Keira stared at Alfred with wide eyes. She had never thought that Alfred was the legendary agent who controlled the list and played tricks on the east coast intelligence agents.
"But, from the UK to Moscow, you don't need to pass through the east coast of the United States, right?" Keira asked with some confusion.
But then, she came to her senses, patted her forehead, and said: "Oh, yes, you can't go straight to Moscow, they will definitely intercept you on the way..."
"But even if we have to take a detour, it doesn't have to be this far, right? From the United Kingdom to the east coast of the United States, and then to the Soviet Union, it's almost a circle around the earth..."
"Today, 30 years later, the whole world is still looking for this list. Haven't you discovered how important it is?"
Hearing Alfred's words, Keira thought about it carefully. Indeed, it seems now that the main function of this list is to erase the mistakes of intelligence work, but now it is almost 30 years later.
The list cannot even be said to be invalid. Many of the people recorded on it may have passed away.
But if it was 30 years ago, it is self-evident how important a list of important spies from various countries at that time was.
Alfred took out a piece of deerskin from his pocket and began to wipe the barrel of the shotgun in his hand. He said: "Moscow has given many routes, but without exception, they are all within the sniper range of the CIA.
within."
"At that time, the CIA was all-pervasive. I have to say that the American agents at that time were much stronger than they are now."
"Then why...oh, my God, the most dangerous place is the safest place?! So you went straight to the United States??"
Alfred smiled, seeming to be lamenting Keira's youth, and said: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. This sentence actually has some truth, but it cannot be the decisive factor in an important decision.
.”
"In 1961, Allen Dulles, the CIA's longest-serving director, resigned. He was a very powerful old guy, which brought the CIA's prestige at home and abroad to its peak."
"However, after 1961, his successors were not as good as him. One year passed, and the work was almost fruitless. It took him a long time just to sort out the work left by the previous director.
Even the people jokingly call him the stupid young man from the Air Force, and Moscow certainly knows that."
"Moreover, during Allen's tenure, the scope of the CIA's functions expanded significantly, and even replaced some functions of Congress. He did such a good job that the CIA's prestige and reputation rose too high."
"So, Congress will definitely restrict them, right?" Kayla asked, and then she said with some disdain: "These Americans are like this, and their internal fighting will never end."
"Yes, they deliberately found an incompetent successor to take Allen's place and made a mess of the job. Then they amended the security laws to further limit the scope of the CIA's functions. In short, the Central Intelligence Agency during that period
Intelligence Bureau..."
Alfred drew a long note and shook his head, and Keira understood what he meant.
If according to what Alfred said, the situation at that time was like this, then the United States is indeed a very safe place. In order to restrict the functions of the CIA, even if Congress knew that spies might run here, they would not
Would allow the CIA to intervene...
What Americans are best at is to create one institution, then create another institution to restrict it, and then create another agency to restrict both of them, and then name them separation of powers.
Whenever these three institutions blow each other's brains out, they call it a "victory of democracy."
And when more organizations beat the brains out of dogs for this reason, they will not care at all about the reduced efficiency and the ridiculous accidents of left foot stumbling over the right foot and left hand blocking the right hand. They will only feel that their supervision mechanism is so successful.
Already.
"Moreover, Gotham has always been a lawless place. Although the Falcone family had already ruled Gotham at that time, the system of the Twelve Families had not yet been fully established. In other words, it was the painful period of reform at that time.
, there are gangs all over the place, very suitable for fishing in troubled waters.”
"Indeed, this is a very smart method. As long as you lurk in Gotham for a while, and Moscow releases news that the list has reached them, then the safety of your return will be greatly improved." Keira nodded and said.
"The original plan was indeed like this, but some accidents occurred..."
Keira looked at Alfred and asked, "What accident?"
Alfred sighed rarely, as if he had thought of something he didn't want to recall. He said: "In Gotham City, there has always been a unique force hidden. They wear masks and hide in the dark.
Monitoring everyone in an attempt to control the city."
"They're called the Court of Owls."
"They were a group of lunatics who would do anything for power and status. One day in March, when I went to church to pray, I 'accidentally' heard the words of Gotham Godfather Falcone and the then Bishop of Gotham Cathedral, Daniel.
dialogue……"
Keira heard Alfred put an emphasis on the word "accident", and she understood that Alfred was implying that he had already known about these two people and was investigating them, so he heard some information.
.
"They said that the Court of Owls obtained a magical egg and seemed to want to place the egg in a special pool under the cathedral..."
"Eggs? What kind of eggs?" Keira asked in confusion.
Alfred took a deep breath and said:
"A monster's egg."
"What is this? A monster's egg?"
Underground in the manor, in a wide hall, Lex looked at the thing in the center of the hall with some confusion and asked.
