Chapter 1671 No Time to Die (Thirty-Four)
Just as the Joker girl standing in front of the table was about to speak, Batman stretched out a hand to signal her to be silent, then pointed his finger at Harley next to Harley and said: "You, tell me, what is going on?"
Just as Harley was about to open her mouth, Batman interrupted her and said: "If you want to evade the main point or make up a story, I will write to Dr. Rodriguez right now and tell him how much trouble you have caused me."
Harley closed her open mouth, pursed her lips, and then shrugged helplessly and said: "Very good, the threat is effective, but I can't understand many of their ideas. I said something wrong, and you still have to trouble me, so I only say what I know. "
Batman nodded slightly, Harley leaned on the edge of the table with her arms folded, sighed maturely, looked at Batman and said: "Have you ever thought that in the eyes of your adopted sons, 'becoming Batman' and 'saving Gotham,' which one should they believe in more? Which one do you want them to believe in more?"
Batman didn't speak, but from his eyes, he was lost in thought. He was always very cautious about issues related to the Robins, and even when facing the young Harley, he couldn't give a hasty answer.
While he was still thinking, Harley spoke first: "A long time ago, at least before they came to our universe, your Robins thought that these two things were actually the same thing. As long as they inherited your mantle and became Batman, they could naturally save Gotham. "
Batman pursed his lips, but didn't want to say the negative answer. Even if the Robins were not present now, perhaps Harley would go back and tell them.
Does Batman want to save Gotham? Of course he thought about it, but did he take actual actions to save Gotham? Of course he did, but did he know in his heart that Gotham could not be saved?
It can only be said that he had a glimmer of hope when he was young, but as he got to know more and more about the darkness of Gotham, he gradually realized that the darkness of Gotham had deeper reasons, which was a problem that no authority could solve.
And there is a constant topic in the Bat Family, that is, who can become the successor of Batman?
Batman also knows how much his Robins are obsessed with this issue. After a long time of companionship and dependence on each other, the motivation for wanting to become Batman is the original righteous heart that wants to save Gotham, or simply wanting to get Batman's recognition better than everyone else, which is no longer clear.
And Harley continued.
"I can see that they took this seriously before, or they actually knew that becoming Batman might not necessarily save Gotham, because you didn't succeed either, but people always have to have hope in life, and there must be a belief to support them to learn various crime-fighting skills from you."
"But when they came to my universe, they found that the Gotham in this universe did not have Batman, but it was much better than the Gotham in their universe. Of course, they would wonder why this was the case."
"Why was Gotham saved without Batman? Who else can save Gotham besides Batman? Is there an inevitable connection between becoming Batman's successor and saving Gotham?"
"When they look at becoming Batman and saving Gotham separately, another question will naturally arise. If you can save Gotham without becoming Batman, then how can you do it?"
Batman turned his head slightly and glanced out the window. There was a faint sound of gunfire in the distance. The streets of Midtown not far from here were full of gunfire. Gotham hadn't seen such a grand scene for many years.
"Is this the method they figured out? To create massacres?"
"Batman, I want to ask you, one person dies today or a thousand people die in the future, which one do you choose?"
Batman turned his head back and stared at Harley with a very Batman-like look. The guy who used to love to make him do multiple-choice questions is now staying in the Batcave eating snacks and watching jokes, and here comes another person who asks philosophical questions.
"I choose to save one thousand and one people."
"Yes, that's because you are Batman." Harley nodded, not questioning whether Batman could do it, but admitted it readily, and then said: "Save one today, save a thousand tomorrow, and save ten thousand in the future. With your force, wealth, and technology, there is nothing you can't do."
"Then let me change the question. Do you really think that among your Robins, there is someone who can perfectly inherit your mantle? Can Dick's sense of justice? Can Jason's power? Can Tim's wisdom? Can Damian's bloodline? Is there really another you in this world?"
Batman looked at Harley in silence, and it seemed that he didn't want to answer, but was just waiting for her next words. Soon Harley asked herself and answered.
"I think, there shouldn't be. You must think so too. If you can really pick a perfect successor, there will be no Bat Family. Each of them is just a part of you. There is no second Batman in the world."
"When they really realize this, they will understand that this path is not feasible, because even you, the unparalleled and unique Batman, can't save Gotham."
"They may be planning to take a different path."
