Another dodge. Not a good sign. "No. But you don't have to be a hedgehog to be more than human." Perhaps he didn't know. "Why did he hire you?" There were clearly others in the hotel who were combatants, so why this one?
The punch should seem to come from nowhere; he hadn't telegraphed a move in years. It wouldn't be full force; the point was to test reaction times, observe fighting style, not to beat on Schuldig for no reason. Batman suspected there might be a reason someday, but suspicions weren't certainties and he wouldn't act on them alone.