PFC Chapter 2908 When Night Falls (26)
Chapter 2908 When Night Falls (26)
Chapter 2908 When Night Falls (Twenty-Six)
As soon as these words came out, everyone else was stunned.
Because ever since Batman came here, he has been emphasizing that now is not the time to catch the traitor.
Batman's logic is very simple. The vampires will try to sow trouble among the Justice League in order to disrupt their own formation and prevent them from devoting their time and energy to curbing the development of the vampires outside.
Based on the principle that the more the enemy wants you to do something, the less you can do it, it would be better to follow the steps and destroy the base built by the vampires and eliminate the people they have organized in the way the Justice League is usually good at, instead of spending a lot of time and energy on catching the traitor.
In other words, there is no weak hand in the Justice League, and the damage that the inner ghost can cause to them is far less than the damage that the strong men in the Justice League can cause to other vampires. This is a good deal.
Superman and Wonder Woman are used to taking orders from Batman, so although they are also worried about the problem of a mole, they ultimately decide to listen to Batman.
But Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman all have different opinions. Some think that letting the traitor go is hurting their companions, some think that if the traitor is not caught, the subsequent actions will be disrupted, and some think that it is too cruel to disregard the safety of their companions in order to cause the greatest damage.
The members discussed for a long time without reaching a unified answer, but unexpectedly, Batman, who had insisted on working step by step, actually gave in and was willing to find out the traitor first.
He stood in front of the conference room table and said, "Since you don't want to work in an atmosphere full of suspicion and worry, I can understand that. But if you want to investigate, you have to use my method. I believe you can trust me."
After he said this, the others really had nothing to refute. When it comes to criminal investigation experience, who has more experience than Batman? He is known as the greatest detective in the world, and he is an expert in catching moles.
Batman looked at Wonder Woman and said, "Send another transmission to the others and ask them to come to the conference room immediately. I want everyone here within 10 minutes."
Wonder Woman nodded and started operating the communicator. The Flash, who was sitting on the chair, rubbed his nose with his intact arm. Superman also sat down in silence, looking a little guilty.
They could see that Batman was angry. Batman's emotions were secondary, but if he was serious about it, no one would have an easy time.
Soon the Wonder Twins arrived, and they greeted the others. Jenna smiled at Batman and said, "My brother just got back from patrol, so he's a little late. Don't mind."
"It's okay, go sit down."
About five minutes later, everyone was there.
Batman walked to the front of the table, his heavy footsteps echoing in the room, and no one dared to speak.
"Since we are investigating, we must adopt a professional attitude and do professional things. Only a sufficiently closed space can eliminate all interference. So I suggest that Superman completely seal off the conference room. No one can leave here until the investigation results are out."
"You want to imprison us?!" said Aquaman.
"Of course not. Once we find out who the betrayer is, everything will naturally return to normal. This is the thundering method you want, isn't it?"
Wonder Woman felt a little worried. She advised, "I don't think it's necessary to be so extreme."
"No, ma'am. A fish can only take one bait. If we go out to stop the expansion of vampires while investigating the traitor, we will end up doing neither well."
"Since most people think we should find the betrayer first, then we should naturally go all out and identify the suspect as quickly as possible. We cannot be distracted before that."
Wonder Woman certainly understood this, and she thought that this might be the purpose of the traitor, who wanted to make the Justice League go in all directions and finally defeat them one by one.
"That's good." Superman agreed with the proposal. He said, "It would be safer if we all stayed together. At least we wouldn't be attacked alone. As long as we're still here, those vampires outside won't be able to do anything."
"I disagree." Hal said, "The current expansion of vampires has affected ordinary people. If we continue to delay like this, many people will be harmed."
"But didn't you just agree to find the traitor first?"
"I think these two things can be done at the same time." Hal said, "At least Superman is not a suspect at all. Can't we let him come forward to solve the disaster in the city?"
After he said that, others also felt that it made sense. Now everyone present was a suspect except Superman, because there was no difference between a vampire biting him and biting the sun.
Moreover, he is strong enough and can deal with almost all the vampires by himself. So the best outcome would be for the others to stay here and find the traitor while he steps forward to deal with things outside.
Batman shook his head and said, "I asked 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 betrayers."
After Batman said this, the others suddenly realized something. That's right, it's okay if someone like Batman becomes a vampire, but if Wonder Woman becomes a vampire, who can beat her?
By the time they investigate and find out the other party, he will be furious. Without an absolutely strong force that is not afraid of the threat of vampires to restrain the traitor, the traitor will run away or even hurt the good guys. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?
Superman was also a little conflicted. Going out could indeed save more ordinary people, but he also didn't want to see his companions suffer.
