Chapter 185 Chapter 185 Meeting at the Snow Mud Shop
Although Black Mask and Party Animal have fallen, Bruce has not stopped investigating Aka M. Because he knows very well that there are more crimes hidden under the dark buildings lying quietly on the sea.
It just so happened that all municipal engineering projects had recently been suspended for unknown reasons, and Bruce, a civil engineer, was happy to have a vacation.
He simply took advantage of this opportunity to gather intelligence under his ordinary identity as "Bruce Wayne". He even walked onto the Gotham City Bridge in the early morning and looked across the sea at Aka-M, where the construction was halfway through and the crane had not yet been removed.
If you want to investigate the Aka M black prison, you'd better find a way to sneak in.
Bruce had already made up his mind and two weeks ago he went to his old friend Match Malone, who he grew up with, to buy Aka M's work permit.
Matchstick Malone was engaged in the business of forging documents. Due to his excellent skills, he had always been well-known in □□.
But after that, Bruce could no longer contact Match Malone, and never heard from him again.
Until today, Matchstick Malone suddenly asked me to come here to meet him.
"Bruce? Is that you, Bruce?"
Miss Match, here comes Match. The Match that Bruce has been thinking about, Malone, staggers towards him, holding onto the railing on the side of the bridge.
In the cold weather, Matchstick Malone was still wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and carrying a small waist bag.
His lips were purple, and he looked thinner than when Bruce had seen him before. He was also extremely weak, as if he would break at any moment like a burnt matchstick.
"Match? What's wrong with you?!"
Bruce quickly supported his brother and found that Match's body was as cold as ice. He tried to take off his coat and put it on Match, but was stopped.
"It's okay. I've been learning the ropes of winter swimming lately. I heard it helps keep fit and prolong your life. Okay, okay, let's talk about this..."
Matchstick Malone dragged Bruce along on the bridge, looking left and right as if he was afraid someone was following him.
This is a difficult situation.
Bruce thought.
Pennyworth had put a regular cast on his left arm, and he didn't have his bat gear on. There were police officers all around, so what would happen if a fight really broke out?
Matchstick Malone walked all the way to a secluded corner before stopping. "To cut a long story short, based on the gold-medal merchant service attitude and the friendly price of sending Buddha to the west, I stayed in Arkham for a week and did some research..."
"Are you crazy?!" Bruce was furious. "This is not a game. Why are you doing this? Don't you know how dangerous this is?"
"Oh, it's okay. I just came out fine." Match Malone took out a cell phone and work ID and stuffed them into Bruce's arms, lowering his voice. "What you're going to do next is even more dangerous. There's a hidden 'city' underground in Aka M. They're conducting some kind of human experiment there. It's full of abnormal and terrifying things."
"Oh, yes. V-Core is related to Aka-M. They've created an ancient bacterium that the police can't pinpoint to the exact cause of death. You have to be careful."
Bruce, hearing so much intelligence, felt no joy, only fear. Match Malone had obtained so much, so how could the mastermind behind Aka M let him go?
This farewell may be a farewell forever.
Bruce grabbed Match Malone who was about to leave: "How do you know so much? What did they do to you? Why would you go to such lengths for me?"
If Bruce had known that Match was going to put himself in danger, he would never have gone to find Match.
He should never have dragged his brothers into his Batman career! This is all his fault!
"Hey, hey, Bruce, don't be angry." Match Malone patted Bruce's shoulder gently. "Although we haven't seen each other for a while, we will always be friends and partners in Crime Alley, right? Besides, I want to do this from the bottom of my heart because I owe you this."
Bruce was confused: "What do you owe me?"
"I...I..." I fell down at that time and caused you to lose your father.
Matchstick Malone had an eloquent tongue, but this sentence was stuck in his throat. He was sweating profusely but couldn't utter it out.
Sweat...sweat! Bacteria break out!
Match Malone pulled a glass of ice from his waist pack and stuffed it into his mouth. The way he gobbled it up scared Bruce so much that he forgot to ask the next question: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Nothing. This is a small price to pay for not following the doctor's advice." Malone wiped his mouth. "Aren't you wondering how I know so much information? Because I met an angel in Akka M. He's just like you. Although he often makes a fuss, he always does all kinds of amazing things."
"If you want to investigate Aka M, he's better than me."
.......
Bruce followed Matchstick Malone to one of his safe houses. Along the way, he was thinking about how to safely transport Matchstick Malone out of the dangerous center of Gotham after this incident.
Maybe Harvey could apply for witness protection? Or maybe Oz could find a way, after all, as Waylon said, "Penguins are the best at hiding their eggs."
When Matchstick Malone pushed open the door of the safe house, Bruce thought he was pushing open the door of an ice cellar.
The air conditioner was turned to the lowest setting, and the walls of the entire room were covered with a layer of ice. In the center of the room, there was an icicle emitting cold air. A brown-haired, green-eyed boy wearing a bright green coat and a blanket sat angrily on the sofa that had turned into an ice cube.
"You woke up from a nap to find the patient you'd been saving all night was missing. Wouldn't that be surprising? You left the cold zone before the bacteria were completely eradicated. Are you really afraid of losing your life?"
"Hey, I'm not running around. I checked the weather forecast and wore something bright and clean before going out." Match Malone smirked as he pushed Bruce inside and placed the food he had just bought on the dining table. "Look, I brought breakfast."
The boy said nothing more, walked to the dining table and started eating, but his raised eyebrows showed that he was still very dissatisfied with Matchstick Malone's behavior of not taking his life seriously.
"This is the angel I'm introducing to you, Benjamin. He likes to be called Ben," Match Malone said to Bruce. "Most of the information you'll see on your phone later was obtained by him. He also drew the map. If you don't understand something, you can ask him."
