As Alfred gracefully pushed the dining cart into the hall, he saw four men sitting stiffly, the floor strewn with the ornaments of the original table.

"It looks like I have a little more work, which is wonderful, and for a competent housekeeper like me, no amount of work is worse than no work at all!"

Alfred's words eased the stiff atmosphere at the table, Dante turned around and smiled at Alfred, casually put the white ivory back in the holster, and then he stood up and couldn't wait to put countless pizzas on the table, the huge table was almost occupied by pizza, and Bruce and Ray Xiaogu and the others only had a little space in front of them to accommodate their food.

"Eat, eat, eat, after a day of hunger, no one has the habit of praying, if not, I will move!" said Dante.

"In fact, none of us are people who rely on faith to solve problems. ”

Lei Xiaogu took Dante's words, and the deadlock on the field was finally broken, Bruce glanced at Lei Xiaogu who was tasting the truffle with displeasure, and he also forked a piece of foie gras into his mouth, and the fatty and moist taste of foie gras made Bruce's mood a little better.

"If you don't mind, I'm seated, can you share with me a little bit about your conversation, since I've gotten older, my curiosity has always grown, because I know that if I'm not curious, I may not have the opportunity to experience the world soon. ”

Alfred said, sitting down on Bruce's right side, and Malcolm smiled softly as he listened.

"You look very healthy, much better than my grandfather looked back then, and you know, my grandfather was nearly 100 years old when he died, and you should be able to beat my grandfather's record. ”

"Look, that's a perfect blessing, and I have forty years to squander, so you say!" said Alfred, as he thought of something, and he couldn't help asking, "What do you call you, dear gentleman?"

"Malcolm Merlin!"

"Your grandfather is close to a hundred years old and returns to heaven, and your father must not be young, but you look no more than thirty years old, which makes me a little envious!" Alfred inquired in a natural tone for Malcolm's information, he was a smart man, and always was.

"Hah!" Malcolm laughed, "I don't look so young, my son is an adult, and now he is old enough to inherit the family!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Merlin is a very well-known surname, is your family in Star City, I have been to Star City dozens of times, and the most impressive thing about Star City is the ubiquitous Quinn and Merlin logos. ”

"Indeed!" Malcolm nodded lightly: "I grew up in Star City, no one loves Star City more than me, and the Merlin family has always regarded building Star City as their own responsibility. ”

"This is an act worthy of respect, just like the old Lord Wayne, he is like you, he treats the whole city as his home, and tries his best to make this home more perfect and harmonious, but Gotham has disappointed him, and the Wayne Group has also disappointed Gotham in recent years. ”

"Ah Fu!" Bruce interrupted Ah Fu, "I'm back, no one can hurt Gotham under me, no matter who it is!"

When he said this, Bruce looked coldly at the silent Lei Xiaogu.

Malcolm looked at Bruce's expression with a smile, and he said slowly: "I can understand your feelings, you know, the security of Star City is only slightly better than Gotham, and all the evils you see in Gotham can also be seen in the slums of Star City!"

"At least Star City hasn't received a declaration from some terrorist to destroy everything, has it?"

"Bruce!" Malcolm became serious: "You are the same age as my children, I may be able to understand the mental activity of your generation, you are very smart, your mind is very strong, I have to admit that my kid is not even a tenth of yours, so, you should be more rational than now!"

Malcolm finished speaking, picked up the red wine next to him and took a sip before he continued.

"Master and I are here, we don't have any other bad thoughts, we just want to talk rationally about the possibility of our temporary alliance, if we put aside everything that happened in the past, we are now facing the same enemy, can we seriously consider the benefits that the alliance will bring us!"

Malcolm said as he carefully examined Bruce's eyes, and when he saw Bruce's expression change from stubborn to reasonable, he continued softly.

"I know that most of your stubbornness and stubbornness just now were played, maybe we despise you will indeed give you a head start in the war with us, but we have lost the possibility of confrontation at this time, the real mastermind behind the scenes exists for a day, and we can't be stable for a day, even if you think that his main target is us, then it can't be denied that he did open the gates of hell in Gotham, right?"

"You're right!" Bruce lost the anger and madness just now in a blink of an eye, he nodded rationally, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, and said: "You are right, he did commit an unforgivable crime, I will find him in the future and punish him, but that doesn't mean we have to cooperate!"

The rhythmic movement of Bruce's fingers tapping on the table made Malcolm feel stressed, and for the first time he regretted why he didn't have a son like Bruce.

Bruce, of course, couldn't guess Malcolm's thoughts, and he continued to tell himself.

"Malcolm, as you just said, he opened the gates of hell in Gotham, which almost destroyed the whole of Gotham, but don't forget, you also plan to open the microwave transmitter in Gotham, which will also destroy Gotham, so, please tell me, how can I trust you, how can I trust the Shadow Warrior Alliance, which has set the goal of destroying Gotham!"

