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Depp suddenly realizes that he has added Scarecrow's fear gas and Mr. Freeze's freezing ray to the two robotic arms respectively.

Just think about that little tube of nitrous oxide in the safe...

Depp felt that if he worked a little harder, he might actually be able to add all the abilities of Gotham's villains to his armor.

He's a complete villain!

However, he can only start making these things when the materials arrive tomorrow. His priority now is to fall asleep as soon as possible to recover his strength, as he is already exhausted.

He doesn't plan to leave the house all day tomorrow, because in addition to the robotic arm, he also plans to help Selena upgrade her equipment.

Just like she said when we were dealing with the monster last time, we only had two micro-guided cat ear headsets, which was seriously insufficient in terms of firepower!

While Depp was fast asleep, someone else was unable to sleep.

The couple in the park were completely flustered after Depp suddenly appeared and then turned into a puddle of water and disappeared!

This is practically haunted! A water ghost, no less!

He and his girlfriend panicked and, wearing only their underwear, screamed and ran back home separately.

The two of them couldn't sleep all night. Every time they closed their eyes, they felt a water-dripping evil spirit pounce on them.

The next morning, Depp had Wellen move the newly arrived materials into the back room and begin making the new equipment.

Wellen couldn't be of much help, so he just kept an eye on the shop while scrolling through his phone.

As he scrolled through the posts, a popular thread caught Wellen's eye.

The post title itself is quite eye-catching... "Water ghosts have been spotted in a park on Naihe Island. Everyone be careful!"

When you open the post, the screen is filled with the poster's lamentations.

He said that he and his new girlfriend went to the park late at night to talk about their feelings. Just as they were getting into the deepest part of their conversation, a puddle of water next to the park's pond suddenly wriggled and turned into a human shape.

Then the humanoid water ghost gave a miserable laugh in his direction, and with a splash, turned into a puddle of water and disappeared.

This scene terrified him and his girlfriend so much they peed their pants. They ran home and couldn't sleep all night.

He repeatedly emphasized that this was his true experience last night, and advised everyone, especially women, not to go to that small park recently.

Because there really is a water ghost there, and it looks like it's a male water ghost.

After reading the post, Wellen said he believed what the poster said. After all, there were people like himself who were atavistic crocodiles and people like the boss who could create lightning out of thin air. It wasn't impossible for another anomaly who could turn into water to appear.

But he never expected that the "water ghost" in the post was actually his boss.

In Wellen's eyes, it was already abnormal enough that the boss could control lightning, but if he could also turn it into water, that would be incredible.

Chapter 47 An Invitation from Bruce [Requesting Recommendations and Monthly Tickets]

Inside the Batcave, Bruce, dressed in his Batsuit, stared at the whiteboard in front of him with a worried expression.

The whiteboard was covered with photos and notes; some photos had names written on them, while others had no photos at all.

For example, the photo of the person being electrocuted is captioned "Jack Gruber".

The photo of Mr. Freeze is captioned "Victor Fritz".

Catwoman, Iron Fist, and Scarecrow only have photos and nicknames, not real names.

As for the Riddler and the "Laughing Man," they were given nicknames written on slips of paper, without any photos or real names.

The whiteboard lists the people Bruce considers extremely threatening.

In Bruce's eyes, these people were more dangerous than the Falcone mafia family.

He had a premonition that Gotham's true terror would come from these strange individuals, not from the gangsters.

After watching for a while, Bruce picked up his pen, wrote a new note, and stuck it on the whiteboard.

The note read "Water Ghost".

"There are more and more weirdos in Gotham lately, which is not a good sign."

Bruce spoke to Alfred beside him, looking at the top of the whiteboard.

At the top of the whiteboard are four photos.

Besides himself in his first Batman costume, there's James Gordon from the Gotham Police Department, District Attorney Harvey Dent, and... Leonardo Depp from the antique shop.

Bruce believes that these three have earned his approval.

He regarded these people as his partners in justice, both in terms of character and ability.

Bruce thought for a moment and moved the photos of Iron Fist and Catwoman to the top.

After Maroney's incident, he confirmed that Catwoman and Iron Fist were together.

"Can I really trust them, Afu?"

After a moment's thought, Alfred said, "To be honest, young master, I'm not sure if these people are reliable. But I think it's worth a try. You actually think they're quite reliable, don't you?"

“You’re right. I think I also have an obligation to bring together people in this city who share the same aspirations as me.”

