Chapter 2024: Knight's Horror Night (VIII)

The light from the computer screen shone on Batman's face, making his expression look particularly solemn. While browsing the records sent by Nightwing that existed in the Prophet system, he asked Peter without looking back: "Are you listening in?" Penguin’s communication?”

"No, I called the military and the FBI and I wanted to know what they were doing, and the person who answered the phone from the FBI was named Amanda Waller, but no one answered the military's phone.

"I found information marking equipment and a unique military vehicle code on that military vehicle, which means there is a military base in Gotham City. I think their phone lines may be down, so I plan to directly enter their radio channel Contact them."

"Because I was just planning to make a phone call, I did not use a covert monitoring band. When I entered the channel, I heard a man named Oswald talking to an officer named Binns."

"You were discovered by them." Batman said: "Next time, remember to encrypt whoever you contact via radio."

"I will." Peter nodded and said, "I still underestimated the severity of your universe. I didn't expect that all official institutions were exposed like a sieve."

"What did they say in the conversation?"

"The man named Oswald, oh, I later found his code name in the list of super criminals you listed, which is Penguin. He used certain things in exchange for a batch of military equipment and arms. They are Negotiate storage location for secondary supplies.”

"The officer asked that he must completely erase the painting and information markings on this batch of equipment before it can be used. Penguin did not answer."

Batman frowned, which made sense if that was the case.

An obvious clue is that from the time the Scarecrow and his group appeared to the time they were chased, all their equipment was military equipment, whether it was military vehicles, weapons, or communication equipment.

Let's not talk about whether Scarecrow, a chemist who has been in jail all year round, can knock out military-standard equipment out of thin air. There certainly are not enough materials and equipment in Arkham Asylum for him to create these things.

But it is unlikely that the military will blatantly provide this kind of equipment to a madman with a criminal record, especially a madman in Gotham. Batman knows that they are not willing to get involved in these messes in Gotham.

But if Penguin, the black boss who takes both black and white, is there to bridge the gap, everything will be much easier.

As the controller of the Wayne Group, Batman certainly knows that Oswald is involved with the military, the FBI, Gotham gangs and various black and white forces. This is why the Penguin is in Gotham, a city full of talents. One of the important reasons why he can stand up is that his connections are really wide.

I'm afraid it was Penguin who bribed a certain quartermaster at the Gotham military base, secretly obtained a large amount of military equipment, and then provided it to Scarecrow.

It's not surprising that the Penguin and the Scarecrow cooperate, after all, both of them were former patients of Arkham Asylum, but the biggest problem is that the Scarecrow does not seem to provide enough benefits to the Penguin.

Penguin is a businessman, and it will do him no good to mess up Gotham. On the contrary, now that most people in Gotham are in a coma, Penguin's business will definitely not be done.

At this time, Batman remembered an incident a few weeks ago. Gotham's famous gang leader Black Mask was found dead in his home, and all the property of the Sionis family was looted.

Although the Sionnis family is not as good as the Wayne family, it is still a famous family in Gotham. Although it has declined by the time of Black Mask, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

And as a gang boss, Black Mask has always been Penguin's rival in the underworld, and the Oswald family declined earlier than the Sionnis family, so Black Mask has always been a big trouble for Penguin.

Then it was Scarecrow who found a way to kill Black Mask, and at the same time looted his property and handed it over to Penguin. Penguin helped him bribe the quartermaster and obtained a large amount of military equipment.

The first batch of military equipment should have been used in Scarecrow's first wave of offensive, including the military vehicle captured by Batman.

Before the second batch of equipment arrived, Peter accidentally overheard the conversation between the Penguin and the bribed quartermaster, so the Penguin sent someone to kidnap Peter.

At the same time, the theft of equipment was discovered within the army, but this should not be enough for them to make some extreme decisions, but if they contact the FBI helicopter that appeared over Gotham, it would all make sense.

The FBI definitely didn't come here without purpose. They probably got the news through some channels that the military provided equipment to Gotham terrorists, and they sent people here to collect evidence.

The FBI and the military have never dealt with each other. It can even be said that they are in a competitive relationship and have old grudges. Both sides are constantly stumbling and holding back the other, and they will definitely not let go of the other's pigtails. opportunity.

The military will not allow the FBI to obtain such strong evidence, which will make them very passive in Congress. However, the theft of equipment is a foregone conclusion. It is useless to simply stop FBI agents. All-pervasive agents will always have a way to obtain it. evidence.

Then the best solution is to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces. As long as the location where the equipment is stored is bombed, the FBI will never be able to get the evidence.

It is not difficult to locate certain equipment. There are markings on any standard equipment of the US military, especially on transport vehicles and combat vehicles, which have emergency signal transmitters. As long as such signals are located, it is easy to lock the position.

