Chapter 1287 Say My Name (XII)

Gotham River, a black river.

Before Gotham became a commercial city, it was a typical industrial city. Year-round pollution has permanently changed the color of the river that spans both ends of the city. Today, no matter how much money people spend on treatment, it can't be restored. Back to its original appearance.

Many things in the world are like this. It is easy to go from clear to turbid, but it is difficult to go from turbid to clear. It is easy to go from white to black, but from black to white... it requires a high price.

Guluulu——

The sound of the propeller rotating under the water floated up to the river with traces of bubbles.

In this dark night, no one will notice what is quietly happening in this wide turbid river.

At this moment, a "bat submarine"...if you want to call it that...is slowly moving forward on the river bed.

And the person driving it is naturally Batman.

About an hour ago, after transforming into a taxi driver and raiding Feng Bujue, Wayne entered an underground passage not far from the Pioneer Bridge.

It took him many years to slowly develop this kind of "secret passages" all over the city (the slow progress of the expansion was not due to technical reasons, but simply because he had to try to avoid those that might become subway lines in the next few years. place), whose entrances are located in every corner of Gotham, and need to be opened by scanning Wayne's own irises.

There are simple tracks and small magnetic levitation mobile cabins in the secret passage, which can help Wayne travel quickly in the city; in addition, there are some "bat equipment" hidden in certain locations in the secret passage in case of emergency.

Of course, these spare "equipment" do not include big guys like "submarine".

Therefore, Wayne still has to return to his Batcave, activate the submarine, and then follow the tributary of the river into the Gotham River and drive to the spot where his fake taxi sank.

This process undoubtedly took him a lot of time.

If he could successfully find "Jack"'s body in the wreckage of the blown-up car, then the time would be well spent, but...

"This kid... actually escaped?" Looking at the image on the scanner, Wayne was filled with surprise and doubt, and then fell into deep thought, "How did he do it... Judging from Arkham's surveillance video, Apart from being slightly stronger than ordinary people, he has no other special abilities...could it be that his weird accomplice rescued him?" He quickly rejected this speculation, "No...no way. Yes, to do that, he must have his accomplice waiting at the bottom of the water in full diving gear and get him out of the car within a second of the car entering the water...unless he knows the precise crash in advance This arrangement can only be made if there is no error of one meter; but the specific falling point...even I, the driver, cannot grasp..."

The so-called "reasoning" is like walking in a maze. The exit of the maze is the "truth"; in this maze, when you enter a dead end, you often have to take a few steps back and find another way before you can continue. You must not It would be a trivial matter to waste time on a dead end, but it would be a terrible thing to be stuck there forever.

"So... he broke the window at the last moment and escaped from the car?" Wayne was obviously a veteran in the maze of reasoning. He immediately backed out of the dead end and found another way, "My timing of detonation It is undoubtedly perfect. One minute earlier, the sound of the explosion cannot be covered by the river water... One minute later, it will give him more reaction and action time... In these few seconds close to the limit, the influx of The water flow will seriously hinder his movements. Even if he does break the window, he will not have time to escape from the car... The moment the car explodes, he can lean out at most half of his body..."

Thinking of this, Wayne looked away from the scanning device, and he immediately turned the direction of the submarine dozens of degrees and aimed it at the lower reaches of the river.

"So... maybe the shock wave of the explosion pushed his body out. I should look downstream, maybe there..." Wayne thought as he started to accelerate the submarine.

"Wait a minute!" But at that second, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

Inspiration was like a hot stream, pouring a series of thoughts into his mind.

The gesture Feng Bujue made to the surveillance video, and every word he said before falling into the water... all resurfaced in front of Wayne's eyes.

"He wanted to invite me to join the game from the beginning... and he also calculated that I would definitely join the game." Wayne couldn't help but mutter to himself. At this moment, he had to say these words to help himself think more concentratedly, "Fuck me He had already figured out my identity when I got into the car... He could have pretended not to know, suddenly attacked me from behind without talking to me, or... simply jumped out of the car and ran away." He paused for a moment. Seconds, he read again, "Even at the last moment, he still had a chance to escape... He even specifically pointed out that there was a button behind my steering wheel, which meant that he had already anticipated the danger that would follow. "

Thinking of this, Wayne's resolute and handsome face was soaked with cold sweat under his mask.

"Think about it carefully... This 'Jack' is one step faster than me in everything, but he didn't take advantage of that 'one step'... Why?" Wayne felt scared. In "this world", he had never been able to do so. So scared.

"Time!" Perhaps fear stimulated his brain, and Wayne's thinking became sharper. Two seconds later, he discovered the correct answer, "He has been 'hiding his ability' from the beginning! I He had guessed what I was going to do before we drove into the river...or at least considered the possibility, but he didn't care...because he was prepared for every possibility.

