Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
3. Welcome to my show
"Geez, the Chairman is taking this one too seriously."
The long wait is excruciating. After more than an hour, the senior could only complain to Blake.
“What kind of thief is this kid, ha! I think this is just a gimmick to tease people.”
"What do you mean?" Blake did not understand what the senior was saying.
“Think, this jewelry exhibition is funded by the Wayne family. We all know how reclusive and absurd Mr. Wayne is now compared to his past. So, I bet that, in order to advertise the show, there is a chance that he will do something like forge this weird mockery letter.”
"What's the point of this for him?", asked Blake.
“Whether the gem was actually stolen or used as a cover, the reputation of Wayne company will be greatly affected.”
“Heh, beginners, people will never be able to guess the idea of the rich man.” The senior police officer chuckled, “Oh, I have something urgent, I will return after I finish it. I'll leave it to you here ... Although I don't think it's necessary to be careful. ”
Closing the door forcefully, the senior entered the exhibition hall through the back door.
“Waiting really torturous. Opportunity finally came.” On the covered roof of the exhibition hall, Mathison stared at Blake's location, with a grin on her face…
“Peng~”
Blake, who is just a new police officer, is always on the lookout in every assignment. He never missed any details. Even though the volume was very low, he still heard an unusual sound.
It was like the sound of something falling to the ground!
The voice came from the corner of the alley and Blake was instantly startled. He placed his hand on the gun in his belt and walked slowly towards the source of the sound.
Blake walked up to the corner wall, first, paused for a moment, then, suddenly pulled out his gun and took aim, from behind the wall, ready to conquer the "suspicious man" at any moment.
“Meong~”
A stray cat jumped past Blake's eyes and the long alley in front of him was empty.
After sighing in relief, Blake's tension relaxed, and he planned to return to his post.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he felt a tingling sensation around his neck and gradually blurred his consciousness.
Before he plunged into the darkness, Blake glanced at the shocking figure.
It was an outrageous white figure, wearing a snow-white suit in a retro English style, and wearing a medieval white hat.
The lensed glasses with triangular pendants match the backlight, making it impossible to see his face. Only a grinning arch from the corner of the mouth was visible, giving people an elegant calm temperament.
His white robe flapped naturally after hitting Blake's neck, giving off a dramatic impression, as if he were out of a painting.
This is Phantom Kid, Mathison!
Mathison surprises Blake, quickly tying him up, and covering his mouth with tape to prevent him from sabotaging his actions once he wakes up.
"Judging the time that has passed, the old cop should have almost come back ..."
Quickly, Mathison takes out a rope launcher and launches it on the roof, then ties the other end of the rope to Blake.
Pressing the button, Blake is dragged to the roof.
The roof of the exhibition hall can only be reached by one elevator, and the "coincidental" elevator was damaged a week ago, and, later, due to the appearance of notices, the repair of the elevator has been postponed.
On the rooftop, Mathison changes into Blake's police uniform, puts on a mask, then stands quietly at the back door.
Blake's figure is similar to Mathison's. Moreover, he was a newcomer to the police station; there was no better disguise than him.
After a few seconds, the back door opened again.
"Hey, rookie, nothing special happened as long as I was gone, right?" The senior police officer returned to his post and smiled at Mathison, unaware that the person in front of him was no longer his junior.
"I'm thinking about what you said earlier, and I think it makes sense." Mathison smiles back and smoothly takes on the role of a newcomer at the police station.
In the past ten years, in order to train her ability to control facial expressions, one would never be able to guess how many nights Mathison spent with the corner of her mouth twitching, only to be able to perform her current actions.
The senior police officer was stunned to see him.
"Yes, you come in, I'll take care of the watch."
With this feedback, Mathison immediately rushed into the exhibition hall. His acting is very smooth and natural.
"This kid's supposed to have a stomachache, I think he's gonna have to squat on the toilet for a while now." The senior police officer shook his head and then continued to hold onto his post boringly ...
Mathison enters the exhibition hall and sneaks upstairs, avoiding the patrolmen.
Gotham Exhibition Hall has four floors, the first three floors have 17 large wings. On the fourth floor there were only five.
The Jewel Exhibition is set on the fourth floor, and occupies the fifth wing of the exhibition. Wayne's company is rich and powerful. It can feature thousands of precious gems and Adam's star.
Today, the Phantom Kid's target is Adam's Star, displayed in the central exhibition hall, on the fourth floor.
Gordon has deployed his police force, hundreds of police officers guarding the elevator entrance and main hallway on the fourth floor.
There are many people in each exhibition hall. Especially the Adam's Star exhibition. It was immediately surrounded by a large circle of people.
“Hey, it's a huge crowd. I am very appreciated, even though I just debuted. Should I say that I am flattered, or that Gordon is a good fortune teller?
In a ventilation tube on the ceiling, Mathison observes police positions and patrol methods as well as studies action plans.
“Star of Adam is heavily covered in bulletproof glass. It's a bit troublesome. I don't have the equipment to forcibly destroy it. If I try to unload it, I won't have time..”.
After noticing the situation in the exhibition hall, Mathison returned to the back door quietly.
“Still a long time..”
It was the summer of 2010, the moon usually came up around seven o'clock, and that's when Mathison set herself up to deliver the blow.
A little time passed, and, soon, the sun set.
Everyone knew that the time previewed from the letter was coming. Will this unheard-of "Phantom Kid" really show up.
At the moment, the jewel exhibition site is almost full of tourists, and thousands of Gotham residents are excited. They hadn't seen such a big show in a long time, so everyone "appreciated" this opportunity.
"It is impossible to steal the Star of Adam in front of such a crowd ..."
Gordon personally stood next to the Star of Adam booth and thought to himself, "I don't know if this arrangement will make him give up his actions... No, the person who dares to release a notice to the GCPD will never give up halfway!" ,
Looking out a large transparent French window, the sun setting on the horizon is almost invisible, and the night will envelop the earth.
"Time previewed is coming, what will he do ..."
"explosion!"
Gordon had no time to think about what had just happened, because after a sudden explosion, the power supply system of the entire exhibition hall was crippled, and the lights went out instantly.
“Mrs and Gentlemen!”
“Welcome to my first show.”
Just as everyone was panicking due to the sudden power outage, a loud noise came out!
Everyone looked to where the sound came from, and then saw the most memorable sight of their lives.
Just by the floor-to-ceiling window facing the moon, a beautiful and elegant figure appeared. Looking up, a bright moon was right above him, as if it was rising for this person.
A faint moonlight shone through the glass on Mathison's body, allowing everyone present to see it, and it became the focus of the audience in one fell swoop.
The white robe floated uncontrollably. Although his face could not be seen clearly in the backlight, inevitably people thought about how handsome the face behind the lens was.
Kid, Phantom, officially debuted!
As stated in the notice, he appears under the moonlight, and then he will take the Star of Adam!