Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics.

Chapter 39 Dragon Egg Ruby Necklace (Please collect! Please follow up!)

Gotham City Library, dining area.

It's hard to imagine why a library has a dedicated dining area. Who would read here hungry?

It is very common for a library and a coffee shop to open together. Drinking coffee while reading a book is more in line with the living habits of normal people.

When Dean walked into the dining area for the first time, he found that the environment here was unexpectedly very good.

Although there are not many customers eating here, the whole dining place is very clean and tidy. The decoration is somewhat similar to McDonald's model, full of simplicity.

In fact, compared to a restaurant for foreign guests, Dean felt that this place was more like a cafeteria in a library. There were obviously more people wearing librarian uniforms than those who came to read books, which may also be the reason why the meal time had passed early.

At this time, a waiter came over with a plate of food and put it on Dean's table.

"Sir, this is the cheese beef roll set you ordered, please use it slowly."

This package has two beef rolls, an American French fries and a glass of freshly squeezed lemonade. The size of the cheese beef roll is much larger than McDonald's chicken roll. The weight of the whole package is not small, and the price is very cheap.

According to Barbara's statement of high quality and low price, at least for now it seems that the latter is correct.

"Thank you."

Dean thanked the waiter, but he didn't eat immediately, but looked at a red-haired girl across the table.

"So...why did you come with me, Miss Gordon?"

Dean asked with a strange face, "Aren't you going to sort out the books in that whole trolley?"

"Actually, that's not my job."

Barbara spread her hands and said indifferently: "As you said, my position is one level higher than other librarians, so my job is not to manage books, but to manage librarians, although there are not many people here who can manage for me."

"Just now I would push the cart to sort out the books, mainly because I have nothing to do in my spare time, so I went to share it with other employees."

Barbara hooked her lips and said, "Now that I've met someone who interests me more than organizing books, of course I'll come here."

"Wow, I'm really flattered then."

Dean exaggerated.

"You may not believe how famous you are. When I was still in school, almost every female student dreamed of wanting your autographed photo. Even though I was busy preparing my thesis and applying for early graduation, and didn't have the energy to pay attention to magic shows, I still heard your name from time to time."

Barbara has a serious face, the name of Gotham genius young magician is quite bluffing.

Especially when Dean still has a handsome face, which is more attractive to young female fans.

If Barbara's Gotham University is like this, one can imagine how terrible Dean's own high school is.

Dean couldn't remember how many girls wanted to date him, but he refused all of them without exception.

Whenever on Valentine's Day, Dean's cabinets or drawers in school would be filled with piles of confession letters, flowers and chocolates, which made Dean very distressed.

This situation also made the boys in the school generally unfriendly to Dean. In general, Dean usually only stayed with Dick.

It wasn't until Dean basically stopped performing on stage in the past two years and his reputation gradually declined that the situation improved a lot.

"What kind of talented young magician is a thing of the past. It's just a false name. There are many magicians who are better than me in the world."

Dean took a bite of the cheese beef roll, chewed it a few times and swallowed it down: "Like the siblings of Gotham's Zatara family, both of them are top magicians. The younger brother seems to be younger than me. He is the first genius magician in Gotham."

Eating alone was somewhat boring, so Dean chatted with Barbara.

"You've had the cheese tacos now, how do you feel? Isn't it delicious?"

Barbara suddenly looked at Dean expectantly and asked.

"Uh...it feels pretty good."

Dean was so asked that he didn't know what to say for a while, and decided to answer truthfully after thinking for a while.

Generally speaking, the taste is not bad, at least Dean has nothing wrong with eating it, maybe it's less interesting than braised pork rolls.

As for whether it is the so-called "the best cheese beef roll in Gotham", it is hard to say, after all, Dean has never eaten other places.

In short, Dean gave his evaluation.

"I just said the formula is okay!"

Who knows, upon hearing Dean's reply, Barbara said in surprise.

"You don't know. A few days ago, the head of the kitchen decided to modify the recipe of the cheese beef roll. She thought that adjusting the flavor would attract more guests to eat. It was a disaster!"

Having said that, Barbara glanced back at the counter quietly, then turned around and spoke to Dean in a low voice.

"You haven't eaten other foods in the store, so you don't have a deep impression, but believe me, the only thing you can eat here is this beef roll. If the recipe is really modified, I'm afraid I have to order takeaway every day."

"But if some diners report that the cheese beef roll is delicious, she can convince her that the current recipe does not need to be modified. Unfortunately, few people will order this dish. Fortunately, you are here today."

Hearing this, Dean fell into deep thought.

I don't know why, but suddenly I feel that the cheese beef roll on the plate tastes different...
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At the same time, the Diamond District of Gotham, an area where a large number of wealthy people gather, is the area with the best law and order in the entire city.

It is also the base camp of the Penguin and the area where the Iceberg Club is located.

Yes, you heard that right, the place where the penguins are entrenched is the area with the best level of law and order in Gotham, surpassing the old city where the GCPD headquarters and the city government are located.

In the Iceberg Club, a beautiful woman who looked about 40 years old and dressed in luxury walked into Penguin's office tremblingly.

She wears a necklace full of diamonds around her neck, but the diamond is not the protagonist of the necklace, it is just a foil, because a huge oval ruby ​​with the diameter of a palm hangs on the necklace, which is priceless at first glance.

In the office, Penguin sat alone at the desk, looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Welcome to the Iceberg Club, Mrs. Chandler."

"What did you want in bringing me here, Oswald?"

Mrs. Chandler took a deep breath, bravely put on a straight face, and asked in a cold voice.

"Don't be so rude, I never asked my men to catch you, I just asked them to invite you over."

Penguin still kept smiling, looking at Mrs. Chandler's chest.

"I have to say that you take good care of yourself. I remember that you are over 60 years old this year, and you still look so young. It seems that the legends that the dragon egg ruby ​​necklace can beautify your face are true."

Seeing the penguin's gaze focused on her necklace, Mrs. Chandler's expression changed drastically.

"Forget it, Oswald, I won't let you take it away!"

"You have misunderstood me too deeply. I am a businessman and not a criminal. Why should I take away your most beloved necklace?"

The Penguin shook his head helplessly, and said with a regretful expression: "Mrs. Chandler, your necklace is one of Gotham's most famous treasures, but it has never been exhibited. There are too many people who can only see it in their imagination. Don't you think it's a pity?"

"what do you want to say in the end!"

Mrs. Chandler said coldly.

"I just think the people of Gotham have a right to see this gem of a city with their own eyes."

The Penguin smiled and said kindly: "So I decided to hold an exhibition in the near future. I hope you will agree to exhibit this dragon egg ruby ​​necklace."

(End of this chapter)