PFC Chapter 2496: Battle for the Cloak (52)
Chapter 2496: Battle for the Cloak (52)
Chapter 2496: Battle for the Cloak (Fifty-Two)
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Officer Ge Yin was obviously very alert and confused, because the appearance of the two people in front of him looked so strange.
Batman and Batwoman looked at each other again, and Batwoman let go, but the female police officer did not try to attack them because she had discovered that they were incredibly strong and were not ordinary intruders. She could not act rashly without a gun.
"We're here to investigate Batman."
"Batman? Who's that? Are you talking about that Spider-Boy that's been hanging around the streets lately?"
There is no doubt that the policewoman's behavior is as if to say that there is no Batman in this world. Is it possible that they are in the wrong world? Did she just mention Spider-Man?
Batwoman doesn’t know the situation in the other world, but Batman in the main universe knows. Could this be the world on the other side?
But this is not true, because the news clearly states that Wayne Group once existed.
"It seems that this is a fusion of dream worlds." Batman from the main universe said, "The creator of the dream must have combined the memories of several different people to create this place."
"What are you doing here?" asked the female police officer.
"What are you doing here?" Batwoman asked, crossing her arms and looking at the female police officer. "I don't think a public official needs to be in the archives at this time."
The female police officer was obviously hit on the spot and looked a little embarrassed, because it was obvious that since she was a police officer, she could have come to the archives room during daytime working hours. Why did she have to sneak around at night after get off work?
This means that she must be doing something shady, but this cannot erase the fact that she is an intruder.
"Listen, ma'am." Batman came out to smooth things over. "We don't mean to threaten you. We're only here to investigate something about Bruce Wayne."
The female police officer seemed a little surprised, which made Batwoman observe that she was most likely here for Bruce Wayne.
Batwoman glanced at Batman, who paused, then reached out and took off his mask.
Looking at the familiar face in front of her, the female police officer was completely stunned.
She took a step back in panic. Batman observed her movements and immediately stepped forward and said, "You know him, right? What is your relationship with him? Did he ask you to come here?"
Faced with a series of questions, the other party was obviously a little flustered. Batman could see that this female police officer was far less experienced than Gordon. She was probably Gordon's apprentice, so it was very likely that she had met Bruce Wayne.
"We come from another universe." Batman did not point out the fact that this was a dream, but just said as simply as possible: "This universe is in some trouble now, we are here to solve it, if you can provide us with some help, it would be great."
The female police officer swallowed and said, "Hmm," and although the vigilance in her eyes had not completely disappeared, it had obviously been shaken.
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything about Bruce Wayne and what's going on in the city right now."
The female police officer took a deep breath but did not start to tell the story. Instead, she stared at them for a while, then turned around and continued to search the shelves in the archives room. She said, "I have never seen you, and you have never seen me. If you want to know something, just look for it yourself."
This is exactly what Batman wants. Listening to ordinary people's stories is bound to be inefficient and the information is not accurate enough. It would be great to have archival documents.
Searching the archives was a piece of cake for Batman. He and Batwoman worked together and quickly figured out what was going on in this universe.
"It looks like Gordon is in a bad condition." Batman didn't lower his voice deliberately. He glanced at the female police officer next to him and said, "It's a disaster for a good policeman to be able to watch the crime happen but be completely powerless to stop it or undo the tragedy."
Batwoman saw that Ge Yin's eyes were red. She probably knew better than anyone how bad Gordon's current situation was.
Ge Yin slowly squatted down, looking like she couldn't stand the days of work and emotional shock. Batwoman walked over, patted her shoulder and said, "If there was no accident, you wouldn't be here. Can you tell us what you are looking for here?"
The female police officer squatted there for a while with her eyes closed, and then she said in a slightly hoarse voice: "...the case back then."
"Which one?" Batman asked.
"James Gordon was attacked." Ge Yin seemed to have suddenly figured something out, and spoke quickly: "Gordon, who was the sheriff at the time, was shot in an alley on his way home. At the time, he was helping the young Bruce Wayne take over the Wayne family's inheritance, so the outside world speculated that the shareholders who wanted to compete for shares and swallow up the Wayne Group sent the killer."
"Gordon was shot twice, one of which injured his spine, leaving him almost completely paralyzed and bedridden. More than a decade has passed, and almost everyone has forgotten this outstanding sheriff. When people talk about the old days, they only sigh."
Batman frowned deeply. As Bruce Wayne himself, he knew better than anyone else what happened back then.
