What Bad Thoughts Can Batman Have 63

Chapter 63: Protective Kidnapping

2024-05-20

Chapter 63: Protective Kidnapping

“I’ve already planned for this.”

The Penguin heard Batman say:

“Previously, the Joker and Scarecrow kidnapped Mayor Caro together, but as their relationship crumbled and they attacked each other, Mayor Caro escaped the control of the fear toxin after being beaten up by the Joker. Now, he has safely returned home.”

“Although, he’s suffering from neurasthenia and coulrophobia.” Robin added, sliding over from his chair.

“However, based on my understanding of Scarecrow, he will never let this go.”

The Penguin heard Batman’s calm analysis. This was the Batman he was familiar with, cold, alert, like a cold machine, with a complete understanding of their psychology, easily able to predict all their actions.

Such a Batman was terrifying, he sincerely feared such a Batman.

“We need to… to…”

“Beep beep—thump—beep beep beep…”

“Sorry,” Batman said.

He turned his head towards Harley Quinn and shouted:

“Harley—if you play that music again, I’ll throw you out of the Batcave!!!”

Poison Ivy started chasing Harley, and the two women were in a playful brawl.

The Penguin barely managed to keep a serious expression on his face.

“Therefore, I predict that Scarecrow will find a way to kidnap Mayor Caro again.” Chen Tao turned back and continued:

“Scarecrow is an extremely arrogant criminal, he is obsessed with fear, he is obsessed with it. For him, fear that isn’t fully stretched is imperfect.”

“Therefore, if he wants to cook up a delicious pot of fear soup, Mayor Caro, as the nominal head of the city, will be an indispensable ingredient.”

“Especially since he has already possessed this ingredient before, his pursuit of perfect fear will make him unable to tolerate the absence of Mayor Caro.

Even though he has a more threatening and intimidating weapon for Gotham, he will still pursue more perfect intimidation at all costs, which is the inevitable result of his mental illness.”

The Penguin heard Batman continue:

“Well, you also heard me say that Scarecrow might have another weapon that’s more threatening to Gotham—that’s right, we initially suspected that Scarecrow was the one who stole your nuclear bomb.”

Chen Tao handed the Penguin the analytical report Tim had prepared: “Scarecrow has the ability and the motive.”

The Penguin remembered Scarecrow appearing silently behind him, silently confirming Batman’s statement.

In Gotham City, no ordinary person could resist Scarecrow’s fear toxin, and his ability to instill immense fear in others gave him unparalleled talent in interrogation.

If anyone in Gotham City knew about his nuclear bomb secret, Scarecrow was undoubtedly one of them.

But he still didn’t understand what Batman was trying to do.

“So… Clein will find a way to kidnap Mayor Caro, so you set a trap at Mayor Caro’s house, what do you need me for?”

“Cough, what I mean is, Scarecrow may be sick, but he’s not stupid. If we can think about it, we can’t rule out the possibility that Scarecrow also guessed that we would think about it.”

The Penguin saw Batman lightly cough:

“Therefore, if we directly set a trap at Mayor Caro’s house, Scarecrow might not fall for it. He will maneuver, when we are forced to weaken our protection of Mayor Caro due to other things he has done, Clein, who has been waiting for a long time, will suddenly attack and kidnap Mayor Caro.”

“So…?” Honestly, the Penguin still didn’t understand what Batman was trying to say.

“So, to prevent Scarecrow from kidnapping Mayor Caro, we kidnap him first.”

“?”

The Penguin stared blankly at Batman chasing Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy who were playing around on the sofa, then pulled out a huge drawer from under the sofa.

The next second, the Penguin slapped his head.

Inside the drawer was a living person, tied up naked, with a gag in his mouth, it was Mayor Caro, who was supposed to be resting at home after escaping the clutches of the Joker and Scarecrow, terrified and traumatized.

His eyes were closed, with a tear mark at the corner of his eye, as if he was still stuck in a nightmare he couldn’t wake up from.

“I’m so done with you, Batman.”

The Penguin said.

“Therefore, we need someone that Scarecrow trusts enough, someone who can claim that he kidnapped Mayor Caro, and proactively offer this ingredient to Scarecrow, thereby inducing him to show himself.”

The Penguin immediately understood, that person was him, the Penguin.

“Of course, given our Professor Clein’s excellent social skills, his ability to win over people, and his leadership abilities, we must anticipate the possibility that Clein has other helpers.”

The Penguin was pulled by Batman to the nearby cabinet, where he saw Batman take out a bottle of dark yellow liquid and then said:

“This is a mud softening agent specially designed for Clayface. Once he drinks it, Bazil (the original name of the villain Clayface) will no longer be able to harden his body, he will become as soft as a slime.”

He saw Batman take out a USB drive: “A virus specifically designed for Victor (the original name of the villain Mr. Freeze) ‘s cryogenic life support armor. As long as you connect it to Victor’s cryogenic armor, the virus will tamper with the core program of the armor, turning Victor into a cooked shrimp in minutes. No hardware insertion needed, as long as you are close enough, it will automatically hack in.”

The Penguin could already imagine Mr. Freeze howling in pain and collapsing on the ground, he swallowed hard.

So cruel.

“Specifically made for Garfield (the original name of the villain Firefly) ‘s electromagnetic interference device, as long as you turn this thing on, his flamethrower and fire armor will no longer be able to ignite, all his equipment will immediately shut down. However, be careful when using it.”

He heard Batman continue: “This thing will also make Garfield’s armor’s flight system fail, which means once it’s turned on, he will immediately fall out of the sky like a kite with a broken string. If he crashes badly, he’ll die, so you have to turn this thing on before he takes off.”

“Sodium hydroxide solution, a strong alkaline solution, can react with phosphorus to produce phosphine, I believe such a large bottle should make the Phosphorus Doctor sick enough…”

“See this medicine? Specially designed for Dr. Langston (the original name of the villain Man-Bat), just one injection will temporarily turn him back from that super humanoid bat into a human…”

The Penguin numbly listened to Batman list those items that could make Gotham’s villains vomit.

He saw Batman’s mouth crack into a grin, his tongue licking his lips, revealing a climax-like smile.

Hey, you’re excited, right? You are excited, right?

“So, Oswald, are you joining this plan?”

When Batman asked this question, the Penguin felt like everyone had put down their work, a pair of blue eyes staring at him, making him feel like he was surrounded by a pack of wolves.

“Okay, I’m in.”

He raised his hands in surrender.

(End of Chapter)

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