Chapter 4: Joker

In the video, a person dressed as a clown, looking up at the camera, looks crazy.

"Folks, my name is Zhang Wei, but now I prefer you to call me another name, Joker."

The person in the video said with a weird smile, and the corners of his mouth grinned to the base of his ears.

"I think you've received a little gift from me. Wonderful fireworks at the testing center. ”

"I have bigger surprises in store, would you like to know? I'll tell you secretly......" The person in the video covered his mouth and leaned under the camera and whispered:

"Within 24 hours, you have two options." He held out two fingers, "Unseal the prisoners in the Eighth Ring Prison District or reveal the secrets hidden in the testing center." If you don't finish it after 24 hours, it's going to explode more than just the testing center......"

He paused, he made a blooming gesture, and a strange and terrifying smile resurfaced, saying, "Bang! Thousands of livestock will die. Hahahahaha! ”

He let out a maniacal laugh, and the video went dark.

Yang Ming held the mobile phone, and the whole person was stunned.

He looked at the testing center again, completely incredulous,

The explosion of the detection center, was it man-made?

At this time, the mobile phone rang, and the mother called: "Son, did the testing center really explode?" Are you okay! ”

"Don't worry, it's okay." Yang Ming looked at the testing center, his voice trembling a little: "I have finished the test, and I will be back soon." ”

Hanging up the phone, Yang Ming took the tram home directly.

However, on the way, he noticed the bastard movement again, his eyes lost for a moment, and some images came to his mind:

An abandoned building, a dilapidated factory building, each with one person tied up and thrown there, with a bomb strapped to his body.

The picture flashed away, and Yang Ming immediately took out his mobile phone and searched out the morning news.

He found Zhang Wei's wanted warrant, and underneath his patron saint, he saw a message:

Joker, belongs to the dimension, Gotham City.

A strong sense of uneasiness welled up in my heart.

"The Dark Knight." He muttered to himself.

If I remember correctly, it was Joker from "Batman: The Dark Knight" who blew up the testing center and sent the video! The picture just now is also a game between Joker and Batman!

Recalling the scene that came to mind last night, Yang Ming faintly felt that there was some connection.

Just as he was thinking, there was a whining beep over the tram. When I looked up, I saw hordes of robocops. The leader is a winged manager.

The TV on the train also began to broadcast the news so that the citizens did not panic.

The inner turmoil is getting stronger.

Yang Ming took out his mobile phone and searched for information about Joker.

About Joker, the web has exploded:

"That video must be fake, the testing center is impregnable, and there are so many awakened people in it, how can this Joker get in. This must have been an accident, and it was hyped up by this SB! ”

"I also think it's fake, dozens of base pillars in the testing center were bombed, how could he do it alone!"

"What if it's true, do you want to be blown up?"

"This Joker is from the Gotham City dimension, I remember that there was a leather-clad Patronus who was also from Gotham City."

"That's Batman, don't talk if you don't have a good memory! Let me tell you again, of the three people who were killed by Joker last night, this Batman's host is one of them! ”

Batman was killed? Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. At the same time, he also doubted the veracity of Joker's words.

The entrance to the testing center is in the form of transmission, and identity authentication will be carried out before entering, how can Joker enter?

And how did he post this video? He is obviously wanted by the testing center!

At this moment, the mobile phone rang again, it was her sister Yang Chenchen.

Answering the phone, Yang Ming heard his sister crying and saying, "Brother, come back quickly, my mother was taken away by someone from the testing center!" ”

Yang Ming was shocked in his heart, which one is this singing?

"Don't panic, I'll be home right away!"

A few minutes later, the tram finally arrived, and Yang Ming got off the train and ran wildly.

When I got home, I saw my sister Yang Chenchen whimpering in the sofa. When he saw him come back, he immediately cried and shouted, "Brother! ”

Yang Ming hugged her and comforted her softly: "It's okay." ”

Then he asked, "Did my mother say anything to leave behind?" ”

"Mom said she was going to the testing center and would be back in a few days." Yang Chenchen choked up and replied, "But there was an explosion in the testing center today!" Brother, I'm afraid! ”

In a few days?

Yang Ming remembered that his mother was a mind-controlling person and had worked as an interrogator in the testing center.

This made him have a guess: today's incident is related to the testing center!

The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense, and he vaguely felt that something big was about to happen.

"Did Mom say anything?" He asked again.

"He also said let's not wander around these days." Yang Chenchen hugged him tightly and said with tears in his eyes: "Brother, I'm afraid." Will that guy named Joker really blow us up? ”

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Yang Ming touched her head and said, "Think about it, there are so many awakened people and mechanical policemen in the city, as well as the managers and orderlies of the testing center, it is impossible for him to do it." ”

"Hmm." Yang Chenchen breathed a sigh of relief.

