Chapter 964: The Butler Is Dispatched! (Part 1)

The lights of Wayne Manor flickered in the night rain of Gotham, like candles that could go out at any time, but this light has been lit here for decades. Regardless of whether its owner comes back or not, the loyal butler will always stay here, guarding the beacon of home in the long night.

Alfred picked up the gardening shovel, uprooted a broccoli in the garden, and threw it over the wall, hitting a crazy pedestrian on the head, causing him to scream.

Alfred made a cross on his chest and said, "I'm sorry, but if this can make you sober, it's a good thing."

Then he shook his head and said, "Miss Elsa doesn't like broccoli. Although I think she should eat more vegetables, there's no need to let the whole garden be full of broccoli. It will make her sneeze."

After that, he continued to remove the broccoli that had turned from vines. With a gardening shovel in one hand and a woodcutting axe in the other, no broccoli could survive more than three minutes under his hands. After a while, the chopped broccoli had piled up into a small mountain.

Just then, he heard the bell on the mailbox ring. Alfred looked up at the sky. Obviously, it was not the time for the newsboy to deliver newspapers.

He frowned, but still put down the tools in his hand, went to the tool room next to him to change his clothes and shoes, walked through the hall to the door, and then saw Merkel wearing a raincoat and looking anxious.

"Why are you here at this time?" Alfred asked as he opened the door.

"In fact, I should have come earlier." Merkel's voice was very hoarse, and he said, "But I have to get rid of those who are watching me first."

Alfred immediately looked around vigilantly, and then said to Merkel: "Follow me."

He took Merkel back to the garden, asked him to change into a gardener's outfit, gave him a gardening shovel, and the two came to the most open area in the center of the garden. Then Alfred asked while shoveling the ground: "What's wrong? Are you being watched?"

Merkel held the gardening shovel tightly in his hand and said: "CIA agents broke into the Rodriguez estate and arrested Mr. Schiller."

Alfred paused and asked: "Why? What reason do they have to arrest Such a respected professor?"

"They say he is from the KGB..." Merkel's voice trembled a little: "I should have thought of it earlier. If he is really not one of us, how could he tolerate me wandering around the manor?"

"Can you imagine? A thorough American, knowing that his housekeeper might be a Soviet spy, pretends to know nothing?"

Merkel knocked on the ground in annoyance and said: "Originally, I thought he might just agree with our ideas, or have friends there, but I didn't expect that he was..."

"Calm down, Merkel." Alfred's tone was still calm, he asked: ·How many people did they come, what kind of dress did they make? What kind of car did they drive?"

Merkel gave a brief description, Alfred nodded and said: "That's good, it should be just an ordinary arrest operation, everything can still be saved, so, I'll contact Kayla first..."

But at this time, Merkel looked into Alfred's eyes and said: "Indeed, I also know that it was just an ordinary arrest operation at the beginning. There were few people coming, and they didn't show much importance. "

"But Professor Schiller said that he was the organizer and leader of the Central American revolution and wanted to apply for important witness protection." Merkel sighed deeply and said, "I'm afraid it's because he knows that his exposure is inevitable, so he wants to put on this identity to protect our comrades."

Alfred's expression stiffened for a moment, but before he said anything, Merkel said to himself:

"According to the news I received, the FBI, CIA and KGB are all investigating Central America. Mexico is now in a mess. If Schiller stands up at this time, he can indeed attract most of the attention. "

"In this way, the comrade who led the revolution in Central America may have less pressure on his shoulders, but this also means that Professor Schiller must deal with those terrible interrogators!"

"They are almost going crazy now!" Merkel raised his voice and emphasized, "They are no longer afraid to use any means. If Mr. Schiller stands up at this time, even if he has extraordinary abilities, he is probably in danger. We must find a way to save him! "

After that, he sighed and said, "But I dare not contact Moscow rashly. I also know that the CIA has been trying to find the answer from our internal. If I pass this message back, they may get Professor Schiller's flaws based on it, which will make the interrogation he faces more severe. "

Merkel obviously didn't know what to do. His face was very bad and he looked very guilty. He said, "I am such a fool. In fact, I clearly guessed that Professor Schiller might be the same as us. I clearly felt that he was very similar to us, but I felt that he didn't want to say it, and I didn't need to keep asking. "

"Or rather, I think we each have our own tasks, and I don't have to ask him for help to complete my own work. It's all because of my arrogance that we lost the most important window of communication. I failed to give him any important intelligence, and he failed to leave me any important information. This is really fatal!"

