When Schiller saw that Bruce's dark and depressed look had been written on his face, he knew that the conversation with Catwoman might not go well.

"You're not going to fight again, are you?"

"It's worse than that," Bruce said. ”

"Okay, so which ward is she in now?" Schiller asked.

"I mean, things are worse in Gotham than I thought."

"There's a bunch of bad guys here that you can't blame, because they're good enough in this environment." Bruce said.

"I think you should have discovered by now that being Batman is not that simple, right?" Schiller said.

"Indeed." Bruce said, "I thought I had a hard armor, a helmet that could block bullets, a sharp bat dart, and a gun and bullets. ”

"Guns are useful." Schiller said.

"At least you can guarantee that someone will want to listen to what you say."

"I couldn't say 'You're wrong' to Selena," Bruce covered his eyes and said, "She's actually done good enough. ”

"I'm afraid Jonathan doesn't think so, if I tell you now that Jonathan actually grew up in this environment, and the crimes he committed were actually because no one taught him, what would you think?"

Bruce opened his mouth, and he realized that he thought he was righteous, but then he knew that nothing was absolutely righteous, but he felt that he was at least fair, but now he realized that he didn't seem to be just enough.

He has to admit that he is eccentric Selena, and many of the gangsters he punishes are like Selena Catwoman, but they are not as lucky as her.

Their families and past are in shambles, and they go to work for the gang, not because they are vicious and vicious, they are born bad, they just eat with their mouths.

It is much harder than you think to break free from the shackles of the native class, especially in Gotham.

This fact made Bruce feel a little desperate, and he finally understood why Schiller said he didn't understand Gotham.

Because anyone who wants to save Gotham once and for all, doesn't understand Gotham.

Everyone is a bad guy here, but there is no bad guy here.

You can't find a single person in this group of walking dead people who should be saved, and you can't find anyone who was born to be destroyed.

There is no culprit here, everyone is to blame here.

This hero's path to escalation is very different from what Bruce thought, he felt that as long as he captured enough criminals, asked for information from them, and then found the few cancers that had been affecting Gotham, and finally brought them to justice, then Gotham would get better and better.

But now he found that it was a bottomless pit, and when he caught one batch of tumors, there would be another, and when he punished one culprit, there would always be another.

No one can withstand such consumption, this is not about wealth or body, Harvey thinks that it is not the end of the line that wins, but Batman, he doesn't even have an end.

Bruce only now realizes that his fight with Gotham will take out his life.

Then he realized that wealth, equipment, and fighting skills really couldn't make him a real Batman, because his biggest enemy was not criminals, but giving up.

The biggest problem he faces is not how cunning his opponent is, but whether he is firm enough, whether he is firm enough to spend his life with a city that cannot be saved, endlessly.

It's like the average person spends a lifetime trying to get the sun out of the west.

Batman stood on the roof of the Gotham Central Building, where the wind was very strong, whistling past his ears, and under his feet, there were countless mediocre villains, like a group of nesting ants, from which everything in Gotham could be clearly seen.

Batman originally thought that there was no order in Gotham, there was only chaos here, but now he found that there was not only order here, but also stronger than anywhere else, if there was only chaos, then he could rebuild order, but now, he couldn't even break the original order of Gotham.

After a while, Batman hears footsteps behind him, and Catwoman walks over with her hands behind her back.

Seeing Batman turn around, she smiled, took out a gem from her back, handed it to Batman with a grin, and said, "I picked a very beautiful little treasure from my collection, of course, I am reluctant to give you the largest one, but I think this one is not bad." ”

Before Bruce could speak, Catwoman said, "I was talking to Maggie yesterday and she said I should apologize to you because I shouldn't have scratched you with a dagger anyway." ”

"I've never apologized to anyone, and when they tried to beat me, I beat them back. But I think you're nice to me, and you're going for a ride on a tall building with me, and I stab you, which doesn't seem right. ”

She blinked her big beautiful eyes, those brown eyes that sparkled in the Gotham night, and said, "I can see that you are upset, and I hope this gem will make you better." ”

Batman glanced down at the gem in his hand, it was a triangular ruby, somewhat like his ear, delicately cut, and had an attractive luster in the faint light.

For the first time, he felt that this was not a mineral that meant nothing to humans except for good looks.

