Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"Maybe Kaitou Kidd doesn't have any special purpose. He may just do it for fun, to satisfy his desire for expression or performance concept."

Alfred said to Bruce, who was frowning.

"No matter what, at least Kaito Kidd didn't cause much social panic or economic losses to Gotham. Why do we have to try to understand his motives?"

"He is a criminal, Alfred. Whenever he commits a crime, it has nothing to do with the word 'fun'. If we don't know what he wants in his heart, then we will never be able to guess his next move." One step might do something.”

Bruce retorted.

"Kaitou Kidd may just steal treasures without harming others for temporary interest, but what if one day he gets tired of it? Can his long-term habitual crime return to normal? Impossible! He may even Starting to find killing fun!"

"This... Master Bruce, I can't deny whether the possibility you said may come true one day, but... I still think your ideas may be a bit too exaggerated."

Alfred sighed in his heart. It seemed that Bruce's old habits had returned.

"I think Master Richard and I should have the same idea."

"And this is precisely the reason why he has never been able to deal with Kaito Kidd well."

Bruce shook his head, firm in his thoughts.

"Dick has always preconceived the idea that Kaitou Kidd is a 'good criminal', and has always lacked sufficient vigilance and hostility towards him. This will make it difficult for him to make correct judgments. Not only him, but almost everyone in Gotham I think so."

"Yes, judging from all the criminal records of Kidd so far, he is indeed not a very vicious criminal. In a city like Gotham, you can even say that he is not a bad person. I do not deny this, but who Can you guarantee that this is not a way for him to gain reputation? He first established a good image and then suddenly changed his attitude and massacred. There have been similar criminals before. Even I have been deceived before. Who can guarantee that Kaitou Kidd is not another criminal? one?"

Bruce had a habit of assuming the worst about things.

"..."

Alfred didn't know what to say.

At this time, Bruce continued.

"Alfred, I chose to declare war on Kidd at Cavaliers Stadium. It is essentially a test. It is not only a test of Kidd's abilities in all aspects, but also a test of the attitude of Gotham people toward him."

"The results of the former test are very subtle. There are too many doubts and contradictions about Kaitou Kidd's abilities, but for the latter, the results are already very clear."

Bruce's expression suddenly became solemn.

"I never thought that Kaitou Kidd could have such a high popularity in this city. People welcome him. Alfred, people flock to him instead of avoiding other super criminals. Have you ever thought about it? Is this such a terrible thing?"

To be honest, Alfred hadn't really thought about this matter much before today, but when Bruce brought it up, he began to feel a slight chill going down his spine.

"Now, what I am most worried about is not that the streets are full of ignorant teenagers imitating Kaitou Kidd, but that every time he commits a crime, a large number of civilians will gather at the scene. Like I said, if one day he is no longer satisfied with just performing When stealing, or even becoming interested in taking lives..."

Isn't it like countless people came up to him and took the initiative to kill them for him?

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Thinking about it this way, Kaito Kidd's potential threat is indeed huge.

Alfred couldn't help but gasp inwardly.

Even if Kaitou Kidd doesn't kill anyone, his presence means a gathering place for people. What if someone wants to take advantage of this?

For example, if a lunatic who wears a sack over his head all day plans to spread a terrifying poisonous gas at Kaitou Kidd's crime scene, it would be impossible to prevent it.

"Kidd has Dr. Langstone's human-bat serum in his hands. I don't know what he plans to do with it. If he plans to copy the serum in batches and spread it throughout the city, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Bruce said seriously.

He was even worried that Kaitou Kidd would take action against the more than 30,000 citizens in the Cavaliers Stadium, so there were no weapons in the Bat fighter that day, and all the ammunition was replaced with the antidote of the Man-Bat Serum.

After all, the Man-Bat himself was cured by Bruce, so of course he can produce the antidote for the Man-Bat Serum in large quantities.

Fortunately, Kaitou Kidd didn't do that, or he doesn't have such an idea yet.

If you think about it darkly, it means that he has not yet succeeded in replicating the human-bat serum.

All in all, after the Cavaliers Stadium incident, Bruce has almost completely changed his view of Kidd. From not paying attention to him, he has turned into a time bomb that will explode without knowing when. It feels like he pays too much attention to him.

"Then how are you going to find Kaitou Kidd? We still don't know anything about him."

Alfred asked suddenly.

Bruce fell silent.

Soon, the silence was broken, and a voice sounded from behind the two of them.

"What are you doing? We don't have much time to waste here. We are going to be late for the charity party."

I saw Dick walking over in an evening gown, unaware of the conversation the two had just had.

"Get the car ready, Alfred."

Bruce turned around and ordered.

"Okay, Master Bruce."

-

Gotham, East Side.

Silent night.

Francine Langstone is back home.

Not long ago, her husband Kurt Langstone was imprisoned in Arkham Asylum.

Kurt spent all his savings researching the man-bat serum and ran into a lot of debt, and now it's all on Francine.

Fortunately, Francine is not an ordinary housewife with ordinary abilities. She is also a senior researcher graduated from a prestigious university, and her achievements are not much worse than those of her husband. However, Kurt's insistence caused both of them to lose their original jobs.

After Kurt accepted the court's verdict, Francine received an invitation from the Wayne Group and became a researcher under the Wayne Group. She worked until late every day and her life gradually got back on track.

Although she still lives in the East End, her address has been changed to another location. After all, the original address has been made public due to the Man-Bat incident, but Francine's personal information has been protected, and only Kurt's own information has been made public. .

Today, Francine worked late into the night as usual, which was dangerous, especially for a woman living alone on the East Side, but she didn't have much choice.

Francine has lived in the East Side of Gotham for several years, and knows where to go to be slightly safer, and so far she has not encountered any danger.

Yes, for now.

The moment Francine opened the door with the key and walked in.

She froze in place.

Because two strange men were waiting in the house.

"Hello, Mrs. Langstone, our boss would like to meet you."