I, V, Gotham Legend

At this time, Valerie was sitting cross-legged on a plastic chair in the reception room, drinking the boiled water she had just received from the door.

The last time she came here was during the Clayface Man incident. She and the rest of the crew were brought here for interrogation one by one.

There was a sound of unlocking the door. Valerie, who was still reading the fire notice on the wall, turned around and saw Gordon and others.

"You'd better have good news." Gordon sat down opposite Valerie.

"Then you will be disappointed. I don't have good news." Valerie put down the water glass, "But there is no bad news either."

"Then what are you doing here? Reminiscing about old times with old friends?" Gordon felt his blood pressure soaring and his temples throbbing.

"I thought carefully about how to find the remnants of Bane when I got home last night. To be honest, I'm not very good at finding people." Valerie got straight to the point, "So I changed my mind and asked him to come find us."

Gordon looked up to show that he was listening. Cash looked around and then went back to the door to get a glass of water.

"It's a sting operation." Valerie revealed the plan she had come up with. "Transfer Bane normally - or get an empty car and pretend to transfer Bane, and the remnants who want to break into the prison will show up on their own."

"Ah..." Gordon sighed, "Don't you think we haven't thought about it? Why do you think the Penguin was able to escape so successfully? The enemy is in the dark, and we can't guarantee whether the remnants of Bane have infiltrated us."

Bane's remnants are hiding behind Gotham's gangs, big and small, and the extent of the gangs' infiltration of the Gotham Police Department is well known.

Although the Dent Act and the cooperation of the Iron Triangle dealt a heavy blow to corruption and gangs in the Gotham Police Department, it was only implemented for three months.

If you are fishing for law enforcement in a situation where there is a high possibility that there is a traitor, it will not be effective to use an empty truck. If you want to catch fish, you must transport real bait.

But that would be too risky. If Bane really escaped and hid in the shadows like the Penguin, it would only cause the good situation to fall into the abyss.

"I think I understand... but don't worry." Valerie stood up. "I have plenty of ways to keep tracking them."

Not everyone can dig out their own internal organs and take out the tracker like a claw, not to mention that Valerie made some technical adjustments after the last tracking failure.

Valerie stood in front of Gordon, her overflowing confidence infecting the director: "You just need to agree that I will act with you... Besides, there is Batman, that guy is definitely smarter than us."

NO39. Fishing Enforcement

Led by the Gotham Police Department, Blackgate Prison is about to transfer a large number of prisoners including super criminals such as Bane.

Unlike the low-key transfer of prisoners before, this time, the Gotham City Government publicized the operation with great fanfare, making it like a carnival event.

Information dissemination in modern society is extremely powerful, and this incident soon spread throughout the city, and even news of it reached foreign countries.

In order to ensure that the fish could know and find the bait without having time to make adequate preparations, Gordon deliberately set the start time of the action on the third day after the large-scale campaign began, and that day came very quickly.

The transfer operation began in the morning. The sky over Gotham was as overcast as usual, but the sunlight shining through the gaps in the clouds still illuminated the world.

Blackgate Prison and Arkham Asylum were built on different islands in Gotham Bay, which made the transfer much more difficult. It was simply a matter of shipping, and there was no need to worry about the upcoming battle affecting civilians.

Commissioner Gordon mobilized more than half of the police force and all police helicopters, from the sea to the sky, to ensure the safety of the transportation as comprehensively as possible.

It is a well-known secret that Bane's remnants will break into the prison, and the citizens of Gotham are mentally prepared for the imminent fight.

A considerable number of citizens gathered at the beach along the shipping route for transferring prisoners, although the police had done their best to send people to keep them at a safe distance with cordons.

However, most citizens still live their lives normally. Fights, brawls, and shootings were common in Gotham in the past. It's just that this time it was the police station that took over, which did not affect their work.

At this time, several speedboats stopped in front of Heimon Island, surrounding the two ships in the center like stars surrounding the moon.

Commissioner Gordon had not yet boarded the ship. He was standing on the dock of Hermon Island with a pipe in his mouth.

After blowing out several smoke rings, Gordon finally saw as he wished: a large group of policemen leading a group of people in prison uniforms out.

For convenience, this large-scale operation not only involves Bane, but also a group of other people who also need to be transferred.

After a group of criminals tied together were brought onto the ship, Gordon finally met the core figure in this operation.

The huge and sturdy man was tied to a wheeled bed with palm-thick iron chains. His upper body was naked, and his muscles were so thick that you could see every single strand of muscle intertwined together, forming a deformed body.

Having said that, Bane's size has shrunk a lot compared to when he was first arrested on Christmas. The doctors at Blackgate did their best to help him eliminate the toxins in his body, but unfortunately the damage to his brain was still severe, and he looked dazed and stupid.

