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Bane wasn't carrying his GL11 Venom equipment; instead, he was dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a successful businessman, admiring the city in the distance.

"Batman...I'm here."

The group drove from Metropolis to Gotham and checked into a hotel.

What followed was a month-long process of information collection and analysis.

Bane realizes that defeating Batman head-on is unrealistic.

Batman's fighting skills are in no way inferior to his own, and may even be stronger, and Batman also possesses a variety of high-tech equipment.

Bane quickly devised a plan on how to defeat Batman.

After this period of investigation, Bane learned that Batman had locked up most of the more troublesome criminals in a mental hospital called Arkham Asylum.

The guys there are all incredibly skilled, and they're all born bad guys!

If Batman were to release all the criminals and lunatics imprisoned in Arkham Asylum at once, he would certainly launch a round-the-clock manhunt.

At that time, he will inevitably be exhausted and will inevitably let his guard down after returning home.

Then, Bane will appear beside the exhausted Batman and completely defeat him!

However, there was one key point that made Bain feel somewhat troubled.

That is... he needs to know Batman's true identity.

Only in this way could he launch an attack when Batman was home, most relaxed, and least alert.

As for Batman's true identity...

Bane analyzed the situation day and night and searched for all relevant information about Gotham.

He quickly identified two people.

Bruce Wayne, and Leonard Depp.

These two guys are, one is the owner of the century-old Wayne Group, and the other is the owner of the upstart Depp Group.

Bain believed that only someone with that kind of wealth could have the financial resources to create equipment that surpassed current technology.

Bain was hesitant about which of the two to choose.

So Bane began to focus on Bruce and Depp's information and their daily whereabouts.

First is Bruce Wayne.

Bain discovered that this guy was indeed, as rumored, a complete playboy.

He travels between the company and various business venues every day, and every evening, Bruce would occasionally meet up with one or two beautiful women to spend the night together.

"That son of a bitch, he's really living it up."

Of course, Bane was skeptical, since Bruce's actions could all be a deliberate act to mislead others and clear himself of suspicion that he was Batman.

However, Bruce's dark circles were genuine, which made Bane hesitate for a moment.

Soon, he began to focus his attention on Depp.

"A super business genius who rose from a small antique shop owner to a super business genius in just a few years!"

"The first to trademark Batman and other superheroes for profit, and never got into trouble!"

"He almost never handles company affairs, instead leaving them to Wellen Jones, who likes to cosplay as Crocodile Boy!"

"He's usually elusive and hasn't even returned to Gotham recently, suggesting he's spending his honeymoon abroad with his fiancée!"

Once all the information was gathered, Bain confidently pointed to Depp's photo and said:

"That's right, it must be him!"

Chapter 252 It doesn't matter, Batman will take action.

"Something terrible has happened, Mr. Depp."

Upon receiving Joseph's call, Depp immediately asked, "What happened, Joseph?"

Joseph stood in his office at Arkham Asylum, looking at the large, broken hole in the hospital's perimeter wall, and said, somewhat speechlessly:

"The person who was electrocuted has escaped."

The electrocution victim is the fourth person to escape from Arkham Asylum this month.

Before him, the Riddler, the Firefly, and the Shark-Headed Monster who had recently been imprisoned here had all escaped from Arkham Asylum.

Which part of the process went wrong?

Joseph was a little confused.

Before this, no one had ever been able to escape Arkham Asylum.

Both Joseph and the Joker kept these guys under control.

However, since three days ago, escapes have been occurring one after another at the mental hospital.

After four people escaped from Arkham, Joseph had to admit that things were getting out of control.

He needs to consult with Mr. Depp about a solution.

Upon hearing this, Depp asked pointedly, "Has Arkham Asylum recently admitted any new patients or prisoners?"

Joseph gently pushed Harley, who was leaning closer, aside and said, "Indeed, as you said, last month, a guy who was arrested for robbing a bank was brought here."

