Chapter 109
This voice is not absolutely hoarse. When it falls in the eyes of some special people, they will find it very nice, but for most people, seeing this When they have weird faces, they will never feel funny anymore.
This is Joker’s face. It’s no different from the weird masks sold on the street. The only difference is that this scruffy guy is probably addicted to pretending to be Joker. He put his face on, Become Joker's face.
For children, Joker means joy, but for adults, Joker often means something special, morbid, dark...something hidden behind the joy Something shuddering.
In the first work of English writer Dickens, "Pickwick Gaiden", there is a retired Joker who destroys himself to bring laughter to others, but what Dickens wants to show more is the kind of show in Under the surface of joy, the nature of chaos, pain, disorder and fear, this kind of Joker is called a horrible Joker.
In history, the earliest Joker must be a pitiful person with a certain physical disability: dwarf, scar, or ugly-looking, and mentally retarded. In fact, in terms of its essence, Joker has been carrying a very heavy burden from the moment it was born. The appearance of this thing represents the dark side of human instinct.
Because the nature of Jokers that makes people laugh is the difference between them and ordinary people. They give those who are physically capable a sense of psychological superiority and take pleasure in laughing and playing with them.
However, Joker often has another explanation. For example, the image of the "Fool" in the Tarot card is a Joker. Under the ugly and deformed surface, he is actually very wise, even far beyond ordinary people. People beyond the reach of wisdom.
So the use of the Joker contemporary number has a double meaning in itself. Of course, these profound things have no meaning to the gangsters sitting in this hidden room.
In their eyes, the Joker who walked into this room...is just a freak who robbed them of their money.
"You dare to come!"
A grumpy black guy next to Wuertz patted the table and stood up. He tried to take out the weapon from his pocket, but was caught Wuertz stretched out his hand and held it down. The gangster who walked out of the reopened Arkham lunatic asylum more than half a year ago seemed to have become a bit wiser. He looked at Joker, who was sitting opposite the gangsters. , He let out a deep laugh.
"hehe, I don’t think you are an idiot. The person who can plan so many successful robberies will not be an idiot. Then, what are you doing here? I'm very curious."
Wuertz threw a fried chicken nugget into his mouth and rubbed the oil stains on Joker's clothes. He looked at him and lowered his voice.
"You are here to die Is it?"
"Hey, is this dress expensive for someone like me?"
Joker rolled the eyes and knocked out Wuertz's Then, looking at the TV set in front of him, moved towards the accountant Boss Liu who also looked at him showed a terrifying smile, he relaxed his arms, the wrinkles on his face made the white paint It looks a little cracked, which makes this face even more terrifying.
"You know, your money...well, that's just a little joke between me and you..."
His tone barely fell, Maroni laughed, this The most powerful gangster in Gotham sneered, and said in a gentle voice that did not fit his identity,
"Minus the 35 million worth of jokes we chased back, ha... Mr. Joker, Don’t you think we have more and more reasons to kill you now?"
This immediately won everyone’s approval. The impatient guy has already taken out his weapon, which is completely unfriendly. Let Joker coldly snorted, he changed a posture, put his hands on the table in front of him, propped his chin, the eyes in the dark eye sockets swayed from side to side,
"Okay, okay, let's go straight in Theme...Let’s turn our time back a year ago. The police and lawyers in this city, simply don’t dare provoke any of you, they are afraid of you. I still remember how Falcone ruled the city. You all want to be the second him, right?"
Joker chuckled pointed at Maroni. This malicious action made Maroni smile on the face of other people with an "elegant" attitude. It also gradually solidified, Joker said his greatest wish, but now is not the right time.
But Joker did not give him a chance to speak, but asked in a confused tone,
"But now..."
I looked around and looked at the Conference Hall transformed by the back kitchen of this restaurant. This was a bit too shabby for the 12 gangsters who ruled Gotham's. Back then, Falcone had a better one on the narrow island. Conference Hall is a villa that is more than twenty times larger.
He spread his hands out like a confused person seeking an answer. With the paint on his face, he made this silent mockery become perceptible to everyone,
"What's the matter? You...have you not planted anymore? Huh?"
The doubt on his face turned into an undisguised mockery, and he pointed to his heart.
p>"Look, people like me... guys like me can sit here and talk to you grandiosely!"
"Before, I will probably leave Nearly 20 meters away you will be beaten by the fat, and look at the time now!"
He raised his left hand and opened his sleeve, revealing that cheap, childish children’s watch,
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"15:43 in the afternoon...in broad daylight."
Joker's words silenced all the big guys. Of course they understood what Joker was referring to, even on the TV. Liu, all began to concentrate attention completely to listen to Joker's "speech", even though these words sounded like they could not help but pick up the guy and kill him.
He snorted, clenched his left hand into a fist, and knocked hard on the table in front of him,
"Listen, I know, why do you choose in broad daylight, in this rat In a small house that is too crowded, you have a group psychotherapy meeting. I also know why you are afraid to go out at night..."
He spread his hands, made a flying posture, and then stood up. Put your finger to your mouth and lower your voice, as if you are playing a game with these big guys,
"Batman, right? Batman made you appear in front of everyone in Gotham, that is cowardly Yeah, ugly, bullying and hard-working prototype, ah, guys, this is really unfortunate"
His eyes are wide, like a wise man standing aside clear as a flame, he took a deep Breath, my hands are like playing the piano, and I tapped nervously in the air a few times,
"You are afraid of him! All the problems you face now, in the final analysis...the one who likes to be nosy, A stubborn justice suitor, isn’t it?"
