"What? Come teach students on your side? No, I'm afraid I can't do that. I've got a pile of trouble here... You know why, of course. Before Batman returned, the lunatics in Arkham Asylum had been quiet and hadn't caused any trouble. But now that Batman is back, every last one of them is excited. I'm helping Commissioner Gordon investigate the Riddler case. I don't have time to go to another universe, so Barry will have to go instead..."
Schiller set down the phone and sighed. He turned slightly to look at the torrential rain outside his office window. Eight hours had passed since the hurricane made landfall in Main Universe Gotham, and Main Universe Batman had successfully returned to Gotham with a vast amount of energy, but things were far from over.
This hurricane had been exceptionally violent. The rainfall within twelve hours was close to breaking records. Both the upper and lower districts of Gotham had flooded. Rich and poor alike were stuck at home watching the sea.
And the disasters caused by the storm went far beyond that. Many long-neglected houses had collapsed. Utility poles and trees along the roads had been blown down, and some cars had even been sent flying. Everything was chaos, and everyone was overwhelmed.
About two hours earlier, the Gotham Police Department's Lighting Power Supply had suddenly gone out. Half an hour later, the electricity returned, but a corpse floated out of the already flooded underground parking garage. Unfortunately, the victim was another informant Penguin had just bought off.
A riddle had been carved into the corpse's chest, but because the body had soaked in water for quite some time, the exact words could no longer be made out. The evidence technicians and forensic department were helpless, so Gordon could only invite