Chapter 18: Too Worried to Sleep "I'll take you home." Ah...
"I'm here to take you home." Ah Fu looked at him with a smile.
"Afu——" Tim's tone sounded like he was acting coquettishly.
After saying this, Ah Fu turned and looked at Liu Shu, "Perhaps a butler who has been in Gotham for many years can see you off."
Is there still a role for her? Liu Shu tilted his head slightly and looked at them in confusion.
"Afu is very powerful."
Maybe he was going to Crime Alley to take a look and give her a ride. If she refused, she glanced at Winnie next to her, "..."
"Make sure you get her home safely," Winnie said, waving to them. "Goodbye."
"Okay then." After hesitating for a while, Liu Shu finally nodded.
The car driven by the butler was very low-key, but it only looked low-key. As for the price, Liu Shu took a look at the car doors which he could not understand at all. Are these kinds of doors popular in cars nowadays?
How can you open the windows and doors if there are no handles or buttons?
"How do I open the car door?" Liu Shu asked when he didn't understand. He didn't have any strange sense of shame.
"Wait till I show you once, do you want to open the window?"
He looks very happy. Liu Shu looked at the rearview mirror in front of her. Afu noticed her gaze, gave her a smile, and continued driving.
"It's a bit cold outside, so it's better not to open it."
Soon, they arrived at their destination.
"This location is relatively safe..." Tim looked at the environment outside the car window, but he didn't find anything problematic.
Even a little too clean.
"It's on the edge after all." Liu Shu watched him open the car door.
It's actually right above my head? After pressing the switch, the door opened automatically.
"Don't you want your car to be picked up and used directly by the enemy?"
"If that's the case, I'd tie them to the wipers or taillights," Tim said, helping her lift the suitcase out.
"Is this the place?" He looked at the somewhat old entrance.
"Okay, let's go upstairs." Liu Shu, who had just stepped onto the first step, suddenly thought of her own living room. Not only was the TV set strange, but she also casually threw a bat dart on the table.
It's okay. Normal people wouldn't ask random questions when entering someone else's house. Liu Shu took the suitcase and opened the door. "Thank you."
"Why is your home more technologically advanced than an exhibition center?"
Not only is there a glowing chessboard, but there's also a display stand in the corner with something floating on it. What's that? A mahjong tile?
The batarang on the table didn't catch Tim's attention. He looked at the empty wall and the wiring underneath. If he was right, was this a TV with a projector? The material of the wiring seemed strange, a sheen he had never seen before. Tim squatted down.
"Although I don't mind you watching, your parents are still waiting for you downstairs." Liu Shu pointed outside.
Tim left with regret, his face showing that he wanted to take a closer look.
"This juice is delicious," Liu Shu took two bottles of orange juice from the refrigerator and waved to Tim at the door. "Goodbye."
"Remember to close the door." His voice came from the crack of the door, and the footsteps were getting farther and farther away.
Liu Shu opened the curtains in the living room and saw Tim who had just walked next to the butler. She smiled and waved to him, then she closed the curtains again.
Just as the car reached Crime Alley, she saw the butler seemed to be setting up something on the street. It was a small, spider-like robot, quite inconspicuous, but she still caught the subtle metallic glint.
Is the doctor who was researching mechanical bees last time now working for Wayne?
Maybe she should hide the doll for now. Liu Shu looked at the Batman doll on the sofa and shook hands with it.
Since she sewed it so cutely, could Batman just never check on her?
At eight o'clock in the evening, Liu Shu pulled out his cell phone from the miscellaneous materials.
She just heard her cell phone ring.
"How's England?"
"It's okay, but the weather is too changeable. It wasn't raining when I got off the plane, but now it's windy outside." Winnie complained.
Liu Shu knew that she had flown to England today. Looking at the time, it seemed that he had sent her a message just after she settled down.
"Since you're away for so long, you can visit Edinburgh." She remembered that Winnie was currently in Scotland.
"If I have time, I'll go with my sister for a checkup tomorrow, and I'll be busy afterwards."
"When will you be back?"
"One month, it will be quick. I'll bring you some local specialties when I come back."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Shu continued to assemble the things in his hands. He thought that if he worked hard for another day tomorrow, he would be able to finish it.
She is looking forward to it.
Perhaps because he was a little tired on the return journey, Liu Shu fell asleep quickly tonight.
"Is the inventory sufficient?" Red Hood pointed at the bullets on the table. He was now in his base camp.
"This is today's consumption. There are not many left." The subordinate holding a pen handed him a stack of forms with the number of weapons written on them.
Hearing this, Red Hood had a headache. He didn't know that he was so talented. This was his first time working in a gang, and the speed at which his territory expanded was beyond his calculations.
In contrast, there are not enough people and weapons.