Batman asked, "Would you like to hear my story?" ”

On the other side, Schiller was holding the phone and saying, "Medical parole? How did he get approved? I don't want to blame you, but the Gotham Police Department is a bit too child's play......"

He thought about it, well, the Gotham Police Department really doesn't have any lower limit to break through.

Then he said to Gordon on the other end, "I hope he stays in the hospital and doesn't come back to make trouble, you know, I'm different from Batman." ”

Gordon hung up the phone and sighed, he knew that it was not so simple, Jonathan finally ended up in an insane asylum despite his efforts, Victor was missing, and Lantalos was dead.

However, the old president of Gotham University, in the name of medical parole, did not go to prison, he had been mixed in Gotham for so many years, and he still had some connections, and he finally succeeded in it.

Schiller had never been afraid to think of a Gotham citizen in the worst possible light, and he knew that the old headmaster would not give up so well.

Sure enough, the next day, when Schiller was about to get off work, a girl rushed into her office in a panic, this is the same girl who complained to the school when Christine disappeared before, she is a good friend of Christine.

"Christine is missing again?" Schiller asked.

"It's worse than that." The girl said anxiously: "Since then, Christine has given me a security number, and she told me that as long as this number hits my mobile phone, it means that she may be in danger!" ”

Schiller sped up his packing and said, "When?" ”

"Just three minutes ago! The phone went through, but there was no sound over there! ”

Schiller calmed the girl, and then called Bruce, and he said, "Bad news, Christine has an accident again, I wonder if Gordon told you?" The old principal did not go to prison in the name of medical parole, and if he wanted to retaliate, he would definitely be the first to take revenge on the person who testified against him......"

Bruce immediately returns to Wayne Manor, dressed in all of Batman's gear, and it was he who persuaded Christine to testify against the headmaster, so he had to save the girl.

It's a pity that this time the old headmaster learned smartly, he didn't use any unscrupulous gangsters, but hired professional kidnappers, they didn't leave any traces, and the old headmaster seemed to just want revenge, not to use her to threaten others.

But this just shows that Christine is likely to be in an extremely dangerous environment.

After a while, Batman received a call from Schiller, who said, "The street where the Red Crows used to be on the East Side, the drug den that you destroyed ......"

Before Bruce could ask why, Schiller hung up the phone, and Batman raced all the way, speeding through the Gotham night.

But now he doesn't have the Batmobile, the speed of a normal sports car is not enough, it will take a while to get from Wayne Manor to the East End, and Christine can be hurt at any time, although he doesn't like Christine, but he doesn't want to see an innocent person tragically killed.

Batman smacked the steering wheel hard, and he felt that he had to have a better vehicle.

Suddenly, an unexpected number called, and Catwoman's voice rang over there, and she said, "Hey, I seem to see your little girlfriend waiting for you on the street every day, what's going on?" How did they get to Maple Leaf Street? It's dangerous there......"

"She's been kidnapped, find a way to save her! No...... I mean, can you keep an eye on them? …… Look at them from a distance and call me...... Forget it, no, no, no, don't follow, just tell me where they went. ”

"You sound like you need help." Catwoman said.

Batman looked a little impatient, and he said, "It's none of your business, you just don't go out and trouble me tonight." ”

After saying that, he hung up the phone and drove all the way to Maple Leaf Street.

After a while, Batman appeared at the end of Maple Leaf Street, which was indeed the home of the former Red Crows, where he destroyed a den that made and produced poppies, Batman had a good memory, and he walked along the right side of the street, and then turned two alleys.

As soon as he reached the end of the alley, he heard fierce fights and gunshots coming from inside, Batman quickly found the back door, and directly picked the lock open, and when he entered, there was a group of gangsters lying outside, all of whom were screaming on the ground, as if they had been hit by joint skills.

Passing through the porter and into the living room, seven or eight masked kidnappers could be seen also lying on the ground, a whip with the sound of whistling wind, almost hitting Batman.

Catwoman turned around and said, "Thank God, this little girl is fine." ”

Batman turned his gaze to Christine on the couch, her clothes were a little messy, if it weren't for Catwoman's timely arrival, I'm afraid something would have happened.

Then, Catwoman sniffed, frowned, and said, "No, why do I smell oil?" Is your car leaking oil? No, it's too bad! It could be a Molotov cocktail, hurry up and get out of here......"

Before she could finish speaking, the glass at the main entrance was shattered, and countless Molotov cocktails wrapped in strips of cloth were thrown in.

