American comics: Only I know the plot

Chapter 47 Infiltrating Arkham

Batman told him everything that happened at the Arkham backdoor, and after realizing he had missed the best opportunity, Levi immediately returned to the police station to meet up with Gordon.

As for Batman, he declined Levi's invitation to ride in the police car and drove off in the Batmobile.

When Li Wei arrived at the police station, the guy was already sitting in the conference room with Gordon, waiting for him.

The police station's conference room was shrouded in a hazy atmosphere under the pale white lights, and the air was filled with the mixed smells of coffee and tobacco.

Li Wei stood at the front of the conference table, reached out and rubbed his nose. For non-smokers, the smell was indeed a bit hard to accept.

In front of him was an open layout of Arkham Asylum and a document about Klein.

Rubbing his head, Li Wei tried his best to connect all the clues together.

He looked at Gordon, completely ignoring Batman who had gone ahead.

It's just the Batmobile; Li Wei doesn't care about it.

"If you ask me, directly investigating Klein might alert him and make him more vigilant."

He had worked in Arkham for many years and had deep roots in the field, not only as an appraiser but also in charge of the psychological treatment of some prisoners.

Moreover, he has close ties with the hospital and also has Maroney as an outside ally. Without solid evidence, we probably can't do anything.

After saying this, Li Wei rubbed his temples in pain.

Gotham's messed-up system, even knowing that Klein is a scarecrow and conducting human experiments, is powerless to stop it.

But as a member of the police force, he was constrained by rules and regulations and couldn't do much.

Thinking of this, he turned and glanced at Batman, seemingly understanding the guy somewhat.

When the system fails to bring justice, becoming a vigilante may be a good option.

However, lacking both this guy's financial power and Spider-Man's superpowers, this seems to be quite difficult.

Levi's words made Gordon frown: "You mean, send in an undercover agent?"

"That's right." Li Wei pulled up a police officer's file and projected it on the screen. "Officer Robin, excellent combat skills, and strong mental fortitude."

Moreover, he's a new recruit to the police force, not yet corrupted, and completely trustworthy.

"But Robin has already officially joined the company, and many people probably know him..."

Gordon was somewhat worried; the Gotham Police Department was completely transparent and had no secrets whatsoever.

Although he knew that sending in undercover agents was a good idea, he did not immediately agree because of the personal safety of the police officers.

"Identity exposure is indeed a risk, but I think with a little disguise, there shouldn't be any problems."

As Li Wei spoke, he casually drew a line on the screen, and a black mark immediately appeared on Robin's face.

The simulated scar runs from the left eye across the entire face, extending to the right chin.

The addition of this hideous scar to Robin's face completely changed his demeanor.

"To make things easier, my idea is to have Robin disguise himself a little."

To meet Klein's experimental needs, I think Maronny is in dire need of fresh "materials" right now.

If a new person were to join Arkham, I think it would be easy to attract their attention.

I have designed a complete background for him: a construction worker who suffers a mental breakdown due to unemployment.

He was taken to the police station for alcoholism and fighting, and later showed violent tendencies and delusional symptoms, and was advised to be sent to Arkham.

I will arrange the procedures in advance to ensure that the undercover agent can successfully infiltrate.

Of course, if you really think Robin isn't suitable, you can use her as an undercover agent.

After saying all that, Levi continued to explain to Gordon and Batman.

"The undercover agent's mission is to disguise himself, gain Klein's trust, and secretly investigate the location of the laboratory and identify evidence of forgery."

Li Wei paused for a moment, then added, "I will equip the undercover agents with miniature communicators and positioning devices to facilitate regular reporting."

If the undercover agent is exposed, we can launch a rescue operation immediately.

After rattling off his plan in one breath, Levi felt it was absurd, since Arkham was clearly on Gotham's territory.

However, the Gotham Police Department can only investigate Arkham by placing an undercover agent.

It has to be said that this can be considered a kind of dark humor.

Gordon looked at Robin on the screen, whose demeanor had changed drastically, thought for a while, and finally nodded slightly.

"I think your plan is feasible, but before implementing it, I think it's necessary to get Robin's opinion."

"Of course, that's only right. I'm not someone who disregards the safety of police officers."

Gordon's approval made Levi feel much more relaxed; at least he had a goal to strive for and wasn't at a loss.

Batman, standing at the other end of the conference room, listened quietly to the two men's discussion without saying a word.

Instead, they looked at Robin's photo on the screen with great interest, seemingly developing a strong interest in the young man.

...

Two days later, everything was ready.

Robin, using the alias Fils, disguised himself and, as planned, engaged in a drunken brawl on the street before being taken to the police station by patrolling officers.

He screamed and smashed things in the police station, claiming he had seen the devil.

Seeing Robin smash the police station to pieces, even though his behavior perfectly fit the symptoms of "mental instability," Levi always felt that the kid was doing it on purpose.

The police then contacted Arkham according to procedure. To everyone's surprise, Arkham, who was usually slow to act, acted exceptionally quickly this time.

A day later, Arkham Asylum issued a professional psychological assessment report, which Klein, as Arkham's full-time psychiatrist, signed.

Looking at the diagnosis on the report, "typical paranoid schizophrenia, requiring involuntary treatment," Li Wei knew that the matter had been settled.

I wonder if Robin is still getting used to being in Arkham.

...

"Let me out, you bastards!"

Robin successfully entered Arkham as a mental patient.

Strictly following Li Wei's instructions, they pretended to be irritable, easily angered, and mentally confused patients.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he was directly placed in the intensive care unit.

Despite his desperate shouting, no one paid him any attention.

Every day, apart from someone bringing him food on time, no one shows up or talks to him.

The feeling of loneliness began to torment Robin, and for the first time he experienced the agony of being alone.

Over the next three days, he deliberately acted as if he were ill while secretly observing the situation.

Three days later, he was finally moved from his single room to a communal ward.

He discovered that Arkham's management, while seemingly strict, was actually riddled with loopholes.

Some guards openly accepted bribes and turned a blind eye to the violations of some "patients".

After being transferred to another ward, he could see a small path from the window of his new ward.

At the end of the path was a storage room. The iron door of the storage room was covered with mottled rust and looked quite old.

Strangely, however, there were always two guards standing at the door of this inconspicuous storage room.

One night, he accidentally discovered that Klein was going to the storeroom alone late at night, where a secret was obviously hidden.