Standing atop the office building across the street, they looked up at Wayne Tower, a behemoth nearly 1,300 feet (about 400 meters) tall, steeped in darkness.
Although it stood in the busiest part of the Diamond District, it looked out of place among the glittering buildings around it. Completed the same year as New York's Empire State Building, it exuded a heavy Gothic style that did not belong to this era.
Its upward-tapering design, the intricate carvings inlaid into its walls, its iconic antenna spire, and the gargoyle sculptures covering its exterior gave Wayne Tower an eerie air late at night.
Thomas Wayne fired his grappling gun, hooking the Grappling Hook around a gargoyle on the tower, then looked back at Qin Wei.
Your turn, little brother.
Qin Wei tried firing his Grappling Hook too, but his equipment was outdated. The feeble line traced a crooked arc through the night wind before disappearing into the darkness.
He scratched his head and gave Thomas Wayne an embarrassed look.
"Don't look at me. I only have one grappling gun. If I give it to you, how am I supposed to get across?"
"Then how about I hook my Grappling Hook onto you, and you take me across?"
"Why don't you just go home?"
Qin Wei certainly did not want to go home. He had finally worked up the courage to break into Wayne Tower; leaving without making a splash would be too humiliating. Suddenly remembering the gliding cape Selina had made for him, he pressed the switch on his belt right in front of Thomas Wayne.
With a rustle, the spreading bat wings startled Owlman.
"Interesting. Your outfit might be crude, but it has plenty of features. Still, with the wind this strong up here, is opening it now really a good