What's this?
Of course, Ron wouldn't believe what was said on the other end of the phone about the fact that Batman had committed some crime.
Not to mention that the other person is here, it is a living alibi of Batman. Even if he only heard such words relayed by others, he would not believe it.
Batman is indeed defined as a criminal, but so what, Superman is still a wanted criminal. If he really volunteers to go to jail, won't someone shamelessly kneel down at some point and ask him to come out?
It's a matter of face, just look at it.
However, Ron still felt a little uneasy. After all, this was a very critical period.
It's not that the superheroes on Earth have never united into small groups. In fact, there are so many groups that we can't even remember them.
But never has a group been so strong, so determined, so unshakable.
Look at that list.
Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman...
Including Ron himself, even Batman is always unwilling to admit it, but in fact it is this organization, Linn who is a member of this group!
The existence value of this list itself is a kind of [warning] and an [attitude]!
That's why Ron, a guy with a sensitive identity, is needed to be the tool to smooth the relationship between the two parties.
At such a time, it is the best and more stable scenario to live in peace and let the situation go on for a while and then play the game again.
This is one of the reasons why Ron chooses to believe in Batman.
He is not a fool, he just hides his madness very deeply.
"I think that's the end of today's exchange."
Ron stood up: "Anyway, we have already talked about what we should talk about. You still have your own things to deal with, so I will...
Forget it, Batman, don't forget what I said. If there is news about Darkseid, please inform me as soon as possible. "
Ron's gains today were so great that he had to work overtime overnight to write this report that was destined to shock his superiors, in order to ease both sides and avoid unnecessary trouble.
This is his job, and Ron is happy with it, but he still needs to be more careful when choosing words and dictionaries.
"Ron, wait a minute."
Just as Ron was about to walk out the door, Batman stopped him.
Standing up, even though almost all of his face and expressions were hidden under the mask and in the shadows, Ron still vaguely felt a hint of Batman's gaze.
"What's wrong."
"Ron, please be prepared at all times."
"What?"
Batman didn't reply, just looked at the transmitted picture on the desktop, slowly raised his head, raised his gaze again, and stared at Ron quietly.
As if he realized something, Ron gradually became serious and nodded silently: "Yes!"
Ron En left here with heavy steps. He didn't know if he had received too much bad news today and whether he could bear it.
In Zhenglian's conference room, Batman himself was the only one left, quietly staring at the picture that looked very much like himself.
He didn't know what was going on, but his instinct told him that this time it might be something big.
The lights dimmed, the sound of the cloak vibrating sounded, and Batman disappeared.
………………
Gotham.
There was a lot of dust on his beard. Although Gordon had never left the front line of battle, at his age and status, it had been a long time since he had been searching for information and rescuing the wounded like he was today. Encountered it.
"How's it going? Did you gain anything?"
In the distance, a police officer whose tie was flying as he ran had not yet reached Gordon. In the distance, Gordon, who was leaning against the car door for a brief rest, asked.
"Nothing gained, boss, the fire was too big, the whole building was burned down, and..."
"And what."
"Boss, the only injured person we rescued was not rescued from the hospital just now.
As for the people who were taken out of the burning building, the evidence search department and the forensic doctor have confirmed that not only did they all die before the fire, but..."
"And moreover, say it!"
"Yes! And they didn't die from gunshots or sharp weapons, nor were they suffocated by fireworks. They were all hit to death by heavy objects while they were alive, and some were even thrown to death.
Boss, here are the autopsy results and pictures sent by the medical examiner. Take a look. "
Gordon has been a police officer all his life and has worked his way up from the grassroots level. This kind of thing certainly doesn't scare him.
He took the tablet handed over by his subordinate, put on his glasses and started reading.
"Impact injuries... hits... falls... and, huh?"
Gordon suddenly saw an autopsy picture, which showed a wound on the deceased's chest. It was a large fist mark that completely dented the deceased's chest.
