Waving Hello

Aside people waiting for Kaito Kid on the shore, tens of thousands of people in Gotham City were also watching what was going on here via live broadcasts from the dozens of media outlets around.

At Wayne Manor, Bruce and Alfred were also watching the live feed.

"I hope we didn't make a mistake deciphering the teaser letter."

For no apparent reason, Bruce was a little worried.

"Don't worry, sir, Inspector Gordon is on the scene, I'm sure that even if anything does go wrong, he will pick up the slack and catch Kaito Kid."

Alfred was relieved, they had done their part and left the rest to the police. He had never wanted Bruce to be Batman under any circumstance, not for the sake of dealing with the Joker, nor Kaito Kid. Neither of these conflicts had anything to do with Bruce.

On the shore of Midtown Island, Mathison smiled with anticipation after seeing his watch hit at exactly nine o'clock.

"~Ladies and gentlemen~!"

"Thank you for coming to my show again!"

The moment the time arrived, a magnetic voice came from all directions.

Gordon instantly recognized the voice as Kid's.

'Where is he?'

The moment they heard the voice, everyone, including Gordon, turned their eyes to the south, the direction from which the waves were beating over.

However –

Under the clear unblocked view of the moonlight, no iconic glider sailed through the skies.

"Helicopter squad, any sign of Kaito Kid?"

Gordon immediately used his walkie-talkie to contact the helicopter pilot.

"No, sir, nothing so far."

"Report, no anomalies in Sector A." "No anomalies in sector B either." "No sightings in Sector C."

… Nothing…. anywhere….

'Heh, I knew you guys would interpret 'waves' as ocean waves since Daggett's collection hall is located right on the beach.' Mathison snickered.

"Guys, why are you looking in the opposite direction?"

The people looked back in surprise and sure enough, a white figure was clearly visible in the sky behind them.

"Hey look, It's Kaito Kid!"

"So he can really fly!"

"Don't be silly, that's a glider!"

The crowd erupted, the appearance of Kaito Kid always gets people excited.

"Helicopter squad, turn around! The target is in the opposite direction!"

Gordon shouted as he picked up his walkie-talkie.

"Roger, sir!"

"Attention all stations! Kaito Kid has appeared! All men, hold your positions and do not move without my orders!"

At the first opportunity, Gordon gave his orders.

"He hasn't appeared from the direction of the sea level, why?"

The entire GCPD was confused, this was not what the letter had promised.

Could it be that Kid violated his own teaser letter?

"Our previous interpretation of the teaser letter was wrong!"

Barbara was looking in the direction from which Kid was flying and suddenly shouted out her realization.

"Barbara, have you unraveled the problem here?" Aaron asked. He was totally confused by this turn of events.

"Look carefully at Kid's direction, what's thirteen kilometers away in a straight line?"

Aaron scowled. Why didn't Barbara just give him a straight answer? He didn't have map of the city in his head and if he had a passion for riddles they wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place.

"That direction I remember is… Gotham Broadcasting Corporation?" Gordon remembered.

"Radio station…The wave… I see, he was talking about radio waves!" Aaron instantly figured it out, cringing that he hadn't understood it sooner.

The three helicopters turned around the first time they received the order and headed in the direction of Kaito Kid.

The situation would be very inconvenient to Kid. Gliders rely on air currents to fly in the sky and the helicopter's propellers would stir the air currents around them, making it very difficult to control the gliders. Just by getting close to Kid would make the slightest mistake send Kid straight to the ground.

To extend the helicopter's view, Gordon had localized them over the dividing line of the sea, where shallow water stops and deep water begins, which is far from the land. And so, Kid had a few dozen seconds to get away, although it wouldn't take long for the helicopter to catch up to him at such incredible speed.

How could Mathison just escape like this?

"Kid, look out! The helicopters are coming for you!"

At the sight of this scene, a young girl in the crowd shouted in alarm.

"Young lady, thank you a lot for the warning, but don't worry, they won't be able to catch me."

"Initially, I wanted to perform in front of everyone, but it's too bad that the police won't let you into the pavilion."

His voice seemed to have magical powers to it (what a dead giveaway), and his regretful words instantly drew the empathy of the crowd, as soon as they were uttered.

"That's right, we came here to see Kaito Kid, why shouldn't we be allowed in!"

"Let us in now!"

"Did you hear that? Kid needs us, his audience!"

Beyond the barrier, countless voices yelled in protest.

"This is private property, you can't go in!"

The officers maintaining the barrier could only resist with all their might, and it was lucky that Gordon had arranged for the maximum number of men to be here, otherwise they would have been breached by the overflowing crowd.

'Humph, as a wise man once said: the people are the source of our strength.'

Mathison smiled as his plan was working, now he can go to the next step.

Only three helicopters were seen gradually approaching the location of Kaito Kid, two of them surrounded him from both sides, forming an obstacle, less than thirty metres apart from each other, while Kid remained calm, hovering over the collection.

"Kaito Kid, get any closer and you might fall to the ground from the aerial turbulence." Aaron had picked up a loudspeaker and shouted at Kid, "Land towards eleven o'clock if you want to surrender!"

At that, he saw that the white figure in the sky actually did fly in the direction of eleven o'clock.

"Attention A-Team, this is Jim Gordon, Kaito Kid has conceded defeat, now immediately lift the barrier!" Gordon's voice rang out over the intercoms of the entire GCPD crew.

On the rooftop, Gordon was shocked! He didn't give that order; but he had an idea you did.

"That wasn't me! It was-"

"Execute the order immediately!"

Gordon was about to speak but was straight away interrupted by Kid's voice.

Thus, the barrier was officially lifted!

*Boom!*

Just a moment after the barrier was lifted, a loud bang came from the air.

The figure of Kaito Kid exploded without warning, followed by a thick cloud of smoke that enveloped it, making it impossible to see what was going on inside.

"What's going on, is Kid dead?"

"No way, it looks like Kid detonated himself."

The sudden shock caused the crowd to almost riot, but they soon started cheering.

For, a second explosion sounded, this time one of the windows of the collection was shattered, accompanied by a voice that once again rang out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please follow me into the venue for the performance and then let's play a little game together – the lucky winner who can find me first will be granted an unforgettable gift."

"No, block the door, don't let the crowd break in!"

Gordon yelled, and the GCPD officers hurried to carry out the instructions. Many, having forgotten Gordon's earlier order, had unknowingly straying away from their initial posts.

The collection hall structure was simple, just as Masthison found out earlier, but the overall specifications were large. The corridors were very long and there were a number of small aisles. The various teams appeared to be in their respective positions, but in fact, they were separated from each other, especially as Kid would occasionally imitate Gordon's voice and give various orders, completely messing up the police layout.

"It's not good, Jim, Barbara's gone!"