Chapter 198: Poison Ivy Intervenes
Holly saw the two people coming out of the shadows, and said with a frightened face, "I'm really sorry, Selena. I didn't pay attention."
Selena waved her hand slightly: "No need, they want to follow you If you can find out, the uniform will be worn in vain Holly, you can avoid it for a while, I may have something to talk about with these two gentlemen and ladies." ”
Holly stared at the Winged Knight and Batgirl in surprise and curiosity, then cautiously opened the door and exited.
After she left, Selena turned to Roy, "How can I help, Mr. Detective?"
"Money." Roy said, "You stole the ransom that the crocodile demanded, why?"
Selena chuckled, revealing a charming look: "Oops, I'm a thief." Isn't it too silly for a wise detective to ask why a thief wants to steal money?"
Barbara pursed her lips, seemingly unhappy with Selena, and wondered if it evoked some memories that made her even more unhappy.
Roy said, "Don't play stupid. You and I both know that you're not the kind of person who would be interested in such ill-gotten gains, tell me what made you change your mind."
Selena made a slightly disappointed expression: "Seriously, I thought Batman would come to me in person. ”
"Batman is seriously injured and is now inconvenient to move." Barbara Road.
Selena was taken aback: "What's going on"
"Actually, that's the question we're here to ask you." Roy said, "He was ambushed while chasing you and fell into Crime Alley. We hope you can provide some clues that may be useful. ”
"I'm sorry to hear about these Batmans, he's okay"
"He'll be fine." Barbara said, "He's Batman, after all." ”
Selena breathed a sigh of relief: "yes, after all, he's Batman." Okay, okay. But I didn't know anything about it, and I didn't even know that something had happened to him, so I'm sorry I can't help much. ”
"Or you can start with why you're suddenly interested in a kidnapping ransom." "We suspect that the anomalies in this series of cases are the work of one person, and that person is likely to be the one who ambushed Batman." So you tell us the reason why you want that than ransom,
Maybe it can help us with our investigation. ”
Selena glanced at the two of them and sighed.
"It's not that I want the money." She said. "It's poison ivy that wants it."
Roy and Barbara looked at each other.
"Poison ivy, how did she get involved with this?" Roy asked.
Selena snorted and gritted her teeth, "She manipulated me with that weird spore gas of hers, forcing me to do something against my will. Of course, I don't feel guilty for snatching a box of money or anything, but no one can play with my consciousness"
Roy continued, "So it seems that you don't know where Poison Ivy is"
Selena shook her head, "When I gave her the ransom, she was in a suite on the top floor of the Gotham Tower. But I went to look for her again, and it was empty, so she slipped away. The next time I see her, I'm going to take a good look at whether her blood is red or green. ”
Roy and Barbara exchanged glances.
It looked like there wasn't any more information from Selena, and Roy held out his hand. Leaving a communicator on the table, he said, "We'll find her too." If we need anything, we will come to you. If you have any information, please contact us with this. ”
After saying that, the two of them escaped into the darkness behind them and left.
However, the visit was not useless, and now the clues point to Poison Ivy. If Poison Ivy is also part of this mysterious mastermind, it might be helpful to figure out what role she plays in it.
Return to the colony.
"I was careless, and I didn't pay attention to the Poison Ivy Girl's movements." Roy stared at the computer screen. said, "Since the last time I released Poison Ivy. I tried to get her to reassure her that her ecologicalism wouldn't go overboard, at least not as a dangerous crime. Because in my opinion, she's just another person trying to do good, but she
The object of the rescue is not humans, but plants. But I was wrong, people like Pamela Aisley will soon reveal a different kind of identity. ”
"Green" Barbara quipped, shrugging.
"The nature of crime." Roy pulled up the recent news on the screen. "Two nights ago, there was an attack at the Burgon Street Foundry, the entire building was razed to the ground, and two night watchmen were taken to Gotham General Hospital. A similar incident occurred not so long ago at the Langsford paper mill. Six night shift workers were injured. ”
"Do you think she did it, is there any evidence that makes you think so?"
Roy said, "No. But this type of attack, as well as the choice of targets, (.cm) has a more than 80% probability of being eco-terrorism. The fact that the people who were attacked ended up in hospitals instead of morgues reinforces my belief that poison ivy may have been responsible for both attacks. If I had been staring at poison ivy, I should have noticed, but unfortunately I let her go free. So indirectly, these innocent victims are admitted to the hospital, and I have a share of responsibility. ”
"No kidding, you just chose to give her a chance." Barbara said, "You didn't do anything wrong. ”
Roy no longer dwelled on the topic, and instead called up another piece of information on the computer, saying: "But after I did some research, I found that the Bergan Street Factory and the Lanceford Paper Mill are the latest batch of heavily polluting factories in Gotham, and both have been arraigned several times by the court. And it just so happens that the two factories belong to the same group. While we certainly know how corrupt this clique is to the bone, it is legally legitimate, belonging to Oswald Kobreport. ”
Barbara is certainly familiar with the name, and everyone calls this boss "Copote", which is the Penguin Man of Gotham's crime leader.
"That's good," Barbara shrugged unpleasantly, "Poison Ivy is trying to kick Copote's ass, and we're going to help Copoy stop her instead." ”
"Who said they were going to stop her," Roy chuckled, "to be honest, I don't really mind if Poison Ivy messes up Copote's factory." We're just going to find her and ask questions about the bandage man. As for the eco-terrorist attacks, it's better to pretend that you didn't see them. "To be continued.