The Collection of The End

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Zion, Gotham City, Robinson Park (Robinson Park)

"Extras~Extras~'Scarecrow' tried to cast fear gas in the sewer~ was captured by Batman on the spot~"

When the little newspaper boy wearing a peaked cap brandished the Gotham Daily newspaper that day, he noticed Anderson and Martha sitting on the roadside bench.

"Mr. Madam, you--" He was halfway through when he saw Anderson's "Gotham Daily" press card pinned on his clothes: "...Your manuscript is very well written."

"Hey, he doesn't even know what we wrote, right?" Martha looked at the little newsboy who turned and ran away, and said to Anderson: "But, don't you think that Batman is a bit too targeted at Scarecrow? "

"Is there? How do I think it is because the Scarecrow is too active and Arkham's detention measures are too loose?" Anderson responded.

As reporters, it is instinct to beware of peers. When discussing matters related to Batman outside the Bat Cave, Martha and Anderson will basically use unfamiliar tones.

Even if there are occasional intimate titles, you can use the identity of "Batman's columnist" as a prevarication.

Even if someone wants to get to the bottom of it, they will at most find the useless information "Batman is suspected to be the Kane family bodyguard".

"However, this is the third time Batman has captured the Scarecrow, right?" Martha flipped through her notebook.

"Before that, wasn't it because the Scarecrow succeeded in two consecutive escapes?" Anderson shrugged, and put the burger on his hand into his mouth.

Now is not the time for the "Batman" to be dispatched, but the time for the "Gotham Daily Reporter" to go out to collect materials.

Of course, if there is an emergency case, Anderson can also quickly change clothes or even stop it directly. As a Batman columnist, it is reasonable to learn some Batman's strike skills-as long as he doesn't beat people into the air.

"Hmm... Indeed, his poisonous gas seems to be produced out of thin air from his body, which is unpredictable, and until now we have not found the origin of the Scarecrow and why he attacked the Iceberg Restaurant." Martha held her up. Sip coke.

Indeed, Anderson nodded silently.

After the Scarecrow was caught, the Kane family carefully checked his origins and abilities, and then discovered that this guy was so thin as a scarecrow that he was actually real, and the Gotham police could not find anything about him. After the identity information, because he did not actually cause any harm, he could only be locked up in the end.

The poison gas itself is nothing special, it's just a strong neuropsychiatric agent, which can make people see what they fear. According to the test, it seems that as the dose increases, the things they see are more terrifying to me.

However, because it was learned in advance that it was only a test and everything that appeared was an illusion, none of the volunteers of the Kane family had any overreaction. They said what they saw one by one and provided a lot of valuable test results.

Shouldn't it be a family that can make a villain like "Freeze Man"? In the second week after obtaining the gas sample, Cathy took out the antidote of the fear gas for Batman to use.

After all, although this kind of poisonous gas will not cause harm, it is not certain what ordinary people will do under extreme fear, not to mention the possibility of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications.

So, when the Scarecrow appeared for the second time, he was caught by Batman.

Anderson was a little puzzled about the content of the "illusion": why would he be afraid of that strange, like a certain decisive scene? Even if the purple guy can turn the enemy into black and gray by snapping his fingers, what's so scary?

Therefore, he did not use the antidote when dealing with the Scarecrow, and tried to get more information by re-entering the illusion by contacting the fear gas again.

But the result was... he was completely immune to the poison gas of fear, and after the contact, he only felt a little choking, as if he was sprayed with secondhand smoke. Not to mention the illusion, the ordinary phantom of fear did not appear at all.

Then, due to this unexpected situation, Anderson was stunned for a while. The Scarecrow thought that his poison gas was in effect, so he danced and sang beside him, confessing the crime plan cleanly. Batman, who had heard enough, fell down.

As for the others affected by the gas of fear, the Iceberg Restaurant and...Miss Magellan Copper...Anderson was chewing on the hamburger and felt a headache for a while.

At the beginning, because of the urgent time, I did not confirm the information in detail and made an oolong. After the assault entered the Iceberg Club, he failed to stun and take away the expected "Mr. Copper", causing the Scarecrow to detonate the fear gas bomb. The Iceberg Restaurant had to close for a week to clean up the residue.

At the time, I guessed it was true. After the gas bomb exploded, some members of the Kane family brought high-pressure faucets and blowers to the rescue, splashing disinfectants and neutralizers to prevent the gas from spreading to places other than the Bingshan Restaurant.

This is naturally Cathy's backup arrangement, and it is also the worst "PlanE" in Anderson's original plan.

Afterwards, the rescued Magellan Copper insisted that the incident was planned by Cathy from beginning to end, and he did not appreciate it at all. He also claimed to mobilize the power of the Copper family to retaliate.

However, due to the Scarecrow attack, most of Coport's bodyguards and family members present were affected by the poisonous gas of fear, and it was difficult to regain combat power for a while, and the relevant sphere of influence had to be assisted by the Kane family to support it without annexation.

Therefore, no matter how Miss Magellan claims that the incident was planned by Cathy, the only revenge she can take is to stare at Cathy with her eyes.

But having said that, if this is indeed Cathy's plan to annex the Kobot family power, Anderson can only say... it's not a magnitude, you'd better surrender as soon as possible.

In addition, this incident has a minor sequelae: Miss Magellan fell in love with Batman.

It is not him that "Anderson", but the "Batman" who fights crime in the dark. The evidence is that Anderson has "ran into" Magellan several times as a colleague of Martha, but the other party treats him completely, as if truly The emperor penguin is as cold.

Compared with the wayward girl who pestered Cathy to ask for Batman, Anderson was very suspicious of who was the "double-faced person"-at least Cathy hadn't done anything contrary to her apparent personality.