"Hello, I'm Bruce," Bruce said. "Thank you for saving Match."
"You're welcome. I just can't stand seeing people suffer in front of me." Benjamin swallowed the bread in his mouth. "Have you had breakfast? If not, I suggest you eat first and then watch."
"Aka, the stuff down there is enough to make you vomit up your dinner from the day before yesterday, and you won't want to see any meatballs or other meat products for the next three days."
.......
What lies beneath the Arkham of this universe?
Li Hua changed into the magic boy's battle skirt and used the [Water] card to dive into the bottom of Gotham City. He controlled the cavity formed by the [Water] card to walk on the seabed and used the portable waterproof flashlight he carried with him to shine around in the water, but he didn't see anything special.
It seems that the possibility of Atlantis Arkham Division can be preliminarily ruled out.
The Gotham seabed at night is not very spectacular, and there are some things that are not suitable for display.
For example, Li Hua didn't want to get close to the cement pillars that mysteriously appeared at the bottom of the water and were surrounded by many fish, not at all.
Li Hua rubbed the goose bumps on his arms and called out to his personal system for the first time since arriving in this world. "It's so quiet! Can you play some background music for me? I need to save the battery on my phone."
[What do you want to hear?] Number 666 asked, [Is it "Hao O Lai" again?]
Li Hua: "No, I want 'Deep Sea Girl', this one fits the situation."
No. 666: ...Apart from the fact that they both refer to the sea, do you have any connection with this song?
This is the shallow sea, and you are not a girl!
Despite this, No. 666 still played the background music, adhering to professional ethics. Not long after, Li Hua said, "Can you help me turn off the Japanese translation plug-in? It's really disturbing my concentration if I can understand it."
As the background music started, Li Hua suddenly felt that the atmosphere around him was no longer so gloomy, and his steps became more diligent. Even the Batmobile lying in the mud over there looked so handsome...
Um? ? ?
Li Hua rubbed his eyes, and uncertainly took out a portable telescope from his belt, turned on the night light mode, and finally found a huge, sturdy bat logo on the black armored vehicle lying on the seabed not far away.
Li Hua manipulated the [Water] sign and pushed himself over. He found that there was no mud or seaweed around the Batmobile, and it even had its lights on. It was obvious that it had fallen into the water recently.
As we all know, Batmobiles don't naturally spawn on the ocean floor.
Considering Benjamin’s hint…could this be what Benjamin wanted him to see?
Taking into account the modification capabilities of Crab Armor Mastermind, the fact that this Batman threw away the Batmobile, and Benjamin's special buff against the Batmobile... it is not possible to modify a Batmobile to use as a coordinate.
The coordinates and phone number written in the milk tea shop might attract unnecessary people, but not everyone can find the bat armored vehicle on the seabed.
Li Hua crawled in through the hole in the roof of the Batmobile and fumbled around inside this steel behemoth, then he discovered—
There's nothing in here.
At least there was nothing that could provide Li Hua with intelligence.
Li Hua followed the direction of the Batmobile's light on the seabed and arrived at the bottom of Arkham Island.
[There are secrets hidden under the AKM, Big Steel Teeth can go and take a look]
Li Hua understood.
Presumably Benjamin's message was that underneath Arkham, the Batmobile was just a signpost.
Even if he guessed wrong... he'd already gone into the entertainment industry, so where did he go for a stroll? The purpose of this exam was to let them see more.
There must be something worth seeing in a place where Benjamin left information.
.......
"Hey, you guys are back again?" a slushie shop employee greeted enthusiastically later in the evening as he served slushies to customers. "Did you two run into that Asian friend?"
The games made by young people nowadays are getting more and more incomprehensible. They can really run across cities just by finding people in snow mud shops.
Benjamin paused as he took the slush tray. "He's coming? When?"
"This morning, I even bought him a slushie. Then I told him that you were looking for him."
"Thank you on his behalf." Benjamin took out his wallet. "Please put his drink on my tab, too."
"No, I'm not hiring you for nothing," the clerk said. "Thank you for your hard work, dear. The dark days will eventually pass."
Benjamin: “…Thank you.”
You're here to listen to gossip, right? Li Hua, where's your moral integrity?!
.......Wait, does Li Hua still have that thing?
"Why did you say that when you were looking for someone?"
After leaving the slush shop, Benjamin glared at the culprit next to him. The man showed no guilt at all and even spread his hands innocently.
"The first rule when finding someone is to have a clear memory point. Snow mud shops are bustling with people every day. If I don't say it to help create a deeper impression, the clerk might forget about it after get off work, and how can I find them?"
"Those who achieve great things don't dwell on trivial matters. Compared to these trivial matters, since Li Hua went into the snow mud shop looking for someone, he must have gone to more than one place. Maybe we can run into him there if we go there now."
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Author's words: Benjamin: Finally got ashore (Aka M is in the dark prison under the water), go find your teammates
Li Hua: I went into the sea to find my teammates.
PS: Interestingly, using the snow mud shop as a coordinate is also recorded in BEN 10.
It's probably about a snow mud shop owner in the BEN universe who, in order to make his snow mud more popular and sell it to more places, made a dimensional shuttle by hand (this is amateur science!)
But that was in the fourth part. Benjamin at this point in time had not experienced this kind of inter-dimensional event. At that time, the original Benjamin was already very Buddhist when facing this kind of thing (after all, it was not the first time he was thrown across time and space like this).
So, it's really possible to enter the slush shop in the BEN universe and find yourself in another world. The only way to go back is to stay in the slush shop.
Of course, if you have the technical ability of Azmis, you can also do it. Azmis in the BEN23 universe uses the quadrant shuttle as a school bus to pick up and drop off his children (you are worthy of it)
【Catch the bug twice】
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