Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
18. Who says 'spear' means 'sea wave?'

In addition to the thousands of people waiting for the Phantom Kid on the beach, tens of thousands of people in Gotham City were watching what was going on here via live broadcasts from dozens of media outlets.

In Wayne Manor, Bruce and Alfred also watched the live broadcast.

"Alfred, it's time, I hope we didn't misinterpret the teaser letter."

For no apparent reason, Bruce was a little worried.

"Don't worry, sir, Inspector Gordon is at the scene, I'm sure even if something goes wrong, he'll manage to catch the Phantom Kid."

Alfred was relieved, they had done their part and handed the rest to the police. He never wanted Bruce to be Batman under any circumstances, not to deal with the Joker, or the Phantom Kid. None of these conflicts had anything to do with Bruce.

On the coast of Midtown Island, Mathison smiles proudly after seeing her watch set up at exactly nine o'clock.

"Mrs~dan~tuan-mrs!"

“Thank you for coming to my show again!”

When the time came, magnetic noises came from all directions.

Gordon would never forget that voice for the rest of his life, it was the Phantom Kid!

"Where is he?!"

As they heard the sound, everyone, including Gordon, turned their eyes south, towards where the waves were coming from.

Yet -

No one was floating above the vast sea view, besides, the weather tonight was very good. So, even in the darkness of the night, they could see clearly.

This leads to the question that is on everyone's minds right now: "where is the Phantom Kid?"

"Squads of helicopters, any sign of the Phantom Kid?"

Gordon immediately used his walkie-talkie to contact the helicopter pilot.

"No, sir, so far nothing."

“Report, no anomalies in Sector A.” “There are no anomalies in sector B as well.” “No apparitions in Sector C.”

…

At this point, officers in each area also reported back to Gordon.

”Hey, I know you guys will interpret 'waves' as ocean waves, but that's mostly because the Daggett collection hall is located very well right on the beach, he said, which probably wouldn't have happened if it was on Midtown Island, Uptown Island, or even the Diamond District.”

Mathison sneered while, once again, speaking to tell people to look in the right direction.

"Buddy, why are you looking in the opposite direction?"

People looked back in surprise and sure enough, a white figure was clearly visible in the sky behind them.

"God! The Phantom Child!”

"So he can really fly!"

"Don't be silly, it's a glider!"

The crowd erupted, the appearance of the Phantom Kid always made people splash.

Helicopter troops, turn around! Target is opposite direction!”

gordon shouted as he picked up his walkie-talkie.

"Take it, sir!"

”Please observe all stations! Phantom Kid has appeared! All men, hold your position and do not move without my command! ”

At the first opportunity, Gordon gave the order.

“He did not appear from the direction of sea level, why?”

The entire GCPD is confused, not this is what was promised.

Could Kid be breaking his own teaser letter?

On the rooftop of the gathering hall, Barbara looked in the direction from where Kid was flying and suddenly realized.

"Barbara, have you revealed the true meaning of the seductress letter?"

harun said he couldn't believe it. He's in complete confusion.

"Watch carefully Kid's direction, what is the distance of thirteen kilometers in a straight line?"

At this moment, Gordon had also figured out what the problem was, so he reminded Aaron, who was a bit slow.

"The direction I remember is ... The Gotham Broadcasting Corporation?"

"Waves... Radio station... I see, he's talking about radio waves!"

Aaron immediately regained his senses, horrified that he did not understand it earlier.

The three helicopters turned around when they first received the order and headed towards the Phantom Kid.

The situation is very unfavorable for Kid, because at the air currents the glider can fly in the sky, and the helicopter's propeller will stir the air currents around them, making it very difficult to control the glider, he said, just by approaching Kid, and the slightest mistake would cause them to fall straight down.

”Nak, beware! Helicopter is coming for you!”

At the sight of this scene, a young girl among the crowd cried out in fear, causing the surrounding crowd to notice the sight.

"Young lady, thank you very much for the warning, but don't worry, they won't be able to catch me."

The charming voice of the Phantom Kid appeared, making the worried minds of the foolish teenage girls in a hypnotized state. While the GCPD was really upset by this scene, how could he dare to throw such ridicule into the police's face?

“At first, I wanted to appear in front of everyone, but it's a pity that the police won't allow you to enter the pavilion.”

To expand the view of the helicopters, Gordon has placed them above the sea dividing line, where shallow water stops and deep water begins, which is far from land. So, Kid had a few dozen seconds to escape, although it didn't take long for the helicopter to catch up to him at incredible speed.

But how could Mathison just get away with it like this?

His voice seemed to have magical powers, and his words of regret instantly attracted the empathy of the crowd, as soon as it was spoken.

"That's right, we came here to see the Phantom Kid, why aren't we allowed in!"

"Let's go in now!"

“Did you hear that? Kid needs us, his audience!”

Outside the barrier, countless voices shouted in protest.

"It's private property, you can't get in!"

The officers guarding the barrier could only fight back with all their might, and it was fortunate that Gordon had set the maximum number of people to be here, otherwise they would be breached by the overflowing crowd.

"Huh, as the wise man once said: the people are the source of our strength."

Mathison smiled at his victory, now he can go to the next step.

Only three helicopters were seen gradually approaching the location of the Phantom Kid, two of which surrounded him from either side, forming a barrier, less than thirty meters away from each other, while Kid remained calm, hovering over the group.

"Phantom Kid, come closer and you may fall to the ground due to air turbulence."

At that moment, Aaron picked up the loudspeaker and shouted at Kid, "Let's head to eleven if you want to give up!"

At that moment, he saw that the white figure in the sky was actually flying towards eleven o'clock.

"A-Team attention, this is Jim Gordon, Phantom Kid has admitted defeat, now immediately lift the barrier!"

At this point, Gordon's voice is heard through the intercom of the entire GCPD crew.

On the roof, Gordon was shocked! He didn't give that order, the Phantom Kid did!

“No, it wasn't me..”

"Do the order immediately!"

Gordon was about to speak but was immediately interrupted by Kid's voice.

Thus, the barrier was officially lifted!