The Death Knell

In Gotham, trying to execute justice without killing anyone is an extreme test of psychological endurance. The Bat Family can do it because they hope that criminals can repent in pain for the rest of their lives.

But some people don't see it that way. They follow the traditional gang rules of tit for tat and blood for blood, just in the name of justice.

Maybe they change a city, such as Star City and Seattle, where Green Arrow is, or London, where Wonder Woman is, or Port Mercy, where Aquaman is. There is no problem. Even if they kill someone, these people will not cause trouble for them.

The bad guys deserve to die, as long as the bodies are put away and don't scare anyone.

But not in Gotham. The rules here can only be Batman's rules.

Batman prefers that criminals live to experience the pain and the fear he once felt, so that they can spend the rest of their lives in mental and physical pain.

Those who adhere to the principle of not killing in the main story also have their own reasons. Ron doesn’t kill humans because it will easily cause big news of Martians killing Earthlings. Originally, the reputation of White Martians is almost the same as that of ghouls. He is a green man. The Martians should be more careful, lest they add insult to injury.

Superman does not kill people because he believes that killing others will only leave darkness in his heart. He lives in the United States and should act according to American laws. His own strength is not a reason for indulgence. He should be stricter with himself than ordinary people. This It's responsibility.

Barry doesn't kill people because he is just a physicist and has never killed a guinea pig, so he can't do it. The villain is indeed extremely annoying, but if he wants to kill you, I won’t kill him anyway.

Hal's refusal to kill was due to the safety restrictions of the Lantern Ring, which prohibits the use of lethal force until the Lantern is not in mortal danger. The villains of the earth are believed by the guardians that "no one can pose a fatal threat to the Lantern", so Hal's lethal method is locked in the earth's lantern ring, and he cannot kill anyone even if he wants to.

There are various reasons for not killing, but there is often only one reason for killing, and that is thinking that the other person deserves to die, which is the subjective judgment of the hero himself, which Batman thinks is the most unreliable thing.

The Shame Team is a team in the wrong place, operating secretly in Gotham but pursuing a creed of death for those guilty.

It's impossible for Batman to let them carry out their own justice, otherwise they would have to kill half of the 8 million people in Gotham. That black and white concept of good and evil cannot be applied to Gotham at all.

He had negotiated with them. After all, their starting point was justice, but they really couldn't reach an agreement.

Batman thinks their beliefs are too extreme, while the other side thinks it's the Bat Family's refusal to kill that appeases the villains.

As long as 3 million citizens of Gotham are killed, 70 million are killed in the United States, and about 1.5 billion people are killed around the world, there will be no more evil in the world.

If there are still others, then kill them again and use strong means to mold everyone into a moral model, such as car thieves, telecom fraudsters, drunk drivers, fake beggars...

Kill them all, kill them all! ! !

The other party also invited Batman to join them and create a beautiful innocent world together. Batman nodded slightly at that time, maybe the other party's starting point was really good.

So he defeated them in a one-on-one battle and sent the entire humiliation team to Arkham.

The starting point is for justice, but people are mentally ill and need to be treated.

But the Humiliation Squad was originally composed of unjustly convicted prisoners in Arkham. Returning to Arkham was like going home. There was food and drink there, and the screams of other criminals were pretty good. They really liked it there.

Will the weasel be unhappy if you throw it into the chicken pen?

Kill the inmates, kill the criminal police officers, and also kill the corrupt canteen purchasers. Even if they were held separately and took a lot of precautions, they would always find a way to kill.

Batman even had some suspicions that this team was deliberately provocative in order to be imprisoned in Arkham. After all, the place was heavily guarded and not only was it difficult to escape, but it was also difficult to enter.

Being imprisoned is the best thing. The opponent's leader, the Fallen Knight, definitely has the brains to think of sending them directly in with Batman's hand.

If it wasn't because the flood came so fast this time that they had to escape and make plans, then they would have been able to fight their way out sooner or later.

In fact, it was not Batman who was embarrassing them. After all, he did not want to seek justice for the dead criminals. He just wanted to persuade the Humiliation Team to restrain themselves in the future and not kill so many people. The criminal who stole the circus unicycle would not be punished in any country.

However, the other party was so stubborn that they didn't even bother to say anything to fool Batman. They just said that either Batman would kill all four of them, but as long as they were alive, they would kill the criminals in Gotham.

If they give in, Batman is willing to take them on board, but it's just that the Shame Squad is a little too crazy to clean up the earth.

At the same time, attitude is also important. For example, the Angel of Death, another murderer in the Bat Family, has a much better attitude.