Scroll down further and you will see in another picture, there are finger marks on the neck of a deceased person, and the cause of death of this deceased person was that his neck was pinched.
"Boss..."
Of course, the subordinates on the side also flipped through these pictures. At this time, they saw that their boss Gordon was looking at the pictures and was deep in thought. He pursed his lips and coughed dryly: "Ahem! Well, could it be..."
"Won't."
Gordon shook his head decisively before he finished speaking: "This is not me trying to cover up Batman. You are also a native of Gotham. You grew up in this city. You should know that Batman has always been Not killing people.
not to mention……"
What's more, punching a person's chest until it collapses and shattering the bones, and being able to pinch a person's neck with one hand and break it, this is simply not something Batman can do.
But if this is the case...
"If that's the case, boss, it seems like another Killer Croc-like character has arrived in Gotham."
Still shaking his head, Gordon didn't say anything, but he felt in his heart that what happened this time might be more terrifying and serious than Killer Crocodile.
"correct."
Gordon asked back: "There is not a single person alive. Where are the others?"
"This is the most outrageous part, boss."
The subordinate handed over a note from the scene: "In addition to the confirmed dead, more than ten people disappeared out of thin air in this building that had been turned into a large furnace.
I personally suspect that this is not revenge or murder, this is a kidnapping with a clear goal! "
………………
The lanterns are on.
Carrying his tired body, Gordon walked out of the conference room and returned to his office.
During this day, Gordon seemed to have returned to his youth, working all day long without stopping for a moment.
Although the physical exertion forced him to admit that he was no longer the omnipotent self he had been in the past, he was getting old.
But the high degree of mental concentration and operation gave him some of the energetic and clear-headed feelings he had had before.
Pour yourself a cup of strong tea, a gift from Lin En. Although I was not used to it when I first started drinking it, just to use the bitter taste similar to coffee to drive away sleepiness and fatigue, but after drinking more, I slowly started to feel better. It becomes a habit.
Now Gordon always feels like he's missing something if he doesn't drink some tea for a day.
"Damn it, Lynn, you didn't know how to give me more. It makes me have to drive for more than half an hour to buy tea. It's really..."
Picking up the teacup, Gordon had just sat down when he couldn't help but think of the day's case again.
More than ten people were "burned to death" and 12 people were missing. This is no small matter at any time or place.
But now they have no clue at all. The top leaders of each group and department gathered together for a meeting and argued for more than an hour without even coming up with a specific direction.
"Oh... is it my imagination? Why do I always feel that these guys have degenerated?"
There was a click, and Gordon heard the faint sound of his cloak shaking.
"You're right, Gordon. Their lives have been too comfortable, and they have indeed deteriorated."
"Oh my god! Can you... forget it, really, I can never get used to the way you appear.
Please take care of the elderly to a certain extent. Would you like some tea? "
Shaking his head, the cloak was wrapped around his arms and tied in front of him, tightly wrapping himself. Batman, who merged with the darkness, said directly: "Tell me about your discovery."
Gordon has long been accustomed to the character of his partner, and Gordon is not surprised. Sometimes he really feels that if Linn talks so much, it might be better for both of them if he can be a little more even with Batman. .
However, just thinking about it, these two are unique enough in themselves. If they can be reconciled, if they are not reconciled and some other terrible person comes out, it will be over.
In one hand, he handed Batman all the records about the day's case. It was really a thick book. In the other hand, Gordon was holding a cup of tea and sipping it carefully.
"I know this is not you. However, others may not think so, and I have no right to hide this kind of case. Probably tomorrow morning, Liu Yan, who is the perpetrator of the crime, will probably float to everyone in Gotham. Corner, so if you want to clear your grievances, you only have one night."
"I don't care about that."
That's right. Gordon nodded, somewhat as expected.
