I'm the villain in Gotham

The locators glued to the soles of the boy's shoes stopped moving, and Batman figured they'd already reached their destination.As Jason said, those hypnotized children will come here every night, and they will return to the dormitory unharmed the next day. Presumably, the people who hijacked them did not have too much malicious intent, or even if they did, it is not an outbreak now when.

So the mission was safe, otherwise Batman wouldn't have agreed to let an untrained boy follow them - even if he was his future Robin.

It seemed that Robin also understood what he meant. Standing in a position that could protect Jason, the three of them moved forward quietly, getting closer and closer to the position shown by the locator.Soon, after turning another corner, there was a burst of laughter from children in the dark sewer, as well as a faint light.

Batman slowed his pace, pressed against the wall just before the corner, and looked in.

Beside a dim kerosene lamp, a group of children sat around the light, looking at an old man seriously.The old man is manipulating a puppet in a formal suit. There is a scar carved by a sharp weapon on the puppet's face, which looks a bit scary.The voice slowly came from the puppet's mouth:

"Poor Pinocchio immediately rushed to the fireplace, where a pot was steaming, and he was going to lift the lid to see what was cooking inside, but the pot was painted on the wall. Just imagine, What a disappointment he was. His nose, which was already very long, had grown at least four fingers.*”

The puppet was telling the story of "Pinocchio" to the children. Everyone listened carefully, and the lights flickered on everyone's faces, revealing a quiet and peaceful atmosphere for no reason.

The current situation was completely different from what was expected. Jason and Robin were very surprised, and they both turned their eyes to Batman, asking him what to do.

Batman was silent for a moment, gestured to the two, and led them back in the direction they came from.

When they were far enough away that the storyteller and the children could not hear their conversation, Robin asked, "What the hell is going on here? We thought someone was trying to use the children for bad things, and it turned out to be a A ventriloquist with an excess of show desire telling them stories in the middle of the night?"

"No one would choose a place like this to tell a story," Jason disagreed. "He must be hiding something, I'm sure."

"Maybe, I think so too." Robin propped his chin: "At first you said those children were hypnotized, but I don't look like it."

"...Maybe that ventriloquist used some trick to lure them here," Jason did not admit his mistake directly: "The children who come here are all in boarding schools from the beginning, they and I... We are not a group of people. Huh, no brains."

"Maybe." Batman looked at Jason and said, kind of acknowledging his speculation.

"Then what do we do next?" Robin asked, "Go straight in and hold him down? I promise I can control him before he takes a child hostage."

"No, we hide." Batman said in a deep voice, "Then wait."

"Pinocchio" was performed vividly by the old man, coupled with the marvelous performance of the puppets, a group of children were fascinated by it, and there was a sound of regret at the end.

"Children, it's time for you to leave." The old man told them as usual: "Remember not to tell what happened at night."

"Okay." "Grandpa, goodbye."

They left in line as they had come.

After everyone had completely left without even being able to see their shadows, the old man with a kind smile took a step back, sat on the raised floor behind him, and sighed dejectedly.

At this time, the puppet in his hand suddenly spoke: "Arnold, why don't you do what I say, but instead, tell these naive boys and girls some stupid stories here?!"

"Because... because I don't want to?" The old man said hesitantly, "Mr. Scarface, I mean, I... I did escape from prison and killed Donegan, but that was because he hit me first, and I talent……"

"Oh shut up you old stupid bastard!" the puppet interrupted his defense grumpily: "I tell you, if you don't do what I say, what do you think the police will do when they find you , to hear you explain that you killed Donegan in self-defense? Batman will hand you a cup of coffee and tell you it wasn't your fault?"

"But...but..." the old man muttered, "We will kill a lot of people with your method, and I don't want to be the boss..."

"My dear Arnold," the puppet's voice suddenly softened: "Think about it, why did you go to prison? Isn't it because you killed someone?"

The old man said eagerly: "That was an accident—!"

"Accident, yes, but what happened to the beginning of the accident? Because that guy was bullying you, right?" Dark forces, who would bully you, who would dare to make you wronged?"

"But, this—I..."

"Oh, Arnold, don't hesitate," the puppet's voice became grim again: "When those children come again tomorrow, strangle them, just like you did to Donegan."

"Don't be fooled by it."

Hearing this deep voice, the old man was startled, stood up and looked aside.A dark figure walked step by step from the shadows, revealing the full profile of the man in the bat suit.

"Gun!" cried the puppet, "Go and get the gun!"

The old man stumbled towards the place where the gun was hidden. Just as the puppet's fingers were about to touch the handle of the gun, Robin jumped down from above and kicked his hand holding the puppet away: "Don't play with toys!"

The connection between the puppet and him was broken, and the old man had an uncontrollable look of horror on his face, and stretched his arms: "Mr. Scarface, no—!"

