He believed that, oddly enough. Whatever twisted things the assassin did, he believed he acted for the sake of justice. Endangering sidekicks was not just, ergo...

But while the threat was bloodcurdling, a threat not to Robin so much as to Bruce, which was unpardonable, he shrugged.

"If you reveal me, you reveal Batman," he said indifferently. "Batman -- or, let's be real, Bruce Wayne -- has resources. He finds a secret identity more convenient, but if you think everyone suddenly knowing he's Batman means he can't bribe the Japanese police force to take a second look at the cases your boss was covering up, well..."

They'd manage. "This isn't a chess match, much as I would prefer it to be. This is ping-pong. Anything you serve me, I hit back twice as hard."

He tapped his radio earpiece. "Robin to Batman. Rendezvous at my coordinates. We have a prisoner."