Chapter 37: Maggieson's Unspeakable Pain

"I think Kaito Kidd may not steal gems for money."

Roxie said.

"What is the purpose? Stealing the property of the rich to help the poor?"

"Do you think Kaito Kidd wants to be Arsene Lupin?"

Eggsy asked in surprise, "Well, I admit that his clothes are indeed very similar to Robin, and he did help Pamela's family in the Golden Green Cat's Eye incident."

"But, you also said it was the second time, so what about the first Adam's Star?"

Hearing this, Roxie was silent for a moment, and then typed a few times on the keyboard.

"After the Adam's Star was stolen, only one piece of information was found, that is, Wilson Fisk in New York bought it, and it was still at a sky-high price of 200 million US dollars."

"As for where he bought it from, no one knows, and no one knows how Kaito Kidd sold it to him."

Here we have to praise the rules of the Penguin. The confidentiality of the Iceberg Exchange is terrifyingly high. I am afraid that the transaction encryption of the military is not as good as his.

That’s why it can become one of the largest black markets in the United States.

Moreover, even if the truth comes out one day, people will only think that there is a secret transaction between Kaito Kidd and Fisk, and will not suspect him.

Earn the difference in price steadily, easily earn tens of millions of dollars every day, and don’t have to take any responsibility.

If Penguin had leaked the transaction himself, he would not have gotten any benefit and offended both the buyer and the seller, and it might even lead to the exposure of the exchange, then he would not have been able to achieve what he has today.

Many times, villains are more trustworthy than good people.

It’s not because they have good character, but because they can get greater benefits.

Good reputation and bad reputation, all depends on which one can bring greater benefits, and they will choose to preserve which reputation.

This is the wisdom of the Gotham gangster.

As for some people who doubt whether Penguin will take the initiative to expose the transaction situation of customers, I am really worried about their IQ.

He deserves to be a low-level role all his life.

Therefore, no matter how Roxie traced the transaction records, she could not find any information about the Iceberg Exchange.

"Two hundred million!"

Eggsy exclaimed, "Selling at such a high price, and still saying he is not doing it for money?"

"Let me ask you, if you suddenly have a huge sum of 200 million US dollars, what would you do?"

Roxie asked.

"Then what else would you do? Of course, nothing!"

Eggsy said as a matter of course.

"Then why does Kaito Kidd continue to steal gems?"

Eggsy was stunned.

"Within half a month after Fisk bought Adam's Star, all nursing homes, orphanages and schools in Gotham City received anonymous donations one after another, and the total amount added up exceeded 130 million US dollars. The sources of anonymous information were different, from all over the world, but they used the same IP name."

"This shows that Kaito Kidd is still a good hacker. At least with my technology, I can't find where he is. And I just contacted Merlin, and he can only guarantee that Kaito Kidd is in Gotham, and no further."

Speaking of this, Roxie has said everything she wanted to say.

"Merlin's hacking skills are already world-class. If even he can't find it, then I'm afraid there are few people in the world who can crack it."

In fact, Maggieson himself is not very good at this, but he has Barbara as his childhood sweetheart. After more than ten years, he has been exposed to her. Breaking through other people's firewalls may be difficult, but hiding his IP address from being found by others is not a big problem.

Maggieson donated so much of the $170 million he got from the Penguin with the Star of Adam, and only kept $30 million for himself after buying the villa. This was a well-thought-out decision.

On the surface, the Phantom Thief seems glamorous, unrestrained, and regards money as dirt, but only after Maggieson actually does it will he know that this is really not a comfortable job.

Take the most unrestrained gliding for example. As we all know, Gotham is a coastal city with many inland rivers and a large temperature difference between day and night. To meet the requirements of gliding, it must be at least 40 to 50 meters above the ground.

As the ancients said, it is cold at high places!

Wearing such a thin Phantom Thief suit in the sky in the middle of the night, the taste is really sour and refreshing.

If you don't believe it, try it yourself!

Last time, I swam in the freezing cold sea for more than an hour. I was considered strong if I didn't freeze to death.

And the puzzle in the preview letter, I racked my brains for a whole day, I don't know how many brain cells I killed to figure it out, I might go bald if I continue like this.

There are countless other invisible pains that need to be endured.

And all this is just for those ten minutes or even less than a few minutes of pretending... Bah, to complete a wonderful performance.

It was a real performance at the risk of his life. Maggieson knew that the danger level in the American comic world was far from comparable to that in Conan's world. Even the most ordinary policeman, Officer Nakamori would never really shoot Kidd, but Gordon would definitely shoot this criminal who challenged the law without hesitation.

Therefore, Maggieson was very cautious and never showed his true identity before causing a commotion. Instead, he often used a dummy to attract attention.

Equipment and props were Maggieson's biggest problem. His family was not the Black Feather family. There was no wealth accumulated by a world-class magician for half a lifetime. The inheritance left by his parents could only ensure that Maggieson would not starve to death, and most of it was used to pay for high tuition fees.

If orphans could not receive subsidies from the government and the Wayne Charity Foundation, Maggieson might not even be able to afford the fabric for Kidd's clothes.

In order not to be caught, Kidd's clothes had to be made by Maggieson himself. After all, it was impossible to be suspected even for buying a piece of white cloth, right?

It is worth mentioning that the government subsidy can only be successfully received with the help of Gordon, otherwise, if it were other orphans, I am afraid...

Specialized playing cards, playing guns, flash bombs, smoke bombs, gunpowder...

He has no power, and it is good enough that he can find a way to buy these contraband items, and the price has to be doubled.

In Gotham, if you are not careful, you will be overturned. How can Maggieson, who was still a rookie at the time, have the capital to be picky?

The most painful thing is the disguise clothes. All kinds of clothes for men, women, young and old must be prepared, from high-end suits of tens of thousands of dollars a piece to low-end welfare clothes of 9.9 dollars for two pieces. One or two pieces must be reserved for emergencies.

You have to buy new clothes randomly according to the actual situation, and in this case, they are usually not cheap.

The base camp is in urgent need. Hiding things at home is the stupidest behavior. Fortunately, Maggieson moved quickly, otherwise Barbara would have discovered the clues long ago.

To sum up, Maggieson is really poor, otherwise he would never sell Adam's Star, anyway, the Wayne family has so much money.

If it weren't for the little commemorative significance, I really don't like this ugly thing that is useless except for its size.

This reason is indeed tacky, and it is indeed not classy, ​​and it doesn't even fit the identity of a thief, but if he doesn't do this, Maggieson won't be able to do this business.

But if he doesn't do this business, he won't get the rewards of the system, and he will lose the only way to become stronger. Then in this world, he can only let others control his fate.

This is something Maggieson is absolutely unwilling to accept!

But then again, Maggieson's conscience is a little painful, so he weighed it and left himself 30 million US dollars, and donated the rest, which can be regarded as doing something practical.

Time passed quickly, and the time for the banquet was about to begin.

Maggieson and Barbara set off.

Along the way, Barbara held Maggieson's hand tightly, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear.

Maggieson couldn't help but shake his head and laugh secretly. Today wasn't the time for him to do anything, so why was he so nervous?

(Super preview: The protagonist will see... in the next chapter)