OBS Chapter 3286 Bloody New City (35)
Chapter 3286 Bloody New City (35)
Chapter 3286 Bloodshed in New City (Thirty-Five)
As soon as Nightwing's attention was distracted, the things in his hands fell to the ground. He bent down in a panic to pick them up, and ended up dropping everything to the ground.
At this time, Batman had already walked down the stairs. He picked up the hat that had rolled to his feet and found a Superman's signature and a smiling face that Clark often drew on it.
Batman looked at Nightwing strangely. Was he planning to be Superman's assistant?
Nightwing's mouth curled up into an awkward smile, and he quickly picked up the things on the ground, then said: "Um... my colleagues want your autograph, can you..."
Halfway through his speech, he felt that it was a bit ridiculous, so he rubbed his nose and stopped talking.
Batman turned the hat in his hand and immediately realized that the size of the hat was a little small, and it didn't seem to be worn by an adult. The style was also more cartoon-like, and it seemed more suitable for a child of seven or eight years old.
Noticing Batman's attention to the hat, Nightwing spoke instinctively: "This is the youngest colleague on our team. He heard about your deeds when he was a child and has always admired you and Superman. He thinks you are all heroes."
"This autograph was given to him when he was a kid at the Metropolitan Zoo and accidentally fell into the wild animal enclosure. Superman rescued him and asked him for it. He... he might have been rescued by you, so he wants your autograph..."
Nightwing made up the last two sentences out of necessity, because he didn't seem to have seen Batman save a child.
But Batman seemed to be lost in his memories, and this hat with a unique style seemed to have really appeared in the corner of his fragmented memory.
Suddenly, he remembered that once, the clown had arranged a big surprise for him in the amusement park. He rushed into the haunted house to defuse the bomb, but found that a child did not evacuate in time and was stuck in the gap between the props.
Although he was in a hurry to defuse the bomb, he still had time to save the child. He pulled the little boy out. As a result, the little boy cried and asked for his hat, saying that the hat was very important to him.
At that time, Batman had just upgraded the grappling hook on his arm armor. He shot the grappling hook into the gap and grabbed the hat out.
Because he had already wasted too much time, he rushed in in a hurry without paying any attention to the child behind him. However, the shape of the hat was somewhat unique and he still had some impression of it.
"You don't really know him, do you?" Nightwing said in shock, "Is he also on your shortlist for assistants?"
Batman shook his head and handed the hat to Nightwing. Nightwing was a little confused by his attitude again.
"So... can you sign an autograph?" Nightwing repeated it again, and Batman seemed to have not yet escaped from his memories.
Nightwing didn't know what he was recalling, but he only asked for an afternoon off and had to go back to training in the evening. He could only sigh and say, "I misunderstood you before. I'm sorry. My colleague asked me to ask you, is it true that you paid money to help GTO solve the crisis of disbanding?"
Batman was instantly pulled back from his memories, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
"Who told you that?"
But when he lowered his head, he met Nightwing's complicated gaze, which contained disappointment of "as expected" and a sense of relief.
"Nothing, maybe Gordon misunderstood." Nightwing lowered his head, collected the things in his hands, and then said, "I still have training tonight, so I'll leave first. Bye."
Looking at Nightwing's dejected back, Batman slowly clenched his fists: "Very good, Schiller, you win."
"I did pay a small fortune," Batman said, "but not to bribe the state legislature. I paid some other way to shut them up."
Nightwing paused as he was leaving. He took a deep breath and seemed to muster up the courage before turning around and looking at Batman and said, "Really? Is it really you?"
Batman nodded and said in his heart: "If you don't come back, it really isn't me."
Although Nightwing's expression didn't change, he was obviously happier. He spread the pile of things on the table, introduced them one by one, and took out a pen for Batman to sign.
Batman just listened silently, and then signed the name "Batman" on each item. This pile of things was varied, with everything, even a lipstick and a Christmas sock. It looked very strange to sign the two words "Batman" on them.
But Nightwing was very happy. He took out a bag from the cupboard and used paper to separate everything to prevent the ink from getting everywhere.
Because explaining the origin of the items took a little time, it was already dark. Nightwing was a little hesitant, but still said: "Have you eaten?"
Batman shook his head.
"How about you come with me to the base and we can eat together?" Before Batman could say anything, Nightwing explained, "You can't always drink nutrient solution or eat those compressed foods. If Alfu were still here, he would definitely scold you."
Batman ignored the first sentence, but the second sentence made his heart tremble. He couldn't help but look in the direction of the kitchen, where there should be a figure busy working in the sunset.
