The Death Knell

Su Ming picked up the little girl's laptop and quickly entered the name. The search yielded no results. He tried the console again and changed the search to appearance, but there was still no answer.

As expected, Bat's surveillance excluded him, and Su Ming had already expected this.

He used Batgirl's system to search for her true identity, just to try his luck, so it might as well give it a try.

Now it's just a possibility that has been ruled out.

He sat aside, waved to Barbara to come back and wait for dinner, and then took out his cigar.

While studying his expression, Barbara slowly returned to the table. She did not ask Su Ming about the results of his inquiry, nor did she say anything, as if the previous incident had never happened.

She changed the subject: "You said that place in Indian Hill, is it really that scary?"

"If my impression is correct, indeed, as soon as you open the door of the underground research institute, there are deformed monsters everywhere." Su Ming said about the scene he had seen in the TV series "Gotham": "But I want to correct it. One thing is that Deathstroke is never afraid and never gives up on his mission."

"So what is your mission? I don't think anyone can pay you to rescue me and my dad. Our family doesn't have that much money." Barbara asked again.

She knew the financial situation of her family very clearly. After all, before she was paralyzed, she had always been in charge of the household. How much she earned each month and how much she spent on food and daily necessities was recorded clearly in her small notebook. Clearly.

Deathstroke had previously revealed on TV that her basic price for killing a person was 2 million, not to mention that saving people was much more troublesome than killing people. She couldn't afford this price even if she was killed.

Su Ming glanced at her. The speed of her change was almost visible to the naked eye. In just a short while, she accepted everything before and could think normally.

She used to look like a little girl from the countryside, but now she can keep calm when facing mercenaries. Sure enough, do people still have qualifications?

"We can't tell you our mission. When everything is over, go ask your father." Su Ming shook the cigarette ashes on the table. Batgirl's beautiful metal tabletop was yellowed by a small piece, and the shiny panel , there is an extra yellow spot.

But I guess it was Ah Fu who had the hard work. Su Ming still had some respect for the old housekeeper, so he decided not to bounce it on the table, but on the floor instead.

He fooled the little girl casually, because some things were not acceptable to her now. If it were the oracle from the main world, maybe Su Ming would tell her and let her give her some advice, but for now, it's better to find Director Gordon and see what he knows.

After hearing Su Ming's words, Barbara lowered her head as if she understood something. When she was thinking, she liked to touch the sleeves of her sweater, which had been rubbed with hair balls.

Wei Ke also finished her work at this time. She panted heavily and brought Peter to the table. She lay on the table as if she was tired and paralyzed, feeling the coldness of the metal.

Su Ming slid the remaining half bottle of wine to her from the table, and she drank it without any politeness.

"I have something to tell you. We discovered each other's lair, and the next step is to rescue Director Gordon."

"Huh? Isn't this a good thing?" Wei Ke pulled out the wine bottle from his mouth and made a "pop" sound. His beautiful face was full of confusion. Is this kind of thing so serious?

Are you planning to go back on your word and stop filming the news you promised?

"However, the enemy's lair was unexpected. Now it is 100% certain that it is a trap. If you continue to follow, you will be in considerable danger and your lives will be in danger."

As Su Ming spoke, he noticed that Peter's face gradually turned pale, and he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Wei Ke rolled his eyes. This woman didn't know what giving up meant. She pointed at Barbara next to her: "So, will the little girl go with you?"

"Without her, Director Gordon would not believe us, so Barbara must go with us, and we will protect her. But you are different. Cindy and I are only two people, and we can't protect you if we can't separate ourselves." Su Ming Nod and admit it generously.

Wei Ke almost didn't think about it, his golden-red head kept clicking like a chicken eating rice. She doesn't care about life, all she wants is news.

"We will also follow you. After all, how can you, a powerful warrior like you, not have a reporter record your heroic appearance? By the way, Mr. Deathstroke, you became a mercenary as a male, so what do you think about the rise of the mercenary in recent years? What does the men’s rights movement think?”

If it weren't for the fact that her right eye frame was empty and there was no artificial eye, otherwise Su Ming would definitely pull it out and hit her to show her what a white eye looks like. This woman is really mentally ill and the men's rights movement has nothing to do with her. What's up?

"You'd better ask your partner. He seems to be peeing. The answer will be on your shoes by then." He pointed to Pete next to her with his chin. The strong man was now shrinking aside like mud: "If If you decide to go, I can tell you that this is a biological crisis, so you’d better prepare chemical protective suits and gas masks.”