He has to go and get some back.
"Has Cobblepot been a little quiet lately?" Red Hood muttered to himself, looking at the liquid in his wine glass.
He is not stupid. He is rapidly encroaching on Black Mask's territory. If Penguin does not take advantage of the situation, then he and Black Mask may be up to something.
"Boss, George just sent us a message saying they have reached Miller Bay."
"What?" His head hurt even more. Red Hood's management attitude towards his subordinates was that the capable ones were given priority, but some of the capable ones were a little too capable.
Red Hood lowered his hand from the bar and said to the person reporting to him, "Tell them to move back."
Miller Bay borders on Penguin's territory. If those two really work together, the person in front will be in danger.
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"What's wrong?" Why don't you call those guys quickly? Red Hood leaned back on the table, looking at his subordinates who looked confused.
"They said they had already withdrawn." How prescient.
Because he has several subordinates who are very good at conquering territory, Red Hood rarely goes into fights himself. He spends more time looking for arms and bringing them back.
With the recruitment of personnel and the handover of territory, he had no time to buy groceries for himself this week.
Come to think of it, it seems like only a week has passed, why does it feel like a long time?
Red Hood raised his head and saw that his sphere of influence on the map was as big as the territory that Penguin had painstakingly built up over the years.
Of course, all of them belonged to Black Mask.
In the past, I would have been worried about this rapidly developing evil force. Haha, that bat would have been unable to sleep.
There is someone else who can't sleep.
Robin set a scheduled message to ask the teacher for a few days off.
"Do you think Black Mask and Penguin can defeat Red Hood?" He looked at the large red area on the map. This was the color they set for Red Hood's sphere of influence. How could this happen in just a week?
"I'm not sure, but if they unite, they can resist for a while." Batman really wanted to ask those two useless guys how they let the Red Hood beat them like this?
This was their first night of cooperation, and even the easily defended and difficult-to-attack Miller Bay was lost.
Even if they wanted to use this as a trap, they wouldn't have to do it so quickly, right?
"Red Hood's men have retreated." Robin saw several surveillance screens in front of him.
"Smart decision." Red Hood had already guessed that the two men would join forces, and Batman felt that this new character was more and more unfathomable.
A sleepless night for many ended just like that.
"What is this?" Liu Shu looked at the bearded man at the door. Ah, he should be called William.
The crates on the ground puzzled Ryushu.
"Just a little thought." He scratched his head.
Still no word on what's inside.
"It's jewelry. We didn't know what you liked, so we took some of everything."
Is this a little bit? This is a crate. Liu Shu shook his head, "I don't need it."
"Then what do you like? Please accept these things as well. Benefactor, we must repay you." William straightened up. He was a man of principles.
"You move this away first, um..." Liu Shu felt that the person in front of her was a little difficult to deal with. "Don't look for it deliberately. If you see an alien machine or something that doesn't make sense, give it to me."
"Okay, okay." At least it was a target. William left with the crate with a happy look on his face.
Liu Shu sighed. If he left, what would happen to the surveillance camera at the door? How would she explain her innocence to Batman?
Forget it, just say that I helped a few people by chance. Batman shouldn't attack a weak little girl.
If she admitted that she was his fan, would he let her go?
But Liu Shu stayed at home for a long time, even the listening was done, but Batman didn't come.
She walked up to the roof of her house thoughtfully.
It seems that there are not only cameras belonging to the Batman's family on this street, but more of them belong to the Red Hood.
It seems a young girl suspected of being connected to the Red Hood gang isn't enough to expose Batman's plans in Crime Alley.
Come on, Red Hood, Liu Shu put his hands on the railing and looked into the distance.
With a target of this level, Batman would stop chasing her puppet.
The phone rang twice, and someone sent a message to Liu Shu.
[Where did you buy the juice you gave me last time?]
[?] Liu Shu's question mark was not only sent to Tim, but also to himself. Was he trying to find out?
[It tastes good, but I can't find this brand online.]
[It's the supermarket next to my house.] If you're lucky, you might even spawn Red Hood.
In any case, Liu Shu did not find any strong purpose in Tim's words. He seemed to be confirming her safety.
She thought back to her previous conversation with William. There was really nothing worth noting. The most she could do was to see what she had done to make a new leader of the Red Hood Gang treat her with courtesy.
It was troubling just thinking about it, and she hoped Tim wouldn't associate her with them.
"Red Hood's been very active lately, so be careful." Tim finally sent her a simple reminder.
[It's okay, I don't hear any gunshots at night anymore.]
No one knew where they were fighting, and Liu Shu didn't know how to observe the sphere of influence of a gang, after all, she only went out during the day.
Looks like they're doing some graffiti? I'll check it out next time I go.
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