Clearly, Little Fish Cub had been very well-behaved this time and had known to tell her guardian in advance.
But the Little Merfolk, who had lived in the ocean since childhood, still barely understood modern technology despite having spent so long on land. It never occurred to her that Mad Hatter had used a state-of-the-art signal jammer, so Batman had never received her message.
When Miaomiao received no objection from Batman, she took his silence as consent. Convinced she had already "cleared it" with her guardian, the Little Merfolk followed Mad Hatter back to his lair without a care.
Only moments ago, after Batman and the others breached Mad Hatter's hideout and the little mice did their part by destroying the jammer's wiring, had the message reached Batman's communicator.
Remembering how his communicator had fallen completely silent after they entered the hideout, Batman knew he really couldn't blame the Little Girl this time-
I'm developing a new interference-resistant communicator as soon as we get back! This absolutely cannot happen again!
"Good thing I came." Like a child whose guardian had arrived to take her home, Miaomiao couldn't help tattling to Batman. "This tall-hat guy is really bad! He kidnapped lots of girls, hypnotized them, controlled them, and even wanted to hurt them! He should be arrested and locked up and punished!"
"Hah, a piece of trash who picks on little girls!" Catwoman couldn't help swearing.
The three Gotham Phantom sisters despised "villains" like this most of all. He was a disgrace to villains everywhere!
"Here, girls!" As if performing a magic trick, Harley Quinn produced a large handful of rainbow lollipops in flashy wrappers and generously shared them with the shaken girls. "Once you've had your candy, we'll go home. Nobody's gonna dare bully you again!"
Harley Quinn's name was