The Death Knell

The brightly lit communication room was in a messy scene, with many tables and chairs overturned. At this time, Cindy expressed dissatisfaction with Su Ming's lack of progress.

Even through the mask, Su Ming could feel her contemptuous gaze, as if she disliked him for not being able to handle a little girl.

He was helpless. Is it possible that he should torture a disabled underage girl? Maybe the previous Deathstroke would have done that, but not him.

He moved a chair and sat across from Barbara. The scarlet single eye on the mask looked at her.

"Now that the phone and Internet are open, you can give him a call. Don't worry, I won't kill him this time."

Barbara expressed doubts: "You are just her follower. I want her to promise me personally. She is a mercenary. She should know how to keep her word, right?"

"Pfft..."

Cindy couldn't help but laugh. Su Ming was treated as her follower, which made her very happy. She couldn't help but feel that Barbara was a good judge. Of course, she was the stronger one among the two.

If she were not disabled, Su Ming would definitely spread her ass open: "Don't you see that I am the one who has the final say?"

Barbara looked at the two of them with inquiring eyes. They had the same equipment, the same tone of voice, and even the blood stains on their bodies were similar. How could you tell who had the final say?

So she shook her head and said honestly: "I can't tell..."

Su Ming sighed, stood up and stood guard at the door, signaling to Cindy that he needed to be quiet.

Cindy dutifully sat on the chair he gave up, proudly took off her helmet and smoked a cigar, as comfortable as if she were sitting on the sofa at home:

"Okay, I promise you, not only will I not harm Director Gordon, but I will also try to ensure his safety."

After receiving Cindy's assurance, Barbara took out a small red mobile phone from her pocket and dialed a number, but as the busy signal came on the other side, her face became ugly.

I called several times without giving up, but the answer I got was still that no one answered the call.

Cindy had already expected it. It seemed that things were really as Su Ming said. Since these men in black came to kidnap Barbara, they would definitely attack Gordon as well. After all, in terms of social value, Barbara is just a high school girl, while Gordon is an important figure in the city.

"Why...it must be that his phone is not around." Barbara continued to press the replay button.

Cindy leaned back on the chair, smoking her cigar leisurely, and interjected: "You can try, but it's just a waste of time. Every second that passes when Gordon is kidnapped, he faces one more second of danger."

Barbara's dialing hand paused, and she was a little at a loss, but soon she threw away the phone, put the laptop on her lap on the table again, and started typing on the keyboard.

"What is she doing?" Cindy looked at Barbara typing furiously as if she was in a frenzy. Could this be how she could find Gordon?

Su Ming leaned against the door, wiping his stick. When he knocked out the crying men, his hand was a little heavy, and there was some vomit on it.

"It is estimated that they are hacking into Gotham City's mobile communication operator's server, and then determining Gordon's location through triangulation of signal base stations."

"Oh?" Cindy touched her eye patch. Su Ming knew but she didn't, which made her look a little depressed: "Is technology popular over there?"

Su Ming didn't know what Earth's death knell his body was. As for himself, he had watched many TV series when he was working as a security guard, and they all did this. Although he doesn't know how to operate it, he has never eaten pork, and at least he has seen pigs running away.

"It's nothing. We will be somewhat different. I'm sure your knowledge of mythology is much better than mine."

Su Ming comforted her. After all, it was a good thing for the two of them to act together and have complementary abilities.

Cindy really didn't worry anymore. Even if you are a super soldier, you don't have to know everything.

But she praised eloquently: "Well, your methods are not like another Deathstroke at all. Your moral standards are higher than mine. You are really a little angel."

little angel.......

Is such a girly word used for men in this world? It's so scary. Su Ming really wants to go home, at least back to the patriarchal society he is used to. It's not that he is a straight man, it's just that now he always has a sense of yin and yang confusion.

Even Barbara, who was inputting the code frantically, took a peek at them. Did the two Deathstrokes have this kind of relationship?

She seemed to have discovered something incredible again.

However, once things were related to her expertise, she was still very focused, and the sound of the keyboard in her hand never stopped.

A few minutes later, she hit the Enter key, and the attack command she had just written successfully hacked into the communications company affiliated with Vayne Enterprises, which was the operator of her father's mobile phone service.

She moved her shoulders and waited for the program feedback results. Her expression became less nervous, and she kept rubbing her fingers and waiting.

Cindy suddenly spoke again, holding a cigarette in one hand and pointing to the computer on the table with the other hand. Now she understood: "Welcome to join the family of criminals. If I remember correctly, hack into others privately." The company system is at least a crime of espionage."

