From Gotham to Night City, my infamy is known to all.

He made the suggestion in a desperate, "what's the use?"

Poison Ivy nodded vigorously, her eyes gleaming, already in fanatical scientist mode.

Bruce, of course, had to be involved throughout to ensure that the other two geniuses, who were single-mindedly focused on making big things happen, didn't cause any trouble.

On his second day in the DC universe, Leo dedicated everything to the laboratory.

February 10, noon.

The three of them dragged their tired bodies back to the research institute and ate lunch absentmindedly.

Using black coffee to force themselves to recharge and working continuously for more than 30 hours really exhausted them.

But when they think of those research findings that could change the world, all that remains in their hearts is excitement!

After lunch, Leo told Poison Ivy, the heroine, to go back and rest, and that they could talk about anything else tomorrow.

Poison Ivy yawned and obediently nodded.

After personally escorting her back to her residence, Leo turned back to Bruce and they returned to Wayne Tower together.

On the way, Bruce casually spoke up:

"The new alcohol-2 crop is like Pandora's box; once opened, it can never be controlled again. You'd better be fully prepared before taking it out, with the worst possible scenario in mind, otherwise this trip back home may be your last."

Leo rolled down the car window, enjoying the strong wind blowing in his face, and retorted irritably:

"You'd better hope I'm doing well. To be honest, you're not much better off than me right now. Wayne Group is strong, but it has many internal and external troubles. If the US government wants you to hand over Chun-2 rice, will you give it or not?"

"I won't give it to you... I won't give it to you either."

Bruce, in his riddle-solving form, uttered a thought-provoking statement.

Leo rolled his eyes, too lazy to ask any more questions.

The DC universe is too complicated. Earth has Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, and other supernatural beings, and there are even more bizarre new gods in outer space. Let Batman play with them; he doesn't plan to join in for now.

The most urgent task is to seize the Mother Box from the Detroit Star Labs. With that supercomputer with perception capabilities, we won't be too passive when facing the giant corporations of 2077.

He was worried that Bruce would see through his thoughts, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to rest.

I didn't expect she actually fell asleep...

When they arrived at Wayne Tower, Bruce shook him awake. Still half asleep, he said, "I can't go on, I need to sleep for a while. Here, take this 1.0 official version of the home monitoring system. We can talk about any questions tonight."

After saying that, he stepped into the elevator, pressed the button for the 43rd floor, and planned to go back to catch up on his sleep.

Bruce looked at the data chip in the box but said nothing.

Ding--

The elevator doors opened on the 43rd floor, and Leo waved goodbye to Bruce.

Back in my room, I changed into my pajamas, buried myself in the soft blankets, and fell into a deep sleep.

At 7 p.m., Leo successfully recovered and was fully healed.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

First, call V to check on the progress in Night City.

"It went very smoothly. It seems that the city hall has treated Blue Dream Company as a subsidiary of Kangtao and leased part of the Taipingzhou property to us at a relatively reasonable price."

V, holding a small note she had prepared beforehand, reported to him.

“We tried to pick some high-value properties, including the Grand Empire Mall and the Baty Hotel that you wanted. But I suspect they have ulterior motives. Not only are they only willing to sign three-year leases, but almost all the properties they are willing to rent out are occupied by those two gangs and Haitian refugees.”

"It's normal, just a boring trick of chasing away wolves and tigers."

Leo had anticipated the city hall's tactics.

"They're just waiting for us, the Voodoo Gang, and the Animal Gang to be weakened so they can reap the benefits. No problem, this time we'll let them have their way. Once I wipe out the Voodoo Gang and subdue the Animal Gang, they'll realize how naive their ideas were!"

After spending some time with V, and learning that the two female hackers and Panan were planning to upgrade their prosthetic bodies, he went to the cross-industry group to give them some advice and promised to lend them money.

Sasha and Panan both have considerable savings, and even Lucy, who became wealthy after finding 10 euros for free last time, declined his help.

Leo didn't mind, chatted with his friends for a while, and then happily left the group chat.

May everything go smoothly!

Next, I'll go see Bruce and find an excuse to leave Gotham City to clear my head.

