American comics: What kind of evil intentions could Batman have?

Chapter 58 Who Stole the Nuclear Bomb?

Chapter 58 Who Stole the Nuclear Bomb?

"What nuclear bomb? I've never stolen a nuclear bomb!"

Chen Tao's heart tightened.

"Who else could it be besides you?"

The Riddler's eyes slowly lit up: "Damn, something seems to have happened that I don't know about. A nuclear bomb? Batman, you're in big trouble."

A few hours later, inside the bat cave.

Bruce Wayne has over a dozen Batcaves like this in Gotham City. Although they are much smaller than the one under Wayne Manor, they are fully equipped and can provide Batman with all the necessary support at any time.

At this moment, Robin III is holding a tablet and standing next to a pull-out mobile display screen.

"Based on the intelligence we currently have, the following individuals are likely capable of acquiring nuclear weapons."

Chen Tao, with his back to the Batcomputer, sat in Batman's usual seat and gestured for Tim to continue. Alfred stood beside him.

Not far away, Ventriloquist, Deadshot, Cheshire Cat, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy sat in a row. Harley was excitedly observing the facilities inside the Batcave, even gesturing with her baseball bat as if she wanted to smash the display case next to her and take out the Batsuit.

Such impolite behavior was naturally stopped by Poison Ivy. Harley Quinn's originally hard baseball bat went limp the moment it touched the glass case, trembling like gluten in Harley's hand.

"Oh, come on!" she said.

"Our first suspect was Bain, who had both the ability and the motive to do it."

"Tim said. He flipped through the data on his tablet, then pressed a button on the remote. Soon, Bain's head appeared simultaneously on the scrolling screen and the huge bat-shaped computer display behind Chen Tao.

"The guards in the warehouse where the Penguins stored nuclear bombs were heavily armed, and most of them were outlaws and veterans recruited by the Penguins."

Although selling nuclear weapons is indeed a heinous and suicidal act, according to Penguin, he has always kept a tight watch on the nuclear weapons over the years, and the guards have always been of a very high standard.

—However, there wasn't even a large-scale gunfight at the scene, meaning the attacker was likely a lone individual, killing one person at a time with perfect stealth, leaving all witnesses defenseless. Bane is a cold-blooded killer, and a physically imposing one; there's no doubt he could have done this.

Strangely, using knives isn't Bane's forte. Based on our understanding of him, given his grip strength, he'd probably prefer to simply snap a guard's neck with his bare hands. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Bane deliberately used a knife to mislead the situation.

Tim continued, "But that doesn't make sense. Bane just arrived in Gotham City; he couldn't possibly know the city as well as someone from Arkham who's lived here for over a decade."

"Oswald is not stupid; he knows very well what level of threat a nuclear bomb is."

Even if he were one of the largest arms dealers in the United States, he couldn't afford the consequences of this being exposed. Therefore, he has kept his possession of nuclear weapons a secret for many years.

Aside from selling one of the nuclear bombs a few years ago, he never told anyone what was actually hidden in that warehouse.

"Even the Emperor Penguin, who was previously the most trusted by him, had never had access to the Penguin's core trump card."

Holding the documents, he said in a somewhat somber tone, "To be honest, Oswald really surprised me. Although, according to his confession, he acquired nuclear weapons very early on, even before Gotham was fully equipped with Bat-Cameras."

But he kept this trump card very well hidden, even selling it quietly a few years ago. I'm shocked that for so many years we've been beating up a mob boss who possessed nuclear weapons.

He said with lingering fear, "Damn it, Gotham always gives us a scare every now and then. You never know what the guy in front of you is hiding."

When I first became Robin, I even stepped on his pointed nose. Over the years, the Penguin has been beaten, bullied, used as a stepping stone, and betrayed by his own men, yet he has never used this trump card.

In some ways, Oswald was arguably the most emotionally stable person in Gotham City.

"I feel my emotions are quite stable," Harley Quinn muttered.

The Poison Ivy woman sitting next to her gently tapped her, then grabbed her hand with her other hand and tickled her palm.

Harley smiled and intertwined her fingers with hers.

Death Shooter secretly wiped away a cold sweat, while outwardly maintaining a haughty and aloof demeanor as he sat there.

Help! He was just a paycheck thief who came to steal our wages!

Why are you suddenly getting involved in discussions about nuclear weapons?!

The people in this city are just too outrageous.

The Death Shooter silently swallowed his tears.

The Cheshire Cat looked left and right, and everyone seemed quite calm.

So she tried her best to put on an air of indifference.

"Continue," Chen Tao said.

"If Oswald could even keep the existence of nuclear weapons a secret from us, then Bane could never have discovered something we hadn't discovered in just a few months since he arrived in Gotham."

Robin continued:

"Even if he had the motive and the ability, it would be impossible for him to know the location of the Penguin warehouse. If anyone could possibly discover the Penguin's secrets, then he must be an old man who has been in Gotham for a long time."

"This leads us to our second suspect: the scarecrow."

Tim pressed a button, and the Scarecrow's face reappeared on the screen, displayed side by side with Bane.

"Most of the time, the Scarecrow may appear to be a cowardly coward, but he is an absolute expert in manipulating the realm of fear. Even without using fear gas, the Scarecrow can still instill immense fear in others and easily manipulate their minds and bodies through fear."

"Furthermore, I found some residual fear gas at the scene. This is one of Scarecrow's most common weapons. With the help of fear gas, he can indeed do the same things as Bane. Of course, I admit that Scarecrow's fear gas has long been rampant on the black market, and anyone can buy these low-concentration fear gases."

"However, when we reviewed the attacker's movements afterward, we found that he launched the attack with the knife held in a reverse grip. But the wound could also be explained in another way, namely, by the use of a sickle."

"Therefore, even if Scarecrow's ability to kill directly is weaker than Bane's, with the help of fear gas, Scarecrow, who is skilled at killing with a scythe, could still do it."

"The other suspect was the riddle teller, but he has already been apprehended."

Tim closed the tablet and said, "In conclusion, I think the real suspects are either Bane or Scarecrow, but I personally lean towards Scarecrow."

(End of this chapter)