[Marvel/DC] The Batfamily's Little Mermaid
Chapter 178

Why did it have to be him?

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"Not entirely," Miaomiao answered meekly. "We want to break the deep association between the Ace Chemical Plant and Joker, so people won't think of him whenever they see it or remember it."

"That's much harder than simply cleaning up the contaminated land there..." Harvey frowned, habitually rolling the coin in his hand, then suddenly asked, "Does Bruce know about this?"

Miaomiao jolted, her eyes drifting slightly to the side.

Harvey nodded. "Apparently not."

Miaomiao: I haven't even said anything yet! ヽ(๏~๏)ノ

Harvey's lips curled faintly. "Don't forget, I was a District Attorney for a long time. One of the best."

Harvey had seen far too many guilty expressions during his time as a prosecutor, but none had been as obvious as the girl's.

Apparently, she really did rarely lie. She couldn't even manage the most basic concealment.

"Then... what about the Janus Company?" Miaomiao asked quietly. Surely she wasn't going to leave empty-handed after getting such a scare?

"I did establish the Janus Company, and I certainly could give it to you..."

Before Miaomiao could celebrate, she heard the rest of Harvey's unfinished sentence-

"But I'd already noticed that my mental illness was growing worse by the day. I worried it might eventually reach a point where I couldn't control it, so I secretly transferred the company into someone else's name ahead of time."

"That's all right, as long as we can find them." It was a little roundabout, but as long as they could learn who the owner was, it wasn't so bad. "We have lots of money. We can offer more to buy the company back."

Harvey grinned. "You sound just like that little punk Bruce. When we were in school, he always had that smug look, like even if the sky fell, the Wayne Family's money could

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