40.Joker's Rules [39/100]
The clown was handcuffed and sat bored in the prison of the police station.
He looked around boredly, in this cage, in addition to him, there were many other people who were imprisoned, all of whom were caught tonight, no dead members of the Clown Gang, they took off their clown masks, and looked all sorts, young people, middle-aged people, these people were like a rabble, the only thing in common was their demeanor.
The crazy trait is like a group of guys who escaped from Arkham en masse.
They screamed in the cages, saying gibberish words that no one could understand, and the basement of the police station was like a group of cultists.
But as their leader, the clown sat quietly in his chair, he didn't speak, he didn't make noise, he didn't even change his sitting position, he seemed to be thinking about something.
On a nearby wall, a television set played Harvey Dent's statement 20 minutes earlier, and the prosecutor who had escaped death and completed another arrest looked a little embarrassed, but the more he did, the more he showed his attitude.
In the face of the reporter's question, Harvey cashed in very easily,
"Yes, I'm not Batman, I have dreams of superheroes, but I can't be him, this operation is a planned capture of the Joker, he is a very dangerous criminal, we made sacrifices, they are the real heroes, we just did what we had to do. β
He looked at the camera and said very sincerely,
"We are confident that Gotham will quickly restore order, this arrest shows our determination, but I still hope that the citizens can calm down, as long as we are united, people like the Joker are not terrible, for Batman, my identity determines that I can't say much about him, but personally, I have to thank him. β
"If it weren't for him, I would have been able to meet you in black and white photos. β
"Huh..."
The clown gave a mocking smile as he closed his eyes and leaned against the railing of the cage, no one knowing what he was thinking.
Outside the observation room of the cage, Gordon and the cops were rummaging through the Joker's belongings, and it was shocking that the madman had 23 knives of various specifications in his clothes, but none of them, and he seemed to be particularly fond of such weapons, which were not enough of a deterrent.
"Click"
The basement door was pushed open, and Gordon and Smith looked up to see an unexpected guest.
Mayor Nestor walked into the basement surrounded by everyone, and he walked up to Gordon, who looked at him solemnly,
"Director, you didn't even hide it from me. β
Gordon replied apologetically,
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor, but I have to protect my family, and that's the only way we can catch it. β
Nestor's expression suddenly became pleasant, and he laughed and patted Gordon on the shoulder, and said to everyone,
"Look at our new director, he really thinks I'm going to be harsh on him, no... Gordon, I just want to say that I almost thought I had lost a really good friend, and you are welcome back, and with you, I have a lot of faith in this city. β
The atmosphere in the basement became warm again, and some of the young policemen applauded, but there was a not-so-pleasant applause, and the mayor and Gordon turned around and saw the clown sitting in the cage, who had no smile on his face, and seemed to be very serious, but he was also applauding, and seemed to be happy that Gordon had escaped.
"So, this is the Joker?"
Mayor Nestor approached the cage slightly, he looked at the dangerous figure who had turned Gotham upside down, and the Joker also looked at him, it was a calm, somewhat gloomy look, as if he was an ordinary, most in line with the imagination of ordinary criminals.
But just 1 second later, the clown suddenly showed a smile, his eyes became crazy and happy, and the two scars on the side of his mouth squeezed together with the white oil paint on his face.
"Mr. Nestor, you are so close to a vicious criminal... Aren't you afraid of accidents that no one wants to see?"
Nestor was frightened by this smile, he subconsciously took a step back, and then saw the undisguised mockery in the clown's eyes, which made the mayor's mood very bad all of a sudden, Gordon saw this scene, he took the initiative to step forward, relieved the mayor's embarrassment, and cut off the eye contact between Nestor and the joker with his body.
"Actually, Mr. Mayor, I have some other things to tell you, so let's go to the office and talk about it. β
Nestor realized that it was Gordon who would clear him again, and he smiled kindly and patted Gordon on the shoulder,
"Go, Gotham heroes, no matter how big things are, make way for heroes, have a good rest tonight, stay with your family, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. β
Gordon smiled embarrassedly, he suddenly remembered something, he asked,
"Where's Harvey?"
