But no matter what, before Jeremiah intervened as Batman, Jerome's plan to destroy all of Gotham City had once again fallen through.
Once Jerome revealed himself and the rioters discovered that he was not really with the Gotham City Police Department, but merely disguised as one of them—
Not long ago, the rioters had attacked with Molotov cocktails, killing three officers. That had left Sheriff Li Wei furious as well.
Three officers had died in the rioters' initial Molotov cocktail attack, while more than a dozen others had been injured!
There were simply too many people, and there were not enough officers to escort them all to Blackgate Prison. Of course, he was not doing this to let everyone else know who the boss was. Jerome directed the officers to drag these people up from the ground and escort them back to Gotham City!
It would be better to deal with Jeremiah first, then continue carrying out the plan to destroy Gotham!
But since Batman had not fallen into his hands, Li Wei felt that Gotham City's police force was currently stretched thin, while Batman's threat did not seem so immediate or serious. Delaying the matter of Batman was not impossible. Sheriff Li Wei poured out his complaints to Director Bruce. Meanwhile, Jeremiah had already driven the Batmobile back to Jerome Manor, so they could only temporarily detain the rioters in the police station. Even the holding cells were not enough!
What Director Bruce cared about was whether Gotham City could eliminate crime. But Li Wei understood Director Bruce. Therefore, in order to let Jeremiah successfully "bring Jerome to justice," Wayne would not remind Jeremiah not to court death.
Although that proved nothing, and could be explained as Batman fearing that an explosion might harm innocent people, Jerome always felt