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He was only slightly surprised to see Depp and Selena, but then walked over without worry.

At exactly twelve o'clock, sensing the change in the moonlight overhead, the group looked up together.

Bruce, dressed in his battle suit, crouched atop the clock tower of Wayne Tower, his cape billowing in the fierce wind.

"Harvey and Depp aren't here?" Bruce asked.

“Yes, they didn’t come.” Depp and Selena exchanged glances, then Depp said to Bruce, “I think you should come down and say something out of respect for our punctuality.”

Stop trying to look like a bat all the time. Who doesn't know you're Bruce Wayne or something?

Chapter 48 The Justice League Formed Ahead of Schedule [Seeking Monthly Tickets and Recommendations]

Seeing Bruce leap from the top of the clock tower, Gordon asked first, "Batman, what is your purpose in calling us here?"

Bruce stood up and said, "I brought everyone together for the sake of cooperation."

"Cooperation?" Gordon asked, puzzled.

"That's right, it's a pity Depp and Harvey didn't come," Bruce said with some disappointment.

Gordon keenly realized that while inviting Harvey, the prosecutor, was reasonable, Depp, who was also invited, was just an antique shop owner with some ability and incredible luck.

Could it be that Depp has some unknown secret?

Depp paused for a moment and said, "You mean, the three of us—Catwoman, myself, and you—work together to find the criminals' hideouts and the gang's criminal evidence, and then hand it over to Detective Gordon and Prosecutor Harvey?"

“That’s right, it’s a pity Harvey and Depp didn’t come,” Bruce repeated. After all, without the participation of prosecutor Harvey, the trial would be more difficult.

"I think he will come, but something might have delayed him on the way."

Depp has complete faith in Harvey and will never miss this opportunity to work with Batman to put criminals in jail.

“I hope so,” Bruce said. “Although we’ve all heard of each other, I think we should still introduce ourselves. I’m the one who started this alliance, Batman.”

Gordon said, "Gotham Police Department Deputy Captain, Acting Commissioner, James Gordon."

“I am Iron Fist,” Depp said, pointing to Selena Gomez beside him. “This is Catwoman.”

Selena leaned playfully on Depp's shoulder and meowed.

Just as the group was introducing themselves, Harvey, panting heavily, ran up to the rooftop. He put his hands on his knees and said, "..."

"Hopefully I'm not too late! Whew~ Whew~ Whew~"

Harvey hesitated until evening after receiving the message in the morning.

Finally, he made up his mind in his fiancée Gilda's arms, and despite her advice, he got dressed and drove to Wayne Tower.

“Of course it’s not too late, we’ve only just begun introducing ourselves.” Bruce gestured for Harvey to come closer.

Wearing a jacket, Harvey walked up to the group and exclaimed in surprise, "Batman, Iron Fist, Catwoman, and even Detective Gordon! There are quite a few people here today. By the way, I'm Harvey Dent, the District Attorney for Gotham."

Bruce nodded and said, "Now that the introductions are complete, we can get down to business. My purpose in bringing everyone together is simple: I hope we can work together to fight against all the criminals in this city and clear away the dark clouds hanging over Gotham."

“Iron Fist, Catwoman, and I can help you behind the scenes. Detective Gordon will be in charge of catching the criminals, and Harvey will be in charge of putting those gangster parasites who have been entrenched in Gotham for so long into prison.”

"But the question now is whether everyone is willing to form an alliance, and whether you are truly trustworthy."

Upon hearing Bruce's words, Gordon and Harvey's eyes lit up with excitement.

Gordon said, "I agree."

Harvey let out a sigh of relief and said, "You can completely trust me."

Gordon was always troubled by the Gotham Police Department's style and personnel quality issues. Many criminals were either too lazy to be caught, or too difficult to catch.

Harvey, on the other hand, struggled to gather evidence of the crimes committed by the gang leaders, as he was working alone.

Now, with the help of Batman and Iron Fist, it's like a godsend for the two of them, so they're naturally very happy to form an alliance.

Seeing their reactions, Bruce smiled; Gordon and Harvey's reactions were exactly what he had expected.

As for Iron Fist and Catwoman... Bruce wasn't sure, so he asked, "What about you guys? Do you want to join the alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Selena looked at Depp, her meaning very clear: whether I join or not is up to you.

To be honest, Depp was actually quite willing to join. Joining the Batman organization's ally was a dream he had since he was a child, reading comics and watching movies.

But when it actually happened to someone he knew, Depp hesitated.

After much deliberation, he decided that joining was definitely the right thing to do, but he couldn't work for Batman for nothing!

I've already spent most of the previous millions, and I'm looking for a way to make money quickly.

Getting rich off Bruce is definitely a good option, since he's not short of money anyway.

Depp said, "Joining the alliance is no problem, but if Catwoman and I go on an operation, we'll have to pay a fee."

"Charge?" Bruce was somewhat surprised by Iron Fist's request, but money was not an issue for him at all: "Tell me how much you want to charge, and I think I can afford it."

Depp thought for a moment, considering that a fake bottle sells for a million...

