Chapter 67 Chapter 67 [VIP]
Megan gained a lot after returning to Arkham. She is more popular than her father. Not only did she receive New Year gifts, but she also received teaching gift packages from the criminals in Arkham.
When she came back with a Bulgarian umbrella and called out "Daddy, Screwdriver", the Joker realized that someone was trying to influence Megan through him. So did he know what his fellow inmates were planning?
Seeing the child he brought back recover from her illness, grow up gradually, and live more than two years intact, his plan should be exposed. It is also a test. As a clown, he will definitely not throw himself into this performance/drama and truly treat her as his own child, right?
As Gotham City's most deranged and terrifying criminal, the Joker remains unsurpassed. They either harbor compassion, are not ruthless enough, or are trapped within various identities, thus unable to unleash bloodshed and death as recklessly as he does. They overthink things, committing crimes as a means to an end. But what about the Joker? He doesn't need a purpose for his crimes.
He's just in it for the game, just for fun.
So now, is the game between him and Megan over? Did he get the biggest pleasure?
The answer is far from it, so the Joker decided to talk to his fellow inmates about this issue as a 'parent'. Look how much he cares about his beloved children -
Megan was not brought along. After all, even if she was brought along, she would just be a boring decoration. As for whether she could understand their conversation and whether she would get hurt?
God, don't overestimate her intelligence. In the end, he didn't care whether she heard or understood or not. That was the least of his concerns.
This clown loved to laugh, and his raised eyebrows and eyes showed a lot of happiness, but when he went out, Megan followed him, curious about why he suddenly went out.
Megan grabbed his shirt, making him stop, and then tried to hang herself on his arm, "What are you going to do, clown?"
It was obvious that she had been taught a bad lesson. The clown put down the cane in his other hand, flicked her forehead with one finger, and taught her in a low and cold voice: "Call me daddy, dear, don't be so rude." Who taught her to call people like that?
His only patience was spent on Megan. Fortunately, she was obedient enough and continued to cling to his arm. "Daddy, get out, what are you doing?"
The clown laughed, "Oh dear, are you going to be a 'problem child'?" His tone was high and exaggerated. He couldn't stop laughing and leaned over to look at Megan's expression, but she was really curious about this question.
In fact, when the Joker returned to Arkham, he didn't like his fellow inmates and rarely communicated with them. After all, when he was not cooperating with them, he would rather write his own scripts, prepare new and interesting games, or choose a lucky person and give him a gift when he was released from prison next time.
It seems that he is almost always in his cell. Megan can see him when she goes out or comes back, but he is not doing nothing. He has done so much without Megan knowing.
Megan didn't quite understand the true meaning of 'problem child', so she nodded decisively, and she made the clown laugh.
The tall and thin man had a strange smile on his face. He was wearing a windbreaker jacket and a belt today, and he also put on a flat hat when he decided to go out. Because of his previous actions, he raised his hand to adjust the brim of his hat when he stood up, and then picked up the cane leaning against the door.
"Then go, child, I hope you won't regret it."
The Joker didn't want to keep accommodating her, so when they were walking on the street, Megan walked beside him, with just her palm on his arm, barely proving that they were 'attending hand in hand', but it still looked very funny.
There are many empty rooms in Arkham's high-risk area, because the danger of each of them cannot be underestimated. Out of some kind of "humanitarian concern", in order to prevent them from killing each other in prison, the cells are separated very far apart. However, there is always someone who has the means to get the key, or simply has some tricks to open the empty rooms.
But who knows... maybe... when Arkham Asylum was converted into a prison for the insane, this was a consideration, allowing them to find new entertainment to pass the time like the mole did?
The clown's cane tapped the ground from time to time, making a rhythmic sound along with the footsteps. He knew where the group would be, so he went straight over there.
When he arrived at the place, he raised his cane without hesitation, pushed open the door, and smiled at the group of criminals who were secretly gathering in the meeting room: "Look at my friends, what are you doing?"
Megan looked up and saw many people, including Penguin, Two-Face, Killer Croc, Riddler, Scarecrow, Ventriloquist...
The group of people were in a state of confusion, but they didn't show it on their faces. They were all wondering who had leaked the news to the clown. For a moment, only the ventriloquist, Nono, who wore round glasses, had sparse hair, and a round figure and looked a bit honest, asked, "Sorry, I wanted to ask that at that time."
But he only looked honest. The white socks on his hands suddenly became arrogant, "Who can answer the question about socks? Who is she? Who is that little girl?"
