman for the first time at the charity banquet, he immediately recognized his old classmate.

"Sorry, ladies, I need to excuse you now."

Bruce said apologetically to the beauties around him.

Then, he walked straight to Roman.

"Roman, long time no see."

Roman raised his head, glanced at him, and replied expressionlessly.

"Bruce."

The coldness that hit him didn't make Bruce feel unhappy, but he asked with concern.

"I heard that Janus Cosmetics is in a bad situation recently. If you need financial assistance, I think Wayne Group can help."

Hearing this, Roman's expression became even colder, and he even changed his name to Bruce.

"My company is very good! Mr. Wayne, you don't need to meddle in other people's business."

"Really? I'm glad you have the confidence to run the company well, old friend, but..."

Speaking of this, Bruce's eyes revealed a meaningful light.

"There is a rumor claiming that Janus Cosmetics Company recently received a huge amount of funds from unknown sources, and it is even estimated to be tens of millions of dollars."

"What do you mean? Bruce!"

Roman's expression changed, and he asked with hidden anger.

"Are you accusing the Sionnis family of hiding huge amounts of black income?"

"No! I didn't mean that. I just heard such a statement. Don't be so excited, Roman. I won't believe such baseless conjecture."

Bruce waved his hands repeatedly and lowered his posture.

"Hmph! You are as self-righteous as ever, Bruce, put away your false sympathy, I don't need any help from you! Thank God for letting you be born into the Wayne family."

Roman snorted, not polite to Bruce.

"Janus is my company, not yours! Just wait and see, I will definitely restore Janus to its former glory."

"I've had enough of this boring and hypocritical party!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Roman turned around and left, rudely rushing out of the banquet.

"Who is this guy? He's like a lunatic. He has no gentlemanly manners at all! Is this kind of person worthy of participating in the Wayne Foundation's charity banquet?"

The nearby guests were startled by Roman's yelling and complained dissatisfiedly.

Looking at Roman's back as he slammed the door and left, the smile on Bruce's face gradually disappeared.

"Did the tens of millions of black money that Penguin laundered through the 'Pink Dream' scam belong to him?"

At this time, Dick came to Bruce's side and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Within three months, the only company with huge amounts of unidentified funds was Janus Makeup, and the amount was just right."

"I thought Cobot's operation failed."

"His operation failed, but Cobot still sent the money to Roman, and he allowed himself to suffer the loss of the failure. That was Cobot's business philosophy for his criminal empire."

"So, Penguin is still a good businessman."

Dick shrugged.

Bruce no longer spoke, but looked into the distance with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Gotham General Hospital, DNA Laboratory.

"Dean, the test results you requested have come out."

A laboratory technician handed a report and samples to the old man in the white coat in front of him.

The report is not much different from a general DNA test report, but the DNA sample is different from the most commonly used blood. It is a hair sealed and preserved in a test tube.

"Can you find the DNA owner's information? For example, birth data or hospitalization records?"

The dean asked.

"This hair was secretly given to me by Chief Gordon of the GCPD for testing. It is said to be related to a certain murderer who is on the run."

"Sorry, Director, no similar DNA was found in the hospital's database. Maybe we can try our luck at other hospitals."

The laboratory technician shook his head.

"That's it, I understand."

The dean nodded, and then asked: "Director Gordon warned me that this matter must be kept strictly confidential. Apart from you and me, does anyone else know about this matter?"

"Don't worry, Dean, I'm the only one working the night shift in the laboratory today."

The laboratory technician patted his chest and said.

"Well, are you sure you have deleted all the DNA test data in the computer?"

"The report you have is the only one. All others have been cleared."

"Very good, remember not to tell the second person, pretend you don't know about it, even if you see me."

The dean warned in a serious tone.

"I understand, Dean."

Seeing the director's serious attitude, the laboratory technician also became serious.

Chapter 174 Dean Wants an Assistant

After a while, the old dean in a white coat walked out of the back door of Gotham General Hospital.

He looked aimlessly left and right, then plunged into an alley behind the hospital.

As he walked, he looked at the DNA test report in his hand.

"Cassandra's DNA is completely the same as that of normal humans. Why does she have such a strong fighting ability? Forget it, everything is reasonable in this world."

Dean, ah no, Dean thought in his heart.

"With this, we should be able to find her parents and explore her past."

A few days ago, Cassandra came to Dean's house and asked him if he was Kidd.

This really surprised Dean. He didn't expect that the first person to really see through him was not Batman or Robin, but a kung fu girl whom he had only met twice.

Fortunately, there was no danger. Deep in his heart, he did not think that he was Kaitou Kidd. This was a subconscious recognition from the heart, not just self-deception on the lips, so he hid it from Cassandra. Pseudo "mind reading".

This experience exposed Dean to Cassandra's potential.

Even though she is just a minor girl, she has the potential to become the strongest fighter in the world in the future.

DC's "World's Strongest Fighter" is not a simple title.

Is Batman good at fighting? He is proficient in all kinds of fighting skills in the world, has the peak physical fitness of humans in the DC world, has experienced hundreds of battles, and has super high combat wisdom.

Putting all these things together, he can only be ranked among the top five in the world at best, and the gap between him and the strongest is not even a little bit.

At Batman's current age, even if he is extremely talented, it will be difficult for him to make a major breakthrough in combat ability. There is a high probability that he will not be able to surpass Richard Dragon in this aspect.

Richard Long may be an unfamiliar name to many people, but in this world, his reputation is simply boundless, and he can be called a hero's enlightenment mentor.

Dean has heard a lot of legends about him. He has trained most of the superheroes in the Justice League. He is one of Batman's N masters. He is an unparalleled martial arts master. He has mastered the ultimate fighting skills of mankind. What a skill...

Sometimes Dean wonders whether the fighting skills in this world can cultivate things like internal strength. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why so many heroes with super powers want Richard Long as their mentor?

Anyway, what we can know is that the world's top martial artists basically have the ability to read the body and predict the opponent's movements. It is considered a standard equipment. The only difference lies in the accuracy and length of the prediction.

Oh, except for Batman, he is the only top martial artist who does not have this ability. He predicts other people's actions purely through brain simulation, rather than reading body parts. These are two different principles and modes.

However, even though Richard Long is so famous, he is still not the strongest in the world.

For example, the internationally renowned super criminal mercenary, Richard Long's junior brother Bronze Tiger, is as powerful as him.

And Richard Long himself once admitted that he had lost to someone, and that person was the real number one martial artist in the world.

As for who this person's true identity was, he didn't say it. Maybe he told it but didn't make it public. In short, there was such a stronger person that Richard Longdu was convinced.

At this time, Dean learned that Cassandra had such terrifying potential, and he suddenly had various thoughts.

What does it mean to have strong martial arts skills, the terrifying talent of reading people's hearts through the body, and an innocent heart that has not been contaminated by Batman?

This means that Cassandra is an extremely rare talent!