"I thought that when facing you, Nick would lie and most of what he said was true. He colluded with the people from the Cold Flame Church to frame Constantine, but he saw through the plan and fell into the trap he drew.
Sacrifice the magic circle, and then"
In the morning, in the yoga room of Quinn Manor, Harley was lying on the blanket by the floor-to-ceiling window, twisting her body into incredible postures and remaining motionless for a long time.
Zatanna was sitting on the fitness equipment next to her. Her face was a little pale, her hair was a little messy and greasy, and there were faint black shadows around her eyes, looking like she had not had enough sleep.
However, it is already ten o'clock in the morning, so as long as you go to bed on time, you will not be sleep deprived.
The current situation can only mean that this magical girl stayed up all night happy last night.
Of course, looking at her expression, she probably won't be happy.
"Talking to panic when you come to me for help is the stupidest thing to do. Nick is just not stupid." Harley said evenly.
"Did you help him?" Zatanna asked expectantly.
"You want me to help him? What if he comes back to the world and attacks you and Constantine again?" Harley asked.
"This" Zatanna's expression changed, "I hope he won't suffer such misfortune, but I don't feel sorry for him either.
There are some details that he definitely didn’t tell you."
"This is why I'm looking for you..." Harley asked curiously.
"His character" paused, then Zatanna said: "Do you understand his experience?
His original name was not the somewhat strange ‘Nick Niccolò’, but Nicholas Edgar Nolan.”
Nik Niolo is indeed a bit strange, very similar to Zatanna Zatara.
At first, Harley thought it was a coincidence, but now it seems that this man and woman are spreading shit.
"His father was a plumber in Brooklyn and his mother was a textile worker. His background was very humble and poor. I say this not to look down on his family.
What I want to say is that he was able to rise from such an ordinary family and become famous in the magic world in his youth, which is not something ordinary people can do."
Compared with Zha Kang and Zatanna, it is really not easy for Nick to occupy the top position of "the first person of the young generation" at the same age.
Let’s not talk about Zatanna, the descendants of Leonardo da Vinci, like Xanadu, have the blood of the ancient ancestors, and the family has been practicing magicians for generations.
Zha Kang's Constantine family's background is not inferior to that of Zatara.
His ancestor was even a friend of Morpheus the Sandman.
"You want to say that Nick is ambitious?" Harley asked.
"Perhaps it would be appropriate to describe him more mildly as he is highly motivated and driven, with a strong desire for fame, power and knowledge.
But recently I think he has been stimulated by you." Zatanna glanced at her and said with a complicated expression.
"I won't take the blame."
"I'm not blaming you. You put a lot of pressure on our peers. When we first met," Zatanna was startled. Thinking of the past, she couldn't help but recall her father.
"Even though I wasn't as strong as you when we first met, I was already showing my talents at that time. Even my Lich teacher praised me for my talent."
Harry also thought of the unlucky lich who had longed for the magic power of the little black bean all his life, but was overwhelmed by the magic power of the little black bean.
She had to admit that when Zatanna first appeared on the stage, as soon as she said it, the power of thunder and lightning ravaged the whole place, like a god destroying the world. It was indeed amazing, and even made her feel a little ashamed that she didn't even have magic power at the time.
But, less than half a year after she first met Zatanna, she tricked Lucifer three times in a row.
Since then, she has been the brightest star in the multiverse.
"In the past, Nick often took John and I to the Tower of Destiny to take on missions from the Wizards Council to conquer the evil mage who did all kinds of evil, deal with cross-border magical creatures, and even blocked the invasion of the material world several times without the knowledge of the people on earth.
evil spirits.
At that time, he was our leader, our mentor and our elder brother.
But then he changed. The stronger you were, the more he became obsessed with the pursuit of magic.
He even began to study evil magic that he had never touched before, often staying alone in his room to search for the so-called 'ultimate knowledge'.
That is, the Book of Magic.
His extreme desire for it swallowed up his reason and nature. He was immersed in his obsession and even forgot about real life.
We no longer have Saturday nights, nor do we take on missions to protect the material plane.
John and I got together."
Seeing Zatanna's slightly resentful expression, Harry didn't know what to say.
The essence of this matter is that the husband is busy with his career and his wife has no one to accompany her, and then the old John next door takes advantage of the situation.
My husband was raped and he was so angry that he wanted to kill him. However, he was not strong enough and he was brutally killed.
Although Harley didn't say anything, the expression on her face was quite obvious. Zatanna was not stupid and understood immediately.
"Harry, do you think he caused this incident because I slept with John? Actually, no, he doesn't care about me sleeping with anyone else. I think he cares more about Constantine.
When I saw them together, didn't I say anything?
Of course, it is also possible that he feels that he gained me and John at the same time before, but now he has lost both of us at the same time, and his mentality is unbalanced and goes to extremes." She said seriously.
Harley's expression was distorted, and her body was so distorted that she could no longer maintain her original posture and fell on the carpet.
"I really can't comment on the relationship between the three of you."
She was convinced but also discouraged. She was still not good enough!
