Chapter 18: Caught
Dick had found a suitable identity to sneak into, and judging by the occasional leak, he should be very close to his target.
Brucesa's bait has managed to get the attention of a big fish, and now it's time for the big fish to bite.
But no one said a word about Jason's infiltration, and it seems that Jason's infiltration mission was canceled.
"Hey, when am I going to get started?"
Jason asked Bruce this question, but the answer was just to wait until the right moment.
Bruce was busy, Dick was nowhere to be seen, and Alfred was busy with what might be the aftermath, so Jason had to ask the woman who had helped him train.
“... I have a name, it's Barbara, you can just call me Barbara."
Barbara rolled her eyes in a place Jason couldn't see, the more she feared something.
Bruce meant that Jason could best not get swept in, so he tried to start from other aspects as much as possible.
The police are also fully prepared, her father has not been home for the past two days, and I don't know how many times the drill has been drilled alone, and there are other possibilities of trouble to consider.
Bruce searched all the islands in the waters near Gotham, and the result was that none of them belonged to Himmler, so Himmler's private islands probably belonged to other regions, and if so, the police would need to carry out joint law enforcement.
Of course, there is also the possibility that, like Chris's villa, it is an island with other names that he uses..... This is quite a possibility ....
And that's where Bruce feels the most secondary.
Now almost all the clues basically point to Himmler as the mastermind, and even if Congressman Lawrence is behind him, it will not change this.
However, when combing through all the known clues, Bruce found that there was no direct evidence that he was the mastermind.
The person who went to pick up Jason was in the name of Himmler, but as far as he speculated, it was likely that the person was Chris's, and the villa Jason went to was also Chris's.
If Chris and Himmler were in conspiracy, then the division of labor is likely to be Himmler's master, responsible for name-calling, cover-up, and searching for targets like Bruce; And Chris is mainly responsible, finding children, providing places, hiring people in Himmler's name.... Wait a minute.
In this way, once the incident happened, both sides could deny it, Himmler said that he did not know at all, his name was stolen and his reputation was damaged, and he was also a victim; And Chris is the same, it is completely inferred that he has not been back to that villa for a long time, he has no idea what happened, and he is also a victim.....
The matter is too complicated, and Bruce is very worried that if the other party detects something, he will probably destroy all the evidence to protect himself... That is, they will most likely kill all the children in their hands ....
Barbara agrees with Bruce's concerns, and Dick begins to regret agreeing to involve Jason as the investigation progresses.
"The time has not yet come, I will notify you when it comes"
Barbara's words were full of coping, and Jason naturally heard it.
Barbara wasn't lying, Bruce meant that if he could find the place where the children were imprisoned, Jason wouldn't have to risk it, and he wouldn't be able to find it, so he would let him do the bait.
Jason himself sensed that he was a little upset, and Dick was two years older than him..... A little more, why would he be so trusted, Bruce was not at all worried about Dick sneaking in on his own.......
Today's training is over, and Barbara has been busy lately, anyway, everyone except Jason is busy.
Alfred didn't know what to do today, and Jason was left alone in the entire Wayne Manor, lying bored on the window and looking out.
“.... Speaking of.. I don't know if the man is dead."
Looking at the heavy clouds in the sky, Jason suddenly remembered that since he came to Wayne Manor, he had basically not stepped out of the manor, and lived a life of training, studying, and training all day long.
Alfred will definitely come back to prepare dinner, so he just needs to come back before dinner, and go back a little bit, and if the man dies, he can collect his body.
Having made up his mind, Jason turned over a normal casual suit with a hood from the closet, left a note for Alfred, and left Wayne Manor.
The weather was a little cold, and Jason walked on the road with some regrets, originally thought it was just cloudy weather, but now it looks like I'm afraid it's going to snow.
Pull up the zipper of the collar to block the cold air from pouring into the clothes as much as possible, quicken the pace of your feet, go back quickly, and hurry back as soon as you glance at it, Jason so made up his mind.
Jason's attention was all about going back to Wayne Manor, reading a book, or watching TV at nothing, and he didn't notice that there were two men staring at him in a black car parked on the side of the road not far from him.
"Are you sure it's him?"
"Hmm"
The slightly chubby man looked at the photo in his hand and compared it with Jason who was walking on the road:
"That's right, it's him"
“... This time, we will be thrown into the sea to feed the fish."
"Hmph, how could you let him run away again?"
"Keep up"
Jason didn't know anything about all this, and he quickly came to the dilapidated house along the familiar path.
It's good that there are no bullet holes or blood stains on the wall, and there is no new paint nearby.
After standing outside the door for a long time, Jason took out the rusty key from his pocket and opened the door.
Pushing open the door, the old doorshaft made a screeching sound that made the dimly lit room look even more eerie, and a cold wind blew through it, making Jason shiver.
Obviously, men are no more. Jason wasn't surprised, anyway, that man was basically not doing something outside, or he was in the game, and he didn't come back to this room much in the first place, and he would basically beat him up when he came back, so it was okay not to come back.
The smell of alcohol in the air indicates that there were still people in this room not long ago, probably just out to either look for prey or to look for wine.
“.. Hmph, it looks like it's still alive."
Since he was still alive, it was better for him to leave, and Jason, who had made up his mind, decided to close the door and leave.
"You're back"
An unfamiliar voice, suddenly remembered as Jason was about to leave.
The instinct of mixing at the bottom of Gotham for a long time made Jason rush out of the room without looking back, jumped from the height of the 2nd floor without saying a word, rolled on the ground and rolled on the ground, unloaded the impact of gravity on his body, got up and ran towards the alley.
It's just that before he could run a few steps, he was grabbed by the collar and lifted up, and then he was punched hard in the stomach.
The violent impact caused Jason's internal organs to be churned, and he had to lie on his knees and unable to move. Soon one hand grabbed him by the hair and forced him to raise his head, and slapped him twice:
"Pretty good at running, running?"
"Hey, this is an important commodity, don't break it"
“... Hum! As long as you don't break this face."
"After all, the price of the complete one is higher than that of the disabled one, don't let the hair get angry"
Hearing the fat man say this, the tall and thin man put away his fist that planned to continue beating Jason.
The two men dragged Jason to the black car at the entrance of the alley, then started the car and drove away..........