Funny Bat Gets Caught

"Damn it, you watched fireworks without inviting me."

Allen stepped out of the shadows, glaring at the Five Robins with puffed cheeks.

Their expressions froze. Looking at the Bat-suits that had been modified into an unspeakable mess, they were furious.

Those were Bat-suits. How could they be altered into a punk style?

Allen looked toward the twin towers and teased, "You city folks sure know how to have fun. Burning down buildings for a bonfire party."

Dick casually asked, "Allen, find anything?"

"Lots of clues. I'll start with the easy ones."

Counting on his fingers, Allen said, "First discovery: Penguin and Riddler have turned over a new leaf and are planning to open a foot bath parlor. Second discovery: Mayor Hamilton wasn't satisfied with his figure, so he used natural methods to enlarge his chest. Third discovery: I've unlocked a new identity—Funny Bat. Fourth discovery..."

The Five Robins all turned and leaped off the rooftop.

During the day, Gotham's Chinatown had noticeably fewer pedestrians.

Because criminals from Blackgate Prison and Arkham Asylum had escaped and firefights frequently broke out, the number of customers had plummeted.

Allen openly rode his Electric Bicycle through the streets, continuing his righteous crusade of rooting out evil.

Of course, whenever the time came, he never forgot to hit up some wild action to replenish supplies.

Even the occasional patrol car that passed by would not give him a second glance. They simply saw him as a hot-blooded young man imitating Gotham's vigilantes. At most, they just hoped he would not die in their precinct and add to their workload.

Gripping the brakes, Allen stopped his bicycle and coolly looked toward the side of the street. Then he lowered his head in thought, only to sneak another glance over there.

"No. I'm already an adult. I shouldn't indulge myself like that."

Allen solemnly warned himself, then muttered pitifully, "But I really want to indulge myself one more time."

As he struggled inwardly, Allen raised both hands and listened to the opinions of his ex and current partner.

"Little Left, you said you broke up with me because I was childish."

"Little Right, you were willing to be with me because you valued my innocence and sincerity."

Allen happily said, "Little Right really is the best."

After parking the Electric Bicycle, Allen walked straight toward the side of the street.

Before long, childish music echoed along the street.

"Daddy's daddy is Grandpa, Daddy's mommy is Grandma, Mommy's daddy is Grandpa, Mommy's mommy is Grandma..."

Allen sat in the coin-operated rocking ride with a look of utter satisfaction, bobbing his head up and down with its swaying rhythm.

The song came to an end.

He still wanted more.

Allen reluctantly climbed out of the rocking ride and sighed, "That was truly a thoroughly satisfying indulgence."

But just as he was about to retrieve his bike, two Talons were already waiting there.

They had even silently waited for Allen to finish riding the rocking ride, showing no intention of interrupting him.

"I told you, it's impossible for us to be together."

Allen righteously turned his head away, adding, "Especially not a threesome."

What kind of filthy nonsense was that?

The Talons drew their blades and launched into pursuit.

"Come chase me! Catch me and I'll make you high, high, high!"

They could not take it anymore.

He was too infuriating.

The three chased one another through the streets.

Before long, Allen fled into a dead-end alley.

The two Talons steadily closed in on him.

"If I say you're handsome, can you let me go?"

The fight ended quickly.

Allen was bound tightly and completely restrained.

At that moment, even more Talons arrived.

"Mmph, mmph, mmph..."

A knot had been stuffed into Allen's mouth, preventing him from speaking.

One of the later-arriving Talons removed the knot from his mouth and warned, "Behave yourself, or I'll cut out your tongue."

"Hehehe..."

Allen grinned smugly. "You fell for it. I deliberately let you catch me so you'd bring me to The Court of Owls' nest. Aren't I clever?"

"Have you always been this stubborn?" the Talon commander asked coldly.

"Men would rather admit they're fast than admit they're soft—mmph, mmph, mmph..."

The Talon commander stuffed the knot back in. This guy was seriously insane; there was no way to communicate with him normally.

The mission was complete. The owls returned to their nest.

Allen's head was covered the entire way, so he could not see the location of The Court of Owls' nest at all.

After more than an hour, Allen was violently thrown onto the ground.

When the hood was removed again, the first thing he saw was a man with panda eyes.

"Surprised? We're meeting again so soon," the man said with a cruel smile.

As the man removed the knot, he did not forget to introduce himself. "So you can die knowing the truth: you'll die by the hand of Ethel Peabody, Fifth Judge of The Court of Owls."

"What suppository? I'm not constipated. I don't need one, thanks."

"..."

Veins bulged on Ethel's forehead, while the smile on his face became even crueler. He truly hoped the other man would keep up that frivolous attitude.

"Kekeke..."

Allen let out a chilling laugh. "You think you caught me, but little did you know that I caught you, owls."

Ethel frowned tightly at those words. He felt that this was more than mere empty intimidation.

At that moment, Allen began explaining, "The Court of Owls is a branch of The Parliament of Owls. When Batsy disappeared, I guessed you were behind it. So I kidnapped the mayor and got your gathering place out of him, deliberately drew out the Talons to distract you, and then pretended to be captured so I could reach your true nest."

Ethel was startled. This guy was suddenly speaking with perfect logic. Had he been pretending to be stupid before?

"I advise you to untie me immediately, or I won't be polite."

With his hands and feet bound, Allen wriggled across the floor like a maggot, endlessly spouting threats.

"..."

Ethel rolled his eyes at the sight. He was such an idiot to have actually believed a madman's nonsense.

"I like your stubbornness. Next, I hope..."

Pfft!

Suddenly, one Talon ambushed the person beside him, drawing everyone's attention.

Another Talon rushed toward Allen, kicked Ethel over, then immediately crouched down to untie him.

Allen had not lied. He had indeed deliberately allowed himself to be captured. He had simply neglected to mention that Dick and Jason had taken down two Talons and disguised themselves to infiltrate alongside him.

"Raise the alarm! Awaken more Talons! Kill the intruders immediately!"

Ethel shouted in panic, terrified to the extreme.

If his mistake caused The Court of Owls significant losses, he would certainly face horrifying punishment.

Dick alone held off several Talons while Jason hurried to free Allen. Every second counted.

"Jason."

With a certain expression, Allen said, "And you still won't admit you're a rope master. The more I struggled, the tighter it got. You must tie people up for fun all the time."

"I tied you up exactly as you asked. Every knot and every place the rope passed through was designed by you."

Jason was utterly speechless. It had been so complicated to tie that undoing it was difficult and time-consuming.

At the time, they had thought Allen could free himself. When they saw him wriggling and struggling on the ground, they immediately realized he could not escape the restraints. He had played himself.

"The world slanders me, defames me, tramples me—how can you throw mud at me too?"

Allen had no idea where he got the righteous confidence from, but seeing that Jason truly had no way to start, he did not forget to remind him, "Pull the rope end under my armpit and my hands will come free. I can untie the rest myself."