"No matter how dissatisfied he is, he can at least tell us face to face, instead of being calm and indifferent in front of us, but secretly colluding with the Leng Yan Holy See.
Valley Peep
You know he framed me and John, but do you know how he did it?"
Zatanna's tone became excited, "He pretended not to care about my relationship with John and continued to maintain the friendly harmony of the threesome in the past.
One day, John and I received a warning from him that he was being besieged by the Cold Flame Holy See. We rushed to the rescue without hesitation.
When John and I arrived, we saw him being pushed to the ground by the Holy See mage, with a magic dagger held around his neck.
If John and I dare to resist, we will cut Nick's neck immediately, the Vatican Master said at that time.
My heart was in a mess, so I obediently let them tie me up, and so did John.
Of course, he was smarter than me and secretly held the lighter in his fist.
Seeing that we were subdued, Nick stood up with a sinister smile on his face. He looked at me viciously, uh, not at me, but just stared at John.
He drew the circle with his own hands and threw John into it."
Zatanna looked at Harley and asked, "Is this what humans do?"
Harley shook her head, "Taking advantage of a friend's concern for his own life is worse than an animal."
"The sacrificial circle has been activated. If John doesn't fight back, he will have to go to hell by himself. He threw Nick into it with his backhand. What's the problem?"
Harley shook her head again, "It's done great, no problem at all."
Zatanna was neither comforted nor happy, she just covered her face and cried silently.
Two days later, Zatanna took the initiative to call Harley, her voice a little excited.
"Harley, Bateman came to see me, and he encouraged me to start over. The Justice League has always been in urgent need of magical heroes, and he officially extended an invitation to Constantine and me.
I didn’t refuse. Starting from tomorrow, I will become a glorious Justice League hero and go on duty in the watchtower.”
"Well, it's good that you can come out of the shadows and cheer up again. However, it's only been a few days, how come Bateman knows about your bad things? Isn't he keeping an eye on you?" Harley seemed to be questioning.
, actually a reminder.
"Why do you say that? What's wrong with joining Zhenglian?" Zatanna asked strangely.
Harley hesitated and said: "I personally feel that magicians are not suitable to be mixed with main heroes.
Their use of power is profligate and unrestrained, but mages should remain rational and always consider the cost of magic."
Zatanna was silent.
Harley sighed: "You decide for yourself. Anyway, I wish you good luck."
Later Zatanna actually joined the Justice League.
The ceremony was quite grand, and many mainstream media reported on it.
But no news about Constantine.
That guy seemed to have been hit hard and went back to London to isolate himself.
Five nights later, Louise and Lana Long finally completed post-production on the "Paradise Counterinsurgency Documentary."
Before officially logging into the media channel, it must be inspected by Harley, not by Harley, but mainly by the Voice of Heaven.
Harley was holding her tablet computer and flipping through documentary manuscripts, when a piece of Gotham local news on the TV surprised her.
"What? Penguin challenged Bateman?"
Selina raised her chin slightly and said with a little pride: "The challenge is over. Penguin deliberately sent his younger brother to rob the bank this afternoon. He led his men to ambush nearby, and even prepared eight snipers. However, he was killed by Bateman and Luo
Bin was captured in one fell swoop.
Hahaha, this guy has secretly ruled the Gotham underworld for more than ten years, and now he is finally unlucky."
"Something's wrong, it's unreasonable." Harley put down her tablet and carefully observed the Penguin on the TV screen who was struggling and yelling as he was being sent to the police station. He was shocked and confused.
He is still the same person, and with that cry that sounds like crying and laughing at the same time, others can't even pretend to do it, but
"What's unreasonable? Penguin's methods may be clever and ruthless, but who is Bateman? With his alertness, how could he be ambushed by ordinary people?" Selina said disapprovingly.
Harley took out her cell phone and hesitated for a moment between Director Harvey Bullock and "God's Advocate Gordon", and finally chose Gordon.
Gordon has been working very hard recently. In two months, he redeemed at least eight wronged people who had turned into evil spirits.
The concept of "God exorcises magic" has been implemented, and she should find opportunities to get close to him.
"Gordon, Penguin was captured, you know that, right?"
"This matter has caused quite a stir in the city and cannot be easily solved." Gordon said seriously.
"If you really want to get someone, will I look for you?" Harley felt a little disappointed. Gordon said this, which meant that he didn't see anything unusual about Penguin.
"Is it convenient for you to see him now? Find an opportunity to see him alone and see if he has been tampered with mainly because of his brain."
"What hands and feet?" Gordon asked curiously.
Harley said with certainty: "Penguin will never take action against Bateman. He will try to avoid him instead of provoking him."
"Why?" Gordon asked in surprise.
Harley sighed: "Baitman has been in the industry for several years, and Penguin has never been to jail once. Why?
He knew how to measure things, and he never let Bateman get into trouble, and he never deliberately made him angry.
Such an obvious fact, you have been working in the Crime Unit for almost 20 years, you are a veteran detective, and you are also a good friend of Cobot, why didn’t you notice it?”