Chapter 2538 The Battle for the Cloak (Sixty-Eight)
Chapter 2512 The battle for the cloak (sixty-eight)
Some people may ask, why does the riddle have to be drawn? Can't there be another way to notify Superman that does not damage the appearance of the city? For example, send a letter or something.
In the original comics, the Riddler's methods of sending riddles to Batman can be considered various, but only if it is Batman.
First of all, they have a fixed address, at least a fixed patrol route, and formal contact information, so whether the Riddler is delivering letters, sending emails, or projecting fireworks, he can at least find a fixed location.
But Superman couldn't find a real job because of his weak body, so he was wandering in the dream world. In the early stage, he was able to visit a shelter. Later, because people at the shelter kept harassing him because of his appearance, he was not even allowed to work in the shelter.
went.
The Riddler has no way to send a letter to a homeless man by normal means, so he can only ask someone to run errands, which is too troublesome. It's possible that the errand man has arrived, and Superman has gone somewhere. It's possible that Superman is there.
, but the errand boy took the money and did nothing.
When it comes to getting money, the Riddler wants to cry even more. He is neither a lawyer with a brilliant career like Harvey, nor a successful businessman like Penguin who can get along anywhere, nor even Harley Quinn.
They have flexible ideas, but they also need to eat in the dream world.
The source of the Riddler's income in the real world is rather confusing. The comics rarely portray his personal career experience. At most, it is said that he has worked as a courier and consultant. In the TV series, he has a stable job in the Gotham Police Department, but
It doesn't look like he can support him in committing various crimes.
In the dream world, the Riddler earns his income mainly by supplying articles to major newspapers. Superman has become a street kid, and the Riddler has become a reporter. It can be said that he is the opposite of Tiangang.
But because of his mental problems, he was unable to pass any official job interview. There were very few people who asked him to make assignments, and his income was very meager, barely enough for him to feed himself.
Therefore, he couldn't spare any extra money to engage in riddle forms other than street graffiti, and sometimes his life was as miserable as that of Superman wandering the streets.
The situation worsened after that, because the time jumped 20 years. Although Superman became very weak, at least he was not old, but the Riddler was not good. He directly became an old man in the dream world, due to long-term and inkjet painting
Working with paint caused serious problems with his lung function.
Now he has no ability to make money, so he can only live on the street like Superman. Until one day, when he was drawing his riddles on the street with his weak, exhausted and terminally ill body, Superman caught him who had fainted and brought him to the street.
Sent to the hospital.
Superman has been taking care of him.
The Riddler is actually very confused. Even if the time skipped in the middle is not what they actually experienced, even before this jump, he has caused trouble for Superman. Why did Superman save him?
As a result, Superman said to him, many people don't understand that society's views on people will also shape people. People only say that you are committing a crime, and you will become a criminal. And if I see you as an artist, there will be one more person in the world.
As an artist, graffiti is a hobby that you have persisted for decades. Your persistence is itself a part of artistic creation and has aesthetic value in a sociological sense. I think an artist should receive enough respect.
The Riddler was really touched.
Although he knew it wasn't the time for him to be moved, come on, Batman and everyone else thought he was just a mental patient, and they didn't praise him as an artist.
The Riddler was hit by a straight shot and broke the bridge of his nose, so most of the time he was left, he pulled Superman on the hospital bed and told him the idea of his riddle design, and he could talk for two hours.
In the end, the clown caused a terrorist attack, and Superman planned to make a last-ditch effort, but he understood that the bomb the clown planted was more important than the clown. Only by disarming the bomb could so many lives be saved.
At that time, Superman had a premonition that he could break through the limitations of kryptonite, but he knew that this madman would not be so easy to deal with. Even if he could fly into the sky and use a laser to destroy the bomb, he had to determine the location of the bomb first.
Otherwise, just the few seconds spent searching for bombs would be enough for the madman to detonate all the bombs.
At this time, the Riddler, who was extremely weak and had to rely on a ventilator to breathe, still took out paper and pen. On the map of the city, he guessed the remaining five based on the locations of the TV and radio stations where the clown appeared.
The location of the bomb.
"Now, who is the real master of riddles?"
The movie came to an end after these words. Although the expression on the Riddler's face was sad, angry and tired, there was also some thoughtfulness. He seemed to have found a new way to prove his genius and wisdom.
Everyone applauded, and the Riddler stood up, took off his hat, put it on his chest and bowed everywhere, like a big star, and the atmosphere in the room became cheerful again.
Schiller cleared his throat and the room became quiet again. It was obviously time for the last character to appear.
