[Comprehensive British and American] The vest system of the son of hell

"You are a burning flame, a disorderly madness, a chaotic fate..."

The clown replied without thinking.

The seemingly poetic words were filled with the fluency of a lunatic, and the prison guards beside Matthew were so frightened that they stopped breathing temporarily.

The last person who dared to have a direct question and answer with the clown has already lived in the senior suite of the Arkham Mental Hospital, and the young man in front of him is probably also...

"You want to pursue me?" Matthew asked, "like you pursued Batman?"

Hearing this, the clown grinned loudly, and bloodthirsty light flashed in his crazy eyes.

He said: "I am not after Batman or you, but the answer hidden in the deepest part of your body that can give me eternal peace!"

"turn out to be……"

"Doctor Matthew, let's go quickly! This guy is a lunatic, a real lunatic!"

Across the iron gate, the prison guards, who were still nearly collapsed by the clown's powerful aura, urged Matthew.

Matthew nodded: "Okay, we—"

"You want to run away from me too?" cried the Joker, laughing. "I thought you were different from him! You will accept my pursuit!"

The "he" in the Joker's mouth is obviously Batman.

"Yes, I'm different from him..." Matthew said, "But that doesn't mean I'll accept your love."

"Then what should I do to make you accept my love?"

The clown, whose whole body was bound, twisted his neck like a puppet behind the iron gate.

Under the dim light, the already exaggerated and distorted expression exuded a ghostly aura.

as if……

"Through hell," said Matthew.

"Through...hell..."

The clown was visibly taken aback.

The answer was completely different from what he expected.

"Yes, through hell..." Matthew added, "I came from hell, and you have to go through hell to get to the real me."

After speaking, Matthew turned and left.

Leaving the clown muttering behind the black iron gate: "From hell...through hell..."

……

Back in the office, the corpses that had been dead for more than [-] months and fell out of the wall because of the late-night "carnival" of the Arkham psychopaths had been cleaned up, and the smell of the corpses was almost gone. Matthew sat alone in the room, Think back to the brief encounter with the Joker.

Joker's intelligence flows clearly across the field of vision.

He is a madman, a madman through and through, the bastard child of crime and chaos;

But he's also the most persistent man in the entire world, and everything he's done so far has been for Batman, even if Batman never accepts his affections and sends him into Arkham time and time again.

The Dionysian factor is his source of immortality, although this magical liquid metal is also the main driving force for the Joker to become what he is now.

At this time, Matthew saw a bouquet of flowers on the table, and a beautiful invitation letter under the flowers.

It's an invitation from Gotham's richest man, Bruce Wayne.

Invite him in pretty cursive letters to dinner at Wayne Manor tonight.

"Want to know why I came to Gotham?"

Matthew pinched the invitation letter, and a gorgeous smile appeared on the corners of his elegant lips.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to know whether the Dionysian factor that existed in both the Joker and Batman and allowed them to escape the fate of death countless times was a fragment of the creation power hidden in Gotham City?

Or, the hysteria shown by Gotham's supervillains when they commit crimes and the paranoia of superheroes led by Batman when they stop crimes are themselves the embodiment of the remnants of the creation force in this city.

Matthew decided to dress up for the dinner.

……

As the richest man in Gotham, Bruce Wayne's Wayne Manor is always bright all night, full of beautiful clothes and laughter.

At nightfall, Matthew took a taxi to Wayne Manor.

The butler Alfred stood in front of the mansion to welcome the distinguished guests: "Mr. Matthew, in order to show respect for you, the master specially used a private jet to pick up the Vienna Royal Orchestra, which is touring Los Angeles."

"Mr. Wayne is indeed very hospitable."

Matthew smiled politely, and under the guidance of the butler, walked into the luxuriously decorated restaurant. Behind him, the sounds of nature played by the Vienna Royal Orchestra sounded.

"Hello, Mr. Wayne—"

Matthew took the initiative to reach out to Bruce Wayne, who was dressed casually: "It is my honor to be your distinguished guest."

"Mr. Matthew accepted the invitation of Arkham Mental Hospital to become a psychiatrist regardless of hardships and dangers, and participated in the great cause of curing Gotham. It is also our honor to have dinner with you."

Police Chief James Gordon, who was also invited to Wayne Manor, welcomed Matthew with impeccable words, and at the same time quietly observed the young psychiatrist whose background even Batman could not find out.

"Mr. Matthew, where is your hometown?"

"Me? I'm a traveler."

"Traveler?"

