American Comics: BOSS Invasion

"I don't know, Mr. Wayne, do you know a nursery rhyme that has been circulating in Gotham City for a long time? If I remember correctly, the song should go like this."

Alice pushed up her black narrow-rimmed glasses and sang softly: "Beware the Court of Owls, watching your every move. They peer into Gotham from the shadows, hidden in attics and low-walled spaces. He's there in your home, he's there in your bed. Never speak his name, or the Talon will seek your head."

Bruce Wayne was stunned, while Alfred closed his eyes in resignation.

That's right, this nursery rhyme has been circulating since he was a child. Although he doesn't know where it came from, even Bruce, who lived in a secluded mansion, knew it.

The memory is distant, and he can't remember where he learned it, but that doesn't stop Bruce from feeling a chill down his spine.

Is there really a Court of Owls?

Alice smiled and said, "Since our main area of activity is not here, the information about the Court of Owls is not very detailed. However, since confirming Mr. Thomas Wayne's death a few days ago, more than 60% of the information we have collected points to this strange organization.

The Court of Owls is very mysterious. Their actions never use their own names, they have no fixed assets, and there is not even such a name in Gotham's history.

However, the occurrence of a series of bizarre events proves that there has always been an invisible hand in this city.

According to our investigation, the Court of Owls has been secretly adopting orphans and artificially creating orphans since the day it was established. And they spend certain resources to train these orphans into assassins.

They have a unique human body modification technology that can improve the physical fitness of ordinary people to a height that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and they are cold-blooded and only listen to orders.

This is the Talon mentioned in the nursery rhyme."

Alfred suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shooting out a sharp light.

What's going on with this woman? How does she know so much?

Alfred only knows a part of the story about the death of the previous head of the family and the Court of Owls, and he can vaguely perceive that there is an extremely huge shadow behind this matter.

But the other party lightly tore down this layer of dark curtain, exposing the Court of Owls in front of them.

Looking at her confident appearance, it is obvious that she has great confidence in the so-called foundation and is not afraid at all.

Could it be that they really have the strength to get rid of the Court of Owls?

Just for 250 million US dollars?

Bruce Wayne was completely stunned.

He knew that there must be something fishy behind this matter, and he was even mentally prepared. He wouldn't be like this if the mastermind was that big group or a member of Congress.

Unexpectedly, the Court of Owls turned out to be such a thing.

Alice continued: "So, given the complexity of this matter, it has exceeded the scope of the contract signed by Mr. Thomas Wayne before, so I came to ask Mr. Bruce Wayne for his opinion.

The foundation has given three options.

First, simply kill the assassins!

Second, get rid of the person who issued the order. According to our investigation, the name of the instigator is Hugo Strange. He is a biological expert. He used to be a promising guy, but later joined the Court of Owls due to an accident and became a pawn of those guys. He is currently the director of Arkham Asylum and uses his authority to transform some of the guys who have been defined as lunatics into real monsters.

Third, destroy this generation of Court of Owls members.

We once considered destroying the entire Court of Owls, but found that all the members are from famous families in Gotham. Each of them is a prominent figure on the surface. If only a group of people are killed, it will at most cause public opinion unrest.

But once the Court of Owls is completely destroyed, the entire Gotham City will no longer exist. Even if the Wayne Group is prepared, it will still cause considerable economic turmoil."

Hearing this, Bruce Wayne and Alfred were stunned.

Alice smiled and said, "Of course, if Mr. Wayne doesn't care about these and insists on revenge, our foundation is also very happy to take on a business, but perhaps the price will have to be renegotiated, and it will not be possible to guarantee the completion of the task in a short time."

The room fell silent. After a long while, Bruce Wayne let out a long breath and leaned back on the sofa dejectedly.

"Young Master?" Alfred was a little worried.

Bruce waved his hand, looked up at Alice and said, "Sorry, my head is a little confused. It's a little difficult for me to accept so much information all at once.

What I want to know most now is, how can you guarantee that what you said is true?"

Alice spread her palms and said, "Sorry, Mr. Wayne, our Revenge Foundation is not serving you, but rather your father.

Under normal circumstances, if there are sufficient prepaid funds, we will directly launch a revenge operation and directly destroy some of Mr. Thomas's enemies.

But the situation is a little different now. Mr. Thomas's enemies are somewhat beyond our expectations, so we came to discuss it.

Giving us a choice also gives Mr. Wayne you the truth, and that's enough!"

"But you can't prove that what you said is true, can you?"

Alice said lightly, "Okay, it seems that this visit was a bit ill-considered. Let me make it clearer, Mr. Wayne, are you willing to get rid of the mastermind behind your father's murder, the Court of Owls? If you are, please add money!"

Bruce and Alfred exchanged glances. He understood what Alfred meant, pondered for a moment, and shook his head: "Sorry, the matter is too big, I need to verify it!"

"Since that's the case, I understand!"

Alice tore off an attachment, placed it in front of Bruce, put the other contracts in her bag, and said, "Then according to the contract, the Revenge Foundation will inflict heavy damage on Mr. Thomas Wayne's enemies according to the highest form, until the 250 million funds are exhausted!"

Alice stood up and nodded slightly: "Mr. Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, it's a pleasure to meet you. Goodbye!"

After saying that, she walked out.