Not to mention that the organizations hiding under the water all over the world have been eyeing and preparing to make a vicious fight recently, and the simultaneous disappearance of people in Batman's major cities is also quite suspicious. Not only have the superheroes been investigating these matters lately, but they have also had to juggle the pressure on the government side on Amozo-alpha, while keeping their daily lives running and managing their own jurisdictions.

Ruth Wilson had nearly lost her life a month earlier when the Amojo Beta armor had been stripped by Ivo, but she was able to save her life thanks to Eric's timely recovery, and she couldn't be more grateful to Eric. Over the years, she has been walking between good and evil, and although she has done a lot of things that she is not proud of as a mercenary who takes money to do things, she has also done a lot of good things to herself. And since her life was saved by Eric, she has made up her mind to take advantage of this second chance and make a difference, which can be regarded as a reward.

Since the last time Eric had spoken to her, she had untied the knot a little bit, and accepted the relationship with Eric's friend, and the two kept in touch from time to time. She even found it quite opportunistic to talk to Raven, and although the two girls had very different personalities, they always got along. Eric was also slightly relieved to see this.

A while ago, Ruth learned from Raven about the disappearance of the human being that the Justice League was investigating, and she secretly kept her mind. Although she is not a scout, she has been in the related industry for many years, and she has her own set of relationships and investigation channels, and it immediately occurred to her mind that she might be able to help the detective. If it succeeds, it will be more or less a favor for Eric. Eric's sacrifice to fight Ivo and recapture Beta Armor saved her life, and she owes Eric a huge favor. She was born to hate to owe favors, and although Eric never mentioned it, she always cared about it.

It has to be said that some intelligence is indeed easier to investigate from within. Ruth visited many acquaintances she had met in her mercenary career, contacted contacts in dozens of cities, and finally found some clues after persisting for half a month. Most of them kept silent when she asked the question, and many of them tried to persuade her not to wade into the troubled waters from past friendships, as if what she was trying to touch was some kind of taboo. But Ruth was born strong, and the greater the obstruction, the more interested she became, and the more determined she wanted to find out.

Finally, when she asked about a friend who had lived and died with her in a hail of bullets, the other party couldn't resist her and finally provided some information.

The conversation between the two took place in a suburban bar, and by this time Ruth, a friend, had already washed her hands and worked as a small bartender in seclusion. After Ruth's insistence for half an hour, he finally relented: "Okay, okay, I can tell you...... But I'm going to have to advise you to leave this alone, it's too dangerous, even compared to the crazy suicide missions we've had in the past. ”

"That's my own business, I'm in my own hands," Ruth urged, "Say it." ”

The bartender sighed and said, "Remember Mickey?" ”

"Mickey who was on our team during the Skolvia mission?" Ruth said, "What's wrong with him?" ”

The bartender said, "About a week ago, Mickey came to visit me for one night and had some drink...... You know, old friends catch up. ”

"What did he say to you?"

He said of his new job, where he was recruited by a group called COP on a high-risk mission. The bartender said, "The task itself is confidential in the contract, and he didn't mention it to me. But he told me that he noticed something strange. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, the COP is one of the organizations involved in the 'Hub' coalition, and those organizations are inherently strange." Ruth said, "What's more, they are being leaderless and busy fighting among themselves these days, which is understandable that they are a little different from usual." ”

"Infighting? I haven't heard of that. The bartender shook his head, "But Mickey said something different. Although he didn't deliberately investigate, in the process of working with COP, he seemed to find that its resources and manpower were concentrated somewhere, like a huge whirlpool. I know you might think that's the heart of the organization, but Mitch said no, and we've been in the business for so many years, and we know that the core of such an organization should have a lot of resources and strong combat power in secret, but it should be mainly hidden on the surface. Mickey realized that it was not, and that all the resources within the organization were clearly flowing around there. ”

Ruth frowned and said, "It could be that the COP is mobilizing resources to prepare for war with someone, or maybe they are doing some important research." Anyway, why do you think it has something to do with missing people? ”

The bartender said, "That's what I'm going to say next." Mitch says he's done. When he returned to one of the COP's strongholds to settle the bill, he saw a fully loaded military truck passing by, and he heard the registry say that it was heading for the mysterious core. Mickey glanced at the registry office as he opened the box to inspect it, and it was full of kidnapped civilians, men, women, and children. But he didn't ask much. You want to know, I can send you the address. ”

Hearing this, Ruth's eyes lit up, and she felt that she was biting the right clue, so she couldn't wait to get up and said, "Thank you, it helps a lot." When I'm done, I'll come back and ask you to have two more drinks. ”

The bartender watched her turn away, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but stop when she was already in front of the door: "Ruth! ”

Ruth stopped, turned her head sideways, and ruffled her silver hair, her azure eyes casting an inquiring look. She is mature and charming, and her unintentional words and deeds are itchy in the eyes of the opposite sex.

The bartender sighed and said, "We've been working together for so long, and I haven't been able to say it to this day...... But I used to like you, Ruth. ”

Ruth was surprised. In fact, with her shrewdness and sensitivity, how could she not have noticed the mind of this teammate back then? In fact, she came to ask him for information today, and she secretly took this section into account, but Rao was like this, and she didn't expect that the other party would suddenly confess in such an abrupt way after such a long time.

Before she could reply, the bartender continued, "Of course, I know that there is no point in mentioning this until now, you are a good and perfect woman, and I am not worthy of you." But I'm telling you this in the hope that you know I care about you...... That's why I hope you don't go any further into this matter. ”

Ruth frowned and asked, "A lot of people have said that to me. You know I'm not going to stop, but can you tell me why it's worth being so cautious? ”

"It's unconfirmed rumors that COP is working with demons and has stepped into untouched territory." "Rumor has it that some of the department's top agents have taken charge of their business, and now they're all missing. ”

"Demons?" Ruth said disapprovingly, "You know I don't eat this. ”

"Maybe it's not a demon, but it's definitely something almost dangerous anyway." The bartender said, "I'll leave it to you, Ruth, don't wade into these troubled waters." Leave this kind of thing to the Avengers and the Justice League, and they will take care of it, you don't have to ......"

"Thank you for your concern." Ruth smiled, unconcerned.

The bartender knew that it would be difficult to persuade her to turn back, so he only sighed and said no more.