Become a Phantom Thief from the Comic World

"Who are you! Why are you in my house?"

For a moment, Francine almost asked this question subconsciously.

But she held back, because she knew very well that asking this sentence was not only meaningless, but also made people laugh.

There's an unwritten rule in Gotham Eastside.

If you find a stranger waiting for you in the house after you get home, don't ask or think about it. There is only one thing you need to do now, that is, turn around and run away immediately, and then pray that the marksmanship of the person behind you will not happen. Too accurate.

Francine has lived in the East End for so long, so she is naturally familiar with this unspoken rule.

In fact, that's what she did.

When she saw the two strange men in the room, Francine closed the door with a bang as fast as she could, then turned around and ran back wildly.

However, just as Francine turned around, another man appeared in front of her at some point, blocking her way.

"I have to say that your reaction was very quick, Mrs. Langstone. You are indeed a woman who can survive alone in the East End."

The man said approvingly.

Then, before Francine could react, he quickly pricked Francine's neck with his hand.

A tingling sensation shot through Francine's body instantly, followed by an overwhelming drowsiness.

"Uh...well...you..."

In less than a few seconds, Francine passed out.

Her last thought before losing consciousness was: "They know who I am...why? My identity has not been made public..."

At this time, the two men in the room happened to chase him out.

"This woman's hands and feet are so slippery, I almost let her run away."

"Huh, don't worry about it. Take her away quickly. The boss is still waiting to see her."

The three people tied up Francine together, wrapped her mouth with tape, and then quickly carried her to a van that had been hidden not far away.

Their movements were very skillful and fast. It was obviously not the first time they had done this kind of thing.

With a burst of car exhaust, the van sped away and quickly left Gotham's East Side.

Some time later, the van stopped in front of a warehouse at an unknown location.

The three kidnappers first carefully checked to see if there was any ambush around them, and then to see if anyone was following her. After making sure it was safe, they took Francine out of the car and brought her into the warehouse.

"Um……"

After an unknown amount of time, Francine woke up from a dark room.

There were no lights in the room, not even a window, which might have been blocked.

In short, the room was very dark, literally blind, and Francine couldn't see anything.

However, there was no sense of restraint on his eyes, so he probably wasn't blindfolded.

"I was kidnapped. The person who kidnapped me knew my identity. They acted in an organized and premeditated manner. Their boss wanted to see me..."

The above is the only information that Francine can be sure of at the moment.

tread!tread!tread!

Suddenly, a slow but heavy footsteps sounded in the room.

Judging from the sound, the other party is walking towards me.

Francine's spirit is highly tense. She doesn't know the purpose of her kidnapper, and she doesn't know what will happen to her next.

"Hello, Mrs. Longstone, I've been wanting to see you for a long time."

A sound came into Francine's ears. This sound was strange. It didn't sound like a normal human voice, but rather like some kind of electronic synthesized sound.

"I have to say that the GCPD protects your identity information very well. It took me a full month to find your current address."

"Who are you? What do you want to do by kidnapping me? I have no money for ransom."

Francine forced herself to calm down and asked.

"Okay, you're very impatient. It just so happens that I don't like to waste any more words. Let's get to the point directly."

The electronically synthesized sound cuts to the chase.

"I want the man-bat serum."

Hearing the other party's intention, Francine said coldly: "You made the wrong calculation. I don't have the human-bat serum, nor the relevant research information. You want the human-bat serum? Then you should rob the GCPD's evidence room." .”

"Haha, I appreciate your calmness, Mrs. Langstone, but I have no intention of asking the answer from you."

Hearing this, Francine's pupils shrank instantly.

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing interesting. I just need to ask you to stay here for a while...until I get the formula for the human-bat serum."

At the same time, the Wayne Foundation held a charity banquet.

Bruce, who was wearing a high-end dress, took Dick with him and exchanged glasses with Gotham's upper class who came to attend the banquet, smiling at each other.

Bruce Wayne is very popular in Gotham, even more popular than Kidd the Kid is currently.

It's just that the two people's strong reputations don't belong to the same type.

Bruce is surrounded by a circle of famous ladies and beauties, and his wit and humor can often make all the girls laugh.

As for Dick, he wasn't very good at handling such scenarios.

Although he grew up in Wayne Manor and was trained in aristocratic etiquette by Alfred, Dick was still the circus boy at heart. He didn't like the doorways and complicated etiquette of upper class society.

What's more, I hate pretending to be conciliatory with those self-righteous rich people with a fake smile.

But this was what he had to do, so in desperation, Dick had no choice but to learn blues and surround himself with a group of young second-generation ladies.

"Hey girls, do you like magic? I happen to know some."

Dick said with a smile as he conjured a card with his bare hands.

No matter in any place or at any level, magic is an excellent means of showing off for young people.

Especially when your magic is taught personally by a master, the effect of pretentiousness will be several levels higher.

As a result, Dick was naturally welcomed by the girls.

Different from his superficial attitude, although Bruce was chatting freely with the beauties around him, he was secretly observing the actions of the powerful people in the field.

He will judge whether they can develop into partners through the expressions on their faces, the words they speak and the actions they take.

Or, whether they might become the Caped Crusader's next target.

Suddenly, Bruce's attention was attracted by a man with a gloomy face. This man had blond hair and was similar in age to Bruce.

He seemed out of place in the venue, with basically no one around him.

This was not the reason why Bruce noticed him. There were many lone travelers in the venue, and there was no shortage of this one.

The reason why this person caught Bruce's attention was because he was an acquaintance.

"Roman Sionis?"

Roman Sionis, the current head of the Sionis family, has lost both of his parents like Bruce.

The difference is that Bruce's parents died earlier, while Roman's parents died in a fire a year ago.