Hiding in the sand, splitting into many places, starting with Arkham

"If the coin lands on heads, you're still my good subordinate. If it's tails..."

Harvey Dent slowly moved his left hand away.

"What a pity, it's tails."

Harvey Dent shook his head.

"Mr. Puppeteer, consider this guy as an apology for my abrupt visit. I wonder, would you be willing to have a chat with me next?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

Shimizu asked Harvey Dent.

Shimizu pondered for two seconds, then placed his left hand behind his back, extending several chakra threads to ensure he could summon the modified pneumatic arm of Black Gold at any time, before getting into the car.

The window was open, allowing the chakra threads to pass through easily.

Harvey Dent sat next to Shimizu and waved his hand.

The car slowly drove to a place some distance from the crowd, and the driver quickly got out and left, ensuring that no third party would hear their conversation.

"Originally, there was only one thing, but the moment I saw you in person, it became two things. The extra question is, I want to know, what is your relationship with Ra's al Ghul?"

Ra's al Ghul is also known as the Demon's Head, and his Chinese name is Lei Xiaogu.

Presumably, some of the ninja techniques Shimizu displayed were mistaken by Two-Face as belonging to the League of Assassins.

"I have nothing to do with that person. It's just that my skills are somewhat similar to those of the League of Assassins members."

Shimizu said, looking at Harvey Dent's distorted face.

It was unclear whether Two-Face really believed Shimizu's words, but he nodded and then took out a newspaper from the front seat and handed it to Shimizu.

"Regarding this matter, you were a firsthand witness. I want to know, is there any more of that thing that can turn people into this?"

The cover of the newspaper prominently featured the scene of Batman confronting Titan Joker on the top floor of Arkham Asylum.

The improved version of Titan venom. Shimizu indeed still had samples on hand.

At that time, the Joker needed some powerful cannon fodder to restrain Batman, so he gave each of the Arkham inmates, including Shimizu, a Titan II venom.

In order to escape from Arkham, Shimizu injected that Titan II venom into a guard to distract Nightwing's attention, thereby escaping. But there was still a small half-tube left, probably only ten or twenty milliliters.

"The Joker has already proven for us that this thing can't deal with Batman and his bat-brats."

Shimizu leaned back on the leather seat and picked up the newspaper.

"But that doesn't affect the fact that this thing is very useful, does it? At least the monsters it creates can definitely restrain Batman, which is enough to be a good card."

Two-Face fiddled with the coin, looking into Shimizu's eyes.

If Shimizu didn't say, he wouldn't be sure whether Shimizu really had any stock.

But those improved Titan venoms were all destroyed by Batman that day. The only people who might have them were those who escaped from Arkham that day.

He had investigated very clearly that the Puppeteer used the Titan venom to attract the attention of Nightwing and the guards that day, and then took advantage of the vacuum period when Batman and the Joker were fighting to escape from Arkham, so he was most likely to have Titan venom on him.

However, Shimizu's strength made him fearful, not only the power of the black metal robot he had heard about before, but also Shimizu's own strength, which Harvey Dent couldn't figure out.

Otherwise, he would definitely have chosen to use force.

Shimizu was also considering.

Titan venom was useless to him in the short term.

This thing requires someone with a certain level of expertise in biology and chemistry to try to decipher the sample. Shimizu doesn't have such channels, nor does he have enough energy and time to study it.

But Harvey Dent might.

As Gotham's former District Attorney, current underworld boss + supervillain, Harvey Dent's connections and skills are not something Shimizu, whose foundation is still shallow, can compare to.

But Shimizu doesn't necessarily have to choose Harvey Dent, unless the latter can offer enough sincerity—that is, offer a higher price than others.

And Harvey Dent obviously understood this principle.

"I don't know if you really have this thing, but I can tell you my conditions."

Two-Face took out a map of Gotham City and placed it in front of Shimizu.

"I know you have two streets now, but that's too small. From here to here, two streets, a small community, can all belong to you. Your territory can be connected into one piece, but how to manage it later is your own problem."

Shimizu remained silent.

If he had enough time, taking these territories would not be a problem at all.

"I am confident in inviting Victor to help us study this thing. After it's done, the results will belong to the three of us. And during this period, I will divert attention."

Victor?

Shimizu quickly searched in his mind and soon matched the name with a well-known Gotham criminal.

Victor Fries, the famous Mr. Freeze, a well-known low-temperature physicist and biochemist in the DC world, who also possesses certain engineering knowledge.

Being able to create a suit of low-temperature armor and freeze weapons is enough to show this person's scientific literacy.

If it's him, it's possible.

"Not enough."

Shimizu had already made a choice when he heard Mr. Freeze's name.

Not only because of the conditions Harvey Dent offered, but also because Mr. Freeze is a first-class scientist in the DC world.

Harvey Dent's yin-yang face showed an ugly smile.

Not enough, but not impossible, indicating that the other party does have a sample of Titan venom, and also indicating that there is still room for negotiation.

"One million US dollars in cash, but these are all leftovers from the bank robbery yesterday, so you have to launder the money yourself, plus a batch of second-hand firearms retired from the Gotham Police Department and two modified bulletproof cars. With these things, you can quickly digest the new territory."

Shimizu still shook his head, and when Two-Face's expression darkened, he said:

"I need you to do me a favor and introduce me to Mr. Victor."

"It's impossible to bypass me and directly contact Victor. I provided him with huge funds to conduct experiments to revive his wife, which is why he agreed to cooperate with me.

As for you, I'm afraid you don't have that capital."

Harvey Dent fiddled with the coin, looking at Shimizu and said in a low voice.

"No, no, no, Mr. Harvey Dent, I don't care so much about the Titan potion, because that thing is far less powerful than my work."

Shimizu's left hand hidden behind his back suddenly clenched his fingers.

Two seconds later, with a roar, Black Gold smashed the wall with a punch and walked out in the dust.

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