Then go to Detroit and get the big treasure!

Chapter 364 Terrorist Attack During a Vacation

"Are you going out for a walk to clear your head again?"

At the dinner table, Bruce paused, stopping his knife and fork from cutting the steak.

He was still wearing that casual suit, suggesting he hadn't been idle since returning.

Leo said calmly, "Yeah, if I make a mistake when I get back this time, I might be finished. With so much pressure, I should definitely take advantage of the time to have some fun."

The reasoning was reasonable, but Bruce remained skeptical.

"If you just want to find women, I can throw you a party. Young models, socialites, even female celebrities, it's all possible. I guarantee they're beauties you couldn't find even if you paid money."

Upon hearing Bruce's suggestion, Leo almost choked on a piece of pork knuckle.

what! ?

Bruce Wayne, the Gotham Aquaman, invited him to the most lavish silver party in all of Gotham... no, it should be the most luxurious party in all of DC!

What a filthy, disgusting, vulgar, and shameless idea!

If it were another time, Leo would definitely go and give them a good critique, to test their abilities!

But not now—

Just like Bruce said before, his current situation is like walking a tightrope on a precipice; one wrong step and he'll be smashed to pieces. He's almost dead; Serena should probably take a break.

Of course, he needed to come up with a more reasonable reason for refusing.

"Forget it..." Leo picked up a piece of candied apple with his chopsticks. "I'm not cut out for the women you bring along. I'm afraid they're hiding hidden cameras in their hairpins. I want to get away from you and enjoy a free vacation without being watched."

"Have you decided where to go?"

"I haven't decided yet, but it's definitely not Gotham City, where the people are known for their simple and honest nature."

The conversation stalled for a moment, but Bruce quickly asked another question: "Okay, how much food and drinks do you want this time? Is there anything else you need?"

Leo was prepared for this question and quickly replied, "Prepare enough food for a thousand people for a month, with plenty of meat, eggs, and dairy. Also, prepare the raw materials for the awakening reagent stock solution; ideally, the diluted solution should cover the needs of all of China for a whole year."

No need for alcohol. The supermarkets here only stock high-end wines when they deliver to us. Sales aren't that high; one shipment is enough to last a month.

Now that things have come to this, he's no longer hiding anything and has openly revealed that his chosen partner is Kangtao and the Chinese government behind him.

Bruce was not surprised at all—he had long since deduced from various signs that Leo was a pure-blooded Chinese, and that only the first two characters of his foreign name, Leonardo, were true.

Leo continued to make demands: "I'm leaving tomorrow night, and I hope to get these supplies before then. Then, like last time, I'll spend a few days traveling before coming back."

"Oh II Linba Wu Lengjiu-IX... Why the rush this time?"

Bruce lowered his eyes and began to move his hands again.

Leo knew he would definitely be suspicious, but who cared? He grabbed the Mother Box and ran. Batman could only watch helplessly.

"I'll try my best. I need to be fully prepared and allow more time to fill in any gaps. Of course, it's okay if I can't gather them all. I can just store them at the research institute and get them when I come back from my trip."

This was, of course, a lie; it was just to appease Hagibat and prevent him from getting stressed.

The raw material for the awakening potion, Pure White, has been confirmed. It's also available in 2077. At worst, we can just go back and buy it; it'll just be a bit more troublesome, as we'll have to go to the Dogtown black market again.

"That's fine then, let Afu take a look for you."

Bruce finally relented and agreed to his request.

Leo responded, "You can handle things with Umbrella Corporation. The promised additional investment will all be used to expand the data center. As long as we achieve the desired results in Gotham City, we should be able to expand cooperation to other cities as well."

Bruce nodded, stating that he didn't need to worry about these matters; the professionals would handle them.

Leo was exhausted after the meal, feeling more tired than after fighting with V.

After finishing his meal, he quickly said goodbye and left, not wanting to spend another second with Bruce, who was full of scheming.

Back in his room, he turned on his computer and pretended to search for popular tourist destinations in the United States…

March 6th, 8:00 AM.

Time travel countdown – [1 day, 6:00:25]

Leo calculated that he could return to the singularity space between 13 PM and 15 PM the day after tomorrow.

