Batman was reading an investigative report on soil contamination in Natural Forest Land in the study at Wayne Manor. Fox had actually arranged for someone to prepare it, intending to cause trouble for Zhalabang Chemical Plant and disrupt their bidding competition over investment in GTO.
Batman had expected the chemical plant to be polluting the area, but he had not expected it to be this severe, or to have started so early. Looking at one horrifying figure after another, he could not help rubbing his forehead.
Though it was already late, the contamination still had to be cleaned up. But cleanup would cost money, and the budget for investing in GTO could not be touched. Where was he supposed to find the funds?
Just as Batman sank into thought, he suddenly heard a noise from the garden. Looking down, he met a pair of large brown eyes blazing with fury.
With a whoosh, a petite black figure leaped onto the second-floor balcony and charged into his study.
Batman knew he was still Bruce Wayne right now, so he put on a terrified expression. But Catwoman showed him no courtesy whatsoever and slapped him across the face the moment she came in.
"You damned liar! You and your accomplice got me hunted down! Did you know this would happen all along?!"
Batman was stunned by the slap, but Catwoman was still cursing. "If you hadn't turned into a block of ice and fallen on top of me, I never would've been caught, and that man who looked so respectable never would've tricked me!"
"Now I can't even go to the airport! They'll mobilize the police to arrest me any minute! If I end up in prison, don't think you'll get off easy either!"
From her uninterrupted stream of abuse, Batman pieced