"I'm glad you remember, then you should know why I'm impaling your spine now." Roy said in a dark, terrifying voice from the voice changer.

"Oh, huh?"

At the moment when the clown said this, in the darkness behind the two, the muzzle of the gun flashed, and the flame of the lotus reflected the trajectory of a bullet, "poof" through the armor on Roy's back and shot into the back.

Roy involuntarily let go of his hand, the knife fell to the ground, and the person involuntarily knelt down.

It's an armor-piercing bullet, and only an armor-piercing bullet can penetrate Roy's Kevlar bulletproof coat so easily. The gun was hidden inside the vent and was fixed to aim diagonally down at a certain point. The Joker wasn't just being beaten, he was consciously leading Roy to the point where he could be hit by armor-piercing bullets.

And of course the clown will not just come to such an armor-piercing bullet is finished, the moment Roy half-knelt down, he immediately jumped up vigorously, held Roy's head with one hand and aimed it at the oddly shaped badge on his chest, and the other hand pinched the badge, and an invisible gas sprayed out of it.

At such a close distance, it is simply impossible to evade the gas attack. Even though Roy had gathered all his strength as quickly as he could, sweeping the clown aside with a wave of his arm, the gas of unknown composition inevitably crept through his nose.

No matter what gas it is, its action is intense and very rapid. Roy struggled to stand up, but the strength in his body seemed to be drained by this gas, and the pain of the gunshot wound in his back seemed to be magnified by this gas several times, interfering with his movements. Roy tried for a long time, but still knelt down.

The clown whirled around him.

"I'm starting to get the impression that you're a newcomer, you seem to be called Impaul, right? Haha, good name, I made a note of him. The Joker crouched down in front of Roy and smiled "brightly", "I'm a genius to hide a gun with armor-piercing bullets in the ventilation pipe!" Do you know how long I've been preparing for this? Do you know how often I've spent trying to stabilize the barrel of the gun when it fires and test to determine where the bullet will land? Oh, I've gone to great lengths to do this, because it's for my best friend, Batman, after all! ”

He covered his face: "Yes, yes! I thought the bat that popped in through the window would be the one I knew well, we were friends, very good friends, and we played all sorts of fun games together for years. He's taken in more and more birds over the years, but I didn't expect any of them to find me. After all, that's the work of the old bat! Only he can find me and relieve me."

Roy listened without saying a word, trying not to tremble his fingers as he tried to touch something from the universal belt.

But the Joker suddenly flew up and kicked him head-on, stopping his attempt.

The clown rode on top of him, holding a bright knife dangling in his face.

"Your hands are not steady, and I have no doubt that you will be able to touch any strange things against me. What the? How do I know, you ask? Oh, and when you've been pitted like me so many times by a more sophisticated, cunning bat, you'll be familiar with their methods, too. ”

When the clown said this, he tilted his head and rolled his little eyeballs: "Where did we come from earlier?" Oh, by the way, I said I thought it would be Batman as I always found this place today. Because it's just him, and he's the only one who can always find me. But today, you're one step ahead of him. Oh, you have no idea how excited I am! I feel this way, and although you are still a little tender now, you give me the same feeling as him. Do you know what that means? I think I might be able to have a second playmate in the future! Think about how exciting this is! ”

Roy struggled to stay focused, saying, "I'm not going to play your game with you, Joker."

"It's so touching, that's what 'he' said!" The clown said, "I'm sure you will, just like 'him.'" I did have plans to kill one or two more Batman men, and how much fun you think that would be! But now you make me think it's more interesting for you to live. ”

With that, he stood up and straightened his clothes.

"Had a great time today! Newcomer! Go back and get some rest, we'll see you again soon. Hahaha"

With his frenzied, shrill laugh, the clown walked out of the room and closed the door to the hotel.

Immediately after, there was darkness, endless darkness that instantly engulfed Roy's consciousness.

When the retina felt the bright and blinding light again, Roy was already in front of his eyes with a white brick ceiling. He lay on the soft bed and white quilt, most of the discomfort in his body had disappeared, only the pain of the gunshot wound in the back reminded him that night was not a dream.

Turning his head, he saw Barbara, who looked haggard. Her wheelchair was leaning against the side of his bed.

It only took him about a few seconds to figure it out, and he was in the hospital right now.

"Hey, Detective." Barbara smiled, "Finally woke up?" ”

Roy's eyes swept around quickly, and it seemed that the moment he regained consciousness, his brain was instantly activated.

"So, I think you've been here for at least one night?" Roy said abruptly as soon as he spoke.

Barbara was stunned for a moment, then asked with a commonplace look, "Oh, how did you see it this time?" The Great Detective? ”

"The indentation on my left leg on the bed is obviously from sleeping on it, and a few red hairs." Roy explained, "And I 'fell asleep' in the middle of the night, and now the sun is shining. So you're sure you've been here at least last night. ”

Barbara laughed, "Actually, I was here the night before. It's already the next morning. ”

This was Roy's accident, and at the same time, he was inexplicably moved. This girl has been with him for more than twenty-four hours.

He didn't know how to speak.

Barbara continued: "It was Batman who found you, but by then the Joker had already run away. He doesn't seem to be pleased, and blames himself for being his responsibility, as if he thinks that if he finds the Joker's hiding place before you do, you won't get hurt. ”

"I didn't hold him responsible, it was my own choice."

"But that's Batman." "He always felt that everything should be his responsibility. ”

After a moment of silence, Roy said, "This time I was careless." The clown does give people a special feeling. He does not feel like any other criminal. Batman is right, it's impossible to understand this guy just by flipping through the files. ”

Barbara stopped talking for a while, and finally decided to say, "You know what? When I saw you poisoned from here, I was really scared. ”

"I'm afraid, afraid that he will take you away like he has taken away someone else or something important. And then, until I watched you get taken to the hospital, I couldn't help but think, what would I do if you really were taken away like that. ”

Taking a deep breath, Barbara continued, "And then while sitting here, I came to the conclusion that I didn't know. This time I almost watched you get killed by the Joker, and I realized it"

Roy looked at her, not sure what to say.

Barbara also seemed to find it difficult to continue, and tilted her head slightly in embarrassment and said, "That's probably it." ”

Roy looked out the window, thoughtful.