I write novels in Liyue

“Look…we’re the two of us whose books were recommended by a bard named Wendy a long time ago…”

As the crowd discussed the matter, the novel enthusiasts kept calling for drinks, and the bartender got busy again.

Hearing the shouts for drinks, Diona puffed up her cheeks in anger and glared fiercely at Fang Qiu.

That despicable Fang Qiu, the Great Demon King!

She did make a move after all!

To aid and abet evil!

Seeing Fang Qiu sipping his drink with a smile that unconsciously spread across his face, Diona became even more furious.

After I finish reading the book, I must work hard to concoct a drink that Fang Qiu will immediately vomit up after drinking it!

Damn it!

Yura, standing to the side, looked at Fang Qiu with her eyes slightly narrowed.

Fang Qiu did it on purpose.

Or rather, it was intentional and accidental.

Although this part of the plot completely pushed the story to its climax, Fang Qiu did it on purpose.

A trip to the snow-capped mountains was inevitable.

Fang Qiu had no idea that he had already been convicted by the Avengers duo.

She was quite satisfied with this part of the storyline.

In the previous Batman movie, this scene was limited by time and pacing constraints.

In addition, it would be strange to see Batman standing there motionless in the movie, so he wasn't given many screen time.

After all, the romantic storyline between Rachel and Bruce Wayne is not the main focus, and given the limited space, some aspects had to be omitted.

However, written language is different; it allows for more space to express emotions.

Therefore, she delivered plenty of jabs here, which also laid the groundwork for what would follow.

The character of Batman has been strengthened, with more tragic elements and a greater burden of pain and loss.

Bruce Wayne has truly lost everything...

Chapter 578 The Darkness of Human Nature

Batman stood amidst the ruins.

After a long silence.

He lowered his head, bent down, and picked up the coin Harvey Dent had given to Rachel.

The coin had a portrait on one side and a portrait on the other side.

However, this time, after being scorched by the fire, one side has turned black.

Just like this deep night.

It was so dark it was unsettling.

He went to Harvey Dent's hospital room and placed the coin, intact side up, on Harvey Dent's table.

"I'm sorry, Harvey."

Afterward, he returned to Wayne Building, sat on the sofa, and quietly sat there all night.

The next day, the butler delivered the letter and breakfast to Bruce Wayne's table.

He was still wearing the Batsuit.

Without a helmet, he looked very vulnerable.

Bruce Wayne blames himself for Rachel's death.

"I want to inspire goodwill, not madness and death."

"You have indeed inspired goodwill, but you have also enraged Gotham City's criminals. Casualties are inevitable. The darkest hour is always before the dawn."

So said the butler, Alfred.

"But Rachel is dead, Alfred."

"

“Rachel believes in what you stand for, what we stand for, and Gotham needs you.”

"No, Gotham needs real heroes, but I let that psychopathic killer blow him half to death."

"So now, they'll have to make do with you."

After Bruce Wayne mentioned Rachel's choice, Alfred took Rachel's letter.

Then Bruce Wayne asked about the jungle bandit he had mentioned earlier, asking Alfred how he had captured him.

Alfred's answer was that they had set fire to the jungle.

Meanwhile, Harvey also woke up.

He picked up the coin on the table, glanced at the intact side, and then flipped it over.

He was in agony, he was crying out.

When Gordon came to see him, he revealed his burned side, which looked extremely ferocious.

"Harvey is so pitiful... Rachel was about to say yes to him, but then Rachel died, and he was disfigured in the explosion..."

"Bruce doesn't know that Rachel chose Harvey... Maybe Rachel is right, the day Bruce Wayne put on the Batsuit, he was already doomed."

"Alfred was truly a mentor in life. Without him, Bruce probably would have had a hard time getting through this."

"Speaking of which, Batman placed the coin with the intact side up in the hope that Harvey would uphold his sense of justice. Otherwise, Fang Qiu wouldn't have wasted ink here."

"If you put it that way, Harvey flipping the coin over means that Harvey is about to turn evil?"

"It's possible. After all, even the strongest will would find it hard to endure such a blow. Aside from the difference in individual willpower between him and Bruce Wayne and his disfigurement, it's also because he has always lived in the light, while this ordeal was caused by the betrayal of the righteous judicial system. Therefore, the blow he suffered was much greater than that of Batman."

They discussed it as they continued watching.

The gangsters also realized that the Joker was uncontrollable and wanted to use the police to get rid of him.

So they informed the police of the clown's location.

Meanwhile, when the Joker learned that the lawyer who had previously threatened Wayne Enterprises to expose Batman's identity was about to do so, the Joker immediately released the news.

He didn't want anyone else to reveal Batman's identity; every hour that lawyer lived, he would blow up a hospital.

As a result, the police took the situation very seriously and began evacuating hospital staff to protect the lawyer.

The police force originally set up to capture the clown had to be used entirely to evacuate patients from the hospital.

As the clown said, when faced with a crisis, the people will kill each other.

Why not sacrifice a mere lawyer to save the hospital?

As a result, the mob, filled with murderous intent, began to surround the lawyers protected by the police, and some even opened fire.

The scene was very chaotic at one time.

Even the police wanted to kill the lawyer; if Batman hadn't intervened, the lawyer would already be dead.

Seeing this, everyone fell silent.

While the Joker and Batman were talking in the interrogation room, they were pondering the questions Fang Qiu had raised.

When people's own interests are infringed upon, will they choose to infringe upon the interests of others in order to protect their own interests?

During that part of the story, they quickly came to a conclusion.

will not.

However, after watching this part of the story, their thoughts began to waver.

Really...no?

If your family member, loved one, or friend is seriously ill and lying in a hospital ward, they will most likely die if they leave the hospital.

And the Joker is very likely to choose that hospital; perhaps he simply can't live without it...

In a situation like this, can I really hold onto my previous sense of justice?

That must be difficult...

Even if they don't act like those who relentlessly hunt down lawyers, they'll probably still think to themselves, "It would be better if he were dead."

Besides, this lawyer isn't a good person anyway; he threatened Wayne Corporation for money before.

Inside the tavern, the atmosphere was somewhat subdued, and everyone felt a strange sense of self-loathing to varying degrees.

but.

Yura and Diona were never confused about this issue from the beginning; in their view, it was a question that didn't require much thought.

They would never sacrifice others for their own benefit.

As they continued reading, they discovered that the Joker's true target was Harvey.

He dragged Harvey completely into darkness.

Then he blew up the hospital.

Fang Qiu's depiction of the hospital bombing is utterly absurd. The clown, halfway through the explosion, notices it has stopped, turns back to look, and casually fiddles with the detonator. When the explosion finally resumes, it startles the clown.

The story is getting darker and darker, and everything seems to be gradually sliding into a dead end.

Although Batman has regrouped, Harvey, who represents the bright future of Gotham, has been completely corrupted.

The city descended into chaos.

The Joker stirred up the darkest side of everyone's heart.

Then, the Joker posted another message.

"When night falls, the city will be mine."

If you don't want to participate in this game, leave now, but those heading towards the bridge and tunnel will be pleasantly surprised.

This statement immediately triggered panic throughout the city, and traffic came to a standstill.