That night, Spider-Man climbed through a window into the electronic information archives of the Gotham City Public Library. Using one of the computers there, he looked up information on the chemical plant where Joker worked.
The plant was called ACE Chemical Plant and belonged to Wayne Enterprises. While looking into Wayne Enterprises, Spider-Man discovered that its current leader, Bruce Wayne, was the one funding Batman's vigilante activities.
Spider-Man instinctively felt that something was off, but since it was not the focus of his investigation, he let it slide without looking further into it.
Spider-Man merely gathered everything on the Web about Bruce Wayne attending various events, as well as his gossip-column scandals. From that, he deduced Bruce Wayne's approximate daily routine and recent schedule.
Picking a time when Bruce Wayne had just finished an important meeting and returned to his office to review reports, Spider-Man went straight to Bruce Wayne's office.
"Hi, hello, buddy. I'm Spider-Man. There are a few things I'd like to discuss with you. Can I have five minutes of your time?"
Bruce had never imagined that after leaving the surveillance room for only a short while to handle some business matters, he would run into Spider-Man here, free from surveillance.
Still, he put on an act, disguising himself as a wealthy businessman panicking over some weirdo breaking into his office.
"Who are you? What do you want? I warn you, get out of here right now, or I'll call the police!"
"I'm afraid that will be difficult, sir. I've cut all the phone lines within two kilometers. But I'm sure it's for your own good, because the matter I'm about to discuss with you absolutely cannot be heard by the police. Otherwise, it could have a very negative impact on your company."
Bruce stared intently at