Chapter 2422
The Iceberg Lounge was indeed still open at this time, and even the restaurant owner, Penguin, hadn't finished work yet. Seeing Batman come over, he wasn't surprised. Anyway, Batman came over several times a month. Basically, except for serious problems like tax problems and hygiene problems, he checked everything.
But the three people he brought this time were a bit strange. One looked like a small version of himself, and the other two looked bitter and deep, their expressions fierce, as if they were ready to smash the place at any time.
This is finally a job, Penguin thought. But considering he didn't go to the welcome ceremony that day, it was understandable that Batman came to find trouble for him. He decided to ignore the few of them and check the revenue for today before leaving.
Who knew that Batman didn't look like he wanted to pay attention to the three people he brought either. The three sat on the right side of the bar, and Batman walked to the left.
Penguin leaned on the bar and said, "Looks like you want to chat, what's wrong?"
Batman raised his eyes and glanced at him. He actually had nothing to chat about with Penguin. If it were other criminals, Batman would open his mouth to satirize them, but Penguin was an exception. What is the difference between chatting with Penguin and looking at a real estate investment report?
So Batman was silent, staring at the clock on the bar. But it just so happened that the pattern of the clock was a cat. Batman was silent for a moment and still opened his mouth to ask, "Do you know Catwoman?"
"That flying thief?" Penguin said while holding a wine glass, "She is a little girl from the lower city. She is quite powerful. She always steals jewelry from rich people, but she doesn't sell them after stealing. Sometimes she plays for a few days and returns them, and sometimes she keeps them for herself."
"Did she provoke you?"
Penguin sneered and said, "I don't collect jewelry. Those things can neither be eaten nor drunk. When disaster strikes, you can't even exchange them for money. I'd rather get some gold or guns, which are hard currency at least."
Batman thought in his heart, look, this is the reason why I don't want to chat with him. This guy's pragmatism is a bit annoying.
Penguin squinted his eyes and immediately realized what Batman was asking, so he leaned his body forward, supported his elbow on the bar, and stared at Batman's eyes, saying, "Information about picking up girls is not free..."
"You know if I check, I can check it anyway."
"But the nature is different, old man. Accidentally hearing the news of a beautiful lady appearing in a bar from a restaurant owner, and investigating her life trajectory like a stalker, down to every detail of where she appears every night, are two different things."
"What do you want?"
Penguin immediately rubbed his hands and said, "I heard that the best piece of land next to the beach was taken by the Waynes. Of course, I'm not looking at that piece of land. I can't eat that, but the hotel inside the resort..."
Batman narrowed his eyes.
Penguin's movements paused slightly, and then he said smoothly, "I want Bruce Wei En to be your sponsor after all, so if you go and talk to him, I think this matter can also be discussed..."
Batman withdrew his gaze, took the paper handed over by Penguin, wrote a series of numbers on it, handed the paper to Penguin, and said, "I can give you a piece of information for free. Now an old fox is eyeing that place. If you want to take down the management rights of the hotel, I'm afraid it won't be so easy."
Penguin still wanted to ask, but was interrupted by Batman, "Alright, tell me in detail."
Penguin glanced at the numbers on the paper, said nothing, silently put it away, and said, "This girl relies on her own skill, always hanging out in the bars of the lower city. However, she probably goes to the Gold Cup Bar to have fun every Sunday."
"Seeing that you gave me free information, I will also give you one." Penguin pointed at the desktop and said, "Put down your head full of red wine, ice wine, and gold bars. This kind of girl loves whiskey the most, and it's the very strong kind. I think a water-cut would be a good choice. I know you won't be stupid enough to order that kind of sweet wine."
After speaking, Penguin walked behind the bar, and Batman sat in place thinking.
Chasing girls doesn't need others to teach. He came to ask Penguin, but it was just a legitimate reason. Just like Penguin said, he couldn't suddenly appear in the bar where Catwoman often appeared, and then tell her that I conducted a comprehensive investigation of her life trajectory like investigating a criminal. Then the only harvest he would have that night would be a big slap.
And if it was heard accidentally while investigating criminal clues in Penguin's restaurant, it would be very reasonable. That important business clue is not just for these two sentences of Penguin. It is for Penguin to help Batman match the confession when Catwoman comes to find trouble with Penguin.
Originally, after getting this news, Batman could choose to take the initiative. But now, there is an insurmountable chasm between him and Catwoman, and that is the bunch of trouble in Wei En Manor.
It can be imagined that Martha and Thomas will not let him stay out of it. Even if he just wanders around Wei En Manor like a ghost, he must appear on time at the place he should be, especially at the dining table, otherwise his parents will still appear behind him like when he was a child, and then take him back.
Batman couldn't get out of Wei En Manor, so it was very difficult to find Catwoman, but now his head was full of that graceful figure.