"Cool!" Vicko stood up immediately, kicked Pete next to him, and asked him to quickly find if there was any chemical protective clothing in the Batcave: "I have been waiting for the outbreak of the biochemical crisis for a long time, and now I am finally waiting for it. Here we go, praise Queen Hera!”

"Okay, if you find one, find one for Barbara, and Wei Ke, help her change it." Su Ming was too lazy to care about her. Anyway, she wouldn't die no matter how hard she tried, so just let her be. .

"Don't you two need it?" Wei Ke immediately agreed, and at the same time enthusiastically asked him and Cindy if they needed it.

"No, our helmets have chemical protection functions, and our physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people. It will be too late to withdraw when we notice something is wrong."

After hearing Su Ming's words, she immediately took out a small notebook and wrote down: Deathstroke was suspected of being a reformer... Then she made an 'OK' gesture, turned around and ran away.

"Do you like women with red hair?" Barbara suddenly said next to her, making Su Ming almost choke.

"No, why do you ask?"

"Because it feels like you are very... indulgent towards Miss Vali." Barbara looked at him with inquiring eyes, with some unspeakable meaning.

"I'm also very laissez-faire towards you. Although you also have red hair, it doesn't mean anything." Su Ming patted her head and told her not to think about it. She might as well recharge her laptop during this time: "If it weren't for me In order for your father and daughter to meet each other as soon as possible, I can leave you here to provide us with intelligence support."

"But didn't you just say that you brought me with you to win my father's trust?" Barbara frowned. She thought she was valuable. In her shallow understanding, people in the dark always like to use "Have you got any"? Values ​​distinguish people.

"That's what I lied to. Even if I didn't bring you, do you think Director Gordon would have any other choice after Cindy and I put four knives on his neck? Anyway, he would be grateful afterwards. us."

Su Ming blew out the smoke and watched the smoke being blown by the breeze and swirling in the cave. One moment it turned into a skeleton, and the next it turned into a bat.

In fact, this sentence is also a lie, because in the TV series, there are countless electronic equipment and security doors in the underground research institute. Without Barbara, the oracle, he and Cindy would probably be paralyzed.

Barbara's face turned red. She had misunderstood what Su Ming meant. The little girl's imagination made her think of another aspect.

"Does...does he mean he likes me like this...But, I am the daughter of a policeman, what should I do? However, he is actually quite reliable...but my leg......."

At her age, it was easy to think of that, especially since she and Su Ming had such a taboo identity, which made her heart beat faster.

Now, he happened to appear when Barbara was most helpless. Although he only brought fear to her at first, gradually, the feeling of fear to the point of cardiac arrest seemed to have changed, and her heart became... Beating to an unclear rhythm.

This is what is called the suspension bridge effect in psychology. In a dangerous environment, people will instinctively have a good impression of the opposite sex they are with.

This is the human reproductive instinct inherited in the blood. In ancient times, humans would maintain the bloodline in order to survive in difficult situations. This instinct is engraved into human DNA.

This may also be just a kind of compliance psychology. The more famous phenomenon of compliance psychology is Stockholm syndrome. The subsequent slave digging case, in which women who have been kept for a long time helped the evildoers, was also caused by this kind of psychology.

When a strong person completely controls the life and freedom of a weak person, the little favor he occasionally provides will be infinitely magnified in the eyes of the weak. Over time, the weak will develop the emotion of worshiping the strong and obey the strong. From.

This also led psychologists to put forward a famous hypothesis, that is-human beings can be domesticated, just like cats and dogs.

In fact, Su Ming had no such intention at all. His mind was now filled with thoughts of survival.

Just when Barbara was having wild thoughts and Su Ming was puffing away her breath and thinking about her plan, Cindy came back. She came down the spiral staircase, holding a huge roasted turkey in one hand and a pot in the other.

"I found this on the Internet. It's ready-made, but there doesn't seem to be any turkey-eating festivals recently, right? I really can't figure it out. There are also some potatoes, onions and other vegetables. I just threw them into the pot and cooked them. Let's make do with it. "

The three of them gathered around the metal table and started a unique dinner. Cindy was a little curious about what Wei Ke and Peter were stirring up not far away, but she was too lazy to care. Anyway, with Su Ming handling it, previous tasks were not so easy.

Now, in her mind, she was already thinking about how to keep Su Ming and form a team with her after surviving the global crisis.

What Su Ming said before was right. Without friends, business would become narrower and narrower. For the sake of a free and unrestrained life in the future, it was time to find a partner.

Who is most suitable? Naturally, it was Su Ming, the death knell from another world, who cooperated with him tacitly.