At this time, all the members of the underground exploration team were in a strange state. Bruce and Lex were surrounded by a wisp of gray mist. They themselves could see this wisp of gray mist, but they did not raise any objections. Bruce helped them
Looking at the pale Clark, Clark was still coughing a little weakly.
After several people came down from the entrance of the cellar, they found that it was indeed just an ordinary cellar, but soon, things developed beyond their imagination.
In the corridor leading to the cellar, the abnormality is not very obvious. It looks like a bunker built by a medieval noble. It has no technological content and nothing abnormal. The special mineral Schiller called does not have any
Appear.…
But after walking through this corridor, Clark felt something strange, because he began to feel weak.
At the end of the corridor, Lex and Bruce wanted to persuade Clark to leave, but Clark insisted on making sure that the mineral would not harm ordinary people, so they continued walking inside.
Soon, a glimmering green light appeared. At this time, Schiller stopped everyone and said, "You don't plan to go directly there, do you?"
"I have to remind you that this mineral also has radiation for ordinary people. Moreover, this is different from the radiation of any mineral on the earth. Human radiation protection suits may not be useful."
Lex and Bruce looked at each other, and they both saw the same emotion in each other's eyes, that is, they didn't want to take this risk, but they were curious about it.
I have ways to protect you, but..."
Schiller made a long note, and then suddenly said: "I heard that Wayne Group and Luther Group are the economic lifeline of the Middle East Coast and the mainstay of the American economy."
Bruce was a little confused. He didn't know why Schiller suddenly mentioned this, but Lex suddenly understood. He said calmly:
"A method that can defend against radiation from unknown minerals is worth thousands of dollars. Of course the Luther Group is willing to pay some price for this technology. Professor, we can discuss the specific figures later, but we will definitely not let you down..."
Bruce looked at Schiller's smile and was a little stunned. Then he narrowed his eyes and realized something was wrong.
When did Schiller become interested in money???
Did he take the wrong medicine????
Seeing Schiller turning his attention to him again, Bruce didn't even know how to speak for a moment, but soon, he cleared his throat and said: "The price is not important, what is important is, what is the effect?"
Schiller waved his hand, and two wisps of gray mist surrounded the two of them. Visible to the naked eye, the shining green light was blocked, and the effect seemed very obvious.
Clark immediately turned his head to Schiller and looked at Schiller expectantly, but Schiller walked straight in as if he didn't see his eyes.
Clark tried his best to catch up and said: "Oh! Professor, is there any misunderstanding between us?"
"Professor! I think I also need some defense methods! Professor..."
"It won't work for you." Schiller rejected him very coldly and ruthlessly. Clark showed a frustrated expression and could only follow behind a few people.
Going inside, the situation began to get a little serious. They first entered a hall. The walls around here were almost all made of green stone. No lamps were needed. The light emitted by the kryptonite was enough to illuminate it.
A whole hall shows how huge the number is.
By the time they got here, Clark was almost unable to walk on his own, and had to be supported by Bruce. However, seeing Schiller's posture as if nothing was wrong, Bruce and Lex knew that they had been fooled again.
But until now, the function of this mineral itself is no longer important. What is important is, who built this place? And for what purpose?…
Obviously, the rumors were wrong, because Bruce did not find any experimental equipment here. Whether it is radiation experiments or human radiation experiments, a lot of professional equipment is needed, but there is none here.
After passing through the hall and walking through a corridor, you came to a huge underground cavity. The scene here was shocking.
In the huge underground cavity, most parts of the walls have not been repaired by humans. They are still ordinary rock formations and are even dripping water. However, there are many solid walls, like wedges that have been dug in, from top to bottom.
distributed throughout the cavity.
Everywhere there is a wall, there is a very strange device on it, and the center of the device is a huge green kryptonite.
At this time, the light of the kryptonite seemed to be guided by the glass outer wall of the device, forming a solid green beam. Several beams intersected and concentrated on one point. At this point, a platform was suspended in the air, with a
eggs.
This egg is so big that several people have to look up at it. The overall color is gray, but the overall color is gray. There are many rock-like spikes on the surface, and the tops of the spikes are still emitting a blue shimmer.
Just when Lex asked the question in confusion, they heard Schiller's cold voice coming from behind: "Everyone, stand back."
Bruce turned back and looked at Schiller who was standing far away. Seeing Schiller's expression, he knew that Schiller probably knew what it was. He asked: "What kind of egg is this?"
"A monster..."
"What monster?"
"A monster that is so terrifying that even Clark at his peak cannot deal with it..."
Schiller's eyes kept falling on the egg, and his low tone echoed in the hollow, and there was a distant echo: