In Marvel: The Beloved of Heroic Heroines
Chapter 26

Don't Kiss Her

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Harley Quinn's enemies were all gangsters. Li Ang

In Gotham, who knew how many people had criminal records?

At that moment, Li Ang and Harley Quinn exchanged a glance.

There did not seem to be many enemies.

"Darling, let me fly!"

Harley Quinn made the call at once.

She could run wild through Gotham not merely because of the Joker's protection.

Without hesitation, Li Ang lifted her up, then threw Harley Quinn out like a human shot put.

"Wahahaha!"

Harley Quinn shouted excitedly. This was a novel experience she had never had before.

Several gangsters jumped in fright and frantically fired at Harley in the air.

Yet Harley Quinn moved through the air like an acrobat from the Flying Graysons, constantly twisting and dodging, somehow evading every bullet.

Who knew whether Harley Quinn was lucky or whether she could really dodge bullets.

Of course, it was more likely that the gangsters were simply shooting outlines around people.

After all, even the marksmanship of American officers competing in international SWAT competitions was not much to speak of, let alone gangsters.

Harley landed stylishly and arrived right in front of them.

She crouched halfway to the ground as a gangster beside her immediately reached for her.

Harley Quinn casually grabbed a wooden stick from the ground, rose to her feet, and smashed it viciously into his face.

"Clang! Home run!"

Harley Quinn provided her own sound effects. After knocking one man down, she easily handled the remaining lackeys with her fighting skills.

She possessed exceptional agility, moved far faster than an ordinary person, and had fairly impressive combat skills.

Though she was nothing special against an opponent like Batman.

Bullying these lackeys was easy enough.

After dealing with the others in just a few moves, Harley Quinn still looked a little disheveled, and the clothes she had just bought were already dirty.

"Phew!"

Pouting, she blew upward at a few strands of bangs, her wooden stick resting stylishly on her shoulder.

"Don't be scared, honey. I'll protect you!"

"Are you sure?"

Li Ang walked toward her and gave an odd look at the area behind her.

Harley Quinn turned around and saw another group of people rushing over. Her white-powdered face instantly darkened.

"Run!"

She immediately threw away the stick in her hand, picked up a revolver from the ground, and took off running.

She was Harley Quinn, not Batwoman. There was no way she could fight so many people.

"Don't run!"

"Harley Quinn, stop! Our boss wants to see you!"

The crowd behind them shouted as they gave chase.

But Harley Quinn was no fool. She merely turned back and asked, "Who's your boss?"

"You'll know when you see him!"

"Get lost!"

She ran even faster.

It was Li Ang's first time experiencing a street chase like this. A crowd pursued them while passersby only dared to hide to the side. No one even called the police, as though they were used to such things.

What a delightfully wholesome Gotham.

He could not help asking Harley Quinn, "How do you have so many enemies?"

Harley immediately said aggrievedly, "How would I know? They didn't dare show themselves before!"

Before this, Harley had ridden roughshod over Gotham's gangs, and those people had only dared to be angry without saying anything.

Who would have thought that now they not only dared to talk, but dared to act as well!

This infuriated Harley, giving her a sudden feeling of being driven to self-reliance.

She said indignantly, "These people have gone too far. I have to teach them a lesson!"

"Maybe think about how we're going to get away first."

Li Ang said.

"Drive!"

Harley boldly flagged down a car.

The driver was startled and immediately slammed on the brakes, the tires nearly smoking.

Harley did not bother being reasonable either. She dragged him out of the car. "Borrowing your car for a bit!"

The man whose car had been stolen obediently stood to one side, looking exceptionally friendly—the very image of a good Gotham citizen.

It definitely was not because of the dark gun barrel pointed at him that he had become so obedient.

Li Ang suddenly felt as though he were back in Los Santos.

Back when he was in Los Santos, he had stolen cars just as stylishly.

Only now, the game had become reality.

Without time to think, Li Ang immediately climbed into the passenger seat.

Harley Quinn shouted, "Hold on tight!"

She stomped on the accelerator, and the car shot off at once.

All that remained was a crowd of cursing gangsters, frantically firing at the car.

"Hahahaha!"

Harley laughed maniacally, letting Li Ang experience a different side of America.

Seeing that they had left the others behind, he said, "Slow down. Don't piss off the Gotham Police Department."

"Darling, isn't this fun?"

Harley obediently slowed the car, then wrapped an arm around Li Ang's shoulder.

Could Li Ang say no?

It really was fun.

It reminded him of the time he and Kara had been chased.

They had been on edge every moment, unable to sleep peacefully at night.

Yet even so, he had still found it thrilling.

He simply liked that feeling of excitement.

"Deal with the car, then let's go home."

But after the thrill faded, what remained was still ordinary life.

Li Ang had finally gained a stable life. Whenever he thought of Kara, he did not dare act recklessly.

"Let's go see someone first. A friend of mine."

Harley Quinn discussed it with Li Ang.

"No."

Li Ang shook his head.

How could Harley Quinn have any friends?

Besides... could her friends possibly be normal people?

Li Ang did not want to get involved.

However, Harley Quinn immediately brought out her ultimate move.

"Daddy!"

Who could refuse a Harley Quinn acting cute and coquettish?

The car traveled all the way to London Avenue in the Upper West Side.

Harley Quinn found a place to abandon the car. The police would return it to its owner.

So they really had only borrowed it.

"We need to hurry, or we'll only get to do it for half a day."

Harley Quinn pulled Li Ang along and hurried into a high-rise building.

She entered the elevator with practiced ease and pressed the button for a floor.

"What friend are we seeing?"

Only then did Li Ang ask.

"You'll know when you see her. She's a great beauty too, so you can't fall for someone else."

Harley Quinn said pitifully, looking at Li Ang with her irresistibly charming eyes.

There was no doubt that she possessed the allure of a Hollywood star, only even more astonishing.

Li Ang immediately felt sorry for her and promised, "I won't stop liking you."

At most... he would be a little more broad-minded with his affection.

Naturally, Harley Quinn could not hear that implication. Relieved, she smiled. "That's good. Just don't kiss her later."

"Why would I kiss her?"

Li Ang was somewhat confused.

But when the elevator doors opened, he understood.

The hallway was filled with green plants. Though it was clearly surrounded by steel and concrete, everything grew with the wildness of nature.

The walls were covered in vines that seemed alive, guiding them along the corridor.

"Be careful. Don't step on these little guys, or Ivy will get angry."

Ivy meant evergreen vine, which was why most people used it to refer to Poison Ivy.

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