Ch: 90 [Lex Corp]

Ch: 90 [Lex Corp]

Bruce dozed off on his desk after working for hours.

He woke up as he felt someone touching his arm.

"Hey," Selina smiled.

"You are back?" He yawned as he stretched his body.

"Yeah, we just came," She replied as she sat beside him and rested her head on his shoulder. "You look tired."

"It's nothing. I was just working on the 2nd gen nanites. By the way, how's the deal go?" He asked while rubbing his eyes with a large yawn.

"We caught them and did on-field interrogation. After Diana broke their limbs, they finally spilled the beans...They are just some hired muscles by someone from the Lex Corp," She replied, "Their job was to get that mutated plant and get rid of Pamela. But here's the interesting thing..."

"Let me guess, a mole in our R&D department?" He chuckled as he rubbed his eyes.

"You knew?" She blinked in surprise.

"No, I didn't. I guessed it," He replied with a chuckle. "Anyway, did you figure out who was it?"

Pamela made some coffee for them and then returned with two mugs. She placed it on Bruce's desk.

"Thanks," He nodded to her and took a sip.

"Well, it was... Umm... Your lab partner," Selina said looking toward Pamela, "Lisa."

"Haaa... So, she was the one," Pamela sighed in disappointment, "I knew she was ambitious, trying to climb the ladder, and she always talked about how much money we were going to make after selling the medicines made from that Mutated Ivy Plant. I should have known. It was my mistake to trust her."

"Don't blame yourself for her greed," Selina patted her hand.

"But if I had known..." She said in disappointment. "Bruce was against her from the beginning, but I wanted to give her a chance. It was a mistake. I am sorry."

"Don't be. Learn from this mistake and don't repeat it in the future. And don't let this incident get to you too much. We all make mistakes," Bruce gave her a comforting pat on her shoulder. "So, what matters next is what you do after this mistake." He took out a tracker from his pocket and placed it on the desk before Pamela, "Since she is still carrying the company's phone, it would be a piece of cake to track her down. Now, we could turn her over to the cops or... We could use her to our advantage."

"Ok," Pamela nodded, taking the tracker. "I will track her down and get a confession of whoever she is working for. Once I am done, I will return and then we can decide what to do with her." She stood up to leave.

"I will go with you," Selina said as she stood up as well.

"No, I need to do this alone," Pamela replied.

"But..." Selina started, but Bruce spoke up, "Remember what you told me about relying on my friends? That goes both ways. So, don't try to do everything by yourself. Let us help you."

"Bruce is right," Selina added.

"It's... Just some missing pieces, Sam... Things don't add up in these cases, like they are not a single case but different cases involving the same people," She pulled out the files of the puppet case, "All of them had a connection with each other. At least once in their life, they worked for the Lex Corp. But things changed, a few years back. They all left at the same time. And after almost twenty-plus years, someone decided to murder them one by one... It just makes no sense."

"You think Lex Luthor is involved in this? I mean, it's Lex Corp we are talking about, the second-largest company in the world after Wayne Enterprises," He scratched his head. "And considering the amount of money he has, he could have hired assassins and mercenaries to do his dirty work, so there's not a chance for the investigation to lead to him. It's not like the killer left calling cards behind. Whoever the killer is, he is a pro and savage."

'He? How did he know the killer was a male, not a female?' She wondered. What made her even more suspicious was the fact that Sam's recent behavior. He was a shy rookie, but lately, she felt like he was an all-new person. The way he speaks to her or his colleagues... She thought he was trying too hard, but that little slip of his tongue. It didn't go unnoticed.

"Yup! Anyway," She switched off the computer and stood up without sipping the coffee Sam brought her, "I'm done for today. Time to go home, rookie."

"Oh, don't worry. I am on night patrol today. God, I swear I hate Paul," He mumbled in complaint.

"Let me guess, he dumped the shift on you again," She laughed.

"Yes. And that lazy slob didn't even let me use his car," Sam complained.

"You complain, yet you cover for him. You should just report it, officially."

"Nah! His wife's pregnant. So, I can't be too hard on the guy."

"You do know that you just complained about him in front of me, right?" She gathered her things in her bag and took the coffee mug.

"You are off-duty, ma'am," He said with a grin.

"Hahaha..." She shook her head with a little chuckle, "Anyway, keep up the good work, rookie. And I might just approve your request for that Lisa murder case."

"You serious?!" He asked with an excited grin, "YEAHH!"

She laughed, looking at his enthusiasm. "Anyway, good night, and I will see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, ma'am."

Alice left the building and went to the garage. She opened her car's door and took the driver's seat. Then she activated the AI glasses, "Batman, I think there's a mole in GCPD. I am sending you his information. It might be related to the puppet case." She then opened an evidence bag and dropped the mug with coffee into it, 'Time to check out my suspicions.'

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