“For every mission that Catwoman and I cooperate with you on, you need to pay us two million dollars each, and we have the right to refuse when you extend an invitation.”

Two porcelain vases per person? Depp didn't think the price was too outrageous, considering that following Batman often involved risking one's life.

Furthermore, Bruce wouldn't waste the money; as long as the other party agreed, he decided to unconditionally take charge of modifying and upgrading their equipment.

As for the right to refuse to fight, it's entirely for self-preservation. After all, if the opponent is too strong and the mortality rate in the battle is too high, Depp would absolutely not go.

Bruce hesitated for a moment, then stared at Depp's robotic arm and said, "Four million per person per trip, but I need you to help us manufacture and modify the equipment. I will provide the materials."

"Deal!" Depp said decisively.

As expected of Bruce! He doubled the price, even though he was originally planning to make equipment for these people for free.

Now things are much better. Not only did they give us an extra two million, but they even provided all the materials.

For certain special materials that Depp couldn't buy himself, he could try asking Bruce to help him purchase them.

In other words, the materials used to build the Arc Reactor might be obtainable through Bruce's channels.

I'll send the necessary materials to Bruce tomorrow. If he can get them all, then it'll only be a matter of time before the complete Iron Man armor is made!

This is truly an unexpected bonus!

As Gordon listened to their conversation, he suddenly regretted asking for some of his wages earlier.

Although the police officers' salaries were enough, there wasn't much left over, and with the baby on the way, the Gordon family's life wasn't exactly wealthy.

Harvey, however, didn't think that far ahead. He excitedly said, "Speaking of which, shouldn't we give our alliance a decent name?"

“Should we call it…The Bat Alliance?” Bruce suggested.

Gordon was speechless. "Is bats all you think about?"

“We’re not all Batman,” Depp chuckled, “After all, we’re united for justice, so let’s call ourselves the Gotham Justice League.”

For some reason, Depp didn't feel comfortable calling it the Justice League directly.

Bruce thought for a moment and said, "Maybe in the future, we won't just be limited to carrying out justice in Gotham. How about we just call ourselves the Justice League?"

Harvey and Gordon said together, "I agree!"

Seeing this, Depp said helplessly, "I agree too."

Sorry, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Martian Manhunter.

We've already registered the Justice League trademark.

Bruce then pulled out a picture of a scarecrow and asked, "Do you have any leads on this guy?"

Chapter 49 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes [Vote Requested]

Everyone shook their heads when they saw the picture of the scarecrow in Bruce's hand.

Harvey Dent, as a prosecutor, was not on the front lines of catching criminals.

Therefore, he knew very little about these strange criminals; his knowledge was basically limited to what was revealed in newspaper and online reports.

So he simply said, "I don't know."

Gordon said, "The Gotham Police Department has also set up a Scarecrow task force, but so far there has been virtually no progress. All we know is that each of his victims seems to have experienced something horrific."

“That’s right. According to the victims, this guy often committed crimes dressed as a scarecrow and had a poisonous gas that could instill deep fear in people,” Bruce said.

However, he didn't mention that he almost caught the scarecrow last time, but due to carelessness, he was sprayed in the nose by the scarecrow's fear gas.

As a result, for more than an hour afterward, he was immersed in the moment when his parents were murdered when he was young, repeating it over and over again.

Gordon paused to think, then whispered, "Fear of poison gas... So that's where the victims' fear comes from."

Selena gave Depp a meaningful look and exclaimed in surprise, "That's really terrible."

Depp had actually heard about it; the Scarecrow had officially appeared a few days ago.

Jonathan's main targets this time are wealthy people in Gotham, and his purpose is not to kill them, but to rob them of their property.

Depp speculated that Jonathan probably lacked sufficient funding for his experiments, so he used fear gas to rob these Gotham millionaires to make up for his research deficit.

However, Depp is not going to tell Bruce right now that Professor Jonathan of Gotham University is the Scarecrow.

He figured Bruce would definitely come to the antique shop to find him tomorrow and ask why he hadn't come last night.

Depp thought he'd give Bruce some hints later, but for now... he guided him, saying, "I've only heard about it, but I don't know who Scarecrow is. I think you could ask around in a den of criminals like Naihe Island."

Naihe Island, huh...?

Upon hearing Iron Fist's words, Gordon and Bruce both thought of the same person.

Since no one has any particularly interesting clues, this exchange is likely to end soon.

On the eve of their departure, Bruce gave each of them a dedicated contact number.

The dedicated contact phone is similar to a mobile phone, but it has a small pointed corner on each of the two sides at the top, making the phone look like a Q-shaped little bat.

The phone can request to connect to Batman's database, but each connection requires Alfred's approval and can only be used for communication between a few people; it cannot be used to call other people.

When they left, Gordon and Harvey walked down the stairs from the rooftop side by side. They were neither mutant warriors nor did they have any high-tech equipment. Their departure was the most unpretentious and simple.

The two were already quite familiar with each other, so they naturally left together, and because they were happy, they even put their arms around each other's shoulders.

On the other side, Depp had his arm around Selena's slender waist, while Selena hugged Depp's chest.