Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics.

Chapter 2: Ideas for Solving Puzzles
After thinking about it, Dean finally decided to follow the example of Kaitou Kidd.

It's not that the other legendary thieves are bad, it's just that Kidd has an advantage in arousing everyone's amazement.

Although he made a decision, Dean didn't know what to do.

After all, this place is Gotham with simple folk customs. Anyone who meets anyone on the road may suddenly pull out a gun and shoot indiscriminately at the street.

More importantly, there is also Batman, the world's number one detective.

He doesn't have any real skills, so he might be arrested and sent to Heimen Prison just after his debut.

Well, Dean doesn't have a serious mental illness, and he doesn't qualify for Arkham Asylum.

Ever since, Dean spent many years training himself, mastering all the existing skills such as disguise, voice changing, and magic presented by the system to the level of proficiency before he dared to send out the first notice letter.

That was the letter received by the Gotham Museum of Art a week ago.

It didn't turn out well, the museum didn't take the notice letter seriously at all, and Dean got a jewelry bracelet very easily.

Except for a dozen or so patrolling security guards, no one saw Dean, and the marvel value gained was minimal.

However, this action also confirmed Dean's guess that it is indeed necessary to act in accordance with the identity of the strange thief to get the amazing value.

Then he sent out a second notice letter and returned the bracelet.

Carry out the ghost thief spirit!

In order to ensure that it can attract more viewers this time, Dean also specially sent notice letters to the major media newspapers in Gotham.

I hope that there will be a few more reporters at that time, so as to make a name for myself in one fell swoop.

Of course, it is also possible that one misstep could lead to eternal hatred.

"There are still five days before the announcement date, I don't know what attitude GCPD will use to deal with me..."

Dean walked to the window, looked at the bright bat logo in the sky, and thought silently.

Five days passed in a flash, and soon came February 2th.

Gotham Museum of Art, hundreds of guards are distributed in various exhibition halls and passages.

Half of them are GCPD police officers, and the other half are security guards employed by the museum.

They kept a close eye on the tourists entering the museum, trying to find out who was suspected of Kaitou Kidd.

"Jim, what is that Phantom Thief kid? Will he really come? We have been guarding the museum for five full days, and we have changed several groups of people. GCPD doesn't have so many police resources to waste."

At the gate of the museum, two old policemen in windbreakers were talking, and one of them was Gordon, the director of GCPD.

The old cop he was talking to wore a greasy cowboy hat, a full beard, and a beer belly.

Harvey Bullock, an old policeman who has worked with Gordon for many years, they were partners when Gordon was first transferred to Gotham.

"To me, that guy might have been scared away by our posture."

"Don't let your guard down, Harvey, if he's right, today will be his day."

Gordon warned sternly.

"Today? Are you so sure?"

Bullock lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. Gordon's warning didn't seem to have any effect on him.

Gordon knew what kind of temperament this old chap was, and he didn't expect him to put away his loose appearance.

He took out Kaitou Kid's notice letter from his pocket.

"Pour the last drop of water in a transparent bottle,

Newborn fish leap from dry bottles,
The trapped angel sobbed,
When the flipped L appears above the tower,
Silvery wings will follow the guidance of the moonlight,
Wipe away the angel's tears. "

Regarding the above content, Gordon gave his own reasoning.

"The transparent bottle should refer to Aquarius, and the fish should refer to Pisces. The combination of the first two sentences means that the last day of Aquarius has passed, and the first day of Pisces has arrived."

"February 2, that's today."

Brock touched his chin, and then asked: "What about the trapped angel? What is this talking about?"

"Harvey! You didn't listen to the case meeting a few days ago, did you?"

Gordon stared, "One of the most valuable collections in the art museum is called Angel's Tears of Blood!"

Angel's Tears of Blood, the treasure of the Gotham Museum of Art, an uncut natural ruby ​​named for its shape resembling a teardrop and its deep red color.

"Okay, okay, now we know that the Kaitou Kidd will attack today, and the target is a precious ruby."

Bullock laughed.

"So... what's the flipped L? On top of a tower? There's no such thing as a tower near the museum."

"I don't know. I still can't figure out the meaning of the last two sentences."

Gordon shook his head, saying that he had no idea either.

"I really don't understand what the thief has in mind these days. Before he does it, he tells others his plan in a roundabout way, and even returns what he got. Then why would he steal? What's the point of doing these things?"

Bullock exhaled a mouthful of smoke rings and said in admiration.

"It's exactly the same as the Riddler back then, oh no, the things that the Riddler got will never be returned, this guy is crazier than the Riddler!"

"I asked Robin for help, maybe he can unlock the complete content."

Gordon looked into the distance.

"The kid who always follows Batman? Didn't see him here, but since he's Batman's sidekick, it's not surprising that he's elusive."

Bullock had a pipe in his mouth.

"And we can't completely hand over the job to someone else."

Gordon turned around.

On the other side, on the roof of a tall building near the Art Museum, a teenager in a strange costume was also thinking about the notice letter from Kaito Kidd.

"February 2th, Gotham Museum of Art, Angel's Tears of Blood ruby... These reasonings should be correct, but what do 'flipped L' and 'tower' refer to?"

Robin looked around with the museum as the center, but didn't find any buildings that looked like towers.

"Maybe it's not a specific building, but some kind of reference... Generally speaking, what kind of tower will have an object that can reflect the L shape? I can think of the hour and minute hands of the clock tower."

His eyes narrowed slightly, and his thoughts began to come alive.

"L is flipped upside down to ┓, which corresponds to 21:30 on the clock! This is the most likely explanation."

"But what are the silver wings talking about? Could it be that Kaito Kidd has a pair of wings?"

Robin pondered, "It's not impossible, considering how crazy this world is."

"There is still an hour and a half before 09:30, I want to see how this Mr. Phantom Thief plans to 'follow the guidance of the moonlight'..."

He didn't intend to enter the museum, but just squatted on the roof, waiting for Kaitou Kidd to appear.

If Kaitou Kidd really planned to sneak in through the air, he would be able to intercept the former directly from the outside.

Even if the content on the notice letter is a cover, it doesn't matter if Kaito Kidd sneaks in from the ground, Robin can still see the whole situation from the tall building.

At the same time, a patrolling security guard in the museum quietly stretched out his hand to check the time, and there was a look of eager joy in the depths of his eyes.

"The stage is ready and the countdown has begun."

(End of this chapter)