Chapter 55: Heart-Shaped Grass? Lost weapons
"Dare to probe the news related to them, spy on their changes in power.
Aren't you afraid that your audacity will send waves in the dark water and attract sharks? ”
Selina paused after warning, and turned to an angry expression.
"And, are you overestimating the abilities of a thief?"
What is the difference between throwing her a gun and asking her to assassinate the president, and maybe the consequences of assassinating the president.
Retracting his gaze from the street where it was raining lightly and people coming and going, David, who had changed into a crisp black suit, smiled at Catwoman sitting on the sofa in the house.
"I'm sure you can.
You're no ordinary thief. ”
There are too many gang bosses in Gotham who can be named, and it is undoubtedly faster to have definite news than to find them one by one.
"No way!"
When it comes to life-threatening, the young catwoman resolutely refuses.
"If you get the attention of those people and have no bones left, it is better to be caught by the police and go to jail for a few years at most."
"How many years in prison?"
David raised his eyebrows, his tone cold.
"Don't secretly commute your sentence.
I'm guessing the things you steal add up to a hundred years. ”
Catwoman's goal is not only precious jewelry, but also a variety of precious artifacts.
"Either way, it's better than dead."
After hearing David's purpose, Selina no longer cared about his threat, and got up angrily and walked out of the room, and a single photo may not be able to convict her, she just doesn't want to attract the attention of the police station.
Even if you go to prison, you may still be able to escape from prison.
Prison guards are not necessarily more secure than private museums.
She went to the museum to steal like home, and the prison couldn't trap her for long.
"Why don't you make an offer?"
"I'm not interested in money."
Directly rejecting David's temptation of money, Selena's hand looked like she was about to touch the doorknob and leave.
Shout!
A ten-cent coin, like a projectile from a shotgun, shattered the brass doorknob.
"You...... What do you want? ”
Like a fried cat, she turned around and slammed into a fighting stance, as if facing a great enemy.
"How did you do that?
By hand? ”
Selina was shocked to see David retract his hand that had popped out the coin.
"Money you are not interested in, jewelry you may have a lot of.
But there are things you've never been exposed to. ”
David smiled mysteriously.
"In our country, there is a cave where the runaway slaves of the last century hid, and there they secretly planted a strange herb brought from Africa, called the heart-shaped grass."
"Heart-shaped grass?"
Catwoman wondered.
"After eating heart-shaped grass, a person's physical fitness, strength and speed will reach the limit of the human body."
"Really?"
These fantastical words made her face full of suspicion.
The most important thing as a thief is to know how to read words and feelings, and know who is best to attack and who cannot be provoked.
She had studied psychology a little, but when David said that heart-shaped grass could make people reach the limits of the human body, it didn't look like a lie.
And if there is no heart-shaped grass, how can the strength of this guy be explained?
"So, I give you the news you want, and you give me heart-shaped grass?"
Selina will be skeptical.
……
"Are you going to go motocross again this time?"
On the thirteenth basement floor of the Wayne Building, Lucius Fox, who is in charge of the technology R&D and application department of the Wayne Group, said with a smile when he saw his deceased friend's son coming.
"By the way, I just saw your headline,
Bruce Wayne, who has been missing for many years, appears at a high-level meeting of the Wayne Group. ”
Bruce smiled.
This morning, when William Earle convened a board meeting to discuss the listing, he officially reappeared in front of everyone, and without doing anything, he interrupted the meeting, and several directors who agreed said they would think again.
"Gotham doesn't seem to have forgotten me." He sighed.
After the day he tried to shoot Joe Chell, who was released on parole, and almost fell into darkness, he left Gotham and has been traveling outside, learning all kinds of knowledge, honing himself, and has disappeared from the public eye for six years.
"Your family has made a part of Gotham prosperous, and they will never forget you." Looking at the young man in front of him, thinking of his deceased friend, the old man sighed.
"Mr. Fawkes, I wonder if there are any clothes that have a particular deterrent effect against laser weapons?"
After a couple of conversations, Bruce Wayne cut to the chase.
"What's the reason for this time?
Alpine climbing, caving, or base jumping? ”
Putting away his emotions, Lucius teased.
The son of his deceased friend used these excuses to take several high-tech tools with him.
"I ......"
Bruce choked.
To be honest, even with his cleverness, he can't think of any reason why a rich second generation who eats, drinks and has fun needs to face laser weapons.
"It's okay if you don't want to tell me exactly what you're doing, at least I don't have to lie when I'm asked."
The old man humorously and thoughtfully revealed this topic.
Bruce was silent, his own high-tech equipment might be able to hide it from others, and he definitely couldn't hide from the old man in front of him who handed over several pieces of equipment to him.
The two tacitly did not continue the topic.
"There's a semi-finished product."
Leading Bruce to a box with a curtain lid to lift the dusty curtain, from which he pulls out a pair of black bracers.
"Energy-absorbing bracers, made of superconducting composite materials, light as carbon fiber, but have the ability to resist swords, the main thing is ......"
Approaching a work table with his bracers, Lucius taps the bracers with an electric stunner.
An electric current flashed on the bracers, and the light flashed and faded.
"Absorbed?"
Seeing this scene, Bruce's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask.
"Lasers too?"
"As long as it's energy, it's fine, just a little ......" Lucius raised a finger solemnly: "Once the absorption limit is reached, a little more will explode!" ”
"Powerful enough to blow up the protection of a tank, if a person wears it......"
Needless to say, it will become a piece of minced meat.
"So it's a semi-finished product."
Such a glaring and fatal flaw, Bruce frowned.
"Why don't you keep researching."
"One is that ordinary people don't have the need to face Star Wars Stormtroopers.
The second is ......"
After a slight joke, Lucius spread his arms and a look of loneliness on his face, motioning for him to look at the empty floor.
"Wayne Enterprises' technology and R&D department has ceased to exist in name only.
Earl believes that with the foundation left by Wayne Enterprises for more than ten years, there is no need to invest large sums of money in scientific and technological research and development for the time being. ”
"For example, AK47 has been sold all over the world for decades."
He hinted that some businesses are simple but profitable.
“ak47?”
Bruce was keenly aware of his tone and didn't know why he mentioned it.
"In the past, the development of weapons was only part of the Wayne Group's business, but a few years ago the focus began to shift, and now the group's revenue is dominated by arms."
"What?"
Bruce Wayne's face changed, he had been deep into the war zone, he had seen the damage caused by the war to people, and gritted his teeth.
"How dare he do such a thing in Wayne's name."
"When it comes to arms, there's one thing that might be important, and I need to tell you."
Thinking of something, Lucius frowned, his face solemn.
"What?"
"In recent days, the Wayne Group has lost a large tech weapon used in warfare."