"Not only does he have some kind of special ability that I don't know about yet...but he is...very strong.

"If he wanted to kill me, I would be dead, but for some reason... he wanted me alive and at the same time he didn't want me to hinder his actions, so he jumped into my trap... to make it his own ……'time'!"

After Wayne solved his doubts, he quickly operated on the panel in front of him and asked his communicator to start receiving the police communication signals.

In less than thirty seconds, he learned about the incident at the Twin Towers from the police's call frequency.

"Damn it!" Wayne couldn't calm down anymore. He couldn't help but cursed, then stood up and ran to the back cabin of the submarine.

Due to the Arkham prison break in the afternoon, more than half of the city's police force are still in the suburbs, and these half are elites who usually deal with serious cases. At present, the police officers in Gotham City can maintain the police force in various places. The basic security of the city is pretty good, but expecting them to save the mayor... is tantamount to wishful thinking.

Therefore, the only person the mayor and others can count on now is Batman.

"Get ready to start the 'three-point shot' program." Wayne, who entered the back cabin of the submarine, firmly fixed himself on a horizontal seat with very skillful movements, and issued a command to the computer using his voice.

[Sir, based on the results of the last test, the security of this program...] The computer did not immediately execute his command, but instead tried to inform him of the risks of the move.

Wayne didn't let the computer finish what he said, and interrupted directly: "Start the program and target the Twin Towers in the city center, quick!"

【Yes, sir. 】

[The "Three-Point Ball" program is started, the target point is being calibrated——]

Along with the computer's emotionless voice, a translucent light film projected from under the metal cabin, wrapping the seat where Wayne was lying, turning it into a football-shaped cabin. shape device.

[Calculating the probability of obstacles appearing and adjusting the optimal parabola——]

[Enter the projection process in five seconds, five, four, three, two, one...]

When the countdown ended, this ultra-long-distance "three-pointer" rushed out of a pipe slot above the submarine, broke through the Gotham River, and flew diagonally into the sky...

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At the same time, in the banquet hall on the top floor of the Twin Towers.

"Gentlemen, I know your minds are very confused right now. Let me help you clear your thoughts." Feng Bujue spoke while still approaching, "Anyone of you who shoots at me will have extreme consequences. The high probability will lead to the five of us dying together, and I will shoot you..."

boom--

Saying this, he actually fired a shot.

But his shot wasn't aimed at anyone, he just shattered the glass of the building behind the mayor and the others.

Before the shock caused by the gunfire subsided, a gust of "high-rise wind" blew in through the large hole in the glass. Almost all the four people closer to the gap instinctively knelt on the ground and lowered their bodies' center of gravity... I was afraid that if I stumbled, I would be carried out of the building by the strong wind.

"Haha... It may not bring worse results, right?" Looking at the reactions of the people in front of him, Feng Bujue opened his arms and faced the cold wind in front of him, smiling wantonly.

"You madman!" Dent pressed his hand on his hair that was messed up by the wind and shouted in the wind, "What on earth do you want to do?"

"I just want to...ask you and the mayor...one question..." At this time, Feng Bujue no longer approached the other party, because he knew that if he continued to approach, the two bodyguards would have a certain degree of confidence. He shot him in the head without touching the bomb, "As long as you answer me truthfully... I will leave on my own without you asking me."

After that, Brother Jue swung his arm and put the gun on his shoulder. Then, like a drunken man, he staggered to a table next to him, picked up a glass of champagne on the table, and drank from it. And done.

His actions may seem crazy, but in fact every step has a special meaning - the barrel of the gun on his shoulder, the elusive movements, the exaggerated style when drinking champagne... they are all measures to prevent others from aiming at his head; Coupled with the interference effect of the strong wind... Even though the other guests in the banquet hall had left at this moment, the two bodyguards were still unable to shoot at the madman who was strapped with explosives.

"What do you want to know?" Two seconds later, Mayor Cobot also spoke. Of course, he was shouting at the top of his lungs.

"It's very simple..." Feng Bujue looked sideways at the two people and replied, "Please two of you... clearly... say your full names."

This request is a bit inexplicable, but in the eyes of the four people in front of the window - it doesn't matter whether the request made by a madman is logical or not. Since he is in control of the situation now, all he needs to do is satisfy him with requests like this.

"I am Oswald Chesterfield Copot." Mayor Copot waited for a second and then announced his name.

"I'm Harvey "Apollo" Dent..." Dent followed suit.

[Task progress has been updated]

After they personally announced their names, Feng Bujue heard a system voice.

So far, his hidden mission progress has reached 9/10. The whereabouts of these nine "super villains" he already knows are:

Harley Quinn - now a psychiatrist, married to Bruce Wayne.

