Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics

A few hours later, the Batcave.

The human-bat Kurt Longstone woke up and found himself lying in a strange cave. The dark rock replaced the ceiling of the laboratory and came into view.

He just wanted to stand up, but he couldn't even move, as if something bound his hands and feet.

At this time, Kurt was lying flat on a bed that looked similar to an operating bed, his hands and feet were firmly fixed by metal shackles, and it was difficult for Kurt to shake them even if he tried his best.

The bed was strategically positioned so that no matter how Kurt turned his head, he couldn't see anything but a pile of rocks.

And out of Kurt's line of sight, not far from him, Batman sat in front of the Batcomputer and quickly operated the keyboard.

One of the monitors of the bat computer displays a screen full of text and graphics, with nouns such as DNA information.

On the other monitors were test reports of human bat serum and Kurt Langstone's blood sample test results.

"The human bat serum has changed Kurt Langstone's base sequence. If the scrambled sequence is rearranged back to the original human DNA sequence... maybe he can be restored to a human form."

Batman conceived in his mind a plan to reverse the effects of the human-bat serum.

Kurt Langstone committed a crime, no matter whether he was sane or not at that time, he must accept the trial of the law, but at the moment he accepted the sentence, Batman wanted him to be a human being.

Batman isn't going to send Kurt to the GCPD or Blackgate until he gets Kurt back to normal.

Next to him, Robin was bored watching Batman typing incomprehensible characters on the Batcomputer, and glanced at the tied-up human bat from time to time.

"Where are you? Batman? Robin? I know you're here!"

Kurt, who had just woken up, was still a little groggy, and shouted weakly.

No one paid him any attention.

"Human-bat serum is my life's work, and I can't give it to anyone, even if that person is you, Batman!"

Kurt continued to shout at the top of his voice.

Still no response.

"It's no use pretending not to hear, I know you're here! I... I just wanted to ask, where is Francine? Can I see her?"

Kurt softened his tone a lot, begging to see his wife.

It seems that giving him a sedative was the right choice, and now his mind is much clearer than before.

Robin nodded secretly.

He yelled for a long time, but still no one answered.

Kurt's eyes dimmed and he fell silent.

Aren't Batman and Robin here?

"You can see Francine, but only during prison visits."

At this moment, a low and hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind Kurt.

Immediately afterwards, a tingling sensation came from Kurt's neck.

I saw Batman holding a syringe in his hand, injecting the reagent into Kurt's body.

"Ow! What? Uh-uh!"

Before Kurt could react, a nauseating feeling swept over him like a tide, causing him to retch non-stop.

At the same time, it was accompanied by severe pain, rising from all over the body.

The huge two-meter-high body of the human bat shrunk little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye, all the fur on its body fell off, and its wings gradually degenerated until they disappeared.

The whole process lasted about ten minutes, and the human bat with a terrifying face disappeared, replaced by a thin middle-aged man.

And this is what Kurt Langstone really looks like.

Although Kurt had regained his human body, he had fainted from the severe pain just now, and he didn't know when he would wake up again.

"Robin! Get the Batmobile ready, time to send Kurt to the GCPD."

Batman shouted without looking back, and then untied the shackles that bound Kurt's hands and feet.

In fact, it's not a big deal if you don't untie it. After all, Kurt's body has shrunk by more than half, and he can easily stretch out his hands and feet from the original shackles.

After a while, the Batmobile stopped in front of the gate of the GCPD headquarters, and it was already half past three in the morning.

Jim Gordon, who got the news, was immediately as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and hurried over to handover with Batman.

Because of Barbara's relationship, Gordon has been investigating the 'Bat Monster' attack since a few days ago.

But what was both unexpected and reasonable was that after checking, he found that what he was really investigating was not the 'Bat Monster' incident at all, but the corruption of Gotham's Upper West Side police station!

There is no way, Gotham is such a big city, there are dozens of sub-bureaus up and down, and only the headquarters where Gordon sits. Under his influence for many years, the atmosphere is still good, and the corruption in the early years has improved a lot. As for the remaining Eighty or ninety percent of the Gotham police...

well! Don't mention it!

It can only be seen in Gotham. The chief of the police department of a developed city personally leads a team to investigate the case on the front line. In a normal city, seeing a police supervisor on the front line is a shocking case.

In short, Gordon really wanted to put all his energy on the "Bat Monster", but his inner sense of responsibility made him have to pay attention to the issue of the Upper West Division.

He actually knew that even if he rectified here, he would only be able to maintain it for a short period of time at most. Maybe he would be like something or something when he returned to the headquarters. After so many years, he still couldn't change the status quo.

However, not being able to change and not being able to change are two different things. At least Gordon has done everything he can.

Being a policeman in Gotham, the temptations you face every day are too great. Even the lowest-level street patrolman, the owner of a restaurant nearby will regularly give him money to ask him to take care of his restaurant, let alone high-ranking police officers. up.

Bribes from gangsters, solicitation from capital, and rewards from the upper echelons, almost every moment, there are a lot of people giving him money openly and secretly. Who can guarantee that he will be absolutely sure of his original intention?

The entire GCPD, including Gordon and Bullock, and the core members of the Crime Squad have this qualification. It is good that these few people can manage themselves well. How can we change the entire Gotham police force?

Gordon, who had changed his focus, naturally found it difficult to conduct an in-depth investigation on human bats. He originally thought that there might be new progress after waiting for several months, but he did not expect good news to come suddenly.

Batman is back!

And he even captured the human bats!

Gordon had long been accustomed to Batman's elusive presence. When did he come back, Gordon didn't want to know. He just wanted to give a good greeting to the villain who hurt his daughter!

Gordon couldn't believe it when he saw that the so-called bat monster was actually just a thin and obviously malnourished scientist.

Then Batman told him the whole thing, and Kurt's attitude was quite good, he confessed to all the crimes, and finally declared that he was not sane in the state of a human bat, and he was completely ignorant of his attack on humans. Remember.

After that, Gordon took Kurt to the Black Gate Prison and temporarily imprisoned him, waiting for the court trial.

As the rumors of the bat monster intensified in Gotham, an explanation must be given to the citizens as soon as possible, so the trial of Kurt began the next day.

Without the interference of certain forces, the entire trial process was extremely smooth.

The final verdict was unsurprising, and Kurt Langstone received lifelong treatment at Arkham Asylum.