Yang Ming said some more reassuring words, so that Yang Chenchen was completely reassured.

After that, Yang Ming made a lunch, and the two started to play holographic games in the living room after eating.

Yang Ming went to the toilet halfway through, and looked at the street outside through the window, and he found that it was exceptionally quiet today.

The scenery outside the window also looks like a frozen oil painting, and the mechanical patrols and trams come and go as if walking in the mud.

He rubbed his temples, and the sensation disappeared immediately. But I noticed that the air seemed to be getting a little stuffy.

Unsettlingly stuffiness.

It's like the calm before a storm.

When he returned to the living room, there was a rumbling sound overhead, and when he opened the door, he saw a horde of robocops. Immediately after, the radio in the living room sounded:

"Good afternoon, citizens, and good news for everyone, the Authority found Joker five minutes ago who claimed to have blown up the entrance to the testing center and threatened to blow up the city. But he's dead. He is currently being escorted back to the testing center by the Robocop. The whole city is under emergency safety investigation, please do not panic. ”

Joker is dead?

Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. But he found that the uneasiness in his heart did not subside in the slightest, but grabbed his heart tightly.

At this time, Yang Chenchen's shout urging him to go online came from behind him, and he didn't think much about it anymore and began to play the game seriously with his sister.

In the evening, he made dinner, and after eating, he continued to play games with Yang Chenchen.

During this period, the news came from the radio again that the city's safety screening had been completed and the citizens needed no longer worry.

The two played until ten o'clock in the evening, and Yang Ming urged Yang Chenchen to wash up and sleep on the grounds that he would go to school the next day.

He cleaned up the house, and when he lay down on bed, it was already half past eleven at night.

He closed his eyes and couldn't sleep. The uneasiness in his heart was getting stronger and stronger, and it had already suffocated and mad him.

Roll over and sit on the bed, summon the bastard, and stare at it through the lights of the room.

Earthy yellow surface, without any traces.

Suddenly, Yang Ming heard a strange noise outside, like the low roar of an engine mixed with a beast, and then, he heard the sound of an electric current exploding.

Yang Ming hurriedly ran to the window, stunned and watched everything that happened.

The whole city fell into darkness for a moment, only the light of the electric flash, the city at this moment is like a starry sky, and the electric current is the dotted stars.

It surrounded the testing center, one ring after another, flowing rapidly, gradually forming a white-blue closed loop, and a moment later, a rumbling explosion sounded, and the fiery red light illuminated the night sky, and also woke up countless sleeping people.

In the darkness, the screams of people began to be heard constantly.

There was also an unsettling humming sound echoing in the air.

Yang Ming realized something, took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was 0:10 in the morning. But in the next second, the screen of his mobile phone showed a bunch of garbled characters.

It turns out that 24 hours did not start with receiving the video, but from the Joker picture that appeared in my mind last night!

The terrifying explosions continued one after another, and soon spread to the ring area where Yang Ming was. He saw the next block explode, blazing with fire, and a strong smell of burnt paste in the air.

Luckily, the explosion bypassed its own neighborhood and quickly spread to the outer ring.

Is this the bigger surprise that Joker is talking about? Yang Ming thought to himself.

"Woooooooooooo Elder brother! Yang Chenchen's cry came from outside the door.

Yang Ming opened the door, Yang Chenchen threw himself into his arms, and cried: "Brother, didn't you say it's okay!" Are we going to be blown up! Woooooo ”

"We're all right here." Yang Ming touched her head and said comfortingly.

At this time, there was another explosion, and Yang Chenchen trembled and cried even more.

The girl, who was only fourteen years old, was visibly frightened.

Yang Ming covered her ears with his hands and comforted her softly, but his eyes couldn't help but look out the window.

Seeing the towering testing center, Yang Ming couldn't help but worry about whether his mother was really safe.

After some time, the explosion gradually subsided, and the surrounding area fell into a dead silence. Yang Chenchen was also tired of crying and fell asleep in his arms.

Just as he was about to take Yang Chenchen to his room, he found that she was hugging him tightly and said in a daze, "Brother, I'm afraid." ”

Helplessly, Yang Ming simply let her sleep in his bed.

He lay on his side on the bed, and Yang Chenchen curled up in her arms like a cat, gradually falling asleep.

And Yang Ming looked at the mobile phone full of garbled characters, and the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.

Outside the window, there were faint cries of many people, and occasionally there was an explosion that was not too violent.

I don't know how long later, when his consciousness became a little confused, the patronus 'bastard' moved again, and another picture appeared:

A man, covered in gauze, holds a huge scythe in his hand. Underneath him, blood was everywhere and there were stumps and fragments.

The immersive picture is very impactful, which makes Yang Ming feel refreshed.

Suddenly, his eyes widened and he looked out the door.

The sound of glass breaking could be heard downstairs.