An armed group raided a seemingly unremarkable company building in Gotham City whose actual controlling shareholder was Bruce Wayne.
Luthor had finally run out of patience. Batman had kept such a close watch on him that there was no way to obtain those strange "collectibles" through normal channels.
An armed raid was the worst possible option, but it worked well.
Batman never appeared during the day, and by the time Gotham City's other resident superheroes arrived, the armed group had already taken the entire company staff hostage and was shouting threats at the Gotham police through the doors.
In reality, though, the things Luthor actually wanted had already been transported out through a concealed underground passage.
None of Gotham's local superheroes possessed super speed, so they could not rescue every hostage quickly. They sent a request to this world's Justice League branch for approval to have a speedster assist them.
But no one had expected the robbers to be so impatient. Before the speedster even arrived, they detonated the powerful explosives they had planted beforehand, reducing the entire building to shattered rubble.
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The police officers, who had all relaxed their guard after the superheroes arrived, were dumbstruck as they watched the roaring flames surge into the sky.
Superpowered vigilantes could indeed help with certain difficult situations sometimes.
But when it came to taking responsibility, government agencies still had to bear the burden.
The officers were stunned, but the Police Commissioner had already worked out what to say.
At the press conference the next day, the Police Commissioner wore a sorrowful expression. While lamenting the poor souls who had died in the