Batman: "You've killed too many people before. This isn't right."

Angel of Death: "Well, I know I was wrong. I will go home and pray behind closed doors to save them in the name of justice."

Batman: "Okay."

So nothing happened to the Angel of Death. This time Cyborg went into space, and Batman immediately put his good at killing to use.

The situation with Red Hood is similar. He kills people sincerely and shows no remorse when he is caught, but Batman feels guilty for him.

Batman: "You killed someone again."

Ertong: "Oh, I really shouldn't be alive. I've already died once. It's not bad to die in prison this time."

Batman: "Forget it, let's go."

So Er Tong has nothing to do now, he is living happily all over the world with a girl and a fool.

So if you don't have good connections or a good background, the city of Gotham is very realistic, and no one can run their own rules under the existing system here.

They should be the ones who disagree with the trench coat fighter, and to some extent, they are more dangerous than other prisoners.

If Batman is here trying to capture people back to Arkham, and Shame is chasing criminals on the other side of the city, the longer they catch them, the more people they will kill, and some of them will definitely be guilty. Not to death.

Arkham is a comprehensive 'sanatorium' where not only criminal mental patients are imprisoned, but also prisoners with signs of mental illness, such as Dr. Eggman, who is currently tied up in a twisted shape.

Dark clouds over the city are not just a metaphor now, the dark clouds in the sky seem to be getting lower and lower, and heavy rain is coming.

Due to pollution in Gotham, most of the rainwater will be acid rain, and under this destructive rain, any clues will be covered up.

"You first." Batman said to the trenchcoat fighter, and he would follow secretly. If Batman appeared in the sight of the Humiliation Team, they would probably escape.

The fighter shrugged, looked at the small book, and then took it into his arms.

He can't glide like Batman, but he has another way, which is to jump from a tall building to a lower roof, and then from a lower building to an even lower one.

He is very good at parkour, and he is very skilled at unloading force every time he lands and rolls. The drop of more than ten meters between buildings is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to do this.

So Batman added another line to his profile.

In addition to being suspected of being a woman, having a gang background, having a difficult life, and having mental problems, there are also suspicions that she is good at martial arts or has the ability to heal herself.

After several jumps, he successfully returned to the ground, opened the door of a very inconspicuous second-hand car, and sat in.

To be honest, all the time he saved by jumping off the building and doing parkour was wasted on starting the car.

This should be a vehicle that was repaired after the flood, but the repair was not very good. When the ignition was started, Batman could see thick smoke clearly coming out of the rear of the car.

Just when Batman was thinking about whether to go down and help, the car still started. It started suddenly, turning up a lot of street mud under the tires. The red taillights turned across the street and sped off in a certain direction.

Batman informed Alfred to deal with the mess here, and then jumped off the rooftop and followed the vehicle.

There were already some fine lines of rain falling on his body, and the surface of his uniform gradually became moist. The black special Kevlar armor exuded a unique matte luster.

"Any clues to his identity?"

"Sorry, Master, I think our database should be upgraded." Alfred's voice came from the pointed ears of the helmet. He used his brother's eyes to combine all the data to deduce the true identity of the trench coat fighter, but to no avail. : "Or you should ask your Justice League friends to upgrade it."

"We have discussed this matter before, and the answer is still no." Batman replied without changing his tone. The Brother Eye system is too powerful, and he is worried about letting others come into contact with it. Except for Alfred, Damian no.

"Then Master, I think you can only make your own judgment." Alfred said in a helpless tone, "Use your experience, or superpowers or something."

Batman breathed out: "Subjective judgments are always wrong, and I will be wrong too."

"I know this very well. What happened between you and Thalia was a big mistake, and now you have this subsequent trouble, don't you?"

"This has nothing to do with the mission at hand. Damian is my son." Batman's face was expressionless, the air flew past his ears quickly, and the second-hand car below turned another corner.

The old butler was still more concerned about family inheritance: "Yes, we all know, but how do you prove it to him?"

"I don't need to prove that I am Batman. He will always realize the meaning of family." Batman flew while paying attention to the movements along the way.

There were still gunshots and screams coming from somewhere, but he didn't see any people fighting, or bodies.

Something strange.

The housekeeper didn't know what he was thinking, so he could only sigh: "Well, I hope so."

"Yeah." Batman responded and cut off the contact again.

The current situation is like this. The identity of the teammate who has been posted is a mystery, and among the many fugitives, only Dr. Eggman has been captured. There are still many tasks tonight.

Batman fired the hookline again, changed to a tall building, and glide again. The next target was the Humiliation Team, and he had to make tactical preparations.