Martin Variety in American Comics.

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"Put down your sword. Use your brain before you use force. Think clearly about your purpose before you draw your sword."

Martin grabbed Zhou Zanxi's wrist and pressed the sword down.

"Oh!"

Although Zhou Zanxi is still young, he is much more sensible than the little brats in the Bat Family.

If Martin was scolding Dick, Jason and Damian, he would have said a few words to them even if he ignored them.

"So what should we do now? Should we sneak in secretly? If I had known this would happen, I should have prepared the invisibility ritual a few days in advance."

Zhou Zanxi's mind began to wander and she spoke a lot in a rambling manner.

Actually, I'm just nervous!
She usually just fights zombies and deals with a few evil spirits. To a Taoist priest, those inhuman creatures are no different from dogs and cats on the street.

But the army is different. Even the army of a small country can bring great pressure to people.

"We are here to rescue people. The civil unrest in this city has nothing to do with us. Find another way to sneak in and don't let them find us."

Martin shook his head and had no intention of confronting these soldiers.

Even though he knew that this was so-called judgment and was definitely directed at Bruce, now was not the time to care about these things, and it was not the Justice League's job to care about them.

"Let's go!"

Martin grabbed Zhou Zanxi's collar, stepped into the air, and began to spin in the air. His strong power penetrated his body and turned into gusts of wind, which swept up the sand around and raged in the street.

When the soldiers surrounding the building were blinded by the sandstorm, he grabbed Zhou Zanxi, raised his leg, kicked the glass of a room, and entered the summit building directly.

Places like this that are used specifically for holding ceremonies are not built to be large or tall for the sake of beauty, but rather they consider the feeling they give to people.

Anyway, the construction of this kind of building is free, so designers can let themselves go. Those with talent and conscience can naturally create buildings that will be passed down from generation to generation, but those who are too self-centered will generally create something horrible.

"The first floor where Bruce disappeared is not very conspicuous, so it is convenient for us to conduct investigation."

Martin opened the door and walked out. Several national security personnel were clearing the corridor and not allowing anyone to enter or leave.

"Follow me closely and don't fall behind. If you are forced to separate and are questioned, don't mention your relationship with the Justice League. Bruce came here in secret and did not disclose his relationship with the Justice League."

Although Bruce Batman's identity has been exposed, it is still kept confidential before it is made public, which makes it convenient for him to cover up the actions of the Justice League.

Martin didn't know to what extent Bruce had discussed with the other party's representatives. Even if he went to them now, he wouldn't be able to get any information out of them, and it would instead allow the other party to see the alliance's capabilities clearly.

Instead of doing this, it is better to act secretly, which will be better for everyone.

"I don't want to have anything to do with the Justice League. Strictly speaking, I'm just your consultant, and I don't have anything else to do with it."

Zhou Zanxi knew that this was no joke. If she exposed her relationship with the Justice League before its troubles were resolved, she might be accused of colluding with foreign countries.

Her family's financial situation is just average, and they can't handle such pressure.

Zhou Zanxi did not regret establishing a relationship with the Justice League, but she hoped that this relationship could bring a positive impact on her life, so she took out a stack of talisman paper, rolled it into a rope with her hands, and recited a bunch of spells to the paper rope.

She tied one end of the rope around her wrist and the other end around the handle of the machete on Martin's back.

"The spirit and body are connected, so they will not lose their way! Hurry!"

boom!
The talisman paper ignited without fire, and the ashes were blown away by the wind, but the flames were tied to the handles of her and the Snow Drinking Sword.

"With the help of this talisman, I can find you quickly even if we are separated."

Martin did not stop Zhou Zanxi. Instead, he gently patted the Snow Drinking Sword on his back, allowing the magic sword to forgive the girl's behavior and accept the mark of the talisman.

"But next time you want to do something like this, tell me in advance. Divine weapons have spirits. If it weren't for the fact that the Snow Drinking Knife has an icy heart, it would have released its blade energy and chopped off your head the moment you cast the spell."

Zhou Zanxi nodded repeatedly.

If someone else said this, the girl would definitely sneer at it or even make sarcastic remarks.

