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Having lost all their pillars of support, the younger generation of the Bowles family can no longer care about anything else.

Unlike the older generation, they haven't experienced hardships and setbacks; they don't know how to be patient and bide their time.

In the eyes of these young people, all they want is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and blood for blood!

They are brave but reckless, yet they dare to challenge everything.

Even if the Wayne family were responsible for what happened today, they would fight them to the death at all costs.

At the entrance of the Bowles family villa, the waiter who was cleaning the rooms walked out of the gate.

The sunlight reflected off the monocle he wore on his left eye was somewhat dazzling.

Even though...this is Gotham.

Chapter 189 The Owl's End

The Cross family members were somewhat flustered.

They never expected that the Bowers family would actually storm in.

So when the younger generation of the Powers family arrived with their people, the Cross family was caught off guard and fired the first shot.

After finishing the phone call, the heir of the Cross family glanced at everyone present. He felt that the reason he had been exposed was very likely because one of these people had betrayed him.

But now, he doesn't have time to dwell on this anymore; the family urgently needs him back to take charge.

As Cross hurriedly left the Court of Owls' lair, the other family members around him looked in the direction he left with suspicion.

These people immediately started discussing it amongst themselves.

"What happened?"

"It seems that the Bowers family has discovered the Cross family's misdeeds."

"How could the Cross family be so careless?"

"Are you sure... it's because he wasn't careful enough? This isn't like the Cross family I know. Maybe we're like him, already exposed!"

"What? That's impossible, unless..."

The man stopped talking mid-sentence.

Unless... there's a traitor among us who leaked the information to the Bowles family.

Maybe... it's some guy who wants to take control of the Court of Owls all by himself!

Everyone present realized this, and they immediately looked around at the people with suspicion.

Beneath the pale masks, their faces now held only suspicion and wariness.

Soon, one after another, these people left the Owl Court's lair, finding any reasonable or outrageous reason.

"I'm sorry, I have some family matters to attend to, so I have to leave now."

"Ah, I have to go too. I have a blind date tonight, and I can't be late for our first meeting."

“My grandmother is also seriously ill, and I have to go see her one last time.”

"I also......"

Soon, the people left one by one, leaving only one person behind.

She was a tall and voluptuous woman.

She watched the crowd flee in panic and gave a disdainful sneer.

However, the current situation suits him perfectly.

She went to the room where the Claw Warriors were frozen and began to examine them one by one.

It seems this woman actually knows the source of the Claw Warriors' superhuman abilities.

She looked at them one by one, and gradually her brows furrowed.

"Damn it, who took all those amber gold coins from those claws and teeth?"

Then, she walked smoothly into another secret room.

There was a small warehouse where the Claws had previously stolen the amber gold from the bank.

But when she opened the warehouse door, all she saw was a white expanse, the color of the walls and floors.

As for the amber gold that should have been piled on the ground, it had long since disappeared.

She covered her forehead, speechless for a moment.

"Who on earth cleaned this place up so thoroughly?"

"I should have secretly taken some earlier, then I wouldn't be in such a passive position!"

However, with her strong mental fortitude, she did not wallow in self-pity, but immediately returned to the secret chamber where the claws were kept.

With a determined look, she pried two amber-gold coins out of her back molars.

This woman from the core family of the Court of Owls actually transformed herself into an undead being just like the Claw Warriors.

In addition, there appears to be a third amber gold coin among her teeth.

Because she needed the coin for her own use, she did not take out the last one.

She wedged the two coins into the back teeth of the two claws he had carefully selected, and then began to thaw them.

Just as the two Claw Warriors finished thawing and began to awaken, the moment they opened their eyes...

With a fleeting afterimage, the two Claw Warriors, who had just regained consciousness, were instantly reduced to dust.

Upon seeing this, the woman who had also turned herself into claws immediately jumped back, kicked off her high heels, and assumed a defensive stance.

