Chapter 2056: A Knight
Peter Parker is researching a certain virus.
This is really the worst news, Robin thought.
He just wanted to go back to the Batcave to see if he could get more research data, when he met Nightwing on the way.
"Are you okay? I plan to go to the Zhong Lou and let Barbara see if she can restore the base's surveillance footage." Nightwing said this while sitting in the car.
Robin originally wanted to go back to the Batcave, but he felt it might be safer to go to Barbara's now, so the two got in the car together and came to the Zhong Lou. Very coincidentally, Barbara also happened to have something to find them.
"You have to come and see this." Barbara sat in front of the computer and pointed to the computer screen and said to Robin: "I tried to investigate the usage records of various networked devices in Cat Getan City to find out who spread the anesthetic."
"I investigated major medical laboratories, chemical laboratories, and even most of the laboratories known to Batman, but there were no results."
"So the other party is unexpectedly clever?"
"No, this is exactly his biggest flaw." Barbara shook her head and said: "This shows that the equipment used by the other party either doesn't connect to the internet, or I can't get in."
"If it's the former, it's hard to check." Nightwing said: "These devices usually don't need to have network functions, right?"
"On the contrary, equipment capable of stunning everyone in Cat Getan in an instant must have corresponding safety measures. It may not connect to the internet, but it must connect to the security control center through a local area network."
"Like a nuclear bomb and a launch button?"
"More like a launch button and a launch center." Barbara turned her body back and looked at the computer screen and said: "Actually, I had long thought that the only thing capable of creating such a large-scale disaster must be the weather control center in Wei En Tower. Logically speaking, only Batman can enter that place, we can't."
"Do you want to say Batman did it?"
"He wouldn't not do it, but he usually only treats this as a last resort. Making such a big move at the beginning is not Batman's style." Barbara pushed her glasses and said: "I am more inclined to think someone has gained Batman's trust."
Robin knew it was time to say his speculation, but at this time Barbara looked at Dick again and said: "I analyzed the suspicious vehicle images entering and leaving Blüdhaven last night for you, and then I found this."
Barbara pressed a button on the keyboard, and an image appeared on the computer screen. It was shot very vaguely, and it should have been shot from a very high place, but it could clearly see the two people in the driver's seat of the truck.
Robin and Nightwing leaned over to look. They recognized the person in the driver's seat at a glance. Poison Ivy's outfit was really easy to recognize.
When seeing the face of the passenger, Nightwing was startled, but Robin sighed as expected and said: "This makes sense."
"The source of the poison gas that anesthetized the whole city of Cat Getan is also a good piece of evidence. Except for Poison Ivy, no one can do it."
"You don't want to say Peter Parker is a traitor, do you?"
"It's too early to draw such an extreme conclusion now." Barbara interrupted what Robin was about to say and said: "He must have some of his own purposes, and we'd better keep an eye on him."
"No one said no." Robin agreed with this point more. In his view, when Batman wasn't there, Cat Getan was dangerous everywhere, and no matter how careful he was, it wouldn't be too much.
But Nightwing still had worries about this. He said: "We shouldn't easily question any family member..."
"But to some extent, this is already very solid evidence." Robin turned his head to look at the computer screen and said: "Either he betrayed, or he is unstable. It's better to be cautious."
Finally, Robin convinced everyone. Nightwing took his equipment and weapons, Robin was also fully armed, and the two set off to return to the Batcave.
The monitoring equipment in the Batcave operated independently, and the scene inside the Batcave could not be monitored anywhere else. So their first stop after returning to the Batcave was the monitoring room. They had to find where Peter Parker was first, to prevent being ambushed by him.
They soon found Peter Parker, but not in the laboratory, but in Batman's equipment warehouse.
The faces of the two immediately became serious. Nightwing put his hands on the table and stared at the screen and said: "What is he going there for?"
Robin reacted immediately and said: "He wants to get Batman's armor! That is the most dangerous weapon in the world. Stop him quickly!"
The two took their weapons and rushed to the equipment warehouse. After rushing in, they found that Peter was actually pulling the cape on a set of Batman armor. Seeing his unhurried movements, he knew he had discovered the two of them long ago.
After the cape was pulled down, in order to facilitate action, Peter wrapped the cape around his arm.
Seeing this scene, Robin and Nightwing were furious. Nightwing roared: "Put it down!"
"Sorry, I know I shouldn't take it, but I need it!" Peter ran across the wall while turning his head and shouting at the two: "I'll return it when I'm done!"
But how could the two let it go? Stealing Batman's equipment in front of Batman's fanatical fans could be called daring.
This was just because the Joker was dead. If the Joker wasn't dead, the first one chasing wouldn't be Robin's turn.
But Spider-Man really ran very fast. His ability to move between high-rise buildings using spider silk was too suitable for Cat Getan, especially for the Cat Getan of the Arkham Knight. There were not only high-rise buildings here, but also various patrolling drones.