Gordon watched this stupid guy who was going to cause him trouble being pushed onto the ship, and silently extinguished the pipe in his hand.

"All units, get ready. The operation is about to begin. The enemy may pop up at any time." Gordon said into the walkie-talkie.

In order to get the government and the prison to agree to this sting operation, Gordon not only spent a lot of time talking, but also made a lot of promises.

If the fishing attempt failed, even if it was just a failure, it would be fine. But if he was kidnapped like the Penguin, Gordon would lose more than just his reputation.

"Don't let me down." Gordon knew that the two superheroes he had made an appointment with were hiding in a corner and watching here.

At this time, Batman was riding on the Batwing, flying at the same speed as the ship.

He stared at the map on the radar and calculated silently in his heart.

The fleet on the sea has begun to move, like marching ants. A large number of helicopters and speedboats surround the ship in the center. From the sky, it looks like a straight line connecting to the distance.

It is impossible to take in the overall situation with just your eyes. Batman chewed corn chips to replenish his energy while adjusting the radar mode.

Just at this moment, he heard the sound of knocking on the glass. Batman's heart tightened at first, but then he guessed something. He turned his head and saw Miss V's delicate face.

Valerie Asia squatted on the wing of the bat-wing, pressing the glass window with her left hand and her right hand under her feet. Except for her clothes and hair blown by the strong wind, she looked nothing like she was outdoors at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Even though the Batwing had slowed down, it could still easily blow an adult away from such a high altitude, but Valerie now looked as steady as if she had nails under her feet.

Batman thought for a moment, changed the Batwing to hover mode, and then turned on the switch in the cockpit.

The glass window was opened like a bottle cap, and strong wind poured into the cab.

"Good morning, I thought you wouldn't come out in the daytime dressed like this." Valerie's right hand was still on the ground, but her legs had already stretched into the cockpit.

Batman ignored Valerie's teasing. He craned his neck slightly to make sure Valerie wasn't nailing him to his plane with a mantis blade. "What are you doing here?"

Just last night, Valerie and Batman discussed the details of the plan under the bat-light on the roof of the Gotham Police Department. Valerie should be following the ship on the sea.

"I have my followers watching downstairs... I came up here specifically to chat with you." As she spoke, Valerie slightly turned sideways to show the jet pack on her back.

Batman frowned inwardly. His plane was specially designed with stealth mode, but V still found it accurately.

"Bane's men may show up at any time, so you'd better get back to your post." Batman secretly hid the corn flakes and started to drive them away.

"You know what I'm saying?" Valerie suddenly said, showing off, "My accomplices are watching from below, so I have free time now and can go wherever I want to play. But one of us doesn't have a companion to help with the work. Guess who it is?"

"..." Batman was speechless, "Batman doesn't need to rest."

"Come on, Superman knows how to rest." Valerie crossed her legs. She suddenly raised her eyebrows, "Are you eating corn flakes?"

Batman calmly threw the snack in his hand onto the floor of the plane: "I was looking for something, and I just found this... Maybe Alfred stuffed it into my spaceship."

"It's not shameful to like snacks." Valerie laughed.

There was still starch residue on the corners of Batman's mouth, but his tone was serious: "In order to maintain my figure and health, I can't consume high-fat and high-salt foods. You read it wrong."

Of course, except when I feel greedy occasionally.

"Well, it's better than chocolate dumplings." Valerie raised her hand that had been resting on the outer shell of the bat wing. "By the way, I have a spaceship too. Do you want me to bring it with me?"

"Kryptonian spaceship? Try not to." Batman glanced at the corn flakes at his feet with some regret, but immediately turned his gaze back to Valerie's face, "Big size does not mean it can complete the mission."

NO40. A group of people came out like this

Gordon's commission to Valerie was to capture Bane's remnants and send Bane safely to Arkham Asylum, which meant that Valerie had to be careful when working and not accidentally kill anyone.

In the foreseeable gunfight, it is impossible to ensure that no one will die, but the most important thing is that Bane must be saved. Whether he dies on the road or is kidnapped, it will destroy the dignity of the police station.

For Valerie now, not killing anyone is more challenging than killing all enemies.

"What a pity. I really wanted to show off to you." Valerie rubbed her shoulders and then patted the spaceship under her butt. "Are you invisible? I can't even see you in naked eye mode."

"Some optical refraction principles." Batman explained. "We acquired the patent and modified it for a long time."

"Optical camouflage, I have it too." Although she said this, Valerie did not perform one on the spot.

After saying this, Valerie fell silent. It wasn't because she noticed anything, but because she felt there was nothing to talk about and she just stood there awkwardly.

Batman also stared at her silently, waiting for her to leave.

"Can't you find something to say..." Valerie sighed, then put her right hand on the ground and moved her legs out of the cockpit.

