Martin Variety in American Comics.

Chapter 510: Unfavorable Speculations (Please subscribe and read, monthly ticket recommendation!)
"I can continue to delve into the brains of the security team members and search for last night's memories. No matter how outstanding a mind master is, he cannot erase all the memories in the brain. There will definitely be some traces left."

Martian Manhunter is not a police officer, but thinking of Bruce's whereabouts, he decided to take a risk.

"Wait until I check Bruce's room. If there are other clues, it will be more convenient for you to investigate."

Martin was still thinking about his discovery on the first floor. He had a preliminary prediction in his mind about what happened in the building last night, but he didn't want this prediction to come true.

"right here!"

Zhou Zanxi walked in front, climbed the stairs according to Martin's instructions, and soon arrived at Bruce's room.

The girl looked around the room, like a puppy sniffing out something. "It's really strange. There's no one around this room. Don't these people know how to protect the scene?"

"Bruce's disappearance is still a secret, and no one in this building should know what happened."

Martin ended the communication with the Martian Hunter, pointed his hand holding the Mother Box forward, and the door with an automatic sensing door lock opened directly.

"Be careful. Even though it's just a temporary residence, Bruce has installed traps in the room for self-protection."

Martin gave a reminder but did not step forward to point out the trap to Zhou Zanxi.

"I'm no stranger to dealing with traps, just watch out!"

Zhou Zanxi patted her chest confidently, then took out a talisman paper and chanted a spell softly. The talisman paper ignited without fire and turned into ants, which crawled out from under her feet and went into every corner of the room.

"I saw where the traps were. My God, Uncle Bruce has only lived here for two days, how did he fill this room with traps?"

Zhou Zanxi and the ants she created with magic shared vision and saw the traps that were almost everywhere in the corners of the room. She couldn't help but be surprised at Bruce's hands-on ability.

“That’s the kind of person he is.”

Martin was also helpless about Bruce's habit: "Did you see the trap being triggered?"

"The traps all had a layer of dust on them and didn't look like they had been triggered and then reset."

Zhou Zanxi was also surprised, which meant that Bruce might not have discovered the accident in the room, and their clues might have been broken.

"I'm going to cut these traps off, if that's okay with you."

"Do it!"

With a series of clicking sounds, all the traps in the room were released. Martin took Zhou Zanxi in and observed everything in the room.

This is a very typical hotel suite with a very high security level. There is a special film on the glass, which not only ensures that people outside cannot observe the interior of the room, but also maintains a certain amount of heat to prevent instruments such as thermal imaging.

The room was stocked with all the necessities, but they had all been replaced with items brought by the Justice League, which had been taken back by the security team for inspection.

"Clean, tidy, and without any clutter. If I hadn't known this in advance, I would have thought this was a soldier's room, not Uncle Bruce's."

Zhou Zanxi walked around the room carefully but did not find any useful clues.

"Bruce is integrating his identity. If it were in the past, he would have deliberately messed up the room as Bruce and waited for someone to clean it up. But it's different now."

Martin also didn't find anything useful, so he wrapped Bruce's hair with talisman paper and used the same spell to find the traces left by Bruce in the room.

In a private room like the bedroom, Bruce left not only footprints, but also fingerprints and marks left by lying on the bed.

These traces were clearer than those in the lobby on the first floor. Zhou Zanxi could guess what Bruce was doing at that location at a glance.

Judging from these traces, Bruce only worked and slept in the room. The footprints went back and forth between the office and the bedroom, and then to the bathroom. Apart from these three places, he had never been anywhere else.

"Bruce left the room."

Martin squatted in front of the gate, looking at the faint flames.

Zhou Zanxi squatted beside him and asked curiously: "Bruce must leave the room, otherwise how can he attend the meeting?"

"I mean, he left the room last night."

Martin pointed at the footprints on the floor. Zhou Zanxi lowered her head and looked at the flames more closely, only to find that there were three layers of flaming footprints leading outwards.

"According to members of the security team, Bruce has only left the room twice since arriving here. Once was to meet with representatives from the University of East China, and once was to leave here to attend a meeting today."

People like Bruce have a lot, but nothing is theirs.

Ordinary people can take time to travel for a few hours when they come to this place, but Bruce can only stay in the room except for necessary work, all for the purpose of ensuring his safety.

Even with all the caution, Bruce still encountered an accident.

"Do you need me to explain why the footprints leaving the room in the middle were left by Bruce last night?"

Martin looked at Zhou Zanxi.

The girl's face suddenly puffed up, and she said angrily, "I'm not a brainless vase. Bruce only got here yesterday, and apart from the two things he had to do, he only had last night left to do."

"Well said."

Martin stood up, flipped the panel of the mother box in his hand, directly hacked into the surveillance system of the building, and retrieved all the videos of last night.

The mother box projected the screen and played the video footage in front of Bruce's door last night at a high speed.

The videos were so blurry that only shadows remained, but Martin was still able to capture the information in the images, not missing any details of the picture.

"There was nothing in the video, just a blank."

Martin did not look at any other footage, but made a simple investigation and sent it back to the Justice League.

"There's obviously something fishy going on here! But why aren't you angry at all?"

Zhou Zanxi looked at Martin's calm expression and was completely confused.

"The other party was obviously well prepared. How could they make a mistake in something as simple as surveillance video?"

Martin had seen this possibility coming, so he wasn't surprised by the outcome.

"Wait here, don't move!"

Martin walked to the bedroom and used his telepathic power to contact the Martian Manhunter again.

"Bruce was not attacked in his room. It was too clean here, and there was no sign of a fight. Even if Darkseid was there in person, he couldn't have done it to this extent."

"Also, I found his footprints when he left the room in the middle of the night. You can now search the brains of those members to find out who Bruce went to meet. This is the key."

