"Young Master Wayne, I just received a message from Young Master Patterson. He will be coming to visit tomorrow morning, and he also said he would like to see you again in the evening."
Inside Wayne Manor, Alfred said this to Bruce Wayne, who was not wearing his suit at the moment and was still wearing his support brace.
Bruce Wayne nodded. He didn't mind having more contact with Connors.
Even if Connors didn't come to visit him, he would seek him out after his body had fully recovered.
For no other reason than to investigate what other secrets the other party held.
Regarding the titles Connors had mentioned before, such as "Doctor Fate" and "Omen," Bruce Wayne had spent the past few days searching for information through various means, even globally.
But there was absolutely no information about either of these two people.
If it weren't for him knowing "Flash" Barry, and subsequently finding information about "Zatanna",
He would even suspect that these were titles Connors had fabricated out of thin air.
"Then are you still planning to contact Zatanna as Batman tonight? That magician who the data shows only knows some simple magic?"
Butler Alfred asked.
Bruce Wayne thought for a moment, then shook his head:
"No, you will still remotely control the batmobile to go out tonight. I need to continue my research."
He closed the page about Zatanna on the computer in front of him and instead opened the folder named "Superman".
"Young Master Wayne, you've made everyone except yourself an imaginary enemy," Butler Alfred couldn't help but say.
"When I was studying, I learned a phrase called 'better safe than sorry'," Bruce Wayne said casually.
The computer in front of him also began to analyze the "Superman" footage frame by frame using the system.
In the apartment on the nineteenth floor, "Poison Ivy" Ivy, "Catwoman" Selina, and Harley Quinn were all gathered.
Perhaps according to normal development, these three would need a long time before they truly met and gathered together, but under Connors's facilitation, the three sisters, known as the "Gotham Sirens", met ahead of schedule.
And among the three sisters, both Harley Quinn and Ivy had had "dealings" with Connors.
Connors's gaze swept over the three of them in turn, and he said contemplatively:
"My plan is divided into two parts. The first part is to send Batman into Arkham Asylum, and the second—"
"Then let's start now!" Harley Quinn couldn't wait any longer.
"Harley, don't rush," Connors soothed her. "The second part is to snatch—or steal—Batman back out of Arkham Asylum."
"I thought he was just a legend—I didn't expect you all to have already had contact with Batman?" Selina asked, a little belatedly.
"I want to ask, why go through all this trouble?" Harley asked again. Her little brain really couldn't understand this approach of personally sending Batman in and then personally taking him out.
"...I also want to ask," Ivy echoed.
"Catwoman" Selina also raised her hand in agreement.
"It's to advance the Joker's 'Laughing Man' incident," Connors explained to the three confused sisters:
"Joker has allied with Scarecrow, Penguin, Riddler, and a series of other criminal masterminds, with the ultimate goal of locking Batman into Arkham."
"I want to break his plan, but not by protecting Batman. Instead, I'll choose a method more suitable for us—outsmarting the other party in strategy."
"The reason we still need to snatch him out afterward is because before the plan is implemented, Arkham needs Batman, and after the plan, Gotham also needs Batman."
"Poison Ivy" Ivy understood:
"I thought Joker was crazy, but I didn't expect you to be too. No wonder Harley is always thinking of you."
"Xiao Pa, I'm not treating you as a substitute for the Joker," Harley Quinn quickly explained, then urged, "Since the plan is ready, shall we start now?"
"Not so fast—" Connors, facing Harley Quinn's repeated urging, soothed her again:
"Don't worry, Harley, the most brilliant moment in the entire plan will be left for you. You will personally lock Batman into Arkham Asylum."
Then he said to "Catwoman" Selina:
"Our theft plan will take place at night. During that time, Harley will distract the guards at Arkham Asylum, and I will open all the locks along the way to ensure you can take Batman away as quickly as possible."
Harley Quinn and Selina both nodded enthusiastically. "Poison Ivy" Ivy also seemed to be interested:
"What about me? Am I responsible for making the stolen Batman into a specimen? For this masked lady to collect?"
Selina shivered:
"I only collect works of art and treasures."
Connors looked at Ivy helplessly:
"Didn't you say you were just coming to watch the drama—to watch the fun?"
"Poison Ivy" Ivy had an indifferent attitude:
"That's right."
Connors breathed a sigh of relief. Although "Poison Ivy" Ivy had a cold temperament and a strong older sister aura, she was also a master of slacking off and didn't require so much persuasion.
"Then—can the plan begin?" Harley Quinn urged this time with a little more caution.
"No—what I just said is what you need to do. Before your actions begin, I still need to do some extra preparations," Connors said. "You can go to sleep now."
""..."" * 3
This was the first time since the Gotham Sirens debuted that someone had told them "you can go to sleep" in such a relaxed tone. For a moment, none of the three were used to it, and no one moved.
"I remember there's only one bed in this apartment?" Ivy slightly raised her beautiful eyebrows.
"Huh? Sleep here? With them?" Selina subconsciously touched her eye mask, which she used to conceal her true identity.
Harley Quinn didn't care about all that. She rushed into the bedroom first, occupying the middle of the large white bed:
"Xiao Pa, come up quickly—me? 1v3?
Connors firmly rejected Harley Quinn's invitation. Although his physical fitness was at the Human Limit, it was not without limits.
The inhuman Poison Ivy, the enhanced Harley, and the exceptionally strong Selina—if all three came at him, he would probably need to be on saline drip to see Batman the next day.
Besides, he had other things to do tonight.
Waving his hand at the wary "Catwoman" Selina and the meaningful gaze of "Poison Ivy" Ivy,
Connors jumped out the window and left.
Discussing with Batman about locking him into Arkham Asylum wasn't something that could be achieved by simply saying a few words. It required certain preparations.
Starting the engine of the supercar, Connors sped off in another direction in Gotham.
Selina and Ivy exchanged glances. They hadn't said many words to each other since they were at the "Joseph Jewelry Store". "Poison Ivy" Ivy had only mentioned twice "making Batman into a specimen to give to Catwoman as a collectible".
At this moment, Harley Quinn was unwilling to get off the large bed, firmly occupying the best position. The two women left in the living room felt a bit awkward.
"I'll just go back... I'll come over again tomorrow," Selina said softly.
"Poison Ivy" Ivy was noncommittal. She had also never shared a bed with a strange woman and was happy that Catwoman left on her own accord.
However, just as "Catwoman" was about to jump out the window like Connors, Connors returned, carrying several large bags of food:
"It's a long night, let's eat some junk food."
Selina: "..—"
Connors left again, and under Harley's influence, Selina and Ivy leaned together on the same large bed, each with a drink in hand, which were:
Large cup, large cup, extra large cup.