At the moment when his fingers were about to grab the puppet, Jason, who was hiding aside, jumped out of his hiding place and punched the old man in the face: "Don't even try to touch it!" He kicked the puppet further away, Then he grabbed the old man by the collar and lifted him halfway from the ground, raised his fist again: "Don't even try to touch those children!"

Suddenly, a hand with a black fingertip grabbed his.

Jason turned his head, saw Batman shaking his head, and said in a deep voice, "Give him to me."

Jason glanced at him sullenly, then let go of his hand, walked aside and didn't speak.

Batman pulled the half-kneeling old man up from the ground: "Arnold Wesker, the police have been looking for you since you escaped from prison."

Although Batman stopped another person who was punching him, the old man was still trembling with fear: "I... sir, I..."

"They investigated Donegan, who was killed by you, and found that he was often violent against you in the cell." Batman continued: "This may reduce the guilt and punishment you get for killing him and breaking out of prison."

The old man froze for a while, then lowered his head and stopped talking.

Batman pulled the batcuffs out of his pannier belt, clasped them around his hands, and motioned for Robin to take over: "If you do well in prison, you'll get a reduced sentence."

"...perhaps, thanks, sir."

Before being led out by Robin, the old man turned his head and glanced at the puppet in Batman's hand: "It..."

"This is physical evidence," Batman said unchanged, "I will store it in the police station."

"Well, those kids...they'll be back tomorrow."

"That's not something you need to think about."

They chose another way back to the ground, and had been notified by Batman in advance. Gordon and the police who were waiting here took away Arnold Wesker.Seeing the old man get into the police car and the siren faded away, Jason asked, "Why did you stop me just now?"

"Obviously he was influenced by Mr. Scarface." Batman glanced at the puppet in his hand: "It is the culprit that caused all this."

"Speaking of the puppet," Robin also came over, stretching out his finger to poke the puppet curiously, but Batman avoided him: "...why doesn't he speak now?"

Batman said: "Because I won't let it talk."

"...What?" Robin was stunned: "No, why did you also start to learn charades?"

The smile on the corner of Batman's mouth was fleeting, and then he looked at Jason and extended a hand to him: "Jason, I appreciate your behavior today and your heart." His eyes fixed on Jason's, Slowly said to him: "Do you want to be my assistant?"

Jason paused.

He looked at Batman, then at Robin, showing uncertainty and hesitation for the first time: "...me?"

Batman nodded to him affirmatively: "It's you."

Jason watched him reach out to his hand, took a deep breath: "If this is your choice," he put his hand on it: "Of course I accept."

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

"Yeah!" Robin rushed over from the side and grabbed Jason's neck: "I have a younger brother!"

"...Who do you think is the younger brother?" Jason's face turned red instantly, he was thankful that he was still wearing a stupid plastic bucket on his head, so that the ecstatic magical boy didn't see the clue.Stunning his chest: "I must be older than you."

The two little boys chattered and chattered for a long time, and the Batmobile, which was controlled by remote control, finally arrived late, and stopped in front of them with a tail flick: "Come in," Batman jumped into the driver's seat first: "Let's go back to the Batmobile!" Hole."

Things happened too quickly, Jason was dragged by Robin and squeezed together on the co-pilot of the Batmobile in a daze, and he didn't react until the car drove a long distance: "Wait, I still have to back to school—"

"We can send you back tomorrow morning." Before Batman could speak, Robin said, "You can sleep with me in bed tonight. Hey, the place we are going to is the Batcave, aren't you excited?" ?”

... How could he not be excited, his excited heart was about to explode.Jason blushed: "...that's it."

The Batmobile drove back to the Batcave while the two boys talked to each other.

Getting out of the car, Jason silently took the bucket off his head, and walked forward with Batman and Robin.On the way, Robin had already taken off the blindfold on his face, and now he pulled Jason forward and bounced: "Hey, Lotkea, look, we've brought back a new member!"

Seeing the tall man standing in the bat cave debugging something, Jason froze for a moment.

He frowned, and whispered hesitantly and suspiciously: "You are..."

"Ah, Jason, hello," the man greeted him with a smile as if he knew he was coming, "I didn't expect you to remember me."

"So it's really you." After getting the answer, Jason seemed to understand something: "You are a friend of Bruce Wayne, so Bruce Wayne and Batman are connected through you?"

"Huh? No." Lotkea raised his eyebrows, and turned his gaze to Batman aside: "The reason why I appear here is actually..."

Jason followed his gaze, and saw Batman pull down his hood in front of him, revealing Bruce Wayne's handsome face, and gave him a sweet wink: "Hey, Jason, you don't know when How surprised I was when you went to the company to find me."

Jason: "..."

Jason: "..."

Jason: "???"

Dick on the side let out a sincere sigh of relief.

Yeah, cool.