"There aren't many things that can make Bruce suddenly change his plans. I believe you already have an idea."

The Martian Hunter did not use his psychic power to peer into Martin's brain, but he guessed something based on his understanding of him.

Martin did not answer this question, but instead talked about something else: "What's the response from the University of the East?"

"They are surprised by Bruce's disappearance and will do their best to help us find Bruce." Martian Hunter felt a headache as he didn't feel anything wrong from the other party.

"All the reactions were reasonable. They were caught off guard. Faced with the situation in Myanmar, they could only send some young people."

"Please inform them of my identity. I am going to meet their representative in Myanmar."

Martin quickly made a decision, which surprised Martian Manhunter.

"Are you sure you want to do this? If you reveal your identity now, wouldn't it seem like you are showing off your weakness and make them think that we have no other options."

Martian Manhunter doesn't want Martin to show up so soon, he is the real trump card of the Justice League.

As long as Martin is still here, the members of the Justice League will have the confidence to continue fighting.

The University of the East is a country that is divided into many factions. There are also great differences in their attitudes towards the Justice League. If Martin reveals his identity like this, it won't be long before the whole world knows his secret.

Although this is not a big deal, even if someone knows Martin's identity, they can't do anything to him, but it will still cause him trouble.

"If they really think so, there is nothing I can do."

Martin gave an ambiguous answer, which made the Martian Hunter unsure of his thoughts, but out of trust he still did as he was told.

A few minutes later, the voice of Martian Manhunter sounded in Martin's ears: "The other party said that all their previous relationships with the Justice League will not be affected by this incident. The representative is waiting for you to visit."

"Okay, keep me informed if anything happens."

Martin's action was tantamount to pushing himself to the front of the stage, but he didn't feel anything. He had become accustomed to this day that was destined to come.

“Hopefully there will be some good news next.”

The Martian Hunter was a little anxious, which was unusual for him, but thinking of Martin's risky behavior, he couldn't help but worry about him.

Martin smiled slightly, hung up the phone, and then came to Zhou Zanxi.

"I need to meet with the representative to discuss rescuing Bruce. Would you be interested in coming with me?"

"what?"

When Zhou Zanxi heard the news, she jumped up, hit her head on the ceiling, and then fell on her butt on the floor, but none of these could suppress the surprise in her heart.

"Anyone who can meet Bruce must be of high status, right?"

The girl felt a little guilty, her eyes moving around as if she was looking at something around her.

Although she had not done anything illegal, she still felt uneasy.

"At least he is from the capital."

Martin understood Zhou Zanxi's concerns. As the saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials. When ordinary people face government officials, they will naturally feel the oppression of authority.

But he had a good impression of the girl and hoped that she could go further, not necessarily into the government, but could do more.

"Wow, the most powerful official I've ever seen in my life was the one I saw at customs before going to Gotham. Now... this... I'm with you..."

Zhou Zanxi's mind was a mess and she had no idea how to describe the current situation. Her hands kept turning around like helicopter propellers.

"Don't worry, the Justice League is not a terrorist organization. Being with us is not a heinous crime."

Martin smiled and calmed the girl's panic: "In the future, the Justice League and Dongda will inevitably cooperate, and an organization will be needed to coordinate. You can't take on this responsibility now, but you can try."

"It sounds very tempting. Every time I go home for the New Year, my family asks me to hurry up and take the civil service exam. If they knew that we were meeting directly with representatives from the capital, they might even open an ancestral hall to burn incense."

Zhou Zanxi's hometown is in the southeast, and her family has a tradition of alchemy, so it is normal for her to pay attention to these things.

"I want to remind you that this kind of thing is not that simple. If you are not careful, you may lose your head."

Martin did not describe any bright future for Zhou Zanxi, that was pure nonsense.

The cooperation between the Justice League and the University of Tokyo is not that simple. It will inevitably involve countless conflicts of interest, and the only thing that matters is the interests.

"I can give it a try. You will protect me, right?"

Zhou Zanxi was moved. As a young person, she always had the ambition to do something big.

"Of course we will protect you, but you have to understand that once you step into something, you can only move forward and there is no turning back."

"Next, I will keep my mouth shut and not say a word. Just treat me as an ordinary follower."

Zhou Zanxi was also frightened by Martin's words. She knew that this matter was not that simple, but she did not want to give up the opportunity, so she made a decision to cover up her mistake.

"As long as you show up, your face will be remembered by the other party, and then your family situation will be investigated thoroughly. It doesn't matter whether you speak or not."

Martin burst Zhou Zanxi's fantasy.

"You can leave. This is not an easy decision to make. My offer still stands."

"I'd better leave!"

Zhou Zanxi did not have the courage to make this decision. She had both parents, a harmonious family, and a bright future at the University of Tokyo. She really did not have the courage to make such a decision.

"I understand. It's human nature."

Martin used the mother box to open the sonic boom channel and sent her directly in, and kept comforting her not to feel too stressed.

Then he left Bruce's room.

The room of the East University representative was not far away, on the same floor as Bruce, but on the other side of the building, so walking there was no different from climbing the stairs.

"Sir, please identify yourself!"

As soon as Martin walked to the door, he was stopped by the bodyguard.

They raised their hands to block Martin, with one hand behind their backs, their bodies tense and ready to draw their guns at any sign of trouble.

"Relax, my name is Martin. Your superiors should know that I will be here. Don't be so nervous. I am not an enemy."

Martin cooperated with the bodyguards, standing in place with his hands raised without any movement.

The bodyguards did not use any violence. They just used headsets to communicate with people inside the room. They only let down their guard after getting a response.

"Mr. Ma, I'm sorry! Please come with us!"

The bodyguard took Martin, pushed open the door of the room and walked in.

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