"Are you the Claw Killer?" the Laughing Bat asked.
Schiller shook his head, took out the last piece of film, and put it into the projector. What appeared at the beginning of the film was only a vast fog.
Freddy comes out of the thick fog, and as he sneaks into a house, certain scenes begin to flash back, but this is not a special editing technique of this film, but an illusion that actually existed in the thick fog at that time.
The hallucination introduces Freddy's background story, but anyone can see that this is not the point. The point is the abilities that Freddy has after resurrection, that is, the dagger-covered claws and the elusive teleportation
ability.
Freddy appeared in a bathroom.
He slowly rose from the water and rested his arms on both sides of the bathtub comfortably, but soon, there was a sound outside the bathtub.
"Okay, Auntie, I'll be there quickly. I won't wait for a long time, and I won't delay dinner. Don't worry!"
Spider-Man walked in wearing a bath towel.
At this time, Freddy had already disappeared, and Spider-Man did not notice that the body of the duck floating in the bathtub was flashing with red light.
boom!
The bathtub duck exploded.
To be honest, this opening is a bit too stream-of-consciousness. The previous films showed the living conditions of the protagonist right at the beginning, either immersed in reading, or still immersed in reading.
In the beginning of this movie, why did you run around in someone's bathtub and blow up someone else's bathtub toys?
Soon, Freddy committed a murder, but the murder target was not a real person, but a doll.
The puppet master appears in this story. The little girl who is the first victim is actually played by the puppet he controls. Because it is a puppet after all, you can make it look like anything you want, so the crime scene is particularly tragic, and naturally
It has attracted attention from many aspects.
These cases instantly made the front pages of many newspapers, and of course one newspaper also came into Bruce's hands.
But everyone still doesn’t understand what this is about. The stories of Two-Face, Harley Quinn and Penguin basically revolve around Bruce. The stories of Scarecrow and other academic experts revolve around Arkham Batman and Arkham Knight.
Jason unfolds, and the Riddler's story revolves around Superman.
But Schiller or the clawed killer he controls doesn't seem to be planning to revolve around a major character in the show, so what is his mission?
Everyone had no choice but to continue looking down.
The Claw Killer continued to commit crimes, and more and more reports were published about him, from newspapers to radio stations, and finally to television stations, to emergency headlines.
Most of the victims were children, so the society paid great attention to it, and it aroused extensive discussions among the public. Everyone was condemning this pervert who killed children.
Except Bruce.
The Claw Killer is the only character Bruce can feel is not on his script at this time.
Judging from the timeline, the first Two-Face who entered has now taken control of the American legal system. He is a big shot who is too far away from the bottom life of the city, and Bruce cannot feel him at all.
The female police officer Ge Yin was not far away, but she was a psychology major and she disguised herself so well that Bruce thought she was a plot character in the dream world and had no curiosity about her past.
The Penguin took the route of being the mastermind behind the scenes. Bruce knew that there was a very powerful gang boss, but he didn't know that this person was the Penguin, and he thought he was just a plot character.
But the Claw Killer is different. This guy uses a shell that is completely different from all the plot characters in the dream world, and uses his elusive teleportation ability to write the words "I am not simple" in big letters.
On the face, he committed crimes again in a crazy and high-profile manner. How could Bruce not see that he was here to cause trouble?
This was certainly within the expectations of the Laughing Bat.
It is impossible for any normal person to think that he would run such a big business without encountering any resistance. Only if everything goes smoothly from beginning to end will he feel that there is something fraudulent in it.
It can be said that the behavior of the Claw Killer made Bruce relieved. The resistance that interfered with him finally came, but unfortunately, it was in such a straightforward and low-level way. He originally expected the other party to come up with something different.
What about means?
This is what Bruce thought at the time. He felt that the Claw Killer was causing chaos in the city just to prevent him from completing his play. This logic was sound.
But Bruce didn't think this perverted murderer could cause much trouble, nor did he think he could force himself to act.
At this time, Bruce was proud of his idea of designing his own identity, because he was now a pauper with a burden that was paralyzed in bed. Not to mention one murderer, there were hundreds of murderers running around the city.
He can't control it, he doesn't have the ability.
So he can completely let this murderer continue to commit crimes and be completely indifferent, because this is his personality. If he really sets himself up as a superhero, he will really get into the opponent's way.
That's why he could openly say "I don't have the ability, so I have no responsibility" after meeting Jason and the others. He had to show it off. If it weren't for his good character design, he might be chasing the troublemaker again.
, so that it destroys the original script and cannot control the overall situation, right?