Chapter 133: God’s Eyes (1)

Chapter 133: God’s Eyes (1)

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"An unexpected situation... an unexpected turn of events... In the face of those, you too will face your true self."

- Makishima Shogo, (Psycho-Pass)

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<(Bruce Wayne POV)>

"What did he do now?" I asked with a tired sigh as I watched the heavily armored cars race toward their destination, which according to Cortana was the GCPD headquarters.

"For the last month, Edward has been attempting to blackmail or assault multiple high-value targets from Gotham in an effort to get some incriminating evidence against the Gotham Renewal fund that your parents set up, trying his best to link them directly to the scam that resulted from the fund. This is all because he despises you and holds a grudge against the Wayne name... Initially, it was pretty easy to thwart his plans, no matter what they were and since you were really busy for the past month, I tried to take care of it myself.

A sudden loud notification, an anonymous call to the cops, a warning to the victims of his plan, or messing with his electronic devices were all it took to stop him, but it seems that he has suddenly improved his game for some reason. From doing everything on his own, he has taken a pretty big leap to hiring professional criminals from some small-time gangs to blow up the entire GCPD HQ in order to sow chaos. I am still researching how he got the funds for hiring these men or buying the resources needed for what he has planned, but I am pretty sure that somebody else is supporting him, somebody much more influential." Cortana informed through the bracelet as I continued to drive with a stoic look on my face.

"What happened Bruce? Is it something important? If you need my help to slay someone trying to harm an innocent, then just know that it is my duty as the champion of Themyscira." Diana, who was trying to listen in on my conversation with Cortana, suggested from beside me, her voice carrying a weight of responsibility.

"No, it's fine. It's merely work. Honestly, this is pretty much a typical weekday in Gotham for me... even though we're currently in Athens," I responded, smiling. "You know what? You haven't experienced the local music, have you? You should give our songs a listen; you might enjoy them," I suggested as I turned on the car radio to a random station playing Beyoncé's 'Irreplaceable', the recent hit of the year.

As I turned the volume up, Diana looked at me with a slightly suspicious gaze but just shrugged the next moment and focused on the song. She seemed quite impressed with both the radio in the car and the song that was currently playing on it.

"Coming back to our conversation, Cortana, how do you know that the Riddler is going to attack the GCPD HQ and what do you think is his end objective for this very... stupid and dangerous plan?" I asked with a raise of one of my eyebrows.

"The GPS in their car is set to show directions to the headquarters of GCPD and the gang members he recruited made plenty of phone calls to their "homies" to tell them to watch the 9'o clock news today if they want to watch some cops burn like pigs on a barbeque. So, figuring out their target wasn't exactly a big deal. However, I am still not clear on what he truly wants though I suspect that it might be the official documents regarding the investigation of Gotham Renewal fund and Carmine Falsone.

The cops and the FBI are trying to keep the true magnitude of the scam a secret to prevent discontent amongst the public, but Edward most probably wants to use all of those details to cause massive citywide unrest and revolts. And of course, we all know what happens when a city like Gotham goes through mass unrest." Cortana answered in a flat voice, revealing Riddler's ominous plans.

"... Why can't just criminals stick to their age-old jobs of robbing banks and selling drugs?" I grumbled with a sigh.

The algorithm could enable people to see the true future and that is very dangerous, especially for the "me" right now. It would enable me to stop crime even before it happens, to know about criminals the moment they are born and that is something I don't want to know. I have seen too many movies to not understand how that sort of power can get over anyone's head, even mine. No amount of willpower is enough to have a power like that and not mess with it. Remember, with power comes responsibility but with absolute power comes absolute responsibility, something that I am not quite ready for... yet." I retorted, explaining to Cortana why I didn't want to use the algorithm so soon even though it truly was OP.

"But you will not be the one to use the algorithm, Bruce. I'll be the one using it and I promise that I'll only use it for a few seconds to eliminate the Riddler gang. It will be like a controlled experiment. We won't find out the complete future, but we will definitely know if the algorithm works or not. Plus, there is no other way to stop the convoy before they reach the GCPD HQ. Even if we inform the cops present there right now about Riddler's attack, they would still not be ready for the number of explosives and weapons those four cars are carrying with them. Even if the cops somehow managed to win, they would still only be able to do it with heavy losses." Cortana successfully argued.

"... Sigh Fine, you win." I ultimately gave in with a sigh before looking at Diana through the corner of my eyes, finding her still happily humming to a piece of indie music. We will test out if 'God's Eyes' actually works or not. However, don't expect me to let you use this algorithm regularly. Also, you will ONLY use it to eliminate Riddler's gang, not anything else." I commanded in a stern voice.

"Aye aye, captain. Now just say the magic words," she said with a teasing voice.

"... Activate sequence, God's Eyes. The password is 'fat-bat-007'. Set data analysis capacity to automatic. The mission is to get rid of Riddler and his gang without leaving any evidence or witness as well as without anyone finding out about our involvement in any way. Initiate command." I finally uttered with some slight hesitation.

"Sequence and command initiated," Cortana replied to my words in a cold machine-like voice.

Let's see just how effective this algorithm is at its current stage.

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