Chapter 18 Encounter

　　"Don't thank me," Batman's voice was hoarse and low, sounding as if he had put sandpaper in his throat, rubbing his vocal cords, making every syllable so hoarse and unpleasant to hear, barely better than the monster from the Rift.

　　"I only have one request, I want to enter the restricted area."

　　Jeppard frowned slightly. "Is it because of Robin? I did catch him before, but he managed to escape. I'm afraid he's not in the restricted area now."

　　"I have my reasons." Batman did not immediately mention the fact that Robin had returned to the Iron Guard restricted area. He had a better idea.

　　"I'm sorry, sir. I'm afraid I can't allow this. Since you have helped us, please go to the back and rest for a while."

　　Jeppard firmly rejected Batman's request, and the Silver Mane Guards also turned their vigilant eyes back to Batman following the guard officer's words.

　　Batman secretly compared the disparity in strength between his own side and Beloberg's side, and realized that even if he could win, it would cost a huge price. Moreover, it would be extremely irrational to start a conflict here.

　　Bruce was silent for a while, and finally made a request: "I need to talk to you alone, Jeppard Landau."

　　"Lord Jeppard, this..." Dunn was a little alert. He was the one who led a team to capture the remnants of the Joker. He also learned about the reputation of Batman from these people. He was a lone hero who fought crime and dealt with various villains alone.

　　Although Dunn also admired the man who guarded the city in the dark night, after knowing that this guy was coveting his territory, he looked at Batman with hostility.

　　However, Jeppard only thought about it for a moment before agreeing to Batman's request.

　　"It's okay, Captain Dunn," he reassured his men, "we were just talking alone, and besides--"

　　The Langdao family emblem on Jeppard's chest flashed: "It's a bit too confident to want to attack a believer who is protecting the city builder in his territory."

　　After hearing this, Dunn stopped trying to persuade her.

　　The deal was done, and Batman parked the Batmobile on an open flat ground as requested by Silvermane, waiting for a meeting with the garrison officer.

　　Pera, who was in charge of handling intelligence, decided on an abandoned cafe as the location.

　　They met in a cafe, and their conversation officially began only after the guards walked far enough away that their voices could not be heard but they could still observe the two's condition with their naked eyes.

　　"Mr. Batman, you chose to communicate with me privately in this way. Is there any important information?" Jeppard asked first.

　　Batman just took out a recorder from his universal belt without saying a word and clicked on one of the recordings:

　　"Lingbao, the man in strange clothes is called Robin. We are going to team up to investigate the Silver Mane Guards..."

　　Shiluwa's voice came from it. Although it was distorted by the recording equipment, Jeppard recognized it as his sister at once.

　　The originally calm and reliable guard officer's expression suddenly changed. He didn't lose his composure like this when he lost the Iron Guard badge in Gotham.

　　"As you heard, Robin and your sister Sylva have returned to the Iron Guard restricted area. They seem to have gained a loophole in the Iron Guard with the help of your sister." Batman solemnly recounted the whole story.

　　As for where the recording came from? Of course it was from the monitoring device that Bat Dad installed on his son. At that time, he had not yet entered the restricted area, and the signal was clear enough to make people cry.

　　Jeppard was almost pissed off by his two sisters. Lingke was fine, because it was Shiluwa who instigated her. As for Shiluwa, she blatantly disobeyed the orders of the Great Guardian, not only trespassed into the restricted area, but also colluded with outsiders. She deserves several heads chopped off!

　　The handsome guard officer's face turned pale. After a moment of helpless rage, he sighed dejectedly:

　　"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Batman. If you will excuse me, I must report this matter to the Grand Guardian."

　　Batman regretfully crossed out the option of using this recording to threaten Jeppard to let him into the restricted area. This guard officer was really as noble and upright as he appeared.

　　Jeppard called Bronya: "Grand Guardian."

　　"What happened? Is there a problem on the front line?" Bronya's voice was a little hurried, and it sounded like she was chasing something in a hurry.

　　"No, the front line can still hold on for now. What I want to report is..." Jeppard recounted the whole story with a guilty look on his face.

　　Bronya, who was on her way to Yongdong Ridge, heard this and said, "..."

　　After a brief, heart-pounding silence, Bronya spoke again: "Jepard, since the front line can still hold out for a while, let's take Batman to Everwinter Ridge and take the dedicated passage."

　　Although the incident happened suddenly, Bronya was not panicked, because there were both advantages and disadvantages for Silva to come to the restricted area.

