Chapter 63: The Illusion

"A person who left in anger will always come back. But the one who left with smile will never come back."

- Unknown

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Who else is the person squatting on the glass cabinet besides Phantom Thief?

Jim and the others had imagined all the possible locations where the Phantom Thief might show up, but they never expected him to appear on top of the glass case where the necklace was kept!

How is this possible?

There is no ventilation above the glass case, and there is a perimeter of more than ten special police officers surrounding it.

How did he manage to silently land on top of the glass case?

Could the Phantom Thief really teleport?

Well, when he finally landed, there was a slight noise, but that's not important.

What's more important is how the Phantom Thief managed to take the necklace out of the glass case?

From the outside, the glass case didn't show any obvious signs of damage, but the Dragon's Egg Ruby necklace inside ended up in the Phantom Thief's hand.

That is built by LexCorp with ultra-high-strength glass that is rarely shattered even in Metropolis!

How could the Phantom Thief have taken the necklace through the glass case?

It was simply unbelievable!

"Oh, sorry about that. I didn't expect to make a loud sound. My apologies for disturbing you."

On top of the glass case, the Phantom Thief scratched the back of his head and smiled apologetically.

"Phantom Thief!"

As Jim shouted loudly, all the police officers in the exhibition hall raised their guns and aimed at Phantom Thief.

As for the dozen or so special police officers surrounding the glass case, they stared at him aggressively as if they were about to pounce on him and tear him apart in the next second.

"Wow, you're just aiming at me and not immediately firing?"

With dozens of guns pointing at him and facing the intimidation of more than ten armed men, the Phantom Thief didn't show any signs of panic.

Instead, he looked at Jim with an odd expression and calmly said, "I guess you must have given them the order not to shoot at will in advance, Commissioner Gordon. In that case, I should probably thank you for saving my life."

Suddenly, Jim noticed that the Phantom Thief's waist seemed to be tied with a black rope.

Following the rope above to about ten centimeters below the ceiling, there was another rope attached horizontally on both sides of the wall.

Obviously, the Phantom Thief had climbed upside down to the top of the glass case through the horizontal rope in the blind spot of everyone's sight and then used the vertical rope to drop onto the glass case.

As for why his cloak didn't fall due to gravity while he was crawling along the rope, that remained a mystery.

Moreover, this still didn't explain how the Phantom Thief managed to take the necklace from inside the glass case.

"Everyone except me, do not fire without authorization!"

Dean saw Jim raise his hand and shoot the rope above Phantom accurately, and at the same time, he warned his subordinates loudly not to shoot just because they heard the gunshots.

"Phantom Thief put the necklace down. You have nowhere to escape now!"

Hearing Jim's warning, the Phantom Thief nodded slightly, and the monocle on his right eye suddenly reflected a strange reflection, which immediately made his entire face blur.

At the same time, the hand with which Phantom Thief scratched the back of his head suddenly threw out several objects.

Bang!

The objects exploded instantly when they fell, releasing a thick smoke that quickly spread, soon enveloping a space within a dozen meters around the glass case.

At this rate, it wouldn't take more than a dozen seconds for the entire exhibition hall to be filled with thick smoke.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the group of special police officers surrounding the Phantom Thief sensed danger and instinctively attacked him without waiting for Jim's command.

However, the Phantom Thief seemed to have expected this.

Just before the officers started their attack, he jumped up and used the officers' hands to use his strength to jump out of the perimeter.

Once he landed on the ground, the Phantom Thief pulled out a gas mask from nowhere and immediately put it on.

Before more than a dozen special police officers could react, a deep sense of sleepiness and numbness flowed over them.

They stumbled a few steps before collapsing to the ground.

Not only the special police officers but also the other police officers who were closer also fell to the ground.

"Not good! This is hypnotic smoke!"

Jim quickly covered his mouth and nose, but unfortunately, the smoke had already spread to this area.

He had already inhaled some of the smoke, and his vision started to blur.

Forcing himself to wake up, Jim focused his gaze on the white figure inside the smoke and moved shakily toward it.

"I've... got you now."

With determination, Jim finally reached the Phantom Thief and tightly grabbed his clothes.

puff--

Jim was holding Phantom Thief at this time when he suddenly made a strange muffled noise and burst out like a deflated balloon.

Looking at everything that happened in front of him, Jim's vision darkened, and he couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness anymore and passed out on the ground.

At this moment, the Phantom Thief came out of the smoke beside him and squatted down to look at the unconscious Jim.

He thought to himself, 'I did this, Commissioner Gordon, because you're always under so much stress. I hope you'll appreciate this gesture and not stop hunting me after you wake up.'

The Phantom Thief searched Jim's body and took out a strange device.

Then he returned to the glass case.

The Phantom Thief placed his hands on both sides of the glass case and lifted it to reveal the object inside.

Surprisingly, there was another glass case underneath!

That's right, there's no way the Phantom Thief could have taken the item through the glass.

The glass case was still intact, and the Dragon's Egg Ruby was still lying quietly inside.

The necklace he held earlier was just a fake.

When the Phantom Thief first landed on the glass case, he covered it with a specially made another glass case, making others think that the necklace inside was gone when it was actually still there.

He placed the device he found on Jim into a slot underneath the glass case. The previously sealed high-strength glass case loosened, and Phantom Thief quickly took it off.

"This is the real Dragon's Egg Ruby necklace."

The Phantom Thief picked up the luxurious necklace with its eye-catching huge ruby, which was the size of a palm.

It was clearly a priceless treasure.

For some reason, when Phantom Thief held the necklace in his hand, he suddenly felt a sensation of lightness throughout his body, as if his entire being had become weightless.

"Calculating by the time, Robin and the others should be arriving soon. I need to leave quickly."

After securing the necklace, the Phantom Thief hurriedly made his way toward the exit of the exhibition hall.

whoosh!

Just as he entered the corridor, a tip of fire suddenly burst out from the right side straight to the Phantom Thief.

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