He had gone mad a long time ago. Even without the puppet 'Scarface' controlling him, he would still imagine other characters and pretend that there was still an existence controlling him.
The ventriloquist seemed to be frightened by the movement of Socks in his hand, and immediately covered Socks with his other hand. He said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Socks is just too curious, it doesn't mean any harm..." Unfortunately, no one paid attention to him.
Arkham often performs dramas. All the people imprisoned here are born actors. They are madmen who have been assessed and classified by others, and there are all kinds of mental illness among them.
——You are crazy about yours, and I am crazy about mine.
Everyone laughed together and performed the comedy "Gotham" with the people outside.
The clown leaned on his cane, not paying attention to the little incident. He looked around at them and waved gently, "What are you whispering about? Can you let me know too? As your ostracized partner, there will be kind people who can answer my questions, right?"
He was particularly pretentious, like a gentleman of the old century. Apart from his pale complexion, scarlet lips and ferocious and terrifying expression, he seemed to be the kindest and most gentle person.
The Penguin stepped forward first, flicked the cigar ash off his hand, and extinguished it upside down on the table. Only after doing this did he look at the Joker.
"You know everything, clown," he said, looking at Megan with his small eyes squeezed by the fat on his face, "we were just talking about her."
In Arkham, among this group of profit-oriented psychopathic criminals, there is no room for weakness. Even though many people have expressed kindness to Megan, what does that mean? It means nothing, just like people walking on the street sometimes playing with cats and dogs on the side of the road.
The Penguin looked at Megan. He was now certain... that the Joker didn't take her seriously. This madman enjoyed acting, and it was always difficult for people to grasp his true thoughts and intentions. Originally, watching his children growing up in Arkham, people thought he was really crazy and had completely fallen into the crude family drama.
But the one who really wanted to test Two-Face was Penguin, who knew it very well and just took advantage of the situation to attend the rally.
Seeing that the clown was unmoved, he said, "Then ask the organizer of this rally. I guess Two-Face has something to say." Then he sat back in his chair with a cold attitude. Anyway, there was no clear conclusion so far, so he could let them fight as they pleased.
A qualified businessman has the patience to wait for the best time to act, and will not be the first to take action.
Two-Face was suddenly pointed out, but he remained calm. He smiled at the Joker and gestured to the seat next to him. "We might talk for a long time. Do you want to sit down?"
He naturally took the initiative in speaking. The Joker did not argue about it and walked into the conference room with Megan beside him, but his destination was not that seat, but the podium.
He left Megan under the podium and threw her the cane. He walked up, put his hands on the table, and looked at the assembly members one by one. For some unknown reason, he looked at them very seriously, too seriously!
The Joker didn't say a word, and the smile on his face remained the same as always. Logically, as fellow inmates, they should have been used to it, but in fact, as long as they were not as crazy as the Joker, they would not be able to stand his hypocritical smile and pretentious attitude.
They're all criminals imprisoned in Arkham, so they should speak their mind, right? Guessing and coercion are no longer fashionable tactics.
For example, the Scarecrow had suffered at the hands of the Clown before, but he refused to accept it. He said in a gloomy tone, "Okay, Clown, you've completely immersed yourself in playing the role of a good daddy, haven't you?"
He uttered a clear sneer and looked at Megan, "She's here too, why don't you tell me what you think and how you want to arrange her?"
"Poor little Megan, there's one thing you don't know, that is, you are the only one here..."
"You are the only victim." He said the second half of the sentence with a smile.
Look at this black humor joke, she is the only patient cured of Arkham, and also the only victim of Arkham.
There was a look of condescending pity in the Scarecrow's eyes as he looked at Megan. When the child asked about the 'victim', he showed a triumphant look.
Megan was too young and had no ability to protect herself. She was able to stay in Arkham unharmed only by the Joker's intimidation and the protection of her "friends", but in fact she could not rely on anything because they were all lies.
She was a plaything that the Joker had picked up from nowhere, so how could they possibly be biological father and daughter? When Megan was brought to Arkham, the criminals there tried to investigate her thoroughly, but the Joker had already prepared for it, so their attempts were thwarted. However, if they followed the Joker's movements, they could still find some clues.
The scarecrow clapped his hands gently, and he imitated the clown's tone, "Good boy, you are the one on the stage," and raised his chin to signal the clown on the stage.
"You were deceived by his lies."
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