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"I don't think it's like you." After leaving the scene, Superman said to Batman, "I've never seen you give up a clue at your fingertips. ”

Batman's voice grew hoarse through the voice changer.

"Yes, I never give up any possible leads. But this time, I don't need those clues anymore. ”

Superman: "You found Winter Lee?" ”

Batman returned to his Batmobile and took the time to reply, "She found me." ”

Superman: "??? ”

He had to hold the Batmobile with one hand, forcing Batman to leave for a moment so that he could ask the following question: "Sorry, if I heard you right, she found you??" ”

"But wasn't she the one who was kidnapped?"

Batman turned to look at Clark with a blank face: "I'll ask her about this when I get back, but let go now, Superman." ”

Superman quickly caught the point: "She's in your house?" Shall we inform the Avengers? Seeing the corners of Batman's uncurved mouth, Clark Kent quickly understood what his friend meant.

Clark Kent bowed: "I see, I don't know anything, it's time for me to go home." ”

"God forbid, the pizza I brought to Louis this time will never be seen again."

Superman let go of the Batmobile, waved his hand at Batman, and looked up slightly at the sky - the next second, the ground was only left with a gust of wind blowing, and Superman was thousands of meters away.

The Batmobile whizzed away.

When Bruce Wayne returned to Wayne Manor, Winter Lee was asleep.

Alfred took Bruce Wayne's coat and smiled slightly, "Master Bruce, welcome home." ”

Bruce Wayne asked, "Where is she?" ”

Alfred looked at a guest room on the second floor, "Resting." ”

Bruce Wayne paused for a moment, then nodded, "Then wait until she wakes up." ”

With that, Bruce Wayne climbed the stairs, and Alfred reminded, "Master Bruce, before you come back, Miss Winter and I made some food, would you like to try it?" ”

He added, "After all, Miss Winter has always wanted you to eat more regularly. ”

Bruce Wayne was a little helpless: "I know you've always wanted that. ”

Alfred bowed: "Yes, I am at this point with Miss Winter. ”

Bruce Wayne had to change his direction and sit back at the table on the first floor.

Alfred was very satisfied with this, and then brought an appetizing snack and staple food for his young master.

Alfred said, "The soup was made by Miss Winter under my direction, and it should be to your liking. ”

Bruce didn't even know for a moment whether he should drink the soup or not.

He put down his spoon and had to emphasize to his butler: "Ah Fu, Lee is just my friend, it's not that complicated between us, you don't have to ...... at all" Bruce Wayne tried to find a suitable word to describe it, but found that he was a little short of words.

Alfred was silent: "Master Bruce, I don't mean anything else. I just want to say, sir, at your age, you're already chasing me for candy. ”

Bruce Wayne paused as he picked up the spoon, and he said calmly, "Yes, in two years, I will live longer than my father." ”

Alfred didn't know what to say for a moment.

Bruce Wayne took a spoon and scooped a spoonful of soup, and couldn't have been more calm in his statement: "Ah Fu, I'm Bruce Wayne, and I'm also Batman." Pulling with me, there's nothing to be happy about. ”

The belated lunch ended in an extremely dull atmosphere.

Bruce Wayne asked, "What did she ask me for?" ”

Alfred said, "It's a soldier." ”

Bruce Wayne raised his eyebrows slightly: "Soldier? ”

"Yes, Master Bruce." Alfred bowed, "I've done a facial recognition comparison. In a hundred years, only one person has a compliance rate of more than 90%. ”

Bruce Wayne frowned: "...... Who is it? ”

Alfred: "James Barnes, comrade of Captain America Steve Rogers. ”

Bruce Wayne pondered for a moment and slowly spoke: "If I'm not mistaken, Captain America's former comrades-in-arms should have almost died?" ”

Alfred bowed: "Yes, Lieutenant Barnes's information in the Captain America Memorial is indeed 'deceased'. ”

Bruce was silent for a moment, then said lightly, "What help did Lee ask you?" ”

Alfred: "Seems to be taking him in for two days." ”

Bruce Wayne said, "This is a dangerous person. ”

Alfred bowed: "Indeed, so I put people in the Batcave for the time being. Do we need to refuse Miss Lee's request? ”

Bruce Wayne decided: "Wait until she wakes up and hear her reasoning." ”

Bruce Wayne said that, and decided to leave the table. When he walked some distance, Alfred said as if he had just remembered something: "By the way, Master Bruce, there is one more thing I need to tell you. ”

Bruce Wayne stopped, turned to look at Alfred and waited.

Alfred pushed his glasses and said calmly, "Miss Winter is not an ordinary person. ”

Bruce Wayne was reminded of the unpleasant memories of this sentence, and he frowned, "I know, she's an Avenger." ”

"No, I'm not talking about that." Alfred added: "She's a mutant. From what I've observed, it's most likely an alpha-class mutant. ”

"According to the Batcave, the Alpha-class is usually characterized by great strength and no significant flaws in ability - I think Miss Winter fits these traits perfectly."

Bruce Wayne: "......??? ”

Alfred concluded, "Do you know what Miss Winter was doing when I saw her?" ”

"She was carrying the soldier who was at least 250 pounds on her shoulder, and everyone in the road was oblivious to her."

He slowly straightened his cuffs: "What kind of person do you think can do this?" ”

"At least in my opinion, ordinary people can't do it."

Bruce Wayne struggled, "...... Wasn't it the soldier who saved her? ”

Alfred looked surprised: "Of course not. In fact, it was Miss Winter who helped the warrior. I did a preliminary examination and found that his brain had been deeply brainwashed. ”

Bruce opened the door to the second-floor guest room, and his voice was soft, without disturbing the sleeping guests in the slightest.

