Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
68. Easy Degradability
George walked out of the exhibition hall with a tired expression on his face.
He had searched every organizer of the jewelry exhibition, but none of them had received Kid's teaser letter.
The heat of the sun shone on George's body, but his heart was icy cold.
Reluctantly, he pulled out Kid's teaser letter. Now, he knew absolutely nothing about the victim, and could only gain useful information by solving the puzzle.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, George realized something was wrong.
When the scorching sunlight shone on the card, the card seemed to have changed. But when he looked closer, nothing seemed to change at all.
"Did it change at a certain angle?"
He pointed the card at the sun and continued adjusting its angle.
Finally, a golden pattern appeared on all four sides of the card, which looked like some sort of strange symbol.
When the corner of the card changed again, the mysterious symbol disappeared.
"I have to tell Bob this news quickly."
George thought so, and intended to turn Bob's phone around, but did not expect that before removing the phone, the phone had rang, and Bob was calling.
"George, I have an idea to break the teaser letter!"
After opening the first chapter of "The Key of Solomon", Bob shows a triumphant smile, and then rushes back to the pen shop non-stop, while calling George's phone.
Hearing the news, George's face was filled with excitement.
"Bob, asking for your help is really the right thing to do, but I'm also making new discoveries."
"Oh? Is this about the person who received Kid's teaser letter?”
“No, not that, just that.”.
George tells Bob about the cards in the sun and the mysterious symbol patterns.
Right after listening to George's words, Bob laughed.
”True, George, I'm right! See that symbol, is it like this?”
Bob sent the picture to George's personal email.
"Yes, just like you have."
”It was actually a commonly used symbol in alchemy. No matter what it represents, I think the Phantom Kid just reminds us to use knowledge in alchemy.”
“It looks like you are very confident with your interpretation. Now, stop hinting at me and quickly tell me what the true meaning of this avalanche and earthquake is.”
George urges.
”George, we actually misunderstood the concept. The meaning of the six disasters themselves, or what they represent, is actually not important at all!”
bob said in surprise.
“Devil with fake smile holding Golden Feather
Who knew that the punishment under the moon was coming
Avalanches, hurricanes, riots, earthquakes, festering, sand storms
When six disasters come together
I'll take back the badge of honor that isn't yours”
”Solomon Seals is also known as six-pointed stars. The following purposefully mentioning the number six actually implies that we should be thinking towards Sulaiman.”
"And the messages that really contained Kid's actions were all in those six disasters."
George continued to listen in puzzlement.
"Don't you just say that the meaning of the six disasters doesn't matter, why are you now saying that the real message is hidden in them?"
“You may not believe it when you say it, but it's true, the puzzle Kid gave this time is actually very simple, he told us the only answer in the teaser letter from the beginning.”
That is, in the phrase “When six disasters come together,” you just need to collect them, literally.”
Hearing this, George seemed to understand, and without continuing, he began to decipher it himself with uncertainty.
“You mean he actually just wants us to put together the initials of those six disasters, avalanches, strong winds, riots, earthquakes, ulcers, sandstorms?”
"That, okay?"
Bob agreed, “Yes, as simple as that, Agreus is a Greek word that is considered the source of the name Agreas , the second of Solomon's seventy-two magic pillars, Agares .”
"But what information do we get by knowing that it refers to Agreas?"
”This brings us to the alchemy symbol on the Kid card. In numerical order of gold practice, Agares is Leo's third rotator, meaning that the time when the Phantom Kid strikes is Leo's third week, which is between August 6 and August 13.
“And since Agares is the second rank of the 72 demon gods, the exact time is the night of August 8.”
”8 August.. I remember there should be no official jewelry exhibition.”
George recalled for a moment and frowned.
“Don't forget there was a charity gala that day.”
Bob reminded her
“You mean, Wilson Fisk? Phantom Kid's watching him? ”
”True, we all know Fisk's real identity. We only suffered from a lack of evidence to remove the mask. He was the greatest emperor of the underworld in the United States, an intelligent and shining benefactor. Comparing it to Solomon is quite accurate.”
Bob also did not forget to praise Kid for the accuracy of his words.
""Golden Feathers" and "Honorary Plans" actually refer to one thing: a Dresden green diamond mounted on a Golden Fur badge. After all, its first owner was one of the members of the Golden Feather Knight.”
"Honor so noble certainly does not belong to Kingpin."
After Bob finished explaining the full information from the teaser letter, George was in a difficult position.
After all, this matter involved the Kingpin, and the slightest mistake could trigger a huge problem.
Moreover, this explains why so far no one has reported that they have received a teaser from Kid. That was because the Kingpin was a type of creature that was impossible to cooperate with the police.
"I'm going to the Wilson Charity Foundation right now."
No matter how much hatred he had toward Kingpin, George remained determined to do his job.
He was a very rigid person and followed the rules, so even if the Phantom Kid wanted to steal from the Kingpin, he would not sit idly by.
Dresden Green Diamond was purchased by Kingpin in a legal manner. Unlike Daggett, Kingpin did not mistreat the original owner, he managed to make a decent transaction.
Then legally, George had to stop the Phantom Kid's attempts to rob him.
"George, actually, I don't think we need to intervene in such a matter."
Bob and George's mindset is different. Much of the CIA's covert work can be done by cooperating with certain criminals, such as blackmailing. Bob is fine with things like that.
But unfortunately, George's stubbornness did not allow him to do so.