Joker isn't an ordinary madman. Despite his erratic behaviour, he sometimes sees through people's hearts. The experienced old police officer guarding the interrogation room knows that this madman is intentionally provoking him.
But when Joker insulted his deceased police friend, he couldn't hold back any longer.
"It seems you're really uncomfortable without a beating! Well, I'll grant your wish and have a good time myself!"
The police officer removed his coat and rolled up his sleeves, walking towards Joker. In the frame, Joker, with an expressionless face, cracked his neck, seemingly prepared to take a beating.
"This damn bastard deserves to die!" Commissioner Gordon couldn't help but curse.
In this future video, Joker had killed many police officers, and now he was mocking these sacrificed officers. If the police officer in the video were replaced with him, he wouldn't be able to resist the urge to beat him.
Bruce Wayne said in a low voice, "He's deliberately provoking the police, leaning against the broken window. I suspect he's holding a sharp shard of glass, waiting for the police to approach."
Peter Parker, slightly surprised, asked, "So, Joker provoking you earlier was actually creating an opportunity for himself?"
"Exactly," Bruce Wayne, now an observer, saw things more clearly than his future self in the video.
It must be admitted that in this future video, both Batman and the police were being led by Joker.
Even if Joker got beaten up and eventually revealed the location of the kidnapped hostages, the initiative was always in Joker's hands.
Bruce Wayne even believed that this insane Joker might be the most heinous and dangerous criminal in Gotham's history!
On the screen, when the old police officer was about to strike, the camera cut to another location.
In a dim and abandoned warehouse, there were rows of oil barrels. Harvey Dent was tied to a chair, surrounded by oil barrels, and in front of him, there was a time bomb attached to a phone. When he woke up, a panicked voice came from the phone, "Hey, is anyone there?"
"Rachel?" Harvey Dent immediately recognized the voice at the other end of the phone.
He looked around and understood his situation. He briefly explained to Rachel what was happening on his side. Just like him, Rachel was also placed in an abandoned warehouse, surrounded by oil barrels, with a time bomb.
Rachel obviously had more information. She directly told Harvey Dent, "Harvey, listen, we don't have much time. They told me that only one of us can survive, and our friend has to choose who lives..."
In the frame, Harvey Dent was momentarily stunned. With his intellect, he immediately understood what Rachel meant, and who this 'friend' was that could decide their fate.
He quickly reassured her, "It's okay, Rachel. Everything will be fine, nothing will happen. They must have already gone to rescue you."
Harvey Dent knew that among the three of them - himself, Batman, and Rachel - there was a somewhat complicated love triangle.
He could be sure that if Batman had to choose to save one person, it would undoubtedly be his childhood friend, Rachel. Harvey Dent understood this.
Rachel also understood, and she was relatively calm, believing that she would be rescued. She advised Harvey Dent to find a way to save himself and to look for any tools he could use.
There was no need for her to remind him. Harvey Dent had already started trying to save himself. However, he was tied too tightly, and in his struggles, he accidentally fell, along with the chair, knocking over an oil barrel. Gasoline spilled all over him.
At the same time, Commissioner Gordon and Batman were both rushing to the location of the hostages, but when the camera returned to the police station, Joker had a sharp shard of glass against the old police officer's neck and used him as a hostage to escape the interrogation room.
Peter Parker looked at Bruce Wayne in astonishment and said, "Mr. Wayne, everything is unfolding just as you foresaw."
Bruce Wayne remained silent, while Commissioner Gordon frowned and stated, "Even if he takes hostages, there's no way he can leave the police station safely."
However, the Joker had a backup plan. He took the old policeman hostage but didn't request a police vehicle for escape. Instead, he asked for a phone call.
The police were perplexed by this unusual request, but they complied under the threat of the hostage and handed the Joker a mobile phone.
It was just a phone call, and the Joker couldn't possibly call a high-ranking official to order his release from the police station, right?
But the Joker had no connections to any high-ranking officials. He dialed the phone number of his subordinate. It may not sound significant, but what's noteworthy is that his subordinate's phone number wasn't in his pocket but sewn into his chest. His subordinate was actually detained in the police station's holding cell.
Other officers in the room noticed this peculiar detail. They opened the fat man's clothes and, based on the bulging outline on his belly, assumed there was a mobile phone concealed there.
Joker made the call just as the police were investigating. The phone's screen lit up beneath the layer of skin, and with the ringtone, it suddenly exploded!
The powerful explosion and shockwave swept through the entire floor, wreaking havoc like a hurricane.
The police were caught off guard, resulting in casualties. Joker shook his head, realizing that no one could stop him now. He found Lau, a Chinese gangster held by the police, and fled with him.
Outside the room, Gordon was in disbelief, his mouth slightly agape and his eyes wide open.
Peter Parker was equally astonished. "Joker planted a bomb in his underling's body in advance! Does this mean he..."
"That's correct," Bruce Wayne said in a solemn tone. "It appears that the Joker deliberately allowed himself to be captured at the police station. We set a trap for him, but in reality, he not only saw through our trap but set a trap of his own, using himself as bait."
Looking at Joker's actions from the perspective of hindsight, it was clear that this mad Joker was quite intelligent. He not only outsmarted the authorities and the police but also fooled Batman.
But the explosion at the police station was not the end. On the other side, two hostages were still in danger.
Rachel had convinced herself that she would be rescued, so she used the opportunity to accept Harvey Dent's proposal over the phone, which caused Bruce Wayne, watching off-screen, to roll his eyes.