Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"This is so crazy!"

Robin looked shocked and said, "Even in Gotham, this is a little too incredible."

"A serum that can change DNA and turn humans into bat monsters? I would rather believe that it was born in the chemical laboratory of Lex Group."

"How else to explain that Kurt's ring was left in Robinson Park?"

Batman asked rhetorically.

"Why is the band of the ring broken?"

Hearing these words, Robin's mind was struck by lightning.

It is impossible for a normal person to break off a ring with nothing to do, and the difficulty of breaking a ring may be slightly higher than that of breaking a diamond.

After all, diamonds are very hard, but too brittle.

But if you substitute the scene of Kurt Langstone drinking the serum and turning into a bat monster, you will easily imagine that after turning into a monster, his body increased, and the diamond ring that was originally suitable for wearing suddenly became too small.

It was even split open by the swollen fingers in the end!

Continuing to think about it, maybe Kurt, who has turned into a monster physically, still has human emotions. He still loves his wife, so even if the ring is broken, he still carries it with him until he kills for the first time in the woods. The ring is left behind.

With so many claw marks left by the bat monster on the tree, his true emotions may be regret for being unable to control his bloodthirsty instinct, rather than pure excitement or anger.

hiss--

Robin had to admit that based on this logic, the possibility of Kurt Langstone developing the serum but being turned into a bat monster by side effects was greatly increased.

He is the only suspect.

"Until we meet Langstone, it's all just speculation. The bat monster may or may not be him."

Batman said slowly, with no waves in his tone. No emotion could be heard, only extreme calmness.

Not long after Batman and Robin left, another black shadow quietly approached the woods.

At first glance, this dark figure is actually wearing a bat suit!

Looking at it again, I found that the Bat suit was a bit crude, and the person wearing the Bat suit didn't seem to be as tall as a serious Batman.

"I knew they would come to the crime scene."

The expression on Dean's face was just as I expected. He looked at one of the big trees in the field and thought with a slight regret.

"It's a pity that the micro bug cannot be recovered, so it can only be turned into self-destruct mode."

Micron-level bugs, let alone recycling them, are so dark in the middle of the night that you might not be able to see them even if you look for them with a magnifying glass.

What is this all about? It was just a few hours ago.

After leaving Gotham General Hospital, Dean witnessed Batman and Robin driving the Batmobile to the Upper West Side.

The Batmobile is so fast that if he just follows it, Dean will lose it in less than a minute.

But Dean knows very well that if Batman and Robin want to investigate the Bat Monster, they will definitely come to the crime scene no matter what, and they will go to every crime scene.

So he checked the location of each bat monster attack, and finally found that starting from Gotham General Hospital, the two closest crime locations were located in the harbor and villa area of ​​the Upper West Side. They were characterized by empty terrain and crowded areas. Traffic is low.

The Robinson Park woodland where the first body was found is farther away from Gotham General Hospital.

In order to improve the efficiency of case handling, Batman will most likely give priority to other nearby locations for investigation, so Dean can take advantage of the time difference to arrive at Robinson Park before the two Batmans.

Besides, how could there be a peaceful night in Gotham? On the way to the Upper West Side, there was no telling how many robbers and even murderers he would encounter, and how many of them could tie up Batman.

All in all, Dean did eventually make it to Robinson Park before Batman did.

He actually discovered the existence of the ring, but he did not move it. Instead, he hid the micro bug that the system exchanged in a big tree.

There is only one purpose, and that is to eavesdrop on the details of Batman and Robin's investigation.

Of course, it is possible that if Batman had already found out where the bat monster was at other crime scenes and went directly to the central gate to snipe, instead of coming to Robinson Park.

At that point, Dean could only admit that he was unlucky.

There was no way, he couldn't risk a head-on collision with Batman and go somewhere else to wait and see. Although he had anticipated what excuses he would use to excuse this situation, in the final analysis, it was better to keep it if he could not use it. Need not.

Wait until there is really no other way.

"Kurt Langstone?"

Dean rubbed his chin and thought about it. He had no memory of this name at all.

Fortunately, Dr. Langstone has a reputation in the zoological community, and a large amount of public information can be easily found online.

"An expert in zoology, who has a physical defect, wants to find a way to make up for the defect by studying animal DNA. He asked for funding from a large company but was rejected... Hey, why do you feel that this background setting is not quite right?"

As the saying goes, you don’t know if you don’t check, but you will be shocked if you check. After reading Dr. Langstone’s public information, Dean immediately felt that there was something wrong with this guy’s designation.

Isn't this the usual dark villain setting in superhero works?

"Well...it seems that Kurt Langstone's address is not disclosed online, but the location of his laboratory is."

After thinking about it, Dean turned around and left.

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After a while, the northeastern part of the Upper West Side became the most humble residential area in the entire Upper West Side.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a slum on the Upper West Side. It is not much different from the East Side, which is also known as the Gotham Slums.

Of course, compared to the slums in the East District, the living environment here is much better.

Batman and Robin came to one of the small houses that looked like a warehouse. There were no lights on and the windows were closed. No sound could be heard, and they were not sure if anyone was there.

"This is Dr. Langstone's residence? I didn't expect that an expert with a good reputation would live in such a place."

Robin looked at the dilapidated small house in front of him with a sigh on his face.

"He originally lived a relatively prosperous life, but his insistent research caused Kurt to spend all his savings. No one was optimistic about his serum and would provide funding, so he had to invest all his money in research."

Batman said so.

He checked the house and found that the only entrance that could accommodate him was the front door.

Batman knocked on the door symbolically, but no one responded.

So he glanced at Robin, who immediately understood and became alert.

I saw Batman standing at the door, raising his shoulders, tensing his muscles, and instantly rushed towards the door.

bump!

The old door was easily knocked open by Batman, revealing the scene inside the room.

It was actually empty, with no furniture at all, except for a huge cage and a woman locked in the cage.

Judging from the appearance of that woman, she is clearly Kurt Langstone’s wife, Francine Langstone!