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Putting down his phone, Depp figured Gordon must not be at home since he was still awake so late.

To be honest, if Gordon continued like this, he felt he should give his friend some advice, since cheating is not a good thing.

The next morning, Depp got up early. With his mental energy boosted, his sleep quality improved dramatically, which in turn greatly reduced the amount of sleep he needed.

Depp kissed Selena on the forehead and headed straight for the kitchen.

Ever since he and Selena tacitly confirmed their relationship, one thing after another has happened, causing him to make a special trip back to the antique shop every morning after spending the night at Selena's house.

Although Selena has always expressed her understanding, Depp decided to take a break today and cook a meal for her himself.

It was a little after 11 a.m., close to noon.

As the last dish was brought into the room, Selena groggily opened her eyes, propped herself up with her left hand, her body exhausted from overexertion, and took a deep sniff of the air.

She immediately opened her eyes wide and leaped towards the man wearing a cat apron.

Selena wrapped her arms tightly around Depp's neck, her legs, clad in knee-length black stockings, wrapped around his waist, clinging to him like a clingy cat.

"Honey, did you make all of this? It smells so good!"

Chapter 55 He still has to thank us! [Requesting monthly tickets and recommendation tickets]

Since the Scarecrow incident, Bruce has been visiting the antique shop more and more often.

Furthermore, Depp would receive a considerable sum of money as payment after each consultation.

Because of the previous text message incident, Bruce would personally come to the antique shop to find Depp whenever he needed something, unless it was too urgent.

Bruce discovered a pattern through their long-term interactions.

If you arrive too early, Depp might not be there; only Wellen and a black and white cat will be in the antique shop.

According to Wellen, Depp stayed overnight at Selena's house and hasn't returned yet.

This made Bruce both jealous and helpless, but for him, catching Gotham's criminals was obviously more important.

Midday was the time Bruce found most likely to run into Depp at the antique shop.

“Hey Bruce, what do you need to consult today?” Depp said. “Wayne, go get Bruce a cup of tea.”

Bruce looked at Wayne, who obeyed Depp's every word, and although he was used to it, he still found it incredible.

Wellen is now nearly two meters tall, covered in dark green scales, and his fangs are beginning to show.

Judging by his appearance alone, he's definitely not a kind person; he's the kind of person who could scare children to tears at night.

But Wellen, who works at Depp's store, is like a well-behaved kitten. No, it feels like he's not even as important as that cow cat who does nothing but eat and sleep all day!

Bruce took the tea from Wellen, took a sip, and said, "With your intelligence support recently, the Justice League's operations have been very successful. In addition to taking down Scarecrow, they have also eliminated a lot of gangsters and deranged criminals."

Depp nodded, indicating that he understood.

Bruce continued:

“Our target tonight is Mudface. I finally found his hiding place yesterday.”

"But I discovered that there was more than one Mudface in Gotham. There were four in their hideout! Three men and one woman, four Mudfaces! And all of these guys could make their bodies as soft as mud, completely impervious to force, and ordinary weapons were useless against them!"

"So I wanted to ask you if you have any suggestions."

Depp recalled that in the comics, Mudface wasn't considered strong and was almost always the one getting beaten up.

But anyone who has the title of "Mud Face" is practically immortal!

The only time she came closest to destroying Mudface was when Poison Ivy, in a fit of rage, used plants to suck all the minerals and nutrients off him.

Even so, the mud face was resurrected again.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to completely eliminate Mudface; at most, one can only imprison and keep it under guard.

The best way to preserve a muddy face is to freeze it.

Depp said, "I think you can never completely destroy a lump of mud. So, I suggest you use special methods to imprison it and then keep it under control, like... freezing it into a hard lump of ice mud."

Ice mud... Bruce considered Depp's suggestion and thought it was quite feasible.

He said, "I knew I'd come to the right person! Depp, I'll have Alfred transfer your payment this time."

During this period, Bruce transferred more than 30 million US dollars to Depp, including Depp's consulting fees and Iron Fist's appearance fee.

Having acquired a large fortune in a short period of time left Depp somewhat bewildered; he didn't even know how to spend the money.

After all, Bruce provided the raw materials for developing the armor, and Chandler didn't have the habit of tipping online streamers, so Chandler felt he might not be able to spend all of this money in his lifetime.

Depp even started browsing secondhand homes in Gotham's affluent neighborhoods online!

However, after this period of time, Depp discovered that although Naihe Island was a no-man's-land with extremely poor security,

However, most supervillains do not consider this place as their main battlefield for crime, since the people here are too poor.

The crimes committed here are mostly petty thugs and gangsters.

They are more accustomed to targeting the wealthy in the main urban area; in comparison, Naihe Island is more like their stronghold and lair.

After all, even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows.

So Depp shook his head and said, "Forget it, I can hardly spend all the money you gave me. From now on, just donate all of this money to the Selena Charitable Foundation in my name. Consider it my contribution to Gotham."

