"No! No! "
Gordon charged towards the burning ruins of Orchard Street like a crazed beast. The grief-stricken Robin and the terrified Mayor Nestor tried to hold him back, but to no avail.
The power that erupted from this polite middle-aged man was shocking. In the end, Seiber, who was wearing a black windbreaker, stepped forward and suppressed Gordon on the spot.
Captain Smith's rescue mission failed … He died in the sea of fire. What was worse was that his hostage died as well. His loyal wife was Gordon's wife.
The Chief of Police knelt on the ground. His roar was like an owl in the darkness. Anyone who heard it would feel an indescribable, heart-wrenching pain.
Saber grit his teeth and slammed his left hand on Gordon's neck, causing him to faint. He looked at Robin.
"Take him back. He needs to rest. Also, take his son and daughter with you. I don't want Gordon to do anything irrational."
He looked at Robin. His brother had successfully rescued Gordon's son from the warehouse at the docks. Robin's superhuman observation skills were on full display during the operation. He was the only one who noticed Joker's despicable trap. He opened a door at the side of the warehouse, picked up the child, and rushed into the sea within five seconds, saving the lives of two people in the explosion.
In addition to Barbara Gordon whom Seiber had rescued, Gordon's son and daughter were finally safe and sound. However, Seiber couldn't do anything about his wife's death. At this moment, he was even more regretful that he didn't kill the clown completely when they tried to stop him. That was why he got into such trouble now.
"From now on, you'll be in charge of protecting them. I'm going to focus on my business."
Saber's voice was cold, but Robin didn't retort this time. His eyes were filled with hatred as well. He nodded and looked at the burning ruins. Then, he turned his head and wiped away the tears in his eyes before carrying Gordon into the car.
Nestor's clothes were in a mess and he no longer looked as elegant as before. However, he kept drawing a cross in front of his chest. God above, he thought he was going to die when he was tied up by a bunch of clown-masked fellows and surrounded by the pungent oil barrels.
Gordon managed to save him. Perhaps due to the lack of time, the place where Nestor was locked up didn't have that despicable trap, allowing him to escape.
"Mister Nestor …"
Seiber shifted his gaze away from the burning ruins. He looked at the mayor with his ghastly face and said in a low voice.
"You know what you have to do, don't you?"
Nestor was no fool and immediately understood what Seiber meant. He nodded furiously and said through gritted teeth, "That's right.
"The National Guard will enter the city tomorrow morning … They're too lawless! By the way, Harvey … How's Harvey doing? "
Saber shook his head sadly. He had received news that Batman's rescue mission was halfway to success.
Harvey managed to keep his life, but according to Saber's understanding, if he ended up like that, it would be better for him to just die.
At this moment, dawn was breaking. Alfreid walked into his residence on the 25th floor of Wayne Building with breakfast in hand. He frowned when he saw the bat-armor strewn all over the floor. Every piece of the bat-armor was thrown on the floor and arranged in a messy manner as if they were randomly thrown away. He saw that his young master had not taken off the rest of the armor. Instead, he was sitting by the window in a daze, looking at the city that was awakening outside.
His expression was haggard and his eyes weren't focused at all.
After seven years of traveling and training, it wasn't easy to see such an expression on Bruce's face. But ever since his parents were killed and he grew up, Afo had often seen his young master think like that. So, he didn't pay too much attention to it and chose to leave time and space for himself.
But just as Afo put down the breakfast and was about to leave, Bruce called out to him.
"Afo, I'm really useless, aren't I?"
"Uhh …"
As an experienced butler, Afo knew what to say. He gave it some thought and said in a low voice, "That depends on the situation. You're really useless when it comes to housework, but I don't think that's what you're talking about."
Bruce's gaze was still unfocused as he muttered to himself.
"I originally wanted to encourage the right things, the positive things, not madness, not death! I thought I could subdue Joker, I thought I could suppress him in my own way. I stopped Saber from killing him. Oh my god, look at what I've done. This city shouldn't have to suffer like this. Gordon, Harvey … they shouldn't have to suffer like this. "
Ah Fu sighed. He sat down on the sofa beside Bruce and said softly, "Don't worry.