Barbara's face froze, and Deathstroke said that she was a criminal, which made her feel ashamed of having been seen through.

Yes, this is not the first time she has used hacking skills. In the past few days, she has hacked into other websites countless times. She is not doing anything bad, she is just exercising her skills and improving her programming methods.

She has hacked into schools, hacked into community convenience stores, and even secretly hacked into the Gotham Police Department to see what Gordon was doing during working hours.

But she has always been careful, because hackers are not welcomed in this world. Technology and the Internet are still new here, and in the news, hackers are like online terrorists.

Even Gordon didn't know this secret because she was afraid that Gordon would take her to jail. So all this time, Gordon just thought that his daughter liked to play computers, maybe like video games or something.

This time, when I was anxious, I hacked other people's servers to look for clues as if instinctively. I only realized it now.

"I...but..."

Barbara blushed and wanted to defend herself, but there was so much evidence in front of her that there was no possibility of denying it.

Su Ming shook his head helplessly. He was doing serious things now. Cindy said these things would not be of much help.

"Okay, she's just teasing you. If something is illegal or not, can we still go to court and testify that the police chief's daughter is a hacker?"

Barbara secretly glanced at the colleagues by the wall, and now she was even a little lucky that they were all beaten unconscious, otherwise they would know about it. Men love to gossip, and the entire police station would definitely know about it.

Su Ming also took off his helmet. Seeing that Cindy was happily puffing away the smoke, he became a little addicted and planned to smoke one too. Suddenly he realized something.

"No wonder you rushed out to deal with the signal jammer just now. Have you already taken the bet on the door frame of the corridor?"

Cindy proudly raised the cigarette in her hand and drew a circle in the sky like a magic wand: "Hey, this is your cigar. Don't tell me, the taste is really different from what we have here."

"man......."

Barbara showed a horrified expression again, she felt that she had discovered the ultimate secret! There are actually two people in Deathstroke, and one of them is a man!

Knowing so much, can he survive in the end?

Su Ming has gradually become accustomed to the incredulous expressions shown by these people when they find out that he is a man. After all, men in this world have always been synonymous with weakness, and Deathstroke is a world-famous strong man. Such different identities appear in one person. , anyone would find it difficult to accept.

"The results are out. Why are you not staring at the screen and looking at us with a dull look on your face?"

Su Ming pushed Barbara's computer, and a coordinate appeared under a series of codes.

"Oh, oh." Barbara adjusted her glasses, adjusted her breathing, and blew out a breath: "This is the number of the signal base station that my father passed along the way. Then he retrieved the location of the base station from the database. Compare that to a map of Gotham City… He went to Arkham at night!”

"Arkham?" Cindy shook her head and rolled her helmet on the table to play with: "It is said to be a sanatorium, but it is actually stronger than a fortress. There are at least 400 guards patrolling with guns and ammunition 24 hours a day. There are also gunboats, armored vehicles and police dogs, and the men in black will not do anything there.”

"Yes, at 12:03, he left there and returned along this road. The last location of the mobile phone was here."

Barbara pointed at the screen with one hand and typed on the keyboard with the other hand, zooming in on the map a little, and through triangulation, she could even specify which street it was.

Cindy leaned over and took a look, and a map of Gotham immediately appeared in her mind, and it was more detailed than the one in the police station, because in her memory, she also knew many shady addresses, such as a black shop selling arms. Well, there were gangs engaged in smuggling, and even the Shadow Dancer Alliance had a hidden surveillance location in Gotham, and she knew it.

But after looking at the screen, Cindy shook her head: "Gordon took the right route, crossing the cross-sea bridge, then taking the North District Tunnel, and then just go straight along the road to return to the police station, but it's raining today. There may be deep water.”

"Whose territory is there?" Su Ming also took a look, but saw nothing.

"No one's territory is anyone's. It's a very delicate position." Cindy smoked and came up with a word. Then, she clicked around the map with her finger: "Here, this, and this, They are the territories of Black Mask, Red Hood, and Two-Face..."

"So Gordon's last position was at the junction of the three houses, the true embodiment of the three no-minds." Su Ming also understood.

Just like in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, no one can take over this area. If they want to monopolize it, the other two companies will definitely join forces, so they simply vacate it and use it as a buffer zone.

This is also a relatively peaceful area in Gotham's civilian area. There may be some small gangs, but they won't make much of a difference.

"What should we do?" Barbara now knew Gordon's location, but she had no choice but to look at the two people anxiously.

Su Ming raised his eyebrows: "Can't you call Batwoman or something? She always has a mobile phone, right? Let her come to save people. It just so happens that we have something to discuss with Batwoman."

