Chapter Twenty-Nine: Harvey's Fundraising Banquet 2
"Harvey Dante. The focus of the moment. Bruce said with a smile, Bruce's smile was real at this moment, because he finally got rid of Natasha's kraft candy for a while. But Harvey, who has become the focus of attention, has a less wonderful expression.
"Where's Rachel Dawes? She's my longest-standing friend. Come here. Bruce said as he walked, slowly walking across from Harvey, as if unconsciously separating Natasha from Rachel and him.
In order to avoid being entangled by Natasha again, Bruce decisively called Rachel as a 'shield'. Who says it's only men who act as shields for women? The reverse can be. Bruce's idea at the moment was to get as far away from Natasha as possible, he had never seen such a persistent woman like kraft candy.
Natasha also found this little action, and she was even more helpless, Bruce faced her like facing a wild beast, and if she continued like this, she was afraid that she would complete the basic observation task, and it would be completely impossible to talk about wooing.
"When Rachel first told me she was dating Harvey Dent, I just wanted to say one thing: Is that guy in the horror campaign ad? I believe in Harvey Dante. That's a good slogan, Harvey. This caught Rachel's attention, though. It was only after that that I started to pay attention to Harvey and what he did when he took over. Did you know? I believe in Harvey Dante. "Bruce is clearly putting pressure on his rival: what do you mean to cause Rachel to live before you notice me?
"I believe that under his protection, Gotham will become a little safer and more optimistic." Bruce's speech continued, but it would no longer be a pressure on Harvey, but a serious compliment, after all, Bruce knew what was important.
The fulfillment of his lifelong dream is the rival in front of him, which really hurts Bruce, but it won't make Bruce forget his purpose.
The wealthy businessmen present also recognized Bruce's words, after all, Harvey's political achievements were there, and they were real.
"Look at this face, this face symbolizes the bright future of Gotham. To Harvey Dant, let's give him a round of applause. This was the end of Bruce's speech, but the mood of the wealthy businessmen was aroused by Bruce and they applauded Harvey.
After Bruce finished speaking, he slipped Rachel out of the hall while Natasha was still a little distance away from him.
"Bruce, you're ......" Rachel patted Bruce before leaving the crowd and heading out of the crowd to the rooftop, Rachel's actions made Bruce forget about the Joker's troubles for a while.
"You were making fun of him, weren't you? Harvey may not know you, but I know you. Rachel said with a smile as she leaned on the armrest.
"Well, Rachel, who even knows what time I go out in the middle of the night, naturally knows me well." Perhaps choked by Natasha's toss, Bruce rarely talked to Rachel about a vague love story.
"Still, everything I just said was serious." Bruce's words made Rachel's face turn white, and if Bruce was serious about what he said just now, then ......
"He locked up half of the criminals in the city, and he did it without a mask. I hate to admit it, but Harvey is better than me, and Gotham needs a hero who can show his true face. Bruce said to Rachel with sincerity, and Rachel reacted.
Indeed, although Harvey Dante's achievements are not his alone, it is undeniable that this achievement can be done without anyone, but not without Harvey.
"I'll admit you're really good at throwing parties, Wayne." Just as Rachel was about to say something, Harvey's voice came.
"Thanks again, do you mind if I borrow Rachel?" Harvey has also just escaped from the misery of being pursued by wealthy businessmen, and urgently needs a 'shield' that can silence the wealthy businessmen.
Rachel glanced at Bruce, who nodded in response, and he could tell at a glance that Harvey had slipped out for a similar reason to him, but the difference was that Bruce was known for his quirks in high society, so even though he was the party host, no one bothered him: except Natasha.
But Harvey is different, Harvey is an 'ordinary' prosecutor, and the rich businessmen present will have a banquet for him if it weren't for Bruce, so he, the protagonist of the banquet, can't sneak out for too long anyway.
Rachel, who saw Harvey's predicament like Bruce, walked slowly to Harvey, leaving Bruce to blow the wind on the rooftop.
As for Bruce? He didn't want to be entangled by Natasha.
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At Bruce's banquet, the police department's forensic doctor handed over all the test results to Gordon, and Gordon's subordinates immediately forwarded the report to Gordon:
The card pinned to the corpse of 'Batman' has three sets of DNA, which belong to Judge Serero, Harvey Dante, and Police Chief Lobb.
"The Joker is telling us his goal." Gordon also figured out the Joker's psychology a little, and then immediately made a deployment: "Call a group of people to Celero's house, call Woolz to find Dante, and put them in protective custody." Where's the Director? ”
"City Hall."
"Lock down the building, no one will be allowed to enter or leave until I arrive." Gordon immediately went to the parking lot.
"Understood."
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"Wow, that's a beautiful plan, but isn't it too easy for you to execute it like that?" Jocelyn, who had put down other things, looked at the information sent by Yazraar and smiled, Joker? Interesting guy.
"Millie, inform Selina to have the assassins rescue Judge Seriro, Harvey is at Bruce's banquet, it is impossible for Bruce's character to turn a blind eye, as for the police chief? Well, I don't see any intelligence about him. Jocelyn said casually.
"Ok, Serena has been informed." Millie's fingers raced across the keyboard, sending Jocelyn's intel out.
The judge and Harvey are important people in prosecuting the gangsters, so there can't be any slip-ups, but that police chief? Not to mention that Blade has a bit of a grudge with the police chief, but his existence is a dispensable character for Jocelyn.
Why save him? If it weren't for the agreement with Bruce, even Judge Jocelyn wouldn't want to save him.
"Let's see how much of a surprise this clown can give us." Jocelyn looked at the big screen in front of him with anticipation, and countless data and information were flowing rapidly.
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"Bang bang ......" Two plainclothes police officers knocked on the door of Judge Seriro's house and indicated their intentions.
"These people are dangerous, Your Excellency." At repeated requests from the two officers, Seriro left the house.
"Yes, but you didn't tell me enough of why." Seriro was a little upset, and anyone who was disturbed while enjoying dinner not long after being cheated would not have a good face.
"Even we don't know where you're going...... but as they persuade the judge to get into the car, two hooded men suddenly appear and knock the officer down.
"Oh! Save ......" Celero saw the group and thought it was the Joker's men, and was about to shout when she was knocked unconscious by another assassin.
The three Assassins left with Sereiro without saying a word, dropping a small bomb under Seriro's car.
And with the 'boom! With a bang, Celero's car was blown into a cloud of scrap metal, and a large number of Joker cards prepared by the Joker fell with the explosion.
And because the Assassins were fast, no one noticed that there had been a police hijacking.