Becoming a Phantom Thief from the World of American Comics

In Gotham, in addition to the most famous Wayne family, there are also many wealthy and noble families hidden away. Their wealth may not be as rich as Wayne's, but they have also been rooted in this land for hundreds of years, and their hidden heritage and influence are not necessarily as great as those of Wayne. Wayne is much worse.

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

Unfortunately, after the previous head of the family, Charles Sionis and his wife died in a fire, and his only son Roman took over, his failed business philosophy caused the company's market share to shrink several times compared with before, and it was in a state of loss throughout this year. .

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

The Wayne family has a long history. Their ancestors can be traced back to medieval England. They came to Gotham during the Revolutionary War, when 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 prosper in 1881. Bruce's great-grandfather, Allen Wayne, single-handedly took over almost half of Gotham's construction industry and took advantage of the opportunity. Large tracts of land were acquired.

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

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

Even the Penguin-like Copot family was once the first political family in Gotham. When Allen Wayne built Gotham New City, the mayor of Gotham was a Copot.

By Penguin's generation, the Cobot family has declined to a state of disgrace, and there is not much wealth left in the family, so that Penguin has built everything he has from scratch.

The Siannis family and the Wayne family are both the city's top powerful people, and their children will naturally attend the same private aristocratic school.

Yes, Roman Sionis and Bruce Wayne were classmates from elementary school to high school, and they were even barely friends. After college, Bruce began to exile himself and travel around the world, and they didn't have much of a relationship. Contacted.

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

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

Bruce said apologetically to the beauties around him.

Then, he walked straight to Roman.

"Roman, long time no see."

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

"Bruce."

The coldness that hit him didn't make Bruce feel unhappy, but he asked with concern.

"I heard that Janus Cosmetics is in a bad situation recently. If you need financial assistance, I think Wayne Group can help."

Hearing this, Roman's expression became even colder, and he even changed his name to Bruce.

"My company is very good! Mr. Wayne, you don't need to meddle in other people's business."

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

Speaking of this, Bruce's eyes revealed a meaningful light.

"There is a rumor claiming that Janus Cosmetics Company recently received a huge amount of funds from unknown sources, and it is even estimated to be tens of millions of dollars."

"What do you mean? Bruce!"

Roman's expression changed, and he asked with hidden anger.

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

"No! I didn't mean that. I just heard such a statement. Don't be so excited, Roman. I won't believe such baseless conjecture."

Bruce waved his hands repeatedly and lowered his posture.

"Hmph! You are as self-righteous as ever, Bruce, put away your false sympathy, I don't need any help from you! Thank God for letting you be born into the Wayne family."

Roman snorted, not 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 party!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Roman turned around and left, rudely rushing out of the banquet.

"Who is this guy? He's like a lunatic. He has no gentlemanly manners at all! Is this kind of person worthy of participating in the Wayne Foundation's charity banquet?"

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

Looking at Roman's back as he slammed the door and left, the smile on Bruce's face gradually disappeared.

"Did the tens of millions of black money that Penguin laundered in the 'Pink Dream' scam belong to him?"

At this time, Dick came to Bruce's side and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Within three months, the only company with huge amounts of unidentified funds was Janus Makeup, and the amount was just right."

"I thought Cobot's operation failed."

"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, Dean, no similar DNA was found in the hospital's database, maybe you can go to other hospitals to try your luck."

The analyst shook his head.

"I see, I see."

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.