Chapter 404 Red Bat, Red Superman and Red Clown
Gotham City is in chaos, with looting and smashing everywhere. Even if Batman has ten bodies, he can't stop so many crimes. This time, the chaos in the city has completely destroyed the Gotham security that Batman has always maintained.
Looking at the chaotic Gotham City, Batman didn't know where to go for rescue for a while. For the first time, he doubted the justice he insisted on.
Why does he fight crime so hard every day, but the number of crimes in Gotham is increasing. Until today, the whole city is full of crimes?
"Why is this?" Batman's rock-hard will was shaken today.
"Why don't people want to live a normal life?"
"What happened to this world? Why has it become like this?"
"Am I wrong or is this world wrong?"
"Is there a possibility? Both you and this world are wrong?" A voice suddenly sounded behind him. Batman turned around suddenly and saw Richard looking at him from behind.
"Are you here to laugh at me? If so, then I tell you, you have won!" Batman said dejectedly.
Richard looked at Batman and said casually: "Can't you handle the situation in front of you?"
"Tsk tsk!"
"The Joker won so easily." Richard shook his head.
"Want to know why you lost?"
Batman instantly raised his head and looked at Richard and said: "How did the Joker win, how did I lose?"
Richard smiled and said: "It's very simple, the Joker is from the bottom, he has suffered almost all the hardships that the bottom people have suffered, he understands what the bottom silent people should want, he knows the greed of those upper people, he knows the injustice of the law."
"So, he doesn't even need to provoke anything, those people will spontaneously stand by his side."
"Don't think that these people are all bad people and criminals." Seeing Batman's expression, Richard sneered and said: "If you guys and the American government do something, there won't be so many people committing crimes."
"You don't believe it from your eyes, right?" Richard snapped his fingers and teleported Batman directly to the slums of Metropolis. Then he used magic to cut the surrounding space. The two of them are no longer in the same space as the world. No matter what happens outside, this place will not be affected in any way.
"The man is called John, a very ordinary American." Richard pointed to a homeless man and said.
"What does this mean? You want me to see his homeless life? He has hands and feet, but he doesn't go to work. Isn't it his own reason to lie here and wander?" Batman frowned and said.
"Hehe." Richard said expressionlessly: "Half a year ago, his annual income was 60,000 US dollars, and he had a wife and two children. His life was pretty good."
"If that's the case, why did he become a homeless man?" Batman asked.
"It's very simple, because he lost his job."
"He was fired and had no income, but he still had to pay for social security, medical care, insurance, credit card loans, etc. The company's compensation money was gone in less than three months."
"Then he defaulted on his credit card, his house was taken away by the insurance company, his wife divorced him, and he also had to pay alimony for his wife and son, so he could only become a homeless man." Richard said.
"Why doesn't he find a job?" Batman asked.
"Because he can't find one."
"If he wants to make a living, he must have a job with a monthly salary of no less than 4,000, and then he can repay various loans, medical insurance, etc., but no one is willing to spend so much money to hire him." Richard said.
"Then he is bankrupt and has no loans, why doesn't he find some lower-paying jobs?"
"Because he has no place to live!" Richard glanced at him and said, "According to the laws of America, he needs to provide his residential address before he can get a job."
"Moreover, there are a large number of illegal immigrants working in those low-income jobs, and they prefer to use illegal immigrants who make less money."
"This way, we are trapped in a vicious circle! If you want to work, you need to have a place to live, and if you want a place to live, you need to have money to rent or buy a house, and if you want money, you need to have a job."
"Isn't it fun?" Richard looked at the silent Batman and said.
"Basically, the middle class in America will immediately become homeless as soon as something unexpected happens! And there is almost no chance of turning over!"
"Now can you tell me why they become homeless?"
"I don't know." Batman said after a moment of silence.
Richard did not ask further questions, but continued: "What you see is only part of it. There are more reasons that make them continue to fall into the bottom."
"The simplest medical treatment, a serious illness will make him finished, not to mention medical insurance. If you want to know, you can check the information yourself, and you will know that medical insurance will not cover this or that."
"As for these people at the bottom, are they not working hard enough? No, it is the rules of this country that make them never save a penny."
"The tax bureau will use fishing enforcement to plunder the wealth of those people. They will not tell you how much tax you need to pay every year. Even if you pay less tax, they will not remind you immediately, but will wait for a few months or a year. Let the tax that was originally only a few dozen US dollars directly become thousands of US dollars in fines and interest."
"All the laws of this country are constantly creating various barriers to restrict the bottom and the so-called middle class from moving up."
"And the various things the government does are also making those middle class slide to the bottom."
"You say that a country is desperately making its people poor and turning them into homeless people. Is this normal?"
"In the ancient East, there is a very good saying, called "When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette." The meaning is very simple, that is, only after people meet their basic living needs, the crime rate will drop, and the laws enacted at this time will be seriously enforced."
"If those people at the bottom live a precarious life day by day, what do you think they will do?"
"Do you think they will rob?"
"I'm almost starving to death, will you go back to rob food?"
"I should." Batman said in a low voice.
Richard said, and took Batman to a high-end club. At this time, the club was full of lights and wine, and various businessmen and congressmen were doing fair transactions here.
Through various means, let the government introduce policies that are beneficial to them, and use various methods to squeeze the bottom.
