Just two days later, while Arkham prisoners were still wreaking havoc on Gotham, the Joker published a story in the Gotham Daily.

He will kill the mayor of Gotham City as the city prepares a memorial for the dead presiding judge and councillors.

This is clearly a ploy, and the clown is sure that the mayor will attend the event that day and give a public speech.

And the Gotham government will never arbitrarily change the time of the event or prevent the mayor from attending the event because of the news he published.

That means the Gotham government is scared.

As a result, the government's already precarious prestige has been shattered.

Those who are still waiting on the sidelines will join the Arkham prisoners in wreaking havoc on Gotham, and the entire city will be destroyed.

Therefore, even if you know that the clown will get in the way, the memorial must be carried out.

In such a difficult situation, the pressure is on the side of Chief Gordon, as the head of Gotham City's armed defense forces, he must use his limited manpower to ensure that the mayor is safe.

Even Batman gave up looking for a reactor for the time being and decided to come and help.

The mayor is just as important as the reactor, and once the mayor dies, the consequences will be no less than the reactor explosion.

Time flies by and soon arrives on the day of the event.

Gotham government officials at all levels, led by the mayor, walked to the event site amid the mournful sound of bagpipes.

It was followed by many policemen, court judges, and a crowd of people who spontaneously came to mourn.

It's just that compared to the vast police force in the original plot, there are only thirty or fifty people in police uniforms in the parade now.

Most of the other police officers need to patrol the streets of Gotham to prevent Arkham's escaped prisoners from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

That's why Chief Gordon is under a lot of pressure to protect the mayor while also considering the law and order situation elsewhere.

Fortunately, he arranged a group of elites from the police station in advance, dressed in civilian clothes, to blend into the parade and try to find the whereabouts of the clown in advance.

There are also more than a dozen snipers in the high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, and as long as they find an abnormal situation, they do not need to report to their superiors, and they can directly shoot and kill suspicious targets.

At the same time, Bruce uses high-tech means to closely monitor the movements of surrounding residents, including luxury hotels, high-rise residences and a series of buildings that can overlook the procession, and there is nothing to hide under his surveillance.

But neither Director Gordon, who hid in the crowd and used the walkie-talkie to contact his subordinates, nor Batman, who had already arrived at the scene, did not find any clues about the Joker.

It's as if the news of the killing of the mayor was deliberately released by him to scare people.

The experienced Gordon did not let his guard down because of this, but became more serious, and there could not be the slightest relaxation until the end of the event.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the sniper on the tall building: "How's the situation up there?" ”

The sniper replied in embarrassment: "Everything is normal, but to be honest, there are too many windows here. ”

The director looked at the hundreds of windows above him and sighed helplessly.

It is gratifying that there were no problems with these windows in the end, and with the beating of the honor guard, the procession successfully arrived at the event venue.

The lectern needed for the presentation has been prepared in advance, and it is placed in the center of the venue, which is bright and unobstructed.

Harvey, Rachel, and the rest of the government officials sat in their chairs with heavy faces.

Step by step, the mayor stepped onto the podium and began his speech.

"Presiding Judge Su Ruiluo has devoted his life to upholding the rule of law and maintaining social order."

"Remember when I first took office..."

Seeing this scene, Director Gordon's heart instantly rose to his throat, and the most troublesome link was coming.

At this time, Batman, who had been probing the situation nearby, discovered something.

A team of police officers who were supposed to fire guns to salute at the end of the event were now stripped naked and tied up in a residential building somewhere.

Realizing the danger, Batman immediately informed Director Gordon of the situation.

But it seems to be a little late, and the mayor's speech is nearing the end.

"The sacrifices of these people have taught us that peace comes at a price."

"Therefore, we have to pay the highest respect to these people."

As soon as the words fell, the honor guard next to him began to act according to the established arrangement.

"All the honor guards are there, listen to orders!"

"Stand upright, raise your gun."

The officers of the honor guard raised their salute guns in unison.

"Aim, prepare!"

In this group, a man with a scar on the corner of his mouth and a gloomy expression made Director Gordon's face change.

It's the clown!

Reacting, he quickly ran in the direction of the mayor.

"Put!"

As soon as the starting officer gave the order, more than a dozen honor guards, including the clown, immediately turned their guns and fired several shots at the mayor's location.

The continuous gunfire made the event scene chaotic, and everyone bent over, subconsciously looking for cover to dodge.

And the mayor, who was shot twice, covered his chest in pain and fell backwards, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Director Gordon, who was supposed to appear in time to save him, arrived on the ground like the mayor at some point, and a large area of blood oozed from his back, soaking his clothes.

The Gotham policemen, who suddenly lost their two backbones, were like a swarm of headless flies, unable to even pursue the fake guard of honor, but only protected the mayor and Gordon and sent them to the hospital.

Harvey Dant, who watched the mayor get shot, was angry at the cunning of the clown and the incompetence of the Gotham police.

After so many days of careful planning, it came to such a result.

In the end, he simply picked up his gun and planned to pursue the fake honor guard, but was stopped by his colleagues, who were also prosecutors.

Just as they were at a stalemate, a cylindrical jar appeared at the feet of the group.

呲————!

Accompanied by the sound of gas leaking, a thick white mist erupted from the jar and began to permeate the crowd, and the pungent smell made people can't help but close their eyes and cough incessantly.

Only a few lucky ones inadvertently ran out of the smoke, and most of the rest kept swirling in the fog.

It took about five minutes for the smoke to clear.

All those affected had red and swollen eyes and uncontrollable tears.

Harvey endured the burning pain, struggled to open his eyes, searching around for something: "Rachel? ”

He kept calling his girlfriend's name, and his expression became more and more urgent.

Just now, Rachel's voice suddenly disappeared in the thick fog, and he felt that something was wrong, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart.

It wasn't until he opened his eyes that Harvey dared to confirm that Rachel had been kidnapped.

At this time, Batman happened to be chasing this group, but the pursuit process was not very smooth, because there was a big man with a cigar in his mouth, blocking his way.