Divine weapons are forged by heaven. All the magical weapons recorded in history books throughout history were the result of the combination of the right time, the right place, and the right people.

How could it appear so suddenly?
But when this incredible thing happens to Martin, it always becomes so reasonable that people can't find any fault with it.

"Phew! Fortunately, Brother Ma has a good temper, otherwise I wouldn't be able to withstand the counterattack of a magic weapon."

Zhou Zanxi patted his chest, breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time cheered himself up, followed Martin closely, and came to the first floor.

There was no one on the entire first floor, but all the things were left behind.

The enemies attending the summit, fearing for their safety, all retreated to the safe house that had been prepared early in the morning, waiting for their own people to come and rescue them.

Although the soldiers outside rebelled against their own government, they did not dare to harm the representatives of these major powers. They simply surrounded the building and made sure that these people could not escape, and did not do anything else.

Even though Martin had just stirred up a strange sandstorm, it did not make these soldiers lose their minds and rush into the building to start arresting people.

"Xanthe, what do you think of this scene?"

Martin first looked around the scene, only to hear the word "chaos", and then asked the girl who was like a follower behind him.

"I'm not a detective, how can I figure it out?"

Zhou Zanxi waved her hands repeatedly. She was very self-aware and knew that she came to Martin just to help him contact the local alchemists and rescue workers from the country.

She shouldn't interfere in matters other than this, nor does she have the ability to do so.

Martin didn't seem to realize this and continued to ask, "If ordinary methods can't find out, is there any magic to find people?"

"If Bruce was dead or dying, I could probably draw his spirit out. But his life is clearly not in danger, so there's nothing I can do."

The magic spells passed down in Zhou Zanxi's family are aimed at non-human creatures. The other witchcraft spells aimed at humans either require time to prepare or are bloody methods that violate modern morals.

"Brother Ma, is there nothing here? I'm so embarrassed that you have to ask me, an amateur?"

"From this, we can see that things are indeed not simple. At the same time, I want to teach you something. You still remember Constantine, right? That guy's way of dealing with people is not something you can learn, but his cunningness in dealing with the devils in hell is something you must have."

Martin stopped at the spot where Bruce disappeared and said to the girl behind him, "Last time I visited the spirit world, I saw that the ghosts in the underworld were no less gluttonous than the devils in hell when it came to eating people. Since you will inevitably have to deal with ghosts in the future, you must be careful at all times to save your life."

"It's too safe in China. The evil spirits I dealt with in the past were just two or three big cats or small cats. The incident in the Gotham cemetery was the first time I dealt with so many evil spirits."

"This world is not peaceful, but the kind of demons roaming the night like in the past rarely occur in modern cities. How could Gotham become like that?" Zhou Zanxi felt a little sick when she thought of Constantine. That guy's scoundrelliness was really rare.

But when she heard the second half of the sentence, she became thoughtful, and then thought of the deeds recorded in the family magic, and realized that Martin was right.

"When everything is pushed to the extreme, it will reveal other characteristics. You said something like this, which shows that your cultivation is not good enough, and you still have to continue rolling in this world."

Martin first took out the mother box, and where it was reflected, the surrounding space showed no signs of drastic deformation.

Teleportation is not so invisible, because of the powerful energy contained in it, the space of the starting point and the end point will inevitably leave obvious traces, and they cannot be repaired.

He couldn't find the problem even with the Mother Box, which showed that the other party didn't take Bruce away by teleportation.

"Give me some of your talisman papers!"

Martin stretched out his hand, and Zhou Zanxi quickly put her bag directly into his hand.

He smiled helplessly, took out three yellow talismans from his bag, folded them into a triangle shape, threw them high into the air, pointed his sword and smashed them into pieces.

"Heaven hears, earth sees, reveal yourself to me!"

"call!"

Martin blew out a breath from his mouth, which fell on the torn talisman papers, igniting on the spot and turning into a faint blue flame. It gathered together and turned into a wall of fire that spread out and covered the entire first floor.

Where the first floor was covered by flames, all traces were revealed, layer upon layer, causing the flames to quickly reach the ceiling.

Fortunately, this kind of flame has no temperature, so even if you are touched, you will not be hurt, but will feel cool instead.

