Chapter 2897

As soon as these words were spoken, the others were stunned.

Because ever since Batman arrived here, he had been emphasizing that now was not the time to catch a mole.

Batman's logic was simple: the vampires would try to plant a thorn within the Justice League precisely to make them fall into chaos, leaving them without the time or energy to curb the development of the vampires outside.

Adhering to the principle that the more the enemy wants you to do something, the less you should do it, spending a massive amount of time and energy catching a mole right now would be worse than just proceeding as planned, destroying the bases the vampires had built and eliminating the manpower they had organized in the way the Justice League was accustomed to.

In other words, there wasn't a single weak link in the Justice League; the damage a mole could cause them was far less than the damage the powerhouses of the Justice League could cause to the other vampires—it was a profitable trade.

Superman and Wonder Woman were already used to taking orders from Batman, so although they were also worried about the mole problem, they ultimately decided to listen to Batman.

However, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, and Aquaman all had different opinions; some felt that letting a mole run free was harming their companions, some felt that if they didn't catch the mole, subsequent operations would be interfered with, and others felt that disregarding their companions' safety just to cause the greatest damage was truly too heartless.

The members discussed it for a long time without reaching a unified answer, but they hadn't expected that Batman, who had originally insisted on proceeding as planned, would actually loosen up and be willing to find the mole first.

He stood at the front of the conference table and said, "Since you don't wish to work in an atmosphere filled with suspicion and worry, I can understand that. However, if we are to investigate, it must be done using my methods. I believe you can trust me."

Once he said this, the others really had nothing to refute. When it came to criminal investigation experience, who was more seasoned than Batman? He was known as the world's greatest detective; he was the expert at catching moles.

Batman looked at Wonder Woman and said, "Send out another communication to the others, requiring them to come to the conference room immediately. I want everyone present within 10 minutes."

Wonder Woman nodded and began operating the communicator. The Flash, sitting in his chair, rubbed his nose with his still-intact arm, and Superman also sat down in silence, looking a bit guilty.

They could tell that Batman was angry. Batman's emotions were secondary, but if he intended to play for real, no one would have an easy time.

Soon, the Wonder Twins also arrived. They greeted the others, and Jana smiled at Batman and said, "My brother just got back from patrol, so we're a bit late. Don't mind it."

"It doesn't matter. Go take a seat."

About five minutes later, everyone was present.

Batman walked to the very front of the table, his heavy footsteps echoing in the room; no one dared to speak.

"Since we are going to investigate, we must adopt a professional attitude to do professional work. Only a sufficiently enclosed space can eliminate all interference factors. Therefore, I propose: Superman, completely seal the conference room. Until a result is found from the investigation, no one is allowed to leave here."

"You want to imprison us?!" Aquaman said.

"Of course not. Once we find out who the traitor is, everything can naturally return to normal. This is the thunderous approach you wanted, isn't it?"

Wonder Woman felt a bit worried and advised, "I don't think there's a need to be so extreme."

"No, my lady. A fish can only bite one bait. If we go out on field missions to stop vampire expansion while simultaneously investigating a mole, the result will be that we fail at both."

"Since most people feel we should find the traitor first, we should naturally go all out to determine the suspect target as quickly as possible. We cannot be distracted before then."

Wonder Woman naturally understood this logic, too. She thought this might be the mole's goal—to make the Justice League run around in circles and eventually be defeated one by one.

"This is fine, too." Superman, on the contrary, supported the proposal. He said, "Everyone staying together can actually ensure safety; at least we won't be isolated and attacked. As long as we are still here, those vampires outside won't be able to amount to much."

"I disagree." Hal spoke up, "The current trend of vampire expansion has already affected ordinary people. If we keep delaying like this, many people will be harmed."

"But didn't you just agree to find the mole first?"

"I think these two things can be done simultaneously." Hal said, "At least Superman is completely above suspicion. Can't we let him step out to resolve the disasters in the cities?"

Once he said this, the others also felt it made sense. Everyone present was a suspect, except for Superman, because a vampire biting him was no different than biting the sun.

Moreover, he was powerful enough that he could almost resolve all the vampires by himself. So, the others staying here to find the traitor while he stepped out to settle things outside was the best result.

Batman, however, shook his head again and said, "I require Superman to stay here, not because I don't want him to go out and save people, but because he needs to stay here to deter the traitor."

Once Batman said this, the others had another moment of realization. That was true; if you said someone like Batman became a vampire, that was one thing, but if Wonder Woman became a vampire, who could beat her?

By the time they investigated and found the person, if they flew into a rage out of shame, and there wasn't an absolutely powerful combatant who didn't fear the vampire threat to restrain the mole, letting the person run away or even hurting good people—wouldn't that be the same as catching no one at all?

Superman was also a bit conflicted. Going out could indeed save more ordinary people, but he didn't want to see his companions harmed either.

At this moment, Batman's gaze fell on the injured Flash.

