"That's the situation."
Li Jie gave a rough account of their earlier conversation. "I want to put together a team to bring back those not-so-weird weirdos."
"That shouldn't be difficult," Nygma replied calmly over the phone. "Niles Caulder... hardly qualifies as anyone impressive."
"Of course, Ed. I don't know anything about him, but he can't possibly be smarter than you."
Li Jie chuckled. "Besides, the whole Krypton Squad went down. How much can a guy who kills people with a revolver amount to?"
"Hmm... but..." Nygma considered it for a moment. "Are you planning to ask Superman? I wouldn't recommend..."
"You're right."
Li Jie understood what Nygma meant. He hadn't intended to involve Clark anyway. Someone who combined a sob story with emotional blackmail, then stacked a disability buff on top, had always been especially effective against Superman. If Clark's bleeding heart acted up and he sided with the opposition, things could get troublesome.
If he called in Kara... he didn't think Clark would pretend not to know.
"So... what do you suggest?"
"I suggest Sheriff Quizzle lead the team," Nygma replied. "Objectively speaking, so-called psychological warfare is as laughable as a child's tantrum in front of her. Besides, she always manages to find suitable outside help, such as..."
"Right, like a buy-one-get-one-free deal?" Li Jie said with a laugh.
"Also, if you don't intend to keep these people a secret from Mr. Wayne, you might as well send Robin along."
"Robin?"
That hadn't occurred to Li Jie. "What could he do? He's a little brat whose worldview isn't even fully formed. What if he causes more trouble..."
"You're right, Jay. Exactly." Nygma chuckled. "He represents Batman, and he's impulsive and impatient. He won't be given authority over the team's decisions, but if something goes wrong, someone has to take