Comic: Becoming a Phantom Thief to Steal Hearts

"Good evening, everyone."

When everyone returned to the hotel, they saw a lively little red bird.

Tim very keenly noticed that everyone was distracted and put down the coffee cup in his hand, "What happened?"

"No, it's nothing." Peter blinked.

"We had a lot of fun." Harry smirked.

"Yeah." Mindy kept nodding.

"Um...I want to retouch the photos I took this afternoon." Gwen said wittily.

Something was wrong, very wrong.

Tim narrowed his eyes as he watched a group of people hurried upstairs to their rooms. Mindy even took Raven away, leaving only Lucas standing there.

Curiosity tugged at Tim's heart like a fluffy ball of yarn, and he regretted not placing a bug on Lucas.

"What happened to you?" Tim couldn't help but ask.

"Superboy." Lucas pulled out the chair opposite Tim and sat down. "Someone happened to be robbing a bank nearby."

"So..." Tim frowned, "Is the order in Metropolis already so bad..."

In the metropolis of the past, except for the really capable villains who dared to cause trouble under the protection of Superman, the other minions basically either moved to another city to work hard, or else they just became good citizens.

This is the shock of Superman and the reason why Metropolis is known as the safest city in the world.

"So, have you talked to him?"

If it was just an encounter, everyone wouldn't react like this. There should be other things happening.

"Well, I chatted with him later and he was a nice guy," Lucas said.

He picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip. The heat stained his glasses with a layer of white mist.

"Luthor didn't have any unnecessary impact on him?" Tim was a little surprised.

"It depends on whether he wants a superman or a weapon." Lucas picked up a tissue, took off his glasses and wiped them.

"From the current point of view, it should be the former." Tim said.

His expression remained unchanged, as if the face in front of him that was highly similar to Superman didn't exist at all.

Lucas slowly wiped his glasses with his fingers.

He looked at Tim, "Lionel, I mean Superboy, he looks very familiar doesn't he."

"After all, he has superhuman genes."

Lucas simply stopped his movements and said, "Tim, have you ever met Superman?"

"Of course." Tim gave Lucas a confused look, "You know, Batman and Superman, they are partners."

As Batman's Robin, it would be abnormal to never meet Superman.

Lucas put on his glasses in silence, but his heart felt like a heavy falling stone.

Since you understand me so well, why are you indifferent when you see my face.

Unlike Lucas's blue eyes, which were as blue as the sky, Tim's blue eyes were deeper. Looking at himself in Tim's eyes, he felt ridiculous.

"The current situation is getting more and more complicated. Cyborg discovered a special electronic Trojan in the network. It will continue to split and copy itself. This electronic Trojan has incredible camouflage and can bypass most smart firewalls. , quietly infecting one network node after another, spreading like a virus around the world."

"Trojan horse..."

"Yeah." Tim sighed, "I learned about this matter before I could catch up on much sleep in the afternoon, and I have been dealing with it since then. It is much more difficult than I thought."

“What impact will this Trojan have?”

"Everything that uses the Internet can be affected." Tim said helplessly, "Smart homes and driverless cars are popular recently. If they are affected by Trojans, they will lose control. It can be said that it is a special attack on developed countries. "

What Tim said is true. Such characteristics will not cause any harm to African countries that do not even have electronic products, but it will be extremely troublesome for high-tech big cities.

"Even you can't completely eliminate it?"

Lucas' words made Tim couldn't help but laugh, "Well... Although I'm very happy that you believe me so much, Lucas, this electronic Trojan is a global accident, even for Cyborg and Tony." AI works around the clock and cannot completely eliminate electronic Trojans."

"But their technology is already the highest known..." Lucas frowned, "Who can create such a powerful electronic Trojan? Is it really born on earth?"

"Your idea is correct." Tim nodded. "After studying the Trojan horse, Cyborg and Tony agreed that this was not a super virus that could be born on earth, so the alliance decided to let Green Lantern go to OA ( Green Lantern Corps Headquarters), search the Green Lantern Corps' database for a complete solution to the Trojan."

The Green Lantern Corps is the equivalent of the cosmic police. Every Green Lantern is an upright and brave person. This is determined by the Green Lantern screening mechanism. The only Green Lantern still on Earth today is the greatest Green Lantern - Hal. Jordan.

Even though the Green Lantern talks a lot, there is no doubt about his strength. After receiving the notice from the Alliance, he has already set off for OA.

"In short, the United Nations has decided to ask all countries to open local area networks to isolate electronic Trojans. If you have anything overseas that you want to download, you have to hurry up." Tim said.

Lucas shook his head, "I don't have anything to download."

"That would be great." Tim looked at his screen, "This time I will cooperate with Cyborg to clean up the Trojans in the Metropolis network. There is not much time left. What are your plans?"

"This trip to the Metropolis is just a trip. We don't have any plans."

"Traveling to a city that has lost its guardian, you guys really like to run to dangerous places." Tim laughed. He quickly remembered that the original Phantom Thieves were only a small group of three people, so they dared to go to Hell's Kitchen. The kind of investigation in a neighborhood dominated by gangs, courage is really engraved in his bones.

"In that case, how about doing me a favor?"

It was quite rare for Tim to ask him for help. Lucas was stunned for a moment and then agreed, "Okay."

"Huh? Did you agree so readily?"

"You won't ask me to do something I can't do." Lucas said, "I believe you."

"Well..." Tim, who was stared at by Lucas's sincere expression, unconsciously averted his eyes.

He is really not good at dealing with people who hit straight balls like this!

Trust is a very precious thing, and Tim will not betray Lucas' trust.

