In the middle of the night, a plane spreads its steel wings, and its destination is New York.

The muscly man in the first class sat by the window, watching the dimly lit city grow smaller and smaller until the last ray of light disappeared from view.

He lowered his head and looked at the newspaper in his hand.

"Batman Returns to Gotham???"

Three big question marks in a row occupy most of the pages of the newspaper.

This man is none other than Thomas Elliott, who was in a hurry to leave Gotham City, and as the culprit who messed up the entire city, he now has to leave Gotham.

"It's hard to refuse."

Thomas Elliott couldn't help but laugh, looking gloomy and hideous.

The stewardess happened to come over: "Sir, is there anything you need?" ”

Elliott showed a gentle and hearty smile, completely different from the gloom just now: "A glass of water, thank you." ”

"Please wait," the stewardess blushed slightly.

There weren't many passengers on the late-night flight, and there was only Thomas Elliott in the first class, and Elliott was in a good mood at this time, so they naturally chatted.

As a member of the four families of Gotham, in terms of communication skills, whether it is Bruce Wayne, him, or even the penguins, they all have their own means.

After a short exchange, the flight attendant had already guessed his identity from the clues that Thomas deliberately revealed: "You are a doctor?" ”

Her eyes subconsciously glanced at the wrist of the custom-made Thomas Elliott, the top all-mechanical custom watch, not a big brand, but the last person to wear this watch was called Bruce Wayne.

"Plastic surgeons, to be exact," Thomas frowned, looking the stewardess up and down.

The flight attendant was a little nervous: "Me, what's wrong?" ”

Thomas Elliott said: "If you come to my hospital, I will be very unwelcome. ”

The flight attendant looked even more nervous: "Huh? Why? ”

"Because, with a beauty like you, I don't want to earn a penny."

Even though it was a very common joke, the flight attendant was shaken: "Haha, you are so humorous. ”

"Do you have time?" She offered an invitation: "I have two days off and ...... in New York"

Thomas Elliott smiled again: "Of course, then I have the honor of inviting you to show me around New York?" ”

"Happy"

……

……

Gotham City Elementary School,

Shirley entered the classroom with her backpack on her back and took her window seat.

Despite the Gotham situation in recent days, the matter of going to school has not been affected too much.

Putting down the schoolbag, Shirley remembered the things that Li Zu handed to her when she left this morning, and subconsciously pursed her mouth.

It is estimated that few students are willing to bring guns to school, or small toys such as axes and spears, let alone bazookas.

"For the sake of safety"

She recalled the scene when Li Zu said "safe", grabbed a sandwich with her left hand and stuffed it into her mouth, and took the bazooka hanging on the wall and handed it to herself with her right hand, before that, her backpack was already stuffed with lickers, tyrants.

The toy store has been doing poorly, and it should be said that it has never sold a single one.

Deep divers and ghouls are placed on either side of the entrance, making the toy store look like a haunted house.

What's more, the problem doesn't stop there.

First of all, Lego and other big brand manufacturers have their own physical stores, the quality is guaranteed at the same price, and customers who need toys are more willing to shop online, which is not only convenient, but also delivered to their homes.

Secondly, although the toys sold by Li Zu are "very powerful", only from the appearance, they are very cheap plastic toys, and no one wants them to set up a stall.

At last......

"Now the latest toy is a game console" Shirley turned her neck, looking at a few boys holding the latest red and blue game consoles playing hotly, hesitating in her heart how to tell Li Zu these news.

Video games, whether computers or game consoles, are the main force, and toys are slowly becoming a niche group in comparison.

"Shirley, dear, it's good to see you~"

Shirley was first held by an individual, and then a voice was heard, Kitty, one of their small group of four sisters.

"Me too" Shirley struggled to push Kitty away, then nodded at Corrie and Anna.

The two of them were a little bland towards her, especially Anna, and there was a clear sense of alienation.

Kitty seemed to suddenly remember, and she said, "By the way, you want to come with you for a birthday party at Anna's house tonight?" ”

Shirley looked at Anna, and though she didn't know why she had suddenly become so distant, she was ready to nod.

"Shirley must have something to do tonight, right?" Anna preemptively said.

