Like a ghost in the darkness, the Batmobile sped through snow-covered roads, its wide tires and sharp nose making it look like an icebreaker, with fragments of ice and snow foam thrown behind it before being melted by the flames spewed out by the thrusters.The temperature outside was around minus thirty degrees, and the inside of the Batmobile was the same, its owner needed a chariot instead of luxuries, so there was no heating in the car, no lights, only gloomy cold.It's like a batcave, the mobile version.Amid the roar, Batman looks out the narrow front window at the road and asks Jack beside him, his voice like a ghost coming out of hell."
Tell me, what the hell is wrong with my Robin, you know who I'm talking about."
Yes, Jack knows that the bat wants to ask about Robin, Jason, who is suspected of having died at the hands of the Joker.It's a knot in the bat's heart, a nightmare, a thought that seems to never be calmed down.Because Hallie wanted to stop the Joker, she went to find Batman, but by the time the two rushed back to the basement, Jason had disappeared, leaving only the Joker and a large pool of blood.Jason was born without seeing anyone, and died without seeing a corpse, as if the world had evaporated.Batman has questioned the Joker countless times, only to get laughter and provoked anger.He had thought about many possibilities, was it the clown who ate him?
Or was his bones sunk into the sewers?
Or was it dissolved by some kind of chemical?
In short, it's all bad inferences.Because Batman thinks that if Jason is still alive, he will definitely come back to find him, and the child will always come home, right?
If he didn't come back, then he must have suffered misfortune.And now, maybe an answer can be obtained from Jack's mouth, whether Jason is dead or alive, after all these years, Batman only wants to know one answer."
I wanted to tell you, really, but the clown kept mentally isolating me from those memories and constantly getting the pleasure of teasing me."
Jack sighed, his hands trembling and clutching his suit, although he looked like a clown now, but it wasn't: "I swear what I said is true, I don't know what to do." ”Batman in the dark was silent, the corners of his mouth curled downward, only the sound of moving machinery reaching the ears of the two of them, and the scenery on the side of the road flew away.After a moment, he spoke again: "Tell him that if he still wants to continue playing, he must tell me the answer, otherwise, I will become the closest friend of you Jack in the future." ”This is the Joker's weakness, he will always think that he is the closest to Batman and wants to play the game forever.Now, if the Bat and the Pale Knight get better, the Joker will become the most defeated bystander, more painful than the losers who are 'under the car' or 'under the bed'.Every Batman is good at inflicting pain on others, even if sometimes the pain goes both ways.In fact, without Jack's relay, the bat's plan had already succeeded, and the Pale Knight could feel a large number of memories reviving in his mind.The scene reappeared in front of him, as if he were a bystander, watching the Joker torture Jason tied to a chair."
It worked, I remember!"
Jack closed his eyes, trying not to be affected by the outside world: "The Joker is eating Jason's vinegar, jealous that the kid is closer to you, hating him for knowing more about you." ”Batman was expressionless: "Go on." ”"Hallie ran to you, and the Joker put the dagger down Jason's throat, and he asked Jason what his last words were" Jack's eyes suddenly opened, and he seemed to be taken aback: "Yes, the Joker wants to know your true identity from Jason!"
What he wants is a secret!
”The man driving the car trembled imperceptibly, he closed his eyes in pain, but his voice remained calm: "What are Jason's last words?"
”"I'm afraid it's not what you think."
Jack sighed, he didn't know how to say that fact, but when it came to Batman, it was better to tell the truth: "What Jason said was - 'I wish I had never met Bruce Wayne'." ”Yes, Jason of this earth betrayed Batman and survived because of it.The Joker got what he wanted, not Batman's identity, he already knew that, what he wanted was Jason's betrayal, the betrayal of someone closest to him in Batman's eyes.So the Joker achieved his goal, he was very satisfied, and he also wanted to see what the bat would do with the traitor next, so he generously released Jason, and then leisurely waited for Batman to find him.Things get a lot more interesting.The car was still moving at high speed, and under the black pointed hood, Batman's eyes were visibly wide, and he didn't expect this possibility.It's not that he didn't think that Jason would survive, and it's not that he didn't think that Jason would betray himself, then he had a plan for everything, and he had a series of solutions such as a stand-in plan.It is also remedy for the identity to be known by the Joker, and there is also a backup plan.Batman was surprised that since Jason was alive, why didn't he come home?"
Why?"
He asked the emaciated man in the passenger seat.Jack understood what this was about the question, and also knew that Batman was at a loss at this time, he looked at the dark knight beside him sympathetically, and said in a low voice: "Because Jason thinks that you caused him to suffer a heavy physical and mental injury, and it was your closeness to him that attracted the Joker's jealousy, and he hates that you didn't arrive in time to rescue him as before, so he wants you to think that he is dead and suffer for it" Batman was silent again, and all kinds of pedestrians who were frozen on the side of the road could no longer attract his attention, and those eyes seemed to lose focus for a short time."
It shouldn't be like this."
He said this at the end, and Jack could only shake his head, he was the last person to judge the matter.The wheels were racing, but the scenery was still the same, Gordon and their cars were all behind them, and now there was still a problem that had not been solved, so Jack used this topic as a means of distraction."
How are we going to save these frozen people?"
He lifted his finger and tapped on the glass, and the hand was only skin and bone, like a pale twig.The bat in the dark may be waiting for a question, because he is the one who most desperately needs to escape, to escape the fear of losing trust, and to feel like an oncoming bat.At this time, you need the help of others, you don't need to stand in front of him, you just need to call him by name and tell him another important thing."
We have to find the freezer first, after all, he's the expert when it comes to controlling temperatures."
With that, the Batmobile accelerated again, leaving a long wet mark on the road from its huge tail vent, only to freeze again in the cold wind.