"You're Dean Suston, right? I've heard of you for a long time, Gotham's most brilliant teenage genius magician. ”

Brock looked at Dean in front of him.

"Many people say that although you are not very old, your proficiency in magic techniques is higher than that of many old magicians, and you are really young."

"It's just a false name, a false name."

Dean smiled modestly.

"I heard Barbara say that you can see through the magic-related tricks used by the thief Kidd when he stole it?"

Brock asked curiously.

"I'll do my best to try to see through his methods, but if I want to make sure I can see through it 100 percent, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."

"Don't put that much pressure on yourself, kid."

As he spoke, Bullock suddenly reached out and pinched Dean's cheek and rubbed it.

He leaned over and whispered: "From the debut of the monster thief Kidd to the present, no one has ever been able to see through what methods he used in the first place, even if you don't see it, it's normal, don't force yourself to do it." ”

Dean looked at Brock in surprise, you're weird.

Behind Dean, Dick stared intently at Brock's action of pinching Dean's face, his whole body tensed, like an arrow that had been wound, and it only took an opportunity to send it out in an instant.

"Huh?"

However, Brock's examination was soon over, and Dean had no problem and did not perform any transfiguration.

By the time Dean had successfully entered the exhibition hall and it was Dick's turn to be examined, he was still confused.

"What's the situation? Am I thinking too much? But...... Or is it Dean he? But that's impossible! ”

Glancing back slightly at Dick, whose face was distorted, Dean smiled imperceptibly.

"Dick, Dick, the game I've set has begun, can you see through it?"

After a while, Dick, who had passed the examination, met Dean with a strange expression.

He didn't speak, just looked at Dean with a confused expression.

Dean pretended not to see it, looked around the exhibition hall and said, "Fortunately, we came early, there are not enough people here, if it is more than ten minutes late, I'm afraid the two of us won't be able to get in." ”

"Yes, you're right."

Dick was weak.

"Huh? What kind of expression do you have, how do you look like you're empty? I told you to stop playing with so many girls. ”

Seeing this, Dean immediately looked Dick up and down, sighed, and said.

"Hey! You're empty! Who else is playing with multiple girls all the time? Don't talk nonsense about irresponsible words. ”

Dick exclaimed unpleasantly.

"I'm going to get a good spot first, so I can see the panorama of Kidd the Monster Thief as he moves."

Dean quickly changed the subject and walked closer to the Blue Diamond of Hope booth.

Dick cheered up and followed Dean with a solemn gaze, recalling the bits and pieces of his time with Dean today.

"Dean was in a strange state today, first praising Kidd the Monster Thief, then being pleasantly surprised by Barbara's absence, and even calling me Richard!"

"It wasn't like Dean was used to interject when Gordon was talking to Biska...... With all of the above, I suspect Dean may not be Dean! ”

Dick thought silently in his mind.

"But Brock has already examined his face, and he doesn't look like he's wearing a disguise mask, which means he's the real Dean, but why is he so abnormal today?"

And why did Dean look nervous for a moment when he saw that he needed to pinch his face to check before he could enter the hall? What is he worried about? ”

Somehow, Dick felt more and more that the best friend in front of him felt both familiar and strange.

The doubts in Dick's heart were getting heavier and heavier, but on the other side, Dean was completely unaware, scanning everyone in the exhibition hall with a wary face.

It seems that he has fully entered the state of capturing the monster thief Kidd, and all his attention is focused on finding the suspicious person.

At least for the current moment, Dean is acting more like a cop or a detective than Dick.

It didn't take long for Gordon, Biska, and Oddie to enter the exhibition hall and gather near the booth of 'Hope Blue Diamond', and dozens of GCPD guards were arranged inside and outside, either wearing police uniforms or plain clothes, trying to catch Kidd off guard.

Little by little, the sun gradually descends below the horizon, and night falls.

The weather was exceptionally nice today, and the night sky in Gotham was rarely clear.

The half-moon hangs in the sky, just enough to be seen through the window on the east side of the exhibition hall.

"It's half past seven in the evening, and there's only half an hour left before closing, why hasn't Kidd the Monster Thief shown up yet?"

Some viewers waited impatiently and couldn't wait to ask.

"He probably won't wait until after the museum closes to show up, right? At that time, we won't see Kidd the Thief performing. ”

"Who knows? Maybe it's the strange thief Kidd who sees that there are too many people here and doesn't dare to come! ”

"It's going to start again, and keep slandering us Kidd, and I don't want to deal with you at all, because I'm sure I'll be slapped in the face in the end."

Not far from the 'Blue Diamond of Hope' booth, Dick spent half of his mind on everyone around him, and the other half on Dean next to him.

"Ahh What is it? ”

At this moment, one of the spectators in the crowd couldn't help but sneeze.

The spectator rubbed his nose and suddenly noticed an extra gray feather on his hand.

Just as he wondered how there were feathers in the exhibition hall, another feather appeared in front of him, floating in the air at eye level.

In the next second, more and more gray feathers appeared out of thin air, falling in every corner of the exhibition hall, as if endless.

"Where the hell did these feathers come from? Damn it! There are a lot of them, and the obstruction of the view is too serious. ”

Dick clenched his fists in an instant, gritting his teeth.

Most of the feathers in front of me are obscured, and although you can't see anything, your vision is still uncomfortable.

"What people!"

Suddenly, Dick vaguely saw a black shadow rushing towards the booth of the 'Hope Blue Diamond', and immediately shouted to stop it.

Bang!

I heard a bang, and the black shadow was instantly enveloped in a cloud of smoke.

By the time the smoke cleared, the shadow had completely vanished.

At the same time, the countless feathers that flew all fell to the ground.

The whole process took less than a minute, or 30 seconds.

Dick subconsciously looked for Dean's figure, and when he saw that the latter was still honestly staying in his original position, Dick breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ahh

A scream suddenly rang out, and Biska pointed to the booth of 'Hope Blue Diamond' with a frightened face and exclaimed, "'Hope Blue Diamond' is gone!" ”

The faces of the surrounding people changed in unison, and they turned their heads to look, and sure enough, the 'Hope Blue Diamond' in the glass cover was gone.

And only the diamonds are missing, and the transparent box used to hold the diamonds is still in the glass cover!

Could it be that in just thirty seconds, the strange thief Kidd stole the diamond through two layers of containers?

"Look! Kidd the Strange Thief is outside! He's got diamonds in his hands! ”

At this moment, another exclamation sounded from the window, and everyone hurried over.

I only saw a white figure outside the window, flying with gliding wings flying through the sky, and the 'Hope Blue Diamond' in his hand looked brilliant and beautiful under the moonlight.

(End of chapter)