"Perhaps I can meet him; maybe he is the source of these disturbances."

As he spoke, Depp pulled Selena, who had been eavesdropping nearby, into his arms.

"Tomorrow, is tomorrow convenient?"

"Of course, I will be in your office on time tomorrow at noon."

After hanging up the phone, Selena playfully touched Depp's chest and asked affectionately, "What happened again, darling?"

Depp said helplessly, "Joseph said there have been several prisoner escapes in Arkham. The Electrocutioner, the Firefly, the Riddler, and King Shark have all escaped."

Upon hearing this, Selena immediately showed a rather surprised expression: "It seems the little bats are going to be quite busy these days. But how did they manage to escape from Joseph? What kind of drugs were those guys on?"

Selena knew how terrifying Joseph's other personality was; if she were imprisoned in Arkham, she wouldn't dare to escape so easily.

“I think someone must have helped those guys escape from prison, otherwise how could those guys who had already been worn down by Joseph have risked escaping?”

Depp said, "I guessed so, so I asked Joseph if he had admitted any new patients recently, and I'll go to the mental hospital tomorrow to check."

Upon hearing this, Selena immediately climbed onto Depp, straddled his waist, and held his wrists with both hands.

"In that case, you'd better spend the day with me!"

Seeing this, Depp stretched out his hands and said, "I'd like to know what you're made of!"

The next day, Depp used a portal to enter Joseph's office.

As soon as Depp entered the office, he saw Joseph's worried face.

"I bet... someone else escaped Arkham today, didn't they?"

"Depp asked."

Joseph nodded helplessly and said, "That's right. Scarecrow just escaped an hour before you arrived. I really don't know what's been going on lately. Usually, I catch those guys red-handed if they have any bad intentions. But now..."

Joseph pointed to the row of gaps in the wall of Arkham Asylum, utterly despondent.

Depp followed Joseph's finger and was surprised to find that there were five gaps in the wall of Arkham Asylum.

In other words, those who escaped from prison, even if they saw other gaps before escaping, would still have to open one themselves.

What an irony!

but......

"Joseph, doesn't the Joker have anything to say?"

Depp expressed his doubts, saying that logically, after such a series of events that challenged his authority, the Joker shouldn't have done nothing, not even patching up the holes in the wall.

Joseph gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

"I don't know why, but that guy hasn't come out for a long time. Even after something like this happened, he still doesn't want to show his face."

Depp exclaimed in surprise, "Have you completely removed the Joker personality from your body? Congratulations, Joseph!"

Joseph shook his head and said, "No, I can feel that he's still in my head, he just doesn't want to come out."

“Strange,” Depp asked. “Things are a bit confusing, but I think you could show me to the new patient.”

Although he said that, Depp already had his own guesses in his heart.

He suspected that the guy who was releasing the prisoners from Arkham Asylum one by one was very likely Bane.

That makes sense; that's why the Joker has been holed up in Joseph's head all this time and refuses to come out.

After all, in the DC Comics universe, no matter how earth-shattering the Joker and Bane are, or how many times they fight Batman, they will never be able to escape the wrath of the Joker and Bane.

But one thing seems to never change.

The Joker and Bane never truly fought even once!

When Bane conquered Arkham, the Joker was the only one missing from among the Arkham people.

Bane never appeared when the Joker was toying with Arkham.

Perhaps it was a fateful agreement that Bane and the Joker would never fight each other.

Even when one party insists on appearing, the other party will try every means to avoid them.

Of course, all of this is just Depp's speculation. He will have to see for himself to draw a conclusion about the truth.

On his way to the ward, Depp put on his gleaming mirror.

In the ward, all the patients were bound to their beds with layers of leather straps, unable to move.

When the door opened, Depp immediately saw the only patient and prisoner who were free to move around.

Barrisom

Main abilities: formidable physical strength and extensive knowledge of explosives.

Favorability rating: Strangers.