The next moment, Depp, wearing a monocle, appeared before her without warning and said, "Good afternoon, Ms. Sheena, or rather... Miss Marie Turner."

That's right, the woman in front of him was the one who first set a trap at night and ambushed Bruce.

His identity as a core member of the Court of Owls is merely a disguise he has maintained for decades; his true identity is a Claw Warrior.

A...clawed warrior yearning for freedom.

Mary Turner's Wood Owl

Main abilities: superb fighting skills, rapid self-healing ability, immortality, etc.

Affection level: [Very favorable].

It must be said that even though Depp appeared before Marie Turner in such a bizarre and dangerous way, she was very wary, but still couldn't muster the slightest hostility towards this ridiculously handsome man.

She even inexplicably found this guy somewhat...likable.

It was just like his own nephew who had died many years ago.

Depp was well aware of this. Firstly, his looks and charisma were simply too overpowered for the opposite sex. Secondly, the title of "Mediator" he had previously earned would forcefully increase everyone's favorability towards him.

In other words, without considering the bonus from the title of Mediator, this woman's initial favorability towards him was, for the first time ever, that of a stranger.

This was the first time Depp had ever encountered a human woman whose initial level of affection for him wasn't "quite favorable."

Of course, these are not the main points right now.

Upon hearing Depp's words, Marie Turner slowly stepped back and said, "Although I don't know how you found me, I don't think we have any grudges."

“We really don’t have any grudges,” Depp said. “But unfortunately, Bruce and I are very good friends, and you almost killed him that night.”

After saying that, Depp flashed again and appeared in front of Marie Turner in a half-crouching position.

The next moment, the woman closed her eyes and fainted forward, landing right on Depp's shoulder.

Depp hoisted the woman up and quickly left the Owl Court's lair maze.

Feeling the texture of Marie Turner's body, Depp couldn't help but complain, "Not only is it flat, but the flesh is also rock hard, it's making my shoulder hurt!"

Upon arriving at Wayne Manor, Depp threw Marie Turner directly in front of Bruce.

“Bruce, look at this woman, isn’t she the Claw that attacked you that night?”

Hearing Depp's words, Bruce looked over curiously.

"That's right, this is the woman who attacked me that night. How did you catch her?"

Bruce was shocked again. How could Depp be able to target people at specific locations?

They can eliminate whomever they want, and arrest whomever they want!

Are you trying to be really that weird?!

You've gone too far. If you keep doing this, I won't want to hang out with you anymore!

Bruce thought it would be good for the Court of Owls thing to end soon.

So that Depp can go somewhere cool and stay somewhere else.

Otherwise, if this family stays in Gotham, sooner or later they'll start to question their existence and themselves!

Depp said, "This woman seems to have a lot of secrets. You can talk to her calmly. I think she's different from the other court members and Claws; she's not a bad person."

Bruce nodded in agreement, saying, "Okay, I'll have a good talk with her after he wakes up."

Bruce didn't know where Depp's argument came from, and he was too lazy to ask now.

Anyway, Depp hasn't been wrong about anything he's said so far, so he still trusts him a lot.

Depp wasn't making this up; Marie Turner, nicknamed Wood Owl, was indeed a Claw Warrior.

However, in the comics, she broke away from the Court of Owls and became an anti-hero on the side of justice.

He even joined organizations such as the Birds of Prey.

So, Depp didn't punch her to death like he would with other shrews; instead, he spared her life.

Of course, if her future behavior differs greatly from Depp's memory, Depp wouldn't mind giving this woman a punch in the future.

At this point, Bruce adjusted the large screen and started playing live broadcasts from several local news outlets in Gotham.

"Is this the show you're referring to?" Bruce asked.

Depp glanced at the screen and nodded: "Hmm...this is pretty much what I expected."

Currently, multiple media outlets in Gotham are broadcasting this large-scale battle, which has not occurred in a long time.