Michael's fragmented memories and precognitive echoes continued to provide him with unsettlingly accurate glimpses of potential futures. These whispers of what was and what might be allowed him to anticipate threats and manipulate events with an almost supernatural foresight. He saw potential crises before they unfolded, allowing him to subtly steer events and position himself as a crucial, albeit enigmatic, ally.
His relationship with Batman remained a carefully orchestrated dance of veiled assistance. Michael respected the Dark Knight's dedication to Gotham but recognized the limitations of his purely technological and detective-based approach in a world increasingly populated by metahumans and magical entities. He continued to provide anonymous intel and strategic advantages, often tailored to specific threats Batman was facing, always ensuring his own involvement remained untraceable.
When a new, highly organized criminal syndicate utilizing advanced cloaking technology and coordinated cyberattacks began to plague Gotham, baffling even Batman's formidable skills, Michael subtly intervened. He provided Batman with encrypted data packets containing the syndicate's operational structure, their communication protocols, and the precise frequencies of their cloaking devices – information gleaned from his own future-tinged insights and Oracle's deep-dive into Gotham's digital underworld.
Batman, analyzing the data, muttered to Alfred, "This is too precise, Alfred. Someone knows their operation inside and out. And they want them taken down."
Alfred, ever the astute observer, replied, "Perhaps Master Wayne has a silent admirer in a neighboring city? Someone with… unconventional resources?"
Later, during a tense confrontation with the syndicate's leader, Batman found himself inexplicably one step ahead, anticipating their every move thanks to Michael's anonymous guidance. He apprehended the criminals with an efficiency that even surprised himself. Back in Gotham, Bruce Wayne couldn't shake the feeling that a powerful, unseen force was subtly shaping events, and his thoughts often drifted towards the enigmatic industrialist from Starling City.