Chapter 1666 No Time to Die (Twenty-Nine)
Facts have proved that the classic allusion of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" can be circulated for so many years and endure for so long, which naturally has its own uniqueness.
Over the years that Batman has been fighting the Joker, he has become too familiar with the Joker's behavior patterns and methods of laying out conspiracies.
Many fans of DC Comics find it difficult to understand that Batman is so powerful, why did he only discover that the Joker was causing trouble at the last moment when the Joker asked him to make a multiple-choice question about human nature? Shouldn't he have discovered it as soon as he kidnapped the hostages?
The first is because Batman is like an emperor in a feudal monarchy, with three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines. Countless villains in Gotham take turns to cause trouble, and he is not the only one who favors the Joker.
When the Joker is stirring up trouble, some villains have already brought brutal crime scenes to the table. Batman will definitely choose to stop the most harmful ones first.
The second reason is that before the Joker decides to prepare a feast, he must make some appetizers to attract Batman's attention, or explain one thing and conceal another.
No matter which one Batman pursues, the Joker can make another set into a feast and serve it to Batman later. On the surface, Batman is chasing the Joker but still can't stop the conspiracy in advance, but In fact, he may have solved a dozen conspiracies during the chase.
Batman has experienced this kind of thing too many times, so of course he will feel that this time the Joker must have created another double-ended problem to mess with his mentality.
Batman analyzed that the victim of the Joker's conspiracy this time seemed to be Spider-Man. After all, not long after Spider-Man appeared on the scene, the Joker injected the source of darkness potion concentrated in Gotham's rainwater into his body and wanted to see him. Darken, and then turn against Batman.
But in fact, this is just a temporary plan by the Joker, and the trap he has laid out long ago is aimed at this group of Robins who often appear in Gotham.
In this matter alone, Batman has no other possibilities to consider. After all, what reasons and motivations do the people of the Bat family have to build a big bomb and come back to destroy Gotham?
What's the point? How could their temperaments suddenly change in such a short period of time? No matter who thinks about it, this possibility is extremely low, almost non-existent.
This is about Batman's stereotype of the universe where Schiller lives, or it can't be said to be a stereotype. There are so many universes and so many Gothams, which Gotham is different? Even Gothams in different universes are different. How could it be worse?
Since they are all the same, the birds are like taking a trip, and because Schiller's universe, Gotham, has better sunshine, they should be more cheerful and lively when they come back. How could they suddenly want to destroy the world? ?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
But most of the coincidences in this world are unreasonable. Robins suddenly went crazy, and their madness happened to fit the Joker's behavior pattern. Batman could logically put the blame on the Joker, and because the Joker I never thought that I might one day be wronged by Dou E. There was no room for me to clear myself, even if I jumped into the Yellow River, I wouldn't be able to clear myself.
He is like the child in the story of boy who cried wolf. He shouted too many times. Not only did Batman not believe him, but none of the big villains in Gotham City believed in him because the Joker tricked these people. This is not the first time that the villain has used them as gunmen.
The Riddler, Penguin, Clayface, Hugo, and Black Mask mostly smiled coldly and turned a deaf ear when they heard the Joker's cry of wolf. Corrupt officials, gangsters, wealthy businessmen, and police officers immediately turned a blind eye when they saw the Joker. Shut him out, just disappear.
Finally, the one who sincerely believes in the "crying wolf" message is Spider-Man.
"What? Mr. Clown, you said that a villain made a big nuclear bomb and wanted to blow up the city. Why didn't you tell me earlier?!"
Spider-Man anxiously pulled the Joker's sleeve and stared. The Joker rolled his eyes slightly. He immediately turned around and responded to Spider-Man and said, "Listen, your name is Spider-Man, right? I have to tell you." You, Batman is also a human being, he is not omniscient and omnipotent, so if he tells you that it is okay, it may not really mean that it is okay..."
"Of course, I don't think he is a god who knows everything. There must be things he didn't expect."
Instead, the Joker was stunned. This was the first time he saw Robin who didn't worship Batman as a god.
"So, please tell me what's going on. The two of us can work together to take precautions in advance to prevent some super criminal from really blowing up the city!"
Listening to Spider-Man's tone, the Joker thought for a moment. He looked at Spider-Man and said, "You seem to be very experienced in this?"
Spider-Man opened his mouth and closed it again, and finally said helplessly: "You may not believe it, but in the past few years, I have been running on the road of saving the world, and the city I was in was bombed. How many times."
"Then I think we have something in common." The clown immediately acted like a persuasive philosopher, but he did not describe himself as a good person, but said sincerely: "In the past days, I He is indeed a criminal. I surrendered to the police station and confessed all my crimes. You also heard it, right? "
Spider-Man nodded and confirmed his statement, so the Joker went further: "You will definitely feel strange, why did I plead guilty but then escape from prison? But I want to say that if it was for myself, There’s no benefit at all.”
"Although I am a mental patient and will eventually be sent to a mental hospital, my behavior of escaping from prison in the interrogation room will definitely make the nurse increase my dosage of medication, which is not a good thing for me."
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Spider-Man nodded again in agreement. What the Joker said was indeed true. At least from Spider-Man's point of view, there was nothing wrong with it, because unlike Batman, he had not been fighting the Joker for many years and knew his way very well. number.