"But you've already done that, haven't you? You spat in the faces of the criminals in Gotham. Have you ever thought that there would be victims? It was only a matter of time before someone like the Clown showed up. He just came earlier than the worst case scenario that I expected. "
Alfred had never agreed with Bruce Wayne going out to help the weak. He was the last descendant of the Wayne family. If anything happened to him, the family would be finished. However, when he saw the sad expression on Bruce's face, he comforted him.
"But before things get better, they'll always get worse. Just like what Harvey said, the darkness before dawn is always the most unbearable. You feel uncomfortable, you feel pain because you're solving a problem. The process of solving a problem is always uncomfortable."
Bruce closed his eyes. There was an unconcealable sadness on his face.
"But Gotham only needs a real hero like Harvey, not someone who killed his friends and blew up the city. I don't know how to face Gordon. This is all my fault. Saber was right. I was arrogant. I thought I could solve all the problems, but I can't … I'm just a normal person."
Afo stood up. He walked over and patted Bruce on the shoulder. The white-haired old man said gently, "Yes, we do need a real hero.
"Yes, we need a real hero … but we don't have one right now, so we can only use you. You don't want to leave this mess to Seb, do you? Think about his style, he might kill half of the city's population just to find the Joker and strangle him to death."
"The men of the Wayne family never give up halfway. I believe you won't either."
After that, Afo picked up the cold breakfast and prepared to leave. Bruce covered his face with both hands. He seemed to be thinking about something. Just as Afo walked to the door, Bruce raised his head and asked,
"Afo, how did you catch the thief hiding in the forest?"
Alfred's body froze for a moment. This question seemed to trigger some bad memories in him, but in the end, he opened his mouth to speak.
"We burned the entire forest."
Brosnan was startled. He nodded and didn't say anything else.
Three peaceful days passed in the blink of an eye. During this process, Saber received a phone call. Then, that night, he left his villa alone.
Wayne Hospital, intensive care unit. Harvey Dent suddenly opened his eyes. This was not the first time he woke up, but the unimaginable pain still came from the left side of his body. It was a mixture of pain and itch, almost unbearable. However, his arms were fixed to the hospital bed and he could not move. He could only endure the pain.
"Ah!"
He groaned. Half of his face was covered with gauze. As his head moved, blood gushed out from the wound and dyed the gauze red in an instant.
Then, he saw the figure sitting beside his bed with his back facing him. He seemed to be reading a newspaper. When he heard Harvey's voice, he turned around. It was a face that left a deep impression on Harvey. Not long ago, he was humiliated by this guy at the docks.
"Saber Hawk … You … Why are you here?"
His voice was dry and hoarse. It was no longer as magnetic as before. If the right side of his face was not considered, it could almost be called the voice of the devil. It was like steel rubbing against each other, piercing people's ears.
"Shh."
Saber gave him a mysterious smile and pointed outside the door. In the dim light, he took something out and looked at Harvey.
"No, that's not my name."
As he spoke, he put the thing in his hand on his face. When he raised his head again, the distorted ghost face appeared in front of Harvey, and the voice distorted by the voice changer.
"This is me … You usually call me Red Devil or Red Devil."
"You … It's you."
Harvey's tone was a little shocked at first, but then it became calm. He had already felt everything that had happened to him. He looked at Saber's mask and struggled to speak.
"What's wrong with me? Why won't they tell me? Did something happen to me? "
"You were kidnapped by Joker. Not just you, but also Gordon's wife, son, daughter, and our wise Mayor Nestor …"
Saber didn't hide anything and told him everything he knew. "Batman came to save you, but there was an accident. At least you survived. As for Gordon's wife … Unfortunately, we couldn't save her."
Harvey's breathing suddenly stopped for a few seconds, and then it became more rapid. He tried to move his left arm, but he couldn't because he was handcuffed to the side of the bed. He could only speak in a horrifying voice.
