Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
38. Bruce Wayne

Celebrities who received the invitation came one after another.

One by one, the luxury cars drove into the parking lot.

Hundreds of reporters gathered at the entrance to take pictures of the big figures.

Even some celebrities from outside Gotham have decided to join the banquet tonight.

"Oh my God, this is Miss Hansen, I don't expect her to attend this party either."

”See, isn't that the Smith family? They are even here!”

The reporters revealed their astonishment occasionally, tracing every detail with their eyes.

At this moment, a cool sports car, unrivalled, stopped at the entrance, and a middle-aged man with a stick came out from it.

As soon as they saw this man, the reporters in the room instantly fell silent.

"Is that ... Bruce Wayne?"

Bruce has not been out of Wayne Manor for years and is no longer familiar with the changes in Gotham.

The reaction of the reporters suddenly became extremely cold. Given that, in the past, as long as he was seen, these reporters would act like sharks that had just smelled blood in the waters.

But now, each of them was mute, they had not even tried to take a picture.

Luckily, Wayne has a strong heart. He ignored the coldness around him and walked straight to the State Guest House.

"We didn't look wrong, did we?"

Only then did someone return to his senses and ask doubtfully.

"Yes, this is Bruce Wayne."

"He's back!"

"Oh my God, I think he's dead ..."

It was not that people had forgotten Bruce, it was just that he had disappeared for too long.

Reporters were so shocked that they missed a good opportunity: Bruce Wayne's return is great news that could shake Gotham!

It makes the presence of Queen Elizabeth trivial!

After all, the Queen would leave after a few days of visiting here, while Wayne was closely related to the city.

"I really didn't expect that Mr. Wayne would come out to breathe the same air as we do someday."

Not long after Bruce entered, he heard someone calling his name.

She turned to look back and it was a charming young lady.

"Miss Tate, I didn't expect to meet you here either."

Bruce seems to have turned back to his original playboy last night, with a confident and charming smile on his face.

Miranda approached Bruce, her gaze shining and her entire body exuding a sensual charm.

"Sir. Wayne, now that we have met, this is a great time to use this opportunity to talk about a new energy plan ..”

"It's not an opportunity to talk business, Miss Tate."

Bruce interrupted Miranda's words.

"I'm sorry; it was the fault of my tongue, I was too anxious that I mentioned the plan.

Miranda immediately remembered the purpose of this party.

"In that case, I'd rather not bother, Mr. Wayne."

As soon as those words came out of her mouth, Miranda went deeper into the venue alone, giving up on continuing the deep conversation with Bruce.

"Bru?"

"Commissioner Gordon, it's been a long time."

Seeing an old acquaintance, Bruce was also very happy.

Back then, if Jim Gordon wasn't in charge of his parents' case, Bruce wouldn't have taken the road the way he did.

"Oh! You are Bruce Wayne, one of the super rich people in the world!”

Starling and the others also came.

Wayne's fame is so great that far from being limited to this little Gotham, he is an internationally known figure.

It can be said that Bruce is the second richest man in the world today, with the first being Tony Stark.

He didn't care about the business for eight years, so Wayne Enterprises' income wasn't as much as it had been before. It would be hard to catch up with Stark Industries.

But also, he was much wealthier than big corporations like Huiruan, Pingguo, and even Osborne.

Bruce showed his ability to be a good sportsman, talking and laughing with Starling and others, not accentuating the personality of the rich makes the crowd feel better about him.

But in reality, Bruce's real inner thoughts are –

«Clarice Starling, 31, an FBI field surveillance agent, tracks down serial killer Hannibal Lecter for ten years, he is suspected of having an emotional involvement with Hannibal. His father was a policeman who died while carrying out his duties.That bitter experience honed his heart, he had ambition and patience and action, but his weakness was also apparent.”.

«Bob He, 37, an elite CIA agent, is proficient in over ten types of fighting techniques, often preparing various small volume weapons on his body. The best weapon he used was that belt. His body ability has also started to decline from its peak, but his body is well preserved.».

«Johny English, 42, a veteran MI7 agent, often solves incidents in an incomprehensible way and has repeatedly turned things around in a losing situation, I can't see it for now, so I have to pay more attention.»

«Tucker, 22 years old, assistant agent Johny, keen observation and average fighting ability in general, he's a little sloppy.»

Secretly analyzing everyone in his mind, Bruce had already found many ways to strike back at them if they dared to cause trouble for him.

He was not against these people, it was just a habit.

More importantly, Bruce thought that the Phantom Kid would definitely come to this party.

Of course, this was not an unreasonable speculation. Through the Kid's two crimes, Bruce has ten thousand reasons to believe that he will make sufficient preparations before his actions take place. 

Where will the queen go in Gotham these days, what will she do, will the ruby leave her neck, and how will the GCPD regulate her power?

This is the key information to decide if someone can get it or not.

And at a mixed party, mingling is the easiest thing to do, Bruce does not believe that the Phantom Kid will give up on this opportunity.

Therefore, it did not rule out the possibility that the Phantom Kid was one of the people before him.

Meanwhile, Barbara drags Mathison to the door.

"Who are they?"

"I don't know, they look so young!"

"Did they invite celebrities?"

”When does Gotham have such a young and successful couple? Are they a couple? It doesn't look like that!”

“There's no way they're trying to blend in, right? This is Guest House Country, trespassing is illegal!”

As soon as they saw the two, the reporters coiling at the door began to whisper, their eyes strangely analyzing both Mathison.

The two of them were sweating, Barbara could not hear the reporters, but Mathison heard it clearly.

Can the two of them really get in?

I hope the headlines tomorrow morning won't be "Youth and women trespassing at the State Guest House, messing up the Queen's banquet" or something like that ...

"Do you have an invitation, please?"

The attendant at the door stops the two, as Barbara pulls Mathison's hand to go inside, and asks.

"We…"