American comic book police officer survival manual

"Pamela!"

Unable to find the person anywhere in the academy, Lucius gripped his pistol and ran frantically down the stairs of the laboratory building.

He wasn't familiar with Gotham University, but he knew Pamela would never be in the dorms here.

After wasting more than ten minutes, he finally found the address of the botany laboratory building in the vast campus.

"Deadly plant venom, and the same methods of killing as Poison Ivy. That Professor Wood Pamela mentioned...could he be...?"

The culprit who caused the experimental accident that led to Poison Ivy's birth?!

Damn it! If only he had realized this sooner and warned Pamela...

With his eyes wide open in fury, Lucius's chest was burning with rage!

No matter what, he would do everything in his power to stop it...

Prevent...

"Pamela?"

A surprised shout escaped Lucius's lips. The sweat-drenched policeman looked up and saw a familiar figure waiting quietly at the entrance of the building.

The graceful girl, neatly dressed, waved her right hand with a smile: "Lucius..."

"Are you...are you alright?" Pamela appeared before him completely unharmed, and the officer, who was filled with rage, instantly calmed down.

Suddenly, his previous conjectures and assumptions began to crumble, making Lucius embarrassed by his recklessness.

"I'm fine! My supervisor asked me to come and help deal with some lab waste... What brings you here?"

Looking at the man who always appeared by her side in times of crisis, Pamela forced back the tears welling up in her eyes and gave a warm smile.

"Me? I just realized you weren't responding at all after I called you multiple times..."

Sensing that Pamela's mood seemed off, Lucius slowly stepped forward, his right hand gripping the gun tightly for even a moment.

Only when the familiar floral scent reached his nostrils, confirming that the girl before him was indeed the one he had been worried about, did Lucius finally feel completely at ease.

However, this sense of relief and ease vanished completely the moment he saw the man behind Pamela!

An elderly man in his fifties walked slowly down the corridor, wearing a white lab coat and with an awkward smile on his face.

"who is he?"

Although he had already guessed the man's identity, Lucius immediately spoke to Pamela to confirm, took her hand, and gently shielded the girl behind him.

"He is Professor Wood, my mentor..."

Protected behind her with a slightly forceful stance, and sensing Lucius's concern and care for her, Pamela grasped his sleeve and stood obediently and gently behind him.

Watching Pamela's incredible acting, Mystique, whose life had been threatened just seconds before, gritted her teeth inwardly.

Damn it, this girl who tore a living person to pieces just a minute ago is now acting like a delicate bitch in front of the man she loves, acting as if she's so harmless.

This guy's acting skills are just as good as mine!

"Haha...you must be the policeman Pamela was talking about who took such good care of her..."

The intense malice did not disappear; it simply shifted from Pamela to Lucius's eyes.

Being targeted by these two damned guys one after another, and seeing the guns that the police were holding in their gleaming hands, Mystique cursed silently once again.

Fuck, it was clearly that old guy who did those beastly things, why do I have to bear this suspicion and hostility?

"Don't be so nervous. Gotham University has always been very safe. I don't think any strange criminals will suddenly appear in this area."

Raising his hands to indicate that he meant no harm, Professor Wood silently took two steps back, wishing he could leave the two despicable people immediately.

"He didn't hurt you, did he?"

Frowning, Lucius looked at the strange man and whispered a question to the person behind him.

The situation seems a bit strange... This old guy calling Pamela to the school at a time like this must mean he has ulterior motives.

But Pamela doesn't seem to be acting strangely. Could it be that my arrival stopped everything?

"No, Sh... he's very nice, he takes good care of me."

"...Don't get too close to him, I think there's something wrong with him."

Lucius turned his head and spoke softly to Pamela behind him, but his eyes remained fixed on "Professor Wood," and he never put down his gun.

Regardless of the circumstances, the professor in front of him is currently the prime suspect in the poisoning case, and Lucius is confident that he is not mistaken!

Therefore, he dared not relax his vigilance at all, for fear that the professor would use that damned toxin to trick him.

"Professor Wood, as a Gotham police officer, I believe you are involved in the poisoning case at the Snowfield Restaurant in the Diamond District. I wonder if you have some time..."

Just as Lucius was about to pull out handcuffs to take the old professor back to the station for questioning, he heard a series of noises coming from the walkie-talkie on his shoulder—

"Sizzle..."

"Hey, Lucius? Can you hear me?"

Brock's voice came through the walkie-talkie, plunging the three people present into silence.

In the dead of night, only that rough voice echoed through the corridors of the laboratory building.

"Our arrest operation is over. Haha, what you said about Gotham University is completely fake news. This poisoning case has been confirmed as a gang fight, and the kid who was arrested is about to confess everything."

"What?"

Was the poisoning case a gang fight? Wasn't this professor the mastermind behind it all?

The promise I made one second ago was immediately shattered by my colleagues at the police station the next.

Even as his face contorted in pain, Lucius couldn't resist making a last-ditch effort: "Are you sure?"

"Of course, this arrest and interrogation were carried out jointly by Sheriff Gordon and Prosecutor Harvey. You don't doubt their abilities, do you?"

A smug voice came through the walkie-talkie, clearly indicating that Brock was still upset about being snubbed.

He said that this arrest operation would definitely be successful, because this guy who only had eyes for women wouldn't listen to his advice and insisted on acting alone.

Now that's settled, all the arrested criminals have to confess and reveal the big fish behind them. This kid is still running around at Gotham University. Does he really think he's stronger than the entire police department on his own?

"..."

Lucius, whose expression changed slightly and who lacked confidence, ultimately lowered his hand from the gun.

"I'm sorry, Professor Wood, it seems I misunderstood you this time. I apologize."

Having little experience as a police officer, Lucius chose to dismiss his own conjecture after Gordon and Harvey both gave their approval.

After all, he was only relying on some information from his previous life to deduce things... Who knows, this might be some strange parallel world. Without any evidence to support his conjecture, continuing to be stubborn would only be being obstinate.

"It's nothing, just a small misunderstanding."

"You should apologize, but not to Professor Wood, but to me."

......