Chương 430: Joker won this round

And now, as much as people once revered Harvey Dent, they now despise and hate him. There's no way around it. How did this embodiment of justice turn into an evil devil's servant in the blink of an eye?

Even some criminals who committed crimes felt disdain at this moment, expressing that, despite their robberies, thefts, and murders, they wouldn't harm an innocent child.

In the eternal space, Commissioner Gordon's expression was complicated. Suddenly, he thought of something, turned to Bruce Wayne, and said, 'Oh no, Joker and Harvey can see these future videos. Will they be annoyed?'

Bruce Wayne squinted and said, 'Not just them, but also the ninja master... But right now, we can't think too much.'

Although he said this, in his mind, he had already started contemplating plans or scenarios. However, trapped in this quiz game, even if he formulated a series of plans, they couldn't be implemented.

As the only experienced player on the field, Peter Parker naturally noticed their concerns and reassured, 'Mr. Wayne, the situation may not be so bad. Even if the ninja master and Joker want to do something, they need time to prepare. As usual, we usually finish this game within twenty-four hours.'

Commissioner Gordon breathed a slight sigh of relief, 'Twenty-four hours... But I'm sure Gotham City is in a state of panic right now.'

Peter Parker shrugged, 'The authorities won't just sit idly by. They shouldn't lack the ability to handle this, right?'

Commissioner Gordon and Bruce Wayne exchanged glances and sighed, 'We hope so.'

They chatted briefly, but their focus remained on the screen, more concerned about how things would develop. As the party involved, Commissioner Gordon was naturally the most anxious.

He watched the video on the screen of his crying wife and children, clenching his fists as if he were there, gritting his teeth with wide, angry eyes.

Meanwhile, in the burned-out abandoned building outside, the sound of barking dogs could be heard. Harvey Dent immediately reacted, glaring at Gordon, 'Did you bring your people here too?'

Gordon explained, 'They only know something's wrong here but don't know who or what happened. They've just deployed a perimeter outside.'

But this still provoked Harvey Dent. He angrily asked, 'Do you think I would run away? Everything here is unavoidable!'

Seeing the situation about to deteriorate further, Batman appeared, maintaining a distance to avoid any aggressive actions from Harvey Dent.

In a deep voice, Batman said, 'Harvey, you can't genuinely want to harm this boy.'

Harvey Dent saw Batman, and his expression changed. He shouted angrily, 'It has nothing to do with whether I want to or not. What I care about is fairness or unfairness! Do you think we can be upright figures in this chaotic era, you were wrong! In a cruel world, the only morality is luck!'

He took out his lucky coin, explaining to everyone, 'Luck is impartial, without bias, no preconceptions, very fair! His son, like Rachel, has a chance to survive, fifty-fifty.'

During this process, Batman silently moved a few steps forward, closing the distance with him. But then he stopped and argued, 'Rachel's fate wasn't about luck. We took action, the three of us together!'

Harvey Dent asked him, 'Then why am I the one who lost everything in the end? Why did the Joker choose me?'

'Because you are the most outstanding among us. The Joker wants to prove that even exceptionally good people like you can fall!' Batman replied.

It was clear that Batman genuinely hoped to bring Harvey Dent back, but Harvey Dent calmly said, 'The Joker is right.'

Batman, seeing no reaction, had to persuade, 'The power of life and death is in your hands, Harvey. Punish those responsible for this, not these innocent people.'

Harvey Dent was moved by his words. 'Very fair...,' he said, taking out his lucky coin and facing Batman, 'Starting with you!'

Immediately after, Harvey Dent tossed the coin and caught it. The result was the burnt side facing up. Without hesitation, he aimed at Batman and pulled the trigger.

Batman fell, and Commissioner Gordon and his family were terrified. Harvey Dent then pointed the gun at his own temple, saying, 'Next is me.'

After tossing the coin again, he was lucky this time, the clean side facing up. Thus, he escaped death. The next one in line was the child in his arms.

Commissioner Gordon, sweating profusely, tried to convince him, 'Harvey, you're right. Rachel's death was my fault. Please don't use the child as a scapegoat. If you want punishment, punish me.'

Harvey Dent seemed to have no intention of killing the child. He softly said, 'It's your turn soon.'

Then he patted the child's head and said to Commissioner Gordon, 'Tell your son, "Nothing will happen." Gordon, come and lie, just like I did once.'

Taking a deep breath, Gordon whispered to his tear-stained son, 'Nothing will happen, son.'

Harvey Dent tossed the coin again, but before he could catch it, Batman, who was presumed dead, suddenly rushed over, knocking him and the child off the high building!

Gordon's wife cried in sorrow at the sight, and Gordon rushed over, only to see Batman not falling but holding his son and grabbing onto a protruding piece of wood.

Batman struggled to lift the child up, but in doing so, he couldn't grab onto the wood and fell straight down.

At this moment, Harvey Dent's lucky coin had already landed, the burnt side facing up...

Commissioner Gordon handed his son to his wife and hurriedly ran downstairs, only to find that Harvey Dent had passed away, and Batman was slowly getting up.

Gordon thanked him and, looking at Harvey Dent's body, said solemnly, 'Joker still won. Harvey worked hard, and everything he pursued... all went up in smoke. You gave us a chance to revitalize Gotham, but it disappeared along with Harvey's downfall. We bet everything on him, and Joker pulled him off the throne, making him fall into the abyss. People will lose hope because of this.'

'No, they won't,' Batman said firmly.