After speaking, Gwen even gripped Brucey's hand, her gaze sincere: "Don't worry, as someone from that place, I detest those S&M things."
Brucey stared into Gwen's eyes, trying to find a flaw in her expression, but ultimately sighed softly and let go of her hand.
She leaned back into her seat, resuming her indifferent demeanor.
Gwen didn't expect a good response from Brucey, so she smiled in acknowledgement, pushed open the car door, and stepped out.
The Gotham streets in the twilight hours shimmered with a damp sheen, and neon lights blurred into fuzzy patches of color in the puddles.
She walked along a narrow path, the sound of her high heels clicking on the ground exceptionally clear in the quiet alley.
After turning two corners, two figures suddenly flashed in the shadows.
In the darkness, a man wearing a tattered baseball cap caressed a dagger, while another fellow in a faded jacket tilted his head, his greedy eyes lingering on Gwen.
"Hey, sweetheart, walking alone so late?" the baseball cap man whistled, deliberately flashing his dagger under the streetlight, "Why don't you chat with us for a bit?"
Seeing the two figures suddenly appear in front of her, Gwen paused, looked behind her, and then heard the sound of heavy objects dragging on the ground from the direction she came.
Two burly robbers, armed with chains and iron rods, fanned out to encircle her, their chains scraping loudly on the ground, trapping Gwen in the middle.
Gwen huddled against the wall, her shoulders slightly hunched, her voice trembling: "Wh-what do you want?"
"What do we want? Money, of course!"
"I... I don't have any money..."
The robber in the jacket scoffed at her words and reached out to pinch Gwen's chin: "Stop playing dumb, that car you just got out of looked pretty luxurious. How could the owner be short on cash?"
Gwen opened her mouth, as if her weak spot had been hit, and said nothing more.
Seeing this, the robber became even more arrogant, his dirty hand reaching for Gwen's cheek: "If you're smart, just hand over the money!"
Seeing herself cornered and the other party about to touch her, Gwen suddenly sighed, her trembling stopped, and her tone was full of helplessness: "If you don't come out now, your salary will be docked."
The two closest robbers were stunned by this reaction and before they could react, they felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks, their vision went black, and they collapsed to the ground.
At some point, Gwen had straightened her back, her eyes showing no trace of fear, but rather a relaxed expression, as if watching a farce conclude.
Meanwhile, the two robbers from the direction Gwen had come from, seeing this scene, were startled and felt that something was amiss.
When they tried to escape, they also felt a pain in the back of their necks, then lost consciousness.
Gwen watched with a smile as a Shadow slowly emerged from behind the two robbers who had collapsed in front of her.
The Shadow exuded a cold aura, its form-fitting battle armor gleaming with a matte finish, and its flowing lines outlining a female silhouette.
Gwen raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on her lips: "Yan Za, are you really afraid of getting your salary docked?"
Under her helmet, Qiu Huayan rolled her eyes and grumbled, looking at her boss's hand resting on her shoulder: "That's not it. I'm mainly afraid that if I don't come out, you'll make things difficult for me later."
Gwen's eyes curved at her words, her smile widening, "How could I be that bad?"
Saying this, she even blinked, looking quite pitiful.
But Qiu Huayan, who knew how well her boss had mastered acting, crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow in response: "Oh really?"
Gwen maintained her smile but subtly averted her gaze, her eyes unconsciously drifting towards the alley entrance, her toes unconsciously drawing circles on the ground.
In fact, due to the addition of a new Amazon warrior, the strongest female member among the Plumbers was no longer Qiu Huayan.
Qiu Huayan became the leader of the female Plumbers mainly because she joined early, had deep qualifications, and was highly valued by Gwen.
In terms of strength, she wasn't much different from a regular female Talon.
Amazon warriors, in this regard, were much stronger than ordinary Talons.
On her first day joining the Tiangong Society, Leonia demanded a glorious duel with Qiu Huayan, claiming that only the victor could lead the Tiangong Society's excellent female warriors.
Qiu Huayan smiled nonchalantly and immediately declared, "If you win, you're the new leader," and stepped down.
Less than five days later, most of the female members of the Tiangong Society primarily responsible for infiltration and intelligence gathering couldn't stand it and directly complained to Gwen.
There was only one reason—they couldn't tolerate this new fighting style.
As an Amazon, Leonia's fighting style was characterized by directness and confrontation.
And similarly, she instilled this philosophy into the daily training of other female Plumbers.
Among them, only a small portion accepted this completely new Amazon fighting style; most still preferred the original training methods.
As a result, the female Plumbers who could accept the Amazonian training style formed a special squad, which was handed over to Leonia to lead.
The remaining majority of women, who preferred to travel light for infiltration, assassination, and intelligence gathering, were once again led by Qiu Huayan.
Qiu Huayan showed no significant reaction to resuming her Security Officer duties, as if she had long anticipated her return to this position.
Everyone else thought Qiu Huayan was too calm, but only she and the four Security Officers including Benjamin knew that all of this was arranged by Gwen.
After all, Gwen had some psychological preparation for the Amazon's fighting style and their warlike nature, which could be glimpsed from the Flashpoint event.
In the Flashpoint event, because the Flash altered the World line, Wonder Woman, who was originally supposed to come to the U.S. with the U.S. pilot Steve, did not do so, but continued to rule the Amazons.
Love and peace? What a joke! Amazons! Fight! It's awesome!
Therefore, before Leonia officially joined, Gwen simply gave Qiu Huayan a heads-up.
She told Qiu Huayan to directly cede her position when Leonia declared war, allowing Leonia to try serving as a Security Officer for a period.
During this time, female Plumbers who could accept Leonia's Amazon warrior training style could train with Leonia and form a new squad, while those who couldn't would continue to train with Qiu Huayan according to the original routine.
As for having fewer subordinates, Qiu Huayan didn't mind.
Fewer people were good for her, saving her a lot of trouble.
Of course, the truth of this matter was known only to the four Security Officers.
Under the over-interpretation of others, Leonia, on the contrary, greatly admired Qiu Huayan.
It is well known that all combat-oriented heroes, no matter how clever they were originally, tend to discard their own brains once they encounter an "external brain."
Currently, Leonia already shows such a tendency towards Qiu Huayan.