As for the reason, the guess is simple: the suspension bridge effect.

The scarecrow’s poisonous gas can make people see what they fear most, so those members of the Kobot family screamed wildly and shot indiscriminately. At the time, Magellan was strapped firmly with a seat belt by Robin and could not be injured. Others can't hurt themselves.

Then, after the effect of the poison gas disappeared, she was in a safe place: the Batmobile, with sufficient safety measures on her body: a strong seat belt, when the heart was still beating wildly due to the influence of the poison gas, she saw the handsome next to her. The handsome Batman...is it necessary to guess what psychological changes will occur?

As a result, Miss Magellan has either troubled Cathy or confessed to Batman over the past few months.

If these things were reported through Batman's column, the sales of Gotham Daily would have to double.

But Anderson certainly wouldn't do such stupid things that are almost self-exposed.

"Let's go," Anderson threw the wrapping paper into the trash can, got up and said, "There are still a few interviews to do in the afternoon."

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Robinson Park Cafe.

"Batman? Who should be the richest man? Don't you think it's very sensational to spend a lot of time in the day and be a man of justice at night?"

"Batman? He should have had a miserable childhood? After all, things like bats are still quite rare. Did he live where he could see bats when he was young?"

"Evaluation of Batman? Poor aesthetics. Let's put it this way, if it is me, even if I have to change clothes, I won't be dressed up in that dark look. Isn't it handsome in blue or red?"

"Huh? Batman? He must be a native of Gotham, and his parents must have been murdered by criminals, so he will spare no effort to fight crime in Gotham-uh, if you want to post, you have to give me a code what."

"Impression? Need to ask? Rich, very rich! The value of the equipment reported in this column alone is roughly estimated to be 200 million US dollars! He must come from one of the four major families of Gotham!"

"Well... everyone's imagination is quite rich..." Anderson commented while listening to the main points of the recording.

"I counted the number of answers like'Batman is my husband' and'I want to give Batman a baby bat', do you want to listen?" Martha said with a suffocated smile.

"I don't want to listen at all, please delete them." Anderson didn't look up.

Those little girls whose eyes glow when they hear "We are the Batman columnist of the Gotham Daily", Anderson doesn't even bother to turn on the recorder.

When he was dispatched as Batman, he would only show his chin, and the armor on his body made people unable to see his size. Even so, he would be sought after by others, which was simply outrageous.

"There is no doubt that Batman is a criminal!" The new recording finally has a different voice: "I am a loyal reader of your column. I have carefully counted the Gotham laws that Batman has violated during the six months of action. If If you bring him to court, I can bring against him 35 charges, including trespassing, vandalism, personal injury, threats of intimidation, obstruction of justice, and endangering public safety."

"But the criminal he caught..." Martha in the recording weakly tried to refute.

"The merits and demerits cannot be offset!" The person interviewed was quite stubborn: "We can give him a bonus of 20 million, but he has to go to prison for two years!"

"...Who is this?" Anderson paused and glanced at the interview record. "Falconi?"

"Gotham's best lawyer," Martha said, "Batman apparently broke his job."

"Indeed," Anderson shook his head and continued recording: "Batman caught all criminals, and there is no possibility of innocence."

Gotham is a city of crime, and the profession of lawyers is naturally a fish in water. Perhaps some lawyers will insist on justice, but if a criminal with iron evidence can be acquitted, then the lawyer will surely become famous.

"By the way, the Gotham police refused to be interviewed, and so did the City Hall," Martha shook her recorder: "The official side basically returned to nothing."

"They definitely can't express their opinions, whether they support or disagree, there will be a lot of trouble." Anderson was not surprised at all.

The most typical official representative is James Gordon. From the beginning of "I will stare at you", he took the initiative to discuss the case with his subordinates, and finally directly provided information to Batman and made a request. It is said that he is planning to get a bat light. Just call him.

It can be seen that they do need some "unruly" breakers, but they must act in strict accordance with the law.

"Are you... Mr. Anderson and Ms. Kane from the Gotham Daily?" The waitress of the cafe came over with a plate and asked quietly.

"Ah? Are we too noisy?" Martha turned down the volume of the already small recorder.

"No, no, I heard. You seem to be conducting an interview about Batman. I have something to say, can I?" the waitress asked expectantly.

"Ah, that's right," Anderson looked up at the waitress. She seemed to be underage, with faint freckles on her young face. She was probably a student who worked in a cafe during the holidays: "We are preparing for a Batman debut. Half a year's series of reports, if you have any opinions, you can talk about it."

"That... I think so," the waitress seemed to ignore Anderson's slip of the tongue: "I don't care about Batman's identity, past, family situation, relationship problems, and whether he is a criminal. I only know that since his appearance, I The public security around his home, school, and working place has improved a lot. In recent weeks, when it is not too late, I dared to go out alone..."

"Girl, you'd better not go out at night. Batman is just a person and can't take care of the whole city of Gotham at the same time." Martha made a suggestion.

"No, no, do you know? No one knows how Batman will appear. The Gotham Police Station still has a legend of'Batman disappears as soon as Gordon turns around.'" The hostess turned reddishly: "I have A classmate encountered danger when she went out at night. She yelled'Batman!' and the gangster fled."

"..." Anderson glanced up at her.

Is this classmate you are talking about yourself?

"So, I don't care what others think of Batman. To me, he is a knight, a knight who can protect me in the dark." The hostess said seriously.

"Hmm..." Martha looked at a serious record, and didn't want to respond to Anderson's outspoken gesture, and suddenly took a picture of the table: "It's decided, the title of this series of reports is: [Batman: The Dark Knight Rises]."

Why is it a posture that intends to make a big splash? I'm leaving in a month.

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