Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
19. Friday night

"explosion!"

A moment after the barrier was lifted, a loud explosion came from the air.

The figure of the Phantom Kid exploded without warning, followed by a thick puff of smoke enveloping him, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

"What happened, did Kid die?"

"No way, it looks like Kid blew himself up."

"The boy will not kill himself!"

The sudden shock caused the crowd to almost riot, but they immediately started cheering.

A second explosion was heard, this time one of the collection windows broke, accompanied by the announcement that the Phantom Kid had entered.

”Gentlemen and ladies, please follow me to the venue of the show and then let's play around a little with – lucky winners who can find me first will be given unforgettable prizes.”

"No, block the door, don't let the crowd break in!"

gordon shouted, and the GCPD officers rushed to carry out the instructions. Many had forgotten Gordon's previous orders, unknowingly straying from their early posts.

The structure of the collection hall is simple, but the overall specifications are large. The corridor was very long and there were several small alleys. The various teams seem to be in their respective positions, but in reality, they are separated from each other, mainly because Kid sometimes mimics Gordon's voice and gives various orders, completely messing up the police layout.

"It's not good, Jim, Barbara's gone!"

Gordon looked around and, sure enough, Barbara had disappeared from the roof. At that moment, he immediately concluded that he went to look for Kid!

As soon as he headed to look for his daughter, the walkie-talkie in his hand lit up.

"Report sir, this is Team A. A large number of civilians have surrounded the side of the building, smashed all the windows, then stormed the hall, we cannot stop them from storming again!"

The leader of Group A tried desperately to hold back the waves of unrest of the people at the main entrance, but could only stop a small portion of the crowd. I don't want him to report the bad news to Gordon.

He was desperate, the frightening excitement on the faces of everyone in front of him intimidating the police barrier.

How can there be so many crazy fans when this is only the second time the Phantom Kid has committed a crime?

In fact, Mathison hasn't had many fans who are really fanatical about her, and the reason for this is entirely the work of Red Magic.

This magic trait alone can provoke human emotions very easily, plus one of the two magic spells Mathison had refined yesterday was to make her voice more persuasive and confusing.

So, after just a few speeches, Mathison managed to stir up tension in the masses.

But it's not really about being able to control emotions, it kind of guides them, like most host's work, only this one is supernaturally empowered by his Mercy Magic.

“Forget it, there's no point blocking it now that it's done. Lead the team outside now, block all exits, and fire as soon as you see the Phantom Kid! ”

But that's not the only thing that's wrong.

”Tim B saw a figure similar to Kid, when in fact it was not, until they got closer and they made sure that it was a doll!”

"Report! Team C also saw Kid dolls, and there were two of them!”

"Report! Group D...”

Various groups found many Phantom Kid dolls that were not moving but filled with gas, meaning that the other dolls, which were originally hidden under the carpet, were filled with gas, it can show up at any time and draw most of the attention.

Especially after the crowd rushed in, many people would assume the puppets were Kid once they saw them and jumped towards them crazily.

”See, there's Phantom Kid! Catch him now!”

Along the way, every time he met with the GCPD police, Mathison would make the first move, pointing at the doll in the distance and shouting.

Upon seeing the iconic white robe and high-brimmed hat, all the officers rushed forward, completely ignoring the fact that Mathison was a "suspicious person acting alone".

He didn't just infiltrate the collection a few hours earlier to put the doll up. He hid in an instant inflatable doll floor pattern, which was very small before it was activated. They are almost impossible to recognize.

At this point, Daggett's private collection was in a state of chaos, and the word "private" was no longer relevant. One would really wonder what Daggett would do once he found out about this situation.

”Wee-woo~” “Wee-woo~”

Suddenly, a sharp and quick alarm went off.

"This is an infrared alarm system that has been triggered!"

"That's downstairs, let's go down!"

"Child Ghost, you're done!"

Hearing the alarm, the police officers, who were made dizzy by the many dolls around, cheered happily and rushed down.

Not only the police, but the civilians who heard the alarm also rushed there.

After all, Kid has said that whoever finds it first, will get the prize of a lifetime…

Mathison grinned and pressed the button in her pocket once more and then calmly walked to the first floor.

”Wee-woo~” “Wee-woo~”

Another alarm appeared, no, not a single one, but fourteen! The second wave alarm kept ringing, nonstop, for the next few minutes.

"This ... alarm triggered in every collection room?"

The police officers looked at each other, without a single clue what was going on. Does Kid clone himself to be able to enter all the collection spaces at the same time?

"Damn it, Daggett never told us in the collection room where the Cat's Eye Emerald was placed, otherwise we could only hold one place now!"

Inside the sightseeing hall, Gordon's face was so ugly, he slammed his fist violently against the wall.

For the second time in his life, an unspeakable sense of frustration had appeared.

In a state of complete calm, Mathison moved as fast as lightning, dashing swiftly to the first floor just as the police were paying close attention to the ground floor.

In turn, she investigates all the collection spaces and the end result is all Mathison hopes for.

"Right, Cat's Eye Emerald is completely absent in any of the fourteen collection rooms!"

After tracing through all the collection space, Mathison found no trace of Cat's Eye Emerald.

“When I logged in earlier, it was inconvenient to enter the collection room to check inside, so I just speculated, but now my guess proved to be correct!”

With a playful smile, Mathison estimated the time all the policemen had divided into fourteen teams and entered the gathering room one by one.

At that moment, once again, he descended unnoticed into the first floor lobby and pressed the last button in his pocket.

In an instant, the gathering hall lost its light and was covered in darkness…