The thirty-seventh hour, seven minutes and eight seconds of Lee's quarantine were recorded.

Bruce Wayne was so damp from the thunderstorm outside the window that he had to take off his coat, slung it on his wrist, and casually asked, "How's it going?" as he walked into the conference room. ”

The huge screen in the meeting showed Lee Winter watching TV with his knees crossed. It can be seen that she has been trying to empty her mind, her eyes are empty, but strange things still occasionally appear around her body, and after two seconds, they disappear and disappear.

Dr. Helen Zhao is still analyzing the reagents found in the Straker Underground Castle laboratory, and the only people in the room are Iron Man and Professor X for the time being.

Tony Stark heard his question, rubbed his eyes, and cheered up, "As you can see, it's not good, it's not bad. ”

After a pause, he added, "Are you done?" ”

"Almost." Bruce Wayne bowed, stretched out his hand and pulled out his chair to sit next to Iron Man, took the information on the table and began to look through it, "The bat cave has been cleaned again, and the things that need to be explained have been explained." ”

Bruce Wayne's tone was calm, and his expression didn't seem to fluctuate much.

Iron Man turned his head to look at him, and he also felt a little incredible.

One day, he would sit with Bruce Wayne in peace and contention.

Bruce Wayne looked at all the materials and said to Iron Man: "At least it's stable at 90%, and it's the best news that it doesn't continue to rise." How is Dr. Zhao's research? ”

"The ingredients have been cracked, but even if we find inhibitory drugs now, they won't have much effect." These days, apart from Helen Zhao, perhaps the most exhausted is Charles Xavier, who knows mutants the most.

"Winter's situation is unique. I couldn't put a fence in her head. He rubbed his forehead with a headache, "I think if you want to solve this matter, I'm afraid you have to start with her own ability." ”

"I'm working on her X-gene fragment and hope to find a way."

Bruce Wayne bowed: "If there's anything I can do to help, just ask." ”

Perhaps because Bruce Wayne was too calm, with Peter Parker's self-blame and the incident where the twins almost rushed into the cell to kill Sterkra, Iron Man always felt that Bruce Wayne's attitude was a little unusual.

It's not so much unusual as it's commonplace.

Bruce Wayne is a calm and rational person to the point of being terrifying, which is the real reason why Iron Man is adamantly opposed to Lee Winter getting close to him. He was so calm that he felt like he had lost some of his human emotions. This is one of the reasons why he strongly opposes Lee Winter's deep friendship with him.

But because he was too ordinary, Tony felt that something was wrong.

Bruce Wayne said that he liked Winter Lee, Tony never doubted this, he felt that he was not at ease from the first time he saw Bruce Wayne, but because of this "specialness" - Tony Stark felt that he should not react like he did now.

Even if the whole body is wrapped in steel, the beating under the armor is still a bright red heart.

Tony Stark stared at Bruce Wayne tightly, hesitating, not knowing if he should talk to him.

At this time, Batman can't also have a problem.

After reading the information, Bruce asked, "What is Magneto's attitude now, and is he still ready to forcibly freeze her?" ”

"The professor has convinced him temporarily, and I don't think it's a big problem for the time being." Iron Man shrugged.

Magneto, after realizing that the Avengers did not intend to freeze Leewin, chose to leave the Avengers Mansion with his Brotherhood members. Before leaving, he said that if the Avengers couldn't find a way in the end, he would do it himself.

However, as Iron Man said, since Charles Xavier is on the side of the Avengers, the threat of Magneto is not so important.

Professor X didn't notice Bruce Wayne's extraordinary calmness, he was so busy with this that the calmer the friends around him who could help, the more relieved he could be.

He sighed, "It's not Eric who worries me right now, it's Winter. ”

"We know very well that the reason why her ability is now limited to 90% and no longer grows is not that we have come up with a solution, but that she has chosen to think 'suicidal'. She shut down her mind and forcibly emptied her brain—barely able to control the growth. ”

"Since she woke up, talked to Stark and made up her mind, she has closed her mind for more than twenty-four hours, and no normal child can guarantee absolute mental tenacity under such circumstances."

