Phantom Thief Kidd

Chapter 13 The Cracked Announcement Letter

"It's hard to see your smiling face."

Alfred joked.

"Ha, let's not talk about this first, Ah Fu, what do you think about this notice letter?"

Bruce laughed lightly. Since the appearance of the strange thief Kidd, he has indeed felt a lot easier these days for no reason.

"Master Wayne, the code designed by Phantom Thief Kidd has to be said to be of a certain standard, but it is still a lot worse than that of the Riddler."

"Yeah, the riddles that Edward designed back then almost made me want to break my head."

Alfred smiled happily, not only because of Bruce's rare joke, but also because he was finally willing to bring up some past events.

"How much?" Bruce asked.

"GCPD has not made any response or reply."

"No, you know I'm not talking about the police."

"More than half, I only know the date, place and target of Kaitou Kidd's crime."

Alfred said truthfully that if it was the riddle of the Riddler, he might not be able to solve anything.

Bruce nodded, "Well, let's talk about it, maybe the two of us will have different opinions."

"First come the simplest one. He said he wanted to take away the cat's eyes. There is no doubt that the target is the opal. The most famous and valuable one is still in Gotham... only the one that Daggett took not long ago A golden-green cat's eye."

Speaking of this, Alfred's expression suddenly became strange, "Although it's not good to say this, but when I found out that it was Daggett, I have to admit that I was very happy for a while."

This is because during the eight years when Bruce lived in seclusion, the operating conditions of Wayne Enterprises were not optimistic. Basically, the annual revenue growth was negative. This made many members of the board of directors feel dissatisfied. They are all shareholders of Wayne Enterprises. The one with the largest stake is Daggett. He is ambitious and wants to control Wayne Enterprises, but he has never had a chance.

The second largest shareholder is Miranda Tate, a female philanthropist and one of the few board members who supports Bruce, although that is actually an illusion...

Obviously, Wayne has been betrayed by everyone, but Bruce, who is isolated from the world, knows nothing about it. Only Alfred has seen some clues.

Bruce didn't pay attention to the metaphor in Alfred's words, he added.

"The golden-green cat's eye was photographed by Daggett and it was placed in his private collection. It is located at the southernmost tip of Xiacheng Island, close to the Atlantic Ocean. Since it is summer, the wind will blow from the ocean to the mainland, and the waves will mostly refer to it. The only thing that matters is the direction of the waves, which means that he will somehow detour from the Atlantic to Daggett's collection."

Yes, Alfred thought so too.

"The last is the date. The first two sentences refer to the date."

Alfred affirmed: "The fickle brother is talking about Gemini, and the second item of the Twelve Trials contributed to the birth of Cancer, that is to say, the time when Kaito Kidd commits the crime is from the last day of Gemini to the first day of Cancer." Between the first day, that is, from June 6st to 21nd!"

"Only the last sentence, when Selene can't see Helios in the distance, I'm not sure what this sentence refers to."

Alfred sighed and said.

"Crack~crack~crack"

Bruce applauds approvingly.

"Great, Fu, so far, you and I have the same thoughts. As for the last sentence that has not been solved, I have already got a clue. It tells the exact time when Kaitou Kidd took action."

"Actually, the content of this notice letter is very simple, as long as you have studied Greek mythology, you can understand it at a glance."

"Selene is known as the moon god in Greek mythology, while Helios is the sun god."

"Oh, sorry, Master Wayne, isn't the sun god Apollo in Greek mythology?"

"That's the difficulty!" Bruce said with playful eyes. "Usually popular Greek mythology describes Apollo as the sun god. Of course he is, but he is the successor of Helios."

"In Hesiod's "Theogony", Helios is the son of the Titan god Hyperion and Theia, and the brother of the moon god Selene and the dawn goddess Eos. The gods are responsible for bringing light to the world."

"In this way, Selene is the moon, and Helios is the sun, and what can't be seen in the distance refers to—"

"The moon and the sun are separated by another celestial body, which is a lunar eclipse!" Alfred was surprised, but he rejected this explanation in the next moment.

"No, according to the Observatory's estimate, the lunar eclipse should occur on June 6, which is not the same as the date on the notice."

"That's right, so it doesn't refer to a lunar eclipse, which means that it is not the earth that separates the moon and the sun, but an artificial satellite!"

Bruce said decisively.

"When the artificial satellite is between the moon and the sun, that is, at nine o'clock in the evening, it is the time for Kidd to do it!"

On the other hand, Maggison didn't know that his notice letter had been cracked by Batman, and he was busy choosing a stronghold now.

With the [-] million paid by the Penguin in his hand, Maggison first forged a series of identity documents for himself, and of course the appearance was not the real one.

Afterwards, he came to Wayne Real Estate. There was no way, it was hard to find anything that didn't match Wayne in Gotham.

"Mr. DiCaprio, what kind of property do you need?"

Maggison dressed up as shown on the certificate, wearing a low-key but high-end suit. The little beauty agency knew that a big order might be coming, so she hurried over to talk to Maggison.

"I need a single-family villa with a large area and a quiet environment. It is best if there is little traffic, and the price doesn't matter."

Hearing this, the intermediary's breath was stagnant. She felt that the guest's last words were too manly. She just likes this kind of young, handsome and rich man...

She restrained her restless heart and introduced the best properties to McKesson one by one.

"Look at this villa. It covers a total area of ​​600 square meters. The area of ​​the villa is more than [-] square meters. It is located at the southeast end of the Diamond District. The environment is absolutely quiet..."

She was interrupted by Maggison before she could finish speaking.

"Not in the Diamond District."

The intermediary had to change to another villa.

"This building covers an area of ​​750 square meters, and the villa area is [-] square meters. It is located near the Robert Kane Memorial Bridge. Can it meet your requirements?"

Memorial Bridge?There were indeed not many people, Maggison thought about it, and finally shook his head.

The Memorial Bridge is in the East Side, which is the most chaotic place in Gotham, where almost half of the crimes take place.

Although the Memorial Bridge is on the edge of the East District, it is guaranteed that it will be bombed one day.

The intermediary frowned, she felt that this guest was not generally picky.

Seven or eight villas were introduced one after another, all of which were rejected by Maggison.

"Sorry sir, we only have the last villa that meets your requirements, but I don't recommend you to choose this one."

In the end, the intermediary lady had no choice but to move out of that...

"Oh? Let me see, a luxurious villa manor, covering an area of ​​820 square meters. The villa covers an area of ​​[-] square meters. There are four floors. There is also a basement with a lot of space. Looking at the condition of the villa itself, I like this set the most."

"But this manor is in the Audisburg district."

The Audisburg district is the largest industrial area in Gotham. It was not well-known at first, but because of an accident in a factory, someone was born. Now no one dares to settle there. This factory is the famous ACE Chemical Factory .

The intermediary lady is very helpless, she is ready to be rejected again, and she failed to sell any house today, it seems that this month is going to be hard to live.

"I like this set, just choose it!"

(End of this chapter)