Please don't be nervous, Agent Li Chengfeng."
"I'm not nervous at all, I just didn't expect the legendary Batman to be standing right in front of me."
Li Chengfeng pouted and shifted his gun's aim.
Batman was still trustworthy.
Besides, a pistol wouldn't pose much of a threat to him.
"Regarding the FBI taking Harley Quinn from Arkham Asylum, I hold a different opinion." Batman silently stepped forward. Although he stood in front of Li Chengfeng to speak with him, Batman's gaze was directed at Harley Quinn. "She is not only the Joker's accomplice, but also a clue to finding the Joker."
After a pause, he added:
"The only clue now."
Li Chengfeng scratched his head with the barrel of his magnum (revolver), thinking, 'As expected, it's because of this damn reason.'
In these frustrating moments, you really don't know if Batman is obsessed with justice... or obsessed with the Joker himself.
"Don't involve others in your twisted game with the Joker."
Li Chengfeng didn't back down and still stood in front of Batman. The height difference meant that at eye level, he could just see Batman's exposed chin, so he had to tilt his head up: "People who kill and set fires with Joker makeup, and people who wear masks, capes, and tight suits to fight for justice at night, are all lunatics."
"Are you the type who believes vigilantes and so-called Superheroes are criminals?" Batman slightly widened the distance between himself and Li Chengfeng, moving to the side of the door. "I reserve judgment on the competence of FBI Agents."
"Don't talk about our competence. I know you're all good people, even true heroes." Li Chengfeng pouted and leaned back against the sofa. "But the fact that you're a hero and the fact that you're a lunatic are not mutually exclusive."
"Alright, gentlemen, can we put the ideological clash between the FBI Agent and the Dark Knight in the fridge for now? Shouldn't the focus now be on whether or not to take me from here?"
Harley Quinn, holding a cup of coffee and sitting properly on the bed, said this. Of course, at this moment, her personality was very likely Harleen Quinzel.
She slowly sipped her coffee, watching with interest the two men who were at odds over her.
"In any case, we are definitely taking Harley Quinn with us." Although Li Chengfeng appeared strong-willed, he was somewhat apprehensive, as he was facing Batman, the sole designated biological father of DC Comics. He thought Batman might pull some tricks. "As for the Joker's whereabouts, you can completely cooperate with the FBI, can't you? After all, the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is not comparable to those useless national agencies in the U.S."
Although he made some criticisms of the U.S. in his words, overall, Li Chengfeng's attitude was quite sincere.
There are two best ways to deal with an existence like the Joker.
The first is to keep a respectful distance. Anyway, most of the time he only wreaks havoc on Gotham and Batman.
The second is to quickly use all resources to cooperate with Batman to deal with this madman.
Li Chengfeng was more inclined to the first option. He wasn't sure if his intelligence could outwit the Joker.
As for the success rate of the second option, let's not even mention it.
Would this World be like the major event "Rebirth," where the mobius chair said there were three Jokers?
Even if he was caught, the Joker also possessed the dionysus factor, which could cross the boundary of life and death.
No matter how you look at it, it was quite uneconomical.
Moreover, his primary task now was to complete the FBI's mission to gain more abilities.
Mere human limits were truly insufficient in this inexplicable Universe.
Even as a human at his limit, he was still far behind Batman in combat skills.
"Furthermore, Harley Quinn is also Nick Fury's proud apprentice. With your identity, whether it's the daytime one or the current one, you should know him."
Li Chengfeng employed the most effective strategy: using his authority to intimidate, and incidentally, using Batman's true identity to his advantage.
"...Alright, I will have a good talk with Nick Fury about this."
Batman nodded. Although his face was hidden beneath the mask, Li Chengfeng could already imagine that Overbearing CEO Type expression, ready to settle scores later.
Alas, a moment of silence for Black Egg (Nick Fury).
"Deputy Dean Jack Lawson, where is today's regular security force? This is almost only one-tenth of the usual guards." Perhaps Li Chengfeng's suggestion was more reliable, so Batman quickly shifted his attention elsewhere. "And even the entire Arkham Asylum's defense system is only maintained at the absolute minimum."
"Ah, this, this is because..."
The obese Deputy Dean Jack Lawson's face instantly turned ashen, cold sweat pouring down. Under Batman's deathly stare, his hands trembled as he wiped the greasy sweat dripping from his forehead.
Li Chengfeng and Ada Wong exchanged glances.
There was indeed something fishy going on today!
From the moment he entered Arkham Asylum, he felt something was off.
As a place for detaining various highly intelligent criminals and terrifying lunatics, how could there be so few guards visible?
Even the most high-end prison should have a contingency plan, right?
They couldn't possibly adopt a strategy of 'if they can be locked up, lock them up; if not, forget it,' could they?
And the one who explained all this as normal was this Deputy Dean, who was responsible for receiving Li Chengfeng.
However, Li Chengfeng was not the naive and innocent type beside an Overbearing CEO Type.
"Buzz—"
At this moment, his personal terminal emitted a buzzing sound.
Li Chengfeng immediately went to Ada Wong's side and opened the terminal screen.
"Officer Li, Agent Ada Wong, I am Ingrid Hannigan from the Field Support Department."
"Agent Hannigan, what's the investigation status?"
