Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Hot water is good for your health

Jason: "What is his stomach made of?"

If Ice Ghost was a Jason who played with fire, he wouldn't be so shocked, but -

A creature that has ice attributes judging by its name, appearance and ability actually drinks molten iron at thousands of degrees Celsius as soup. This is shocking both from a visual and comprehension perspective!

Li Hua: "In my hometown, people say we should drink more hot water, but this..."

No. 666: [That's nothing! Molten iron, which isn't even 2,000 degrees Celsius, is just warm water to the Nakfuji people, or even a bit cool. What's wrong with wanting something hot after eating too much cold food?]

Jason watched the Ice Ghost burp contentedly after taking a few sips. He then realized the truth: "Perhaps for these aliens, molten iron is also a form of hot water..."

After confirming that the Ice Ghost would not be harmed by drinking three hundred cups of molten iron, Jason and Li Hua relaxed and began to look around the factory from the small platform on the second floor.

There couldn't possibly be no cameras in the production workshop of such a heavy factory. Even though the lights in the factory were not on at the moment, Li Hua could still see the factory's cameras thanks to his vision enhanced by the equipment BUFF.

Li Hua: "Should we go to the monitoring room and delete the surveillance footage?"

"Of course we're going, but we don't know if Ben will make another trip later." Jason walked to the platform near the Ice Ghost and asked, "Hey, to prevent you from getting into more trouble and endangering your children, can you tell us where you're going to go next?"

Perhaps Ben's instinct told him he could trust these two, or perhaps the Ice Ghost had sensed their concern during the few times he came out, or perhaps the word "child" in Jason's words had touched him. In any case, the Ice Ghost, who had been drinking molten iron, raised his head and replied, "Ben's strength is running low. I'll return to the nest."

That is to say, before Li Hua and Jason rush back to the nest, Ice Ghost and Ben will not leave there again.

"Thank you for your answer." After answering, the Ice Ghost continued to drink molten iron. Jason didn't pay much attention. After talking to him, he turned to Li Hua and said, "Looks like there's nothing for us to do here. We'll go delete the surveillance footage and teach you some infiltration tips."

"Great!" Li Hua said, "Does that mean I can finally change out of this outfit?"

It's obvious from the flashy clothes he's wearing that he's not suitable for infiltration.

"What are you talking about? What does this outfit have to do with infiltration?" Jason said with a caring look. "With this outfit, if you encounter someone who finds you, you can just knock them out."

The so-called infiltration means that as long as no one discovers you, or the person who discovers you is eliminated, everything will be fine.

Li Hua: "...Is this correct?"

"That's absolutely right. Did we succeed in infiltrating?" Jason said. "Of course. I won't hurt anyone, so I'll try to get you past the security guards. If we can't handle it, we can just tie them up and leave them aside. Don't forget we're wearing masks as disguises. Once the surveillance footage is deleted, no one will be able to find us."

"Besides, we won't cause any casualties. The Bludhaven Police Department won't have time to deal with such trivial matters."

The Ice Ghost ate very quickly. While Jason and Li Hua were talking, it had already drunk enough molten iron. It spread its wings and flew into the night, bringing back new building materials for its nest.

Li Hua, Jason and other ice ghosts completely disappeared into the darkness. After they were sure there was no danger, they climbed out of the factory through the window they came in through.

"Why don't we go through the door?" Li Hua couldn't help but ask as he held Jason in one hand and slowly landed with a staff that had grown wings in the other.

"How can we sneak in through the door? That's tradition," Jason explained. "Besides, the factory door is probably locked at this time. If we pick the lock, we'll leave traces. Okay, now keep your ears open. If you hear anything, tell me."

In fact, according to Li Hua's current physical fitness bonus, there is no problem in sneaking in, but this bonus is not permanent. The BUFF may disappear with the wind, but the skills learned will not.

Jason believed that practice is the best teacher, so he decided to take this opportunity to guide Li Hua.

Oh, and Benjamin. This guy, who went about his vigilante activities without a disguise, was, in Jason's eyes, even more troublesome than the blank-faced but receptive Li Hua. It was no exaggeration to say that Jason thought it was a miracle that this guy hadn't revealed his vigilante identity, and that his family and his own identity hadn't been in trouble.

But miracles cannot always happen.

That is to say, considering that it is inconvenient for Benjamin to carry the baby with him now, Jason must bring him here to brush up on the importance of keeping his identity confidential and the practical operation of concealing his identity after he finishes his work.

Li Hua listened intently. "I didn't hear anything around me, but a little further away... there seemed to be a commotion. I heard several people shouting, like someone was being beaten. And then there was this strange sound that kept going on."

Jason didn't hear anything. "Describe it?"

"It didn't sound like a gunshot, nor like a firecracker... It sounded more like the sound of hot oil exploding when water is poured into it."

Listening to the description... it sounds like a silencer, could it be a robbery?

But what was so special about an iron foundry that was worth robbing? Could it be hiding some secret?

When faced with an emergency, Jason was ready to pause his hands-on tutorial and demonstrate firsthand: "If the situation changes, follow me closely. Let me know if you hear or notice anything else along the way."

Whatever the reason, they had to delete the surveillance video of the Ice Ghost drinking molten iron today to avoid any further complications.