At this time Batman's eyes fell on the injured Flash.
That’s right, the unlucky guy who was attacked this time was Barry the Flash. Coincidentally, he was not beaten by anyone, but was shot in the arm by an out-of-control security machine gun.
He could have dodged it, but according to him, when he wanted to run, he felt some force under his feet entangled him, so he slowed down by a step. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and turned his body to avoid the fatal heart area, otherwise he would have gone to see God now.
Because of this, Superman and Wonder Woman defined this incident as an attack, but Cyborg felt that they were making a fuss about nothing. They had upgraded their defense system last month and were still having some debugging issues. They had already issued a notice to remind people to pay attention. The Flash was just being a bit careless.
However, since the camera really didn't capture anything, the Flash couldn't refute it and could only blame his bad luck.
Smelling the faint smell of blood, Superman sighed and said, "I have decided to stay. No matter what, I cannot tolerate betrayers hurting my friends and comrades."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and all the doors and windows in the conference room were locked. The biological force field covered the surrounding walls. Superman would feel anything that touched the wall, even a mosquito or an ant.
Batman then said, "Although we want to find the betrayer, mutual suspicion is not advisable, so I hope you can do one thing, that is, never identify anyone without conclusive evidence."
"But then, we won't be able to find the traitor, right?" asked Martian Manhunter.
"What I mean is that you can rationally express your suspicions about someone and provide reasons and evidence for your suspicions, but you cannot just say something without any evidence and say that someone is a vampire."
Batman put his hands on the table and said, "Everyone here knows my abilities, so from now on, everything you say will be remembered and analyzed by me, and any abnormal behavior and speech will be recorded."
"So if you want to vent your emotions, you'd better consider whether this will deepen your suspicion, because there is a saying that goes, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door."
The atmosphere on the field suddenly became quiet.
It has to be admitted that the pressure brought by Batman in serious mode is unparalleled. Everyone present believes what he said above, and also believes that as long as they continue to chat here, Batman will definitely be able to figure out who the traitor is.
So they began to become extra cautious, fearing that revealing their emotions would be regarded as guilty by Batman. Even Aquaman, who was already a little impatient, controlled his temper and spoke.
"I understand that you don't want to cause a dispute, and I also think that we don't need to fight among ourselves, but this is how it is when it comes to investigating the betrayer. An environment of mutual suspicion has already been created, so it's better to speak it out than to keep it in your heart."
Wonder Woman knocked on the table and said, "I think you have overlooked one thing. We are not ordinary people. There are too many ways to identify whether a person is lying or not."
After she finished speaking, she stretched the Lasso of Truth in her hand and looked at the Martian Manhunter. The Martian Manhunter hesitated and said, "I promised you that I would never read your mind without your consent. Now the situation is special. It's not that I can't compromise, but I still have to say that this ability cannot be controlled accurately. Either don't read it, or read it all."
Their words caused another commotion, and everyone complained. Jenna said warily, "Are you trying to tie us up like criminals? I can't accept that!"
"I don't want to be read by others either." Zan said, "This is very inhumane. Although the betrayer is hateful, the others are innocent. It is very unfair for those who are implicated to be treated like this."
Batman glanced over here in surprise. Even though the brother and sister seemed to have made their conflict clear, it was precisely because of this that Batman could explain along the way.
"No one wants to treat you as criminals. I emphasize that unfounded accusations are not allowed because I don't want you to assume that your former teammates are traitors."
Batman coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention and said, "I think there is only one traitor among us, which means that the others are innocent, so there is no need to worry too much. If there were really three or four of them, they would have attacked us long ago. The traitor has not come forward until now, not because he doesn't want to, but because he dares not."
I have to say that Batman is very good at comforting people when it comes to serious matters. His words made everyone feel relieved.
Yes, there are more than a dozen superheroes present, big and small, and there is only one traitor at most. In that case, he is outnumbered ten to one, and he has a super helper, Superman. No matter what the traitor does, he can't do anything.
Batman took a step to the side and handed the home court to Superman. Superman also understood and stepped forward and said, "Batman, Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter all have a point. We don't have to choose one method or the other. We can use both."
"Wonder Woman's Lasso of Truth is used as a last resort. If, through the process of elimination, there are only two or three suspects left, are you willing to be lassoed once to prove your innocence?"
No one had any objection to this issue, because once there were only two or three suspects left, personal dignity and humanitarianism would have to be discussed later, and in order to survive they had to prove their innocence first.
Except for the traitor, everyone else does not feel guilty. They think that at most they will be tied up once. After all, they have been tied up before in fights. They are unwilling to do so now just to save face. Only when it comes to the last moment, if they are willing to tie you up, they are giving you face.