OBS Chapter 3584 Edge of Tomorrow (3)
Chapter 3584 Edge of Tomorrow (3)
Chapter 3584 Edge of Tomorrow (Thirty)
"This is too passive," Harley said. "If the terrorists have placed bomb materials in every subway station in Gotham, and it only takes a dozen minutes to assemble them and then explode, then unless we conduct a carpet search, there is no way to prevent it."
"Of course we still have to do a carpet search. After all, we have Brainiac. He can hire someone to search. And the raw materials they use are relatively safe, and ordinary people can also clear them. But once they find out that we are taking action, they may move up the detonation time."
"So what about sending people to guard all the subway stations at the same time?"
“What if there aren’t only subway stations?”
Harry rubbed his temple and said, "Powdered explosives are even harder to handle than liquid ones. And if they can get TNT, they may also get plastic explosives. Those won't be detected by security machines at all, which is even more troublesome."
"You're right. If we just track them down and block them, that would be too passive." Schiller said after a pause, "Our ultimate goal is to make them terminate their plan. Maybe blowing up Diamond Street directly would be the same."
"Isn't this a bit... ah, wait a minute. We are the bad guy alliance!" Harley's eyes gradually brightened, and she said, "Yeah, we are not the police. Now that we know who is causing trouble, why don't we just kill them all?!"
She turned to look at Jack and gave him a huge smile.
"The Joker has been quiet for too long, allowing some to think they can rule this city. Now we must prove that they are wrong!"
"They only did one thing wrong." Jack was playing with a big trump card in his hand. He stood up and stretched his shoulders. After revealing a crazy smile, he said, "They should never...never...play with bombs with the Joker! Hahahahahahaha!"
Gotham Diamond Street, 5:00PM.
It was time to get off work. The whole street was jammed with cars and people, making it hard to move. The lights in the office buildings were still bright, and most people were still working.
The delivery guy rang the bell on his bicycle and rode past the pedestrians quickly, but was soon stopped outside the cordon.
"What's going on?" he asked, craning his neck.
"Investigating the securities company massacre. Witnesses said the perpetrator was the famous mercenary Deathstroke. Someone said they saw him again at noon today. In order to catch this brutal guy, we blocked the entire Diamond Street."
"During the investigation, employees and their vehicles must have work badges to enter. No outsiders are allowed to approach. I hope you can cooperate with our work..." a policeman said to the reporter's camera.
"Are you here to deliver food?" A young policeman came over, took the bag from the delivery boy, and said, "Give me the address and we'll find someone to deliver it for you. Don't go in, the mercenary may not have gone far."
"Okay, thank you, officer." The delivery guy smiled at him, turned his bike around, and rode back in the direction he came from.
The young police officer was carrying the takeaway bag and was about to go in. The police officer in charge of checking at the door of the blockade glanced at the address on the takeaway bag, and then looked at his colleague next to him.
"Let's send it off later." The old policeman with gray hair on his temples said, holding a cigarette in his mouth, "There is a traffic jam now. It will take more than 20 minutes to walk from here to this address. It's better to drive there when the traffic is not congested."
"That's right." The young policeman nodded and said, "Then I'll put it over there first."
He carried the takeaway bag and walked to the side of the police car. There was a parasol and a table with coffee on it. On one side of the table were several other takeaways.
The takeaway bag was put down. The police glanced at the addresses on the other takeaway bags. Without exception, the addresses on all the takeaway bags that were left here pointed to the same building - "Tags Financial Building".
Just as he turned to walk towards the police car, he suddenly saw a purple light reflected on the window of the police car. He turned back suddenly and saw that all the electronic screens in the office building lit up at the same time.
A figure with green hair and a purple suit appeared on the screen. He made no sound, but gestured a number with his hands.
"3..."
"2..."
"1..."
"boom--!!!!!!!"
The violent explosion caused smoke to rise into the sky, and a small mushroom cloud rose above the Gotham skyline. The police hid behind the police car the moment the purple figure appeared, and the flying debris left deep marks on the car body.
Screams and cries were heard everywhere. Flames shot up into the sky and smoke filled the air. This street, which is often called the "most tragic financial battlefield", finally became a real battlefield.
The Tagus Building, located in the center of the explosion, slowly collapsed, taking with it the two buildings next to it. Countless cars on the ground were damaged, and people who were not in the explosion range fled in panic like crazy.
On the distant skyline, the Injustice Batman who had just jumped off the helicopter looked solemnly in the direction of Diamond Street and slowly uttered a word: "Joker..."
"Is that the Joker?" Batman, who fell behind him, frowned, but swung down from the roof faster than Injustice Batman and rushed towards Diamond Street at the fastest speed.
By the time they arrived, the aftermath of the explosion had subsided. But just from the state of the scene, it was clear how tragic the explosion was—a small half of the street was flattened, and the entire street was affected. Everyone upstairs and downstairs in the three buildings could not escape the disaster.