Two hours... it wouldn't be too difficult to breach a laboratory that isn't heavily guarded.

To account for unforeseen circumstances, we can allow an extra hour for advance planning, which means we will launch the operation at 12:00 noon the day after tomorrow!

Not bad, not bad, grab it and run, totally OK!

No matter how you look at it, there's no way you can fail. As for the little bat's slight resentment, he'll be beaten up when he comes back next time and that will be the end of it!

Leo stayed in the bathroom for a long time until he could control the urge to burst out laughing before going out to find Bruce.

After breakfast, Bruce took him to an underground warehouse, which was already filled with various ingredients and chemicals.

"I've bought all the food for you. The amount of raw materials needed for the medicine is too large. Even if we emptied the chemical plants in Gotham City and the surrounding cities, we could only gather half of the required amount."

Leo suppressed his excitement and said calmly, "That's pretty good. I'll get the other half when I get back."

As he spoke, he quickly began stuffing all these things into his spatial storage.

Although the storage area of ​​the singularity space has been mostly occupied by several hovercars, there is still room to stuff things inside and around these vehicles; if you squeeze them in, you can definitely fit them all.

After clearing everything away, Leo clapped his hands with a relaxed air and suggested, "Let's go to the research institute again. I need to discuss the next research direction with Poison Ivy and give her the promised project bonus."

If you want a horse to run fast, you have to feed it plenty of grass.

Leo has never bothered with the unscrupulous capitalists who do the opposite.

Bruce had no objections, so the two quickly set off.

On his third day in Gotham, Leo visited the Botanical Institute for the third time, and was already somewhat familiar with the environment.

He went straight to Poison Ivy and handed her a gold-embossed bank card: "This is a confidential account at a Swiss private bank. It contains fifty million US dollars, which is a grant from the Alcohol-2 rice and water-purifying algae project. This money is very difficult to trace, so you can use it with peace of mind."

Bruce nodded slightly. It was indeed difficult to track, but it was only difficult, not impossible.

Poison Ivy was momentarily stunned, never expecting to earn such a huge sum of money so easily, enough for her to retire on the spot.

"You... there's no need to spend so much. I'm living and eating at the research institute now, so I don't need this much money. Why don't you use it to buy some new equipment, like the kind you brought back this time!"

Seeing that she was about to refuse, Leo quickly increased his pressure and forcibly stuffed the anonymous bank card into her coat pocket: "Take it, the company isn't short of money. Besides, this is special funding from Wayne Group, just consider it a windfall."

"Oh, I see... then I'll keep it."

Upon hearing that it was money from Wayne Group, Poison Ivy accepted it without any qualms. She had always felt that Wayne Group was taking advantage of Blue Dream Company and had no goodwill towards them whatsoever.

The two of them spoke without any regard for the man named Wayne, completely ignoring him.

Later, Leo mentioned that he was going on a trip to relax, telling Poison Ivy to rest for a few days and not to overwork herself.

As for future research directions... there's no rush at all. After all, others don't have the magical power of instantly ripening plants like Green of All Things. It would take them several months to grow Alcohol-2 rice.

After making all the arrangements, he spent some more time at the research institute, getting to know Poison Ivy and Harleen, who had come to visit again. He lingered until after lunch before finally setting off.

"Please take me to Gotham International Airport."

Excluded from the small group, Bruce, who was wandering alone in the laboratory, was finally remembered by Leo.

Hearing such an unreasonable request, he silently took off his gloves, but couldn't help rolling his eyes.

But in the end, in order to gather intelligence, he still took Leo to the airport and watched him board the flight to Los Angeles.

With Hollywood Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, and Santa Monica Beach, it's definitely a great place to travel and relax.

The premise is that he really went on vacation...

Chapter 365 Solo Mission: Attack on the Star Lab!

So, did Leo come to Los Angeles for tourism?

At least today, that's definitely true!

After leaving the airport, he took a taxi straight to Hollywood Boulevard to relive the extravagant lifestyle of peacetime.

Afterwards, they went to the nearby Beverly Center to buy gifts for friends and family.