This was different from mind-reading. It was more like an emotional connection born of mutual understanding, incapable of conveying any actual information, yet Schiller could still understand what Jena was confused about.
Schiller was not accustomed to communicating this way, but he repeated his answer in his mind as clearly as he could, hoping Jena would understand.
Jena seemed to have actually understood.
"Time."
Jena repeated the word, and her face suddenly turned pale. She seemed to have realized the greatest flaw in her plan.
That was the silver coin.
The instant Jena looked up at Batman, she found that Batman was looking at her too. The girl's expression hardened with resolve. She had to find the traitor and save her brother.
A loud thud jolted Jena from her thoughts. Green Lantern had collapsed onto the table, and everyone turned in that direction.
The Flash walked over and patted Green Lantern on the back, but Green Lantern did not react. Everyone began to panic, and The Flash looked at Batman. "He might need emergency treatment..."
Batman remained unmoved.
"I don't think we can waste any more time here." Most people agreed with The Flash. He said, "Most of what we've discussed has been useless for resolving the vampire disaster. Since Green Lantern is the prime suspect, examine him and let us out. Anything would be better than staying here."
"When did I say Green Lantern was the prime suspect?"
Batman's words silenced everyone. They truly could not understand why Batman was not targeting Green Lantern, whose behavior had been the most abnormal. It was like ignoring the elephant in the room.
Batman remained seated, his hands flat on his thighs, his posture perfectly proper. The others waited for him to speak, but he stayed silent.
"I agree. We can't keep