Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
44. Barbara thought too much

"That's Commissioner Gordon's daughter!"

Agents Starling and Bob lead a team of officers to Robinson Park first.

The park's initial security team had been asked by them not to let anyone cross into the central sculpture area.

After an incident at the airport, they understand that the Phantom Kid has never regarded these poorly supervised security officers as useless, they are the perfect subject for his disguise.

Even a tightly managed GCPD would have trouble stopping a Kid's infiltration.

Therefore, it is better to keep away irrelevant personnel.

The courtyard within a hundred meters of the statue of Gotham's first mayor was completely cleared, an area that allowed a handful of people like the Queen, the current Prince and mayor of Gotham to approach.

The Royal Guard, for its part, was right at the hundred-meter mark, forming a closed circle.

With a dozen police helicopters hovering around the statue and no tall buildings around them to allow Kid to use the terrain to find his way around the helicopter. The sky is forbidden for the Phantom Kid.

A hundred to five hundred meters further away, the area was surrounded by GCPD police.

Although the Queen and the Royal Guards had yet to leave, Bob, Starling, and the others also held this position without moving any closer.

Five hundred meters away was the park security team itself, although they were not as many as the GCPD people, they were there mainly to keep away the soaring crowd.

When it is revealed that His Majesty is coming to the area and most likely the Phantom Kid will also appear, Kid's fanatics all gather in Robinson Park, along with many other tourists who want to see the Queen in person.

Tens of thousands of people thronged the huge square five hundred meters away from the statue.

"Isn't that Commissioner Gordon's daughter and her boyfriend?"

Suddenly, Starling saw two familiar faces among the crowd that were jammed in the main square.

"That's them, I don't think those two kids will actually show up."

Bob smiled somewhat amusedly and gestured for one of the officers to leave and let the two in.

"Agent Starling, Agent Bob."

Barbara came running with an excited expression on her face.

"What are you doing here? Dating your girlfriend?”

Starling asked with a smile as she approached the handsome young girl.

Perhaps because the two had fathers who were police officers full of virtue and justice, she felt an inexplicable closeness to Barbara.

Hearing this question, Barbara immediately blushed.

"Agent Starling, you misunderstood the situation, we're not in a relationship, let alone dating ..."

"Oh really?"

Starling seemed unsure, she had been there before, how could she not see through Barbara's mind.

Not to mention him, even Bob could see that Mathison and Barbara's relationship was not simple.

”Ahem, Agent Starling, Agent Bob, Barbara, and I are here to contribute in our efforts to capture Phantom Kid!”

Mathison coughed.

“So, I requested that Barbara and I be allowed to stand in this position as well.”

It would be a very bad situation to let Starling ask such a question again.

“It's nice that you think about it, but you're just a kid. I think we're enough to catch the Phantom Kid; no need to contribute you.”

Bob smiled with a friendly face and politely declined Mathison's request.

”We cannot guarantee that Phantom Kid will not use a powerful weapon, so it is still dangerous here. You guys stay outside and protect yourself first, no matter what.”

“For anything else, leave it to the police and us.”

Barbara wanted to add something else, but even Starling echoed Bob's words.

In desperation, Mathison can only retreat to the outside with Barbara.

Barbara suddenly has a death grip on Mathison's arm.

Mathison looked into his eyes and saw determination and doubt in his eyes...

and the deepest hope.

She knew that Barbara wished she wasn't the Phantom Kid.

Mathison didn't say anything. He could only apologize in his mind, but now was not the time to tell her the truth.

Secretly counting the minutes in his mind, the time that Mathison planned was getting closer ...

It did not take long for the Queen to reach the location of the central statue under the protection of the royal guard.

Because the crowd was so large and had surrounded the statue in full circle, hundreds of police officers had to force their way out so the Queen could pass.

In fact, the best option is to take a helicopter ride, but the environment around the statue is not suitable for landing and the Queen is not yet old enough or physically able to descend with a rope ladder; hence, the crowd must give way.

So, one thing led to another, the crowd suddenly had to open a path that was only a few people wide. They must be on both sides to move a considerable distance from each other to form a path.

Of course, Mathison and Barbara's side had to be affected as well.

Mathison watches the general movements of the crowd on both sides carefully, simulating the movements of those around her by pushing and pushing herself behind them.

Barbara involuntarily loosened her grip slightly due to the crowd.

Making use of the moment, Mathison pretended to be pushed by someone and fell backwards in the opposite direction to Barbara, naturally releasing her arm from Barbara's grasp.

Then following the flow of the crowd, Mathison gradually moved away from Barbara's position.

She knew this would make Barbara even more suspicious of the fact that she was the Phantom Kid, but she had plans for the aftermath and might even be able to dispel Barbara's suspicions in one fell swoop.

"Mathison!"

barbara exclaimed in panic, observing the crowd over and over again.

She bit her lips, still unable to pull it herself.

In other words, Mathison is really the Phantom Kid!

The thought sent shockwaves into Barbara's heart and her mind went blank.

"Barbara, I'm here!"

After shouting a few times towards the location of Barbara and waving her hands a few times to make sure Barbara could not see her current position, Mathison instantly changed her costume and walked through the crowd with her incredible flexibility.

Without attracting anyone's attention, he slipped out of the crowd ...

"Barabara!"

starling shouted, attracting Barbara who was thinking back to the real world.

"Starling Agent?"

“I have ignored the situation. I didn't expect so many civilians to gather here, when obviously there wasn't much when you just arrived. ”

Bob came with an apologetic expression on his face.

It is dangerous to be in such a crowded crowd, in the event of collective panic.

Not long after Barbara and Mathison "parted", Starling saw Barbara crammed into the crowd and let her in.

But the young girl was so distracted that she did not respond to any calls.

When Barbara regained her senses, she thanked Starling and then returned to her former mood.

He says nothing about Mathison's chances of becoming the Phantom Kid.

«It just so happens, it must be a coincidence, there is no way he could escape of his own volition..

Barbara closed her eyes and prayed.