No one spoke. At this moment, Joker, who seemed to be the owner of this little house, coughed slightly, and pointed his finger at Liu on the TV in front of him.
"You really believe in this thing called the "plan"...Harvey Dent, he does not have law enforcement rights outside of Gotham, but Batman has...No, no, no, my It means that Batman has no jurisdiction, he will find him eventually, even if he hides on the other side of Earth, he will force him to say it!"
His finger rolled over everyone in the meeting. Circle, finally clenched into a fist, as if grasping the answer tightly, his eyes bent, moved towards the opposite Liu made a malicious smile,
"hehe, will inform you People, I can see it at a glance."
Sitting on the plane, Liu, who is thousands of miles away from Gotham, was stunned by Joker’s malicious smile even though he was across the TV. He was subconsciously Reaching out and turning off the TV, Wuertz and Maroni looked at each other at the moment his face disappeared from the TV screen.
Yes, this Joker is right again. They have never really believed in Liu. He is different from the ethical Hofs. He is just a businessman. It’s hard to say. Facing this huge stock Will he do something beyond his funds, especially after he leaves Gotham... Harvey Dent, the local prosecutor has no law enforcement power in other places, and the Gotham gang does the same.
"So, tell me your suggestion, joker, let us hear what do you think about this matter."
Wuertz added ice to a glass The beer was pushed in front of Joker, this big-backed head, wearing a flowery shirt showed a sullen smile,
"You shouldn’t be the kind of person who only speaks but dare not do Right?"
"Oh, thank you for your beer. I start to like you. Really, we can be friends!"
Joker unsuspectingly served the beer. Turning his head, he took a big sip. He stroked his mouth boldly. The paint was wiped and faded, but he didn't care at all. He raised a finger and shook it in front of everyone.
"It's very simple...we killed him!"
"Who?"
Wuertz asked subconsciously, but Joker glared at him, and the guy held his head. He said with a look of lovelessness,
"Who else can it be? Please, have I said nothing? Of course it is Batman!"
He has a face full of Malicious smile,
"We killed Batman, and everything was solved! He is just a mortal, and a bullet can kill him!"
Everyone was shocked, and then they all went in unison With laughter, they saw the confident expression on Joker's face, as if he said it was a chicken that he was going to kill, not the dark Knight that made people become terror-stricken at the news in Gotham.
Wuertz, who has always been confident in Joker, couldn’t help showing a headache. He looked at Joker and said playfully,
"If it’s as simple as what you said …Then why don’t you do it? You see, it’s been over a year since he appeared in Gotham. Didn’t anyone try to do it?"
Wuertz's voice became darker,
p>"no! The people who tried to kill him were either broken bones and locked up in jail, or they were already dead...Although the freak did not kill, many people would like to see us die, we are here This city is unpopular, isn’t it?"
"So, I hope you can seriously consider what I say, I don’t want to hear anything like this kind of lunatic! Otherwise, you can be carried away Going out, I hope you bought insurance."
The villains laughed again, but Joker didn’t laugh. He looked at Wuertz and said very seriously,
" no! I’m not crazy!"
"I’m just and honorable here, instead of wearing a hell mask and running out at night to play the game of catching the thief with you, I won’t Assault you when you are doing evil, let alone try to prove some hell justice by the strength of oneself, listen...listen to me!"
Joker took a deep breath, he pointed to his own Face, seriously speaking,
"Excuse me, who is the real lunatic with him?"
"As for the question you just asked, I would say, hehe. "
He laughed a few words, and shook that finger in the air. "What you are good at must not be done in vain!"
Wuertz's expression changed several times, he I asked,
"How much do you want?"
Joker also lowered his voice, "half!"
"peng"
Wuertz felt that he was being tricked. He slapped his hands on the table vigorously, pushed the table in front of him to the side, then drew the pistol and pointed it at Joker's forehead,
"Damn it! Me! My patience is at its limit! Half? I think your life is only one bullet, do you think I’m right?"
"Hey hey hey! Calm down! Man, calm down!"
p>Joker didn’t panic. Facing the muzzle, he shook his hand, opened his clothes, stood up, and put a pull ring on his right hand thumb. Connected to the pull ring, there are 7 grenades fixed to the inner lining, and he only needs to pull it lightly with his hand. As long as one of the latches is broken, there will be no living people in this house.
"MD!"
"Damn it!"
Everyone panicked, they all pulled out their weapons and aimed at Joker. But that guy still looks frivolous. He took a bloody playing card from his pocket from his other hand and placed it in front of Wuertz.
"This is my contact information...if If you want to solve this problem seriously, remember to contact me."
Wuertz's complexion was gloomy, he slowly put down his gun, took the card in his hand, and left after Joker. At that time, he whispered,
"Wait...I won't hire you to kill Batman directly. That's stupid, but if you want to prove your strength, then... I have a task here. Hand it to you, if you can prove yourself...the question just now, we can't think about it."
Joker's face has a twisted smile, and he bends over to make a funny etiquette.
"Then, Joker is here for you."