The moment he said that, everyone else was stunned.
Ever since Batman had arrived, he had kept emphasizing that now was not the time to hunt down the mole.
Batman's logic was simple. The vampires wanted to plant a nail within the Justice League precisely so they would throw themselves into chaos and have no time or energy left to curb the vampires' expansion outside.
By the principle that the more the enemy wanted you to do something, the less you should do it, spending vast amounts of time and effort hunting the mole now would be worse than proceeding step by step—using the methods the Justice League excelled at to destroy the bases the vampires had built and eliminate the forces they had assembled.
In other words, there were no weaklings in the Justice League. The damage a mole could inflict on them was far less than the damage the League's powerhouses could inflict on the other vampires. It was a worthwhile trade.
Superman and Wonder Woman were already used to following Batman's lead, so although they were worried about the mole as well, they ultimately decided to listen to him.
But Green Lantern, Martian Hunter, and Aquaman had somewhat different opinions. Some believed letting the mole remain free was harming their companions. Some thought that if they did not catch the mole, their future operations would be disrupted. Others felt that disregarding their companions' safety just to cause the greatest possible damage was far too cold-blooded.
The members debated for ages without reaching a unified answer, but unexpectedly, Batman—who had originally insisted on proceeding as usual—relented and agreed to find the mole first.
Standing at the head of the conference table, he said, "Since you do not wish to work in an atmosphere filled with suspicion and anxiety,