Phantom Thief Kidd

Chapter 228

"On the night of Frigga's day, as the clock strikes zero, I will lead off the pink lion.

Sincerely, Phantom Thief Kidd"

In the curator's office, Chen Long looked at the Kidd notice letter in his hand in shock.

Even an archaeologist who travels around the world all the year round cannot fail to hear the name of Kaitou Kidd.

Especially when the archaeologist happened to have a special sheriff friend, Chen Long still had a certain understanding of Kaitou Kidd.

Chen Long didn't have any special impressions of this eccentric thief.

After all, he is not the kind of "scholar" who only likes to dig for gold and silver treasures. Historical relics are what fascinates him the most.

What's more, Kidd returned the treasures he got almost every time, and he saved Gotham not long ago, so he doesn't look like a bad guy.

So Chen Long wasn't worried at all that the strange thieves would target those precious cultural relics.

Chen Long, who thought that he would never rub shoulders with this legendary thief in his life, never thought that the reality would be such a coincidence.

"Chen...Mr. Chen, the strange thief Kidd obviously wants to steal the Pink Lion Diamond. This is the treasure of our town hall. It must not be stolen by Kidd!"

The curator looked hopefully at Chen Long.

"Mr. Curator, I'm just an archaeologist, not a secret agent. You should immediately seek the assistance of the police. I can help you contact Sheriff Black."

Although I don't know why the curator would ask his mere archaeologist for help, Chen Long is used to helping others.

At the same time, he also has secret considerations.

"Dad just recently discovered that the snake charm is in this museum, and Kidd's notice letter was sent here, is it a coincidence..."

"The reports about Kidd mentioned that Kaito Kidd has always liked precious gems, and there are very few people in the world who know the existence of spells. He probably didn't come here for the spells."

Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief.

The current Kaitou Kidd is not what Maggison was when he first debuted. He can even steal a nuclear bomb. What else can't be stolen?

The name Phantom Thief Kidd has brought tremendous pressure to gem collectors all over the world, for fear that one day they will wake up and see Kidd's notice letter.

If Kidd is not targeting diamonds but spells, it will be really difficult.

"No, the police cannot be notified!"

Who knows, when Chen Long wanted to inform Sergeant Black, the curator hurriedly stopped him.

"Those policemen alone can't stop Kaitou Kidd. It is said that Kaitou Kidd is proficient in disguise technology. If there are too many policemen, they are helping Kidd!"

"So far, the police have not defeated Kidd once, which is the best proof."

The curator's reaction made Chen Long a little confused. He didn't expect the curator to distrust the police so much.

In fact, the curator does not trust the police, but this is not the reason why he is unwilling to call the police.

"The case of Phantom Thief Kidd will definitely be dealt with by the New York Police Department with all its strength. I'm afraid the museum will be strictly investigated. Then the thing about me stealing and selling treasures will be exposed..."

The curator thought to himself.

"There are too many museums in New York, the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art...Compared with these large museums with rich collections, this small museum that I run has too little to offer. .”

"Without world-renowned treasure exhibitions, the museum can attract very limited tourists and even more limited revenue, and sooner or later it will be forced to close."

If it weren't for the pink lion diamond, a rare large pink diamond, as the treasure of the town hall to support the scene, this museum would have been closed for a long time.

With the changes of the times, fewer and fewer people are still willing to visit museums. Many museums do not even charge tickets in order to maintain their popularity.

That's why the curator is so polite to Chen Long. After all, there are too few people willing to donate cultural relics to his museum.

Even so, the management of the museum has become worse and worse in recent years.

Not only his place, it is said that even the very large natural history museum will usher in a big change due to some unknown event.

As a result, the curator's mind became active, and he began to try to secretly exchange the collections in his own museum, sell the real ones, and leave the fakes in the museum.

The museum is not owned by the curator alone, and most of the collections are under the names of the major shareholders behind them, so he doesn't feel bad at all when these collections are sold.

But if the shareholders know about this, they will definitely kill him.

So the curator can't ask Chen Long to call the police. If the police find any clues of black dealing, otherwise ten lives are not enough for him to die.

He didn't even want to disclose the news of the notice letter. As for Kidd, he might also deliver the notice letter directly to the police, so he could only bite the bullet and refuse the police's assistance.

Of course, he couldn't tell Chen Long these words, so he raised the banner of the police's inability to catch Kaitou Kidd, and acted like I didn't trust the police.

"Uh...Mr. Curator, since you don't even believe the police, why did you stop me just now?"

Chen Long scratched his head and said with a dry smile.

The curator was taken aback, and looked up and down Chen Long strangely.

"Mr. Chen, now is not the time to joke. Didn't you come to me today to protect the Pink Lion Diamond? Well, I apologize for my rudeness and stupidity just now. Mr. Chen, please help me."

Chen Long is still very famous in the archaeological field, and it is said that his skills are very good. The curator does not know how good he is, but right now he has no other choice but to ask Chen Long for help.

And he has known Chen Long for a long time, so he is not worried that Chen Long will be interested in diamonds at all.

"Ah? What? No, Mr. Curator, I came here to protect the talisman, not the pink lion, and I'm not talking about Kidd, I'm talking about Black Hand..."

Chen Long was startled when he heard the words, the misunderstanding was a bit big, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

Unfortunately, the curator seemed to recognize Chen Long and interrupted him directly.

"Mr. Chen, don't say anything, come with me!"

The old curator grabbed Chen Long's wrist and walked towards the door.

Get out of the office and go straight down the hallway.

"Turn left from the front, and you will find the room where the Pink Lion Diamond is stored."

The curator was talking to Chen Long while walking.

What they didn't realize was that a tourist not far behind the two of them was looking at their backs with a playful smile.

"How can I not accept the help of the police? A performance without an audience is meaningless..."

"I originally thought that with my current reputation, just sending a notice letter would cause a sensation and save some trouble, but I didn't expect to go to the police station in the end. It's really troublesome."

"However, the curator's attitude is a bit wrong. Even if you don't trust the police, there is no need to react so much. I hope it won't be a troublesome thing..."

(End of this chapter)