Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
10. Ice Mountain Restaurant

“The fickle brothers will be until the end.

At this moment, the Twelve Trials had reached the second one,

When Selene couldn't see far enough to see Helios,

I will listen to the call of the waves and come to snatch the cat's eye.

See you later, Phantom Kid!”

Looking at the notice letter, Gordon read it word for word.

”Err... If I'm right, you're writing a poem?”

Aaron asked with a strange expression on his face, what's with this letter.

"This is a new notice from the Phantom Kid!"

Gordon was deep in thought. It is clear from the contents of the last notification letter that the Phantom Kid is a man who likes to bite off more than he can chew, only this one is more mysterious than the first one, written in person.

Understandably, however, no one would take it seriously if his first notification letter was so fancy.

“Who are the capricious brothers? What do the Twelve Exams Mean? What does he mean by Selene and Helios?? Is this from Greek mythology..can 'spear' be a reference to sea waves?”.

For a moment, Gordon felt dizzy in his head, recalling a villain from the past who also enjoyed this puzzle game. Unfortunately, the person who always managed to solve the puzzle is now gone, which means he is left to solve it himself.

The only sure thing is that in the last sentence, 'cat's eye' refers to the recently famous Phantom Kid – Cat's Eye Emerald target.

”Aaron, call Mr John Daggett, now, and ask if he received a similar notification letter!”

Thinking of this emerald, Gordon immediately shouted at Aaron.

"I don't think it's necessary now."

At that moment, another voice entered the conversation. It was Blake, pushing through the door and saying in a deep voice, “Mr. Daggett just called the police, claiming that he had received a notification letter from the Phantom Kid!"

Hearing these words, Gordon and Aaron looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Walking down Gotham Avenue, wearing his PM2.5 mask, Mathison showed a refreshing smile. He had spent all day thinking about this notice letter, and, although it was not too difficult to crack, this was his first time writing a coded letter. He felt an unexplainable achievement.

He can't wait to see detective Gordon torture their brains to decode it. Although it is a bit risky to sneak in the GCPD, sending out a notification letter is efficient to scare the police. In addition, he believes Gordon is investigating everyone at the station at this time.

In giggling, Mathison walks to a brightly lit place, which is not widely found in Gotham at night.

If there's a family in Gotham that can rival the Wayne family in terms of power and wealth, it's the Cobblepots.

Under the leadership of Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Cobblepot developed an illegal dark industry and formed Gotham's largest gang, with tremendous power and wealth.

At the height of its power, it can even compete with New York's Fisk, but unfortunately, for the eight years since the Dent Act, Cobblepot's black industry has shrunk many times over, leaving only a portion hidden behind luxury and luxury. .

But the power of the Penguin cannot be underestimated. If at least four out of every ten crimes in the U. S. are related to Fisk, at least two of the other crimes are related to Cobblepot.

In present-day Gotham, Cobblepot is the only one who still has the courage to run underground operations, and their most distinctive place is the Iceberg Restaurant.

When Mathison opens the door of a prestigious restaurant, she is greeted by two young waiters in a tuxedo.

Mathison didn't say a word.

He walked straight to the cupboard next to the front desk of the restaurant, took out a black umbrella from under the cupboard and placed it upside down on the front desk.

The servants were unsure and could only look at each other.

The receptionist's expression, on the other hand, had changed, "You guys get down and host other guests, I'll take care of this one personally."

“Interesting, it looks like the staff at Iceberg is not okay under Penguin, at least on this surface is indeed a regular restaurant.”

The receptionist takes Mathison to a private dining room inside the restaurant, and along the way, Mathison notices that the lobby and various private dining rooms are filled with people eating at the place, and it seems like no criminals are taking place.

But this is all just a facade, the real face of Ice Mountain is actually Gotham's biggest black market exchange, few people know the real way to get into it, those who do this are not normal people.

After a while, Mathison is taken to one of the last stands.

"It's not my goal."

Mathison asked with playful eyes.

"Sir, before we send you 'to there' again, we need to ask you to wear this."

The receptionist smiled slightly and took a blindfold, her tone was quite polite and polite, not at all like someone in the black industry, come to think of it, though, people in their line of work would probably offend anyone if they were not careful, the kind of arrogant watchdogs in movies were almost non-existent.

At the same time, two strong men in suits suddenly broke through the door and stood behind Mathison, one on the left and the other on the right.

"Your boss is really careful, or should I say shy?"

"Unfortunately this caution is a little too much, too much so that it seems to give the impression of cowardice ..."

Mathison is calm and even wants a little flirting.

"Master, please pay attention to your words." The smile on the receptionist's face gradually disappeared.

"The location of the exchange cannot be disclosed, a rule that should not fail for you to understand."

”It also depends on what items I have to sell.. Wait, it looks like run to you..”.

Just to see Mathison's left hand suddenly move towards the receptionist's waist, and quickly retract before she could look back, a jewel suddenly appeared in her hand.

As he looked at this object, the receptionist's face changed dramatically, only to see him staring at Mathison with a shocked expression, saying in disbelief, “This is.. Adam's Star? You are the Phantom Child! ”

“I can't imagine that the recently famous Phantom Kid will initially look mediocre.” Receptionists wonder.

“Hah~”

A gentle laugh rang out, and as soon as Mathison casually took off her jacket, her entire outfit miraculously turned into another outfit: the Phantom Kid outfit.

The two strong men behind him instantly took an attacking stance, ready to attack, as the action shocked Mathison.

“It was impolite not to wear my original costume before, but I did not expect Iceberg Restaurant to be built in such a prominent location on Gotham Avenue, I'm afraid I won't be able to come here if I use my original appearance.”

Her white robe danced around without wind, her monocle backlight flickering as Mathison ignored the threat behind her and bowed politely.