The chief justice sat on the bench, watching the Joker's furious expression. Batman wasn't the only one being played; he felt like he'd been played too.
"Bailiff, seize the Joker!" the judge ordered loudly.
Jiang Hao looked at the judge and chuckled as he slowly unbuttoned his suit. Everyone around him was startled, and the bailiffs charging toward the Joker backed away in fright.
Some audience members screamed because they saw rows upon rows of grenades hanging inside the Joker's clothes—dozens of them. As Jiang Hao displayed them, they clinked loudly against one another.
"Ah~!"
The chief justice ducked under the desk in terror. The bailiffs dropped to the floor, while the audience screamed and fled outside. The only ones who didn't run were the cameramen. They remained at their posts, filming the scene and the Joker. This was huge news; this trial was far too dramatic.
Bruce Wayne stared at the Joker, his brow deeply furrowed.
Octopus Brother came to the Joker's side.
The two of them left the courtroom together.
When Jiang Hao reached the entrance, he suddenly stopped and waved at Bruce Wayne. "Batman, we'll meet again." With that, he left.
Everyone in Gotham City and across America saw Jiang Hao's performance. Some thought the Joker was utterly insane, while others thought he was incredibly cool.
After the Joker left, order gradually returned to the courtroom. The judges crawled out from under their desks, and the chief justice angrily struck his gavel. "Bruce Wayne is acquitted of murder and released in court. As for the prosecution's charges of destroying public facilities and violating judicial procedure, they must be reviewed and retried. Court adjourned."
The trial was so dramatic that television stations and online media outlets rushed to report on it.
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