Manage to stop Owlman's subordinates from stealing the Quantum Ontology Bomb.
Because Owlman didn't like to delay things, he arranged this matter for The Shazams before returning to Gotham, and he himself became a smokescreen to cover their actions.
Owlman's return to Gotham was never for Gotham.
But he also didn't know the exact location where Wilson hid the bomb. However, he had several suspected target Bases in hand, and he instructed The Shazams to search them one by one until they found the bomb.
And after Owlman was captured, due to information asymmetry, Batman and the others didn't realize that Owlman had another plan.
It wasn't until the item was stolen that Dane learned the news from General Ross, and General Ross told him that President Wilson now wished to meet him.
The Quantum Ontology Bomb, Dane remembered that in the movie, this was Owlman's masterpiece.
"Before that, I need to figure out where Owlman hid that bomb."
"But Owlman is not an easy enemy to deal with..." General Ross sounded a bit disheartened.
"Oh? Did I not tell you? Owlman has already been captured by our people."
...General Ross was silent for a moment before continuing, "When did this happen?"
"Before my meeting with you."
Didn't that mean Owlman was in their hands from the very beginning?
General Ross was a bit confused: "If that's the case... then how did Owlman steal the bomb?"
"He used Mazahs's DNA to create three clones. They possess Mazahs's power. Before he was captured, he likely arranged for those three to steal the bomb in advance."
"But none of that matters now. What's important is, where is the bomb now? You'd best confirm with your father first that the bomb won't explode before I figure out its location!"
Dane didn't continue speaking, but he made up his mind that if the bomb exploded prematurely, he would immediately take everyone from the Justice League and flee back to his own World.
He could help the people of this World subdue the Syndicate or even the OA mentioned by Hal Jordan based on humanitarian principles, but he would absolutely not let his teammates risk their lives because of Wilson's stupidity.
After making these decisions, Dane rushed to Gotham City. He intended to directly interrogate Owlman to find out the bomb's whereabouts.
When he arrived in Gotham, the city was still licking the wounds left by the previous battle. Although Owlman had been captured, his secret identity hadn't been exposed.
Currently, apart from the core members of the Joker Gang, no one else in Gotham City knew that Little Thomas Wayne was Owlman.
To restore Gotham's local livelihood and economy as quickly as possible, Batman suggested that Dick impersonate Little Thomas, take over Wayne Group, and oversee the reconstruction of Gotham City.
After careful consideration, Dick agreed. He put on the nano-mask prepared by Batman, disguised himself as Little Thomas Wayne, and went to Wayne Group to fool the shareholders and the board of directors.
Dane met Owlman in Wayne Manor. He was confined in an isolated room, which was specially modified to be exceptionally sturdy, and every corner had surveillance cameras monitoring him 24/7.
It could be said that even when he went to the restroom, there was a camera watching his every move.
For anyone else, living in such an environment would quickly lead to suffocation, but Owlman appeared very calm, even at ease.
When he saw Dane enter the room, he showed no surprise, only smiling and saying, "Finally, I meet you, Mr. Shazam from another World."
During the time Outsider was in contact with him, Alfred repeatedly emphasized Shazam's danger and believed he was the biggest obstacle to the Crime Syndicate's conquest of that World.
Now, the facts proved it to be true.
Owlman and Alfred both agreed that what Shazam did in the other World was essentially no different from what they did, just using a more gentle approach.
Owlman even obsessively believed that Shazam, to some extent, might have allowed certain events to happen precisely to allow the organization he established to gain a reputation far exceeding what it should have.
And he seemed to have succeeded.
Besides Bruce Wayne, Shazam was the second person he wished to see, and he was convinced that Shazam would definitely come to him. Calculating the time, The Shazams should have already obtained that item.
"You knew I would come?" Dane was no pushover. Seeing Owlman's expression, he knew that the current situation was something Owlman had deliberately orchestrated.
"Then I suppose we don't need to beat around the bush. Tell me directly, where did you hide that thing? Don't lie, because I can read minds."
"I don't know." Owlman smiled. "Although I didn't know you could read minds, I had considered similar situations, so I had already instructed The Shazams in advance to find a place to detonate the bomb themselves, without needing to go through me."
So that's it. Dane nodded. The other party wasn't lying, and this was indeed something he would do.
"Why would you do this?"
"In fact, I originally intended to use it on your World." Owlman's words carried a hint of regret.
"But you came too quickly, so quickly that I didn't have time to prepare."
"But our World wasn't your real target, was it?"
Dane's words surprised Owlman. He looked up.
"Through Outsider's affair, you must have understood the parallel World theory. I've studied you; you have a very obvious nihilistic tendency," Dane said.
"More than just a tendency." Owlman smiled and told him, "I am a believer. If you knew the truth of this World, you wouldn't think any of this has meaning, would you?"
Dane frowned. He felt something was off. Such a statement could not come from someone completely ignorant of the Universe.
"You didn't discover parallel Universes because of Outsider, did you?"
Dane suddenly realized that if Owlman had only conceived the idea of destroying the World after Alfred entered another World, then the timing didn't match.
Because in the early stages of entering another World, Outsider and Atomica spent a lot of time adapting to the differences between the two Worlds.
They then spent a lot of time searching for the Magic Box. Although Outsider knew the Magic Box's function, he didn't actually possess the item in the early stages.
So, during this period, Outsider and Atomica were completely out of contact with the people here, and Owlman happened to be planning the Quantum Ontology Bomb during this time.
Therefore, he must have known about the existence of parallel Worlds before Outsider contacted him.
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