First of all, the Waynes were not unaware of their own death. The situation at that time had reached a very dangerous situation, and they had a backup plan and were well prepared.
So after they died, those greedy shareholders were unable to cause any big waves, and all the inheritance and shares were smoothly handed over to Bruce Jr., and no one could interfere.
Secondly, Bruce Jr. himself doesn't care about those jumping clowns. His own abilities are far beyond those of ordinary people, and he doesn't take this level of business war seriously at all.
And there were indeed many people who helped him at that time. After all, he was a minor at that time and it was difficult for him to go through various legal procedures, such as police, doctors, and lawyers. It is not unreasonable that Batman would have a good impression of people in these professions. When he was in the most isolated and helpless moment in his life, it was these people who helped him.
Assuming that the Bruce Wayne of this universe is not a super genius, he may indeed need external help to secure his inheritance. Otherwise, it would be like a child carrying gold through a busy street, and losses are inevitable.
"Where is Gordon now?" Batman asked, "If I'm not mistaken, he asked you to reinvestigate the case? I think I can help in this regard, but I have to meet him first."
The female police officer shook her head and said, "No, this is a secret investigation and no one can know about it."
"Of course, I understand that the hyenas who bit off a piece of meat from this respectable sheriff will not allow him to send them to prison. So at least let me meet Bruce. I think I can help him make better use of the resources in his hands and find out the real culprit who hurt Gordon back then."
The female police officer was visibly stunned. She instinctively answered, "Resources, what resources?"
"The Wayne couple's inheritance." Batman said, "Even if he failed to keep the shares of the Wayne Group and lost almost all of the physical assets, the Waynes had a lot of savings at the time. There were at least several million US dollars in their personal accounts, as well as various trusts, real estate, and vehicles. Even if he didn't do any work to preserve the value and invest, this is not a small amount of money."
Ge Yin frowned deeply, shook her head, looked at Batman and said, "No, now Bruce rents a house with Gordon, and has to work three jobs to support them both."
"Ridiculous." Batwoman commented, "What about Thomas and Martha's personal property? Even worse, what about my mother's dowry? When she married into the Kane family, my grandfather and grandmother gave her two buildings and a storefront on a commercial street."
"My parents died at the same time. I am the only heir. I don't have any relatives or friends who have the right to claim the inheritance. What about the inheritance?"
"I... I don't know." Ge Yin shook her head. This female police officer was of civilian origin and obviously didn't know much about these things.
Batwoman glanced up at Batman and immediately realized that something was wrong.
“Show us the file,” Batwoman said. “The entire case file. Now.”
Ge Yin had no choice but to hand them the file she had just found. The two of them read it quickly and looked at each other at the same time, clearly seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
"There are too many suspicious points." Batman stared at the file and said, "Let's not talk about the external environment. From Gordon's description, he saw the killer's blurry figure, then he was hit by the first shot and fell to the ground."
"If the murderer wanted to fire a second shot, he would have to adjust the trajectory because the postures of standing and lying people are different. Gordon was fully capable of taking advantage of these two seconds to draw his gun and shoot, but he just fell to the ground and did nothing, allowing the other party to fire the second shot."
"Could it be..." Ge Yin wanted to think that maybe Gordon was unable to draw his gun or did not react because of the pain of being shot, but she could not convince herself. Gordon was a well-trained good policeman with a very strong will, and he would never miss any opportunity to catch the murderer.
If there was even the slightest chance of hitting the murderer by shooting him while he was falling, preventing him from escaping, Gordon would definitely do it, and he had the ability to do so.
"We can also see where he was shot." Batman pointed to the image in the file and said, "The left side of his abdomen does not affect the use of his right hand. Gordon does not have the habit of putting his gun behind his back. The moment he fell to the ground, he had enough time to draw his gun and shoot."
"Unless he doesn't want to," Batwoman said.
"It was the second shot that paralyzed Gordon." Batman looked at the file and continued, "Why didn't he shoot the murderer?"
"I think we should go meet Bruce." Batwoman said, "At least he was an eyewitness of that period. We..."
"No." Ge Yin raised her voice and interrupted them. Both of them looked at her. Ge Yin emphasized: "Gordon didn't let me tell anyone about the case I'm investigating. It's anyone, including Bruce Wayne."
"Did he tell you that?"
"of course."
Batman and Batwoman paused at the same time, because they obviously realized the same thing. They looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
(End of this chapter)