Chapter 625 Small Details

Perhaps some might wonder, where did Feng Bujue get the bombs and hang glider? How did he get in touch with Two-Face, and what happened to Mr. Freeze?

Because these are all trivial matters… they won’t be elaborated on one by one. A simple explanation will suffice.

First of all, 【Zhao Yingwang】 was not killed by Feng Bujue's bomb, but quit the game himself. At the time, this fellow was clinging to the hope that he might not be killed by the explosion and stayed inside the ice block to watch Feng Bujue and Mr. Freeze set up the bomb. After watching for about ten minutes, he despaired. Even as an outsider, he could see how astonishing the scale of the explosion was. So, he quit…

However, Feng Bujue and Mr. Freeze still blew up the factory. As for the reason… destroying evidence was secondary. The main reason was that the explosion was part of Feng Bujue’s subsequent plan.

After that, Feng Bujue went with Mr. Freeze to another base of his in the city. There, Professor Fries first took a ***-500 pill himself (not wanting to risk his wife), and his cold-blooded condition was immediately cured. At this point, Mr. Freeze completely believed that the medicine Feng Bujue gave him was truly a "cure-all."

Soon, Professor Fries used this medicine to cure his wife. He didn't even need to thaw her out; the panacea not only cured his wife's illness but also directly awakened her.

Professor Fries was very grateful to Feng Bujue, which gave the latter a lot of room to bargain. Therefore, the reward Feng Bujue wanted was not just the cryogenic armor and the freeze pulse gun, but all of Mr. Freeze's criminal resources as a supervillain. Of course, Feng Bujue would pay, and the price was negotiable.

Having obtained these, Feng Bujue immediately contacted and found Two-Face. Both Two-Face and Penguin were gang bosses with legitimate businesses as fronts. For Feng Bujue, finding them wasn't difficult; the difficulty was persuading Two-Face to cooperate with an unknown figure like himself.

Fortunately, Brother Jue was eloquent and familiar with the personality traits of these characters. He demonstrated his "dimensional technology" (i.e., the backpack), expressed his position (not a good person), and used the 【Shield】 to block several bullets that Two-Face fired at him. Finally, Harvey Dent gave this otherworld traveler a chance (deciding whether to trust him by flipping a coin).

With all preparations in place, some time had passed since the explosion, and the police had naturally heard the news, knowing that the incident involved supervillains.

If the police knew, it meant the heroes of Shen Wang also knew. Therefore, Feng Bujue determined that some hero would come to this area, and it was likely to be alone.

Then, there was the scene he performed in front of Tim earlier.

If it had been Jason Todd playing the counterfeit Batman, Feng Bujue might have been in real danger. But a good youth like Tim Drake was too easy to deal with. His every move, his pattern of thinking and behavior, was all within Feng Bujue's expectations.

This was not a matter of intelligence or combat power, but of character setting. Good people simply have too many scruples. Just one hostage, or a threat to public safety, could hinder their actions. If the villains in American comics were as unscrupulous as Feng Bujue, the protagonists would probably have died long ago.

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Tim woke up feeling a bit dizzy. The blow to the head he had suffered not long ago had caused him short-term memory loss. But he still began to observe his surroundings at the first opportunity. In front of him was a camera, two lamps with stands, and in the backlight was a pitch-black area, making it impossible to see clearly. Looking around, the illuminated areas to his sides and behind were also very limited, with only a roughly circular area of a dozen square meters visible, and the distance was shrouded in darkness. Looking up, he could see the high roof. Judging by the curvature of the roof, this should be a rather large warehouse.

"Hey, I'm not ready to star in a movie yet," Tim said.

"Your sense of humor won't change the situation, Little Bird," Two-Face's voice suddenly rang out.

Tim looked up and saw Harvey Dent's self-split image emerging from the darkness. "Two-Face…"

"Mr. Dent and I have reached a certain consensus." Feng Bujue, having adjusted the machine, turned his face and said, "Your death will be a great performance."

"What exactly do you want to do? Otherworld Traveler!" Tim glanced at the camera. "You and Two-Face…"

"Alright, alright, Tim," Feng Bujue interrupted. "I haven't started recording yet. If you want to leave clues in the recording, at least wait until I turn on the machine."

"I won't die in vain. Shen Wang will avenge me!" Tim wasn't afraid of death. The resolve to face death was an essential quality for a superhero.

"I want them to avenge you." Feng Bujue replied, "The faster, the better, the more ruthless, the better. Hatred is a motivator, Tim. It's just that sometimes… hatred can blind people."

