Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics

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Just when Gordon picked up Kidd's notice letter, curator Offie found his cell phone rang suddenly.

He picked up the phone and saw that it was a call from his secretary, and he had a vague premonition in his heart.

"It's not good, curator! We just found the notice letter of Kaitou Kidd in your office!"

As soon as the phone was connected, the secretary told curator Offi the bad news.

From the secretary's mouth, I learned that the content of the notice letter was exactly the same as the notice letter faxed to GCPD, which confirmed the authenticity of the notice letter.

In fact, not only the exhibition hall and GCPD received the notice letter, but all the media in Gotham also received the notice letter at the same time.

This is also a common practice, Kaitou Kidd is never worried about the number of people who know the notice letter.

On the contrary, he seemed to be afraid that others would not know that he was going to steal something, so every time he made the whole city known.

"But why did Kaito Kidd find nothing when he first came here, and instead found the warning letter in the office after I came to the police station?"

Curator Offee muttered to himself.

Hearing his voice, Bullock raised his eyebrows and asked, "Mr. Offee, don't you still think that the pretender you saw for the first time is Kaitou Kidd?"

"Sheriff Bullock, what did you mean by what you just said? Could it be!"

After being woken up by Brock, curator Offee realized it belatedly.

"Obviously, other than Kaito Kidd, there are others who are also eyeing the 'Hope Blue Diamond'."

At this time, Gordon on the side put down the notice letter in his hand and said solemnly.

"Jim, who do you think that man could be?"

Brock asked.

After pondering for a moment, Gordon said: "The 'Hope Blue Diamond' is far more famous than ordinary gemstones, and ordinary thieves probably wouldn't have the guts to touch it."

"Besides, this person is also proficient in disguise. Although the gender cannot be determined for the time being, she is pretending to be a woman. If she is assumed to be a female thief, I can only think of one person."

"You mean she's back? But hasn't she been out of business for a long time?"

Brock's expression changed.

Gordon shook his head and said, "It's just a preliminary guess, and the other party may not necessarily be a woman, just like Kaitou Kidd who also disguised himself as a woman. We can't judge their true gender until they reveal their real bodies."

Although most people in Gotham currently view Phantom Thief Kidd as a male, in fact, the police filled in the file of Phantom Thief Kidd as a suspected male, because Phantom Thief Kidd's most commonly used posture is male.

Curator Offie broke out in cold sweat, shook his head and smiled wryly, "I thought the name 'Hope Blue Diamond' would scare off many robbers, after all, no one wanted to steal it after it has been in the Smithsonian for so many years. , but I didn’t expect two thieves to come as soon as the news spread in Gotham.”

"Hmph, who said this is Gotham?"

Brock snorted.

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, Bullock turned his head and asked Director Offie, "If I remember correctly, the blue diamond should still be in the Smithsonian, right?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Brock said with a serious expression: "Since the diamond has not been delivered to you, it is better to cancel the exhibition altogether. If there is no goal, then there is no such thing as Kaitou Kidd or other thieves." The reason for committing the crime."

"Anyway, the Smithsonian Museum has canceled an exhibition before, and it is not impossible to cancel it again now."

"this……"

Hearing this, Curator Offi showed a hesitant expression on his face, "I'm afraid not."

"In order to protect the 'Hope Blue Diamond', I spent nearly half of my savings on a large amount of security equipment. If the exhibition is cancelled, the money will be wasted, and I signed a contract with the Smithsonian Museum. Contract, if you cancel the exhibition without authorization, you will have to pay a lot of liquidated damages.”

"We, the police, can negotiate with the Smithsonian Museum and persuade them to voluntarily abandon the exhibition plan, so that you will not be in breach of contract."

Brock suggested.

"You can try, but I don't think there's much hope."

Director Ofe is not optimistic about Brock's idea, "I don't know why, they seem to attach great importance to Gotham's exhibition plan, otherwise they would not have agreed to hold the exhibition in my small venue after the announcement of the cancellation of the exhibition has been issued meeting."

"I think the Smithsonian decided to exhibit the gem in Gotham after being prepared for the 'Hope Blue Diamond' to be targeted by thieves."

"No matter what the result is, it is still worth trying to negotiate."

Gordon agreed with Bullock's proposal.

"Curator Offi, the person in charge of the Smithsonian Museum to talk to you about the exhibition should stay with you. Please take us to see her."

Without further ado, several people discussed and rushed to the Aofei Jewelry Exhibition Hall.

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Wayne Manor belongs to Dick's small study.

"Look at you, has Kaitou Kidd issued another notice? Master Richard."

Alfred came in with a tray of snacks and coffee, and saw Dick staring at a picture on a white paper on the computer screen, and there seemed to be a few lines of words written on the paper.

Without seeing what was written on it, Alfred could guess what the picture was.

Because lately, Dick has only shown a similar expression when looking at one thing.

"Um."

Hearing Alfred's question, Dick didn't turn his head, but hummed lightly.

"Don't tire yourself too much, pay more attention to rest, Master Richard, I put down your afternoon tea."

Alfred took it for granted, and put the snacks and coffee on the table next to Dick.

"Thank you, Fu."

Dick thanked him and Alfred quietly left the room.

Not long after, Dick's phone rang, and it was Barbara.

"Hey! Elven Boots, have you seen the notice letter from Phantom Thief Kidd?"

In the library, Barbara was sitting in her separate office talking to Dick.

"You still want to meddle in Kaitou Kidd's affairs?"

Dick asked, frowning.

"Otherwise? Last time you played tricks on me with Kaito Kidd, should I pretend that nothing happened?"

Barbara asked back.

"I admit that Kaitou Kidd is indeed much more powerful than I imagined at first, but this also means that you need my help even more."

Dick was momentarily at a loss for words, and he found that Barbara had a good point.

Every time he confronted Kaitou Kidd, he was one step short, and every time he missed a move at the last moment, he had to admit that Kaitou Kidd was very smart, at least not worse than himself.

On his own, he might be trapped in this vicious circle forever.

After all, Dick wasn't the kind of character who wanted to be brave and refused to accept any help. After figuring it out, he accepted Barbara's participation in the case of Kaitou Kidd.

"I guess you have deciphered the content of the notice letter by now?"

Barbara continued.

"Almost, Kaitou Kidd's puzzle this time is much simpler than last time."

Dick answered in the affirmative.

"The specific content of the notice letter is..."