Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Blockade
"There it is!" Barbara exclaimed excitedly. She was so excited every time she found something.
"How?" Roy asked.
Barbara said: "There are not many female doctors in Arkham Asylum, and this is the only one who has been transferred in two months. Penny Lou? Yang, a doctor with a Ph.D. in chemistry, was transferred to Arkham two months ago. I just looked at some of her private profiles and bills, and guess what? The doctor turned out to have a secret account in a Swiss bank! ”
Opening an account in a Swiss bank is usually the practice of wealthy people. Because of the sheer confidentiality of customer information and the reputation of Swiss banks, corrupt officials and gangsters alike like turn to Swiss banks to conceal the secrets of their wealth. It is intriguing why one of Arkham's new doctors would need to open a private account in a Swiss bank.
Barbara continued while holding down the mouse and pulling the screen, "There's a guy named Jack? White's men sent a lot of money to her account intermittently until the remittance stopped a month ago. ”
At this point, she paused, raised her tone and said, "Huh? Wait, no, it's not stopping. Penny Lou? Ms. Yang seems to have taken the initiative to lock her account and refused the other party's remittance in a strong way. ”
Roy said, "So we can assume she's doing a study, this one is called Jack?" Wright's — most likely pseudonym, of course — investors continued to invest in her for some time, but she somehow pulled out. Check the date when she froze her account, is it between October and November? ”
"What happened on October 25th?" Barbara asked.
Roy said, "It was during that time that I caught the Joker in Arkham. ”
Barbara was taken aback: "So you mean, this Jack?" White, is that the Joker? ”
"Even if it's not, it's likely to be the Joker's subordinate." Roy said, "According to what Guard Robert told me, it's likely that the Joker went to the insane asylum to find this Pennylou?" Dr. Yang's. Whatever his purpose, he's had been in the asylum for over a week now. This is not good news. ”
"So what are you going to do next?" Barbara asked.
"Go directly to her residence and meet our Dr. Yang." Roy said, "Straight to the point, maybe she'll tell us what the Joker wants from her." ”
"Hahaha," the clown's laughter echoed a few times down the hallway, and he said, "My dear old bat, you wouldn't think I'd make things so simple, would you?" I've been preparing for this party tonight for so long, so I'm taking it a little seriously! ”
He was chattering endlessly on the TV above the hallway, and there was already a mess below. Countless thugs flocked to the central point - Batman.
But Batman is so brave that no one person, or a group of people, can stop him. There were fewer and fewer thugs around him, and more and more were lying on the ground. Ten minutes later, there was no place to lie on the floor, and Batman was the last one standing.
"Wow! You did it! But I'm not surprised at all, because it's just an appetizer! The clown shouted, "Hurry up, bat!" The night is very short, and we still have a lot of programs, so if you don't hurry up, you may not be able to catch up! ”
Batman leaned against the wall for a moment, and taking down such a number of enemies in one fell swoop was also a challenge to his physical strength.
But he adjusted in a matter of seconds, ignoring the endless chatter of clowns on the TV, and continued to walk on the ground.
He projected a blue virtual screen through the built-in computer on his glove wrist, displaying the map Alfred had passed to him.
After two quick turns, he came to an elevator. The location he is now in is underground, specifically designed to house felons, and this is the only elevator that goes straight to the ground.
The moment Batman approached the elevator, the sound of metal rubbing against him could be heard overhead. With his incomparable experience, he quickly rolled backwards alertly, and the two elevator doors exploded open, and he was able to avoid them. But the powerful shockwave couldn't be avoided after all, and Batman's whole person was blown away.
"Hahahaha! You're careless, bat! You stepped on my trap so easily, well, you almost stepped on my trap, and I have to admit that you reacted quite quickly, which I have always admired. The clown's voice came from a loudspeaker in the back.
"So let's move on to the next link, and invite special guests to appear!"
With the clown's shouting, a huge burly body emerged from the deformed elevator shaft. Earthy brown skin, hateful face, covered in something resembling bone spurs. He was a full three meters tall, which made it impossible for him to be crammed into such a small elevator, and he must have been standing at the top of the elevator just now.
No, maybe he collapsed the elevator.
Batman frowned. He would not be afraid of such an enemy, as an ordinary person of flesh and blood, he had faced even more terrible enemies. But the big man in front of him gave him a bad feeling, and he couldn't help but think of an old enemy who was very similar.
In Gotham City, Pennylou? Dr. Yang's home.
Penny Lou? Dr. Yang's husband was sitting in front of the computer and was busy doing something when the lights and the computer suddenly went out at the same time.
When he looked up and saw the figure of a bat standing in the darkness in front of him, his heart almost stopped in fright.
"Batman?" He asked, a little uncertain.
The man standing opposite, the Winged Knight, asked in a deep voice, "Your wife is doing a study, tell me what you know about." ”
The gentleman said, "My wife's research? She had mentioned that she was about to make great progress, but she never shared it with me, saying it was a job secret. ”
"She didn't come back?" The Winged Knight continued, "Do you know where she might be going at this time?" ”
"Madhouse." "Pennylou hasn't been back for two or three weeks, and she's been in Arkham all the time," said the husband. She told me that she was making amazing progress there, working overtime day and night to research there. ”
Roy was a little surprised by the new news, but before he could continue asking, Barbara's voice came from the communicator to interrupt him.
"What's the matter?" Roy asked.
Barbara said anxiously, "TV news, the Joker just announced the blockade of Arkham. He has officially announced the complete takeover of Arkham, saying that the entire asylum is under his control, and that the suspension bridge of Arkham Island has been raised to prevent anyone from entering or leaving at will. To make matters worse, I just got a message from the Gotham Police Department that my dad seems to be being held on the island. ”
"Don't worry, Barbara." Roy said, "Well, I just decided to take a trip to Arkham. I will find your father and keep him safe. ”