He looked at Winter Lee in his sleep with mixed eyes, and finally closed the door.

The sound of footsteps echoing through the hallway seemed to knock on his heart. Knock on his "self-righteousness".

When Lee Winter woke up, the sky was dyed with orange-red glow.

She first rubbed her eyes, looked at the completely unfamiliar delicacy around her for a while, and then remembered where she was now.

With Harry Osborne's cell phone in hand, she dialed Bruce Wayne, only to be contacted by Mr. Alfred Pennyworth, who had to ask for help because she had no other person to turn to. Thankfully, Alfred agreed to her request and drove to pick her up and the Winter Soldier at the agreed location.

This averted a tragedy in which the Avengers dragged the Hydra Super Soldier to the streets.

Bruce Wayne's apartment in Gotham City was too eye-catching, and Alfred Pennyworth took them in at Wayne Manor for various reasons.

To be reasonable, Lee Winter is a bit square.

It's like it's normal for you to go to a friend's house as a guest, but it's a reason why a friend invites you to his ancestral home.

So even though Mr. Pennyworth was very kind, Lee Winter was still a little reserved.

This restraint almost escalated to stiffness when she went downstairs and saw Bruce Wayne sitting on the couch drinking tea, especially since Bruce Wayne looked ...... Not very happy.

Fortunately, Alfred broke Lee Winter's nervousness in time.

The empathetic butler added black tea for his young master, and at the same time smiled, "Miss Winter, would you like a cup?" ”

"This can help you soothe your feelings a little bit."

Lee Winter: "...... Thank you. ”

When she sat next to Bruce Wayne and drank a cup of black tea to the bottom, she mustered up her courage and took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Wayne, thank you for your help!" ”

Bruce Wayne put down the book in his hand and stared at Li Winter for a while, before he seemed unconcerned, "You are an Avenger." ”

Lee Winter let out a "uh" and nodded in acknowledgement, "Yes, I am." ”

Bruce Wayne's gaze was fixed on the page: "But you never mentioned it?" ”

Li Wintert was a little confused: "The employee code doesn't say that you want to report your side business? Just stipulate that it is not allowed to engage in similar industries, so as not to cause the leakage of corporate secrets? She couldn't help but look at Alfred, seeking confirmation, "I should be not mistaken?" ”

Ah Fu smiled slightly: "Yes, Miss Winter, you have memorized the staff rules quite well. ”

Bruce Wayne looked away from the page, looked at Lee Winter, and said, "But you never mentioned it to me. ”

Li Winter felt a little aggrieved: "You didn't sue me that you are Batman?" I've been very cooperative in helping you disguise your identity - and besides, you didn't ask me. ”

As if feeling a little uncomfortable with Bruce Wayne's interrogating attitude, Lee Winter emphasized: "I never deliberately concealed it. ”

Bruce Wayne looked at the little girl who was a little aggrieved, and Diana's previous evaluation came to mind.

She's not very good at lying, and if you insist on asking, she'll probably tell you the truth.

Batman sighed heavily, feeling that his unprovoked annoyance seemed a little childish.

As Lee Winter said, he never asked, and that being the case did not seem to be deceiving.

A misunderstanding caused by the "self-righteousness" of both parties.

Bruce stretched out his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, and Leewin, who was sitting on the side, lowered his head and said nothing. Seeing this, Bruce's hand rubbing his eyebrows stopped for a moment, and he looked at this little girl who didn't speak, and couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

He sighed, slowed his tone, and asked as the other party had accused, "Winter Lee, are you a member of the Avengers?" ”

Li Wente stared at the teacup and said quickly, "Yes, I am." ”

Bruce Wayne couldn't help but laugh a little when he saw this. He stretched out his hand to Li Winter, thought for a while, and said, "Hello Avenger, I'm Batman." ”

Li Winter looked at the other party's outstretched hand, raised his head to look at Bruce Wayne with a calm face, and then pursed the corners of his mouth: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wayne." ”

Bruce Wayne bowed slightly: "Me too." He didn't withdraw his outstretched hand, and smiled slightly, "So now are we even?" ”

Lee Winter took Bruce Wayne's outstretched hand, her hand folded over the other's palm, looking slender and fragile.

Lee Winter smiled, "Hello, Mr. Batman. I'm Winter Lee, a new member of the Avengers, and it's an honor to meet you. ”

With the misunderstanding cleared up, the next step is business.

Lee Winter succinctly briefed Batman on the Winter Soldier and made his own request.

"For some reason, I can't take him back to the Avengers for the time being, so I hope you can take him in for one night, and I'll take him away tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow?" Bruce Wayne reminded, "As far as I know, you live in New York temporarily, and what happens in New York, no matter how big or small, can escape the sights of the Avengers. ”

"Yes, so I'll send him to Professor X tomorrow when I get Professor X's address from Mr. Stark." As he spoke, Leonte couldn't help but look at the monitor next to him, which was playing the image of the Winter Soldier. He was kept in a bat cave and was still unconscious.

"Professor X can help him recover his memories and completely get rid of the brainwashing of Hydra. ”

"When he regains his sense of self, things will be easy."

Li Wintert silently said in his heart that when the Winter Soldier turned back into James Barnes, it was up to him whether he would leave or stay. It is up to him to decide whether to meet Captain America or Tony Stark.

Although Lee Winter can almost guess, whether it is in the movies or comics...... James Barnes, who was put on trial, were chosen...... Which path he would probably choose.