As for what happened over there and what secrets this factory hides, they will know when they arrive at the monitoring room.

Although Jason had prepared himself for a lot of things to happen in the future when he came to Blüdhaven, or rather when he was resurrected and decided not to go back to see Bruce, he had already realized that there would be a lot of things waiting for him in the future.

But when he saw the figure in the surveillance video flying up and down with a kari stick in the hail of bullets, he still couldn't keep calm.

It's only been 24 hours, right? He's been resurrected for 24 hours and you're here?

Li Hua was amazed at the scene in the surveillance video that was comparable to a Hollywood blockbuster. "Jason, do you know this person?"

Jason calmed himself down and said, "I know him. This is Batman's first Robin, the vigilante codenamed 'Nightwing'."

His real identity is Richard John Grayson, but he usually likes others to call him "Dick" or "Dick Grayson", and he usually calls himself that.

He is also Jason's adopted brother in the legal sense and the eldest brother of this generation of the Wayne family.

Jason quickly calmed down, though, realizing Nightwing wasn't there for him.

Because Nightwing, who was seen in the surveillance video beating up a group of people, was obviously selecting people for questioning and interrogation. He was obviously looking for some information related to this factory.

If he had sneaked in temporarily like Jason and was looking for Jason, Nightwing would definitely have sneaked into the monitoring room directly to check the surveillance, or he would have waited nearby to bring his rebellious brother over for a talk.

"Li Hua, pay attention to the movements outside. Tell me immediately if anyone approaches."

After receiving Li Hua's response, Jason immediately deleted the surveillance related to the three of them and turned off the system for their retreat.

Since Nightwing is here to investigate the case, he will definitely copy the surveillance footage.

Fortunately, this was not the first time Jason had done this. When Benjamin entered the factory, he had already set the watch to "start a business" in the morning. He only needed to adjust the surveillance screen to that time period and delete it, which would not hinder Nightwing's investigation.

Although Nightwing would definitely become suspicious after noticing that the surveillance footage was missing for a few minutes, what's the use? They had already run away.

Even Jason had worn gloves on his hands with Li Hua in order to teach him how to sneak in, and after landing, Nightwing couldn't find anything even if he checked.

Li Hua whispered, "Jason, this person you knocked unconscious...don't you need to worry about him?"

There were people guarding the monitoring room. Although Jason didn't know why he hadn't noticed any big blue moth coming to drink the molten iron while sitting in front of the monitor, out of respect for their professional ethics, he borrowed Li Hua's bird-beak staff and knocked him out steadily and accurately.

The force is just right, it only makes you dizzy but doesn't hurt your brain.

Now Jason could guess why the guards didn't notice them. When he and Li Hua came in, the surveillance screen in the guard room showed the camera screens of the gate and several warehouses full of boxes and guarded by many people outside. The surveillance of the cast iron factory was not turned on.

It is normal not to call up the surveillance footage of the cast iron workshop. After all, there is no one in the cast iron workshop at night when it is closed for get off work, and there is nothing valuable in it. There is really nothing worth paying attention to.

Keeping an eye on the main gate makes sense, but those warehouses...

Jason saw several people in front of the warehouse with holsters on their waists.

I'm afraid the contents of the warehouse are why Nightwing came tonight.

"Okay, let's go." Jason pushed his hands and stood up from in front of the surveillance screen, ready to fly away from this place of trouble with Li Hua.

Just leave the task of catching the criminals to Nightwing.

"What about Nightwing?" Li Hua saw Nightwing being hit on the head as he passed the next camera on the surveillance camera. "Many of them have guns. Will Nightwing be able to handle it?"

"That's because you don't know his abilities." Jason said this, but still went back to the surveillance camera to zoom in on the camera with Nightwing.

There was a group of armed men lying in ambush on the road he was walking on.

Other people also ran in from outside the gate, all holding guns in their hands.

Damn it, where did this group of people get so many weapons? Is there an arms assembly line hidden here?

...Wait a minute, this is an iron foundry with an assembly line, so this is not impossible!

"Li Hua, you go back first." Jason gritted his teeth, pulled out the crowbar and the gun on the security guard in the monitoring room, and said, "You go back and look after Ben. I'll walk back later."

"You want to help Nightwing? Count me in, too." Li Hua raised his staff. "I gave you my precious third life. If you can't even make it through the 48-hour trial, I'll be at a huge loss."

Jason didn't want to drag Li Hua, who had almost no combat experience, into this. "Forget it, what can you do with just two cards? Go back quickly, I can handle this myself. Don't forget that I used to be a physical superhero. We haven't been exposed yet, so I can use this to catch them off guard and get away with it."

"You never said you were a Taijutsu type."

"I'm telling you now."

"What's the point of you saying that now? I see Nightwing is also a physical fighter. He can throw small props at will, but you only have a crowbar. What can you do? We can cooperate."

"How do we play together? If you use cards for too long when your mana can't support it, do you have to ride a flying staff and crowbar over their heads? Then we will be beaten into sieves first."

[Hmm? Are you finally ready to fight with magic?] If No. 666 had eyes, his eyes would be brightening now. He had finally waited for Li Hua's willingness to fight with magic. [In that case, your previous proficiency in magic allows you to choose another card. Which one do you want?]

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