After listening to Merkel's words, Alfred fell into thinking. When the Mexican Revolution happened, everyone was looking for the organizer of the movement, including the KGB.

The KGB searched for a long time but didn't find this person. Finally, they set their sights on Alfred. This is not a coincidence. This inference is very reasonable, because Alfred's level is actually higher than Batman imagined.

First of all, from the Philby List incident, Philby had already sat in the position of the head of the British intelligence organization. At this time, he was investigated and strictly controlled. The standards of this investigation and control were very high.

Even if the British intelligence department is stupid, they know what the consequences will be if their boss has problems, so they are rarely united. The situation Philby faced at the time was completely a life-or-death situation.

But at this time, Alfred was able to contact Philby. He was even able to bring out the list, which is enough to show that his status in the UK is not low, and such informants have the same status within the KGB.

Such a status actually comes from the hereditary butler family Pennyworth. The hereditary butler family sounds like a vassal of the nobility, but in fact it is the opposite. The Pennyworth family comes from the era of real monarchy and has served several British monarchs.

After the establishment of the virtual monarchy, they still have a close relationship with the British royal family. There have been several generations of Whitehall butlers and the so-called No. 10 Minister of Life in the family, and the network of relationships covers the entire upper class of Britain.

Such a person is almost invincible when joining forces with Philby, who controls the British intelligence organization.

In addition, Alfred has been silent in the United States for many years, and has plenty of time to lay the groundwork and lead such an event, so the KGB thinks that Alfred is very likely.

Of course, they were not sure, but the reason why they gave the Red Flag Medal and the handwritten letter to Alfred was nothing more than a test, and the result also made them very satisfied. Alfred did not deny it, which means that although this matter may not be organized by him, he must have known about it.

But in fact, Alfred was completely unaware of it. The reason why he admitted it was actually to cover up for the real organizer.

Intelligence work is like this. The information between each other is not transparent. Not only must we be wary of each other, but also of our own people.

Alfred did not know what the purpose of the person who sent the medal and the letter was, whether he wanted to trick the real organizer through him, so he simply admitted this title. Even if someone wanted to find the organizer by following this clue, they could only find him.

And finding Alfred's head is tantamount to falling into a trap. Not to mention Batman and the defense facilities of Wayne Manor, the chaotic situation in Gotham alone is enough for them to drink a pot.

However, when Alfred heard that Schiller admitted this title, he had another doubt.

Indeed, Schiller might be like him, trying to cover up the real organizer, but there is another possibility that Schiller is the real organizer.

Although Merkel is Schiller's housekeeper, he doesn't know Schiller as well as Alfred. On the one hand, Alfred is an old friend of the Godfather and the old priest. When Schiller first came to Gotham, the old priest noticed him and recommended him to the Godfather. At the same time, he also entered Alfred's vision.

Alfred is at a higher level than Merkel. At the same time, as a person of the same generation as Kimfield, he is much better than Merkel in terms of struggle experience and intuitive judgment. Therefore, he felt that Schiller might be the same kind of person as him a long time ago.

Later, Bruce became Schiller's student, and Alfred had more and more dealings with Schiller. Later, Dick and Aisha also often went to Rodriguez Manor for classes, and Alfred and Schiller became more and more familiar with each other.

Of course, he knew that the professor had many abilities that ordinary people did not have, and he was not as indifferent to politics as he seemed. Alfred always believed that Schiller had been stirring up the world situation in his own way.

So when thinking carefully about the identity of the organizer of the Central American revolution, Alfred felt that Schiller was very likely.

Although he had never heard of Schiller's name in the KGB, this was also normal. The intelligence between many KGB bureaus was not exchanged, and the personnel did not know each other. Perhaps, this revolution was the result of Schiller coming to the East Coast to lurk and carry out a long-term secret mission.

Thinking of this, Alfred frowned, turned his head and looked at Merkel and said, "Do you remember the car that took Schiller away? Do you know which road they took?"

"Of course." Merkel replied. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and then said, "Originally, I planned to chase them immediately, but they left a few agents in the manor to watch us. I had to find a reasonable excuse to leave."

"Besides, Gotham is very chaotic now. The streets are full of broccoli and biting lunatics. I am afraid that I can't deal with so many agents with my own ability. That's why I came to you, Alfred."

Alfred nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the phone in the hall suddenly ring. After he walked over and picked up the receiver, Kayla's slightly anxious voice came from the other side:

"Alfred, just now, I received news from the CIA that the organizer of the Central American Revolution was arrested..."

"But the escort agent sent by the FBI and the escort target disappeared together!"

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