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"We can't afford her rate," Amanda said as she walked away with Edgar in tow.

Through the back door, Shiller could see that she and her team had put a strange helmet on Edgar, which seemed to limit his superpower before pushing him into a car.

Helen quickly followed the group out of the house and asked, "Did you make a deal with Amanda?"

"Sort of, you know what Amanda is always up to. She's desperately in need of a useful tool to dig out the secrets hidden in the minds of super villains and serial killers."

"She wants to know what they're really thinking, right?" Helen was very perceptive. "She wants to understand where their malice comes from, and since psychology doesn't work, she's directly looking for someone with a Mind Reading Technique to help her..."

"Then you're underestimating Amanda. She's not interested in working with Edgar, she hates super villains more deeply than anyone else; she only wants Edgar's abilities."

"Where do his abilities come from?"

"I don't know, but I'd guess the brain. If Amanda figures it out, she'd only keep that part and dispose of all the useless organs. She's that ruthless with criminals."

"I don't know what she's been through, but I admire her resolve," Helen said, shaking her head.

"Yes, that's why I chose to work with her. Amanda isn't smart, or rather, she chooses not to be smart. If she put more energy into maneuvering and flattery, she would have risen high by now, but her extreme stance towards super villains almost certainly keeps her from being welcomed by Congress."

"How did the organization under her come about?"

"With Bruce Wayne's help, of course, and because Congress had a need for it, and super villains were too dangerous. If someone other than Amanda were leading the organization, do you think they'd opt to collaborate with Edgar and manipulate the entire country?"

"I see. They need someone who will never compromise with super villains, and Amanda is just the right person for that."

"Exactly," Shiller nodded. "Now, kids, things are almost over, but I have one more favor to ask of you. Could you go to the supermarket for me?"

Shiller realized no one was responding; he looked up to find several heads gathered above the table, staring at him in unison.

Only then did he remember that these people didn't know he had been turned into a snake, and now that they did know, the problem was, people from Marvel and DC don't mess around when they strike.

Suddenly, Shiller felt himself being lifted as Star Lord grabbed him and flipped him over. Before he could react, Rocket Raccoon jumped on the table and snatched him from Star Lord's grasp.

"Rocket! What are you doing! Let me see!"

"Back off, you clumsy oaf! What if you break the Professor? I'm a raccoon, let me check first..."

"You two stop fighting! The Professor's gonna get flung out... Ah! Look what I said! There he goes!"

"Oh, my God, it's a good thing you're here, Aisha. Quick, give the Professor to... No!! Don't bite!!! Aisha!!!!!"

Suddenly, the sky exploded with eerie red and purple colors, and the light of power scattered across the heavens like a cloud, adding even more splendid hues to the already dazzling summer sunset.

With the lifting of the witchcraft curse, and a "bang," Shiller changed back.

He narrowed his eyes, looking at the people in the courtyard.

"Uh, I just remembered, my gun might be out of fuel, I'm going to oil it up," Star Lord backpedaled little by little.

"Um, Professor, my new slide has arrived, I'm going to get a delivery," Aisha flipped over the back porch fence.

"Stop making up excuses! Run!!!" Rocket Raccoon shouted, leaping straight onto the wall.

At this time, the umbrella was already in Shiller's hand.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow!!!!"

To deal with the oversized animal incident, Gordon wasn't in his own office, but when he returned, he smelled an extremely strong scent of blood before even entering the door.

He suddenly had a bad feeling, asked the young intern officer to go back first, and he cautiously pushed open the door with a few veterans.

Wanda was standing in the center of the room.

A human was evenly spread across every corner of the room, turning the entire room blood red.

Wanda turned her head, smiled at Gordon, and said, "Sorry, Sheriff, for dirtying your house, but the clash of energies is indeed dangerous. It's normal for losers to burst and die."

"Normal?" Looking at the smile on Wanda's face, Gordon swallowed hard but still nodded and said, "Alright, if you say it's normal, then it must be, is the witch the one that died?"

Wanda nodded and said, "Her powers were interesting, but unfortunately not complete. If she could have regained her full power, she might have had a chance, but sadly, she no longer has that opportunity."

Gordon took a deep breath and said to his subordinates, "Get some professional cleaners here, no, wait, have the families of the missing children gone back yet?"

"Only a few were willing to go, most are still waiting here."

"Let them come up here then, they have the right to know the truth."

Wanda and Gordon went to the corridor, Wanda stretched out her hand, and a red orb appeared in the palm of her hand, she said, "This is her share of power. Since the source still exists, it can't be completely destroyed. This belongs to your cosmos. I can't take it with me, who do you think I should give it to?"

Gordon shook his head, indicating he didn't understand anything about the Magic realm, he wanted to call Constantine, but Constantine wasn't answering his phone, so he had to call Zatanna instead.

Zatanna and Pamela had just acquired the snowdrops and returned to Gotham. They had just spoken with Shiller on the phone, planning to join him and Cobblepot to finalize the next research project.

On the phone, Zatanna said, "Professor Shiller hopes we can come over, not only is there business to discuss, but he also wants to hold a banquet to celebrate the successful resolution of the case."

"I'll be there. If you arrive first, tell Professor Shiller for me, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, while investigating the bribery items on Nigma, found a secret room in his house. There we discovered the DNA of the recently murdered children, which is direct evidence that he is the killer."

"Unfortunately, those two guys disappeared, but this has its advantages. If it's only him, the lawyer can't shift the blame onto someone else. He must be the ringleader, and will be punished more severely, the jury won't have sympathy for him either."

"Moreover, we've reopened the investigation into the murder case of the Nigma couple years ago, and he is also highly suspect. It's unfortunate that the son of the Nigma couple is still recuperating in a mental institution. If he could testify in court, that bastard would never leave prison for the rest of his life."