Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics.

Chapter 173 You're too self-righteous, Bruce!
In Gotham, in addition to the most famous Wayne family, there are also many wealthy nobles hidden. Their wealth may not be comparable to that of Wayne, but they have also been rooted in this land for a hundred years, and their hidden background and influence are not necessarily as rich as Wayne. How close is Wayne.

The Sionis family is one of them. They control the largest beauty industry in Gotham, and their Janus Makeup Company occupies more than half of the cosmetics market in Gotham and even the entire state.

It's a pity that after the previous head of the family, Charles Sinnis and his wife died in a fire, and his only son Roman took power, his failed business philosophy caused the company's market share to shrink several times compared to before, and it has been in a state of loss throughout the year .

In fact, compared with other ancient families in Gotham, the rise of the Wayne family is rather late.

The Wayne family has a long history. Their ancestors can be traced back to England in the Middle Ages. When they came to Gotham during the Revolutionary War, a man named Darius Wayne established the prototype of Wayne Manor.

At that time, the Wayne family could only be regarded as a relatively wealthy small force. They really started to flourish in 1881. Bruce’s great-grandfather, Alan Wayne, single-handedly took over half of Gotham’s construction industry. Acquired large tracts of land.

It can be said that the current status of the uncrowned king of Gotham in the Wayne family is the foundation laid by Alan Wayne back then. Without him, there would be no Wayne Group today.

But it is undeniable that, before Alan Wayne led the Wayne family to soar into the sky, Gotham City had existed for nearly a hundred years, and many old powerful families had existed.

Even the Coppert family, like the Penguin, was once the first family in Gotham politics. When Alan Wayne built Gotham New City, the mayor of Gotham was a Coppert.

By the generation of the Penguin, the Copperpot family had fallen into disrepair, and there was not much wealth left in the family, so that the Penguin almost built everything that existed from scratch.

Both the Sionis family and the Wayne family are the top dignitaries in the city, and their children will naturally go to the same private noble school.

That's right, Roman Sionis and Bruce Wayne are classmates, from elementary school to high school, and they can even be regarded as friends. After college, Bruce began to exile himself to travel around the world, and they didn't have much Contacted.

When Bruce saw Roman for the first time at the charity banquet, he immediately recognized the old classmate.

"Sorry, ladies, I need to excuse me now."

Bruce said apologetically to the beauties around him.

Afterwards, he went straight to Roman.

"Roman, long time no see."

Roman raised his head, glanced at him, and replied expressionlessly.

"Bruce."

The indifference on his face did not make Bruce feel unhappy, but asked with concern.

"I heard that the recent situation of Janus Makeup Company is a bit bad. If you need financial assistance, I think Wayne Group can help."

Hearing this, Roman's face became more and more indifferent, even changing the name of Bruce.

"My company is very good! Mr. Wayne, don't mind your own business."

"Really? I'm glad you have the confidence to run the company well, old friend, it's just..."

Speaking of this, there was a meaningful light in the depths of Bruce's eyes.

"There is a gossip claiming that the Janus Makeup Company has received a huge sum of money from an unknown source recently, and it is even estimated to be tens of millions of dollars."

"What do you mean? Bruce!"

Roman's face changed, and he asked with a hint of anger.

"Are you accusing the Sionnis family of hiding a huge amount of black income?"

"No! I didn't mean that, I just heard this kind of talk, don't be so excited, Roman, I won't believe this kind of groundless speculation."

Bruce waved his hands again and again, lowering his posture.

"Hmph! You're just as self-righteous as before, Bruce, put away your hypocritical sympathy, I don't need any help from you! Thank God that you were born into the Wayne family."

Roman snorted coldly, not being polite to Bruce.

"Janus is my company, not yours! Just wait and see, I will definitely restore Janus to its former glory." "I've had enough of this boring and hypocritical banquet!"

As soon as the words fell, Roman turned around and left, rushing out of the banquet scene roughly.

"Who is this guy? He's like a lunatic. He's not a gentleman at all! This kind of person deserves to attend the charity banquet of the Wayne Foundation?"

The nearby guests were taken aback by Roman's yelling and complained dissatisfiedly.

Looking at the back of Roman slamming the door, the smile on Bruce's face gradually faded away.

"The tens of millions of black money laundered by Penguin with the 'Pink Dream' scam is his?"

At this moment, Dick came to Bruce and said in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"In three months, the only company with a huge amount of funds from unknown sources is Janus Makeup, and the amount is just right."

"I thought Copperpot failed that operation."

"His operation failed, but Cobot still sent the money to Roman, and he allowed himself to suffer the loss of the failure. That was Cobot's business philosophy for his criminal empire."

"So, Penguin is still a good businessman."

Dick shrugged.

Bruce didn't speak, but stared into the distance with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
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Gotham General Hospital, DNA lab.

"Dean, the test results you want have come out."

A laboratory technician handed a report and samples to the old man in white coat in front of him.

The report was not much different from a normal DNA test report, but that DNA sample was different from the most commonly used blood, it was a hair sealed and preserved in a test tube.

"Can you find the information of the DNA owner? Such as birth data or hospital records?"

the dean asked.

"This hair was secretly given to me by Director Gordon of GCPD for testing. It is said that it is related to a murderer who is fleeing."

"Sorry, Director, no similar DNA was found in the hospital's database. Maybe we can try our luck at other hospitals."

The analyst shook his head.

"That's it, I understand."

The dean nodded, and then asked: "Director Gordon warned me that this matter must be kept strictly confidential. Does anyone else know about this matter except you and me?"

"Don't worry, Dean, I'm the only one on the night shift in the laboratory today."

The analyst patted his chest and said.

"Well, are you sure you have deleted all the test data of the DNA in the computer?"

"The report in your hand is the only one, and all others have been cleared."

"Very well, remember not to tell the second person, pretend that you don't know about it, even if you see me."

The dean warned seriously.

"I understand, Dean."

Seeing the dean's serious attitude, the laboratory technician also became serious.

(End of this chapter)