When does Batman care about this? Haven't I already said that in Gotham, Batman has more various charges and wanted warrants, as well as court arrest warrants and summonses, than any other criminal.
Including Lynn!
When did Batman explain and when did he refute?
No, he really doesn't care about this.
However, this time is different.
This situation is different from the previous "misunderstandings".
It's not like someone is impersonating him for some purpose to take revenge on him, nor is it like the kind of provocation and competition that the Joker and the Riddler once did.
Is there really a being in Gotham who is very similar to Batman, but more ferocious, powerful, mysterious, and crazier than Batman?
"hiss……"
Gordon took a sudden breath.
Don't tell me, it really does exist.
Lynn.
"I'm really...definitely not Lynn."
"Huh? Gordon, what did you say?"
"Ah, nothing."
…………
Batman flipped through the information very quickly, only pausing when he occasionally saw autopsy photos about the manner of death.
Not long after, his understanding was over. After returning the information to Gordon without saying a word, he didn't make any pause, not even a feint, and turned around to climb up the window and jump down.
"Hey! Wait!"
This time, Gordon called out to Batman.
But he just looked back at Gordon and said nothing.
"Where is Lin En now, old friend, I think it would be better to let Lin En know about this matter."
Gordon was also worried, looking at Batman with worried eyes.
"Why, did you notice something?"
"I have no idea."
Gordon shook his head: "I just have some feelings. Moreover, my experience tells me that as long as something big happens in Gotham... I don't mean to offend, but it is indeed like this: once something big happens in Gotham that is difficult to explain, , if it’s not related to you, it must be related to Lin En.”
Batman didn't protest because he knew what Gordon said was true.
"I wish it was because of me or Lynn this time."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's okay. I just hope I'm overthinking it."
As soon as he let go of his hand, Batman's cape opened up and disappeared into the night with the evening breeze.
…
late at night.
After Batman left Gordon, he did not choose to leave, but instead wandered directly over the city.
Since getting the cloud sent by Lynn, Batman's mobility has greatly increased, and the frequency and efficiency of his missions have also skyrocketed. For the criminals in Gotham, this is really bad news.
But now, Batman has no time to care about those low-class characters wandering the streets, just stealing things, disturbing people, and what may happen next, and the enemies that may appear, are simply not worth mentioning.
That's right, Batman was keenly aware of the other party's true intentions from the other party's "process" of killing and the other party's actions of taking a large number of hostages without asking for ransom.
It was an interrogation, a torture, a crime committed to get some answer.
Since that thing took away so many people in the end, maybe it shouldn’t be called “him” but should be called “them.”
They will definitely come back.
It's just that this time, Batman can't be sure where those things might appear.
Patrolling the night sky of the city, while observing by himself, Batman also instructed Alfred to invade the city's traffic system and a large number of cameras, plus his own reserves of hidden cameras placed everywhere, Bat Xia believed that if the group appeared again, he would definitely find them.
It just takes time.
Ding~
A slight buzzer sounded, and Batman connected the communicator. As soon as the communication was established, Cyborg's voice on the other end was very urgent and spoke quickly.
"Batman, do you know what happened in Gotham today?"
"I know."
"Those things...are outside my house now!"
"I'll be there soon!"
"Wait a minute! Batman..."
Cyborg's voice paused slightly: "... let Lin know."
"what have you found."
"I suspect...those things are coming for the mother box."
"……good."
Tell me.
In the comics, he must be confused. But in Zack Snyder's version of the show, Timberwolf has been changed somewhat differently from the comics. Even he is no longer the iron-jawed elder he is, but has become a junior.
The TV series version of Steppenwolf is not summoned by the Mother Box. Although the performance is like this and there are hints from the previous work, but judging from the lines and the goal of the 50,000 worlds, he is more like a random one.
At least, at least! Before Steppenwolf came here, he didn't know that this was Earth, and he didn't know that this was the Earth with the anti-life equation engraved on it.
(End of chapter)