From Spider-Man's point of view, if the Joker doesn't want to go to jail, then there is no need for him to turn himself in and plead guilty. But since he confessed and escaped from prison, didn't he plead guilty in vain?
"I have a hidden agenda for escaping from prison. There are some things that only I can stop. But Batman only takes a wait-and-see attitude towards this and has no reaction to the crisis at hand. Man, this is really not me discrediting him."
The clown deliberately adjusted his tone to make his words and tone appear younger, fully demonstrating his ability to talk to people and tell ghosts.
Sure enough, Spider-Man's curiosity was aroused, and he made a gesture of listening attentively. The Joker did not whet his appetite, but said: "As I said before, there is a group of people who want to restore the gang rules here. , they got a big bomb produced by the former Soviet Union, which was a nuclear warhead with a super high yield, and they probably modified this warhead. You should know how dangerous this is, right?"
Spider-Man's eyes widened when he heard the word "renovation". He looked at the clown and said, "Renovate nuclear warheads. How did they modify them? Can they still have a production line?"
"That's the problem. It's a bunch of crazy teenagers who learned some skills from Batman on their own. Oh, I'm not saying it's Batman's fault. Maybe Batman didn't know they dared to be so rash, but you You should know how crazy and extreme your peers are.”
Spider-Man showed a hesitant expression, and the Joker immediately responded: "What is certain is that they do not have the professional skills and conditions to transform this thing, but they just boldly did it, so I don't know what the bomb is. It will explode."
"Listen, Spider-Man, I'm not doing it for Gotham, or justice. I'm doing it for my own life. I don't want to be suddenly bombed by a nuclear bomb while watching TV in a mental hospital."
These words are very consistent with the character of the Joker. If he said something false in order to save Gotham or justice, Spider-Man would definitely be able to hear it, but when he said it like this, Spider-Man was somewhat unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
After all, in Spider-Man's opinion, who doesn't want to live? Even the most vicious criminals have the possibility to survive, and the logic of the Joker's behavior makes sense.
"Although I really want you to die on your back, it's obvious that you can't stop a nuclear bomb from exploding by yourself, and I don't want you to do any complicated work. You have to find a way to find out where they hid the nuclear bomb. "The clown looked into Spider-Man's eyes and said seriously.
"If that's the case, then I..."
"I mean, the two of us find it together."
"But I alone..."
"Don't be ridiculous, man." The clown grinned deliberately, showing a slightly sinister smile and said: "The consequences of them getting the bomb are the same as you getting the bomb. How do I know if you will not think about pressing the button?" Button, I don’t trust anyone, I have to personally ensure that this thing won’t harm me!”
With a typical selfish villain's face, even his smile and raised eyebrows were impeccable, so Spider-Man naturally didn't see anything wrong. He stood there and hesitated for a while, then nodded and said: " Well, under certain extreme circumstances, I will cooperate with super criminals, but after this incident is over, I will still take you to the police station, and you better not take any chances. "
"Let's talk about it when the time comes." The clown had a confused expression on his face, "I will definitely disobey you then." However, the logic of all his performances was smooth, and his character design was consistent, showing a man who had to stop him in order to save his life. Spider-Man doesn't know the Joker that well, so he sees no problem with it.
In this way, the Joker deceived Spider-Man to go find the big bomb with him. On the one hand, he wanted to solve the imminent peace crisis in Gotham. On the other hand, he needed a witness to prove that the Robins' madness was not caused by him. .
But soon, the Joker discovered that Spider-Man used exhaustive methods to find anything in Gotham.
There was no subtle reasoning, no rigorous logic, or even wild guesses. It was all a matter of strength. He could always find what he wanted by checking street by street.
For ordinary people, this method may be too time-consuming and not suitable for use in situations where a bomb explosion is imminent, but who is Spider-Man? His day can be used as 48 hours, and he is done.
In the end, the Joker couldn't stand it anymore. To put it bluntly, he is the same type of person as Batman. He can rely on his brains but never his physical strength. He can predict events like a god and never charge into battle.
But the Spider-Man who came here was still a street hero, and he didn't usually use his brain. The source of darkness drug injected into him by the Joker further strengthened the paranoid aspect of his character.
The Joker told him that there was definitely no such thing on a certain street, and Spider-Man didn't believe it. He had to go and walk through it himself. According to him, a wise man always makes mistakes. If you make a wrong judgment, Gotham will be destroyed. Already? How can it be better than me practicing it myself?
Moreover, the good neighbor Spider-Man's ability to meddle in other people's business is simply at the level of rules. Just search a street. If you see a bicycle that has fallen over, do you have to help it? When you see someone carrying something heavy, do you need help? I see that the drain pipe is dripping and needs to be repaired, right?
It's not like the clown hasn't tried to persuade him that when a disaster is approaching, he should focus on the main contradiction first, but the answer he gets is always, "Don't worry, I can move very quickly and it won't take long."
In fact, it didn't take long, but if this continues, Gotham's civilization construction will really flourish.
At that time, the Gotham Good Neighbor Award will be given to Spider-Man, and the Joker who is following Spider-Man and making faces will also have to go on stage to receive the award.
What’s even scarier is that the person presenting the award has to be Bruce Wayne.