"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"

Under the influence of the irritating gas, Robin's eyes turned red and he coughed violently.

As a last resort, Robin can only temporarily retreat, covering his face with the cloak behind him, while quickly uncuffing the handcuffs in the hope of getting rid of the effects of the tear gas as soon as possible.

He knew that he had given the thief Kidd the opportunity to take the diamond, and now the hall was powered off, meaning that the gravity sensor was no longer working and the alarm would not be triggered.

There's nothing left to stop Kidd the Monster Thief!

"Kidd, the damn thief!"

Robin thought angrily.

"Robin, you really need to have a long memory, and you need to be more vigilant about what the bad guys give you."

The playful voice of the strange thief Kidd came from his ears, and Robin subconsciously swept his fist to the side, but did not hit anyone.

"By the way, there's one more thing to tell you."

At this time, the strange thief Kidd suddenly remembered something and said.

"The 'Hope Blue Diamond' that I thought was a replica before...... In fact, it is really genuine! ”

"No kidding! If that is the 'Blue Diamond of Hope', then what are you sneaking back for? What are the diamonds in the booth now? ”

How could Robin easily believe Kidd the Thief, but this was obviously not the focus of Kidd the Thief.

"Believe it or not, anyway, calculate the time, at this time the GCPD should have caught up with the dummy, and soon you will know what the truth is."

Or...... You can ask Director Aoife. ”

Kidd's voice came from all directions, and the effect of the tear gas had not subsided, and Robin's face was still covered under the cloak, and he couldn't see Kidd's location, or even hear it.

For the voice was near and far away, and then to the left, and then to the right.

It starts out loud and loud, then fades off until it is no longer audible.

Although he didn't hear the footsteps of Kidd the Monster Thief leaving, Robin knew that the former was definitely no longer in the exhibition hall.

After dozens of seconds, the effect of the tear gas completely dissipated, and Robin's senses returned to normal.

Sure enough, there was no trace of Kidd the Monster Thief in the exhibition hall, and the 'Blue Diamond of Hope' on the booth disappeared along with the diamond box.

He didn't chase him out and try to keep up with Kidd the thief, but stayed where he was, thinking.

"Ask Curator Aowie?"

Robin always felt that the strange thief Kidd probably meant something when he mentioned Curator Aoife at the end, and Kidd also said that the 'Hope Blue Diamond' in the hand of the dummy was genuine, which meant that the diamonds in the exhibition hall were fake?

Could it be that now the strange thief Kidd ran back to the exhibition hall to steal the fake?

That must be impossible, even if Kidd the Thief was so whimsical, Robin couldn't imagine that he would do such a thing as bait for fakes.

It's no wonder that Kidd the thief is so determined, but it makes Robin feel a little suspicious.

Listening to what he meant, it seemed that Curator Aoife was the one who knew the inside story, and Robin couldn't help but think of some small details that he had overlooked before.

For example, when the diamonds were first sealed with ice, Director Aoife insisted that the 'Hope Blue Diamond' be stored in a box, which became known as the Seal Curse.

At first glance, this may seem like nothing wrong, but instead of a pure, colorless transparent container, the box is a slightly bluish colored transparent that covers a colored diamond.

Both are similar in color, so it is difficult for even the top treasure connoisseurs to identify the authenticity of the 'Hope Blue Diamond' with the naked eye through the colored box.

Now it seems that the curator of Aofe probably did this on purpose, in order not to let people find out that the 'Hope Blue Diamond' on display in the booth was fake.

Not long ago, when everyone was still in the exhibition hall, Robin was not only suspicious of Dean, but also did find that there was something wrong with Director Ofie, and he didn't worry about the theft of diamonds, but he was still happy?

This made him hesitate between 'Dean' and 'Curator Ofie' as to who was the thief Kidd pretending.

But whoever Kidd pretends to be will eventually return to this exhibition hall, so Robin just has to wait here.

Now it seems that the situation is a little more complicated, Dean is a thief Kidd in disguise, and Director Ofee is not without secrets.

"Curator Ofie? Looks like I'm going to have to talk to him. ”

Robin's eyes were deep, and he said secretly in his heart.

——

While Kidd and Robin were confronting each other in the exhibition hall, they were on a street around Gotham Knights Stadium.

On top of an abandoned building about to be demolished, a white glider descended at an incredible speed.

At the same time, a searchlight shot down from the sky, shining straight on the white glider.

More than a dozen police cars followed, one after another parked at the entrance of the abandoned building, and one after another police officers poured out of the cars and rushed frantically towards the roof of the building.

"Call sir, this is Helicopter Two, the location of the thief Kidd has been discovered, and the target has stopped moving for the time being."

The helicopter pilot reported to Gordon as soon as possible.

"Immediately report the location of the thief Kidd, and keep an eye on him at all times!"

Gordon, who was several blocks behind due to his late departure, received a report and immediately urged Bullock, who was driving, to hurry up and get to the building.

In addition to him and his old partner Harvey Bullock, there was a mature woman sitting in the back compartment of Gordon's police car.

It was Miss Biska from the Smithsonian Institution who begged Gordon and Bullock to come with her, because she had to see the Blue Diamond of Hope recovered to be relieved.

After a while, Gordon and the others successfully arrived at the abandoned building, and the police officers who arrived in advance had already cordoned off the scene.

"Where's Kidd the Thief? Has the diamond been recovered? ”

As soon as he got out of the car, Gordon hurriedly found the police officer who blocked the scene and asked.

Hearing this, more than a dozen police officers, you look at me, I look at you, and said with a strange face: "The diamond should have been recovered, but it was just ......."

"Just what?"

"Sir, Kidd the Strange Thief is not here, we chased Kidd from the beginning, but a fake puppet."

Gordon was suddenly struck by lightning, he remembered that he seemed to have suspected that Kidd outside was a dummy, why did he chase him out with all his subordinates now?

"Sir, this is the diamond we recovered...... A message from Kidd the Thief. ”

I saw a police officer take out two sealed bags, one of which contained the dazzling 'Blue Diamond of Hope', and the other contained the message card of the strange thief Kidd.

Gordon showed the diamond to Bethka for her to examine it, while he himself looked at Kidd's message card.

"It was a shame that the beautiful diamond called 'Hope' was trapped by a curse of 'bad luck' that made people afraid of it and unable to appreciate its beauty, so I broke the terrible curse that had haunted the diamond for centuries.

Kidd the Strange Thief"

"Broken ...... Breaking the curse? ”

After reading the message on the message card, Gordon's mind was filled with question marks.

What does that mean? Kidd the Monster Thief stole the Blue Diamond of Hope to remove its curse?

Not to mention that Gordon never believed that there was any curse on the diamond, and even if there was, he didn't believe that the thief Kidd would come over to remove the curse of the diamond.

In short, Gordon didn't know why, and he was confused.

But this is Gotham after all, and it's normal to not understand the motive for the crime.

(End of chapter)