"Actually, I've been sorting out information on these superhuman contenders that have suddenly appeared in the past few days." Tim said, "The Steeler, John Henry Ayers, a senior engineer at Lex Group, resigned a year ago , now uses the armor he developed to fight. Superboy, a clone cloned by Luthor using his own and Superman's genes. Annihilus, the satellite system cannot capture his specific movements, and the intelligence is the least, but for him, I have My own guess. In the end, Robot Superman..."

When Tim told this information, his expression was calm, as if everything was under control.

He looked at Lucas, "This person is quite suspicious. I captured a very suspicious piece of information before. The manager of the Metropolitan Cemetery posted on Twitter that the mechanical superman often comes in and out of the Metropolitan Cemetery late at night."

"Cemetery?" Lucas frowned.

"Suspicious, right?"

Thanks to the good personal relationship between Bruce and Clark, Tim knew Clark's family situation. He was from Kansas, and his family were all on the farm in his hometown. He was not even from the metropolitan area. Even if he wanted to visit someone, he would have to go back to Kansas. state.

Who is buried in the Metropolitan Cemetery who is extremely important to Robot Superman? Tim felt like he had found the source of the mystery.

"So, I want you to find out the purpose of Robot Superman going to the Metropolitan Cemetery."

This is indeed a job that is not dangerous and does not require fighting, but...

Lucas stood up, came to Tim, put one hand on the table, looked down at him, and asked in a low voice: "Tim, when you saw me, you really didn't..."

"Wha...what?" Tim was startled by Lucas' sudden approach, "Let me tell you first, my sexual orientation is normal!"

Lucas looked confused, "What are you talking about?"

"Huh?" This time, Tim felt embarrassed and his face turned red.

"What are you thinking about?" Lucas said speechlessly, "I just want to say, did you feel familiar when you saw me?"

However, even if Tim didn't answer this question, Lucas already had the answer in his heart, but he still had a little luck.

"Looks familiar? Why do you ask?"

really.

In Tim's eyes, he was a different person.

Lucas took back his hand, "It's nothing, I just remembered the time when we first met. Thank you very much for your help."

At that time, Lucas was really weak. He was bullied by bullies on campus every day. The dark side of human nature unfolded in front of him. Thanks to Tim's help and follow-up care, it was like a redemption.

"That's it?" Tim raised his eyebrows, "I think most people would step forward to stop it when they see something like this."

Will not.

Most people just pretend not to see it.

But, because of this...

"However, I do feel familiar with you." Tim said, smiling, "This can be regarded as an opportunity to become friends."

Lucas was stunned, a familiar feeling?

After accepting Tim's commission, Lucas returned to his room with deep thoughts and fell asleep amid layers of thoughts.

The long-lost weird music sounded.

"Welcome, long time no see." Eagle said to Lucas with a smile, while Archipad stood behind him expressionlessly.

Velvet room? today?

Lucas sat cross-legged on the stage with an indifferent expression, "It's indeed been a long time, Eagle."

"It's good that you are getting stronger and stronger," Eagle said, "but this is far from enough compared to your enemies."

"..."

Lucas frowned, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, "Who is the enemy?"

"Didn't I say it? An enemy who will bring destruction to this world."

Lucas took a breath and stared at the mysterious old man, "I just want to know the enemy's intelligence. I don't think this request is too much."

Before Eagle could say anything, Archipald took a step forward and sneered: "I told you that you are far from enough. Don't pry if you shouldn't!"

"Okay, Archipald," Eagle said.

"Huh, you overestimate your capabilities." Archipal took a step back and said mockingly.

"Okay, I don't need to continue asking for the enemy's information, but what about my own? Why can't Tim see my real face?" Lucas asked.

"You have touched part of the truth, but don't pursue it any further before you are ready." Eagle shook his head, "Be sure to remember that when you stare into the abyss, the abyss is also staring into it. Holding you."

What does this mean? What is hidden behind his identity? Who does the other bloodline come from?

Lucas opened his eyes, moonlight streaming in from behind the fluttering curtains.

Archipald stood at the head of his bed, gently stroking Hope's feathers with an expression that could be described as tender.

"Archippard?" he called.

"I can hear it." Archipald turned his head.

Lucas was stunned, "Your eyes..."

Unconsciously, Archipald's bright eyes became more and more green, and were now gold and green, but Lucas always felt that those eyes should not be like this, they were originally It should be that kind of green like emerald.

Archipald paused slightly and said indifferently: "It's okay."

Since Archipald didn't want to mention it, he wouldn't tell him even if he was asked, so Lucas changed the topic, "What's the reason you came to me? Can't you tell me in the velvet room?" "

"Eager and I just have a cooperative relationship."

"...Then when we first met, you called him master." Lucas' tone contained a sense of grievance and dependence that he had never noticed.

Archipal snorted coldly and offered no explanation.

He came straight to Lucas, placed his small hands on his chest, and his golden-green eyes seemed to be able to see the beating heart through the skin.

"Are you able to adapt to it already?"

"Absolutely." Lucas looked into Archipal's serious eyes and suddenly said: "Besides kryptonite, is there anything else here?"

"You are smart, there are indeed other things." Archipal raised a wicked smile, "But this kryptonite bomb alone is enough to make your life disappear, so there is no need for you to know other things. of."

He thought this had frightened Lucas, and wanted to take his hand back, but Lucas grabbed his wrist, "Who is the person who tampered with my body?"

Archipald didn't speak. After looking at each other for a few seconds, he disappeared instantly.

Lucas's palms holding the air tightened. A second ago, there was the child's slender wrist. Archipal disappeared simply and neatly, but it didn't matter. When he asked that sentence, Archipal It trembled slightly.

Physical fear doesn't fool anyone.