Iron Man was silent for a moment, then suggested, "Maybe we can let Peter and them accompany her." ”

"Keep thinking?" Charles smiled bitterly, "With all due respect, continue to think, in her current state, it may not take ten hours, and everything is irreparable." ”

"The only people who know best about their abilities are the mutants themselves. So she didn't dare to let herself sleep, and after comforting her friends, she chose to close herself off without hesitation. Because she knew that this was the only way to do it, not the only way. Charles's blue pupils were full of unbearability, "I have rarely seen such a strong child, but I am not sure how long she can hold out in this situation." ”

"Even if she's strong enough to hold out until we find a solution—"

After a moment of silence, Professor X added, "Just suffering from autism, this is the best outcome I can think of. ”

Tony snorted, and he finally stopped trying to hide his irritability, and looked at Professor X with those bloodshot eyes, "Then what else can we do?!" ”

"You can only pray." Professor X said, "Pray she's strong enough." ”

Batman has finally read all the latest information from the Vengees since his departure.

"There is another way but to pray." He calmly stated, "Someone taught her to control her mind and condense her mind into a harmless thing. ”

Professor X frowned, "This is not an easy task. ”

Bruce Wayne put down his phone and computer, pulled off his tie, and made sure he didn't have any metal or sharp weapons on his body before saying to Tony Stark: "If I'm not mistaken, there are actually two isolation doors in the basement." ”

"Winter's Glass House and the Entrance to the Basement."

Tony was stunned and nodded. He frowned slightly: "Bruce Wayne, what do you want to do?" ”

Bruce Wayne said lightly in his usual calm voice, "I'll go in." ”

"-What!?"

Iron Man's brow twisted into a knot that he could barely be opened, and he said in disbelief, "Do you know what you're talking about? ”

Bruce Wayne took off his last watch and didn't look up: "I know." ”

"No, you don't know!" Iron Man almost roared, "You may not even survive for a minute if you go in!" If you died, did you think about what Winter would think? She'll think she's killing you! ”

What a mental shock this would have had on her! Have you considered the consequences! ”

"I've thought it through." Bruce Wayne looked up at the other party, "I said it, I'm pretty much done." ”

He said with extreme sanity: "If my death has a emotional impact on her, it will be good for us. When emotions fluctuate violently, the person's brain waves will be in a state of instability, and Professor X has the opportunity to invade her brain. When the time comes, it doesn't matter if you modify her memories or erase my existence—Straker's affairs will just disappear without any effect on her. ”

"And if I'm still alive, I'll be able to help her control her mind."

Charles Xavier was extremely surprised when he heard this: "Mr. Wayne!? ”

However, Iron Man quickly calmed down after hearing this, and he asked directly: "What about the Justice League, are you sure they won't avenge you?" ”

"Thirty-seven hours is enough for thirty-seven meetings." There was peace in Bruce Wayne's eyes, "Superman and Wonder Woman can take control, and I gave Barry the authority of the Batcave." ”

Tony Stark looked at him with a complicated expression for a moment.

He knew he didn't need to ask, let alone "talk". All of Bruce Wayne's actions were explained, and he had planned for it in advance. When he stunned Lee Winter and mentioned the "glass house", he knew what was going to happen next.

What is the biggest question and what will happen to Lee Winter.

— He knew even better what choice Lee Winter would make.

Iron Man's lips moved slightly, and he didn't say a word. He turned, typed in the code, and opened the door.

He turned his back and didn't look at Bruce Wayne again, nor did he speak again.

Bruce Wayne thanked him insincerely, and walked away.

He had never felt so relaxed.

When Li Wintert heard someone call her in a vague way, and before she could turn around, she felt the temperature of human skin on her cheeks.

…… Temperature?

She opened her blank eyes, slowly lifted up, and saw one knee beside her, reached out to hold her face, and forcefully turned her face, her eyes were still confused.

She couldn't even see who was in front of her.

"Winter, you're looking at me."

There was a little focus in Lee's eyes, but as soon as it appeared, it quickly dissipated again.

Bruce Wayne saw everything in his eyes, he grabbed the fleeting focus, held Li Winter's face, and emphasized: "It's okay, you can think." ”

"Winter, look at me."

Bruce Wayne held her face as if to look through her amber eyes into the deepest recesses of her soul.

There was some helplessness in his eyes, but his voice was still gentle.

"If you think 'thinking' is a terrible thing, try to think about one thing," Bruce said. ”

"Just thinking about one thing that is absolutely true."

Li Winter's sloppy eyes condensed slightly, she looked at Bruce, and subconsciously asked, "What is it?" ”

Bruce Wayne's eyes were full of tenderness, and he smiled slightly, "I love you." ”

"It's a fact that can't be twisted."