Chapter 1014: Scarecrow's Bad Luck (Part 2)

Jonathan was choked again and froze in place. The environment in his reality told him that what Batman said was true, but he had another set of imaginations in his mind, which was his original plan.

Gotham's villains all have one characteristic, especially a series of high-IQ criminals headed by the Joker, Scarecrow, Two-Face, and Riddler. They are very good at creating a contradiction that blocks both ends to break Batman's defense.

Simply put, it is the trolley problem. Choose one or two? Choose rich or poor? Choose male or female? Choose old or young?

Of course, there is no correct answer to this kind of question. No matter which one you choose, it is wrong. In other words, no matter which one Batman chooses, these villains have their own set of twisted logic to point out Batman's mistakes.

This is why many comic readers feel that Batman always seems a little powerless when facing this kind of multiple-choice question, and his handling method is also a bit rough. In fact, it is because Batman has long known that this is a trap from beginning to end, and it makes no sense to choose which one.

This was actually just a one-sided interrogation, not a confrontation, and this time, Jonathan also planned to do so.

He knew that Batman would definitely be able to find out that someone had poisoned Gotham's drinking water source, and with Batman's means, he would sooner or later track down his residence, so Jonathan was waiting for him here, waiting to start this interrogation feast.

At the beginning, the missing persons case in the Mossen Street District made the fledgling Batman witness the cruelty and inhumanity of these serial killers. Jonathan knew that this must have left a very deep impression on him, so his first step was to mobilize Batman's nerves and make him angry.

If it was the original Batman, he would definitely feel angry after hearing Jonathan's proud and complacent speech, even if he would not show it for the time being, the anger would definitely gather in his heart.

Then, Jonathan would tell Batman the truth about Gotham's rain. Regardless of whether Batman already knew this truth, Jonathan must emphasize it, because the next step is the beginning of the real performance.

Because of the anger that had been accumulated before, when Jonathan provoked Batman and asked him to arrest him, there was a high probability that Batman would attack him, which was very consistent with Jonathan's psychological profile of Batman.

Even if it was not this little bat, but the wily Batman, facing such an arrogant criminal, breaking his legs would be a light punishment.

Jonathan was looking forward to Batman beating him. Of course, he was not a masochist like the Joker, and he did not have extraordinary recovery ability. At least so far, Scarecrow was indeed just an ordinary university professor without any superpowers.

And when Batman rushed up and beat him half to death, Jonathan would tell Batman the truth, that it was not poison but an antidote, it was not destroying Gotham, but saving Gotham.

Perhaps psychologists always have something in common, they are too good at taking advantage of the weaknesses of human emotions. If Jonathan was asked to give his torture a nice name, he would definitely say "guilt is a good knife".

The criminals and poisoners that Batman thought of were actually vigilantes and saviors like him. There was no difference between their actions, but in terms of results, what Jonathan did was more effective.

Scarecrow is indeed a genius. The hallucinogenic drugs he developed can not only fight the toxins in the rain in the human body, but can even establish permanent antibodies for most people.

As long as the toxins in the rain do not mutate, after this incident of the citizens going crazy, most of the people in Gotham will be immune to the toxins in the rain. At the same time, this antibody will be written into the genes and passed down forever.

And if the other party changes the toxins in the rain, Scarecrow can also use the same principle to develop a corresponding antidote and establish antibodies again, and then it will be a moment of infinite involution.

It is based on this foundation that Jonathan knows that if Batman seriously injures him, he may not necessarily feel guilty. After all, those citizens who become experimental subjects are innocent, and Jonathan is indeed a murderer and deserves to be punished.

But Batman must be suffering, because in order to save Gotham, he must keep Jonathan alive to deal with the mutant toxins that may come, that is, he must personally save the criminal he hates the most, and he must save him as soon as possible, which can be called anxious.

A savior who claims to be high above found that he did not do more or better than a criminal.

And for that illusory goal, Batman had to go with the criminals, had to send the criminals who were beaten half to death by him to the hospital and spend money to treat him, and this was precisely because of his impulsiveness and recklessness.

Along the way, the inner torment Batman suffered was the most beautiful music for Jonathan.

But things did not develop at all as he imagined.

Batman seemed to have suddenly changed from a tiger to a house cat. From entering the door to sitting down, to negotiating, he did not raise his fist once, and was calmer than Jonathan.

Jonathan even felt a formulaic coping strategy in him, as if he had rehearsed this scene countless times, or he had really encountered this scene countless times.

Batman was as skilled as an old farmer sitting in the field picking corn, with a kind of confidence in body movements and boring facial expressions from years of repetitive work.

Jonathan even felt that some of Batman's remarks were like muscle memory, without any lag, without any thinking process, blurted out directly, and his words were telling Jonathan to move on to the next link, more anxious than the host at the wedding to urge the process.

