Phantom Kid in the American Comic World
69. Deal

Obviously, Kingpin refused police help.

In fact, he had not even considered meeting George in person.

However, he was at least convinced that Bob's interpretation was not wrong. Kingpin receives a teaser letter from the Phantom Kid and doesn't seem to take it seriously.

George is not a quitter.

The Kingpin crime case must be investigated continuously, and the Phantom Kid must also be arrested.

Dropping Fisk is not something that can be done in a year or two. So George has to catch Kid first.

He sent a number of civilian policemen hiding in Hell's Kitchen near the Wilson building. He's ready to send his police any time.

In recent days, George has carefully studied all of Kid's previous criminal records and found common ground: Kid found a way to attract large numbers of civilians to the scene before committing the crime.

With so many people around, Kid can easily disguise himself to blend in, making it hard to spot.

So George decided to do the opposite.

He first contacted all the media in New York to stop them from reporting anything about the Phantom Kid. Of course, he relied on the strength of some superiors, otherwise, a small police chief alone would not convince them.

Then, if there is information on Kid's teaser letter on the Internet, the data must be destroyed immediately.

In short, all is an attempt to make civilians unaware of the fact that Kid will commit a crime in New York.

At the same time, this also incapacitated the Phantom Kid, making him think that the police were still trying to decipher the teaser letter.

Until the start of the charity gala, George's prearranged workforce will be able to gather around the Wilson building in a very short time.

George did not invite Bob to take part in the action. After all, he helped him solve the puzzle, and in terms of position and rank, Bob was no lower than the New York police commissioner, and might even be on a higher level.

One day passed in a very busy way.

Nightfall.

It was time for the New York Library to close.

Library staff are naturally preparing to go home from work.

When all the workers left the library, there was only one person left behind, as if waiting for something.

If Bob were here, he would notice that this man was the worker who held the "Key of Solomon".

"Charlie, how's the situation on your side?"

"There's nothing strange, you can act with confidence."

Mathison nodded her head.

He was worried that Bob and the others might not be able to find the key point to break the teaser letter, so he took the initiative to run to the library to disguise himself as a staff member and await Bob's arrival.

As for how Mathison knew that George would seek Bob's help, not because he could actually see it coming, but he attributed it to the alchemy symbol on the teaser letter.

It was actually a spell that could eavesdrop on the sound of the cardholder, it was just that the spell was covered with the illusion of an alchemy symbol by Mathison. After all, the exact magical pattern was invisible to muggles.

This spell only lasted for three days, so it was not suitable for long-term eavesdropping use, and the difficulty of carving it was extremely high. Mathison tested it no less than a hundred times, only to succeed once. Even with his magic power, his success rate was extremely low.

If it wasn't for the fact that the use of wiretapping would soon be discovered by Director George, Mathison wouldn't have taken the trouble to use this spell.

So, Mathison knows everything about George asking Bob to help him in this matter, but also calculates that Bob will come to the library to find clues. After all, there is no better place than here in New York to review books.

Of course, it would be best if Bob had the Solomon Key in the house so that he would not come to the library…

But this doesn't affect Mathison's hiding in the library.

Because other than telling Bob, he had other things to do.

Now, Mathison estimates the time is almost here, so she takes off her current human skin mask and replaces it with a new one.

Then, he walked towards Hell's Kitchen.

There were many places that Mathison could not ignore.

Normally, in Hell's Kitchen, there weren't many pedestrians wandering around at night. And even if there were, they were some gangsters or criminals. As a result, what could this "common person" be if not the police?

Mathison's current disguise is a dangerous bastard carrying a baseball bat, with a scar on his face, swinging around in Hell's Kitchen. This way, no one would doubt his identity.

As she wanders around, Mathison unwittingly passes through all the civilian police and arrives at her destination.

However, this is not the Wilson Building, and it is even quite far from there.

Mathison's current location is in a dark and hidden alley.

Hmmm …

«God knows why he chose to meet in such a place, is Daredevil really a hero?»

“No, it's not about being a hero or a villain, it must have something to do with his blindness.”

«He is a blind man with super senses; this is just a normal place for him. No matter how dark it is, it looks strange to others.»

Mathison can see in the dark, but that doesn't mean she likes to live in places like that.

"You're two minutes and thirty-seven seconds late."

Daredevil's voice suddenly came from behind Mathison's back, but Mathison wasn't surprised, as she was already aware of it.

"Ha, I thought you'd be exactly one-tenth of a second."

Hearing Daredevil's opening statement, Mathison couldn't help but spit on him, but unfortunately only she knew what the spit meant. (Tucao/Tsukkomi)

"Have you brought that stuff?"

He had no interest in having a light chat with Daredevil, Mathison got straight to the point.

”Phineas August is Kingpin's high-level chief of staff. I have been informed that there are not many people higher than his status, except Bullseye. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have wanted to move this big fish first. ”

Daredevil immediately took the sealed bag and gave it to Mathison. It contained invitations to Wilson's charity gala, photos, and a few other things.

”Phineas is not in Hell's Kitchen at the moment, and will only be back when the party starts. He usually had bodyguards around, so I could easily hunt him down. It's best for you to disguise yourself as him. ”

Since Mathison first came to Hell's Kitchen to meet Daredevil, the two have made cooperative efforts to help each other.

Daredevil gives him all the information about Hell's Kitchen, as well as the entrance ticket inside the Wilson Building, and coincidentally pulls the Kingpin fire before Mathison moves.

It costs Mathison to infiltrate the Wilson building with the help of Phineas's undercover and try to investigate the hidden information inside.

As for how to investigate everything and the amount and importance of it, it all depends on the improvisation of Mathison ...

After all, Daredevil couldn't disguise himself like the Phantom Kid did; he had no way of entering the Wilson building.

"You really peeled off his fingerprints, pretty mean, uh."

Mathison cuts right away after discovering that someone's fingerprints are in the bag.

That's thoughtful. Only fingerprints can be used to access important and secret places. Once Mathison infiltrates the building, there will be plenty of research spaces that require fingerprints to be unlocked, some of which also require iris scanning.

“I advise you not to expect me to know any information. If there is any danger, I will choose to escape without hesitation.”

Mathison said seriously, even if Daredevil helped her, she would not sacrifice her life to help him investigate.

"Of course."

Daredevil was very open-minded; he knew how difficult the mission was. So, he wouldn't blame Kid for overstepping his limits. Even if they ended up empty-handed, he would not mind.

After the surrender, the two disappeared into the darkness, one after another.

Soon, August 8th arrives ...