"Kid, I'm warning you too, don't talk nonsense in front of the camera." Two-Face turned to Feng Bujue again.

"This isn't a live broadcast." Feng Bujue shrugged.

"Hmph…" Two-Face sneered.

"Rest assured, I'm different from your incompetent subordinates, Mr. Dent." Feng Bujue gestured, "Now, please step back a few steps, so you're not caught on camera."

The corners of Two-Face's mouth twitched slightly. He straightened the collar of his suit and turned to walk back into the darkness.

"Okay, before we begin…" Feng Bujue picked up a roll of duct tape from a small table nearby and taped Tim's mouth shut.

"Mmm…" Tim tried it, but even with all his strength, he could only make such a sound.

At this moment, Feng Bujue turned on the camera and started recording.

"Greetings, viewers of Gotham City." He stood in front of the camera, his body blocking Tim, who was tied to the chair. "First, let me introduce myself. I am a traveler from another world. You can call me 'Nameless'." He paused. "I am the one who scattered millions of dollars on the streets and killed three police officers."

Hearing these words, Tim realized the situation was quite unfavorable. The legal arguments that Feng Bujue had made to him earlier, although they sounded extreme, might become reality. If Feng Bujue intended to get away with his crimes, the police wouldn't have enough evidence to put him in prison.

But at this moment, Feng Bujue, without wearing a mask, stood in front of the camera and directly confessed to his crimes. This meant that he didn't mind doing something else in front of the camera, such as… killing a superhero.

"This one… I think many of you know him." Feng Bujue stepped aside, revealing Tim behind him. "He is Robin, a young superhero, a member of 'Shen Wang', and formerly Batman's sidekick."

Feng Bujue left the camera's view, returning a few seconds later with a belt in his hand: "This fully equipped belt can prove that he is a genuine Robin, not some civilian I forced into a skintight suit." He waved the belt in front of the camera. "Grappling hook, flashbang, smoke bomb, pager, night vision goggles, etc.… I think the members of 'Shen Wang' should be able to distinguish between the real and the fake."

He put the belt down, took a small knife from his pocket, stepped forward, leaned into the camera, and revealed a psychopathic killer's smile: "Guess what I'm going to do next? Haha… Ah, hahaha…"

Accompanied by maniacal laughter, Feng Bujue suddenly pounced on Tim. He went behind Tim, facing the camera, grabbing Tim's hair with his left hand and holding the small knife to Tim's neck with his right hand.

Unable to speak, Tim had been trying to leave clues in the recording by blinking, but Feng Bujue mostly blocked him, making it impossible. And at this moment, facing the arrival of death, Tim's eyes only revealed fear and despair.

"Citizens of Gotham, Commissioner Gordon and your officers, members of Shen Wang, and that 'self-proclaimed Batman' guy, yes, you know I'm talking about you…" Feng Bujue didn't immediately strike. He held the blade against Tim's carotid artery and continued, "This is just the beginning… From this moment on, I and my several otherworldly allies, as well as a new friend I recently met in the city, will begin a free hunt of police, officers' families, and superheroes."

He paused for two seconds and added, "Also, Harvey Dent, Mr. Two-Face. After Black Mask died, you thought you could be the boss here? Heh… you're wrong, you're going to die too."

"No one can stop us, even if Batman comes back from the dead." His voice gradually rose. "Those who don't want to be stained with blood… shut your mouths, hide back in your warm homes, and quietly witness… this great moment."

The next second, the blade slashed across Tim's neck, and a burst of dazzling crimson spurted out, with even a few drops splattering on the camera lens.

Amid Feng Bujue's mad laughter, the screen went black, and the recording came to an abrupt end.

Half a minute later…

"What… happened…" Tim muttered woodenly as Feng Bujue tore the tape off Tim's mouth.

"This is called special effects." Feng Bujue showed his palm, using the function of the 【Spider Silk Gloves】 to stick a packet of fake blood to his palm.

Although it looked very realistic in the recording, it was actually a trick.

"You guys, take him away and lock him up." Two-Face's voice sounded again from the darkness, and several of his men untied Tim from the chair and dragged him away.

"Your method better work." After they had gone some distance, Two-Face walked into the light and said to Feng Bujue.

Feng Bujue was standing behind the camera at this moment, watching the replay of the previous scene: "Rest assured, we'll make several copies of this recording and give them to various television stations in Gotham. Within an hour, everyone in the city will see it." He smiled, "Next, we'll see how those heroes react. Heh… I estimate… before dawn, Mr. Cobblepot (Penguin) will be dragged out of bed and beaten up."