64: No fighting at halftime (end of the first half; next comes gathering people for the counterattack)

In the dim light of dawn, Gotham City awoke from the turmoil of the snowy night.

Cold wind carrying fine snowflakes threaded between the high-rises. The intersection still bore the scars of the chaotic fighting: the ashes of a burned bus, bodies in the snowbanks, bullet holes in concrete walls. Every one of them spoke of the war's brutality.

It was hard to call this war a victory for justice. Although Qin Wei had rescued the school bus from Joker, the GCPD had fallen back into the hands of the Dirty Cops. Although his identity as Judgment Knight had not been exposed, his cover identity as Matches Malone, leader of the Bad Men Gang, was now wanted throughout the city.

Wanted posters bearing Qin Wei's face covered streets and alleys, alongside those of Judgment Knight and Red Hood.

The warriors who had pressed on against the odds were treated as Joker's accomplices and made to take the blame for the unrest.

Of course, some people spoke up for Qin Wei, such as the children he had rescued.

The children protested loudly, trying to tell their parents that the man on the wanted posters was not a criminal, but the great hero who had saved them.

But who would believe a child? Even if they did, did the truth really matter that much to adults who had long since grown numb?

Joker remained at large, and the Court of Owls remained as rampant as ever.

Perhaps the only good news was that Royce had listened to Qin Wei and refrained from acting rashly. Having escaped the Dirty Cops' purge, The Roman had become a powerful pillar of support for this scattered little team.

As for Oswald, he had returned to the Cobblepot Family.

Gotham's four great families were the mainstays of