"Have you seen the Penguin?" Batman asked.

Peter nodded and tilted his head slightly to one side, and Batman saw the shallow scar on his jaw.

"Although it may be a bit offensive to say this, he asked me if you have any special fetishes, saying that your assistant should not appear in the Bat Cave, but more suitable for his strip bar."    Batman's back of the hand was bulging with blue veins.

Looking at Batman's back as he strode away, Peter gently touched his ear and said to the air: "Hello? Doctor, are you still there? This is not good, right? I always feel that we should not stimulate him so much..."

"Relax, Peter." Schiller's voice came to Peter's ears more slowly, and it was very similar to the thunder on a rainy night in Gotham.

Peter realized that this was not the doctor, and then he heard him say: "This sentence is not to stimulate Batman."

"You tell him first that the brain waves between people may affect each other, and the fear gas will affect brain waves."

"He was infected with the fear gas when he was injured before. He must suspect that his brain waves were also affected, but why did he have a dream about Jason after being affected?"

"Is it a dream, or the reality seen after the brain waves are connected? Batman can't be sure, but he can doubt it. He is very good at doubting."

"If the scene in the dream may be reality, then perhaps his missing assistant was kidnapped, but ordinary people will not kidnap his assistant. In other words, kidnapping instead of killing There must be a purpose for killing someone. "

"During Jason's disappearance, no one threatened Batman with this, so what is Jason's value to the kidnapper?"

Peter slowly widened his eyes, opened his mouth slightly and closed it, covered his mouth with his fingers and said: "So that sentence actually implies that it was the Penguin who killed Jason... God, Batman won't kill him? ! "

"Batman doesn't kill people." Schiller's tone was stained with a smile, and he continued: "This originally united family always has many conflicts because of this matter."

"But, Peter, you have to remember that death is never the best retribution, you have more ways to turn it into a gift.

"When things start to develop in an ordinary and boring direction, perhaps, you should be bolder."

"Bolder..." Peter whispered.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps behind him. Peter turned around and found that Poison Ivy was standing at the corner and looking around. When she found Peter looking back at her, she raised her eyebrows and said: "Batman is gone?"

"Yes. "Peter nodded, still thinking about it, and then asked: "Do you think I should be bolder?"

Poison Ivy showed an unbelievable expression and said: "Bolder? ! You mean your actions just now were not bold enough? !"

Poison Ivy raised her hands high, then shook them down and said: "You destroyed Gotham an hour ago! Twice! All the super criminals in the entire Arkham Asylum are not as brilliant as you!"

"And Batman is still worried about you. He just called Alfred and asked the old butler to watch you and tell you not to go out. God, this is the only right decision he made! Can't you be honest for a while? !"

Peter shook his head and said: "This is my first exam. Although my instructor is more biased towards me, there are other professors who will review it on the spot, and one of them is particularly strict. "

"I think I've learned well, especially in terms of basic knowledge. There are one or two small highlights in the topic selection, but after all, I skipped the undergraduate course and went directly to the postgraduate defense. If there is no complete and eye-catching achievement..."

Peter shook his head, as if he was not satisfied with his performance. Suddenly, inspiration came to him, and Peter raised his head slightly, as if he had an idea.

In the theater of Schiller's Thinking Tower, it was also very lively at this time. Greed had stood up from his seat. He slapped the table and said: "Spider-Man has the most basic moral bottom line. First, he doesn't kill people. Second, he also hates extreme violence. This means that his topic selection must have great limitations and cannot be so grand. Moreover, it is not only meaningful to create a big scene. Do you understand?"

"How old is he? ! He just graduated from graduate school. On the one hand, he has to take care of experiments, and on the other hand, he has to learn to be a superhero. When he was under my command, he didn't have so many opportunities to participate in formal projects. He dared to choose Arkham Knight as the first exam question, which fully proved his academic spirit! "

"Also, didn't a certain outstanding graduate also have no way to deal with the conflict between father and son? Has the industry given any real solution to the patriarchal proposition? This is an unsolvable proposition, and we need this kind of students who are brave enough to explore difficult propositions!"

"Arrogant rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, sighed and said: "Can you calm down? I just want him to explain his thinking on how to deal with Batman's reaction just now..."

"What is there to explain? ! Would you stand up and read the answers in the middle of an exam? Oh, you might really be able to do it, after all, during college exams, teachers are all unconscious in their offices!"

"Greed." The morbidity next to him shouted.

"Also, don't give any sudden prompts during the defense. What if it's a prompt and it's actually interference?" Greedy knocked on the table again and said, "Don't make any sudden noises! Otherwise, I'll unplug the network cable!"