Chapter 3575: Edge of Tomorrow (32)

"The League of Assassins..." Shiler said in a low voice.

He had actually forgotten about this. Although Talia was not with Bruce, her father, Ra's al Ghul, never rested. Aside from mercenary missions worldwide, the League of Assassins' operating funds must have had financial backers behind them.

Although the organization was called the League of Assassins, in reality, they did more than just assassination work, and they were not the kind of pure mercenary organization that just took orders. Ra's al Ghul's ambition could be seen from the League's motto: "Justice can only be shaped by one's own hands."

For hundreds of years, the League of Assassins had been carrying out terrorist activities all over the world. To build the world of his ideals, Ra's al Ghul would never allow anyone to establish a new order that everyone admired before he did. Brainiac naturally became a thorn in his side.

So, whether out of interest or ideals, he would definitely choose to wade into these muddy waters. It was just unexpected that they had gotten mixed up with the Diamond Street consortium. Looking at it this way, this was not the first time they had disrupted the market for them.

"I knew that after the explosion, their employers would definitely choose to have them return to defend, to prevent the same disaster from befalling them. So I focused on watching Diamond Street, and sure enough, I caught them."

Deathstroke sat down in a chair, looked at the clipping board, dangled one leg, and said, "This bunch has some skills; they seem to be assassins from the East. Their ninjas come and go without a trace; they are indeed good candidates for planting bombs."

"No wonder they chose to put semi-finished bombs in every subway station and weren't worried about us sending a large number of people to guard them, because they knew ordinary people couldn't stop them at all. It's a good thing we didn't choose passive defense," Pamela said.

"Exactly so," Deathstroke nodded and said, "They didn't expose their abilities too early, just to deceive Brainiac into using human-wave tactics. But with ninjas participating in the operation, this tactic is a complete failure."

"Then we can be considered to have achieved a phased victory, but the next phase will only be more difficult," Cobblepot walked over with a wine glass and said, "Batman is cooperating with the authorities, and the League of Assassins is lurking in the shadows; it's practically being attacked from both sides."

Shiler shook his head and said, "There is no attack from both sides. After all, they don't know about the existence of the Tomorrow League and still think it's the Joker's one-man show. So next, they will definitely focus their attention on the Joker who committed the big case, which is a good thing for us."

The mansion's front door was pushed open again, and Harley rushed in, saying, "Little Pa, the goods have arrived; go to the backyard and move the equipment!"

"It's clear that you two are the logistics team," Pamela said, looking at Shiler.

"If you aren't worried that those expensive pieces of equipment will be dropped on the floor by us, then I'd be happy to help."

"Forget it." Pamela put down the half-eaten sandwich in her hand and went to the mansion's backyard with Deathstroke to move things.

The equipment Harley ordered had arrived; besides various kinds of munitions, there were machines for Pamela and Victor to use for research. Harley also bought an extra set of small servers for Brainiac to provide them with local service support.

Shiler went over to take a look, and then he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did Jack's bomb raw materials come from?"

"I bought them for him. After all, a bomb capable of blowing up one of his buildings isn't that easy to make, and he doesn't have the money to buy that many good goods," Harley said.

"I know you paid for it; who did you buy them from?"

"You know I opened a beverage shop, right? Actually, I also have an additive factory and a plastic packaging production plant. Using the names of these two factories, I bought them from a chemical plant in Gotham."

Shiler fell into thought, and then he vaguely heard Deathstroke say, "I can go and probe this woman's reality first. I can feel that she is a formidable person; perhaps we can deal with her first."

"Wait." Shiler suddenly spoke up, "Talia might not be our enemy."

Everyone else looked at him, and Shiler stroked his chin and said, "Brainiac, you previously said that three factories recently purchased bomb raw materials. Is the factory where Harley bought the raw materials among them?"

"Yes. The Haledi Chemical Plant, where Harley bought the raw materials for the bombs Jack used, is one of the three factories that purchased bomb raw materials," Brainiac replied.

"So that's how it is," Shiler said, "I said it; Ra's al Ghul wouldn't obediently be anyone's lackey. That bunch on Diamond Street can be considered to have fallen for his trick."

Harley also reacted and said, "You mean the League of Assassins used the money from that bunch on Diamond Street to buy bomb raw materials, but they didn't use all of them, and instead resold the rest?"

"That's right. A chemical plant isn't an arms factory; why would they need so many bomb raw materials? Three factories purchasing them from out of town at the same time was already abnormal. At the time, we thought it might be that one of them was cooperating with the person planting the bombs, but now it seems it might be all of them."

"The League of Assassins demanded a large budget from that bunch on Diamond Street by planting bombs, and also borrowed the three chemical plants to buy a large amount of materials, but only used a very small portion; the rest was directly resold."

Harley couldn't help but laugh, then said, "It seems that robbing the rich to help the poor is a human instinct, even for evil organizations."

