Chapter 2906
Batman had to praise once again that this smart girl's set of small combos was simply smooth and flowing.
She might have had suspicions about Hal early on. Of course, this wasn't anything very strange. Everyone here was counted as Hal's shortest speech. Although it sounded like there was no problem, if one had to pick the person with the greatest suspicion, it would definitely be him.
After all, Batman had said before that saying more leads to more mistakes. People who aren't moles will try to prove themselves by stating as many details as possible, but moles are relatively guilty and afraid that Batman will discover content that doesn't match from the details. Of course, skipping is better, so Green Lantern's speech was the least optimistic.
Therefore, Jana deliberately let the can cut her hand, because she knew that vampires who had been hungry for almost two days and nights had almost no resistance to fresh blood. Even if they could hold themselves back from pouncing, they would definitely show various abnormalities.
Jana didn't have any other method to identify vampires, so she could only stimulate Hal, making him soul-less, forgetting even self-defense, and then lure him over, taking the opportunity to give him a hug when he was distracted to see if he had no body temperature.
The result was about the same as she expected, but even if Hal had no problem, her behavior couldn't be considered out of line.
But obviously, Green Lantern fell for it.
Batman said that there could be no accusations without evidence, but body temperature already counted as very conclusive evidence. Superman and Wonder Woman immediately looked at Green Lantern with suspicious eyes.
"What are you talking about?" Green Lantern frowned and said: "How could I have no body temperature?!"
But Jana revealed a blank expression and said with some hesitation: "When I hugged you just now, I found you were ice cold. Perhaps... perhaps I felt wrong."
Beautiful advance by retreating, Batman thought.
"Alright, Hal. However, can you give me your hand?" Superman said: "It's also to clear your suspicion. Proving it is good for everyone."
Green Lantern stretched out his hand. Superman touched it and found it was warm. He went over and patted Jana on the back, and touched her head, saying: "You might have lost too much blood."
Jana breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Probably. Everyone's nerves are a bit too tight. I might have had hallucinations from nervousness. Sorry, Hal. You healed my wound, and I still suspected you..."
Jana revealed a look of guilt, her eye sockets a bit red. Wonder Woman was the first to comfort her, saying: "You and your brother are too young. Facing such pressure is unfair to you. If possible, I also hope you aren't here."
"No." Jana wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and said: "I want to stay with you all. I am also a member of the Justice League."
At this time, Batman walked over and said: "Hurry up and rest."
Everyone dispersed just like that. After the watch ended, Schiller saw Jana, who was lying down to sleep, reveal a cunning smile.
Obviously, no one could sleep anymore.
Except for Batman, the brains of other Justice League members were passive skills, not easily triggered, but they weren't blind. Having mixed with big shots for so many years, it was impossible not to even have this bit of observation.
The abnormality of Green Lantern Hal was seen by almost everyone.
Yes, he performed like the sequelae of not eating well and not sleeping well, but in reality, others should be worse than him in not eating well and not sleeping well, because many people here didn't have Green Lantern energy, nor that so-called strongest willpower on Earth. They should have performed worse than Hal.
But in fact, so far, he was the only one who was soul-less. It wasn't to say he didn't have the right to be fragile, just that at any time, Green Lantern shouldn't be the first person to fall.
Early the next morning, everyone got up exceptionally early, or rather, they simply stayed up all night.
When sitting in front of the conference table, everyone was stunned, because Green Lantern's abnormality was no longer behavior and language.
He looked very pale, his eyes turbid, as if his soul had left his body for a long time.
"Hal, are you okay?" Superman felt his question was a bit inappropriate. Green Lantern didn't look like he was okay at all.
"I'll tell you the truth." Aquaman pursed his lips and said: "He doesn't look like he's okay. Batman, do you have any physical examination instruments?"
He paused and continued: "You said you couldn't accuse others without evidence, but he looks really..."
No one refuted his words. Even Wonder Woman, who insisted on justice the most, remained silent for a while before speaking: "We don't want to suspect you, Hal, but... even if you are really sick due to poor living conditions, having a checkup is good."
Superman looked at Batman and found that Batman was noncommittal and didn't intend to express an opinion. He looked at Martian Manhunter again.
Hal had never lied. Martian Manhunter said very affirmatively: "Every word he said is true, but we all know that humans can choose to tell the truth selectively. I reserve my opinion."