"My adoptive parents are travelers, traveling by car all over the world. They picked me up in a small forest and raised me..."

Long before entering Gotham, Matthew, who had prepared a whole set of arguments for the possibility of being investigated by Batman and his companions in the past, was fluent in answering while cutting steak.

"We rarely stay in a city for more than a month, but we sometimes go months without people in order to cross the wilderness."

"Mr. Matthew, your growth process is more colorful than I imagined." Gordon said with a frown.

Matthew looked up: "Thank you, Mr. Gordon, for your affirmation. I have always been proud of my childhood spent traveling."

Bruce: "I also wish I had such a colorful childhood."

Matthew: "But most people are more envious of Mr. Bruce's wealth and romance."

Bruce: "..."

Gordon smoothed things over: "Mr. Matthew, I hope you can call me James."

Matthew: "Yes, Mr. Gordon."

Gordon: "..."

Taking advantage of Gordon and Matthew's "chat", Bruce walked to the window sill and asked Zatanna who was hidden in the dark by magic means through the reflection of the glass: "Is he of the blood of the Constantine family?"

"He is protected by a powerful magic power far superior to mine, and I cannot see through his truth..." Zatanna said, "But there is indeed a familiar smell in him."

"His taste?"

"Yes, the smell of John Constantine!"

Zatana reiterated through gritted teeth.

She had a love-hate relationship with her ex, John Constantine.

Bruce thought for a while and asked, "From the perspective of a magician, do you think he is trustworthy?"

Zatanna: "I can't answer that question."

"I understand."

Bruce turned around and returned to Matthew, who was unaware of his secret conversation with Zatanna: "Matthew—"

"I like that title."

Matthew smiled and said to Bruce: "Without the prefix 'Mr', it looks much more intimate."

Bruce: "..."

At this moment, Gordon made another attack: "Matthew, I have a question for you."

Matthew: "What's the problem?"

Gordon: "Do you think Gotham is hopeless when you work at Arkham Asylum?"

Hearing this, Matthew raised a smile on the corner of his lips: "If Gotham is hopeless, I will not work in Arkham Mental Hospital, but live in Arkham directly."

Gordon: "Oh?"

Matthew: "Gotham is full of crime and madness, but Gotham has Batman and Robin."

"Do you think they represent justice?" Gordon narrowed his eyes. "Many people in Gotham hate them and think they are the real reason for Gotham's high crime rate."

"But Gotham was known as a crime city long before they came along, and, even now, less than one percent of criminals do it for their attention. In my opinion, They are partners in justice."

Having said that, Matthew covered his mouth with feigned unease: "I'm sorry, I forgot that Bruce hates Batman."

Bruce: "..."

"I don't really like Batman..." he said, "I hate everyone who's fighting me for headlines in Gotham."

Gordon: "..."

as long as you are happy.

Just as the three of them were exchanging their acting skills, a black figure resembling Batman suddenly passed out of the window.

Gordon stood up resolutely, pointed at the black figure under the moon and shouted: "Batman!"

Bruce showed panic comparable to a film king: "Batman? What is he doing here!"

"Maybe the clown escaped from the Arkham Asylum again?" Matthew said casually.

As early as the day when the clown passionately confessed to him through the iron gate, Matthew knew that the clown was fully prepared to escape from prison.

Arkham Asylum can't hold the Joker, he only stayed in Arkham because Batman sent him to Arkham Asylum.

This is their "dating" holy place.

but--

Matthew looked at Bruce.

Will Batman leave halfway because the Joker escapes Arkham yet again?

In order to test the relationship between Matthew and the March Hare, "Batman" was specially designed to appear near Wayne Manor, but he was told that the clown might escape from Arkham again. The calm Bruce showed a charming smile of a romantic boy and said: "As expected of Batman, as soon as the clown escaped, Batman immediately started to act."

"But I'm more curious why Batman appeared near Wayne Manor? Could it be that the Joker is nearby?"

Matthew wants to see who is the acting king of Gotham.

Bruce: "Ah Fu, you go to the monitoring room immediately."

"Yes, sir."

The housekeeper Alfred retreated respectfully, claiming to go to the monitoring room, but actually entering the Batcave.

Gordon joined in, "I'll call the Warden right away and ask if the Joker's still in Arkham—"

"no need……"

Matthew interrupted Gordon: "Just received the news that the clown escaped from Arkham two or ten minutes ago."

He stood up slowly, holding up his phone.

The clown hijacked a car after escaping from Arkham, and was rushing towards Wayne Manor with a full load of bombs!

Gordon gasped.

The clown is really here!