"The League of Assassins' days are probably not easy," Shiler speculated, "Don't look at how strong the ninjas are; the funds required to train them are also ridiculously high. Even if Talia's father is an immortal, he can't withstand such consumption; there must be other sources of income to fill the funding gap."

"But now the global economic situation is bad, and everyone finds it difficult to support themselves; who would give money to a terrorist organization for no reason? So that bunch of fat sheep on Diamond Street seems particularly precious. If it were you, wouldn't you slash them hard?"

Harley nodded and said, "That makes too much sense. But wouldn't this mean the people on Diamond Street spent their own money to blow themselves up?"

"That's exactly it," Shiler revealed a smile and said, "More importantly, we can start from this aspect and turn this matter into vicious competition and mutual sabotage between consortiums."

"But how are we going to extract Jack from this?" Pamela asked, holding the machine with one hand.

"Who said this case was done by Jack?" Harley reacted immediately and said, "Indeed, he appeared on the big screen before the explosion, but he didn't say anything at all; he just made a few gestures. Does extending a few fingers mean counting down? It could completely be interpreted as other meanings, right?"

"The key to exonerating Jack lies in making the words of those who accuse him unbelievable. The information on the circulation of raw materials is the key clue. Brainiac, are you there?"

"Of course. I am querying the information on the bulk transactions of those three chemical plants out of town, but the information collected so far is not comprehensive."

"It doesn't matter; I think you can proactively check which group these three chemical plants belong to. We can move our hands and feet from this aspect."

"You mean..."

"The most brilliant lie is to deceive even oneself. If the people on Diamond Street feel that this terrorist attack was their competitors taking advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters, then they won't be able to twist into a rope, let alone trust the League of Assassins."

Harley snapped her fingers and said, "If the League of Assassins stealing the budget is known to them, and at this time the factory is attacked, they will definitely think it's the League of Assassins killing people to silence them in order to cover up their despicable behavior. At that time, the two sides will fight each other."

"Indeed so. Killing two birds with one stone is good, but perhaps we can also choose to pull the other side into the game."

"You mean Congress?"

"The FBI is not to be feared, but the Federal Shield with Batman is not so easy to deal with. If we can drag them into this quagmire, it can provide Brainiac with more room for development."

"What do you want to do?"

"The people on Diamond Street have money, but they don't have lethal force in their hands. Once they fall out with the League of Assassins, they can only hire others to protect themselves. Amanda is desperate to increase her influence and won't let go of this pie-in-the-sky opportunity."

Harley revealed a big smile and said, "We only need to bridge the gap between them, and naturally we can drag them all down. By then, Jack's problem will be a small problem."

"I'm thinking," Pamela pointed at her chin with her finger and said, "Can the group of people Amanda collected really beat the elites of the League of Assassins? If they are slaughtered one-sidedly, it will instead boost the prestige of the League of Assassins, which wouldn't be good."

"This is indeed a problem. But Amanda isn't stupid; if she can't beat them, she will naturally think of ways."

"What ways?"

"Of course, hiring people," Shiler looked at Harley with a smile and said, "By that time, our generous Miss Quinzel surely won't mind if the members of her great league earn double pay, right?"

"Humph, if you can earn Amanda's funding, that's your ability!" Harley curled her lips and bared her teeth, saying, "By then, let Harvey Dent go and negotiate the remuneration for you; you must make this bunch of bastards bleed!"

"That goes without saying," Shiler nodded and said, "Normal hiring and emergency rescue are different. If you really push Amanda to the point where she has no way out, she'll be willing to pay any amount of money."

"This isn't that easy," Cobblepot spoke up and said, "Not to mention that the Suicide Squad is full of super-powered individuals, each with their own strengths, more comprehensive than ninjas. Just the two Batmen who joined are a big problem."

"No," Shiler said, "Amanda is a person who values power more than anything else. Although she knows that letting Batman lead the Suicide Squad directly would be stronger, she absolutely will not allow Batman to take away her command power."

"By that time, no matter how correct Batman's on-the-spot reaction is, Amanda will, in order to consolidate her own power, make the Suicide Squad members do it according to her set. Don't talk about complementing each other; not dragging each other down would be good enough."

"It's a pity we can't see such a big show. Don't you think so, Brainiac?" Harley hugged her arms and looked at the powered-on server unit next to her.

"I will arrange for people to put cameras on the Suicide Squad members," Brainiac said, "This way you will be able to see the entire picture of their combat."

"Really? Won't they be discovered?" Pamela raised an eyebrow.

"It's not like putting cameras on Batman. With the vigilance of that group of people in the Suicide Squad, even if you stuck a camera lens to their faces, they would only think it's a good opportunity to show off their heroic posture."

Pamela recalled the performance of this group of people at the chemical plant and felt that what Harley said made a lot of sense.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 3576 =====