Chapter 15: The Untrustworthy
"B, did you find anything?"
Superman had been going back and forth many times in this abandoned warehouse, and he was sure that his super vision had not left any suspicious clues. But Batman always finds clues that don't seem suspicious to him.
"I don't know yet"
After using small tweezers to pick up an object on the ground and put it into a special metal container, Batman stood up and asked:
"What did you find?"
Superman's super vision always sees things that he ignores because he can't see with the naked eye.
"At least 5 different footprints were found, so there should have been 5 people who had been here, and in addition to that, there were some red blood cells on the door that were relatively new, and it was rare that they could not be detected with a blood test solution, and then there was poison gas"
"Where did the small amount come from?"
Batman lowered his head and thought for a moment to name a possibility.
"What did you just find?"
Superman dragged the topic back to the question just now, Batman has been crouching in the corner, and it is impossible not to receive a little bit of goods.
"Just a lump of mud"
"Suspicious?"
"It's not sure yet, you need to go back and test it, this warehouse belongs to the Lex Group, right?"
"Hmm.... On the surface, he doesn't, but I don't think he can run."
No one can say who this abandoned warehouse belongs to, but this piece of land is the land of the Lex Group. It is strange that with Luther's character, such a large area of land would be left undeveloped.
"By the way, that kid's name is Jason, isn't it?"
Seeing that Batman ran to the other side to find some clues, Superman asked casually.
"Jason. Peter. Todd, what is there for you to care about? ”
Still busy with his own business, he answered casually.
"That kid's hair isn't black."
Superman's visible DNA, and with his knowledge of DNA, Jason's DNA shouldn't grow black hair.
"Golden brown reddish"
"Bruce, you shouldn't.."
"Call Me Batman"
"Okay, Mr. Batman, you shouldn't let a kid dye his hair to hide his true appearance"
Hearing Superman say this, Batman just took a break from his busyness to look at him, and then went on doing what he was supposed to do.
"Ok, ok, I know you're going to say he's voluntary, but that volunteering is based on his rather Robin, you know."
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
"Uh... I thought that after Dick's injury, you wouldn't let kids get involved in this life again."
That time Dick was seriously injured and almost died, Bruce not only forbade Dick to do Robin's related work again, but also forbade him to do this related work again, and then arranged from school to work, and even put down the cruel words that Dick would be grounded until he was 30 years old if he was working as a vigilante.
As a result, Dick slipped out of the house as soon as he was able to get out of his hospital bed, ran to the Met, and hid with him all the time, and of course did not go to the school arranged by Bruce. In the end, it was he and Alfred who had to talk about it, and Dick finally avoided being grounded until he was 30 years old, but he still had to learn, and Superman was also on Bruce's side.
Until now, Dick has refused to go back to the manor because of this incident, and he still takes the title of "Nightwing" in the myth of Krypton as his own, and continues to do the work of a vigilante.
Sometimes Clark would think that what the old man said was so right, such as who raised like whom.
Dick's stubbornness is not lost to Bruce at all, and the two are just as difficult to handle.
“... I didn't think there would be another assistant."
Batman didn't expect him to have another child as an assistant, but if he called Jason a child, I'm afraid it would be refuted.
Superman didn't refute his words, just stared at the corners of Batman's mouth with interest. You know, when Bruce wears this mask, this kind of expression is rare.
"That kid is good?"
"Hmm.... Probably more talented as a warrior than Dick"
"Warriors?"
Batman's diction of words piqued Superman's interest.
"That kid has a lot of anger in his bones, unlike Dick, he's too aggressive, I don't know if my decision is right or wrong"
The ruthlessness carved into Jason's bones was what Bruce feared the most, and Bruce couldn't be sure if it was the right decision or a bad decision to raise him to bring Robin.
"Don't worry, he's a good boy, you, you just think too much sometimes"
Patting Batman on the shoulder, Superman knows his friend's personality well, and he is even more frustrated by his thinking mode of always expecting the worst of everything.
But what could he do? This man has also hidden the plan to deal with Superman in the bat cave where he doesn't even know it, and with what he knows about him, the plan is still being updated in real time.
Batman didn't seem to want to discuss it, and stood up and turned to leave.
"What are we going to do next?"
"Go back and do an appraisal to confirm my suspicions"
Batman walked out of the warehouse and pressed the button on his wrist, and the Batmachine soon appeared directly above him, followed the rope into the cabin, and the plane quickly flew in the direction of the Batcave. Superman flew over quickly, and there were still many questions that remained unanswered..............
When Batman and the others returned, Jason and Dick had just finished training and ran out shopping. By the time Jason and Dick returned, Superman was gone.
Dick wailed for a long time, then found an excuse to refuse Alfred's invitation to dinner and ran away.
Although Bruce didn't say anything, Jason felt a vague sense of unhappiness from the back of the person who had been sitting in front of the computer.
“... Afu, is Bruce angry? ”
Jason's words surprised Ah Fu a little, and few people could tell his true emotions from Bruce.
"It's not Master Jason, it's just that Master Bruce is some... Well.. Lost"
"Ah Fu!"
Although the two people behind him deliberately lowered their voices when they spoke, this level of volume could not hide from Batman's ears.
"What do you want to eat for dinner, Master Jason?"
Alfred changed the subject to avoid further embarrassment to his young master.
"Both"
Jason has never been a picky eater, he eats everything he can eat, and he never makes any demands or conditions on food.
Alfred knew it was a habit he had developed when he was hungry, but he still wished that Jason could relax a little more and make this his real home, although Jason was already close to them compared to when he first arrived, but the faint sense of alienation was still between them.
“.. Then I'm going to prepare dinner."
Alfred went to busy tonight's dinner to make sure that the two young masters of their family had enough stamina to complete tonight's night watch.
Jason looked at Bruce's busy back, but finally couldn't hold back the question in his mind, even though he had already received answers from Dick and Alfred.
"Are you really friends with Superman?"
Bruce's movements stalled slightly.
"No"
“.. But you seem to have a good relationship."
"I'm in this relationship with everybody"
Jason hadn't seen all the so-called people in Bruce's mouth, so he couldn't be sure of the truth of Bruce's words.
"You seem to trust him"
From Dick's words, Jason knew that Superman trusted Bruce very much, and from Bruce's behavior, it could be seen that he also trusted him, and Bruce did not answer Jason's question.
"How did you meet?"
Dick only told Jason about Superman coming to Gotham because of something and bumping into Bruce, and that's how they met.
“... Jason"
"Huh?"
"Superman is not human, and his loyalty is to be questioned. And we can't take him for granted."
He also said this to Dick, who sometimes gave him a bit of a headache because of his overzealous worship of Superman.
Jason thought about Bruce's behavior and Bruce's words, and he always felt that there was some contradiction between the two..................