Jonathan didn't understand what was going on at all. His carefully prepared stage and lines, and his superb acting skills that he had practiced in advance, were all useless. Batman used all his movements and eyes to tell him that he had long been tired of this scene.

In fact, Jonathan's performance was stable, and this performance could be regarded as relatively distinctive and perfectly executed among the high-IQ villains in Gotham.

First, he used his professional characteristics. He used his professional expertise as a chemist to create a chronic toxin and put it into Gotham's water source, and let the citizens of Gotham accumulate enough medicinal properties due to drinking it for many years.

After it broke out in a short period of time, it tied with the toxins in the rain, creating a big chaos that often appears in the climax of comics, and then led Batman to his residence, and had a profound conversation that often appears at the end of comics.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next scene should be that Batman stands on the roof of the building, looking at the ambulance going away. The last scene is fixed on Batman's face. There seems to be pain between his eyebrows, and his eyes reveal deep thoughts. A comic is finished like this.

But if nothing unexpected happens, there must be an accident. Schiller made Batman have too many accidents. Although he has an accident now, it also implicated Jonathan, causing him to have a bigger accident.

Jonathan's design ideas are good and his level is stable. If you have to say where he is wrong, it is that the charging bar is too long and he came a little late.

Schiller and Jack, this pair of young clowns, fought against Batman for four years. In addition, Schiller's arrogant hatred was not mixed with his teachings. Batman struggled in the hell difficulty for four years. Wherever he went, there were troubles. As long as there was trouble, Schiller, Schiller, and Jack took turns to appear.

Even the Batman in his forties in the later period would only deal with multiple clowns for a period of time at most. Most of the time, he only played with one clown.

But the Batman in this world is different. At the same time, there are at least two clowns, and these two clowns not only get along harmoniously, but also cooperate with each other. Not only can they cooperate, but they also complement each other.

Schiller is good at hiding behind the scenes to plan a big event, and then leave space for Jack to take the stage to perform. Jack is good at playing frontally, bringing Batman one wonderful performance after another.

And the arrogant Schiller always helps out. Before the event, he scolds Batman. During the event, he scolds Batman. After the event, he scolds Batman again. In the interval between events, he chases Batman for his paper. If Batman doesn't hand it in, he scolds Batman again.

So far, Batman still thinks that the clown Schiller and the clown Jack are working together to prevent him from handing in his paper.

So, even now, even if Batman has not experienced the baptism of iron and blood in hell and has trained a cold and decisive military temperament, Jonathan's play is really hard to satisfy him.

Once you have seen the sea, you can never be satisfied with the water. Jonathan is not even Huanhuan, because Chunyuan is not only still alive, but also living more and more.

Batman seemed to lose his patience as he watched Jonathan break down on his own. He spoke directly:

"Many people say that I am a mental patient. You said so, Schiller said so, and Jack said so too."

"I took the prescription yesterday and went to Arkham Psychiatric Hospital to get the medicine. It is a medicine to relieve the symptoms of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. You should know what it is."

"After taking the medicine, I felt much better, and then I found that you are more abnormal than me. You are like this, Schiller is like this, and Jack is like this."

"You always pay too much attention to me, as if my reaction can determine the direction of your future life."

" When I put you in jail, you didn't repent and didn't feel guilty because I was the one who put you in jail."

"Because this proves that I'm paying attention to you. I've paid a lot of attention to you, and you're ecstatic about it. This excitement covers up your anger, frustration and guilt, and it becomes a reward."

Batman shook his head and said, "Although it may be a little late, I still suggest you take medicine. I've tried it, and it works well. At least it relieves my nervous insomnia."

Jonathan was completely stunned. He just stared, hunched over, and stared at Batman.

Batman looked at him with his blue eyes and said, "If what you said is true, the hallucinogens you put in can remove the toxins in the rain, then you have done a good thing."

Jonathan suddenly reacted, and within a few seconds, his eyes were filled with tears. He looked at Batman, stretched out his hands to strangle his neck, and backed away while shouting, "No! No! Shut up! Shut up!!!"

But Batman said to himself: "The citizens of Gotham can't thank you now, but I am also a member of Gotham, so... thank you. "

Ten minutes later, Gordon rushed in and saw Jonathan fainted on the ground. He looked at Batman in surprise and said, "You are getting more and more skilled at knocking people out. There is not even a trace of fighting here, and there is no scar on his head and neck. You are very skilled, Batman."

"I didn't knock him out. He should be in a neurological coma." Batman still stood there, looking at Jonathan lying on the ground, he pursed his lips, and then said to himself:

"Also, I seem to know why Schiller can't wake up."

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