Chapter 55 Chapter 55 (Xiao Xiu) [VIP]

"She's the Joker's daughter, Megan."

After hearing what the Mad Hatter said, Mr. Freeze frowned obviously, his eyes blocked by red lenses, but Megan, who looked up at them, knew that the "strange man" was looking at her.

She seemed to have suddenly become a little more perceptive, but even though she knew she was being watched, she didn't know how to respond. She touched the ends of her braided hair and decided to respond to the word "clown," saying dryly, "Dad."

Megan hadn't had much training in speaking. It wasn't like no one had tried to teach her these days, like Killer Croc and Scarecrow, but she was a mean child, the best at turning a deaf ear and a blind eye.

As for Poison Ivy, she didn't think there was any need to rush her. The child wouldn't speak until she did. She had just sprouted and still had time to grow. Regardless of whether it was plants or humans... they all had to reach a certain stage before they could grow into the appearance of that stage.

Megan's accent is a little strange, better than the voice of a toddler when she is just learning to speak, but still unclear and not in line with the vocalization level of a child of her age. However, because it is a short word, it is not easy to detect.

Mr. Freeze and the Mad Hatter saw that the "Dad" the child was calling was obviously not referring to any of them. Her eyes were wandering and unfocused when she spoke. Her reaction could be described as slow, and accordingly, she also had problems with her logical thinking and comprehension abilities.

She also stretched out her hand and made the number '2', the meaning of which was confusing.

Megan expressed her feelings but received no response. She stood there with her head down, and took her hand back awkwardly, wanting to hide herself again.

She is a somewhat timid child and must get a response to feel safe.

Megan's mouth was still pouting, but Mr. Freeze had already noticed something. He took his hand off the communicator on his waist, looked at her, and said in a very calm tone: "Your father is away for two days?"

The Mad Hatter was surprised that the child could already speak. After all, he had never seen her speak before, and in the rumors about Arkham, she was still that little fool and mute. Now he looked at Mr. Freeze with even greater amazement. He could actually understand Megan's words? Was that true? They had clearly just met for the first time today.

Someone had already responded to her, but Megan still didn't look up. She just nodded slightly, put her hands behind her back, and her eyes were vague and unfocused. She didn't notice the passage of time. Suddenly she came back to her senses and focused, and saw the dust and debris on the stairs in front of her, and the strange man had walked up to her.

Mr. Freeze asked, "Would you mind taking a walk with me?"

He is an extremely perceptive person, easily aware of other people's emotions and feelings, and good at discovering problems from the details. So what did he discover from this child?

First of all, the information revealed by the Mad Hatter was that he didn't care much about her. It was probably just an accident that he escaped here and brought her with him. Megan's existence was not a taboo in Arkham. Maybe not many people knew about it, but in the high-risk area, most of the mentally ill criminals must have known her.

Secondly, judging from the seemingly universally recognized identity of 'Joker's Daughter', the Joker raised this child, often brought her with him, or carefully cared for her, but it is certain that -

The Mad Hatter did not use a sarcastic tone when mentioning the Joker and the Joker's daughter, but simply stated it, so the Joker is still the Joker, he did not suddenly change into a good father, and Megan must have or had problems with her, which is one of the reasons why the Joker brought her back, and Megan is most likely not his biological child.

Mr. Freeze analyzed the situation calmly, but had no intention of sending another message to Batman. Of course, there was the factor that he didn't want to confront the Joker, but there was another reason.

Megan is a child with defects. She has been here for quite some time but has not been harmed. The Joker protected her, or there was kindness from other criminals. He could think of many people, Killer Croc was one of them, and Poison Ivy was no exception. She was safe in Arkham.

On the contrary, if Batman was told, given Batman's vigilance against the Joker and the fact that Arkham is not a good living environment for children, he would definitely take her away. It is easy to imagine the series of reactions that would be caused. There would be a huge chaos, which might even sweep across Gotham and bring great harm to the people of this city.

Megan cannot be exposed in front of Batman, otherwise the situation will definitely get out of control and slide into the abyss.

Mr. Freeze made this decision for another reason...

They had already walked out of the attic and went to another direction with less traffic, which was his quiet residence. Of course, he would not invite such an innocent child to visit his residence and let her know about his research. They were just strolling outside.

There is no human voice here, but the green plants are growing well, and the birds are singing one after another, making it seem even more quiet.

After Megan was invited to take a walk together, regardless of whether they knew each other before, she followed him directly. She seemed to have no guard at all and followed whoever asked her to.

Mr. Freeze thought it was not a good thing for her to do this, and that she might suffer in the future, but no one in Arkham would do that. After all, not everyone could withstand the Joker's revenge.

He guessed that the child might like quietness, so they stayed under the shade of the tree, not in a hurry to ask questions or seek answers to their doubts. They stood and looked at other trees. When they heard Megan's small movements, they looked away and lowered their heads to see her sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The child was still young, with innocent eyes and naiveté. Not only had she not been hurt, she had also not suffered any injustice. When she called "Dad", even though her face was expressionless, people could feel her dependence on her father.

