Chapter Forty-Seven: The Penguin Man
"Why are we going now?"
As soon as Arkham came out, Bruce and Jason galloped all the way. Bruce's serious expression along the way made Jason nervous.
"Go to the Penguin Man"
The news coming out of the Riddler's mouth is not good news, although it is never good news for Batman.
After learning the legend of this stone from the boss of the bright starry sky, Brewster went to check it, and there was indeed such a strange record in history.
When the white people, who were still immigrants at the time, were chasing this Indian tribe, they did encounter an incredible large storm. This is the first time in all the historical records of the weather that has never been seen before.
A tornado is usually enough to be destructive when it appears in one, but according to historical records, five tornadoes occurred at the same time.
The Indian tribe took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain to hide, and the newcomer white army disappeared in the baptism of nature.
The record of this history has been debated for a long time, and the likelihood of five tornadoes at the same time is too low and too incredible. So most historians position this history as a false history based on facts.
It is not surprising that history is written by human beings themselves, and according to the scientific and technological conditions at that time and the level of people's understanding of nature, the record of history will also be somewhat biased.
The boss was convinced of this history, and according to the story passed down from the family, the five tornadoes were summoned by the gem named "Holy Heart", so the gem was an heirloom of their family, and was regarded as a guardian stone.
Taking advantage of his boss's lack of attention, Bruce used the scanner in his watch to analyze the stone, and the results of the analysis gave him more confidence in the authenticity of the legendary story.
It is not an ordinary gemstone, and in all forms of energy, only chemical energy is regarded as the only energy that can be stored and delayed, and no matter what energy it is, it can only be converted into chemical energy to be preserved.
However, through computer analysis, there is a certain amount of non-chemical energy remaining in the stone, which is not even all the energy forms known to human beings, if you have to classify the energy inside, then it is closer to the magnetic energy of the earth's magnetic field.
Assuming that the energy in this stone will also decay over time, judging by the amount of energy it now carries, it should have been enough to change the Earth's magnetic field when it first came to Earth, making it possible to create an unprecedented natural wonder.
Although the stone does not currently contain enough energy to create a natural phenomenon like five tornadoes, it is still enough to create a small thunderstorm or storm, and although it is unclear how the ancestor of the Indian boss manipulated the stone, there is no doubt that the Penguins have found a way.
As the Batmobile travels, Bruce pulls up all of the Penguin's activity since the last time he was targeted.
One of the normal business activities was still with Bruce. Wayne;
normal smuggling;
normal drug trafficking;
normal being caught;
normal bail;
normal political activities..........
Everything seems so normal, and that's basically all the Penguin people do on a daily basis.
But after the Penguin smuggled a batch of ancient Egyptian artifacts half a year ago, he suddenly stopped all "normal" daily life, and instead began to concentrate on starting a serious business, which is not normal at all.
Retrieved from the police station, the seizure of Egyptian antiquities included a fragment of a parchment scroll with a piece of epiphyllum recorded; A strange half-length clay sculpture of a maid is called strange because in ancient Egypt, only women with a high enough status would have their own clay sculptures, and it is not a normal thing to make a half-length clay sculpture of a maid; Then there was a small fragment of crystal the size of a fingernail, and after magnifying the image on the computer several times, Bruce determined that the crystal fragment was identical to the "Holy Heart" gem in the Bright Starry Sky Shop.
At the high speed of the Batmobile, Bruce and Jason soon arrived at one of the Penguin's properties, the Iceberg Restaurant.
Sadly, this high-end restaurant is not open for business today.
Through the skylight, two people entered the interior of the restaurant, tidying up the neat tables and chairs, and the dark and uninhabited hall.
Bruce unscrewed the portable electric light and walked ahead, and Jason followed him and looked around.
"What are we looking for?"
Following Bruce quietly all the time, Jason eventually raised his own questions.
"Just look around and see if you can find some clues"
After Jason followed Bruce, he realized that solving the case was not as cool as he thought, and most of Bruce's search was aimless, although Jason didn't think he really had a clue.
Bruce walked in front of him, Jason followed him boredly, and the two of them slowly walked through every corner of this dark high-end hotel one after the other.
"What is that for?"
Jason was immediately intrigued by the circular pool in the far center of the restaurant.
"That's the hallmark of this restaurant, and there are regular performances"
"What's the show?"
Jason poked his head out of the runway pool and found it full of water, as it was too dark for him to see what's inside.
"There are animal shows such as sea lions, seals, penguins, etc., as well as human performances"
Bruce took a flashlight and shone at the pool, casually replying.
"You come often?"
Jason didn't think Bruce was familiar with the restaurant just because it was owned by the Penguins.
“... To "
Aside from the premise that this restaurant is owned by the Penguins, this is indeed a place that is very suitable for the blues. A high-end restaurant in Wayne's identity.
I have to admit that Penguin guy is really business-talented. The restaurant is membership-based, and the people who come here are usually people who are either rich or noble. Bruce as the richest man in Gotham. Wayne naturally holds the restaurant's most exclusive membership card.
Whether it is out of the need for Batman's job or the maintenance of Gotham's Baby identity, it is determined that he is indeed a regular visitor here.
"Have you brought Catwoman with you?"
Jason asked curiously, Bruce didn't answer his question, and turned to walk in the other direction.
“.. Well, it looks like it's not going to be less."