Chapter 24
If you still won't talk, you'll be subjected to torture.
Chapter 24 If you still won't talk, you'll be subjected to torture.
"Allen, calm down. The citizens of Gotham are innocent."
Edward patiently persuaded him, and for the first time he realized that he still had a kind side.
Allen said seriously, "Ward, you've always said in Arkham that Batman is smarter than you. This is your chance to prove yourself. Batman has fallen into a trap and been kidnapped. If we can rescue him, it will indirectly prove that you are smarter than him and that you can still sit firmly on the throne of Gotham's second smartest man."
Edward was stunned; it seemed to make a lot of sense, and he couldn't refute it.
"I disagree. Batman is the enemy of Gotham's criminals."
Cobbler shook his head in refusal, unwilling to live under the shadow of bat phobia any longer.
"In your confrontations with Batman, are you making progress together? Without Batman, you would be stagnating and eventually be eliminated by the tide of criminals. I hope you recognize this."
"I'm different..."
Bang!
Allen tried to persuade him patiently, but the penguin was uncooperative and refused to agree.
If the logic doesn't work, try physics.
Immediately, Allen punched through a solid brick wall, his entire arm disappearing into it, yet he still said amiably, "Can you withstand this punch after twenty years of training?"
"I, I do not agree with anyone harming Batman. Dangerous elements must be resolutely dealt with," Copter said righteously.
"A commendable level of ideological awareness."
Allen nodded in satisfaction. Indeed, the cornerstone of justice is physics.
Edward asked, "What should we do?"
"Bring the mayor here first."
"ah!?"
"..."
The rain stopped, and it got light.
Inside an abandoned warehouse, a group of masked kidnappers brought in an elderly man nearing retirement.
Misfortune can strike from the sky while you're sitting at home.
Hamilton was sound asleep in the middle of the night when a group of masked men burst into his house, knocked him unconscious with a stick, and took him away.
He pulled off his hood and saw the three men in front of him, as well as more than a dozen masked kidnappers.
woo woo woo...
He wanted to beg for mercy, but with a sock stuffed in his mouth, he couldn't help but hope it wasn't someone else's; at least it would make him feel a little better knowing it was his own sock.
One of the men stepped forward and untied the gag in Hamilton's mouth, immediately shouting, "Batman, Penguin, Scarecrow, I'm the mayor! Do you know what you're doing?"
"Release me right now, or the entire Gotham City Police Department will issue a warrant for your arrest," Hamilton threatened, trying to appear calm.
Cobblestone pressed the tip of his umbrella against the man's nostril and grinned maliciously, "Stop playing dumb with me, tell me where the real Batman is!"
"I don't understand what you're saying."
A flicker of panic crossed Hamilton's face.
He knew, of course, that the man in front of him wasn't the real Batman, but he couldn't reveal the secret.
"Let me subject you to torture."
Allen, holding a gecko in his hand, walked toward the stubborn Hamilton.
"What are you doing? Please stop! Don't do that!"
In terror, Hamilton watched as the other man shoved a large gecko into his crotch. He writhed in fear, yelling, "Take it out! Take it out! Don't do this! Ugh!"
Huh?
Allen tilted his head and said awkwardly, "I made the old man laugh."
Hamilton bit his lip, his body tense, his face showing neither pain nor pleasure, which drew disgusted looks from the kidnappers.
"Shit, I'm going to torture you, not beat you with a bell."
Allen said angrily, "Take off his shirt. I'm going to show the authority of the Minister of Justice."
The kidnappers weren't going to be meticulous; they wouldn't unbutton the shirt one button at a time, they just ripped it off in one go.
At this moment, Allen prepared two glass test tubes as thick as an arm, filled with sizable wasps, and said, "William, press them on both sides of his chest."
"..."
Edward reluctantly did as instructed.
A wasp sting to the chest is equivalent to breast augmentation.
He couldn't hold out for long before Hamilton pleaded, "I said, please stop."
"No, you don't want to talk about it." Allen took out a large yellow eel, waved it at the old man, and introduced it: "This is a wild Pokémon I caught, it's very cute."
Allen brought the half-dead eel to his ear and began to act out the scene with great seriousness.
"Mmm... go ahead, I'm listening."
"What? Isn't this too cruel?"
"You mean that dishonest people should be subjected to the Ten Great Tortures of the Ministry of Justice?"
"Maybe we should forget it, I'm afraid he's too old to handle it."
……
Seeing Allen's outburst, everyone felt a sense of fear.
The patient's condition has deteriorated to the point where treatment is ineffective; euthanasia is the appropriate course of action.
"I really don't know Batman's whereabouts. The masterminds behind it are all rich people in Gotham City. There will be a party at the Empire Hotel at 8:30 tonight, as if to celebrate something big."
Hamilton was eager to reveal the information, fearing that something terrible might happen to him at 1 a.m.
"Information obtained, time to make a run for it."
While waiting for Allen to leave, Hamilton was tied up alone in the warehouse.
They waited until nightfall, when the sirens approached.
Suddenly, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, but when he saw his chest, tears streamed down his face.
"Don't come in, don't come in! I'm too ashamed to live anymore, I don't want to live!"
Bang!
The warehouse door was forcibly opened.
Chief Gordon led the search and immediately spotted the mayor, who was strapped to a chair in the center.
The sight before him made him blush.
……
The Imperial Hotel.
The top choice for banquets among the wealthy.
A line of expensive cars pulled up at the entrance, and the doormen immediately opened the doors to welcome the wealthy guests who had come to the banquet.
The men wore custom-made, tagless suits, while the women wore fashionable designer evening gowns; the cheapest thing they were probably wearing underneath was their underwear.
Tonight, all of Gotham City's wealthy and powerful figures are present.
They control 60% of the city's wealth; after deducting the assets of ordinary people, the rest all belong to the Wayne family.
As guests arrived one after another, the banquet hall became crowded.
They formed small circles and raised their glasses to chat, because they could only get along if they had common ground.
At this moment, a man walked onto the stage and tapped the microphone lightly with his fingers.
Dododo...
The entire room fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to the man.
Behind the man, a round clock hangs, its hands pointing to nine o'clock the next second.
dong dong dong...
A reminder every hour.
"Ladies and gentlemen, in nine minutes we will witness a great moment. Everyone here is a witness and awaits that day. All of you have contributed to it and will surely reap the rewards you deserve."
The man's impassioned speech ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the audience.
They not only want wealth, but also power, and even attempt to attain immortality.
"Hehehe..."
A sinister laugh echoed through the banquet hall, and a Batman dressed in a punk-style suit had already landed on the stage.
To be precise, it should be the design of the Bat Who Laughs.
"The madness begins now."
"Hehehe..."
The maniacal laughter, filled with madness, did not frighten the crowd; instead, it stimulated every nerve in their bodies, causing a fanatical expression to involuntarily appear on their faces.
They are members of the Court of Owls, and the Laughing Bat is their ancestor.
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