Inside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the east side of the central exhibition hall, a group of police officers, led by Gordon and Harvey, stood in a line in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window.
"Jim, the Phantom Thief Kid is about to come into range,"
Harvey reminded Gordon.
"Everyone, stand by and wait for my signal before shooting!"
Gordon responded loudly, his eyes locked onto the approaching Phantom Thief Kid, who was getting closer.
What was once a blurry shadow became clear as his appearance became visible.
The object that looked like wings also revealed its true form - a pair of glider wings.
Due to the wind, the glider didn't move very fast, and it would take some time for the Phantom Thief Kid to get close to the museum.
Most of the weapons carried by Gordon and the police were pistols with limited range.
They needed Phantom Thief Kid to glide a bit longer before shooting an effective attack.
Although they said "a bit longer," in reality, it was only a matter of about ten seconds.
Everyone stared with wide eyes, waiting for the Phantom Thief Kid to come into range.
However, just as he was about to reach the effective range, Phantom Thief Kid suddenly changed direction and began circling around the museum.
It was as if he had noticed the police ambush inside the museum and was looking for a way to break through.
At this very moment...
On top of a building near the museum, Robin squatted on the rooftop, looking down at the white figure below, a glint of determination in his eyes.
"I've got you now."
Robin took out his Grapple Gun from his belt and jumped off the rooftop.
When he reached a certain height, he shot his Grapple Gun towards the opposite building, swiftly gliding towards the Phantom Thief Kid in mid-air.
His movements were incredibly fast, continuously shooting the Grapple Gun and hooking onto buildings on both sides, just like Spider-Man, achieving high-speed movement.
The speed was even similar to a speeding car, rapidly closing the distance between Robin and the Phantom Thief Kid.
Boom!
In that instant, the Phantom Thief Kid in mid-air suddenly exploded, completely enveloped in a cloud of thick smoke.
"What?"
The police, who were completely focused on Phantom Thief Kid, were dumbfounded.
They hadn't even made a move yet, so why did he explode?
What's up with the self-destruction?
'Wait! No human body fell from there, Phantom Thief Kid is still inside the smoke!'
Robin, who had approached Phantom Thief Kid, was also shocked by the surprising explosion, but he immediately realized something was wrong.
Robin swiftly swung towards the center of the smoke, and then...
He swung out from the other side of the smoke.
There was no collision, as if there was nothing in the smoke.
Bang!
Robin, who went through the smoke, didn't lose speed and continued to charge forward, crashing through the museum's glass window and rolling onto the exhibition hall twice before losing speed.
Almost at the same moment he landed, a ray of light suddenly lit up in the center of the exhibition hall, removing the darkness caused by the power loss.
In the blink of an eye, They saw a flawless man, dressed entirely in majestic white from head to toe, who stood like a magician on stage.
He attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared on the stage and became the focus of everyone's attention.
He wore a sharp white British-style suit with a blue shirt inside and a bright red tie.
On his head, he wore a white top hat with a blue pattern at the bottom of the top hat.
Although there was no wind in the exhibit hall, the white cloak behind this person could move without wind, attracting people's attention.
The most incredible thing was the single monocle he wore over his right eye.
Even though no light hit the lens directly, it reflected backlight that almost covered his face.
This weird backlight wasn't blinding, nor did it cause discomfort when looking directly at it.
However, it made it impossible to see the face behind the glasses.
"That's Phantom Thief Kid!"
"He just self-destructed outside, right? How did he suddenly appear here?"
All the police officers in the exhibition hall looked in shock at the white figure under the spotlight.
Just a few seconds ago, they also saw Phantom Thief Kid gliding in the air and suddenly exploded.
As a result, he was already entered inside at this moment.
Is it possible that Phantom Thief Kid can teleport?
That's impossible!
"Who is that guy? A new supervillain in Gotham?"
"I don't know. I think GCPD calls him Phantom Thief Kid, but I've never heard of this name before."
"He doesn't seem to have any weapons, and he hasn't attacked anyone. Is he really a supervillain in Gotham?"
The hundreds of spectators in the central exhibit hall looked at Phantom Thief Kid, confused by the current situation.
Their confusion wasn't just about the Phantom Thief Kid but also about themselves.
Because they realized they were still alive at this moment.
Okay, that might sound a bit extreme, but at least no one was hurt, which is unbelievable.
It had been more than three minutes since the supervillain who was suspected to have made his first appearance in Gotham appeared.
He hadn't pulled out a submachine gun to shoot at the crowd immediately, nor had any explosions, poison, gas, fire, or ice happened.
No killings, no kidnappings, no robberies.
As citizens of Gotham, they felt that they might be dreaming.
But then again, compared to those familiar freaks, this guy in front of them was quite handsome...
Dean felt the intense gaze of the entire crowd on him, and a surge of excitement rose inside him.
The last time he felt this way was when he performed magic in front of thousands of people at Gotham's Grand Theater.
Now, the audience, although there were only a few hundred spectators, they brought him a similar sense of excitement.
At the same time, although Gordon was also surprised by Phantom Thief Kid's sudden appearance, most of his attention was focused on the display case next to him...
The Tears of an Angel were kept inside that case.
He noticed that a circular opening had been cut into the glass cover of the case, and the ruby inside had long disappeared.
There was no need to say more; the ruby must have fallen into Phantom Thief Kid's hands.
But the more important problem was that Gordon had left four people to guard the ruby, yet there wasn't a single trace of an officer there now.
He turned to look at the group of subordinates beside him, there was exactly the same number as all the security guards in the exhibit hall.
They didn't follow Gordon's orders.
"Didn't I ask you to keep a few of you to guard the ruby, why are you all here?"
Gordon suppressed his anger and questioned his subordinates.
He never expected that, after nearly twenty years of restructuring the police force in Gotham, there would still be subordinates who didn't follow orders.
Yes, Gotham Police Department can never be completely clean of rats, but they usually went against orders behind Gordon's back, and no one dared to play tricks in front of Gordon.
"Sir... Didn't you personally tell us to come over and support?"
The four guards in charge of guarding stepped forward with strange expressions and asked.
Upon hearing this, Gordon couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"When did I say..."
Before Gordon could finish his sentence, a voice rang throughout the exhibition hall interrupting him.
"Ladies and Gentlemen!"
Looking in the direction of the voice, they saw Phantom Thief Kid slightly open his arms and use his clear voice to announce the start of the show to everyone.
"It's showtime!"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
As soon as the words fell, a burst of gunshots suddenly sounded from behind Dean.
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