American comics: Only I know the plot

Chapter 54 Raid on the Manor

In fact, Li Wei's words were already very restrained.

Given the state of the Gotham Police Department, Maroney probably received intelligence even before they set off.

What are your thoughts?

Gordon rubbed his temples. "How can we keep this operation a secret?"

Gordon was aware of all these circumstances, but he didn't have any good solutions.

—Some problems are simply beyond his ability to solve as the police chief.

"Let me think about it. First, we need to find outside help."

Li Wei pondered for a moment, "As for action, perhaps we can organize an exercise."

Yes, it's just a drill. I don't think anyone would pay attention to a police station's drill.

Ideally, we'd start today.

Next, Li Wei explained his ideas to Gordon in detail.

To make tomorrow's exercise less conspicuous, he planned to use a combination of feints and real attacks.

We had an emergency assembly today, then found an excuse to cancel the exercise and conveniently changed the date to tomorrow.

"I don't think even if Maroney is very concerned about the police department, he would be watching this farcical drill all the time."

Levi convinced Gordon, and that afternoon, the entire Gotham City Police Department was in chaos.

Once the order for emergency assembly was given, the entire police station sprang into action.

Most of the police officers gathered, and Maroni, who was at the manor, quickly received the news.

"You guys, get up right now!"

Inside the manor, Maronny roared at his men, "Get up! Prepare for battle! The police are on their way!"

Maroni didn't want to clash with the police, but they had already arranged with Klein to meet here for the delivery tomorrow.

Therefore, no matter what the situation is, they must wait in the manor.

After all, this deal with Klein is directly related to whether they can unify Gotham's underworld.

However, when all the underlings finally managed to get together, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot plate.

One hour... two hours... by the time Maroni was getting impatient, they still hadn't seen a single policeman.

When he called the inside line, he was told that the exercise had been temporarily canceled.

After berating his inside contact over the phone, Maroney angrily dismissed his men.

...

As night fell the following day, most of the police officers received another emergency assembly order.

Maroney's inside players, recalling last night's experience, completely ignored today's exercise.

All the police officers were fully armed and drove to the outskirts of the city.

They received only one message: a live-fire exercise.

"Don't be nervous, buddy, today will definitely go smoothly."

Inside an armored vehicle, Levi gestured for Gordon to relax. "Maroney's insiders can no longer expose our location."

Before the operation, all communication devices were confiscated. If Maroni's informant was involved in today's operation, he would certainly be unable to contact the other party.

Without involvement, one wouldn't know the details of their mission.

"I hope so, buddy," Gordon said. "Batman will meet us outside the manor; he should be here by now."

...

Maroni's estate is located in a deserted forest on the outskirts of the city.

Outside the manor, Batman was hidden in the shadows of the woods.

Watching the convoy enter Maroney's estate, I felt a surge of admiration for Levi.

"Buddy, looks like you guessed right. I wonder when you guys will arrive."

...

Inside the manor, to show his respect for Klein, Maroni waited in the courtyard after receiving the news, and he came out specifically to greet him.

Upon seeing the convoy arrive, he went up to Klein and struck up a conversation.

"Welcome, Mr. Klein," Maronny said. "It has been a pleasure working with you all this time, and I can't wait to see the final results of your research."

Klein nodded, his eyes burning with fervor: "Don't worry, Mr. Maronny."

The high-concentration toxin has been almost fully developed and will be ready for use in a few days.

"At that time, the entire Gotham will be yours."

"Very good." Maroni nodded in satisfaction. "Just ask if you need any support. Funding, equipment, manpower—I can provide it all."

"I need more test subjects," Klein said. "High-concentration toxins require more experimental data to refine, and I hope you can send some more people to Arkham."

Maroni immediately nodded in agreement; his collaboration over the past few months had made him fully aware of the value of fear toxins.

"No problem, Mr. Klein, I will fulfill your request as soon as possible."

But I hope you'll hurry, I can't wait to rule Gotham.

After Maroni finished speaking, he and Klein exchanged a smile.

Although they were laughing, there was no real joy in their eyes; they both treated each other as pawns to be discarded at any time...

Outside the manor, armored vehicles were parked in neat rows.

Gordon is lecturing the officers, while Levi has found Batman.

"Hey buddy, how's it going?" Li Wei asked. "Has anything unusual happened lately?"

"A convoy has already gone in, so to avoid alerting them, I haven't taken any action."

Batman said, "There are gas tankers in the convoy, and I think they contain the refined poison gas."

The thought of being dominated by fear makes Batman feel a little scared.

"We must be very careful today and prevent them from leaking the poison gas, otherwise it could cause a huge disaster..."

"You're right, buddy, there really isn't a good way to deal with this thing right now..."

Li Wei nodded in agreement. "I've already provided the samples to the Wayne Group. Hopefully, they can figure it out quickly..."

After chatting for a while, Gordon finished giving a speech to all the officers.

Everyone knew that the purpose of this trip was not an exercise, but to carry out a capture mission.

However, once they were outside the manor, even if someone wanted to contact Maroney, it was impossible because all communication devices had been confiscated.

"Everyone, get on the bus!"

Gordon gave the order, and everyone quickly got into the car.

A convoy of armored vehicles drove in a grand procession toward the manor.

When the lead armored vehicle crashed through the iron gate and rushed into the manor, the guards were stunned.

The word "police" on the armored vehicle made it seem even more absurd to them.

Having followed Maroni for so long, they had never heard of a police operation succeeding.

By the time the two stunned henchmen realized what was happening, they had already been knocked to the ground by fully armed police officers.

"Mr. Klein, I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"

"Mr. Maroney, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Inside the villa, Maroni clinked glasses with Klein while holding a glass of champagne, then downed it in one gulp.

I had just put down my cup when I heard a loud 'bang' from the front door.

"Go out and see what's going on. Why is someone interrupting my conversation with Mr. Klein!"

The bodyguard standing by quickly walked to the window, and after just one glance, the tall, burly black bodyguard froze on the spot.

"Police...police! It's a police bomb disposal vehicle!"

Maroni paused, taken aback by the bodyguard's words, while Klein's eyes gleamed with excitement.