When Harley Quinn stood in front of the table and wanted to speak, Batman stretched out a hand to silence her, then pointed his finger at Harley next to Harley Quinn and said: "You, tell me, what on earth is this?" What's going on?"
Just as Harley was about to open her mouth, Batman interrupted her and said, "If you want to avoid the easy or make up stories, I will write to Dr. Rodriguez right now and tell him how much trouble you have caused here. .”
Harley closed her open mouth, pursed her lips again, and then shrugged helplessly and said: "Very good, the threat is effective, but I can't understand many of their ideas. If I say something wrong, You still have to make trouble for me, so I’ll just tell you what I know.”
Batman nodded slightly. Harley folded her arms and leaned on the edge of the table. She sighed in a mature manner, looked at Batman and said, "Have you ever thought about how it looks to your adopted sons? , 'Being Batman' or 'Saving Gotham,' which one should they believe in more? Which do you want them to believe in more?"
Batman didn't speak, but it seemed from his eyes that he was deep in thought. He was always extremely cautious when it came to issues related to the Robins. Even when facing the young Harley Quinn, he couldn't give a hasty answer. s 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 Taking up your mantle and becoming Batman will automatically save Gotham."
Batman pursed his lips, but didn't want to say the negative answer. Even if the Robins weren't here now, maybe Harley would go back and tell them.
Does Batman want to save Gotham? Of course he meant it, but did he take any actual actions to save Gotham? Of course there is, but does he know in his heart that Gotham cannot be saved?
It can only be said that when he was young, he had a glimmer of hope, but as he understood the darkness of Gotham more and more deeply, he gradually understood that the darkness of Gotham had a deeper reason, which no one in authority could Solved puzzle.
There is a constant topic among the Bat Family, that is, who can become Batman's successor?
Batman also knows how obsessed his Robins are with this issue. After long-term companionship and reliance on each other, the motivation to become Batman is the original justice that wants to save Gotham. It's hard to tell whether he is just trying to win Batman's approval more than anyone else.
And Harley continued.
"I can see that they took this as the same thing before, or they actually know that becoming Batman may not be able to save Gotham, because you have not succeeded, but there must be something to look forward to in life, there must be something This belief supports them to learn various crime-fighting techniques from you."
"But when they came to my universe, they found that there was no Batman in Gotham in this universe, but the situation was much better than the Gotham in their universe. Of course they would wonder why."
"Why is Gotham still 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 separate the two things of becoming Batman and saving Gotham, another question naturally arises. If you can save Gotham without becoming Batman, then how do 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 filled with gunfire. Gotham has not had such a grand scene for many years.
"Is this how they figured it out? To cause killing?"
"Batman, I want to ask you, which one do you choose between one person dying today and a thousand people dying in the future?"
Batman turned his head back and stared at Harley with a very Batman-like gaze. The guy who used to love asking him to do multiple-choice questions was now staying in the Batcave eating snacks and watching jokes. Another philosophical question popped up here. Here comes the problem person.
"I choose to save a thousand and one people."
"Yes, that's because you are Batman." Harley nodded, not questioning whether Batman could do it at all, but admitted it in a good-natured manner, and then said: "Save one today and save one tomorrow." One thousand, 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 any of your Robins can perfectly inherit your legacy? Can Dick's heart of justice? Can Jason's power? Can Tim's wisdom? Can Mian's blood work? Is there really a second you in this world?"
Batman looked at Harley silently, not as if he didn't want to answer, but just waiting for her next words. Soon Harley asked and answered herself.
"I think there shouldn't be. You must feel the same way. If you could really pick a perfect heir, there would be no Bat Family. Each one of them is just a part of you. There is no second in this world. A Batman."
"When they truly realize this, they will understand that this path is impossible, because even you, the unique and unique Batman, cannot save Gotham."
"They may be planning to go another way."
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.
"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, my idea 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 around to leave. He had to talk to the Robins in person to find out what was 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 that can stand 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 are included in the area are naturally not living off the land. Although their weapons are not that advanced, the locals naturally know the local terrain better. If outsiders want to enclose them in the territory, they must negotiate with them.
The vast majority of people did not choose to resist desperately, because in this situation where fighting is happening 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.
(End of chapter)
