After a while, in a quiet and deserted corner of Gotham.

"Whew—it's hot to death!"

Dean took off his bat-like helmet and let out a long sigh of relief.

His forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and his back was already wet with sweat.

Not only the helmet, but he also took off the bat suit and the extra-thick layer of muscular silicone lining on his body, as well as the pair of combat boots that were padded to be ten centimeters high.

Taking off these things, Dean suddenly felt dozens of pounds lighter on his body, and had the illusion of coming back to life.

Yes, the one that Curator Aoife met not long ago was not the real Batman at all, but Dean in disguise!

The reason why he dressed up as Batman is because Batman's reputation in Gotham is too loud, and he can do anything, and if he scares Director Aoife casually, he will say everything, and others may not have this treatment.

What's more, how could an elegant and gentle monster thief do that kind of violent torture of others?

Not suitable, not suitable.

To tell the truth, it was not an easy thing to wear such a heavy outfit to swindle, and it almost didn't suffocate Dean.

The bat suit on his body didn't use any high-tech materials, it was purely a knockoff made of plastic with a little metal.

In order to avoid being seen by Curator Aoife, Dean used a searchlight to emit a bright light at first, and then suddenly turned off the light and went around his back, so as to create an elusive image of Batman.

After being stimulated by the bright light, it is difficult to pay attention to the details of Batman's suit for a while.

Fortunately, Dean did a good job, and Director Aoife didn't see his flaws, and he managed to get the information he wanted.

"Ahem, ahem! Damn, I just learned to say a few words and my throat is so uncomfortable, isn't Batman tired of talking like that every day? Aren't you afraid of becoming dumb one day? ”

Dean coughed violently a few times and couldn't help but complain.

"I didn't expect it to be done by the Penguins this time......"

He gathered all the copycat Batman components on the ground and thought to himself.

"Last time, I used the dragon egg ruby necklace as bait and recruited fireflies to kill me, but this time I didn't know where to get the real 'Stone of Doom'!"

"Didn't you just expose his money laundering scam, and you have to kill me so ruthlessly? How much hatred and how much resentment? ”

"And it's Vicky Vale who really told the story, I just assisted, why did the Penguins rely on me and not take revenge on Vicky Vale?"

Dean didn't quite understand why the Penguins hated him so much.

He also couldn't understand why, among the reporters in Gotham, Vicky Vale was the only one who could win the favor of all the supercriminals in Gotham.

It is said that Vicky Weil also interviewed the Joker face-to-face, not in prison or Arkham, but at a crime scene full of hostages.

In that case, she dared to condemn the Joker's sin outspokenly, and the Joker was not angry at all, and even had a good conversation with her.

It's as if there's a mysterious force protecting Vicky Vale.

"It seems that he doesn't want to make the penguin people suffer a little, and he doesn't plan to let me go."

Dean touched his chin and pondered.

"Stone of Doom, maybe you can put it to good use......"

On the other side, Wayne Manor.

Dick dragged his tired and tired body back home.

"Welcome back, Master Richard."

Alfred came out to greet him, and asked with a smile on his face.

"Did you go well today?"

"Don't tease me, Ah Fu, I'm sure you already know, there's a live media broadcast from Wayne Tower, and everyone will know that Kidd the Monster Thief made a big joke on Gotham on April Fool's Day."

Dick shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"I should have been prepared when it was April 1st, and I really believed that he would do it today, and I underestimated Kidd's playfulness."

"A criminal has such a mentality, I really don't know if it's good or bad."

Dick sighed.

"Hmm...... If it's a fun game where no one gets hurt, I don't think that's a bad thing, and in my heart, like you, I don't hate Kidd the Thief. ”

Alfred chuckled.

Hearing Alfred's words, Dick looked at him curiously.

"Master Richard, maybe you didn't notice, but on the day Kidd the Strange Thief committed the crime, especially when his performance was officially revealed, the overall crime rate in Gotham showed a downward trend, although there was still a lot of crime happening in the city, but it did go down."

"Really?"

Hearing this, Dick looked surprised.

He didn't hate Kidd the Thief, purely because he felt that Kidd the Thief wasn't inherently bad and hadn't committed a truly unforgivable sin.

I didn't expect the appearance of Kidd the Strange Thief to be accompanied by a decrease in Gotham's crime rate?

"Yes, Master Richard, you can check all the crimes that have occurred recently on the bat computer, and the total amount has indeed decreased."

Dick still couldn't believe it.

Come to think of it, every night after Kidd the Monster Thief appeared, he seemed to encounter fewer criminals during his night watch.

Especially tonight, Dick had only encountered three robberies on the road when he returned from Wayne Tower, and five or six bumps were usually considered rare.

On this day, Dick discovers that he has a new understanding of Kidd the Monster Thief......

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The next day, April 2.

On this day, Dean did not come to the Aoife Jewelry Gallery, after all, Kidd the Strange Thief was on the third day.

Dean is just a magician, not a real detective, and the monster thief Kidd is basically not very useful when he is not here, and he may even be in danger if he encounters other thieves.

So Dick didn't let Dean come over today.

He and Barbara arrived at the exhibition hall early, and their mission was different from Dean's, to protect the diamond from theft.

"What did you say!"

As soon as Dick and Barbara entered the exhibition hall, they heard the angry roar of Director Ofe.

I heard him reprimanding two maintenance workers, and his words revealed shocking information.

"Last night, I watched the two of you walk into the exhibition hall of 'Hope Blue Diamond' to maintain the equipment, but you actually told me today that you didn't know why you fell asleep yesterday, and you didn't have time to complete the maintenance work, and when you woke up, you were already at home!"

Curator Ofee pointed at one of the maintenance workers and said angrily.

"And who were you I saw yesterday? Could it be Kidd the Thief? ”

"And you!"

At this point, he pointed to another maintenance worker.

"I only decided yesterday morning that you and your partner would be in charge of maintaining the exhibition hall at night, how did Kidd the Strange Thief find out about this? And you don't even recognize your own work partner? ”

(End of chapter)