"I'm sorry. My actions last night made Mr. Hal suspected, but he really looks not very good. Should we check it out?" Jana said.
Others talked one after another, all feeling that a physical examination should be done on Green Lantern. Green Lantern sat in place silently. Although his state was bad, at least his sanity was clear.
"Do you want to do this? Batman?" Green Lantern looked at the man sitting in the main seat. He still remained silent like a dark high wall.
"Depends on you, Hal." Batman sighed lightly and said: "If you are willing to prove your innocence in this way, I can guarantee the fairness of the test results. If you are unwilling, we will continue."
Batman stood up, looked at everyone, and said: "I said, I won't presume any of you to be a criminal. If you don't want to prove your innocence, you can continue to consume."
"Hal, don't be too stubborn." Wonder Woman advised: "I didn't assume you were, I just feel your physical condition is too bad. Let Batman help you, okay?"
Green Lantern was silent for a long time, but still shook his head.
"Then it's my turn to narrate today." Batman spoke. His voice was low but not so hoarse, and his state looked much better than Green Lantern's, but in reality, he was the only pure ordinary person here.
Somewhat unexpectedly, what Batman said wasn't very long-winded. Others thought he would have to speak for at least five or six hours, but he actually just summarized the encounter of the Batman family briefly, and then talked about the intelligence he investigated over these past few months. As for what he did behind the scenes, he didn't say a word.
Yes, everyone believed he must have done something behind the scenes, or that the things he did behind the scenes were the source of his confidence in keeping everyone locked here doing nothing, yet still being able to achieve final victory.
But no one knew what that was.
Pressuring Batman wasn't realistic. Most people were clear about this, but there were still people who were dissatisfied. Superman saw it, so he said: "Batman, I know you have many secret plans. You can't say them in the presence of a mole, but perhaps you can say a bit more. We should know, even if it's just a warning."
Batman scanned the room and said: "Don't you feel this scene is a bit like a myth?"
"What?"
"The Last Supper." Batman said: "One of you betrayed me, holding a bag containing silver coins."
"So..."
"Any surface performance and language are not conclusive evidence. Only the silver coins in the bag are."
Batman's words were confusing, and almost no one could understand them. But Batman knew that there would be smart people who would understand his meaning.
When everyone finished their own accounts, Batman started requiring them to express their views on vampires, take out the plans they formulated against vampires, and talk about how to defeat vampires.
The crowd started another round of boring narration.
Jana, however, was obviously not listening. She was thinking about Batman's meaning. Surface language and behavior couldn't be used as evidence, which meant that even if someone spoke like a vampire and behaved like a vampire, they might not necessarily be a vampire.
But how could this be?
Hal performed very guiltily, pale, cold, soul-less. If he wasn't a vampire, who was?
No, no, no, Jana immediately realized another possibility. Batman said this sentence precisely to remind herself to see the essence through the phenomenon. Language can be induced, behavior can have other reasons, but there must be something that can be used as conclusive evidence.
What would it be? What do silver coins refer to?
Jana knew very well that this plan, which was like boiling an eagle, was formulated by her and Batman together. She also believed that this plan could find the traitor.
But now, Hal, who performed most like an eagle that couldn't bear being boiled, wasn't targeted by Batman, but was almost lightly let go. This meant that although Batman agreed with this plan, his way of finding the culprit was different from Jana's. He didn't want to find the eagle, but that silver coin.
Jana thought left and right but couldn't figure out what this silver coin, which might refer to deeper evidence, was.
But this smart girl didn't give up. She adopted another line of thinking—why did Batman feel that her plan couldn't find the real culprit? What loopholes did this plan to starve vampires have?
Jana thought about every detail carefully and didn't feel there was any problem.
First, Superman should be no problem. This powerful Kryptonian, almost entirely composed of solar energy, couldn't be a vampire, so the bio-field he created was also no problem, absolutely impossible to let anyone leave.
Since the room was completely sealed, no matter who the mole was, they absolutely couldn't run out. It had already been almost two days and two nights. How could vampires not be hungry?
Even if he wasn't hungry now, if this continues, locking him for a week, he would inevitably reveal his flaws and go mad, so what is the problem with this plan?
Jana really couldn't think of it, but she suddenly thought that Zan seemed to have become a bit different since he came back.
So she reached out and held her brother's hand.
Schiller instantly felt some throbbing coming. That seemed to be the power existing in the twin bloodline. He vaguely heard Jana's suspicious emotions in his heart.
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