Nobody can stop me from drawing cards in Gotham!

Chapter 149 Clark: What happened?

"Greetings, High Priest. I think we can have a proper talk now."

As the last of the "Gatekeepers" to be arrested and brought to justice, and the only one spared by Wonder Woman's punch at Jaeger's instruction, the High Priest, who was able to remain conscious and bound here, glanced at the other believers beside him with mixed feelings.

Their luck wasn't as good as the High Priest's. Since Jaeger didn't intend to interrogate them, Wonder Woman knocked them unconscious one by one with her fists, their expressions more serene than those of people who had been dead for three days.

"—" The high priest's gaze returned to the person before him, his lips twitched slightly, and he lowered his head again. "Your Excellency, I am very sorry to have offended you. I believe that 'Your Excellency,'" Jaeger blinked thoughtfully upon hearing this.

Is he obsessed with this word?

He was previously mistaken for Batman by the Court of Owls, and thus mistaken for a follower of Barbatos.

Now, a group of believers, suspected of being closely related to the "Unknown Identity Card," have also been identified as "favorites."

Why doesn't the card table award him the "Favorite Collector" achievement, the kind you can get by switching allies among the various gods to become their favorites?

As Jaeger remained speechless, Wonder Woman raised an eyebrow at the High Priest's words: "Favored Ones? — But it seems you don't know these people, Detective."

"I really don't know them." Jaeger coughed lightly. "As for the Favored Ones, I'm also curious how they made their judgment."

"Don't joke around, Your Excellency, how could you not recognize us?" The High Priest raised his eyes in shock. "As for Your Excellency—you can even summon the Crows of the Mist! That's the strongest proof!"

"According to the legends within the church, it is a creature favored by the gods, and it can only appear around those who are blessed by the gods." "Is that so?" Jaeger looked at the messenger beside him.

Xin, his eyes burning with soul fire and completely obscuring his gaze, stared at Yege: ?

Seeing this, Jaeger turned his head back quite naturally: "It seems that the Crow in the Mist you mentioned doesn't know about this either."

"Also, I don't really know anything about the gatekeeper, but I'm quite interested in it—that's why I told the heroine not to knock you out yet."

"No, no, no, where exactly is the problem—" The high priest frowned. "Our magic comes from the gods, and your magic and status suppress us. This is strong proof that you are a chosen one of the gods."

"But you don't know us—could it be?"

The high priest suddenly looked up in alarm: "You weren't acting, were you? You've actually been in contact with headquarters all along, pretending not to know us, to test our work in the metropolis?"

The higher the priest thought about it, the more sense it made.

Headquarters' move was ruthless! They must have suspected him all along, which is why they sent the mysterious Favorite to test me!

This is it! His lack of faith and embezzlement of funds have all been exposed!

Seeing the high priest's ever-changing expressions, Jaeger said in surprise, "Your imagination is quite rich."

"Alright, I'm not wasting time rambling on with you." Jaeger stood up. "Woman, may I borrow your Lasso of Truth?"

"I've heard that it has the ability to make people unable to lie."

Since the gatekeepers had already been captured and were all unconscious, Wonder Woman naturally did not refuse to lend out the Lasso of Truth.

Besides, she was indeed quite interested in what Jaeger wanted to ask the High Priest.

As for the high priest, who was powerless to resist, he could only watch helplessly as the two men, holding the lasso of truth, approached him step by step. "Breaking news! Just now, a strange, unknown light source flickered in the city center, covering a large area..."

More than half of the city's residents witnessed the incident from the skies above the metropolitan area—Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation and stated that the incident was definitely not caused by a gas explosion.

"Parelers Group's foray into Metropolis? Following its acquisition of the Daily Planet, Parelers Group has made another move, this time with a hospital? What secrets lie behind this series of acquisitions that have baffled industry insiders? We've invited a renowned industry expert—"

"Over fifty people have been arrested for engaging in illegal religious activities! Uncertain beliefs, illegal fundraising? In today's society, facing increasingly rampant illegal proselytizing activities, we should—"

With a "snap," Clark turned off the television that was being bombarded with news from all sides and looked at Langdon, who was sitting in a swivel chair, so bored that he was spinning around in circles.

This is the president's office of Planet Daily, a place that's practically just for show.

After all, Morgan Edge, the former owner of the Daily Planet, rarely stayed here, and the current owner, Langdon Parrels, was primarily active in Gotham.

But now, this office, which was originally just for show, has finally come in handy, and even the soundproof walls designed to protect privacy seem so necessary at this moment.

After all, with the current political news section next door being bombarded by a sudden barrage of news, everyone is so busy they're practically running around like headless chickens—if it weren't for the good soundproofing here, everyone would have been subjected to magical attacks through the walls by the editor-in-chief Perry's angry roars long ago.

To make matters worse, the political news office was already busy enough, and then Langdon Parrels called Clark away at this crucial moment.

And Louise caused Perry's anger level to surge by two percentage points.

Of course, he couldn't show his anger to his boss, so he could only vent it on the other poor political reporters.

Fortunately, in an effort to appease the reporters, Langdon announced that everyone's wages would be tripled today.

Otherwise, these reporters would probably really turn into terrifying vengeful spirits and come back to haunt you on the spot—

Back to the topic.

After Langdon called Clark and Lois to his office, they unsurprisingly found Wonder Woman already there.

As for the current affairs news broadcast on the office television, it's practically a veiled warning.

"Leaving aside the hospital acquisitions that only stock market enthusiasts care about, Parrels, the heroine."

Louise cut to the chase, starting the conversation directly: "The news is flooded with reports of that mysterious light that practically covers the entire sky above Metropolis, and those illegal religious groups that were suddenly arrested—"

"Is it related to the previous Escalade Trophy?"

"What exactly did we miss?" Clark asked, somewhat puzzled. "Something this big shouldn't have happened without any reaction."

"But I didn't hear anything, and you've already resolved the matter? Those arrested religious groups are the same people Luther claims wanted to steal the trophy, and even hired murderers for it?"

Faced with questions from Lois and Clark that seemed to have missed out on a fortune, Langdon silently shifted his gaze to Wonder Woman beside him.

Wonder Woman could only say, "That's why I'm here, to explain the situation to you."

"But this incident can't really be said to have been resolved by me and Mr. Parrels. The one who truly resolved this incident was someone you've met before."

"Jaeger Winchester."

"That detective with special abilities?" Louise was somewhat surprised. "Didn't he only get involved in this case after Parrels asked him to help, until the toy men started attacking in the park?"

The person who seemed to have the least connection to this series of events actually became the key to resolving the situation?

While Wonder Woman began to explain, Langdon pretended to listen attentively.

In reality, Jaeger had already silently abandoned Langdon Parrels and turned his attention to Jaeger Winchester, who was currently in his room at the InterContinental Hotel.

Anyway, it's just a post-mortem review, and as one of the parties involved, Jaeger naturally doesn't need to hear the female knight recount what happened again.

Therefore, he naturally had to focus his attention on what interested him more at that moment.

Those were the two items that Jaeger had placed on the table, the ones he had received from the high priest.

One of them is a badge with exquisite engraving and inscribed with complex runes.

In addition to the word "Gatekeeper" engraved in English, the badge also has a line of small text in an unknown language.

Jaeger planned to find time to look up the specific meaning of that line of small print again.

According to the high priest, this badge is not only proof of the "gatekeeper's" identity, but also an important tool for contacting the religious order.

As for the other one, it was a rather thick book with slightly yellowed pages.