When Batman mentioned the word "accomplice," Penguin's face instantly changed.
No wonder, no wonder the Penguin Gang didn't rush in immediately, no wonder he had specifically notified the Penguin Gang, but it was the Police who showed up instead.
It was Batman!
Although Penguin's face was grim, just as he considered himself, he was a person who knew how to adapt to circumstances.
Therefore, knowing that the situation was hopeless, he immediately raised his hands and said to Batman, "I surrender!"
The Police standing behind Batman, seeing that he didn't speak, tentatively walked a few steps forward. Seeing no reaction from him, they boldly handcuffed Penguin's hands.
Although Penguin was now the Family Head of the Cobblepot family, with so many people dead here, an explanation to the public was still needed.
Moreover, there were still some women here; they were all eyewitnesses.
Penguin appeared very cooperative, but he still stared at Batman.
"Batman, you should know that without us, Bane and his group will be unrestrained. They believe in the Jester's anarchy!"
But Batman merely said indifferently, "You're not as important as you think, Penguin."
Under the urging of the Police, Penguin was eventually escorted out of the venue.
Other Police also entered, clearing the corpses and leading the frightened women away from this "slaughterhouse."
Red Hood's gun was too powerful; many of the bodies were so gruesome that even some veteran Police dared not look too closely, fearing nightmares.
Batman looked at the headless corpses scattered across the floor, his brow deeply furrowed.
"Jason, you've gone too far!"
He didn't stop Jason from using a gun, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't.
Even if he were stopped today, tomorrow he could still carry a large sniper rifle and aim at heads all over the city, unless he was locked up.
But Batman clearly couldn't do that. This wasn't the first time he had said something like this, but Jason never listened.
This time, he still ignored Batman and walked away on his own.
From behind a stone pillar that served as cover, Red Hood dragged someone out.
This was the man he had just tied up and thrown aside.
The man himself had tried for a long time in the back, using all his strength, but couldn't escape the nano-rope.
Batman felt a bit strange seeing an unfamiliar person.
And Red Hood had already started searching him, but he searched the man's entire body and found nothing that could prove his identity except for an invitation letter.
And… Red Hood handed the invitation letter to Dick. The latter took it, glanced at it, and stated with certainty, "This is fake!"
As "Little Thomas Wayne," Dick was well-traveled and experienced. The gold embossing on this invitation letter felt fake to the touch.
"Using a fake invitation letter to enter a place only accessible to the upper class, is your name fake too?"
Dick said. There was a name on the invitation letter, the name wasn't important, what was important was a powerful local surname left at the end.
Dick suddenly realized, so when he was trying to be friendly with him earlier, he was actually just spouting nonsense, wasn't he?
He didn't even know Little Thomas Wayne at all. He was such a good actor that Dick almost never doubted him.
"Who exactly are you?" Red Hood asked him.
But the young man lowered his head and remained silent.
Seeing his continued silence, Red Hood prepared to take measures. He had learned many interrogation techniques and believed that it wouldn't take a full procedure before the other party became compliant.
But while he and Dick were questioning the man, Batman had already found information about this young man through the internet.
After all, he had access to the Wayne Group's commercial satellites, and government information was also within his system's coverage.
"His name is Timothy Jackson Drake, at least that's the registered name. He is a private detective."
The young man looked up at Batman.
"My name is Tim, Tim Drake."
Then he shifted his gaze to Dick's face: "You're the one who was talking to me just now, right? You're not Little Thomas Wayne at all!"
Dick was very surprised; he had actually been seen through!
"You are a Talon! And if I'm not mistaken, you should be the very first Talon, Owlman's number one henchman!"
Dick made a "chua" sound, extending alloy fingertips. He wanted to tear off the other person's "honey-coated" mouth.
But Tim still didn't hold back. He turned to Red Hood: "You're that adopted son from earlier…"
"Bang"—!
Red Hood's armor-piercing bullet whizzed past Tim's ear, the sound of the airflow and the gunshot making his head ring.
Even the other Police who were working instinctively pulled out their guns and aimed them at Red Hood.
But Batman could see that they were trembling.
After all, Red Hood was the only member of the Justice League whose killing spree matched that of the Syndicate.
As much as they feared the Syndicate before, they now feared Red Hood just as much.
"Be careful, buddy." Red Hood pointed the smoking muzzle at Tim's head. "You should pay more attention to your choice of words."
Tim had to admit, for a moment just now, he did feel fear. This instinctive reaction made him feel ashamed.
He glared angrily at Red Hood, seemingly wanting to test how hard the other's bullets were with his own iron head this time.
Batman said to the surrounding Police, "There's nothing for you here. Get out."
Because the Police here were all utterly useless, Batman didn't have a pleasant tone.
Hearing this, the Police didn't dare to resent Batman's attitude. They quickly led the people out the door, fearing that if they ran too slowly, Red Hood would target them.
Batman sent the Police away, then turned to observe the young man named "Tim."
From his actions and tone just now, it was clear that this was a very intelligent young man, and he was also very daring.
Considering the enemies this World faced, Tim's courage to infiltrate this place, even knowing he might face terrible treatment, was something Batman had to admire.
This was a very promising young man, and he seemed to disagree with Gotham's ruling families.
Batman found that during his time as a private detective, Tim often spoke out for those who couldn't get justice for themselves. This wasn't the first time he had infiltrated the private parties of these families.
And he had once been pursued by the GCPD for illegally infiltrating the Elliot family to spy on intelligence, which was a huge scandal. Finally, under pressure from various parties, he was forced to leave Gotham City and hide in other cities or countries.
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