That's right, the unlucky person attacked this time was the Flash, Barry. Coincidentally, he wasn't actually injured by anyone, but was shot in the arm by a malfunctioning defensive machine gun.

He could have dodged it, but according to him, at the time he wanted to run, he felt some force entangling his feet, so he was a step slow. Fortunately, his reaction was fast enough to twist and avoid the fatal heart area; otherwise, he would have already gone to meet God.

Precisely because of this, Superman and Wonder Woman defined this incident as an attack. However, Cyborg felt they were making a bit of a fuss. They had upgraded their defense system last month, and there were still some debugging issues; they had long since issued an announcement warning people to be careful. The Flash was just a bit careless himself.

But because the cameras didn't actually capture anything, the Flash couldn't refute it and could only accept his bad luck.

Smelling that faint, lingering scent of blood, Superman sighed and said, "I have decided to stay. No matter what, I cannot tolerate a traitor harming my friends and comrades."

After speaking, he raised a hand, and all the doors and windows in the conference room locked. A bio-field covered the surrounding walls; anything that touched the walls, Superman would sense, even if it were a mosquito or an ant.

Batman then spoke up, "Although we want to find the traitor, mutual suspicion is undesirable. Therefore, I hope you can do one thing: that is, without conclusive evidence, absolutely do not speak up to accuse anyone."

"But if that's the case, won't we be unable to find the traitor?" Martian Manhunter asked.

"My meaning is, you can rationally state your suspicions about someone and attach your reasons and evidence, but you cannot speak nonsense, insisting someone is a vampire without any evidence."

Batman rested his hands on the table and said, "Everyone present knows my abilities, so from now on, every word you say will be remembered and analyzed by me. Any abnormal behavior or speech will be recorded."

"So if you want to vent your emotions, it's best to consider whether this will deepen your suspicion, because as the saying goes, if you do no evil, you fear no ghost knocking at your door."

The atmosphere in the room went quiet in a flash.

One had to admit that the pressure brought by Batman in "serious mode" was unparalleled. Everyone present believed his aforementioned words, and also believed that as long as they continued to chat here, Batman would definitely be able to see who the mole was.

Thus, they began to become exceptionally cautious, fearing that their emotions would be exposed and taken by Batman as a sign of a guilty conscience. Even Aquaman, who was already a bit impatient, restrained his temper and spoke.

"I understand you don't want to incite disputes, and I also feel we don't need to fight among ourselves, but this matter of checking for a traitor is just like this; an environment of mutual suspicion has already been formed. It's better to say it out loud than to keep it bottled up inside."

Wonder Woman tapped the table and said, "I think you've overlooked one thing. We aren't ordinary people; there are too many ways to verify whether someone is lying."

After speaking, she stretched the Lasso of Truth in her hand and looked at Martian Manhunter. Martian Manhunter hesitated slightly and said, "I promised you all that I would never read minds without your consent. Now the situation is special; it's not that I can't compromise, but I still have to say, this ability cannot be precisely controlled. Either I don't look, or I see everything."

This exchange between the two caused another commotion. Everyone had complaints. Jana spoke up with some vigilance, "Do you want to tie us up like criminals? I cannot accept that!"

"I don't want to have my mind read either," Zan spoke up, "This is very inhumane. Although the traitor is detestable, the others are innocent. Being implicated and treated this way is very unfair."

Batman looked over here with some surprise. Don't look at how this pair of siblings seemed to have brought the conflict into the open; precisely because of this, it was easy for Batman to follow the steps and explain.

"No one wants to treat you like criminals. I emphasized that groundless accusations are not allowed precisely because I don't want you to presume that teammates who have fought side-by-side in the past are traitors."

Batman coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention, and said, "I believe there is only one traitor among us, which means the others are innocent. So everyone doesn't need to worry too much. If there were really three or four of them, they would have already made a move on us. The traitor hasn't stood out until now, not because they don't want to, but because they don't dare."

One had to say, when it came to serious matters, Batman was still very good at comforting people. His words made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

That was true; there were over a dozen superheroes, big and small, present. If there was at most one traitor, then it was one against ten, plus a super helper like Superman. No matter what, the mole couldn't turn the world upside down.

Batman took a slight step to the side, handing the main stage over to Superman. Superman also understood and walked forward, saying, "Batman, Wonder Woman, and Martian Manhunter all make sense. We don't need to choose one method; we can use them all."

"Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth will be the final resort. If, through the process of elimination, only two or three suspects remain, would you be willing to be tied up by the lasso once to prove your innocence?"

Regarding this question, everyone had no resistance, because once only two or three suspects remained, then any talk of personal dignity or humanitarianism would have to be discussed later. To survive, one would have to prove their innocence first.

Everyone except the mole had no guilty conscience, feeling that at worst, they would just be tied up once. Anyway, it wasn't like they hadn't been tied up before when fighting. Now, not wanting to is just about saving face; when it really comes to the final moment, being willing to tie you up is giving you face.