"We don't have her phone number. In the past, she would appear whenever the bat light was on, but... But Batwoman left, she is not in Gotham." Barbara was already desperate.

Su Ming and Cindy both frowned. Could it be that the bat has already gone to kill the Sea Queen?

"Where did she go?" Cindy asked again. If she wasn't too far away, she might still be able to catch her.

"I don't know... She came to our house in the middle of the night that day to talk to Dad, but when I woke up, I could only hear the rest." Barbara pressed her temples and tried to remember: "She said she She left Gotham for a while, saying there was some danger and wanted to take us away, but we refused, so she left on her own. Maybe she said where she went in the first half of the conversation, but only my dad knows."

Cindy leaned back on the chair and looked at Su Ming. He was the one who said the world was in danger, so he should know what was going on.

Su Ming was also clueless for a moment. Batgirl actually knew in advance that there was danger and could make the bats avoid it. What could happen? Does she know about this big event in the multiverse? But being in the Dark Multiverse, she had no reason to know.

The men in black who appeared this time wanted to kidnap Gordon and Barbara. What kind of tactic was this? Gordon didn't seem to have anything special except being Batman's comrade.

Both women looked at him, which made Su Ming feel very stressed, especially Barbara, who seemed like she would cry at any time.

"What did you do in the past? After determining the location of the mobile phone signal?" He brought the computer closer to Barbara, hoping that she would have some ideas.

"No, no, I used to do it just for fun, but it's over now."

Barbara's expression didn't look like she was lying at all. It seemed that she in this world was not as mature as the oracles in other worlds.

"Listen to me, start hacking into Gotham City's transportation system now, and retrieve the surveillance video in this area. When the mobile phone stopped moving, retrieve it from that time."

"Um!"

Barbara secretly wiped her tears, adjusted her glasses, and began to rewrite the address code of the intrusion program to connect to the Ministry of Transportation's server backend.

As long as you still have ideas and know how to check, that's fine.

A few minutes later, she successfully obtained the surveillance of the relevant road section, but there was nothing unusual. The road was just a quiet rain scene, and there were no pedestrians on the street, let alone cars.

She looked at Su Ming again as if asking for help.

"The surveillance has been modified. Through scramblers and some instruments, you can access the surveillance and repeat the recorded scenes." Su Ming moved closer to the screen. He could smell a sweet scent from Barbara: " The rain was too light, it should have been recorded around 10:30, and I have been playing it on repeat since then, pour it forward a little to see if there is anything."

Barbara followed her instructions and adjusted the time to about half past ten, and the three of them looked at the screen quietly.

Suddenly, the screen shook.

"That's it, stop." Su Ming shouted: "Slow down and wait for three seconds."

However, the result disappointed them. What was recorded in the video at the end was just the passing shadow of a black glove, and there was no information that could be used to identify the person.

"Alas...there is no other way. It seems that we can only go to the place where the incident occurred." Cindy picked up the helmet on the table, patted Barbara on the shoulder and prepared to leave.

Su Ming has no other choice. If he wants to know where the bat may be, he must find Gordon. He is the only clue for the two of them now.

"Take me!" Barbara didn't know where the courage came from. She grabbed Cindy's hand and begged: "I can help you. Like just now, I want to save him."

"No, you can go hide in the armory and wait until daybreak and the policemen on duty come back and it will be safe."

Cindy immediately refused. It was already difficult to move during the storm, and bringing a disabled person in a wheelchair was just a drag.

But Su Ming didn't see it that way. Let's not talk about Oracle's computer technology. After the two rescued Gordon, would he believe Deathstroke's words? And if Barbara was there at that time, wouldn't it be easier to gain trust?

"I think we can take her with us. After all, she is still not out of danger. Even if she is hidden in the arsenal, what if the man in black comes again?"

"She is not one of us. She can't even shoot, how can she withstand the attack?" Su Ming tried to persuade Cindy, and at the same time signaled that the police around her were all trash. Tomorrow's day shift police officers had no hope either: "If we We saved Gordon, but Barbara was captured, and we have to accompany Gordon to rescue her. Isn't that endless? Our time is limited."

When Barbara wanted to correct that she actually knew how to shoot, Su Ming gestured desperately, but she finally held back.

Cindy thought for a while and sighed. She didn't know why she was always easily persuaded by Su Ming.

"Okay, come along, but don't expect me to push the wheelchair for you."

Even so, Cindy put on her helmet and changed her mind.

Su Ming shrugged at Barbara, put on his helmet, pulled a blue police raincoat from behind the door and threw it to her: "Okay, bring your computer and wireless network card, let's go first Find a car outside."