Harley's tone was accompanied by a gentle sigh. Unlike her, who was mature and wise, Batman could tell that she was taking the place of someone. Perhaps this was this girl's unique talent.
"Is the clown in your universe like this?" Harley Quinn tilted her head towards Harley, her eyes flickered, as if she was recalling, which made Batman certain that Harley Quinn is precisely because of this uniqueness. Only the talent will fall into madness.
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"Which way do they want to go?" It is very rare that Batman is really asking, because the logic of Robin's actions he has learned so far is a bit fragmented and cannot form a complete logical chain. It can even be said that It's a hammer and a club, and Batman desperately wants to know how they want to save Gotham.
"This is the part I don't know." Harley touched her chin and said, "I can only tell you that their motivations are probably the same. If I continue to penetrate their thinking deeply, my thinking of doing business and selling arms will be different. It’s hard to be so enlightened.”
"This is the thinking that I worked hard with Professor Schiller for a long time before I found a professional from his tower to represent him. If I accidentally lost it, he would definitely not let me go in for a second time. ”
"If you have also been into that tower, you will definitely be impressed by him. His name is Greed..."
"You don't need to say anything." Batman waved his cape and turned away. He had to talk to the Robins in person to find out what was the motivation behind their current dangerous actions.
That group of amateur businessmen and officials couldn't figure out the situation on the battlefield, but Batman was not the same. He only had to stand on a tall building and take a quick glance to find the eye of the storm, which was extremely calm at the moment.
A black shadow kept jumping between the buildings in Midtown. Spider-Man, who was stuck to the surface of the building, let go of one hand and looked down at the fierce fighting in the streets.
"Jesus, where did they get all these weapons? And why are they fighting in their own city?"
Spider-Man was puzzled. He had seen gang wars in New York City, especially around the Kingpin's territory in Hell's Kitchen. There were often small and medium-sized gangs causing chaos in order to seize territory.
But at most, a dozen gang members hid behind roadblocks or corners and fired cold shots at each other. The most violent thing was just holding a shotgun and blowing away the door of the shop on the opposite site.
But now, the large-scale conflagration or small-scale war that broke out in Gotham's midtown area has completely broken away from the scope of street fighting. In the modern city where there are row upon row of high-rise buildings, a kind of beach landing battle and positioning are being fought. Meat grinder vibe.
After the initial confusion of you grabbing me and others grabbing you, most people also figured out that they must first have a position before they can defend and fight back.
To carve out a corner in such a huge chaos, it usually requires several forces to join forces and rely on the favorable terrain of a certain street to arrange roadblocks on both sides of the street, dig trenches at the end of the street, and arm trucks. way to transport resources inward.
The local residents who were included in the area were naturally not living off the land. Although their weapons were not that advanced, the locals naturally had a better understanding of the local terrain. If outsiders wanted to encircle them into their territory, they would have to negotiate with them.
The vast majority of people did not choose to resist desperately, because in this current situation where fighting is everywhere, it is very important to find a sponsor who can steadily provide weapons and supplies. This can ensure that they have enough firepower to guard their property.
In this way, the airborne faction and the locals hit it off, one contributed money and the other contributed. The masterminds behind the interest groups provided guns, ammunition, food and supplies, and locals with fighting capabilities formed armed violent groups to carve up territory and snatch profits.
As a result, Spider-Man standing at a high place only saw one heavily armed position after another, as well as the scene of constantly attacking the positions or sending troops from the positions to attack others.
This situation made it impossible for him to break up a fight. Just now, the store owner who was guarding his own store with a gun turned around and rushed out with a group of people to rob other people's stores. He had just fought with the other party because his supply truck was robbed. The leader of the convoy who got into a big fight turned around and ran to the roadside to set up a jam and hijack the car.
Spider-Man wandered all the way and watched countless scenes like this, but in the end, he found the source of the storm. Spider-Man came to the center of the Neville family's residence, and found the only red man left behind there. Robin.
When Spider-Man opened the balcony door and walked in, Red Robin waited on the sofa for a long time. Until Spider-Man walked to the opposite side of the sofa, his Spider-Sense was already deafening.
"I've heard of you for a long time, Spider-Man."
And Batman, who arrived at almost the same moment but stayed on the roof of the building opposite, even though he didn't have a spider sense, when he saw Red Robin's expression, for some reason, he felt a chill down his back.