Chapter Seventy-Six: Gotham Bank Is My Family's!
Batman didn't hide his tracks, and drove the Batmobile directly onto Gotham Street, swaggering towards the fast food restaurant where the crime occurred.
Ian sat in the passenger seat, looked out the window at the buildings flying by, and said to Batman, "If you want to announce to Gotham that you're back, just stop in front of the reporters crowded around the fast-food restaurant and make sure you're in the headlines tomorrow." All gangsters have to be men with their tails between their legs. ”
"The news can only make me visible to those who have a television set."
Batman said in a deep voice, "There are many people in the corners of Gotham who can't even see the TV, and this is the only way to let them know that I'm back." ”
Ian shifted his ass to find a comfortable position, and with a lollipop in his mouth, he said vaguely, "Well, it seems that the system you spent so much effort to build for Gotham didn't work very quickly. ”
Batman grunted at the top of his throat: "You used the Wayne Group to fight the Penguins in a clever way, they will be quiet for a long time. None of these people will give me trouble until we solve the magical threat. ”
"Don't get me wrong, Batman!" Ian fiddled with the lollipop in his mouth with his tongue and explained, "This is your city, your people. I am an outsider and have no authority to dictate your actions. ”
"Thank you for your respect for me."
Batman is quite like a donkey, as long as he talks to him, he will not be treated with a death gaze.
"But you still have your own opinion about Gotham."
"I'm not a wooden person, so of course I have an idea of what I've been through."
Ian sucked the melted lollipop into his throat, "But now is not the time to discuss these, we can talk about these things when these trials and troubles are resolved." ”
"Difficulties are always one after another, and there is never an end to them!" Batman made a rare exclamation of reality.
Ian replied, "For the sake of the world we are pursuing, for the people we are trying to protect, these are the prices that must be paid. ”
"Till death!"
Batman was ready for this, he hit the brakes, the Batmobile's braking system locked the wheels, and a drift stopped in front of the fast food restaurant.
The ejection system under the seat kicks in, catapulting Batman out, he spreads his cape, and a beautiful glide lands in front of reporters.
Seeing the living Batman again, the crowd around the fast-food restaurant instantly threw aside the attack in front of them, and all flocked to the Dark Knight to ask what was going on with his recent disappearance.
Other reporters have already had tomorrow's headline in mind: Is Batman real or fake?
Batman didn't want to pay attention to these reporters who could only use his pen, he flicked his cloak, turned around coldly, walked into the fast food restaurant, and saw Ian shaking hands with Gordon.
He sneaks into a fast-food restaurant while everyone is paying attention to Batman.
"Batman, you were so handsome when you threw your cloak just now, like a scumbag who rejected a girl."
Ian gave him a thumbs up and made a joke.
"Concentrate on it!" Batman was speechless when he heard the example Ian had given.
"Jim, what the hell is going on here?"
Gordon listened to Batman's businesslike tone, opened his hands and said, "We're old friends, aren't you going to explain to me what has happened in the past few days?" ”
"That's complicated!" Batman thought of Jason and decided not to bring it up now.
"We're still focused on the case at hand, what did the scarecrow do?"
"He's always so stubborn!" Gordon spat on Ian, and then asked the unrelated officers to leave for a while.
Batman looked at Ian and Gordon suspiciously: "When did you two become good friends who could complain about me together?" ”
"Ian is more likable than you ice cube!"
Gordon half-joked, then got down to business: "According to the surveillance footage, someone deliberately left the bag with the fear gas in the store and opened the valve. ”
"This time, the fear gas took effect quickly, and as soon as the person who threw the bag walked out of the store, the surrounding diners went crazy. The police officers who came forward to check on were also infected by poison gas and drew their guns and fired indiscriminately. ”
"As soon as the gunshots rang out, the scene spiraled out of control, and by the time we arrived, there was only a room full of corpses."
Ian crouched in front of the corpses that had not yet had time to be transported, and pressed his index and middle fingers against their chests, the corpses were completely stiff, and some strange fluid oozed from the surface.
Batman searches the store for important evidence or clues from the police.
A few minutes later, the two said in unison:
"Why here?"
"What?" Gordon was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "Yes, Gotham is so big, and there are so many important targets. The city government, the Wayne Building, Gotham University, why did he abandon these high-value targets and choose such an ordinary fast food restaurant? ”
Ian shook his head: "Demonstration? If it weren't for the forensic medical examiner's detection of the fear gas, no one would have thought that a scarecrow would be involved. ”
Batman ended his check: "There are no hidden compartments here, safes, not a penny of money at the cash register. ”
"Then that's what he's doing to get started with this fast food restaurant."
Gordon pulled out the paperwork: "I got people to register the names of everyone in the fast food restaurant, maybe I can find something out of this." ”
"No need to bother!"
Ian pointed to the list of outstanding employees on the wall and said, "I didn't expect this store to have a good example of abandoning evil and following good!" ”
Batman and Gordon turned their heads and saw a familiar name - Harley Quinn!
Harley on the wall has been washed off all the oil paint, wearing a fast-food restaurant uniform, with a big sunny smile on her face instead of a frightening sneer.
"What's wrong with the world?" Gordon took off his glasses and wiped them again, unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Harley Quinn even found a serious job, and she became an excellent employee."
Batman said in a deep voice, "Don't look at people with old eyes, Jim! If Hallie is really willing to stabilize, it's proof that our fight over the past years has not been fruitless. ”
"Yes, if all the criminals could make Harley Quinn like this, our work would be much easier."
Ian interrupted the two to reminisce, "So where is our Miss Hallie Quinn now?" Why was she attacked? ”
"It's been a long time since I've heard anything related to Harley Harleyn. I'm referring to the police report! ”
Gordon suddenly discovers that Harley Quinn doesn't seem to be a Harley Quinn anymore.
"I know where Hallie lives, Ian, let's go."
Gordon was old and he was no longer fit to fight on the front line, so he didn't keep up.
Ian wondered, "How do you know where Harley lives?" ”
A weird smile appeared under Batman's mask: "All the money of the criminals in Gotham is stored in the Gotham Bank, and the Wayne Group is the largest shareholder of the bank!" ”
Ian smiled and shook his head, he was already pitying the criminals.
Those people never had any chance of defeating Batman.
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