Mayor Nestor casually said as he walked out, "I asked the people at the town hall to take him home, he's a hero too, and he needs a rest too." β
The mayor left, but Gordon's body stiffened in place, he slowly turned around, and saw the clown lying on the railing behind him, this guy tried to squeeze his face out of the railing, but it could only appear that he was getting more and more funny, looking at Gordon's serious gaze, he stretched out two fingers, shook them in the air, and said with an innocent face,
"Don't look at me like that... Didn't Harvey go back?"
As he spoke, he stuck his face in the railing and scratched his head, "Oh, maybe our hero needs entertainment too, and going out at night is normal for young people, isn't it?"
Looking at Gordon's gloomy face, Sheriff Smith immediately stepped aside, took out his mobile phone and started dialing, and after three busy tones, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter,
"I immediately went to him. β
"No need. β
Gordon stared at the clown, desperately suppressing his anger, "Shut him up in the interrogation room." β
Twenty minutes later, the entire police station, who had just relaxed, was sent out to find Harvey Dent, Gotham's newest hero, almost synonymous with the rule of law and order in Gotham, and if he had an accident, the confidence of the people and the entire city would be devastating.
And in the interrogation room, the clown put his hands on the table, his ten fingers flicked back and forth with each other, and he was playing with himself, and there was a relaxed look on his face, as if everything was under control.
Woolz and the other gang bosses, who had long been frightened, gave all their resources to the Joker, asking for only one, to kill the Red Devil, and then to kill Batman, and the desperate people will involuntarily go crazy, Woolz They are still in prison.
They even volunteered to sit down, especially after Maloney's horrific body was found in the alley, their faces had already been torn to shreds, and it was simply miserable.
They already know that they are in big trouble, they do not accept surrender, there is no negotiation, the only result is to kill them all, they have been driven crazy.
Gordon walked in, unplugged the power of the monitoring machine in the interrogation room, and then sat down opposite the clown, the light in the interrogation room was dim, so to speak, except for the clown and Gordon, there was darkness around.
Gordon looked at him and whispered,
"Tell me, where is Harvey?"
The clown didn't look at him, and continued to play with his fingers, and after a few seconds, he asked,
"What time is it?"
"What's the use of knowing time? You need to know, everyone here is eager to kill you, cooperate, at least you can save your life." β
Gordon's tone was stiff, he probably didn't think he would know a useful clue from the Joker, and when he heard his words, the Joker rolled his eyes,
"Look at me..."
He pointed to his face with his handcuffed fingers, and there was a "gentle" smile on it, as if he was chatting with an old friend, and he smiled and said, "Do you think someone like me cares about a life? β
He leaned back lazily in his chair,
"As for the timing, it's about our handsome Harvey being in one place... Still in several places. β
"Okay"
Gordon didn't look at the time, but stood up and helped the clown uncuff it, this action surprised the clown, Gordon glanced at him, the director understood that when dealing with people like the clown, he couldn't think according to normal thinking, he shrugged his shoulders and picked up his coffee cup,
"I knew I couldn't convince you, so I found someone else. β
He sipped his coffee as he walked out, "I hope you can have a nice conversation." β
"Click"
The door closes, the lights of the entire interrogation room are fully turned on at this moment, and behind the clown, a dark figure appears, and Bruce reaches out and holds the clown's head, slamming his head against the edge of the table when he is caught off guard.
"Bang"
This was enough to make ordinary people scream at the collision, but it only made the Joker let out a painful moan, he rubbed his bleeding head and raised his head, looking at Batman sitting opposite him, he looked at the helmet of the bat, he said helplessly,
"Hey, bastard, don't start from scratch, it will make the victim dizzy, it will make them not feel the pain that follows, this is a very low-level method!"