"As per Officer's request, I investigated all information and recent developments of Arkham Asylum's leadership. Among them, Deputy Dean Jack Lawson's wife's overseas account received a one-time transfer of three million U.S. dollars, and his ten-year-old son has been missing for a full week, yet no police report was filed."
"Excellent work, Agent Hannigan, your intelligence is very crucial. I can now confirm that Jack Lawson was bribed, and his son was used as a hostage to ensure the perfect execution of the plan." Li Chengfeng said, glaring at the sweating Deputy Dean beside him, then continued to Hannigan, "Now, immediately use my authority to mobilize the field team and the Gotham Police Department to search for Jack Lawson's son. He should be held somewhere in Gotham City, and the specific clues are up to you."
"Yes, Officer."
Hannigan nodded and closed the terminal video call, clearly belonging to the decisive type of person.
Li Chengfeng was fortunate to have been careful and had the FBI's Field Support Department investigate. Sure enough... "Hey, fatso, you're the one who needs to pay the price, not your son. So the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) will do everything to rescue him, you don't need to worry." Li Chengfeng said, suddenly reaching out, his iron-clamp-like hands fiercely gripping the other's greasy double chin. "What you need to worry about now is yourself. Who bribed you? And what did they make you do?"
"This, I..."
"You can choose not to say anything, but I don't mind turning around and staying quiet for a while. And when I turn back, even if two grenades are thrown from behind, it has nothing to do with me. I'll pretend everything never happened, including what that Batman is about to do to you." Li Chengfeng pointed to Batman in the corner. "No-prize guessing game, will he be a law-abiding person?"
"I, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! Don't hand me over to Batman!"
His fear of Batman was evident, after all, more than half of the criminals in the Asylum were sent in by Batman.
Jack Lawson struggled, gasping for breath. Li Chengfeng disgustedly pushed his face away, then wiped his hands twice on a nearby sofa.
"Hey, that's my sofa!"
Harley Quinn rolled her eyes, quite displeased.
"When you return to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), someone will help you clean all your furniture inside and out and send it over." Interrupting Harley Quinn's complaint, Li Chengfeng continued to stare at Jack Lawson's obese face. "Alright, speak."
"It's... it's the Joker."
"The Joker? How am I not surprised at all? What did he make you do?"
"He, he asked me to disable Arkham Asylum's defense system, and then the Joker Gang would attack Arkham Asylum with only one goal: to rescue Harley Quinn."
"Rescue her?" Li Chengfeng rubbed his Sun, then showed a forced smile. "You'd better not tell me, it's today!"
"N-no, it's today..."
"Damn it!"
Li Chengfeng kicked the fat pig to the ground, then looked at the others.
Sure enough, as soon as the Joker was mentioned, Harley Quinn and Batman's demeanor and expressions underwent a drastic change.
Especially Harley Quinn, her Doctor Quinzel persona vanished instantly. She suddenly reached up and pulled out her hair tie, her light blonde hair with red and blue dyed tips cascading down, a mad and broken beauty assailing them.
"My Pudding, you're finally here! Hahahahaha..."
Her almost hysterical laughter was particularly jarring in the silent, speechless environment.
But a footstep suddenly sounded from outside the door.
At first, it was far away, so it was very faint.
And the moment it transitioned from faint to clear, Li Chengfeng saw a leg peeking out from around the corner.
Deep purple suit pants, shiny black leather shoes.
Then, pale skin and horrifying makeup came into view.
His ghastly green hair proclaimed his Sin and madness.
"Joker..."
Batman's expression was grave, his eyes fixed on his greatest lifelong nemesis.
"Hee-hahahahaha, isn't this my favorite Batman friend? Why do you have time to visit my most outstanding work today?"
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"Oh wow, your aggressive tone is truly nostalgic... I'm just a selfless good person, here to pick up a friend from the hospital." The Joker paused, and after hearing the faint sounds of smashing, looting, and burning from outside, he continued, satisfied, "Of course, I also want to blow this quack Doctor's murderous Asylum to the sky."
As he spoke, the Joker had already strolled to the door, face-to-face with Batman, King meeting King.
"Pudding... Mmm mmm mmm!"
Harley Quinn excitedly jumped up from the bed and was about to make a sound when Agent Ada Wong used a lock to pin her to the bed and covered her mouth.
"Quiet, or I don't mind dislocating your limbs first!"
"Hmph hmph hmph..." Harley Quinn wasn't angry; instead, she let out muffled laughter, an indescribable madness.
"Ada, your mission is to keep an eye on her, don't let her cause trouble."
Li Chengfeng lowered his head and entered a series of information into his personal terminal. After confirming its accuracy, he let out a long breath and put away the terminal.
"You are that Joker?"
"Who are you? Oh right, the great FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Agent, just thinking about it is terrifying."
The Joker's words were full of mockery, as if the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) was a joke.
In his eyes, everything was a joke.
And he and Batman were the two most insane and ridiculous ones in the joke.
To him, everyone except Batman was quite boring, especially the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
"Bang!"
The deafening gunshot of the magnum (revolver) instantly rang out, hitting the Joker directly between the eyebrows, his smile freezing instantly.
"Don't stare at me with those crazy eyes, I'm really scared."