But this time Batman's memories were interrupted. Nightwing pulled him up and said, "Go change your clothes. We'll leave now. Everyone will be happy to see you!"
Batman didn't know what was going on. When he came to his senses, he felt like he was surrounded by ten thousand ducks. A large group of young men and women surrounded him and talked in a buzzing voice. If they hadn't been wearing GTO uniforms, he would have thought he had mistakenly entered the Iceberg Bar.
Everyone was very excited, as this was their first time to get close to Batman.
It's not like they hadn't seen Batman before, but at most they had seen him flying over Gotham, or sitting in the Batmobile, and at most they had seen him fighting bad guys.
This time was different, this time they were close enough to touch his cape, and even take a picture with him, and he signed autographs for all of them, even the lid of his lipstick.
Everyone cheered, and Gordon was happy about the good things that had happened to GTO recently. He also felt that this should indeed improve Batman's mental state, so he waved his hand, cancelled the evening training, and everyone went to the backyard of the police station for a midnight snack.
Americans also eat barbecue, but it is American-style barbecue, which means setting up a stove in their own yard and brushing sauce all over the fresh beef. It can be grilled as a whole piece or cut into pieces and skewered into colorful peppers.
Bruce, who was nowhere to be seen when they were working, came just at lunchtime and brought along the Pale Knight, who had been handling official documents. From the Pale Knight's expression, it can be seen that Bruce's action of "taking" him was infinitely close to kidnapping.
Gordon looked at the two people who came in with amazement. He had lived long enough to see all kinds of fun, but he never expected that one day he would see Batman kidnap the Joker.
Others didn't have any idea about Bruce Wayne's arrival, because most people didn't know that Batman and Bruce were the same person. They thought that Batman and the wealthy Wayne were there together.
As for why Wayne came, it was also very simple. Didn't the mayor come too? The mayor and their director were good friends, which was something everyone knew. As the mayor, it was normal for the mayor to be good friends with Wayne. To put it bluntly, everyone was friends, and it was normal for them to have a barbecue together.
Only the Pale Knight was unable to complain about such a scene. Looking at Bruce's skillful grilling technique, no one would believe that he didn't come on time.
But Bruce's presence does have its benefits. Now Batman can't reveal his true identity. After all, so many people saw Bruce and Batman appear at the same time.
Bruce's face cannot be faked, and Batman has also been certified as real by many people who have had close contact with him. This proves that Bruce Wayne and Batman are two different people.
When Batman wants to reveal his identity again, he will have to find a way to explain where Bruce came from, but Bruce's origins cannot be disclosed. Parallel universes are a bit too exciting for ordinary people.
The Pale Knight thought that Bruce definitely did this on purpose, but he quickly overturned his opinion because Schiller came when the meat was just roasted.
He greeted Gordon and others with a smile, and they all responded to him. It was obvious that they had been to the police station frequently in the past few days, so at least they were familiar faces to him.
This may not be intentional on Bruce's part, but it was definitely intentional on Schiller's part. He just wanted to prove that Bruce Wayne and Batman were two different people so that Batman would give up the idea of revealing his identity.
Seeing Schiller eating elegantly and quickly, the Pale Knight knew that he had done this many times.
When they were almost done eating, Schiller stealthily pulled Batman aside. The Pale Knight vaguely heard them talking about something like money, which gave him a bad feeling.
If I had to summarize it, it would probably be "I am ready to fight to the death, why did Your Majesty surrender first?"
I haven't even started investigating yet, how come Batman is already in cahoots with Schiller?
As soon as 15 arrives, we'll get our tickets on time, right?
If Schiller could hear the White Knight's inner voice, he would definitely deny it, because this time he came to give Batman advice sincerely.
It was agreed before that the money of the upper class would be used to build a Gotham for ordinary people, but in the end they only emptied the Charaban family and also emptied Batman's pocket. This was just the beginning.
It's not that Schiller had to start from the basics and work his way up to the advanced, but operations require capital. Before, he was penniless, and a good plan requires money to implement. Without money, even the best cook cannot cook without rice.
But now, with the liquidity of the entire Charaban family and the money prepared by Batman as a backup, Schiller can do something really big.
As for the principle of this plan, we have to borrow a saying from the upper class: "In Gotham, crime is the best investment."
"What do you want to do now?" Batman glanced at the people who were drinking and said in a low voice, "I will only help you get Balk out. Don't expect me to spend another penny on anything else."
"Don't worry, I won't let you spend a penny more." Schiller also lowered his voice and said, "At least it's definitely not your money."
"I have a plan that will make a killing on them."
"No one would spit out the meat in his mouth for no reason," Batman hinted.
"Yes, unless they get food poisoning," Schiller replied.