Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics.

Chapter 87 The Diamond Hidden in the Ice
"Don't tell me, you interpreted the content of the notice letter again?"

Brock looked at Barbara who was smiling confidently, and asked with a complex expression.

The last time Barbara used the secret of the notice letter to negotiate with Gordon, getting him to agree to her participation in the work.

You won't let her figure it out again this time, will you?

There are so many smart detectives in GCPD, are they all inferior to a little girl under the age of 20?

"To be exact, we solved it together."

Barbara replied naturally, seeming to include both Dean and Dick in her words.

"You still have this ability?"

Brock gave Dick a suspicious look.

He is not familiar with the talented magician from the Sarston family next to him, but he still knows Dick.

He and Gordon investigated the case where Dick's parents were killed. Even the murderer Tony Zuko was imprisoned by Bullock himself, even though it was Batman and Robin who sent Tony Zuko over...

Anyway, Bullock was more or less an acquaintance of Dick, and he heard that Dick had a lot of girlfriends in school, like a playboy, almost like Bruce Two.

Although it is not a bad thing to have more girlfriends, with the lessons learned by Bruce, Bullock is still not able to connect Dick with "deciphering Kidd's notice letter".

"Is that surprising, Harvey? I'm going to be the best cop in the world."

Dick snorted softly.

"Uncle Brock, you better let us go to the hall to meet my father, otherwise we will leave now, and you can slowly think about how to unlock the notice letter."

Barbara clasped her hands together, urging confidently.

"Sheriff Brock, I'm Dean Suston. Let's say I have studied magic. I heard that Kaito Kidd is also good at using magic to commit crimes. Maybe I can help."

Dean stood up too.

"...Okay, okay, I admit defeat, come with me."

Bullock nodded helplessly, and led the three of them towards the 'Hope Blue Diamond' exhibition hall, sighing inwardly as they walked.

"Are all the kids in Gotham so powerful now?"

When he crossed the cordon and was about to reach the entrance of the exhibition hall, Dean squinted at the guards around him.

This glance really made him realize that something was wrong. From the cuffs or collar of the outer layer of normal police uniform, it can be seen that these guards are all wearing down jackets at this time!
Is Gotham so cold in April?
Dean, who was only wearing a thin coat, was puzzled.

However, his doubts did not last long. The moment he approached the entrance of the exhibition hall, Dean suddenly felt a cold wind blowing from the door.

"Is there a refrigerator in here?"

Dean stared at the exhibition hall and fell into thought.

"Be careful, it's cold in there."

Bullock reminded, lifted the curtain at the door and walked in.

Barbara and Dick exchanged glances vaguely, nodded to each other, and followed into the exhibition hall.

Dean followed closely behind.

As soon as he walked into the exhibition hall, Dean felt cold all over his body.

It was as cold as walking into an ice cellar.

And he actually saw a piece of ice.

In this independent exhibition hall of about ten square meters, a huge ice block more than three meters high stood in the center, and refrigerators were installed in the corners of several walls, so that the temperature in the exhibition hall was always kept within a very low range.

Although it is not as exaggerated as dropping to zero, it is completely enough to keep the ice from melting for a long time, at least it will be no problem to survive the daily exhibition time.

Although the ice is huge, there are almost no impurities or air bubbles. The whole is crystal clear, and the transparency is so high that you can clearly see the things behind it through the ice.

And in the center of this piece of ice, there is a dazzling blue diamond frozen.

Needless to say, this is the only real owner in the exhibition hall - the legendary 'Hope Blue Diamond'.

Near the ice, four people were talking about something.

Three of them are Gordon, Director Offie, and Biska from the Smithsonian Museum, and the last one is a heroic woman with sunglasses on her face and a capable and tight tactical costume. It's a figure similar to a bodyguard.

The woman stood behind Biska, opposite Gordon and Offie, and was probably also from the Smithsonian.

"Come on, you guys put this on."

At this time, Dean suddenly heard Brock's voice, turned his head and saw that Brock had brought three sets of thermal clothing.

In the cabinet behind Bullock there are more thermal clothing, which seem to be reserved for visitors entering the exhibition hall.

After taking the clothes and putting them outside, the cold feeling was quickly replaced by warmth.

"Harvey! What are you doing? It's not open yet, who let you in?"

The exhibition hall is so small, and four people walked in at once. As long as Gordon is not blind, it is impossible not to find it. He immediately glared at Bullock and asked.

"Believe me, Jim, I don't want them in any more than you do, but you've got such a bright daughter."

Bullock replied, and then repeated what Barbara said just now.

"What! Barbara unlocked the notice letter again?"

Gordon hurried over and asked.

"Correction, it was solved by the three of us working together."

Barbara emphasized.

"By God, Barbara, didn't you promise you would never interfere with Kaitou Kidd again?"

Gordon said with anger in his eyes.

"Uh, Dad, if I remember correctly, what I promised was that I would not interfere with the GCPD's investigation of Kaitou Kidd."

Barbara shrugged.

"I didn't say that I would not make suggestions on the security work of the exhibition hall."

As soon as the words fell, she bypassed Gordon and walked straight to Biska and Director Offee.

"I'm sorry to let you see the scene just now. My name is Barbara Gordon, and I'm the daughter of Director Gordon. I'm here to tell you about the time of Kaito Kidd's crime and some suggestions that may be helpful. .”

Barbara first introduced herself to Biska and the others, and then talked about the idea of ​​cracking the notice letter.

"Phantom Thief Kidd's notice this time uses tarot card knowledge..."

Dean and Dick also wanted to follow Barbara, but were stopped by Gordon on the spot.

"Richard Grayson, the adopted son of the Wayne family, and Dean Suston, the young and famous magician."

Gordon looked at the two of them warily and said, "I never realized that when did my daughter know you so well?"

"Tell me, what is your relationship with Barbara? Especially you, Richard Grayson!"

Dean and Dick looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

"Don't be too hard on them, Jim."

Bullock came over and patted Dean on the shoulders of both of them, and said to Gordon.

"They just want to help."

(End of this chapter)