Chapter 8: Trust
The number displayed on the radar at the distance to the target keeps getting smaller and smaller, and eventually it is less than 300 meters away from the target. Batman hid the car again, and a man walked towards the location shown by the radar.
Radar guides Batman to an abandoned church, which is usually a gathering place for homeless people. Turn on the infrared light and probe it slightly, at least 5 people are perceived from inside, through the display of the infrared imaging camera, about 4 of them are gathered together to bake the fire, because of the temperature of the fire, the image is very disturbed, and there is a person far away from the fire... And judging from the visualization of the picture camera, he is much smaller than the others.......
Batman narrowed his eyes, pulled out his grappling gun, and quietly climbed up to a windowsill, looking through the shattered stained glass.
As far as the eye could see, in the far corner on the left, far from the door and window, there was a remnant fire, and four men were gathered around it, their hair and beards disheveled, wrapped in tattered quilts, leaning against the wall, or lying on the ground, without any sound, as if they had fallen asleepβfour adult homeless men.
Batman turned his angle for a moment, and then finally saw the figure nestled behind several abandoned desks - Jason.
It's not clear from Batman's current perspective, but there is no doubt that the old patched clothes on Jason's body could never have been deliberately made by Alfred with the fashion sense of young people in mind.
The investigation of Jason's past has led to the conclusion that he is a very smart child, and his strong anti-reconnaissance ability is one of the manifestations of his intelligence.
Jason must have come to the conclusion that the clothes were found from the last time he was easily found, so this time, he quickly found someone to replace the lightweight, warm high-end casual clothes.
However, clothes are easy to find replacement products, but shoes are different, which is why Batman puts the tracker in his shoes.
After thinking about it, Batman jumped off the windowsill, stood in front of the dilapidated door, gently pushed it open and walked in.
The old shaft of the gate made an overwhelming grinding sound, and the sound woke up the sleeping homeless people inside.
The homeless man looked up in horror at the dark shadow that had almost blocked the doorway.
β.... Suck..... Bloodsucker? β
β... Can.. This is the church..."
Batman ignored the whispering homeless men and walked straight towards the abandoned table that was blocking Jason's figure.
As he approached the table, a chair was suddenly thrown at him, and he gently turned sideways to dodge the attack, and grabbed the figure lying on the ground trying to slip away.
"Damn! Let me go!! You crossdresser!! Perverted!! @#$%%$β
Jason, who was carried by the collar like a cat, could only keep struggling and scolding in the air.
Batman completely ignored Jason's struggles, he just wondered why Jason's struggles were so bad, even when they first met, when he was caught stealing tires.
As a result of Batman's slight deviation in his thoughts, Jason kicked him at the elbow, protected by a uniform, and although Jason's kick was not painful to him, it was not strong enough to make him let go of his fingers.
Taking advantage of this gap, Jason broke free from Batman's hand and ran out of the church. Looking at Jason's distant back, Batman moved his kicked arm slightly, and then walked out of the church after him.............
There are trackers, and Batman doesn't have the phenomenon of not being able to find Jason. But what baffled him was Jason's attitude.
After thinking about it carefully, the conclusion of the discussion with Jason that night, Jason agreed to his arrangement, and had been working very hard to meet the grade requirements of the noble school in this half year, and he did not show the slightest reluctance at all.
If Jason hadn't seen Batman before, then his performance could be considered a fear of Batman, but Jason had seen Batman before, and in a worse situation, even in that situation, Jason didn't show such fear.
The series of lowest-level and vicious curses just now are very consistent with Jason's background at the bottom of Gotham, which is enough to show that he has been frightened to lose the courage to disguise just now, revealing his true nature hidden under the mask of politeness.
Originally, Jason didn't trust Bruce, but at least he still believed in Batman. But the scene just now has shown that he has also lost trust in Batman, although Batman can't think of anything he did to make this kid distrust.
Squatting on a tree branch, he looked at the boy who was hiding in the bushes not far away, rubbing his right foot and looking around vigilantly.
β.... Nerve-wracking, how to gain a child's trust? β
Jason rubbed his right ankle hard, he ran so hard just now that he might have twisted his foot by accident, but he had to get out of here quickly, if he was caught by the vampire again this time, he would definitely be sent to Wayne Manor again and it would be absolutely impossible to escape. Damn, he shouldn't believe in Gotham legends, Batman and those guys are all in the same group, and many of those kids are provided for him to suck blood.
Jason felt the pain in his right foot lessen a bit, and looked up again:
β.. Okay, hurry up and get out of here.."
Before Jason's words could fall, a figure descended from the sky to block his path, and then his strong arm locked him firmly.
"Ahh
Jason let out a frightened scream, and the children's voice, which had not yet changed its voice, made a pitched breaking sound, like sharp metal rubbing against each other, startling the birds in the nearby trees.
"Jason! Calm down! It's me! β
A hand quickly covered his mouth and let out a scream, stopping the ear-filling magic sound. There is no deliberately suppressed lowness, nor is there a deliberately muted hoarseness, that voice will never be unfamiliar as long as it is a Gotham, always appearing on TV and speaking at various charity banquets......
"Calm down, okay? It's me."
Looking at those turquoise tears of fear still staring into his eyes, Batman wondered if he should have told him in a better way.
The moon briefly sent the light down the clouds through the gap, and Bruce raised his free hand, lifted his hood, and was satisfied with the shock reflected in Jason's eyes, and then put on his helmet:
"Let's get out of here first"