Batman didn't answer, the Joker put down his hand and looked at him, a touch of excitement jumped out of his eyes, it was the success of the plan, the excitement under the big net, he said with great interest,
"Look, you're still here... It's something you can't dodge, you're always uncooperative, but this time, you're going to play the game too, I know. β
"This is a game specially prepared for you!"
"Where's Harvey?"
Bruce's voice muffled by the voice changer sounded in the interrogation room, he used to intimidate those criminals in this way, and after inflicting the rape, few people could hold on, but the Joker was different, he didn't care about Batman's problems at all, he just said to himself,
"I want Batman to take off his armor, I just want to see what you're going to do, it's like a scale, you know?"
He stretched out his finger and gestured on the table, "On one side is human life, on the other side is your identity, I want to know what you will do, hehe." β
He leaned back in his chair, "You didn't let me down, you let 13 innocent people die, and you let poor Harvey help you carry the black cauldron, tsk, even people like me will feel cold-blooded, but don't worry, I will tell you Harvey's whereabouts, I will say, I will tell you everything!"
"Why do you want to kill me?"
Bruce asked, and the Joker made a shocked expression, holding his chin, sticking out his tongue and licking his lips, saying in a strange tone,
"Hahaha, hahahaha
He stretched out his finger, pointed at Batman, and then at himself, and said meaningfully,
"No, no, no, Batman, you made me whole!"
"You're just a bastard who kills for money, M, and those damn killers make no difference!"
Batman said contemptuously, but this sentence irritated the Joker, and he slapped the table sharply, and then calmed down again,
"No, no, no, don't talk to them, you're different from them, you know? Even if you want to, you can't!"
He turned his head to look at the glass of the interrogation room, and seemed to be able to see the people standing on the other side, and he seemed to be deliberately speaking to them.
"To them, you are also a freak, like me, when you are needed, they will sing praises to you, as they have done in the past year, but when they don't need you, they will expel you, drive you away, like a leper, and wish you would disappear immediately. β
He waved his hands exaggeratedly, like the host of a passionate speech, Batman looked at him indifferently, the Joker coughed lightly, he stood up, and opened his arms,
"Ladies and gentlemen, you may have heard about it from all over the world, but for now, I still want to solemnly introduce it to the audience, and make the audience tremble, the rarest and most tragic mistake of the Creator is about to be presented to you!"
"Allow me to introduce to you... Ordinary people { The ordinary body structure is unremarkable, and in order to compensate for this, so the values are deformed, the full expansion of human importance, the boring social conscience, the haggard and withered optimism, oh, that doesn't sound hygienic, does it?}
The clown made a disgusted expression, and his eyes were full of vicious banter,
"The most disgusting thing is that they are fragile and value-oriented about order, sobriety, and too much pressure when they are under too much... It's going to break!"
In the dim light of the room, he stood up, walked around, and then pretended to listen,
"Oh, I hear you guys ask how about this thing?"
"What else? How can this poor, pathetic monster survive in this harsh, unreasonable modern society? Sorry, my answer is that it's probably not optimistic. β
"Morality, the code, the rules of civilization they call are a boring joke, they lose themselves when they get into trouble, they only be good people in times of peace, oh, I said the same thing to another Mr. Red, do you know what he said to me?"
The clown spread his hands and smiled,
"He said I just wanted you to see that in a critical moment, these... These self-proclaimed civilized people will kill each other without any scruples... They will eat each other. Look, I think he's right, I'm really not a demon... I just thought ahead of my time, or rather, retro. β
"You want to know what I'm doing, right?"
The clown leaned forward, his voice becoming magnetic, "This is my game, you have to follow my rules, Five Crows... Let me see, who will you save, the great hero Harvey, or the innocent kidnapper, or the wife waiting for her husband's return, or the traveling child waiting for the father's return, or a... A powerful mayor. β
"Justice, Purity, Loyalty, Bravery, Strength"
The clown held out five fingers, "Let me see, which one are you going to have?"
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