Peter stuck a spider silk on a drone and was taken away from the scene quickly by the drone. Robin and Nightwing's claw hooks hadn't hooked on yet, and Peter was about to disappear on the horizon.
Seeing that this wouldn't work, Robin hurriedly called for Barbara's support. Barbara immediately used satellite positioning to point out the location for the two, and also air-dropped a Batmobile. The two chased up at the fastest speed.
Although Peter wrapped Batman's cape around his arm, he didn't tie it with a rope. When he swung, the cape scattered from his forearm.
Peter had to grab the cape with one hand and the spider silk with the other, swinging forward constantly. The soft and tough fabric fluttered in the wind, and in Cat Getan, no one didn't recognize the Dark Knight's cape.
More than ten hours passed, and people in Cat Getan City were also waking up one after another. Most people had no combat ability when they just woke up, all staggering, holding their heads, and looking confused.
However, Cat Getan never lacked ruthless people. There were also some people who fell into a stress state for self-protection and started attacking people around them. The police who had just woken up and hadn't figured out the situation had to return to their posts immediately to suppress the riots.
It would be fine if no one disturbed them. Those thugs who had just woken up hadn't been stimulated too much, their reactions were slow, and they could be cleaned up with stun guns and rubber bullets, at most throwing a few tear gas bombs.
But Peter swung past in Cat Getan City, shouting, and also holding Batman's cape, with two Robins driving the Batmobile behind him, galloping through the streets.
As everyone knows, Cat Getan only has Batman fans and twisted Batman fans. Many people either get excited or bloodthirsty when they see the Batman logo. With the Robins stirring in the middle, the streets suddenly became a mess.
Standing on the balcony of the Cat Getan Police Department, Gordon saw the Batman cape in the hands of the person hanging on the drone from afar, and the familiar person sitting in that familiar Batmobile.
Drip—drip—drip—
The communicator on Gordon's waist rang. He picked it up. After watching the chaos on the street and hearing Batman's voice, although Gordon knew this wasn't Batman's fault, he was still furious and roared at Batman.
"Now! Your assistants! Are robbing your cape in Cat Getan City!!!!!"
Of course, robbing the cape was Gordon's guess, but this sheriff who had experienced the vicissitudes of life was very accurate about any guess about the Bat-family.
How could he not see it? The relationship between the Robins was very subtle. They appeared to live in harmony, but every move indicated that they wanted to win Batman's approval, and preferably be the most special one among everyone.
Gordon understood this relationship in his own way. He didn't have brothers or sisters, but he had heard his father complain about competing for parental favor with his brother when he was young.
But it was a bit too much to be busy adding chaos to the fire when a city was waiting to be rebuilt. Gordon took a deep breath and said in a not-so-good tone: "Hurry up and think of a way, Batman. We don't need a longer night."
Batman just wanted to say something, but Gordon hung up the phone.
Very good, this sheriff must have thought as usual that this was his arrangement, or he had a plan early on.
By now, the situation was beyond expectations, and he couldn't say this at all. Batman, who walked out of the safe room, looked at Amanda, whose expression was slightly inquiring, and said in the style Batman was best at.
"Within the plan, go to Congress."
Looking at Bruce Wei En's expression, which was very different from the past, Amanda sighed in her heart. Alright, the plan was about to be achieved, and this former playboy didn't pretend anymore.
Then what are you waiting for? Amanda couldn't wait to see the military eat dirt in the congressional inquiry.
The military arrived earlier than Batman expected. In fact, not long after Batman left, they arrived.
But their purpose for coming to Cat Getan initially was still to destroy evidence. They also found that the missiles didn't work, but those military supplies in Scarecrow's hands had to be solved.
Most of Cat Getan's black gloves couldn't be contacted, and that damn Penguin was asking for a sky-high price. The military could only choose to take the risk themselves.
They didn't know how magical this place was, they just couldn't afford to lose both public opinion and Congress.
Because it was a scalpel operation, there weren't many people. A commando team stationed in New Jersey had 5 special forces members, 4 of whom were greenhorns desperately trying to climb up, and one lieutenant with more urban combat experience, carrying a large amount of explosives and incendiaries used to destroy evidence.
Taking advantage of the disaster not yet over, causing another explosion or lighting a fire wouldn't be too noticeable. They had just made up their minds to act quickly while Batman wasn't there, so they almost didn't stop, driving across the Cat Getan Bridge at the fastest speed.
As soon as they entered Cat Getan, the strange situation of this city stunned everyone. Most people didn't wake up, a small part of people were very confused after waking up, spinning in place like zombies.
The greenhorns felt panic, but the lieutenant was already used to it, urging everyone to locate quickly and act as soon as possible.
Their actions were rapid and effective, and they soon located the location of a large number of military equipment.
Then the problem came. After they arrived at the location, they found that there was nothing here, just a piece of open space that could be seen at a glance.
Then the problem arose: after reaching their destination, they discovered there was nothing there—it was just an empty lot that could be seen from one end to the other at a single glance.
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