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Depp said in a deep voice, "I think I just heard you say that Gotham has some new trouble lately?"

Joseph said, "That's right. Gotham's crime rate has risen again recently, and those criminals don't seem to be ordinary people."

"What did they do?" Depp asked.

Gordon picked up his dossier of recommendations and listed them off one by one: "During this period, a total of five well-known Gotham City tycoons and businessmen have been assassinated. Among them is Salmaroni, who is still serving his sentence. I estimate that if Falcone hadn't left early, he would have been assassinated as well."

"Their property and hidden wealth were also looted, making them look like an ordinary gang of robbers."

"In addition, several bank vaults in Gotham City were also attacked. Coincidentally, most of the items stolen from the vaults belonged to Wayne Enterprises, except for some... special metals whose specific names even the bank employees did not know."

"Overall, these guys currently appear to be a group of vicious and ruthless super-robbers."

Special metals?

Depp immediately caught this important detail.

He felt that these strange people were stealing other things, perhaps using this special metal as a cover.

When asked about special metals in the DC universe, Depp couldn't help but glance at himself.

Could it be the Dionysian factor?

impossible!

This thing is liquid, and ordinary people would never have seen or recognized it, let alone deposit it in a bank.

Clark asked doubtfully, "Even bank employees don't know what customers are depositing? How is that possible? What if it was switched out halfway through? Wouldn't that be impossible to explain?"

Bruce sneered and said, "This is Gotham, so it's perfectly normal for strange things to happen here."

Upon hearing Bruce's words, Clark began to feel a sense of revulsion towards Gotham.

He disliked this city, which seemed to be a chaotic mess, completely devoid of any logic or rules.

Furthermore, this is inconsistent with his current beliefs!

He glanced at Depp, his eyes seeming to say, "We should go home; I don't really like this place."

However, Depp had no intention of bringing Clark home, since his purpose in returning today was not to discuss any robbers.

It was so that Clark and Bruce could get to know each other beforehand.

Depp can only imagine what Batman vs. Superman will look like in the future.

However, it seems that Clark and Bruce don't get along very well at the moment.

Clark, too, didn't take the masked man with the pointed ears in front of him for the real Batman.

After all, those are characters from comics. Clark just thinks these people are die-hard fans of the Gotham Vigilantes series and are just cosplaying.

As for Batman and Spider-Man comics, Clark bought every issue.

It must be said that Depp's comics are very popular with school children.

Clark felt that if he had any common ground with the man in front of him dressed as Batman, it might be that they were both Batman fans.

Seeing that there didn't seem to be that instant bromance between the two, as in superhero comics, Depp sighed and decided to introduce them himself.

"Clark, the guy standing in front of you, wearing a Batman suit... that's Batman."

Upon hearing this, Clark turned to look at Depp with suspicion, his brows furrowing slightly. "Um... is this a Gotham tradition? When introducing each other, they habitually say the name of the character they're cosplaying?"

Depp helplessly put his arm around Clark's shoulder, pointed his index finger at Bruce, and said, "No, Clark, this guy really is Batman."

"what?!"

Clark's mind went blank for a moment.

The guy in front of me is actually Batman?

He suddenly remembered that when he read comics, there always seemed to be a small red mark on the cover.

The word written on the sign appears to be Depp.

This seems to be the same way that the group of people just now called Levi's "Big Brother"!

Could it be... that Levi's older brother is the owner of the Depp Group?!

And the comics he publishes are actually based on real heroes who exist in Gotham City.

My God, I must be dreaming!

I actually met the heroes from the comics?

If Brother Levi wasn't lying to me, then doesn't that mean...?

Clark scanned his surroundings one by one and said to Depp, "Could it be... that these people... the Joker, the Penguin, Robin, and the Gotham Vigilantes are all real?"

Depp nodded and said, "That's right, they're the heroes and villains from the comics?"

When Clark learned that these people were genuine superheroes, he no longer felt any aversion.

Instead, there was excitement and disbelief.

"Oh my god! I think I should go home and get a pen and some comic books, then have them sign them for me!"

"Brother Depp, you and Batman, wait for me, I'll be right back!"

"You know how fast I am!"

After saying that, Clark immediately vanished from the spot in a flash.

