Anatoli said nothing.
The fight had been going perfectly well, only for his opponent to suddenly start singing in front of him. Even a lunatic like him could not understand Qin Wei's erratic train of thought.
"Say something, or I'll look like a dumbass."
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"Why did you sing The Internationale in front of me?"
"Because I'm a Soviet enthusiast." Qin Wei spread his hands.
"Then why not sing the national anthem?"
"That's the only line of Russian I know." Qin Wei was helpless; this cloned body had not downloaded the original Bruce's multilingual language pack.
Perhaps moved by Qin Wei's sincerity, Anatoli fell into thought.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked Qin Wei straight in the eye. "Who was Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov?"
"Comrade Lenin-wait, is this a quiz?"
"Next question. What are the opening words of the book The Communist Manifesto, written by Comrade Karl Marx?"
"A specter-"
"That's enough. You needn't go on."
Anatoli now had a basic understanding of Qin Wei. Although he had only asked a few fairly basic questions, answering them correctly without prior preparation was still difficult, at least in this country where capitalism reigned supreme.
"So you came here today to liberate this prison?"
"No, what I want to liberate is all of Gotham. For now, at least."
A light flickered in Anatoli's eyes at Qin Wei's answer. Although their goals differed, he was unwilling to obstruct Qin Wei over a personal grudge.
"My mission failed long ago anyway. Since Gordon is someone you want to win over, I'll set aside my grudge against him for now. Go find him."
Qin Wei's lips moved. He had wanted to talk Anatoli into joining him, but for one thing, he did not know what the man had done, and for another, he did not