"…Is this what spider silk is used for?"
Looking at the Kpop star Seol, who was tied up in a peculiar way by Cindy, Connors didn't know how to react for a moment.
Harley Quinn's eyes lit up when she saw Seol restrained. She turned to Cindy Moon and asked, "How do you tie people up like that? Teach me!" Neither Harley nor Cindy spared a second glance for Seol, who was tied and suspended in the air.
"You…" Connors looked at the star singer, unsure what to do, so he simply pulled off a leaf. The leaf grew rapidly in his hand, then was rolled into a ball and stuffed tightly into her mouth. To ensure it stayed put, Connors left two ropes on the ball and tied them behind Seol's head.
The bitter juice from the leaves made Seol frown. Her mouth stretched uncomfortably, and tears began to fall. Connors ignored her, quickly jumped to a high vantage point, and waited for the Scarecrow's arrival.
Cindy Moon was faster than him. Almost simultaneously with Connors sensing the danger, Cindy had already flown off. Instead of running away, she headed straight for the ventilation vents located in the enclosed concert venue.
Harley Quinn tossed aside the saw blade she'd been holding and watched Connors and Cindy disappear. When she turned back, Seol, who had been tied in spider silk, was also gone, replaced only by a patch of frost still emitting cold air. In a daze, Harley Quinn seemed to see a group of Batmen "turning away."
Soon, Harley Quinn collected herself because she saw the Scarecrow driving a tanker getting closer, now less than a hundred meters from the stadium.
During the brief time she, Connors, and Cindy had been suspended in the air, Connors had already told them his plan.
Harley Quinn was to attract the Scarecrow's attention, while Cindy Moon was responsible for dealing with any potential helpers. Connors' task was relatively simple: "lock it."
Lock the tanker truck's tank interface, lock the doors, and lock everything that could be locked. As a "Master of Lock Picking," Connors could do more than just unlock locks.
He could also secure certain special locks in unique ways and even easily destroy any lock, making it impossible to open again. He wanted his share of the "Batman and Scarecrow gossip," and this matter might even involve the Joker, but he intended to intervene without appearing as a hero.
Based on this, Connors had no plans to use his other abilities, such as fighting or plant manipulation.
The plan was perfect; it just depended on the execution.
Just as Cindy's powerful Spider-Sense predicted, the Scarecrow drove the tanker into the alley next to the stadium. A long hose then hung down from a high place, indicating someone was assisting him from above.
"Hi, Mr. Scarecrow." As planned, Harley Quinn took the initiative to appear and attract the Scarecrow's attention.
Comics, movies, and TV shows were far less intuitive than seeing it firsthand. The Scarecrow was nearly two meters tall, with long arms and legs, a linen hood on his face, and his body was covered with vials, hoses, and brackets. Some of the hoses connected to his fingertips, each ending in a sharp needle.
"Harley Quinn?" The Scarecrow feigned thought. He didn't use the name Harley Quinn had used as a psychological counselor in Arkham Asylum but rather the new name she'd announced to all of Gotham in front of the camera at the reservoir that day.
"Wow, Mr. Scarecrow, thank you so much. You're the first person to call me that, besides Paddy" Harley Quinn said pompously.
At this point, the Scarecrow had recovered from his thoughts and asked, "How did you know I was here?"
Connors only instructed Harley to buy time and gave no specific directions. Everything was up to Harley's improvisation. Hearing the Scarecrow ask this question, Connors knew that if Harley gave an incorrect answer, she'd be hit with "fear toxin."
Harley gestured with her hands, then pointed to the enclosed stadium and said, "It's rare for so many people to gather in Gotham. It wouldn't be in line with our status if we didn't make some big news."
Hearing what Harley said, the Scarecrow nodded in agreement: "That's right, but who will succeed in the end depends on their own ability. The Joker was eliminated first, and my only opponent is Batman. But you are wrong about one thing, Harley: 'us'? You are just a minion of the Joker."
"So that's the case. Then, Scarecrow, who are the people involved in this operation?" Harley Quinn smiled unusually brightly.
"Bane is four blocks away, and Penguin only relies on his men, but I got there first…"
The Scarecrow said, reaching out to catch the pipe lowered by his associate from the high-rise building, and walked to the back of the tanker to connect it.
When he found that the tanker truck's interface was locked, he remembered that the key was in the car, so he had to return to the driver's seat.
Harley Quinn was right next to him, and the Scarecrow didn't dare to turn his back on her. He was sitting in the driver's seat. Just as he was about to grab the key to get out, the car door was kicked shut by Harley.
"Damn it!" the Scarecrow cursed and reached out to open the car door, but the door wouldn't budge. The door on the other side couldn't be opened either, and even the window seemed to be welded shut.
Realizing something was wrong, the Scarecrow immediately stepped on the accelerator, preparing to leave. But the brake pedal was locked, and no matter how loudly the accelerator was pressed, the car didn't move at all.
He tried to pull off the steering wheel to smash the car window, but the steering wheel was also locked.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He elbowed the car window three times in a row, but there wasn't even a crack on the glass. The Scarecrow even saw his associates hanging in the air, howling like ghosts.
"Who is it?"
The Scarecrow wasn't afraid of being caught. What he feared was that he had made all the preparations, but none of them were useful, and he would be locked in the car by himself and then caught by Batman.
If this got out, he'd be ridiculed endlessly. The thought that this information must not be leaked flashed through the Scarecrow's mind, and he immediately released his "fear toxin" in the cab, trying to transmit it to the outside through the car's air-conditioning system.
However, the air conditioner was also locked.
Anything that had anything to do with a "lock" was secured, and there wasn't even a button to press in the car. Just when he was at a loss, a handsome and heroic man appeared next to the tanker like an angel, and the Scarecrow's lifeline came:
"Do you need the lock opened?"
"Yes!" the Scarecrow shouted quickly. Every second of the night, the possibility of Batman appearing increased, and the possibility of others succeeding also increased. He couldn't delay any longer.
"Five million dollars," said the angelic man.
"What?" The Scarecrow didn't immediately understand.
Connors cleared his throat, making sure his words were clear. "Unlock for five million dollars. Transfer the money first."
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