“…… That's right," Shirley nodded, and she could tell that Anna didn't want to go on her own, "I need to go home early today." ”

"Is that so?"

Kitty said regretfully, "I really hope you can go with us, we have known each other for so long, and we have rarely separated." ”

"Actually, it's not that close, after all, we've only been together for a few months," Corrie interrupted Kitty directly.

"Corrie!" Kitty frowned, she didn't like what Corrie said.

The classroom door opened, and Warry West, who was in a tracksuit, stood at the door and turned his head, and finally saw four people before he took a step.

Anna clenched her fists, took a deep breath and stepped forward to stop Huali: "West-classmate, do you have time tonight?" ”

Huali, who was suddenly asked, was stunned, he didn't think that he had a good reputation among girls, tricksters, bad boys, almost his title, and every time he made a slight move, the girls would chase and beat him.

If this is also considered a good woman's fate, he must have a woman's good fate.

"Tonight...... I? Huali pointed to the tip of his nose, a little incredulous: "Of course there is, what's the matter?" ”

"I'm having a party at my house ...... my birthday today, maybe you can come if you have time?" Anna lowered her head and tugged at the corner of her clothes with some twisting.

With her angelic and cute face, her shy appearance has made many boys subconsciously put down the game console to look at it.

After speaking, Anna looked up at Wallie West again, expectant in her eyes.

Huali didn't nod for the first time, but asked Shirley Birkin, "Well, Shirley, are you going?" ”

"I don't have time tonight," Shirley shook her head.

Huali said: "Then I won't go either." ”

His crisp attitude called Anna, who was still full of anticipation for a second, and his eyes suddenly widened.

Despite all the upset in her heart, Anna quickly said, "She'll go, won't she, Shirley?" ”

As she spoke, she looked at Shirley.

Feeling the other party's pleading gaze, Shirley nodded: "I'll try my best." ”

"Great!" Kitty hugged Shirley excitedly, glad that her best friend had suddenly had time to come and get together.

"Really? Then I'll go too" Warley West nodded, it might just be a small thing for him: "By the way, Shirley, I have something to look for you, can you come out for a while?" ”

Huali looked a little embarrassed.

But his state made Anna's expression change.

After Shirley followed Huali out, Anna's expression was cloudy in the noisy class.

"Tonight, someone will be the protagonist!" She gritted her teeth: "It's like a star!" That person must be me! ”

Outside the classroom door, Huali lowered his head, glanced at Shirley, and said cautiously, "Can I borrow some money?" ”

"Borrowing money? Wait," Shirley was already reaching out for the money.

"Why don't you ask me why I'm borrowing?"

Huali was very surprised, and he said, "I borrowed a lot of money!" ”

"How much to borrow?"

"Four hundred dollars!" It's not a small amount of money, but every time Huali thinks of his ill-fitting firefighting suit, he either runs bare-bottomed and has to grit his teeth.

Some time ago, he saw a Flash fan making and selling suits on Yibei, which is said to be due to various factors such as the heat generated by friction and comfort when the Flash is running, which he desperately needs.

"Okay" Shirley had no intention of asking at all.

"I'm saving pocket money"

"I'll be able to give it back to you soon," Waley said. ”

The conditions of their family are very ordinary, and it will take several months to save up to $400 in pocket money.

At the end of the day, Shirley put her bag back on and walked out of school.

She had to go home and get a little ready, though Anna didn't seem to want her to go, just that Wally West would.

Open the door

Not surprisingly, Li Zuzheng was slumped on the sofa to spend his time.

The TV seems to be locked on the news channel, and it is also possible that this channel is more sleep-friendly, and every time Shirley comes home, she finds Li Zu watching this channel, to be precise, he stops at this channel, and then sleeps by himself.

"The city has gone bad, but we have an obligation to make it better, and the technology companies of the future are making a difference in the city."

The televised broadcast showed employees dressed in workers' clothes, smiling and bulldozing, digging up the greenery along the road from downtown Gotham to the suburbs, to Arkham Asylum, with the intention of building a new overpass and three office complexes on top of it.

Follow-up renovations are being planned.

