DC Tyrant
Chapter 173

Strange

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More than 300 people share the name Barry Allen? The surname Allen in the United States evolved from "aluinn," which means beautiful or handsome.

Since the United States. Census Bureau began compiling its surname report, Allen ranks 32nd, with 465,948 people on the list.

United States surnames are extremely complex. People of all races from around the world bring their own surnames, which are strange, varied and diverse, making it the most diverse in the world.

With over 400,000 people bearing the surname Allen, having more than 300 people named Barry Allen doesn't seem like a lot to Ba Di; on the contrary, it seems like too few! But having more than 300 Barry Allen in a Central City is rather excessive and strange.

"His mother is dead, either from a home invasion robbery or from some other cause."

After saying that, Ba Di poured himself a glass of vodka, the clear liquid swirling and shimmering in the glass.

He got up from the chair.

This is the thirteenth floor, his office. It's not very tall. Through the window, it's like watching a fire from across the river. You can vaguely see the towering buildings of the Metropolis in the distance, with their dazzling lights, bustling and colorful.

The sky was overcast and dark, with no stars or moon in sight.

He downed the vodka in one gulp, the pure taste of alcohol piercing his throat and sliding deep down, bringing with it a stinging sensation in every inch of his body, a burning, intense pain that made Ba Di's mind unusually clear and calm.

"A total of seven people died after losing their mothers. None of them died from home invasion robbery. Three of them died accidentally: one by suicide, one in a fire, and two fell into the sea while traveling. Their bodies were found without any suspicious circumstances. This does not match the information provided."

"A thorough investigation is needed. I want every member of Barry Allen's family, his ancestral history, to search for any who may have slipped through the net."

A hint of doubt flickered in Ba Di's deep eyes. From Batman's experiences, he could basically conclude that the trajectories of some characters seemed to remain unchanged.

Some figures hold significant weight in this world and their paths don't change without reason, like Batman.

He witnessed the death of Batman's father. At the time, he could have stopped the tragedy if he had wanted to, but he didn't, allowing Batman's father to die anyway.

This is a test, and it also reveals that some characters will evolve along the same trajectory as if he hadn't intervened.

His arrival is something that can create a butterfly effect.

That's why we need to carry out all our plans more quickly and make full use of everything we can.

He hung up the phone and instructed Leon to send over all the current information so he could continue investigating.

The number of Barry Allen seems a bit abnormally high, but this situation also seems quite normal.

It's like... misleading! The word flashed through Ba Di's clear mind. He could detect anything abnormal. Even though he needed to focus all his energy on dealing with Jor-El and could only spare an hour or two each day to handle these miscellaneous matters, he could still find clues and sense the existence of something illogical from various pieces of information.

He dialed another number named ' Nasus '.

Nasus was one of his clever and agile subordinates, like a monkey. He was given a special ability by Ba Di: an extremely sensitive sense of smell, 1800 times more sensitive than a human's. He could distinguish subtle odors that even sophisticated instruments could not detect, and differentiate between many different scents.

Nasus was sent to Coast City to search for Hal Jordan. Hal Jordan's background has not changed much. His father was a pilot who died during the test flight of the latest aircraft. His lover, Carol, was his childhood sweetheart. Hal and Hal had Green Lantern and purple Lantern Ring respectively.

Ba Di is very interested in this ring that grants power simply through willpower. He plans to research it and mass-produce it for use, as it would make for a decent mass-produced armed force.

However, the result he obtained made his eyes narrow slightly.

"Boss, I'm organizing some data and I'm planning to send it to you."

"In Coast City, we did not find Hal Jordan's father, whom you mentioned, nor did we find any test pilots who died in plane crashes during test flights."

"Among them, in Coast City, I searched for people with the same name and found that there are more than two hundred Hal Jordan."

"I'm organizing the data!"

Ba Di's expression hardened; this was definitely no ordinary being.

The surname Jordan isn't more common in the United States than Allen, and it doesn't even rank in the census surname report, yet there are still two hundred people with the Hal Jordan? What's the point of having this Hal Jordan? Ba Di hung up the phone, feeling a vague sense that someone was targeting him, about to unleash a large net to envelop him.

"Hera, where is Victor Stone now?"

Victor Stone is Cyborg, whom Ba Di intends to turn into his machine to monitor Earth. In the future, he will need to transform him into Cyborg for Bucky's own use.

If things remain the same, it's simple: Ba Di can use a little trickery to turn him into Cyborg for his own use. If he fails, it doesn't matter; it's just a human life lost.

He had already arranged to monitor some important figures earlier.

Hera, with her fair skin and dressed in a simple white Greece dress that revealed a large expanse of skin, was projected in front of Ba Di and said, "Twelve hours ago, Victor Stone and his father boarded Ferris Aviation plane to visit his aunt in New York State."

Where is Bruce Wayne?

After dealing with Jor-El and obtaining the Codex of Life, Ba Di plans to control the future Batman by altering his memories or subconsciously guiding the spores. Therefore, he has been in constant contact with the Gotham underworld, checking Bruce Wayne's location 24 hours a day.

"The last message I received was that his butler took him away from the Wayne Manor to Florida State to see a circus and relax," Hera said.

Ba Di pondered.

It was a coincidence that they disappeared from Ba Di's sight at the same time.

Afterwards, Ba Di questioned several key individuals under his observation, including Billy Batson, the future Shazam (who doesn't have that name yet). Ba Di deduced his location through the orphanage and the family that would adopt him; he was just a little kid at the time, and Ba Di found him through various means.

The Jaime Reyes family, the future Blue Beetle, are being secretly monitored by Ba Di.

Constantine, who is only thirteen years old, is also the one who plans to deal with Jor-El, obtain the Codex of Life, and then absorb him into his subordinates to brainwash, control, and build Magic Legion.

There are many other villains, those with some ability and exploitable value, whose locations have been roughly or carefully investigated by Ba Di, or who have been placed under surveillance, awaiting further developments.

After reviewing numerous records, even with Ba Di's keen insight, he found nothing unusual.

In other words...

Only Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Victor Stone, Bruce Wayne all encountered problems, either disappearing from his sight or there were too many of them, making it impossible to know which one was the real target.

What they have in common... is that they are all superheroes.

Also... the Justice League.

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