Chapter 34: Questions

In the aircraft carrier headquarters of the Secret Service Nine.

Although Chu Cheng complained from the bottom of his heart that this thing was a flying grave, he opted to stay far away from it, but it was clear that neither the senior management nor the bureau chief shared that opinion.

A large number of personnel, including Li Changcheng, the chairman of the Secret Service, are permanently stationed on this aircraft carrier. They eat, drink, work, and live on it. Apart from replenishing supplies, they generally avoid landing many times a year.

No one ever questioned the safety of the aircraft carrier. Apart from its tough defense, it ascends to great heights in the sky, hovering thousands of meters above the ground at its lowest point. In addition, its coordinates are always moving, so the possibility of a frontal attack is close to zero.

It is said that Dr. Harrison, who was in charge of the design project at the time, assured Li Changcheng on the day the aircraft carrier was completed, saying that all possible safety measures were taken.

Dr. Harrison stated, "If this thing is vulnerable to outside attacks while airborne in the future, I will take responsibility for fixing it."

In the chairman's office, Professor Miyazaki was presenting possible theories on Batman to the chairman.

Li Changcheng neither understood nor cared to listen, so he found a suitable opportunity to interrupt him "You mean to say that 'Batman', according to your analysis and research, is indeed an ordinary person?"

The name Batman has also recently begun to circulate on the Internet. It is said that when the man beat up a group of gangsters, he said a series of words like "I am the night, I am revenge, I am Batman.".

"Yes." Professor Miyazaki nodded. "I'm 100% sure now."

"But you said that it is impossible for ordinary humans to resist that level of infection."

Professor Miyazaki suddenly became excited: "Yes! This is exactly what I was trying to explain to you. I'm not sure what's going on, but I have put forward many possible conjectures. Maybe his armor uses certain materials."

"Okay stop." Li Changcheng interrupted in time before the professor resumed his rant.

"Without proof, what you're saying is just a guess and doesn't hold any meaning."

"Yes, but once we can find Batman, all of these can be verified." Professor Miyazaki rubbed his hands excitedly. "Think about it; he has a super suit, many gadgets, and not to mention a plane.

There are not many people who have the financial resources to afford these things, and even fewer have the channels to get them without leaving any traces. Narrowing it down to this limited range, theoretically at least, it is not difficult to determine which group he belongs to."

"Yes, it's not difficult in theory." Li Changcheng said, "We made an effort, but unfortunately, it didn't produce any results."

Professor Miyazaki was stunned. "Impossible." He frowned. "What about the signal? Have we found the source of it?"

Li Changcheng responded, "It's nowhere to be found. No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't pinpoint the source of the signal."

"What about his weapons? Only a handful of people and institutions have the ability to create such things. You should get in touch with them one at a time."

"It was done a long time ago." Li Changcheng said calmly, "They don't know anything about Batman. Our people have also verified that what they said is true."

"But...but..." Professor Miyazaki opened his mouth and said, "That's impossible."

He shook his head repeatedly.

"It's not possible with all the gear; this person could easily outperform our agents, and there's advanced technology that even the best technicians don't know about. How could such a person pop out of nowhere?"

The more he mentioned it, the more absurd it seemed to him.

"Yeah, that's impossible." Li Changcheng responded and turned to face the window.

His office had the best view of the ship. Looking out from the window, there are sea-white clouds as the scorching sun hangs under the blue sky.

After pondering for a while, he said, "Earlier, we had another meeting about this matter. Finally, we came to the conclusion that Batman is not alone."

"What do you mean? Oh, you mean, although he is the only one acting alone, there may be an organization behind him?" Professor Miyazaki also reacted quickly.

"An extremely large organization that we know nothing about." Li Changcheng said.

Coming to that conclusion was difficult because no one thought such a thing could exist in the past. Mysterious organizations usually only exist in fantasy, not reality.

After eliminating many choices, what's left, no matter how strange, is the truth. That's the only thing they agreed on after considering all other options at the meeting.

"There is also the video of Batman." Li Changcheng said, "Have you seen those videos circulating on the Internet?"

"I saw a few of them." Professor Miyazaki shook his head.

We combined videos of Batman's activities from people's phones and street cameras. However, there are hardly any images showing his complete figure.

He appears to be extremely elusive, frequently interfering with recording equipment and occasionally using flash bombs or smoke bombs to conceal his movements.

His fights are extremely fast, often lasting only a dozen seconds from entering the battle to leaving. He is fast, accurate, cautious, and composed, slicing through with flawless elegance that surpasses even our top agents.

From Agent Luo's perspective, after the source of infection was wiped out and the mental storm disappeared, Batman disappeared. Our specialists have reviewed the video multiple times over the course of several days, yet no one can figure out the path he took to escape. It's like he vanished into thin air.

But thinking about it now, the scariest and most frightening point is precisely the conclusion you just told me.

Li Changcheng turned around and narrowed his eyes.

"He's just a normal guy."

Professor Miyazaki was also silent, and this series of stringent analyses also made him realize on a deeper level how terrifying this Batman really is.

"The question now is," Li Changcheng was silent for a while, "Is there another fighter like this Batman in that organization?

Or is it—maybe he's even just an average member of that organization?"

Professor Miyazaki shuddered.

Li Changcheng shook his head and did not continue to discuss this topic.

Thankfully, at least for the time being, Batman and the organization he represents are showing at least a semblance of goodwill. It's just that it's disturbing to know that there is an unknown organization hiding in your backyard.

"Leaving aside Batman, what about the analysis of the source of the infection?" Li Changcheng asked.

Professor Miyazaki came back to his senses and continued, "I also wanted to talk to you about this. The source of infection this time, according to the information from Luo Yajun's investigation beforehand, should be a man named Guan Ye."

While speaking, he projected the screen onto the big screen in the office, and soon Guan Ye's photo and all his personal information appeared on the screen.

"According to Agent Luo's option and the footage captured by his body cam, the source of infection is Guan Ye, and he has been dealt with by Batman in the end."

"Yes, I am aware. Is there anything wrong?" Li Changcheng said,

Professor Miyazaki responded with a strange look. "I just received a report from the detectives that the man named Guan Ye died more than a month ago. His landlord found him dead in the room when he came to collect the rent."

Li Changcheng was stunned when he heard this.

"Then who was the source of the infection two days ago?"

"That's a good question, sir." Professor Miyazaki spread his hands and said, "I want to know too."