"If you want to chat, we'll have plenty of time later."

"You're right." Valerie looked at the sea. The fleet of ships was still floating on the ocean at a steady speed.

"Speaking of work... don't you think it's a bit too quiet right now?" Valerie's pale yellow pupils changed size, and her eyes adjusted the viewing distance like a telescope.

The transportation had already started for about half an hour, but at this moment there was no movement either on the shore or on the sea.

Could it be that the remnants of Bain were just bragging? They had no intention of actually breaking into the prison?

Batman's face suddenly became more serious. His hand touched the dashboard in front of him again, pressing the button to continue adjusting the radar mode that should have been adjusted long ago.

Valerie, just following the procedure, changed her eye scanning mode. With a series of changes like a flower screen, the world turned into a dazzling thermal image.

"V." From the sound, it can be heard that Batman held his breath.

"I saw it..." Valerie said in the same serious tone.

Under Gotham Bay, large numbers of ships roam in the sea, like schools of sardines, using the blue water as a protective color as they dive into the sea.

The submarines could be captured by thermal imaging and were apparently not far from the sea surface. They were circling around the fleet like a whirlpool.

The enemy was lurking underwater, which was a blind spot that was missed in the police's plan, because no one thought that the remnants of these mercenaries could get a large-scale submarine without being noticed.

Valerie was confused. "Where did they get them? Even for me, it would be difficult to hide so many submarines on the seafloor to avoid various blockades."

This is not the high seas, but Gotham Bay close to the city. There are a large number of passenger ships and fishermen coming and going every day. Before the fishing enforcement began, the police station also strengthened the blockade of this sea area.

Unless they had been lying in ambush on the bottom of Gotham Bay for several months and waited until the day the police announced the transportation, the cost of feeding the crew and maintaining the submarine's continued operation would be astronomical.

Without Bane, even if Bane's remnants took over some of Gotham's gray businesses, it would be difficult for them to bear costs of this scale.

"Someone is funding Bane's men." Batman immediately found the answer, then he looked at Valerie, "I'm going to close this cabin."

"Okay, okay, see you down there." Valerie stood up from the wing, opened her arms, and then fell backwards.

The girl's delicate body fell into the abyss, spinning and turning in the vast atmosphere.

Batman pressed a few buttons and the glass hatch closed automatically, and the high-altitude air currents that hurt his eyes were finally blocked outside.

The bat wing changed direction and rushed vertically toward the sea surface.

……

Harvey Bullock, who had been promoted to sheriff, drove his team to the shore and followed the fleet.

The troops on the road can be said to be the group with the least pressure in this operation. They only need to ensure that the battlefield does not leave the sea.

Having said that, looking at the calm sea so far, Brock became more and more nervous.

There has been no attack at sea so far, could it be possible that the enemy will come from land?

As Brock was still driving worriedly, he suddenly felt the ground shaking, which was obviously not the feeling of the police car climbing up the rugged terrain.

Brock stopped the car and stared at the sea. He watched the water become increasingly turbulent, as if something was about to come out.

"Captain, Bane's remnants are about to attack from under the sea!" A report came from the intercom, briefly summarizing the news that Brock had seen and guessed.

"No." Brock replied immediately, and he shouted into the communicator, "The seabed cannot affect the shore, there are things underground!"

As if waiting for him to say this, the ground under the police car began to tremble more and more violently. Realizing that something was wrong, Brock stepped on the accelerator and the police car shot out like a rabbit.

The next moment after Brock started driving, the ground behind him broke into pieces, and a giant dragon-like creature raised up dirt and crawled out from under the asphalt.

It was a huge tunnel boring machine. Not just the one behind Brock, but three or four such giants had been drilled out along this coast.

A large number of masked mercenaries crawled out of the tunnels drilled by the shield machine. Some of them rushed into the sea on motorcycles, while others rushed towards the shore troops like Brock.

The locomotive that rushed into the sea changed its structure, its tires swelled, and it turned into a simple speedboat, floating on the turbulent sea.

These people were not the real main force of the prison break. A large number of submarines in the ocean finally emerged from the water like killer whales, and some even risked their lives to rush in front of the main ship transporting Bane.

"Aren't these people afraid of death?" Gordon was anxious on the boat after receiving the news.

The captain had tried his best to lead his men to change direction, but a ship was not as agile as a car or an armed helicopter, and the base of the giant ship hit the submarine blocking the ship at an angle.

"boom!!!"

Like a fish, the submarine exploded automatically, blowing a large hole in the bottom of the ship.

Seawater poured into the hull, and Gordon, standing on the deck, could already hear the alarm.

"Damn it, help! Nothing can go wrong with Bane!" Gordon was in a hurry. He slapped his thigh and said, "Take me over. I want to see Bane up close."