　　The downside is that the truth about Cocolia cannot be concealed, which poses a great political risk to Bronya herself, but there is a 90% chance that it will not go that far;

　　The good thing is that as a former front-line worker in the research of star cores, she knows that the sudden explosion of the star core is most likely a problem with the controller, and with the presence of professionals, she is not completely in the dark.

　　The only three variables are the mastermind who destroyed the star core controller, Robin beside Sylva, and the last one is of course Batman beside Jeppard.

　　No matter what these three variables want to do, Bronya can only bring them together and solve them at the same time.

　　The leader gave the highest instructions, and Jeppard naturally followed them. After hastily arranging the follow-up defense line and handing temporary command to Pera, he turned to look at Batman:

　　"Sir, please follow me."

　　"Wait," Batman stopped Jeppard who was about to leave, "Let's go there in the Batmobile."

　　"But there are some roads that cars may not be able to take..." Just as Jeppard was about to refuse, he saw the black four-wheel sports car turned into an airplane after a series of transformations that did not conform to space theory/materials/topology.

　　"Could this be the strange bird that was not shot down as mentioned in the report?" Jeppard suddenly realized, gritted his teeth, and jumped onto the batfighter.

　　The player who controls everything with his consciousness: "System, system, take a picture! I'm in the Batmobile!"

　　System: "Look at your lack of ability. The Batmobile is nothing. As long as you complete the KPL well, you can even drive a space station."

　　"I have no regrets." The player was busy crossing off the item of riding in the Batmobile from his life list and added a wish below: to own a Batmobile.

　　Tim, whose shoulders were being pinched, raised his hands obediently: "Calm down, calm down, Silva, I have no ill intentions, and I will not plot to overthrow the Bronya government."

　　"I'm calm, little brother." Shiluwa's hand did not waver.

　　"Can't you really take one more look?" Tim begged. The truth had been almost completely revealed, with only this last bit of veil left. Although it was not a pretty story after all, Tim, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder, still wanted to know the whole picture.

　　"You know enough." Xiluwa did not waver at all. She still shook her head with a firm tone.

　　Robin only made a final desperate struggle. He understood Sylva's difficulties and hoped that the lives of the people of Beloberg could get back on track as soon as possible. His sense of responsibility as a hero finally made him let go of the little bit of willfulness in his heart.

　　"There's nothing we can do. Let's walk back." Tim said with a smile, walking backwards, trying to gain Shilua's trust.

　　But Shiluwa didn't release her hand until they walked back to the original entrance.

　　"I'm sorry, Robin." She smiled bitterly, apologizing for her years of self-conceit and poor judgment of people: "You are a good person."

　　Shiluwa, who had no exposure to Internet culture, gave Robin a good guy card.

　　"It's okay. Isn't our ultimate goal for the future of Beloberg?" Robin's mouth twitched as he comforted the frustrated man who had suffered a series of blows.

　　He smiled, looked around habitually, and then discovered the moving black spots in the sky.

　　That shape looks like a bat fighter!

　　At the same time, Batman's radar also detected Robin's signal.

　　Jeppard, who was sitting in the passenger seat, curled up his body with difficulty. After all, this position was originally designed for Robin, and Batman couldn't put Jeppard in the trunk for prisoners, so he had to squeeze in.

　　Jeppard hugged his legs helplessly. The last person who sat in this position was less than 137 cm tall. He had a hard time distinguishing the dazzling array of icons in front of the driver's seat. He felt as shocked as Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

　　"I found them." Batman spoke in a low and calm tone, but the player wearing the Jeppard skin always felt that this dark guy had been angry to the point of half-blackening, and silently hugged his little knees again.

　　"That's great." Jeppard agreed. Even though the plane suddenly dived down while he was talking, his tone did not waver at all, showing his protective demeanor.

　　Player: This height is not enough to break through my brother Jie’s shield.

　　On the ground, Sylva was still leading Robin back through the iron gate, intending to completely close the Echo Corridor.

　　"As long as this program is started, the gate will be locked automatically, and only the great guardian can open this gate." Shiluwa briefly introduced the mechanism in her hand.

　　"Haha, that's great." Robin replied perfunctorily. He looked at the growing bat-shaped black spot in the sky with fear and trepidation.

　　"Cocolia, I will never live in your memories again." Shiluwa was determined to abandon everything about that woman.

　　"The old must go before the new can come...ah, no, it's good to look forward." Tim felt so anxious that he wanted to do a tap dance, and even his conversation with Shiluwa was absent-minded.

　　Fortunately, Shiluwa was always immersed in her own world. Maybe all musicians are like this, so she didn't notice what was happening to Robin.

　　"Goodbye, everything in the past." After she said that, she locked the door of the Echo Corridor completely.

　　It was at this moment that the Batplane finally landed in front of the two.