All members of the Justice League, except for Batman, have been poisoned by the Joker for unknown reasons and have been placed and transferred to the headquarters of the Sky Eye Society.

In the Bat Cave.

"The toxins used in the Justice League are much more toxic than the original." Bruce stared at the analysis on the screen and said, "For different individuals, the Joker also prepared different pathogens. In order to deal with Vic, the poison was infused with a rubber flower microorganism, which caused power supply to prevent the mechanical parts of his body from having enough energy to kill the virus. As for Barry, some magnetized fibers were added, and he neutralized them from the macro and onlookers. ”

Roy, who followed him, said, "There is no doubt that he has been thinking about it for a long time. Can Justice League be reinstated? ”

"Being treated. I've developed a quinolone that can be fully interpreted for them to use, but it can take more than a week to recover – if it goes well. In fact, it remains to be seen how effective it will be. ”

"That means the Justice League will have to disappear from this world for five days." Roy said, "Doesn't sound great. ”

"I know. He's contemplating some bigger conspiracy, I can feel it. "I've checked all the places where the virus might have infected the Justice League. There are not many places where the coalition gathers, this is our system. The watchtower is one of only a few locations, but it is heavily guarded and can be largely ruled out. Other than that, the only place where the Coalition has met recently is a children's hospital. Last month, the League participated in a charity event there. ”

"Okay. If anyone can guess the Joker's thoughts, it's you. Roy said, "What do you think his next target will be?" What does he want? ”

"I don't know." "If this attack has taught me anything, it's that he's really going to play for real." Like he told us in himself, he used to see Batman as a friend, but now it's different, he really wants me dead. ”

After a moment of silence, Bruce spoke again: "I'll start at the children's hospital and see if there are any clues." Then I'll go back and look back at any clues from the old Arkham asylum in that guy's old cell. ”

Roy nodded: "I'll continue to look for other clues here." ”

"Be careful." Bruce said solemnly.

"Yes."

With nothing to be found in the Children's Hospital, Batman arrives at the abandoned Arkham Asylum.

Once home to Gotham City's most dangerous maniacs, it hasn't been rebuilt since it was blown up by Silence. Later, Hugo Stevich initiated the Arkham City Project, dividing half of the city into a quarantine zone, and after the quarantine zone was closed, the new Arkham Lunatic Asylum was moved from the original Arkham Island to the edge of the city.

Now, this once well-guarded place with an incredibly advanced defense system is in shambles. The dirty corridors between the cells were strewn with cobwebs, and several huge spiders crawled along the silk threads.

Many people who are familiar with Batman will think that the place he hates most in this city must be Crime Alley. But even there, Batman has seen change and goodness.

But this is the only place, behind the door of Ward 801, that will never change.

Batman stood silently in the room, staring at the dusty hammock and the two rusty chains attached to the bed.

He grabbed the chain in one hand, gritted his teeth and pulled it vigorously, and the end of the chain that was already loose was pulled down by him. The bed slammed to the ground, and heavy dust kicked up.

"Batman?" Someone outside the door asked tentatively.

Batman glanced in that direction and saw a nerdy-looking doctor in a lab coat standing outside, carrying a small suitcase.

"Mr. Eric Bode." Batman faintly called out the young doctor's name.

He knew the man. Eric Bodder, who was one of the first to join when Arkham City was shut down and the new madhouse was completed to recruit new employees. He had a passion for his patients that no other doctor or nurse could match, and he was more eager than anyone else to help the madmen.

Perhaps it is such people who represent something that the city is worth fighting for.

"Are you okay? Batman? Eric asked.

"I'm alright, Mr. Bode." Batman said, "The return of the Joker has caused quite a stir among the patients, right?" ”

"Definitely. I saw you on the news, and the 'clownized' Justice League. "I think I've been waiting for it to happen since I started working in Arkham." They were so afraid of him."

"Mr. Boyd, Eric," Batman said, "I understand that you care about those patients, and you want to help them. ”

"I do think," Eric stepped forward, "and I think"

"Listen to me, the clown isn't crazy, he's just evil. Go back to Arkham. ”

Eric stopped, staring at Batman's back.

"Actually, you're right, Batman." He suddenly spoke, "When I first came to Gotham, I did want to help, and that's all I wanted to do. I want to help the people in Arkham, I want to help the city. And among them, the one I want to help the most is you. But then over time, I realized that it didn't help you at all. ”

"Because you can't see the help that comes to you, even when it's right in front of you." He said.

"What did you say?" Batman sensed something was wrong, and released a completely different temperament from the hunchbacked, skinny Eric.

There was a "bang", and the iron gate was slammed shut.

Batman was locked inside, in the Joker's hospital room.

After Roy leaves the Batcave, he goes straight back to his apartment.

"Marlene Zahiri." Barbara sat down in front of the computer and said, "A senior psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum has studied the patients associated with the Joker in particular depth, and it can even be said that he has exhausted all his energy on it. If there's anyone in Arkham Asylum who knows more about the Joker right now, it's her. ”

Roy asked, "Why did you mention her all of a sudden?" ”

"Because of this doctor," Barbara tapped on the keyboard, an email popped up, "just sent an encrypted email to the Gotham Police Department." The police station shouldn't have cracked it out yet, but my sister is always one step ahead of them. The doctor said in the email that she had debunked the Joker's true identity and learned all the stories behind the madman, but she felt that the Joker was going to kill her because of this, I know, it sounds weird everywhere, right? ”

Roy frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Get dressed, let's go and have a look." ”

"Kasan is still training at the colony, do you need to call her?"

"No, I'm not going to beat people up today." Roy said, "Just to ask." (To be continued.) )