The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

There are many reasons why Batman did not stop the departure of Gotham Sky Island. The biggest reason is still the safety of the Bat Family.

The battle between Darkseid and the Green Lantern Corps is destined to be protracted and difficult to determine the outcome, but Batman himself knows that Darkseid will not let him go. He has always been very interested in the half of the equation in his hands. .

However, the Earth is remote and weak, so there is no need to send a fleet over. The best way is still to send assassins to kidnap or assassinate. If Batman cannot be dealt with, the Gotham Sky Island floating above the Earth will Be the best target.

Didn't Darkseid send someone here before? Although he didn't successfully kidnap anyone, it reminded Batman that this great monarch was not an upright and good person. Home invasion and kidnapping were his specialty, so he might as well just move the house away.

After Gotham went to hell, Batman felt a little relieved, but hell was still not far enough for people like Constantine to come and go freely. Just like the last time Robin was transferred, Gotham was sent to a refuge in a farther universe. is a good way.

So he acquiesced in Gotham's departure to a strange universe, but he didn't expect that this universe was undergoing tremendous changes, and Gotham's joining would change the situation to some extent.

It's not surprising that the madmen from Arkham Asylum would go to the New City. What's strange is that all of them were silent after rushing into the New City.

Batman keenly discovered that they may have adopted a method of replacing peers, and the most obvious one is the Penguin.

The Penguin is the mayor and has more opportunities to appear in public. The anomalies in some small actions are clearly visible in the news media reports. Batman almost immediately concluded that the Penguin had a civet cat to replace the prince.

Then there is the Joker. Batman has never seen the Joker in New City, but he knows the Joker in his own universe very well. He has also appeared in the news media, and the details in the photos on the front page also convinced Batman that this is It was the Joker who had just been captured by him and sent to Arkham Asylum.

Next came Bruce. Bruce's arrival was also a turning point. Batman couldn't take action, but he wanted to stabilize the situation on the island, so he remembered that Professor Schiller had a student who was also Batman. This was the one he could contact so far. The one and only Batman.

So Batman called Bruce, and Batman could also see from the photos related to Bruce Wayne taken by the media that although the local Batman was very similar to Bruce, Bruce later replaced the local Batman.

Then the three protagonists of the key turning event have been gathered together. Next, Batman needs to study what happened to the Anderkin incident that led to the outbreak of the hot war.

On the afternoon of the 26th, the Joker appeared on the screen, claiming that a reporter had been kidnapped and announced his relationship with Batman. Bruce Wayne went to the rescue, but the rescue failed and Enderkin fell to his death.

On the evening of the same day, a total of 283 media outlets in New York and Gotham forwarded this report, including more than 60 influential major newspapers, and more than 40 news media targeted Bruce.

On the morning of the 27th, the front pages of all newspapers were reporting on this incident. A large number of false news and groundless speculation appeared on the pages, and the majority of media reports focused on Bruce rather than the culprit, the Joker.

As of now, Batman is certain of two things. At this point in time, Bruce is still local Bruce, and the Joker has become the Joker of his universe.

It is obvious that the local blues could not cope with this situation at all. After the incident, no effective measures were taken, neither to reverse public opinion nor to catch the clown.

On the morning of the 28th, another blockbuster news emerged. Mayor Oswald Cobblepot attempted to shoot Bruce Wayne. Bruce Wayne fell down and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. So far, there has been no news.

On the afternoon of the same day, Mayor Oswald Cobblepot was arrested, but was not brought to justice. He became a fugitive and was not heard from for a long time.

On the morning of the 31st, the parade started from Brooklyn, New York, circled half a circle in Brooklyn, and then crossed into Queens and entered the upper reaches of the Gotham River. The hot war broke out completely.

Then the doubt is obvious-why did the Penguin shoot Bruce Wayne?

This makes no sense. Oswald Cobblet had no such motive and no such courage, so the problem must lie with Bruce Wayne.

Batman came to the mayor's office, which had been blocked since the shooting. Under multiple pressures, no police were able to investigate the case. The Penguin was arrested for a crime that was not attempted murder and did not require evidence testing. So the crime scene was untouched.

The bloody sofa, imperceptible footprints, traces of firearms on the coffee table...

Countless clues were conveyed to Batman's brain through his eyes. Almost instantly, Batman was sure that it was Bruce himself who fired the gun.

The Penguin left traces on the sofa, not just because he was obese, but because fat people tend to sweat more, so they need to use a stronger antiperspirant. The scent of it will remain on the fabric sofa for more than half a month. Bat Xia could easily tell where he was sitting.

It's hard to judge where Bruce is sitting, but judging from the direction of the footprints and Batman's behavior pattern, he should be sitting directly in front of the Penguin.