He hadn't seen Selina when he was in the universe where Schiller was, but it was completely different from the Catwoman in this universe. From head to toe, there was no similarity, although they actually looked almost the same and had similar temperaments. Anyway, Batman just felt they were different.
So starting from any known experience is unreliable. This battle must be well-prepared and go all out. But under the interference of so many monsters around, it is obviously impossible to do so. How can they be thrown out?
Batman thought about this question for a long time, until Charles and Erik broke up unhappily, until Green Lantern Batman leaned to his side and started muttering, seeming to be trying to persuade him.
Until the end, Batman returned to Wei En Manor to rest, and for the first time in his life, he slept until dawn, and was finally awakened by the noisy sound in the manor. A flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.
The breakfast time in Wei En Manor was still noisy and lively. The Robins jumped up and down, shouted, flew through the living room, kitchen, dining room, and garden, looking for everything they could find, as chaotic as three evil dogs that had just returned from hell.
Barbara and Gordon also came. They were obviously also very interested in these Batmen, so they visited at this time. But they came obviously too early. Red Hood and Red Robin were arguing about who stole whose pajamas.
"Jason, I'll say it again, if you are not blind, you should be able to find that you can't possibly wear my pajamas, and I can't wear yours either. Suspecting that I took your clothes by mistake, you might as well suspect Batman..."
Red Hood leaned on the railing in a bad mood, staring at Red Robin's back with a death stare all the way. Nightwing was originally wearing pajamas and walked out. Seeing Barbara and Gordon were there, he plunged back into the bedroom and changed his clothes before coming out.
Thomas and Martha had already changed their clothes. They chatted with Gordon, introducing the situation of these Batmen, and after Batman changed his clothes and walked out, they pulled him and Gordon to chat about the situation in Cat Getan on the ground.
"Thanks to that huge maze, the underground of Cat Getan has become a hot spot in the news. Many tourists come to visit, and many experts and archaeological teams are also stationed here. Hotels are all full."
"I think you have also discovered that the tourism industry has great potential, especially recently. I don't know what's going on, but the underground water pollution is gone, the ocean pollution is gone, and the beach has become clean again. The beach area that no one wanted before is now exceptionally hot."
Batman thought in his heart, of course it's gone, because all the polluted things are flying in the sky.
"I'll go see how Alfred is doing." Batman said.
But he was obviously not really going to see Alfred, because with Mechanical Batman, Alfred didn't need help. He came to the garden and found Green Lantern Batman who was wandering around.
Green Lantern Batman learned that there was a protection system in the entire Wei En Manor, and the power battery before might have been shot down by the protection system even if it didn't hit the helmet, so he was looking for an exit to escape the manor in the garden.
Of course, the wall dismantled to let the Batmen in would be a good breakthrough, but the premise is that Batman doesn't block it immediately.
Green Lantern Batman turned his head and saw Batman leaning against the door frame staring at him. He turned his head and cursed in a low voice. It was really too difficult to get rid of this guy's damn lingering surveillance.
However, soon there was a turning point. Batman called his foster son over, seeming to be saying that he was going to investigate some radio waves with that weirdo named Charles tonight, letting Nightwing watch over the top.
Green Lantern Batman immediately realized that the opportunity had come. In his view, the kid dancing with two sticks was not as difficult to deal with as Batman. As long as he grasped the timing, it would be very easy to escape the manor range. As long as he could call the power battery, Batman would not be his opponent.
A busy day passed quickly. Batman and the Robins were all doing their own jobs. Little Bruce's teacher came to dinner. Red Hood, Red Robin, and Nightwing planned to make a new spare tire for the Bat-Monster Car. Doomsday Batman held back the Clark from the Mechanical Batman's universe. The two seemed to be discussing what happened to the Superman in Doomsday Batman's universe.
Mechanical Batman had been spinning around Alfred, Lightning Batman had been studying the mysterious radio waves with the Bat-Rex in the Batcave, and Batwoman made the first phone call, saying that she had found a house and moved in.
War God Batman and Diana were still dating, but this made Martha and Thomas feel very happy. This actually made Batman realize that if he told Thomas and Martha directly that he wanted to go on a date with Catwoman, he would be able to leave immediately, but Batman still didn't do so.
Because regarding Catwoman, he had an uncertain premonition. Batman had never thought that he would lack confidence in the relationship between the sexes, but he really couldn't be sure, and couldn't even be sure whether the emotion surging in his heart was love or a temporary passion.
Night came quickly. Batman stood on the window of the bedroom, watching Nightwing pretend not to notice and let Green Lantern Batman jump out from the gap, and then pretend to suddenly discover it, chasing him all the way until Green Lantern Batman appeared on a street in the lower city.
At this time, standing in front of the window that suddenly lit up upstairs was a figure with green hair.
End of Chapter
