DC: I am Bruce Wayne

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.

I guess the Edward of this universe is unhinged as well just like the Riddler from the comics, movies, and shows... Damn it, I was really hoping that I did not have to kill a victim of child abuse one day.