Batman knew about the various situations in the government before, so he was also very clear about what was happening now, but he didn't know that these actions were so destructive to the lower classes.
Next, Richard took Batman to see the life of the lower classes. Although Batman had traveled to many countries, he had never lived in the lower classes, and didn't know how hard life was.
His mind was still on simply fighting crime and upholding justice, and he didn't know that the criminals he fought were always superficial, and the justice he upheld was also ridiculous justice.
After following Richard for a few days, he seemed to have some understanding, but more of it was confusion.
He didn't know whether Batman would find the answer in the end, or whether he would do it after finding the answer.
Of course, Richard didn't care about these issues at all. Not to mention Amelica in the DC universe, even in the Marvel world, Amelica in his previous life, Richard wouldn't care about their life or death.
He came to Batman today to educate Batman, just to have fun. Anyway, there are not many normal heroes in the DC universe, so let's make them more chaotic.
As for whether Batman will change, Richard didn't know. If Batman really changed, the world would be much more fun.
When he thought of this, he was very much looking forward to what such a group of superheroes and super criminals could bring to the world in the end.
Richard handed the books he prepared to Batman and asked him to find answers from these books. As for what enlightenment he could get, it depended on his own understanding. Richard felt that America should have its own red hero and Gotham should have its own red bat.
After Batman got these books, he hesitated for a while and did not refuse, then took them back to read.
He knew these books before, but had never seen them. After all, the education he received since childhood was almost completely opposite to these books.
In addition, the American government has been smearing and making up stories for decades, so Batman does not believe in these things at all, and has never studied them.
But the observations of these few days have made him see the real side of this world.
It is also the experience of these few days that made him understand why various crimes in Gotham City are endless and there are more and more problems. Why did he crack down on so many gangsters, but the gangsters not only did not disappear, but became more and more numerous.
He also thoroughly understood the details of these gangs. The gangs can continue to grow and emerge in an endless stream because those in power and those powerful people need them to be black gloves. They need them to deal with some dirty things.
And a large number of people who have no work and life difficulties are the best source of personnel for the gangs. They only need to pay a little money to get a large number of thugs and cannon fodder.
Under the deliberate connivance of those powerful people, even if Batman destroys a gang, two or three gangs will pop up immediately, and he will be exhausted and unable to solve them all.
To solve these gangs, the first step is to truly control the power of this city, rather than acting as a vigilante like now.
After following Richard for a few days, he has realized that a vigilante can never change Gotham.
In the end, Batman's ideals that have always prevailed finally prevailed, and he began to carefully read the books that Richard gave him. It was also this time that he carefully read the books that made Batman see the other side of the world.
It gave him a way to solve Gotham's problems, and also made him understand that vigilantes and superheroes can't save Gotham, let alone Amelica.
Seeing Batman start to study those materials, Richard knew that Batman had made a choice. Batman is a very smart person. After reading those books, he will naturally understand the problems of Gotham. I just don't know if he is determined to change.
Richard is still very much looking forward to Batman.
With Batman and Joker, Gotham will definitely not be peaceful in the future, but no matter what, it will not be worse than it is now.
After giving Batman some advice, Richard went into the laboratory and began to refine Superman serotonin. While Superman was not resurrected, Richard went back to draw some Superman's blood every once in a while.
Anyway, with sunlight replenishment, some blood Superman's body will be replenished quickly. At most, it will take longer to absorb sunlight, which is not a big problem. If it doesn't work, he can also help Superman replenish energy.
The Superman serum made with Superman blood as the main material was quickly completed. Then Richard modified the Superman serum and added mental shackles to the Superman serum.
At the same time, Richard also began to study the anti-life equation of this world. The anti-life equation contains a lot of negative emotional power in this universe. Richard found that when studying this anti-life equation, he would be infected by the negative emotions above if he was not careful.
It will have a serious impact on himself, and there is even the possibility of blackening.
Therefore, when Richard is studying these, he will directly turn on [Mechanized Mind]! In this state of absolute rationality, Richard can concentrate on learning without being affected by those negative emotions.
The last power in the anti-life equation includes destruction, control, and slavery. The power of these fields is very important to Richard. Richard integrated the power of these fields into the field of death.
The destructive power in the anti-life equation can strengthen the power of the field of death.
Richard has mastered the realm of death, the realm of the sun, the realm of elements, as well as the realm of time and space. In addition to the realm of creation and life that he is mastering, he is now getting closer and closer to the God of Creation.
At the same time, if Richard is willing, he can also take another path that is not inferior to the God of Creation, that is, the Lord of the End. The end of everything, including the end of time, space, life, and death.
The last time Richard brought Doomsday to the Land of the End and completely killed Doomsday, he also saw the power of the Land of the End. The Land of the End is the final destination of everything.
The power that Richard now possesses is also possible to become the Lord of the End, but if he really becomes the Lord of the End, it is estimated that it is basically impossible for him to travel through the world.
No universe will welcome the arrival of the Lord of the End. Although Richard has seen the power of the Lord of the End, he dare not touch it at all.
The death realm here only represents death, not the end of everything.
In fact, most of the gods of death or those favored by the god of death who control the realm of death have no intention of becoming the end of everything, because this also includes the death of death, which means that death itself is also dead.