The flames rose as soon as they "whirred", and there were many fabric sofas, curtains and other combustibles in this abandoned den.

It didn't take long for the fire to rage, and Bruce was holding the unconscious Christine, and as soon as they reached the back door, they found that the back door, which had been pried open, had been blocked by a heavy object from the outside.

Obviously, this was a premeditated trap.

Batman's clothes are fireproof, but if they continue to burn like this, Christine and Catwoman are in danger, and the fire prevention of clothes does not mean that he is choking, the fire is getting bigger and bigger, and the thick black smoke makes the whole house almost impossible to see clearly, and several people cough again and again.

Suddenly, there was a crisp "dang chang" sound on the right side, as if something had fallen, Catwoman reacted quickly, and the whip was directly drawn, but when she dragged it back, it turned out to be a fire extinguisher!

Regardless of where the fire extinguisher came from, Catwoman shook it vigorously with the fire extinguisher, and Batman said, "Go from where they threw the Molotov cocktail, there should be a vacuum!" ”

Batman clears the way in front with a fire extinguisher, and Catwoman helps Christine in the back.

Sure enough, the man who threw the flask had a lot of strength, so that the Molotov cocktail landed in the center of the hall, not in front of the door, there was no combustible material except for a small carpet, and Batman took a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames, and the two of them rushed forward.

Walking to the door, Batman first broke the lock with his gun, and then began to ram the iron door with all his strength.

The man who threw the Molotov cocktail was clearly in a hurry, the front door was not blocked as the back door, and Batman banged the front door a few times, knocking into a gap.

But it also meant that the air began to circulate, the fire became bigger, Catwoman was almost choking and fainting, and Batman could clearly feel his hand on his shoulder starting to slide down a little, and once she lost consciousness, she and Christine would surely die.

Batman exerted all his strength, and finally slammed into it, "Bang! The door opened, and the three escaped, and Catwoman breathed heavily, at this time, whether it was Batman or Catwoman, there were traces of smoke and fire all over their bodies.

After sending Christine back, Batman asked Catwoman sitting in the passenger seat while driving, "Why did you rush in to save Christine?" That's dangerous, isn't it? ”

Catwoman was still excitedly looking at the interior of the luxury car, apparently she had never been in such an expensive car.

She cleared her throat to ease her excitement, and after a while, she spoke: "Actually, I just thought of a lot of reasons for you to praise me, such as I plan to learn from you to be a good person, such as I am actually a righteous woman in my bones, or I can't get used to seeing those kidnappers hurt innocent ......"

Then Catwoman looked at him, and as he was stared at by those brown eyes, Batman felt his heart beat faster again.

"You don't want me to do bad things, but I really like those gems so much, so I can do bad things once and do good things again, won't that?"

“…… Well, actually, I just want to make you happy. Catwoman said with a shrug.

"I know, I can't be a big hero, I just like to steal things, this is a habit I have developed since I was a child, and I don't tell any big truths, maybe the girl who is always waiting for you on the street is much better than me, after all, she is highly educated, beautiful and charming, and she is very simple and ignorant, and has never done anything bad."

"But that's what I am, I never think about those things, I just do what I want, whether you treat me like a criminal, you think I'm a hopelessly bad person, I am who I am, this is me, a cat."

Batman's grip on the steering wheel let go slightly, he didn't know if this was the answer he wanted.

But he knows that the romance, liveliness and sincerity in Catwoman are not the fundamental reason why he fell in love with her.

A bat would fall in love with a cat, and he was only envious of her freedom, which he would never get as a dark knight.

He had already made up his mind to fight this hopeless city to the end.

Looking at the luxury car that was slowly stopping at the intersection, Schiller on the roof of the building said to the symbiote in his head: "...... No, we can't go down, and what's next isn't for children to see. ”

The symbiote let out a string of grunts of dissatisfaction.

"Yes, I know you did a great job just now, you took a fire extinguisher from the café across the corner and threw it in, and it was accurate!"

"But what happened in the car is just a meaningless reproduction process for human beings, and you symbiotes don't need this process, you just need to get rid of the scum."

The symbiote fell silent, and Schiller didn't know if he understood it.

Schiller looked away from the luxury car and into the dimly lit night of Gotham.

Maybe it's a hopeless city, or maybe Batman is a normal person who can feel hopeless and confused, he thought.

But Batman is not alone, and never will be alone.