"Can you give me a mirror?"
The request stunned Saber. He hesitated and looked at Harvey. "Are you sure? You might not be able to accept your current appearance … If it were me, I'd rather die. "
"Give it to me!"
Harvey's voice suddenly became louder. It went from quiet to furious in less than a second. Saber took a deep breath, took a mirror from the table beside him, and put it in front of Harvey.
The prosecutor looked at himself in the mirror. Under the dim light, he could only see the right half of his face. The left half was covered with gauze that was dyed red with blood.
"Help me take it off. The nurses aren't willing to help me. Thank you."
Harvey whispered. Saber reached out and tore off the gauze, revealing the remaining half of Harvey's face.
Terrifying … Even for someone as knowledgeable as Saber, when he saw the perfect right half of Harvey's face and the left half of his face that was almost completely burnt, he felt a trace of fear. The most terrifying thing was the eye. Without the protection of the skin, it looked like it would fall off at any time.
It was no exaggeration to say that with Harvey's current appearance, as long as he dared to walk out of the hospital, many people would be scared to death.
Ironically, when Batman carried Harvey out of the scene of the explosion, the burning oil and flames seemed to be under the control of some mysterious power. They almost perfectly burnt half of Harvey's body. Not only his face, but also his chest, arms, and skin.
It was as if the entire body was divided into two halves along the middle of the forehead.
"Haha …"
But after suffering such a terrifying injury, Harvey didn't fly into a rage or go crazy. On the contrary, he calmly accepted the fact. He laughed in a terrifying voice.
"Two-faced … The nickname they gave me is now complete."
"I think you don't have to be so worried. About this …"
Seiber said to Harvey, "Although your situation is terrible, it's not like there's no other way …"
"Hmm?"
Harvey turned his head to Saber. The terrifying right side of his face appeared in front of Saber. He said bitterly, "What do you mean?"
Saber didn't answer. Instead, he stretched out his arm. Under Harvey's puzzled gaze, he took out a dagger and cut his arm open. After five seconds, the wound automatically healed. There wasn't even a drop of blood left.
"You're … a mutated human?"
From the moment Harvey woke up until now, his voice had been calm to the point of cruelty. He said in surprise, "Isn't Gotham a forbidden area for mutated humans? I remember … cough cough … This city had a law to expel mutated humans … You wouldn't come here, right? "
"I'm a little special."
Saber didn't want to say too much on this issue. He took off his mask and looked at Harvey seriously.
"I think with the strange abilities of mutated humans, there might be a possibility of healing your injury …"
Harvey's terrifying eyes turned and stared at Saber.
"What's the price?"
"Uh, you seem to have changed a lot …"
Saber looked at Harvey with a strange expression. "You didn't talk like this before."
"I've walked the line between life and death. If I didn't gain anything, I would've suffered a great loss. Saber … In these three days, I finally understood something."
Harvey closed his eyes. Of course, he couldn't close his right eye without an eyelid. He said, "I finally understand how ridiculous the beliefs I once held onto were. Law and justice are the rules to maintain a normal life, but there are always some people who don't care about the law. I understood it too late. It caused me to become like this. But it's good this way. After peeling off that hypocrisy, I can see the world more clearly."
"Haha, I've said it before. Under your appearance, there's another you."
Saber laughed and looked around. "Alright, there's no price. I just think that Joker will continue to use you. This is to protect …"
"Tell me the truth. I can feel that you're lying."
Harvey said calmly. "I want to hear the truth … I've heard enough disgusting lies."
"Fine, the price is that I hope you can help me. To be more precise, the members of the Devil's Gang have run into some trouble recently. If the issue with Gotham is not resolved, I won't be able to rush over, so I hope to find someone capable enough to help me deal with it."
"Look, you help me, I help you. It's fair, isn't it?"
Harvey opened his eyes and looked at Saber.
"Why me? Why did you choose me? "
Seiber lit a cigarette. He blew out a smoke ring. He looked at Harvey and said softly, "Look at me.
"Because I know Joker …"
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