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Amanda Waller sat up from her priceless sheet, put on her dressing gown and went to the living room, picked up a cup of coffee from the coffee machine with a mug emblazoned with the American flag, and turned on the multi-screen TV in the living room.

In fact, not all of these screens are TVs. Many of them are surveillance footage that surveills the building. Security measures are surprisingly perfect, and it is almost impossible to get close to within fifty meters of the building without alarming any sensors or being caught by cameras. At the same time, every entrance to this location and the only way to get here are guarded by government personnel, and every passerby must be questioned.

"Volcanoes in the Caribbean Sea suddenly come alive at night," said the newscaster on television, "and a stream of ash spews into the sky for miles, and geologists predict a devastating eruption sometime this week." There is information that the Justice League is already assisting the authorities in the evacuation process. ”

Amanda finished her coffee slowly, picked up her personal smartphone and dialed a series of numbers.

"It's me." She said lightly, "Prepare a car for me within 20 minutes, and let the heads of various departments come to the meeting an hour early." ”

By the time I hung up, I was already on the news for the next one.

"Domestic News." "There is still a lot of talk in the political world about the election of Lex Luthor as president, but what Luthor has done is there for everyone to see, especially his outstanding contribution to the invasion of the self-proclaimed 'criminal syndicate' of the otherworldly organization and the disappearance of all members of the Justice League......"

In this abrupt moment, the TV suddenly lost its picture, and all the surveillance videos were also gone. The chandelier that hung directly above the living room, glowing with a brilliant golden light, also lost its light.

Blackout?

Theoretically, this is not possible, and the power supply to Waller's residence is independent, and there are backup generators that will be activated even if there is a power outage, so a natural power outage is almost impossible. The only thing that can cause such a situation is that someone did it deliberately.

Waller didn't show the slightest surprise when she turned her head to spot Batman in the shadows behind her.

"Amanda Waller." Batman said lightly, "A graduate student who won a Roche Scholarship, who later earned a doctorate in philosophy in the field of political science, worked in the intelligence services of three administrations, and disappeared from public view four years ago. The latter part took a little effort, it's 'Sky Eye Club', right? An organization formed specifically to monitor and manage superpowers. ”

Amanda smiled disdainfully: "You expect me to be surprised by this?" Or let me tell me about your resume, you know I can expose you at any time if I want to. ”

"Okay, then let's expose it together and see whose story the public is more interested in." Batman went toe-to-toe, "circumventing a plethora of secret weapons in Congress, illegal cloning experiments, and more." ”

Amanda glared at him coldly and said, "What do you want?" ”

"I want you to see what you're doing."

Amanda also stared at him without giving in, being able to go toe-to-toe with Batman in such a dark environment, and I have to say that her aura is admirable.

"Since that syndicate invasion, our people have done simulations." Amanda began, "The Syndicate is a replica of the Justice League from another Earth, and their wanton behavior on Earth has forced us to start examining whether our own Justice League may be as threatening as theirs. So, we did some simulations – if the Justice League turned into an enemy of Earth...... What do you think the outcome will be? ”

"The question is pointless."

"I said 'hypothetical.'" Amanda said, "As a result, we lose to you every time...... But that was before Cadmus was developed. Now, we have the technology to protect ourselves. ”

Batman glared at her indifferently for a moment and said, "No matter what you think you do again, if you pose a threat to the world, the Justice League will crush you." ”

"If we make a threat?" Amanda sneered as if she had heard some joke, "You got a spaceship floating over our heads, looking down on us like a god." Also, don't think I don't know that the laser weapon of mass destruction you're fiddling with is pointing at the top of our heads. ”

Batman frowned.

The installation of a cannon of mass destruction on the watchtower was a plan that was only launched after the Syndicate invasion, and was highly controversial within the Coalition at the time of its adoption. Theoretically, no one outside the league should know about it, but how did she Waller know?

"Recognize the reality, we are the good people." "We know that in another dimension, the Justice League has ruled the entire planet and established a dictatorship with just a few men. What we do is to protect the country from a real threat – and that is you. ”

Batman was silent for a moment, then didn't say anything more, turned and retreated into the darkness.

After a few seconds, the lights came on and the TV resumed.

Amanda found that her hand holding the phone began to tremble slightly at some point.

Watchtower.

"So shouldn't we evacuate the island as soon as possible?" As the members of the Justice League sat around the table, the Flash complained, "The eruption over there? ”

"It's important, and we'll try to make a long story short." Batman said, "The last time Wingknight helped Supergirl discover a problem within Nuvo, he's been keeping an eye on the project called 'Cadmus'...... Let's talk about it. ”

Roy, who was also sitting at the round table as a member of the Justice League, said: "Half a month ago, a retired general told me about the existence of the 'Cadmus' project. It was a business about the development of weapons, specifically against us. ”

"We never thought we'd take over something, did we?" The Flash spread his hands and said, "Why ......"

"The syndicate made them wonder if we also have the ability to subvert the regime." Batman said, "If that day does come, what can stop us?" ”

"I worked with the Batgirl to investigate all possible funding paths." Roy continued, "But there isn't any money from the federal budget related to the Cadmus project, and that's the first suspicion I noticed, and I think it could be used as a starting point for the next step. ”

Superman pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you have in mind?" ”

"Same as you think, I guess." "Although there is no evidence, I don't think I need to explain why Lex Luthor is so suspicious, right?" But if it's him, then his ability to cover up traces is indeed very powerful, and I have only seen anyone who has such a skill. ”

Batman nodded, "Indeed." You continue to follow up on this trail and see if you can find any connection between Luthor and Project Cadmus. In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on Amanda Waller to see if I can break through with her. ”

"I don't think we have anything to worry about." Green Lantern leaned back in his seat and put his hands behind his head, "What do you mean by that?" If there's one problem that the best detectives in the world can't solve, it's two. (To be continued.) )