Killer Croc - imprisoned in a secret room in the sewer and dead.

Mr. Freeze - now an ordinary scientific researcher.

Poison Ivy - now an ordinary college student.

Scarecrow - now a psychology professor at Gotham University.

Riddler - now a bartender with brain disease.

Zasz - now a parolee with lifelong disabilities.

Penguin - current mayor of Gotham.

Two-Face - now a district attorney in Gotham City.

Feng Bujue only needs to find the whereabouts of one more villain, and he can complete the hidden mission. By then, he will surely uncover some kind of truth hidden under the appearance of this "world without villains".

Bang, bang, bang...

Just when Jue Ge got the response he wanted, the glass of the building at the other end of the banquet hall also shattered.

But this piece of glass was not shattered by a gun, but by a rugby-shaped cabin from the outside.

Tsk——

The cabin that broke in through the window had not completely stopped sliding, and the sound of gas gushing out announced that it had been opened.

Then, in a cloud of white smoke, a cloaked shadow slowly emerged...

"Do you know what annoys me the most?" The voice like that of a terminal laryngeal cancer came as expected, "You can obviously be three steps faster than me, but you always wait until I am only one step away before you leave..."

"Ha!" Feng Bujue looked at the newcomer, smiled and threw away the gun in his hand, and quickly took off the fake explosive pack on the inside of his clothes and threw it on the ground, "Do you think you are only three steps away from me?"

Wayne ignored his provocation and continued, "I can feel...you enjoy this process, 'losing' or 'winning'...is not important to you."

"But...that is very important to you." Feng Bujue continued.

"Ah..." Wayne sighed, he cast his eyes on the two bodyguards of the mayor, raised his voice slightly and asked, "Why don't you shoot?"

The two were also stunned by his question.

Wayne's question really hit the point - Feng Bujue had thrown away the "explosives" and was facing away from them, so they could shoot at his back. At this distance, they could not hit the target every time, but the hit rate of hitting the torso should be at least 80%.

"He has disarmed, we should arrest him according to the procedure!" After a few seconds, Dent was the first to react and gave such an answer seriously.

"Humph..." Wayne snorted coldly, and then said to Brother Jue, "I think... you should understand, right? Why... I want to win, why... I must win."

"I understand." Feng Bujue said, "but I don't agree."

"Oh?" Wayne asked doubtfully, "Are you trying to say that I did something wrong?"

"Of course I did." Brother Jue replied.

"Absurd." Wayne commented in a cold tone, and he was obviously not shaken by Brother Jue's denial at all.

"I don't expect you to understand right away." Feng Bujue said, "But I'll leave it here - if a person's principles transcend everything, it's an extreme selfishness."

"Oh?" Wayne heard something from the other party's words, "It sounds like you think you can still leave here?"

"I've achieved my goal, why should I stay here?" Feng Bujue spread his hands and replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Purpose?" Wayne's eyes moved again, looking at Copperhead and Dent, "What did he do?"

"He..." Copperhead hesitated for a second and replied, "Just asked our names."

"Names..." Wayne said, and then took a step; at this moment, his whole body was ready. There were more than ten kinds of equipment under his cloak that could help him subdue the man in front of him. Even if those equipment factors were put aside, he himself was one of the best fighting masters in the world. In a one-on-one fight, at least in terms of skills, he would never lose. "Speaking of which... I seem to have forgotten something very important..." He walked straight towards Brother Jue, "'Jack' is not a real name, right?" He paused, "... What is your name?"

Feng Bujue did not respond to the other party, because when Wayne started walking, Brother Jue had already turned around... and ran.

His goal was obvious, which was the gap he had just opened with a gun.

In terms of speed, Bruce Wayne can be compared with the world champion of sprinting, but Feng Bujue's foot speed is beyond the limit of ordinary people, so... he must be faster.

In a flash, Brother Jue ran past the mayor and his men, so fast that the two bodyguards had no time to react.

At the same moment, two bat darts flew out of Wayne's hands, drawing two arcs, bypassing Cobblepot and others, and going straight to Feng Bujue's back.

"I'll wait for you 'there', Batman!"

It was said in a flash, and when Brother Jue shouted this, he turned around and jumped out of the building, and after turning around... he caught the two bat darts steadily with one hand.

And with his other hand, he took out something from his arms - a flashlight.

In the few seconds before gravity pulled him down, Feng Bujue turned on the flashlight and threw it into the building through the hole where he jumped out.

Then, he fell down.

"Ha...hahahaha...hahahahaha..."

His body was falling, but his crazy laughter was rising.

The figure quickly disappeared into the night, but the laughter echoed between the buildings for a long time...