"Break an urgent story"

The hostess took a press release, and she glanced at the camera a little nervously before she began to read the script: "Harley Quinn robbed the jewelry store, the police are continuing to pursue, and now they are chasing on the "Harley Quinn Avenue". ”

Reading the name of this road, the hostess was stunned.

"If there are citizens who need to drive into this newly built avenue, friendly reminder, put aside your plans for the time being, Gotham News wishes you good health."

Shirley watched the news with her mouth wide open.

Harley Quinn Leisurely Avenue? What did she do, rob, and then buy the naming rights for a road in Gotham?

Although this behavior is crazy, now everyone in Gotham knows that this Harley Quinn is Yoyo, not Harley Quinn.

"Coming back?"

Li Zu only woke up at this time.

Shirley closed her mouth, quickly recovered her state, and looked at Li Zu: "Sleeping for a long time is not good for your health." ”

"I'm training," Li Zu said, pointing to his head, "at a critical moment. ”

"I'm going to go out later"

"A classmate had a birthday and a party," she said. ”

"Birthday party? Go ahead, stay safe, and don't forget to put on your toys," Li Zu instructed.

Since the "Zeus" incident, Shirley's safety has also become a special concern.

The "bee" that will not be controlled by the virus is the absolute master of biochemical weapons, and Li Zuke can't afford to lose Shirley.

Li Zu glanced at the TV, and naturally saw "Harley Girl Yoyo"

"She bought a road in Gotham City? This is really enough "Harley Quinn". ”

A few minutes later, Shirley, who had changed into a suit, had already pushed the door open and left.

A slight sound of wind lifted from behind the sofa, and there was a slight sound of landing, which would not have been noticeable if you had not listened carefully with bated breath.

In the room, there was an assassin unconsciously.

The Assassin half-knelt on the ground and reported, "Thomas Elliott has arrived in New York. ”

"Only now?"

Faced with Li Zu's question, the Assassin replied, "He asked a woman out and spent a lot of time. ”

"Kill time, or procrastinate? Forget it, we're talking about human rights. ”

Li Zu got up from the sofa: "Is the news reliable?" ”

He asked about something else.

The Assassin replied, "The information of the Assassin League has been verified several times, and it can be determined that Black Adam was finally sealed in Times Square by Shazam. ”

……

……

It's already eight o'clock in the evening, the sky is dark, it's cloudy today, and if there are no street lights, it will be difficult to move an inch.

The reunion at Anna's house had just begun.

Shirley put down the gift she had bought on the road, and Anna really had no intention of taking it, just pointed to the pile of gifts next to her.

Tonight, Anna was dressed like a princess draped in stars, with a long dress embellished with colored diamonds and sequins, and a special birthday crown, which set off her face even more cute and beautiful.

Anna's interpersonal relationships are good, and her pretty face has an incomparably excellent interpersonal advantage.

Most of the people who come here are of the same age, most of them are from the same school, but there are also many people from other places, or teenagers who are a few years older.

At children's parties, of course, alcohol is replaced by juice and drinks, but there will be no milk, and all children do not like to drink milk.

Each chatted about their own, such as the game circle, the gossip circle, all aspects.

Shirley stood in the doorway and looked around, and finally she chose to go to the windowsill to enjoy the night sky.

"Are you looking at the stars?"

It was a little girl, a little shorter than Shirley.

She has black hair, beautiful features, and perhaps most striking of all, her beautiful eyes.

The little girl glanced out the window, "But there are no stars tonight." ”

She laughed, "But I guess you'd rather guess what the stars behind the clouds will look like than what these people are thinking, right?" ”

The little girl's joking words really poked at Shirley's inner thoughts.

"Hello, I'm Shirley, Anna's classmate"

"I came here secretly" The little girl raised her finger and made a "shh ”

Tracy blinked, "Actually, I don't know Anna." ”

"It's okay"

Shirley looked at Anna, who was walking in the crowd in the distance, but was in the sixth grade but had become an adult, and said, "I don't think she cares about that." ”

Maybe it was the first time she really got to know her friends. Whether it is Li Zu or her, they are too inattentive to everything around them.

The chat with Tracy is very pleasant for Shirley, they are the ones who are deliberately left out, and if both of them are left out, then it will not seem too lonely.