Batman suddenly looked up, sensing something. On the tallest building, he saw the purple figure.
A playing card slowly floated down and landed right in front of Batman. After landing, the Joker and "JOKER" were ignited by the sparks on the ground and gradually turned into charred ashes.
What scares Batman the most is that the Joker just left like that.
He didn't laugh wildly to attract Batman's attention, nor did he jump in front of Batman and laugh so that he could beat him up, nor did he loudly boast about his work and ask Batman to give him an evaluation.
He came in silence and disappeared in silence, leaving behind only the poker card that represented his identity, but it was more like a cruel and precise - a fatal joke.
Who is the best criminal in the world?
Is it a clown?
No. Batman thought, the best criminal in the world is the Joker who has no interest in Batman.
The survivors started the cars that could still be started and left the dangerous explosion site as quickly as possible, but in such a scene, there were still people driving in the opposite direction - of course, they were not the police and doctors who came to save people, but reporters.
A Chevrolet with the Gotham TV logo on it drifted and slid in front of Batman. Reporters and cameramen rushed towards the explosion center with their cameras. The New Jersey TV reporter behind them was no less capable, sprinting 100 meters while carrying incredibly heavy camera equipment.
What Batman didn't know was that Brainiac's voice sounded in their headphones at the same time: "According to Brainiac's estimation, this is the largest urban explosion disaster in this century. And the situation at the center of the disaster has stabilized. If we can get a first-hand report, it will definitely be the best news of the year."
Reporters rushed in like crazy, just to be the first to take photos of the explosion area. The air force was not far behind, and helicopters from major TV stations rushed to the scene at the fastest speed, holding telephoto lenses and taking photos of every corner.
"Hello, Batman. We see you are at the scene of the explosion. Did you see the murderer? Rumor has it that the Joker gave a warning three seconds before the explosion. Do you think this is a provocation by this brutal criminal to Diamond Street?"
"Hello, Batman. When did you arrive? Did you record the entire explosion? If you want to sell the footage of the explosion, please contact us..."
"Hello, Batman. Brainiac said this case is the most significant urban bombing of the century, even more than the Twin Towers terrorist attack. What do you think is the probability that the Joker is the murderer? Can we call him a terrorist?"
The two Batmen were squeezed against the wall by countless reporters and couldn't get out. Batman shouted, "Stop squeezing! Stop squeezing! Let's go out and save people! There are still many people in the ruins..."
He looked towards the explosion site. Logically, since the reporters had arrived, the police would surely be here soon.
But when Batman got rid of the reporters and ran over there, he found that the police had arrived, but they had only set up a cordon at the explosion site and had no intention of rescuing anyone.
Batman tried to rush through the cordon, but was stopped. A policeman waved a baton and said, "Don't go over there, don't go over there! The building is still collapsing! It's very dangerous there, don't go over there!"
Just as Batman was about to say something, a reporter who rushed to the vicinity of the building was hit by falling building debris and was carried into an ambulance by his colleagues.
"There are still many people in the building!" Batman said in a deep voice, "They may not be dead yet, we have to rescue them!"
“I’m sorry, but the situation in the building is too dangerous now. We can’t let anyone in.” The police officer still insisted, “Letting people in to rescue may only cause more injuries.”
Batman didn't care about that, he just jumped over the blockade and rushed into the disaster site. The debris from the collapsed building piled up into a small hill. Just as he was thinking about where to start, he heard the sound of wheels rolling in the distance.
A line of police cars drove over from the other side of Diamond Street, followed by heavy machinery, including excavators and cranes. Gotham Police Chief Gordon stepped out of the car and directed the machinery to clear the debris from the building.
Batman breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Gordon, but Gordon didn't give him a good look.
"James, I just saw the clown upstairs..."
"How dare you say that?!" Gordon said angrily, "Ever since there was no Batman in our universe, the Joker has never appeared again. But when you guys came, the Joker started committing crimes again. What do you think is going on?!"
"Uh..." Batman was a little embarrassed. Because he knew what Gordon said was true. He had been in this universe for quite some time, and this was the first time the Joker committed a crime. Could it be that the Joker really appeared because they came to Gotham?
"Alright. You can't save many people here by yourself, so don't make trouble." Gordon waved his hand at him and said impatiently, "I warn you, if you want to chase the clown, you'd better not break anything. Otherwise, I will make you pay!"
What Batman didn't know was that not far away, a reporter was faithfully recording everything Gordon said, with what Brainiac said to him circling in his mind.
"There will be a lot of news reports about the explosion tomorrow morning. But most of them will just report the number of casualties. If you can extend this to other topics, you will definitely stand out from the sea of reports."
"I've already thought of the headline," the reporter said to Brainiac. "It's 'Gotham Police Chief James Gordon reveals: Diamond Street terrorist attack was actually the Joker's attempt to intimidate Batman who reappeared!'"
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