The two of them sat facing each other, with their left and right sides opposite. The Penguin's dominant hand was his right hand. If he fired, it should hit Bruce's left chest. Even if he deliberately aimed at the right chest, the bullet should cut vertically instead of at an angle like now.

Apparently Bruce took the gun with his left hand and shot himself in the right chest.

It can be seen from the scratches left by the gun on the table that the gun was first in Penguin's hand and slid to Bruce through the coffee table. So it seems that Penguin influenced Bruce in some way and let him shoot himself. .

But this speculation was immediately overturned by Batman. It was impossible for the Penguin to control Bruce because Bruce's teacher was Schiller Rodriguez.

And it would not do him any good to have Bruce collapse in his office. Batman would not think that it would be good for him for some populist media to call the Penguin a hero.

You can't blame whoever you eat. The Penguin squeezed his way in by bribing the upper class. The people in Bruce Wayne's circle are his food and clothing parents. He offends this group of people in exchange for a little reputation benefit. Anyone with a little bit of intelligence wouldn't do it.

Then this is Bruce's conspiracy, because this can completely cut off the Penguin's path to ascend.

But what happened next was unexpected. The Penguin was arrested and handcuffed, but he was not caught in the end. He ran to the slums and organized a protest team and sent it to Gotham.

After some research, Batman determined that the Penguin was being exploited from beginning to end. He pulled up a team to save his life and organized a parade to restore his reputation. This was in line with the logic of his behavior.

Batman investigated the hospital's surveillance and found that Bruce was indeed seriously injured. He had been being rescued for more than 20 hours and was still in a coma.

The treatment records are complete and detailed, and it seems that Bruce risked his own life to die with the Penguin.

Framing the Penguin was indeed a masterstroke, so Batman couldn't be sure that this wasn't Bruce's plan.

So, going round and round, everything is back to the original point. If the clown does not kidnap Enderkin, Bruce will not lose his reputation, and the Penguin who shot him will not become a hero, and he will not be able to build a team. This team There will be no entry into the Gotham area, and no hot war will break out.

The culprit is still the clown.

Just as the Joker predicted, Batman investigated and discovered that the trigger for the outbreak of the war was the Underkin case. The man behind the Underkin case was the Joker, and it was the Joker who destroyed New City.

Batman believed in his own investigation and judgment more than the clown's rhetoric. He didn't care about the clown's fables, so he went back to find the clown.

I told you, Batman. The Joker sat gloomily on the bed with his head hanging down. His lips kept moving as he spoke, and his teeth could be seen through the gap between his lips.

You really disappoint me. The clown tilted his head weirdly like a zombie and said, You don't understand me well at all, just like you don't understand yourself.

Do you want to change your career to be the Riddler? Batman asked sarcastically.

The Joker continued to remain silent, and Batman tried every means to make him speak again. It was only at this moment that Batman realized that there might indeed be something wrong with his speculation.

What made Batman make this judgment was that the Joker refused to admit it.

In the past, when the Joker committed any major crime, he wanted to jump in Batman's face and ask him if he did a good job. He was eager to see Batman's reaction and let Batman evaluate his actions. He repeatedly asked Batman to do it. smile.

Now that he has caused such a big mess, he has turned out to be like those little thieves who don't know the heights of the world. In order to avoid responsibility, he denies everything in front of the police and refuses to kill him. This is not like a clown.

And the Joker is the madman Batman knows best. Batman has witnessed many of the troubles he caused, including bombings, kidnappings, and all kinds of outrageous and horrific murders.

But these cases are not the results but the process. The clown does not commit crimes to blow others up or kidnap for ransom. He commits crimes to realize his artistic pursuits.

Just like the Underkin case, he kidnapped and forced Bruce to let go and let Underkin fall to his death. In essence, he did not want to kill the man, but just wanted to break Bruce's psychological defense.

Watching people suffer and collapse, watching them float and struggle in the quagmire of human nature, is the art that the clown wants.

Although war is painful and many people will die, their deaths are too trivial and have no sense of beauty. The process and results of these people's deaths cannot provide any material for discussing human nature and artistic philosophy. This is what the clown sees. It's an unforgivable waste.

The Underkin case was interrupted because of Bruce's shocking shot. The Joker could not let it go. If the chaos outside was really caused by him, he must be rehearsing intensively now and give him a chance when Batman arrives. Super big surprise.

But he didn't, he gave up the struggle and let Batman capture him and put him in Arkham Asylum.

And Batman also wants to understand the reason why the Joker would rather stay in Arkham Asylum than go out to join in the fun - a starving man who has half-eaten food taken away, no matter what, he doesn't want to watch it. The capitalist pours milk into the river.