"I was looking for you nearby," Warley walked over.

"Your friend is here, it's time for me to go too"

Tracy waved at Shirley, "Goodbye." ”

"Goodbye"

After waving her hand, Tracy had already slipped out of the crowd, and no one noticed when there was a little girl on the scene and when she disappeared again.

Warley West walked up to Shirley: "Who was that little girl just now?" ”

"A friend who just met"

Waley shrugged his shoulders, perhaps learned from his father, and said, "I've never been to this kind of party before." ”

"Me too"

Shirley struggled to recall, and she found that her life was to go to school, and then one day she was injected with the G virus, and then her father mutated and killed her mother, and then the world fell into a zombie crisis.

Li Zu and Claire save her, and they keep running until they finally escape the world.

In this world, I lived a life that was not stable, but it was not too bad.

"Do you know the Flash?"

Huali was about to talk about something, and his topic unconsciously turned to the Flash: "I see that there is a Flash in that toy spot of yours, although his arm is broken. ”

How much he wanted to tell who he was, but when he thought of the superhero code, Walley had to endure it hard.

"The Flash? It's fast," Shirley commented.

"No, the reason why Flash runs fast is because of the existence of the speed force, and the speed force will ......"

Huali froze, looked at the somewhat dazed Shirley and closed his mouth.

He was really afraid that he couldn't help it, and the next second he said that he had the speed power.

Bang!

The door was kicked open.

A strong man entered the house with his head in his hands.

The sudden situation made the atmosphere in the living room instantly quiet.

"What is your ...... about this gentleman?"

Anna's father walked towards the other party, but the strong man raised his hand, grabbed Anna's father's neck, and lifted him up like a chicken.

"Ugh!" Anna's father grabbed the other's big hands with both hands, trying to break free, his legs kicking wildly in the air, the lack of oxygen making his struggle weaker and weaker.

"Bastard!" Waley gritted his teeth, and no one noticed the electric glint in his eyes.

He wanted to rush forward, but there were too many people present, and if he rushed up, he would definitely be exposed.

The strong man threw it casually, and Anna's father was thrown five or six meters away in an instant, knocked over the TV, vomited blood and fainted on the ground.

Anna's mother was left, and she rushed out with a shotgun, but the strong man took a sharp step forward, quickly closing the distance between the two sides, and reached out and snatched the shotgun from the other's hand.

Syllable!

The shotgun was drawn back, and Anna's mother was knocked to the ground.

"Is there anyone named Anna here?"

The man looked around at the shivering children and asked, "Anna, is there any?" ”

Facing a strong man who was more than two meters tall and holding a shotgun in his hand, none of them dared to talk, but most of the people's eyes looked at Anna, who was the most beautifully dressed in the audience, like a princess.

"Dressed so shiny and covered with stars, it looks like it's you," the man walked towards Anna.

"Ahh Anna cried out in fear.

Her cry was like a fuse, instantly detonating the audience, and the cry was loud.

"Don't worry," the man said, "You follow me first," he dragged Anna, pulled her to his side without refusal, and looked around: "So, where is Shirley Birkin?" ”

Everyone's eyes once again looked at Shirley.

The man looked at Shirley, to be precise, at Shirley's backpack: "Give me the backpack...... Wait, don't move, I'll go get it myself! ”

Things turned out beyond everyone's expectations, and the strong man broke into the birthday party and snatched Shirley's backpack except for knocking out Anna's parents who tried to make the first move.

Then he walked away.

Neither Shirley nor Anna were injured.

Did he really come to grab the backpack?

At the birthday party, only Anna was left sobbing.

"What are we going to do now?" Someone asked.

"Call the police?"

This birthday party is definitely not going to go on well.

Wallie, however, stared at the door with hatred, he looked at Shirley and asked, "What's in your backpack?" ”

"Some, Toys"

"Toys?" Huali couldn't figure out why the strong man was snatching Shirley's backpack, could it be a mentally abnormal guy?

"I've got to get those things back," Shirley said quickly out the door.

"Wait......" Huali also followed, but looking at Shirley's departing back, he unleashed his speed with all his might.

A few seconds later, a lightning boy in a spacious firefighting suit appeared with an electric arc.