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Chapter 212

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Evening, Wei En Manor.

The Mayor of Gotham stood before the microphone and spoke eloquently. The celebrities attending the memorial service were all dressed in suits and gowns, dragging their dresses on the floor, holding wine glasses in their hands, each with their own thoughts.

"Harvey Dent Day may not be a traditional public holiday, but we are here tonight because it is one of the important days."

"Harvey Dent stood firm, uncompromising in the face of organized crime, making Gotham safer than it was before he died, that is, eight years ago."

"This city has experienced a historic turning point. No city is without crime, but this city has no organized crime, because of Harvey Dent, because of the Dent Act."

"The Dent Act gave law enforcement agencies the power to fight against thugs. Now people mention repealing the Dent Act; to them, I just want to say, with me here, it's impossible!"

Applause rang out following the Mayor's speech.

The service staff invited by Wei En Manor, wearing black maid outfits and carrying trays full of wine, walked through the crowd with their heads lowered.

"Selina's maid outfit is on par with her Catwoman uniform; it's absolutely stunning." Su Quan, who was also in the crowd, watched Selina's shuttling figure and secretly gave a thumbs up.

He remembered that in the movie, Selina would take the opportunity to steal Bruce Wei En's fingerprints and even kicked over his cane.

The Bruce Wei En this time wasn't the semi-cripple who had truly experienced eight years of time; it probably wouldn't be that simple for Selina to succeed.

Speaking of which, Selina stealing fingerprints was to trade with a certain guy for a cleaning program that could clear criminal records.

That is to say, she wanted to be an ordinary person, or rather, wanted to live openly under the sun; he could use this to tease her.

Besides Catwoman Selina, Su Quan's other target, Miranda, was also at the scene.

Miranda Tate, on the surface, was one of the board members of Wei En Enterprises and also a philanthropist, and later even gained Bruce Wei En's trust to become the CEO of Wei En Enterprises.

But her true identity was the daughter of the League of Assassins leader Ra's al Ghul, whose real name was Talia al Ghul.

After Ra's al Ghul died, she inherited her father's legacy and wanted to destroy Gotham.

How should I put it, this is also a ruthless person, or rather, a femme fatale.

She cheated Bruce Wei En out of money and sex, and in the end, even gave him a stab; she stabbed him quite ruthlessly. The back-breaking maniac Bane was her man.

It's just a pity, she died in the end.

The Harvey Dent Day memorial service was just one of the activities tonight. Following the resignation of old Commissioner Gordon, the next part was the highlight that many people were looking forward to tonight.

The welcome party held for Bruce Wei En, who had disappeared for eight years and returned!

The Bruce Wei En in the movie didn't appear formally at all tonight, but now, Bruce Wei En, wearing a well-fitting suit and showing a social smile, was socializing in the crowd.

Su Quan quietly came behind Miranda Tate and, like a prank, greeted her in her ear: "Hi."

Miranda Tate was startled and almost threw the wine glass in her hand.

"You, you scared me!" Miranda Tate turned around to look at Su Quan, whom she didn't know, and frowned.

Su Quan smiled apologetically and reached out his hand: "Sorry, my name is Su Quan."

Miranda Tate had no intention of reaching out, just smiled perfunctorily and turned around, preparing to leave.

Su Quan withdrew his hand: "Is it so impolite? Miss Miranda Tate, or should I say, Miss Talia."

Miranda Tate, who had already turned around, stopped abruptly upon hearing this, and then turned around, her face full of confusion.

"I am Miranda Tate, who is this Talia you speak of? Did you mistake me for someone else?"

Su Quan was silent and speechless, glancing at Miranda Tate's hand.

Miranda Tate noticed his gaze, smiled, and reached out her hand: "Hello, I am Miranda Tate."

One second, five seconds, ten seconds—

Su Quan didn't reach out, just looked at her steadily like that.

Miranda Tate maintained a stiff smile on the surface and continued to hold her hand up, while deep down she had already decided that after figuring out why he knew her identity, she would make him pay the price.

Five minutes later.

Miranda Tate, who was so embarrassed she couldn't help but want to curl her toes, finally saw the other party reach out his hand.

It's just that the other party didn't shake hands with her, but very abruptly brushed the hair by her ear and even leaned his body over directly.

"Talia al Ghul, I hope that next time we meet, you have already thought about how to face me. If you are this rude again, you won't have the chance to complete your father's last wish..."

After Su Quan finished speaking, he raised his head, smiled at the shocked Miranda Tate, and left, brushing past her.

Miranda Tate subconsciously turned to look at him, but in the time it took to turn around, the person was gone.

She looked around nearby, searching everywhere, but couldn't find the figure of this man at all.

It was as if—it was as if he had disappeared into thin air.

Or perhaps, he didn't exist at all?

Miranda Tate took a deep breath and calmed down, temporarily not considering the matter of this man; her target today was Bruce Wei En.

However, the strange thing was that Bruce Wei En, who was just socializing in the crowd, didn't know where he had gone!

Bruce Wei En was currently in his own room, silently looking at a maid who was apologizing to him.

"Your necklace is truly beautiful, it reminds me of my mother's necklace. It couldn't be the same one, could it?"

Bruce Wei En looked at the pearl necklace on her neck and chuckled, making a joke that wasn't funny to Selina.

Selina scratched her neck in embarrassment, but a string of beads on her wrist made Bruce Wei En's slightly smug smile freeze instantly.

"This is—"

"How did you get this string of beads?!"

Bruce Wei En pointed to the beads on Selina's wrist and questioned her sternly in a serious and cold tone.

Selina seemed to be frightened by his reaction and touched the beads at a loss: "This, this was a gift from my boyfriend, what's wrong?"

Boyfriend?

Your boyfriend's name is Su Quan?

Your boyfriend is the Lord of the Void?

When Bruce Wei En was looking for Su Quan, he naturally investigated the beauty who was traveling with him, that is, the thief in front of him.

Selina Kyle, a wanted jewel thief, a con artist!

Precisely because he investigated her during the day, Bruce Wei En came up when he discovered outside that she had actually entered the villa in the guise of a service maid, and that was how he discovered she had stolen something.

Bruce Wei En pointed to the bracelet and said to Selina: "How about I trade your bracelet for the necklace?"

Selina subconsciously gripped the bracelet: "I said, this is a gift from my boyfriend. If you want it—you have to pay more!"

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