Phantom Thief Kidd

Chapter 2 Gordon's Doubts

"I don't want to pay attention to the notice letters circulating on the Internet, Aaron, take your men and go to dismiss this group of onlookers, go now!"

Gordon felt a headache.

What on earth is this Phantom Thief Kidd trying to do?
Sending a warning letter to the police station can also be regarded as an extremely confident criminal. Notifying the police in advance is just to show his high IQ. This kind of thing happened a lot eight years ago.

But invite the common people to watch yourself steal?
This is something that even a crazy person like the clown can't do!
Gordon had a hunch that the upcoming phantom thief might be one of the toughest opponents of his career, and no, maybe it wasn't one of them.

According to Gordon's past experience, no matter what the purpose of this strange thief's spreading the news is, it cannot follow his mind. Since he wants the crowd to flock to him, Gordon will leave this place empty!
"Hey! Director Gordon, you have no right to drive us away, the Gotham Exhibition Hall is a public place! And we are here to participate in the exhibition!"

Seeing that Aaron called hundreds of Gotham police officers behind to drive these reporters out, the peaked reporter immediately yelled.

"Okay, okay... Which newspaper are you a reporter, why have I never met you?"

Gordon's sudden sharp gaze on the cap startled the reporter.

"I'm sorry, sir, you know exactly what the current situation means, and I have to doubt you...not to mention that your face has been hidden under the brim of your hat from the beginning, and you don't want others to see your face clearly, do you? "

"Hey! Commissioner Gordon, are you suspecting that I'm that crazy thief?"

After being startled, the peaked cap came back to his senses, and immediately raised his head, revealing the face of a decadent young man covered with stubble.

"My name is Eddie Brock. I'm not a reporter from Gotham. I'm from the New York Daily Horn. This is my badge."

Eddie took out his ID and handed it to Gordon, and said quickly: "I know it doesn't make sense for a reporter from New York to appear here, but in fact I just came here for vacation, and I happened to know about it."

The Bugle Daily is considered a relatively well-known newspaper in the United States. Gordon took a work permit and checked that there was no problem, but the possibility of forging the certificate was still not ruled out.

And a coincidental vacation that makes Gordon even more suspicious of Eddie.

Gordon winked at Aaron, who immediately understood and called the Daily Bugle to confirm Eddie's story.

Soon, Aaron hung up the phone and nodded to Gordon, and what Eddie said was true.

Although he always felt something was wrong, Eddie obviously cleared his suspicions, so Gordon had to apologize to Eddie.

"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, there are a few words I have to say."

Eddie was open-minded and didn't care about what happened before. On the contrary, he showed a strong interest in this incident.

"Listen, officers, I know that the peace of Gotham has been maintained by you all these years, and at the same time, the last thing you want to see here is the chaos of eight years ago."

"So this strange thief Kidd who appeared suddenly brought back some of your memories, and made you so devastated that you wanted to drive these innocent civilians out of the scope of the exhibition hall..."

"Believe me, gentlemen, this decision is not only unlawful, it is even stupid!"

"What did you say?"

Hearing this, the irritable Aaron roared out immediately.

"I don't know why Phantom Thief Kidd announced his plan to the public, but one thing I know is that stealing will always happen when no one is around, otherwise it will become a robbery."

Gordon got it right.

"You mean, he did it on purpose, to mislead us?"

"Otherwise? Oh yes, of course, it's also possible that the so-called Phantom Thief Kidd is just a cover from beginning to end. This is just a joke, otherwise there is no way to explain the absurdity that the thief needs people to watch."

"More importantly, the notice letter has been spread in Gotham, and there will be a steady stream of people coming here. It is impossible for you to drive away everyone. After all, the exhibition is for the entire Gotham rather than a specific group of people."

Gordon nodded. Eddie was right. He really couldn't stop the public from participating in the exhibition, but he still felt something was wrong.

This was an indescribable intuition, and Gordon didn't believe it was a pretense, but he really couldn't think of anyone who could steal Adam's Star under the gaze of countless people.

Even if he got mixed into the crowd, the huge flow of people would hinder all his escape routes, and it was not conducive to escape at all.

The police only need to strictly guard all the exits, even a top thief like Catwoman can't escape...

Do not!
There is another possibility!
That is, Kaito Kidd is real, but stealing is fake. His real purpose is to gather people to the exhibition hall, and then carry out a bombing attack!

Such a crime is in line with Gotham's folk customs!
Seeing that Gordon was always thinking deeply, "Eddie" couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.

"Is it really worthy of being Jim Gordon... He is still hesitating even now, knowing that the exhibition hall is absolutely impossible to be banned because of the notice, but he still wants to prevent people from gathering here..."

That's right, this "Eddie" is not Eddie, but Maggison pretends to be it!
Of course, Eddie Brock is a real person, and it is true that he came to Gotham on vacation and accidentally heard the notice letter.

As for the real Eddie, he's probably still sound asleep in his own car...

A reporter has a good identity, and can justifiably ask the police various questions, including some of their arrangements, and will not be suspected even if they don't get an answer.

As for why Maggison disseminated his notice letter, one reason is to facilitate sneaking in, but more importantly...

Wouldn't Kaitou Kidd's debut be a failure if there were no audience?

"you're right."

Seeing more and more civilians coming after hearing the news, Gordon sighed.

"Aaron, you lead a team to guard the gate for me. There is still a long time before the exhibition starts. During this period, no one is allowed to enter the hall!"

"In addition to the main entrance, there is only a narrow back door left at the exit of the exhibition hall, which can be guarded by only two police officers."

Gordon first ordered an experienced old police officer, and then shouted at a young police officer behind the line: "Rookie, you follow!"

"Yes, sir."

McKesson glanced at the young policeman, combined with the title of "rookie", he should be a newcomer to GCPD.

The newcomer in this time period is probably that John Blake, the future Robin.

"By the way, including these reporters, none of them are allowed in!"

Gordon gave "Eddie" a deep look, and Maggison saw suspicion in his eyes.

Even with the confirmation from the Daily Bugle, Gordon was still worried.

"Sure enough, I was overthinking it. I thought journalists would have a lot of rights in a free country, but no matter how I think about the police's arrangement, I won't make it public."

Maggison didn't feel flustered, which was expected, after all, his identity as a reporter allowed him to observe many police officers at close range...

Gordon ignored the barking reporters and entered the exhibition hall with hundreds of his subordinates.

Aaron and a team of police officers stayed at the main entrance, plus the first dozen or so security guards, there were a total of nearly [-] people, all armed with live ammunition.

Stand in a row to block the entrance, no one dares to step forward.

At this time, no one noticed that the reporter "Eddie" from New York had disappeared...

After the candidates for the entrance and exit were arranged, Gordon led the large troops into the exhibition hall and set up all the defense lines.

John Blake followed his predecessors to the back door, still in the dark alley as always, I have to say that this is very Gotham.

(End of this chapter)