Chapter 86: The Diamond Hidden in the Ice
"Don't you tell me that you've deciphered the contents of the notice letter again?"
Brock looked at Barbara, who was smiling confidently, and asked with a complicated expression.
Last time, Barbara used the secret letter to negotiate with Gordon to get Gordon to agree to her participation in the work.
Won't let her guess it again this time?
There are so many smart police detectives up and down the GCPD, are they not as good as a little girl under the age of twenty?
"To be exact, we solved it together."
Barbara replied with a natural expression, as if both Dean and Dick were included in her words.
"Do you still have the skills?"
Bullock glanced at Dick suspiciously.
He wasn't familiar with the genius magician of the Saston family next to him, but he still knew Dick.
He investigated the murder of Dick's parents with Gordon, and even the murderer Tony Zuko was imprisoned by Bullock's own hands, although it was Batman and Robin who sent Tony Leco over......
Anyway, Brock was more or less an acquaintance of Dick, and he had heard that Dick had a lot of girlfriends at school, and he was like a playboy, almost like Bruce Two.
Although having more girlfriends is not a bad thing, with Bruce's experience, Bullock still can't quite connect Dick to "deciphering Kidd's teaser".
"Is that surprising, Harvey? I'm going to be the best cop in the world. ”
Dick snorted.
"Uncle Bullock, let's go into the hall and meet my father, or we'll go now, and you can slowly figure out how to unravel the notice."
Barbara clasped her hands around and urged fearlessly.
"Sheriff Bullock, I'm Dean Ssarston, and I've studied magic, and I've heard that Kidd, the thief, is also good at using magic tricks, so maybe I can help a little."
Dean also stepped up.
“…… Okay, okay, I'm throwing in the towel, come with me. ”
Brock nodded helplessly, leading the three of them towards the 'Hope Blue Diamond' exhibition hall, sighing inwardly as he walked.
"Are all the kids in Gotham so good now?"
As he made his way through the blockade to the entrance of the exhibition hall, Dean squinted at the guards around him.
This glance really made him realize that something was wrong, from the cuffs or collar of a normal police uniform outside, and the corners of the exposed inner clothes, it can be seen that these guards are actually wearing down jackets at this time!
Is it so cold in Gotham in April?
Dean, who was wearing only a thin coat, wondered.
However, his doubts did not last long, and as he approached the door of the exhibition hall, Dean suddenly felt a cold wind blowing out of the door.
"There's a chiller in there?"
Dean stared at the room in deep thought.
"Be careful, it's cold inside."
Brock reminded him, lifted the curtain on the door, and walked inside.
Barbara and Dick exchanged vague glances, nodded to each other, and followed into the exhibition hall.
Dean followed.
As soon as he walked into the exhibition hall, Dean had only one feeling in his body, cold.
It's as cold as walking into an ice cellar.
And he actually saw a piece of ice.
I saw that in this independent exhibition hall of about ten square meters, a huge ice block more than three meters high was erected in the center, and refrigerators were installed in the corners of several walls, so that the temperature in the exhibition hall was always kept in a very low range.
It's not as exaggerated as it drops to freezing, but it's enough for the ice to not melt for a long time, at least for the duration of the exhibition.
Despite its large size, the ice is hardly devoid of any impurities or bubbles, and is crystal clear and transparent enough to see through the ice.
In the center of this ice, a dazzling blue diamond is frozen.
Needless to say, this is the only owner in the exhibition hall - the legendary 'Blue Diamond of Hope'.
Near the ice, four people were talking about something.
Three of them are Gordon, Director Ofie, and Smithsonian Besska, and the last one is a heroic woman with sunglasses on her face and a sleek and tight tactical outfit that looks like a bodyguard.
The woman stood behind Biska, opposite Gordon and Director Ofie, most likely from the Smithsonian.
"Come, put this on."
At this time, Dean suddenly heard Bullock's voice and turned his head to see that Bullock had brought three sets of thermal suits.
In the cabinet behind Bullock there are more warm suits, which appear to be specially prepared for visitors entering the exhibition hall.
I took the clothes and put them on the outside, and the feeling of cold was quickly replaced by warmth.
"Harvey! What are you doing? It's not opening time yet, who told you to let people in? ”
The exhibition hall is so small, four people walked in at once, as long as Gordon is not blind, it is impossible not to find it, and immediately glared at Bullock and asked.
"Trust me, Jim, I don't want them in more than you do, but who told you to have such a smart daughter."
Bullock replied, then repeated Barbara's words.
"What! Barbara unraveled the teaser again? ”
Gordon hurriedly walked over and asked.
"Correct, it's the three of us working together to solve it."
Barbara emphasized.
"God above, Barbara, didn't you promise never to meddle in Kidd the Thief again?"
Gordon said with anger in his eyes.
"Uh, Dad, if I'm not mistaken, I promised not to interfere in the GCPD's case against Kidd the Monster Thief."
Barbara shrugged.
"I didn't say I wouldn't make recommendations on the security of the exhibition halls."
As soon as she finished speaking, she walked around Gordon and headed straight for Biska and Director Ofie.
"I'm sorry to let you see that scene, my name is Barbara Gordon, I'm the daughter of Director Gordon, and I'm here to tell you when the thief Kidd committed the crime, and some tips that might help."
Barbara was the first to introduce herself to the others, and then talked about the idea of cracking the teaser letter.
"Kidd the Strange Thief uses tarot card knowledge for this teaser ......"
Dean and Dick also tried to follow Barbara, but were stopped by Gordon on the spot.
"Richard Grayson, the adopted son of the Wayne family, and Dean Suston, the magician who became famous at a young age."
Gordon looked at the two of them with wary eyes and said, "I never found out, when did my daughter become so familiar with you?" ”
"Tell me, what's your relationship with Barbara? Especially you, Richard Grayson! ”
Dean and Dick looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
"Don't be too them, Jim."
Bullock walked over and patted Dean on the shoulder, and said to Gordon.
"They just want to help."
(End of chapter)