Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics.

Chapter 223 Miracle Beyond Time and Space

Kaitou Kidd has sent out another notice!
After listening to Alfred's report, Batman's worries became more serious.

However, his worries were not entirely directed at Kaito Kidd or Kaito Black Crow.

What Batman cares about is the showdown between monsters and thieves without warning. He believes that there is some unknown conspiracy behind it.

Moreover, it is very likely to be related to what he is currently investigating.

Ever since the Man-Bat virus was leaked, Batman has been busy running around, first getting clues about "Tom" from Kurt Langstone, and then being guided by O'Kilwe to find Mosaic.

Although the kidnapped Francine Langstone was rescued from Mosaic, it was eventually discovered that Mosaic was just a bait used to consume Batman's time, and the clues returned to O'Kilwe.

In fact, the number of decoys is far more than just mosaics. Ever since Ogilvy replaced the Penguin in the name of Emperor Penguin, Gotham's gang wars have not stopped for a day, and violent incidents have emerged in endlessly, including Victor... The emergence of a perverted murderer like Zas.

Therefore, during this period, both Robin and Batgirl were sent on high-intensity patrols by Batman, leaving him alone to trace the source of the Man-Bat Virus until now.

Combining all the currently known intelligence and information, even if there is no key evidence, it is enough to conclude that the mastermind behind a series of crazy actions, including the man-bat virus incident, is the Emperor Penguin!
Everything seemed to be gradually becoming clearer, but at this juncture, a monster thief named Black Crow suddenly appeared, broke into the mayor's mansion in a very short period of time, and directly targeted the monster thief Kidd. Became the focus of the entire Gotham.

After Kaitou Kidd's actions in the Man-Bat Virus incident, there is no doubt that he is an existence of special significance to Gotham at this time.

It is conceivable that the letter announcing that Kidd will take on the challenge of Black Crow will affect countless civilians. It is obviously impossible for Batman to ignore this matter.

What’s even more interesting is that the duel venue set by the Phantom Thief Black Crow is at the Iceberg Casino, which is currently the territory where Emperor Penguins have the strongest control.

It would be too much of a coincidence to say that the Phantom Thief Black Crow has nothing to do with the Emperor Penguin.

On the high-rise building, Batman hung up the call with Alfred, looked in the direction of the Gotham Clock Tower and thought for a moment, then jumped and disappeared into the darkness.
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At this moment, somewhere in Gotham is a hidden place.

The Phantom Thief Black Crow, who was wearing a black suit and a mask, was sitting on the sofa, holding a white card in his hand, which turned out to be Phantom Thief Kidd's notice letter.

"When the meeting 116 days apart is about to come,
Mercury turned the sixtieth dial,
I will reveal miracles that transcend time and space,
Picking off the pupils of the sky..."

Phantom Thief Black Crow read the contents of the notice letter softly, and when he read the end, his eyes began to flicker.

"This seems a bit too simple... Kaitou Kidd's preview shouldn't be of this level..."

Suddenly, Phantom Thief Black Crow thought of something, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"Could it be that Kidd thought my mind could only understand this, so he deliberately made the puzzle in the notice so straightforward? Is he trying to humiliate me?"

Realizing this, Kaitou Black Crow felt great humiliation and anger, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and his finger bones made a rattling sound.

Even the notice letter in his hand was crumpled into a ball.

"Humph--hehe, hehe, hahahahahahaha--"

Without warning, the thief Black Crow laughed, and the laughter became louder and louder. The anger in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a cold and piercing killing intent.

"But it doesn't matter, just continue to despise me, Kaitou Kidd, because you have made the wrong move from the beginning, and your death will come soon... When you are killed by someone you despise, I wonder what expression he will show?"

After a while, the monster thief Black Crow stopped laughing, reached out and took out a huge blue gemstone from his arms, and it turned out to be the "Eye of the Sky" Zhe Ai Blue Stone that he had taken away from the mayor's mansion.

"Counting the time, it's time to hide it in the Iceberg Casino as planned. Kaitou Kidd, enjoy the last performance in your life..."

On the other side, underneath Wayne Manor, is the Batcave.

Robin and Batgirl are also discussing Kidd's teaser letter.

"It's a bit too simple. Is this really a preview letter from Kaitou Kidd? Do you think it's possible that the guy named Kaitou Crow is directing and acting in it?"

Batgirl stared at the notice letter, and finally asked in a skeptical tone. "..."

Robin didn't answer. He put his hand on his chin while looking at the notice letter in a daze.

"Hey! I asked you a question, Robin? Are you okay?"

Seeing this, Bat Girl stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Robin.

An object passed by in front of his eyes. Robin came to his senses instantly and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

This kid didn't hear it at all just now.

Bat Girl said angrily: "I mean, is it possible that this simple and overly simple notice letter..."

Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Robin: "No way, this notice letter was definitely written by Phantom Thief Kidd himself!"

Bat Girl was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Are you so sure? This is very different from Kaitou Kidd's previous notices. There is a possibility of forgery."

"Based on what I know about Kaitou Kidd, if someone really sends out a notice letter in his name, he will definitely show up immediately to mock the parody, and then send out the real notice letter immediately afterwards."

Robin said with great conviction.

"Um……"

Batgirl stared at Robin for a long time.

"If you are so sure, then you can only think that Kaito Kidd is looking down on Kaitou Black Crow. This notice letter is not only a response to the other party's letter of challenge, but also an attempt to humiliate the other party. Perhaps this is a psychological tactic used by Kaitou Kidd to anger his opponent."

"It does make sense to think this way, Batgirl, but I feel like it's not that simple."

Just as he was talking, Robin suddenly turned around and asked: "How do you interpret the sentence 'I will reveal miracles that transcend time and space'?"

"The other sentences are very direct. The 'pupil of the sky' is undoubtedly the blue stone. The meeting after 116 days refers to the time when Mercury and the Earth meet. Mercury also refers to Mercury, so' One-sixtieth of the dial is the clock composed of Mercury and the Sun. Mercury's revolution around the sun is about 88 days, whichever is one-sixtieth. In other words, it starts from the time when the strange thief Black Crow hid the gem in the Iceberg Casino. , Kaitou Kidd will appear in seventeen to eighteen hours, there is no other interpretation possible."

Hearing this, the bat girl frowned slightly and expressed her thoughts.

"In my opinion, there is no need to interpret this sentence. To be precise, there are too many directions that can be interpreted. The only thing that is certain is that this sentence refers to the modus operandi that Kaito Kidd will implement."

"Based on past experience, Kaitou Kidd will always leave a few back-ups when describing this point. Even if someone guesses it, he can make adjustments according to the actual situation. In other words, it is impossible for us to pass the notice letter. Decipher all of Kaito Kidd’s plans.”

Batgirl concluded: "So, instead of wasting energy trying to understand the 'miracle that transcends time and space,' I prefer to improvise on the spot."

"Huh~"

Suddenly, Robin chuckled softly and said, "What you think is fine, but my idea is that you think about things too complicated."

"Instead of saying this is an insult to the Phantom Thief Black Crow, I think it's a magician who can't wait to show off his new magic to the audience, but can't reveal the details before the performance, so he uses confusing words. Just a few words to satisfy expectations.”

"Kaitou Kidd didn't confuse me, you're quite confusing me now."

Batgirl couldn't help but complain.

"What I want to say is that maybe Kaitou Kidd really wants to perform a 'magic' that transcends time and space."

Robin said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)