After saying that, Bruce, dressed in his battle suit, left the Batcave and began tonight's operation.

Watching Bliss's departing figure, Alfred said the half-sentence he had left out earlier: "After all, it's too tiring for you to be alone."

The next morning, Depp received two almost identical messages from Bruce, who was acting as Batman, as soon as he opened his eyes.

"See you at the top of the Tower of Wayne at midnight tonight."

"Meet me at the top of Wayne Tower at midnight tonight, and bring Catwoman with you."

Depp looked at the two messages signed Batman and guessed that Bruce intended to send them to himself and Iron Fist respectively, but Bruce didn't know that he was Iron Fist.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Bruce was testing him.

Regardless of Bruce's thoughts, Depp decided to go to Wayne Tower that night as Iron Fist.

He gently kissed Selena's forehead in his arms and whispered, "Bruce just messaged me, saying he wants me to take you to Wayne Tower tonight at midnight."

Selena replied languidly, "Honey, it's up to you. I need to sleep a little longer."

Then, she buried her face in Depp's chest muscles and pulled her fair, white legs, which had been sticking out of the blanket, back inside.

At the Gotham Police Department, Gordon was assigning tasks for the day.

Since Rob committed suicide out of guilt, the Gotham Police Department is now in a state of leaderlessness.

The position of bureau chief was like a hot potato, and for a time no one dared to take it on.

After all, the guys above saw Rob's miserable state, so how could they dare to take a position in this godforsaken place like Gotham?

At the same time, Gordon's leadership abilities gradually became apparent. During this period, he led his colleagues to truly fulfill their duties as police officers and gradually built up his authority among officers who still had a conscience.

"Drip drip"

Gordon's phone rang, and he put down the case file in his hand to check the message.

"See you at the top of the Tower of Wayne at midnight tonight."

Upon seeing the message signed Batman, Gordon immediately covered his phone, looked around in slight panic, and then quietly deleted the message.

Gordon apologized in his mind: I'm sorry Barbara, I have to work overtime again tonight.

In the Gotham District Attorney's Office, Harvey Dent was leisurely sipping his coffee.

Ever since the Rob incident, he had been holding back his anger, and even wavered in his belief in justice.

However, after sending Maroney to Blackgate Prison, Harvey suddenly felt that spring had arrived, and that his persistence all along had not been in vain.

Furthermore, in Gotham, a city that seems utterly dark, there are many people secretly practicing their own form of justice.

For example, Batman, or the person who sent him the criminal materials of Rob and Maroney, meant he wasn't fighting alone.

He thought that if he persisted, he would eventually be able to send Falcone to prison as well.

Suddenly, my phone beeped with a text message notification.

To be honest, he was even a little too lazy to check it.

Because during this period, he frequently received threatening and bribery text messages from the Gotham gang.

He would usually reply with a string of profanities that even he himself couldn't bear to look at.

Harvey took a big gulp of coffee, thinking he was in a pretty good mood today, and opened the anonymous text message.

"I hope you jerks can come up with something new for me today!"

"See you at the top of the Tower of Wayne at midnight tonight."

puff!

Harvey stared at the message signed Batman, and in shock, spat out his coffee.

Batman?

Is this some kind of gang prank, or some stupid trick to lure me out and silence me?

Once Harvey calmed down, he couldn't help but make this guess.

To be honest, he has quite a few enemies, or rather, a great many.

Every guy who commits crimes in Gotham wants Harvey, that stubborn prosecutor, to die as soon as possible.

But if it really is Batman inviting me, then not going might mean missing out on an opportunity to work with him.

After all, in Gotham, Batman's ability to collect evidence of gang crimes is definitely many times better than mine.

Is it better to prioritize survival and not attend the meeting? Or should one risk their life and take a gamble?

Harvey was caught in a dilemma.

It was 11:55 p.m. at night.

Johnny Depp, transformed into Iron Fist, and Selena Gomez, dressed in Catwoman, walked hand in hand onto the rooftop of Wayne Tower.

Selena wore a modified version of Depp's suit today. The suit was no longer the previous reflective rubber suit, but a black suit made of a special matte material.

The Catwoman suit now features a freeze ray emitter and a grappling hook emitter on the wrists, and data analysis, night vision, and illusion functions have been added to the goggles.

Meanwhile, due to the removal of the illusion device, the cat-ear headphones' capacity for miniature missiles has increased to four.

At 11:58, Gordon, wearing a beige trench coat, walked onto the rooftop.