"There are too many traces. You should have included Uncle Bruce's belongings in the spell before you cast it."

When Zhou Zanxi saw the flames coming towards her, she hid behind Martin, carefully stuck her head out, looked at the flames around her, and loudly warned Martin.

"Oh, I haven't used magic for so long that I overlooked such small details!"

Martin clapped his hands and threw the hair that Alfred had given him earlier into the flames. The cold flames devoured the hair, and the raging fire soon died down. Within a few seconds, only a trace remained.

He squatted in front of the footprints, gestured with his hands twice, nodded and said, "These are indeed Bruce's footprints, I'm sure this time."

After confirming the traces, Martin began to examine the complex footprints on the first floor.

Bruce is so famous that of course he has to socialize when he comes to this place, and his footprints are everywhere.

Zhou Zanxi felt dizzy after just a few glances, and felt that there was no useful information in it, but seeing Martin's serious inspection, she could only follow.

“You should pay attention not to where the footprints go, but what state they are in.”

Martin began to teach her how to analyze such traces: "Bruce is an excellent martial artist and can control his body perfectly, so the depth and force points of his footprints are almost consistent, and rarely change."

Zhou Zanxi quickly squatted down and looked at the footprints in several locations and found that just as Martin said, Bruce's footsteps were almost the same.

"So, as long as we find those abnormal footprints, we can analyze when something went wrong with him."

"Smart, learn from this!"

Martin gave Zhou Zanxi a thumbs up.

The girl grinned excitedly, but saw that his smile quickly disappeared and turned into a very heavy seriousness.

She knew something had happened, but she didn't dare ask, so she just waited for Martin to speak.

"The footprints Bruce left on the first floor are almost identical. The state of the footprints matches the situation reported by the security personnel. He was calm when entertaining people, but nervous and energetic when encountering the enemy..."

Martin pointed at the footsteps and analyzed them one by one, which made Zhou Zanxi even more confused.

"Since everything is correct, why are you not happy?"

"Look at the footprints where Bruce disappeared. They are very consistent, as if he just walked there and then disappeared out of thin air. This is impossible."

Zhou Zanxi looked in the direction of Martin's finger and seemed to understand something, but there was always that little bit missing.

"The reason you don't understand is because you have already accepted the result of Bruce's mysterious disappearance, and your mind has automatically filled in the gaps in logic. But Bruce is not a weak man. No matter what method the enemy uses to abduct him, he will fight back vigorously. He will never be so calm."

Martin's words cleared up the doubts in Zhou Zanxi's mind.

"Could it be that the Bruce who disappeared on the first floor was a fake, and he was replaced by someone before attending the summit? With the security of the Wayne Group and the protection of the Justice League, who could do such a thing?"

Zhou Zanxi felt that there were more and more problems. The complex logic was entangled together, locking her brain, and she had no idea how to function.

“I don’t know the answers to these questions.”

Martin didn't have clairvoyance, but he knew where to start his investigation in order to see through the fog surrounding the truth.

"Let's go to Bruce's room, maybe there will be some clues there."

This time, Martin let Zhou Zanxi walk in front. He lagged behind by two steps, deliberately keeping some distance. He held the Mother Box in his hand and communicated with the Martian Hunter through telepathy.

"Ron, how's the security team doing?"

Martin did not close his mind, and the Martian Manhunter immediately saw his discovery at the scene.

"The minds of these twenty-four people have all been altered to varying degrees, making them no longer sensitive to changes in their surroundings. The other party is a master, and he has only made a small change to his consciousness, almost no change at all. However, if this change is catalyzed by drugs, it will be amplified dozens of times and eventually affect the superhuman body."

What he said proved that such drugs were found in the security team's bodies.

"No matter how powerful the opponent is, he can't escape your eyes."

Martin didn't mean it as a compliment, but as trust.

“When did they get infected?”

"Last night, the exact time is unknown, but it is certain that Bruce had a drink with them and was very enthusiastic towards them, so they were deeply impressed and left a few words."

"Unfortunately, these people have no other memory of what happened last night."

ps: Speed up! Go!
(End of this chapter)