Now she was sitting on the ground with a very natural posture, holding a leaf in her hand.

Mr. Freeze asked, "Do you love your father?"

She should have only that one answer.

But Megan did not respond immediately. She was thinking, trying to think, what is 'love'?

It's something she doesn't understand, but her father has told her many times... She is her father's beloved child.

Her mind was gurgling, as if water was boiling or leaping, countless water droplets were splashing and scattering everywhere, making her thoughts break into beads of water, reflecting light, mixed with many colors, but still clear and bright.

Megan actually didn't understand whether she loved her father or not, so she nodded, and the words slowly came out of her mouth: "Daddy, love." She was just saying that her father loved her and pointing at herself.

Mr. Freeze saw clearly again that in her eyes and heart, the Joker was an exceptionally different existence. She was too slow to perceive the world, so only the first person to arrive could establish a connection with her. As for the Joker to occupy that exceptionally different position, he must have made some sacrifices. It would be impossible to deceive her easily with words alone.

Maybe the Joker wasn't that bad to her, then he shouldn't have been the one to separate the father and daughter.

No one in Arkham believed that the Joker was sincere, but Mr. Freeze seemed to hastily choose to believe it, at least the Joker hadn't done any harm yet.

After Megan finished her words, she lowered her head and continued to touch the leaves. There was another silence.

Mr. Freeze decided to come out and take a look after hearing the commotion. Now that nothing was happening, he still wasn't ready to leave. After standing there for a while longer, he noticed some subtle signs. "The people who are picking you up are here."

The signs of life were particularly obvious to someone like him who was close to death and relied on devices to survive.

The only person who can arouse the vitality of plants is Poison Ivy. Mr. Freeze believes in her character. After all, the fact that she can find this place has already proved something.

Apparently, Poison Ivy was also aware of Mr. Freeze's temper. She didn't come quickly, and wasn't worried that Megan would be in danger around him. However, when she saw Megan, she asked, "Did the Mad Hatter take you away?"

On her way here, she knew about the good things that the Mad Hatter had done. The Joker had placed gift box bombs all over Arkham Asylum, and then the Mad Hatter made a simple brain wave controller. Their purpose was not to escape from prison, but to create chaos in Arkham.

When the Mad Hatter is mad, he is completely irrational. Even though he is extremely obsessed with "Alice in Wonderland", he even reads the words in the original book upside down. When he sees a young girl, he thinks she is Alice, and he takes out various props hidden under his top hat, but he wants to transform Alice into the Alice in his dreams.

He's obsessed with the tea party that didn't go well, and he better not be crazy enough to mistake Megan for Alice.

Poison Ivy knew what a cunning and sinister little man the Mad Hatter was when he was not so crazy. He and the Joker were probably doing more than just creating a little harmless chaos, but she was not interested in their schemes.

She only cares about the good kid in front of her.

Megan was very familiar with her. She just raised her head and tilted it. Before she could say anything, Poison Ivy raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "It's really him." She had a bad temper and a sinister look flashed across her eyes.

Poison Ivy looked at Mr. Freeze, whose face remained expressionless. He nodded slightly, so Poison Ivy just smiled politely and said, "Thank you for taking care of her, Victor."

Mr. Freeze shook his head and left. He never communicated with the mentally ill criminals in Arkham, and rarely cooperated with them in prison escapes and crimes. He devoted himself to research and was a scientific madman.

Now Poison Ivy and Megan were the only ones left here. The red-haired woman waved to the child leisurely, "Come here."

Killer Croc happened to run into the chaotic scene and was delayed and unable to escape. She had to come out to find the child. Even though she was happy to do this, she was still not in a good mood.

When she called her, Megan stood up from the ground, walked to her, and raised one hand high, waiting for her to grab it.

They always walk hand in hand, and Megan, as the one being held, has become aware of it.

Poison Ivy was amused by her, but she bent down and poked her forehead with a finger, "Let me hold you, good girl." If they relied on her short legs, they would be discovered by people outside Arkham's high-risk area if they walked back.

This wasn't Megan's first time living with Poison Ivy, but it was still early, so they went to the greenhouse first to take care of the plants.

Poison Ivy can control the vines to water the plants, and Megan has her own small plastic watering can. She uses this small thing more for fun than for practicality, but it can teach her how to take care of plants.

The short child held a watering can in both hands and watered the plants planted on the ground in a fixed amount. As for the plants placed high on the table and flower rack, Poison Ivy took care of them herself. Since she came back here, her mood gradually relaxed, and her breath was completely in line with that of the plants.

She said to Megan, "Killer Croc was supposed to pick you up, but he was delayed on the way by the group controlled by the Mad Hatter." She couldn't help but sneer.

However, she raised her eyes slightly and looked outside the greenhouse. The big guy she had just mentioned had already arrived. Killer Croc seemed to have seen Megan's figure, so he left without stopping.

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Only the second half was revised, and the content about the clown was moved to the next chapter.