In the afternoon, the gloomy weather made people sleepy.
It was supposed to be a good day to take a nap, but a sudden case had made many people busy.
"Who stirred up the hornet's nest in Arkham?" This was the headline printed on the front page of the Gotham Evening News.
But that was a topic for another day. For now, let's talk about the busy people — the police officers of the Gotham Police Station.
No one would have thought that in less than twenty-four hours, the "fireaxe thug" from last night would do something big in Arkham Asylum.
This lawless behavior naturally alerted the chief of the Gotham Police Station, James Gordon.
When the news of the inmates' mass escape reached Gordon's ears, he was walking out of the home of one of the police officers. And that police officer … was one of the victims killed by the fireaxe thug last night.
Gordon always left the difficult task of "notifying the family of the deceased" to himself because he felt that as the chief, he was responsible for the lives of his subordinates.
After being bombarded with tears and sadness by the family of the deceased police officer, Gordon returned to the police car … in a very bad mood. At that moment, he heard the news of the crime suspect from last night through the police radio.
The chief's reaction was predictable.
He immediately gave the order to round up the suspect through the intercom in the car. At the end of the order, he added, "If necessary, we can take any measures."
His subordinates understood this. In other words, they did not have to capture the suspect alive.
Within ten minutes after the order was given, more than half of the police force in the city rushed toward the suburb where the asylum was located.
Obviously, it was not just the chief. Many of the police officers had elevated the arrest of Brother Jue to the level of a personal grudge. After all, he was a "criminal who killed a police officer," so it was natural for him to receive such "special treatment."
Furthermore, it had been a long time since there was such a serious crime in Gotham. Last night's attack on the police station, today's jailbreak … According to the situation, they were going to attack the city hall tomorrow. How could he tolerate this?
Also, the prisoners he released were not as vicious as him, but they were all 'mentally ill'. Many of them had violent tendencies. Even if only one of them managed to escape back to the city, it was hard to say what kind of chaos they would cause.
In summary, the police's response was not too much.
…
At four o 'clock in the afternoon, it had been more than an hour since Feng Bujue released all the fugitives from the asylum.
The police's encirclement had already formed a radius of several kilometers around Arkham.
There were not many roads in the suburbs, and it was not difficult to block all of them. The police had indeed done so, but … at least until four o 'clock, there was still no news of the "fire axe thugs" from any of the sentry posts. However, many of the inmates who had escaped from the mental hospital had been captured.
At the same time, in the lobby of Arkham's main building.
"Is this the final name list?" Gordon asked one of his subordinates as he looked down at a piece of handwritten paper.
"Yes, sir. I have verified it twice," the police officer replied quickly. The police officer replied quickly, "There are six management and clerical staff, a total of twenty-nine guards on duty, four resident doctors, one consultant, and seven service personnel including cooks and cleaners … There are forty-seven people in total. Apart from some of the guards who suffered some minor injuries, the rest are safe and sound."
"Okay," Gordon went through the information in his mind and responded casually with a hand gesture.
The police officer nodded when he saw the hand gesture and went to the side to do his work.
Gordon turned his head and looked at the person who was talking to him before he heard the report — Dr. Quinn.
"Sorry, where were we just now?" Gordon reorganized his thoughts and asked.
"We were talking about the part where he released the other prisoners," Quinn replied.
"Oh … Yes," Gordon replied. "You're saying that Jack and his accomplices had already escaped to the courtyard and were about to drive away, but because of the guard's words, they turned back?" Gordon asked.
"Yes, at that time, I was standing by the window on the second floor and witnessed the whole process through the window glass," Quinn said.
"Hmm …" Gordon frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
"It's strange, isn't it?" Quinn saw through Gordon's thoughts and said, "I think so too …" She paused. "From his reaction at the time, he was worried about being surrounded by the police, so he decided to do this at the last minute. But his subsequent actions … It was as if he had planned everything long ago and used the most efficient method to implement it."
"Yes …" Gordon said thoughtfully. "If he just wanted to add more trouble to the police, he only needed to open all the prison cells and exits in the main control room … and he would be able to escape. As for what happened next … he didn't have to care at all.
"But the actual situation was … He chose to use the radio to tell you that he was going to release the prisoners. He used this as a threat and commanded you in the main control room to gather all the staff in the underground shelter and help you seal the entrance … Only then did he release the prisoners.
"Not only that, he also sealed the door of the main control room before he left, as if …"
"You don't have to say 'as if' …" The next second, a hoarse voice that sounded like it had a terminal throat cancer interrupted Gordon's words and joined the conversation between Gordon and Quinn. "The conclusion is obvious. He did this for two purposes. First, to protect the staff here. Second, to protect something in the main control room."
When the voice fell, Gordon and Quinn looked at him in surprise.
It wasn't just the two of them. Everyone in the hall had just realized the existence of this person. It was as if this person had suddenly appeared out of thin air right before he opened his mouth to speak …
In a place like Gotham, the only person who could do this, and who would do it often, was undoubtedly … Batman.
"No matter how many times you do it, I'm still not used to the way you appear." Gordon glanced at Batman and then complained to the latter in a tone like he was greeting an old friend.
"Then …" Quinn's attitude toward Batman was not very friendly, but she still maintained basic courtesy. "Mr. Greatest Detective in the World, I'm sure you already know why Jack did this?"
"He protected you first so that the prisoners would leave the asylum immediately after they were released." Batman began to answer the other party's question almost without thinking. "Because he needed these prisoners to run out and help him distract the police. If the prisoners stayed in the asylum and spent their time 'abusing the staff', the effect of his plan would be greatly reduced.
"As for his motive for sealing the main control room, at this stage, I can deduce two things …
"First, it was to prevent the prisoners from using the control equipment inside. If the prisoners entered the main control room, then they could directly open the door of the shelter you're in. In this way, Jack's protection of you would become meaningless.
"Second, he wanted to keep the surveillance footage there. This conclusion needs to be looked at in conjunction with the previous point … If he simply wanted to prevent the prisoners from using the switch in the main control room to open the door, then he could have just smashed the equipment here. There was no need to seal the entrance. But he didn't do that. The reason … he must have another purpose, and this purpose can only be achieved if the equipment in the main control room is functioning normally and not damaged.
"Considering it this way … he most likely wants to protect the hard drives where the video files are stored."
Batman finished speaking in an orderly manner, leaving Gordon, the professional police officer, and Quinn, the psychologist, stunned.
After a long time, Gordon came back to his senses and said, "Uh … then why did he keep the surveillance footage? According to normal logic, not only should he not keep the footage, he should have destroyed the things that recorded his appearance and actions, right? "
What he said made sense, but it didn't overturn Batman's reasoning. It only pointed out one of the suspicious points.
"After we see the footage …" Batman thought for two seconds before he continued, "We'll naturally know what he's up to."
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