Upon hearing these words, Bruce immediately felt a deep respect for Depp.

Although these tens of millions of dollars were just a drop in the ocean for him, he didn't lose his basic understanding of money just because he was a rich second-generation.

During his ten years of travel, he learned that the majority of people in the world are poor, and sometimes one hundred dollars can be a family's monthly living expenses.

Clearly, this sum of money, which he himself didn't care about at all, was an absolute fortune in the eyes of a poor man like Depp.

Brother, I misunderstood you!

I always thought you were a shrewd businessman, but I never expected you to be willing to donate so much money to charity. You have such a broad mind, Depp!

It seems that my perspective is still not broad enough.

With all this in mind, Bruce immediately instructed Alfred to donate double the consulting fees to the Selena Foundation in Depp's name.

For a long time afterward, Depp was the biggest monthly donor to Selena Gomez's charity foundation, even more than Bruce.

After all, Bruce has too many charitable foundations that need donations; there are more than a dozen in Gotham alone.

This doesn't even include his behind-the-scenes investments in infrastructure and welfare industries.

Before leaving, Bruce said respectfully, "Depp, thank you so much for everything you've done for Gotham, both financially and in fighting crime."

Watching Bruce's departing figure, Depp felt flattered and secretly pleased.

He donated Bruce's money, and now he has to thank us!

After Bruce left, Depp received the message he sent to Iron Fist.

"Tonight at midnight, let's capture the Mudface Gang together. Taking down these guys will require your Freeze Beam."

"If you confirm your participation in the operation, I will send you the meeting address later."

Without hesitation, Depp replied, "Confirmed!"

After all, the Mudface Monster wasn't a particularly difficult opponent, especially since he possessed a freeze beam combining freeze rays and pulse beams.

That's right, Depp combined Mr. Freeze's freezing ray technology with Tony Stark's pulse beam to create a more powerful freezing ray.

Furthermore, you can freely switch between using the freeze beam and the pulse beam within the palm cannon.

The former is suitable for immobilizing enemies, since the freezing beam does not kill people directly and they can be thawed and restored later.

As for the latter... it's more suitable for directly destroying the enemy.

At 11:30 p.m., Wellen watched Depp launch another attack, and tried to speak several times, but couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing Wellen's expression, Depp said, "Starting tomorrow, I'll train you in martial arts!"

Upon hearing this, Wellen immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Really, boss?"

"Of course! Although you are already very strong, Wellen, the guy we're going to fight today can't be subdued by brute force alone, so I can't take you with me."

Upon hearing that Depp was going to train him in martial arts, Wellen's gloom vanished instantly: "It's okay, boss, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's fighting lesson!"

To be honest, Wellen is already incredibly strong, given his physical attributes.

But today's target is Mudface, and Wellen, with his brute strength, is really of little use.

In the early hours of the morning, Depp, with one arm around Selena's waist and the other using a grappling hook, swung down from the rooftop.

Now that he needs to conceal his identity, Depp will not easily use his mutant abilities when acting as Iron Fist.

On the other side of the alley, Bruce also used a grappling hook to leap off the tenth-floor rooftop.

He was holding a frightened black dog in his arms.

Chapter 56 The Mud Monsters Have Different Physiques

"What's this?" Depp pointed to the black dog in Bruce's arms.

Bruce put the trembling dog down and said awkwardly, "This is the bat dog that Afu helped me train. It's probably its first time participating in a mission, and the little guy is a bit scared."

Seeing the dog slowly return to normal after being put on the ground, and after looking around, it even started licking its butt, Depp said, "Is it possible that this kid is just a little afraid of heights?"

“Perhaps,” Bruce said. “Harvey and Gordon haven’t arrived yet? It’s rare to see those two late.”

Under normal circumstances, Harvey, as an prosecutor, plays a logistical and cleanup role in the alliance and does not need to participate in direct combat.

But today he heard that Depp had brought him and Gordon some newly made combat equipment, so he also insisted on joining the operation to capture the Mudface gang.

As soon as Bruce finished speaking, Gordon, wearing a mask and covered in sweat, walked around the corner.

"I'm so sorry, I talked to Barbara about some things today and it took a while, so I'm a little late."

Gordon continued, "As for Harvey, his fiancée Gilda is absolutely forbidding him from leaving the house, so he probably won't be able to come today."

“It’s okay, family harmony is more important,” Bruce said.

Hearing Gordon's words, Depp felt that Gordon must have realized his mistake and had broken off his relationship with the blonde policewoman.

And after get off work, he confessed to Barbara directly, and judging from his expression, Barbara probably forgave him.

Depp handed Gordon a pair of mechanical gloves and a self-written instruction manual, saying, "These are the same type of mechanical gloves as mine, capable of firing pulse beams, freezing beams, internal combustion-assisted firing, and launching micro-missiles. However, they are smaller in size and power to better fit your bodies. You can familiarize yourself with them by referring to the instruction manual."