" Huh?" Everyone was dumbfounded. They were all Gothamites, and lately they had often seen the group of "nannies" surrounding Cassandra—no, assassins. Who would have thought they were the legendary Shadow League?
"Is that strange?" Roland asked.
"—All right, so Jacob actually wants to go to war with Cassandra?" Batman summed up, though even he could barely keep a straight face at the conclusion.
"Seems like it," Roland said, spreading his hands.
"This—" Kate slapped her forehead. How embarrassing. It was simply too embarrassing.
"Looks like it isn't that simple." Batman studied the map and pointed at a red dot. "This is the Court of Owls' territory. It seems they have more than one target."
"Oh, so he's provoking both the Court of Owls and the League of Assassins at the same time?" Roland sighed. "Where does he get that confidence?"
"Jacob Kane needs an enemy to launch his war," Batman said. "And an organization like this is the best target—if you ignore their combat strength."
"If you ignore their combat strength, what else is there to look at?" Roland curled his lip. "What an amateur."
"Yeah. Even attacking the Burial Gang or Intergang would have worked. Why cause trouble in Gotham City?" Penguin said.
"Who knows?" Kate shook her head. She felt her father had truly gone insane. "All right, let's talk about what to do next. Let me make one thing clear first: Gotham City belongs to us Gothamites. I absolutely won't agree to the military turning this place into a battlefield."
"Right." Penguin was the first to step forward in support.
"Exactly!"
"Unacceptable!"
Everyone chimed in.
"Good." Kate swept her gaze across the group. "Then let's get to work. District Attorney Harvey, prepare to sue the Federal Government, naming the Secretary of Defense and the Department of