At the same time, Oswald clearly sensed something and asked, "Wait, were they just playing heroes and villains? Could it be that someone here is depicted as a villain in a comic book?"

Little Scandal rolled his eyes at Oswald and said, "It definitely wasn't me!"

The next second, Clark approached the Joker, who was standing at the very edge, with the comic book in hand. He handed the pen to the Joker and said, "Please sign your name on the cover. The most charismatic villain, Mr. Joker!"

clown:"......"

The speechless clown glanced resentfully at Depp, muttering curses under his breath as he signed his name on the comic book cover.

So be it, he's a villain, but at least he's the most charismatic one!

Upon seeing this, Oswald immediately burst into laughter, saying, "Hahahaha, you really are a villain! What a loser! I wonder who was so confident just now that they weren't...?"

Before Oswald could finish laughing, Clark held up a comic book and pen to him and said, "Please sign your name next to Mr. Joker, Gotham's most troubled villain, Mr. Penguin."

The laughter stopped abruptly, and Oswald looked at Clark with a bewildered expression, voicing his doubts.

"what?"

"Am I a villain too?"

"Or the one with the most difficult journey?"

Is this reasonable? This is obviously not reasonable. I'm clearly the mayor of Gotham City!

Oswald snatched the comic book from Clark's hand, tapping it repeatedly with his finger, and said, "Kid, are you sure I'm some kind of villainous penguin in here, and not some superhero Penguin?"

Clark said in his gentle and innocent voice, "Yes, sir, I confirm that you are the villainous Penguin, but you are indeed a very charismatic villain."

"Are you sure the penguin isn't the mayor in there, but just a villain?"

"Sir, you did become mayor in the comics, but you were still a villain."

Oswald suddenly felt a little short of breath, and looked up at Depp with eyes ten times more resentful than the Joker's.

Depp gave Oswald a wink and said, "It's just part of the plot, just part of the plot!"

"Alright then!"

Oswald reluctantly signed his name on the comic book cover for Clark, only to be immediately met with the Joker's merciless mockery.

"Hahahaha, the most pitiful villain ever, you truly are something else, little penguin!"

After that, Clark had Batman, Dick, and Gordon sign their names in turn.

Clark was ecstatic when Bruce signed his name in the comic book!

Clark then returned to Depp's side and asked, "Brother Depp, why didn't Crocodile Boy, Catwoman, and Iron Fist come? I really wanted them to sign my autograph!"

After thinking for a moment, Depp simply signed Iron Fist's name on Clark's comic book.

Then he said, "Clark, you now have Iron Fist's autograph. Crocodile Boy is busy with company affairs every day; I'll take you to see him when I have time. As for Catwoman... I think you've seen her many times already."

Clark looked at Depp with surprise and said, "So you're Iron Fist! Then Selena must be Catwoman! My God, I've met a whole team of superheroes in the real world!"

On the other side, Bruce patted the Joker and Oswald, who were about to fight, and pointed at Clark, saying:

"Do you guys remember how long it took this kid to leave here, go home to get his comic books and pen, and then come back here?"

The clown thought for a moment and asked, "Where does he live again?"

Gordon replied, "If I remember correctly, this kid's home is in Smallville, a small town near Metropolis, which is at least several hundred kilometers away from here!"

Bruce continued, "And just now, it seems he only took less than ten seconds?"

After listening to Gordon and Bruce's words, everyone else looked at Clark.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

Chapter 173 The First Appearance of Claws

Faced with the stares of Bruce and the others, Clark suddenly felt a little shy.

This young man is still quite green and hasn't fully adapted to his identity as a superhero and savior like the future Superman.

“If you weren’t lying just now, how did you do it?” Bruce asked. “Did you use some special device?”

In Bruce's eyes, it was absolutely impossible for a human to possess such terrifying speed.

Even mutants and those who use magic could never do that!

After all, that's already beyond the second cosmic velocity; it's fast enough to escape Earth's gravity!

Therefore, Bruce believed that Clark must be wearing some kind of special equipment to have such speed.

The clown said, "Aha! So you're a young mad scientist, which is much more interesting than a regular nerd."

Upon hearing this, Clark scratched his head in confusion and said, "What special device? I just ran back."

Simple...

Run back...