Chen Tao sat in the co-pilot seat on the Bat stealth plane.
"Batcomputer, help me connect to Robin."
No response.
"Hey Batcomputer. Help me connect Robin."
"Connected... Batman calling Robin."
The plane remained hovering, with butler Alfred sitting in the driver's seat with a candle-head hood next to him.
Soon, Tim Drake's face appeared on the screen in front of him.
He put his legs on the table, picked up a drink, took a sip with a huff, making a slurping sound, and then turned around and took a big bite of Alfred's secret sandwich.
"Tim, are there any abnormalities in the water reservoir, assembly square, night market and other places where people gather? Is the firewall of Gotham TV's communication network established? Has it not been attacked by hackers? Are there any abnormalities in the surveillance of the TV station's interview cars? Remember to immediately cut off their connection with-"
"No, old man." Tim finished the drink in his hand unhappily and threw the empty plastic cup behind him:
"Damn it, Batman, none of the situations you expected happened. I think you just want to find some excuse to leave me in the Batcave and don't want to take me to participate in the operation!"
Chen Tao felt a little guilty.
It is undeniable that he did have some such thoughts, but in fact it was more out of vigilance against the scarecrow.
At all times, we should be wary of the three old tricks of the people of Gotham: poisoning the Gotham reservoir, giving terrorist speeches to the citizens of Gotham from television, and releasing fear gas in crowded squares...
The people of Gotham are very good at doing this kind of thing. Although it is old-fashioned, it is extremely destructive.
Chen Tao knew that the Joker was a complete lunatic, but that didn't mean that the other criminals in Arkham were normal.
When it comes to crazy people, there is no such thing as "this one is a little crazier, that one is not as crazy."
A madman is a madman. Chen Tao has read "The War of Jokes and Riddles". The more he understands the comics, the clearer it is that one should not take any madman lightly.
So he said:
"I'm sorry for leaving you in the Batcave, Tim. I apologize."
"I admit I did it on purpose."
Batman's sudden blunt speech made Robin a little embarrassed. He immediately put his feet off the table and spoke with a stutter.
"Ah, no, it's okay Batman, I don't blame you!"
Chen Tao smiled. He understood too well what the rebellious and righteous little kid was thinking. Maybe Batman didn't understand kids very well, but Chen Tao did understand him quite well.
"But this is only out of concern for you, and it is indeed necessary to be on guard against the possible actions of the Scarecrow."
Chen Tao deliberately emphasized: "Your work is not meaningless, but an extremely important backup countermeasure plan."
"You know." Chen Tao said:
"Generally speaking, what Scarecrow does is manipulate fear, so whether it's poisoning the sewers or gathering a lot of Arkham criminals, these are not the essence of his behavior."
"I never underestimate my enemies. Scarecrow is just a madman like the Joker. He doesn't have a clear purpose like the traditional criminals."
Chen Tao added:
"For example, Bane. If Bane wants to poison the city or do something, he must have a purpose, such as taking control of the city, or killing someone, or tiring me out, just like his previous Arkham Asylum riot plan."
"But the scarecrow is different. The scarecrow just enjoys inflicting fear on others."
"Therefore, the outcome of the incident is not the purpose of the scarecrow. Intimidating others is the purpose of the scarecrow. Everything he does is to better intimidate others. He is not a criminal in the true sense and cannot be deduced using conventional thinking."
"So, based on my understanding of Klein, if his plan goes wrong, Scarecrow will do anything, including but not limited to cooperating with others, or even being inferior to others."
Chen Tao's eyes were dim.
That's right, this is the biggest difference between the Scarecrow and the Joker. Although the Joker will also form an alliance with others, the end of such an alliance is usually "How can a real man be depressed and under someone else for long", and then it will explode internally and become a mess. Luthor must have a lot to say about this.
Chen Tao continued to say to Robin:
"But Scarecrow is different. Whether it's ruling the city or gaining money and power, it doesn't matter to him. He just wants to scare others."
"Scare the common folks, that's good; scare the whole city through Gotham Radio, that's better; scare people with bombs; scare people with words; scare people in the dark; scare people in the daytime, as long as it scares people, he will have an orgasm."
"All he wants is that shiver. He doesn't care what happens after the shiver."
"So that's why I insisted on dealing with the scarecrow first."
Chen Tao concluded:
"The Scarecrow is a villain with a tendency to slide on his knees. He is also suspected of stealing the nuclear bomb. If he really stole it, maybe he wouldn't mind cooperating with others or even surrendering in exchange for better protection of the nuclear bomb, and let him scare others happily every day—"
"After all, he just wants to scare people. If the nuclear bomb explodes, he won't be scared. But if Batman comes to his door and takes the nuclear bomb away, he will be even less scared."
"Then the most likely thing he will do is to find allies to protect the nuclear bomb together."
Chen Tao has many enemies, including Bane and the Court of Owls behind Lincoln March, so...
"So, the best option is to knock down the scarecrow before it has sex with them..."
Chen Tao wanted to continue speaking, but Alfred spoke up:
"I am deeply sorry to interrupt, sir, but I am afraid that Professor Klein has already done so."
Alfred transferred the images seen by the Penguin's glasses on the screen. It was a remote camera disguised as a monocle, a black technology created by Lucius.
"Not only that, I'm afraid Klein's actions are beyond our imagination."
Alfred said slowly, "Creative ideas. We often forget that Scarecrow is not only a master of manipulating fear, but also a genius in pharmacy. If Klein's claim is true, and these things in front of us are indeed his creations, then he must have collaborated with others a long time ago."
Chen Tao also saw what happened on the screen, and his face suddenly became gloomy.
Indeed, we should not underestimate any of Gotham's villains.
On the screen, two Claws walked out from Lincoln March's side. They pulled out the knives behind them, and then, in Lincoln March's astonished eyes, their swollen muscles burst through the uniforms of the two Claws. They tightened the masks on their faces and roared to the sky!
"Master, have you made a plan for this situation?"
"have."
"What is it, sir?"
"I."