Chapter 41: The Joker

"Ladies and gentlemen, in this festive atmosphere, I will give you a wonderful comedy show... Harry"

"Of course, Mr J"

A woman in a clown costume with exaggerated makeup commanded the same group of clown outfits to carry a monitor to the field cleared by the small explosion just now, and busily assembled it.

The one standing in front of him was dressed in a purple suit, with green hair, a pale face and red lips, exaggerated body language and a smile that made people shudder - clown.

"! Joker, why did he run out of Arkham again?! ”

Dick couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, has the money that Wayne Enterprises allocates to Arkham Psychiatric Hospital every year for security all been eaten by dogs?

Jason looked at the exaggerated man in surprise, for him Jason had only heard a name and rumors that he was a madman, there were many madmen in Gotham, so Jason just regarded it as one of them, but after standing at such a close distance and seeing this madman, Jason had a strange feeling coming out of his heart.

The Joker stands in the ruins, but as if he is standing at the center of the world stage, he impassionedly introduces the new game he has brought to the table. On the big screen behind him was a map of Gotham City, a cheerful tone and an exaggerated smile, but what was told was laughable.

"Oh, here we go again"

Dick looked at the television in the window of an electronics store not far away, where the show had been replaced with a live broadcast of the Joker.

“... Why did he make all the fuss? ”

This is what makes the clown different from other crimes, and the clown crime is a crime that wishes everyone in the world knew that he did it.

"Because he's a madman"

Dick said with a blank face that if anyone could figure out what the Joker was thinking, then he would be able to enter Arkham.

Dick's answer didn't dispel Jason's doubts, there are a lot of crazy people in Gotham, aren't they?

"Robin"

Bruce, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, attracting Jason's attention.

"He's not an ordinary madman, his behavior is completely irregular, his desires are like flowing water, and it's impossible to convince him if you can't guess his next goal, you must be highly vigilant when facing him, once he finds a gap you will die, understand?"

Bruce's words made Jason pause for a moment, and after thinking for a while, Jason asked in turn:

"So he's a psychopath?"

“......... To "

"Got it"

Dick, who was crouching on the side, focused all his energy on the clown below, and he didn't bother to get involved in this conversation, he felt that what Jason understood must be a little different from what Bruce wanted to say.

Joker's old drama - laughing gas bombs, another guess me hide game, the time limit is until midnight tonight, but this time the joker has added an extra entertainment, a total of twelve laughing gas bombs, but eleven of them are fake, and defusing a fake laughing gas bomb will randomly detonate a hidden bomb in Gotham City.

Just as the Joker impassionedly announces the start of the game, Batman and Robin fall from the sky to block him and Harley Quinn in their path

"Oh, little bat, you're finally here! Oh my God, you've got a new bird?!! I seem to be missing a lot of things."

For the appearance of Batman, the Joker did not show a trace of timidity, but seemed to be looking forward to his arrival, after seeing the skinny Robin followed by Batman, he exaggerated his hand on his face and said in a tone like accusing his cheating husband.

"Where's the bomb?"

Batman didn't react to the Joker's performance, and asked him about his purpose directly.

"You want to know? Find it yourself, I won't tell you, phew! ”

The Joker answered Batman's question with the attitude that I won't tell you what you can do with me.

The conversation was interrupted by the sound of sudden braking, and an exaggeratedly colored box car drove into the narrow street and sped towards the trio.

Before Jason could react, he was quickly left with his cloak in his hand. After two and a half laps around the original position of the three people, the car quickly left with the clown.

"Robin, you and Nightwing go find the bomb, I'll chase the Joker"

“.. Oh good"

Jason watched Bruce jump on the Batmobile that came from nowhere and ride after the Joker, and suddenly felt that he couldn't react, and the pace seemed to be a little fast.

"You see, dealing with clowns is the kind of reflexes that don't matter at all in the last second and the next."

Dick walked over and patted Jason, who was still stunned, sympathetically, and after a moment of stunnedness, Jason remembered what he had to do:

"How do we find the bomb?"

"Hmm...... Let's replay the Joker's speech first."

Dick manipulated the portable computer in his arm, and the clown's shrill voice appeared again, causing Jason to furrow unconsciously.

"Will he say?"

"Yes, it's all just a game for the Joker, but if we type, there's a good chance we'll die."

“... He's such a madman."

"Yes, a sober madman"

Dick is constantly planning all the possibilities on the virtual map. Jason looked at the time worriedly, the bomb deadline was midnight, and there were only two hours left before that time.

"Barbara, give me a look at the weather in Gotham tonight"

Dick picks up Barbara's signal and asks a question that seems to have nothing to do with the matter.

"What do you want the wind to do?"

"Only one of the twelve bombs is true, so in order to ensure that the laughing gas can spread to most areas, the location must be upwind of the wind direction"

Dick's words made Jason even more confused, and after thinking for a long time, he said:

"He's a madman, isn't he?"

"Who?"

Dick was busy calculating the wind direction data passed on by Barbara, and suddenly did not respond to Jason's question.

"Joker"

"That's right."

"Would a madman calculate such a thing?"

"Clown Club"

Dick's answer left Jason silent for a long time, and then asked:

“.... Is he really crazy? ”

Jason's question made Dick stunned for a moment before he said:

“..... God knows"

Eventually, the location of the bomb was determined to be southwest of Gotham City, but even so, the range was still large, and in addition to finding the exact location of the twelve bombs, it was necessary to find the real one, and if the wrong bomb was dismantled, a hidden real bomb would explode.

"How about finding those hidden bombs first?"

Jason felt that he could first find and dismantle the few hidden real bombs, and then he could dismantle the twelve laughing gas bombs with impunity.

"If I had enough time, I would have done it, but now that we don't have time, we have to find laughing gas bombs first"

Jason said that Dick also knew, but the Joker didn't mention the location of those hidden bombs, which must have been difficult to find on the scale of Gotham.

Eventually, after narrowing down as much as possible, Dick led Jason to the target location..........