As soon as Bruce finished speaking, Lei Xiaogu put down the knife and fork in his hand, he first carefully cleaned the residue on his lips with a napkin, and then he looked at Bruce confidently.

"You gave me the reason to believe me!"

"Me?"

"That's right!" Lei Xiaogu nodded, and slowly explained: "On the narrow island this morning, on the battlefield where demons are raging, I have seen the strength of you and Dante, and even more so your determination to protect Gotham, at that time you were so confident, as if there were great difficulties that could not overcome you and hurt your Gotham, Bruce, if you have such confidence, why are you afraid now." ”

Lei Xiaogu said this, looking at Bruce with an angry look.

"It's not time for me, my father-in-law has already formed an alliance of assassins, and he has even placed countless chess pieces on my side, I don't think a man who has hidden his revenge for more than thirty years has no other plans and preparations, maybe at this moment, new conspiracies are constantly being arranged in his mouth, I want to solve this trouble more than you, you once said that I was his first target, but are you really sure about this, can you bet the lives of six million people in Gotham on the mercy that he may generate?"

"So, I want you to leave Gotham and never set foot in Gotham again!" Bruce said coldly, his voice as hard as a stone.

"You've let me down, Bruce, you're destined to encounter countless difficulties and obstacles in the future that you may not be able to solve, I hope you can be so stubborn forever, and at that point, even if I don't make a move, you will be ruined in the hands of others. Raycou said one last word, and he turned to look at Dante.

"I don't know what Mr. Dante thinks about the cooperation. ”

"Teacher!" Bruce quickly shouted, and Dante reached out his right hand and pressed it on him, signaling to reassure him.

Then, Dante looked at Lei Xiaogu and asked lightly.

"I don't want to pay attention to the reasons you said for cooperation, now, tell me how you think we will work together, what we will each give, and what we will each get!"

"It's exactly what I want when you're so direct, the cooperation I'm talking about is actually very simple, the Shadow Warrior Alliance and I have the confidence to defeat the Assassin Alliance, but that confidence is limited to the Assassin Alliance itself, if there are countless demons who come forward to help the Assassin Alliance, then I have to admit that we may not be their opponents, so I need your strength to suppress the demons, we are mortals, so we deal with the troubles of the world, and the enemies from hell are what I cooperate with you!"

"Go on!" Dante nodded, Lei Xiaogu's eloquence was indeed good.

Seeing Dante nodding, Lei Xiaogu confidently continued: "As for what you can get from our cooperation, the Shadow Warrior Alliance has lasted for more than two thousand years, and there are our strongholds and spies in almost every city in the world, as long as the traitors buried in our middle of the Assassin Alliance are eliminated, then, you can rely on the Shadow Warrior Alliance to get any information and help you want, if you also want other things such as power and money, it is not a problem, the Shadow Warrior Alliance will meet all your requirements." ”

"Yes. ”

Dante finally nodded with satisfaction, he really needs a perfect intelligence agency, and he needs the kind of red magic stone that appeared after killing the demon to improve his strength, as for whether Lei Xiaogu's words are credible, Dante has his own way.

Dante's right hand was clenched with Lei Xiaogu, which made Bruce frown unhappily, he understood Dante's behavior, but understanding did not mean that he could let go.

Malcolm looked at the frowning Bruce, who gently raised his glass to Bruce.

"It seems that my master and your master have reached a cooperation, and now it is the turn of our two disciples. ”

"He's my teacher, but that doesn't mean I have to follow his orders, I still stick to my choice, I won't cooperate with the Shadow Warrior Alliance!"

"What if it's not the Shadow Warrior Alliance, Bruce?" Malcolm smirked and pointed to his chest.

"I have withdrawn from the Shadow Warrior Alliance, this matter has been allowed by my master, just like you traveled all over the world to find a way to save your Gotham, the reason why I joined the Shadow Warrior Alliance is also to find a way to save Star City, as the chairman of the Star City Merlin Group, the patriarch of the Merlin family, I hope that the Merlin Group and the Wayne Group can reach a cooperation, we can cooperate on many projects, for example, we can immediately build a highway from Gotham to Star City, no matter what kind of field we cooperate, it will drive a large number of working people in Gotham and Star City, and provide countless jobs for countless unemployed people！”

Malcolm held out his right hand to Bruce.

"You can gradually verify the content of our cooperation in the future, the problem of the Assassin Alliance and the demon is handed over to the two of us masters, and we each love our city deeply, fighting crime alone as a vigilante cannot completely eliminate evil, let alone make the people live a better life, but the two of us join forces, and then recruit other family groups to join us, improve the city's business environment, reduce the employment pressure of the working population, add more jobs, and improve the quality of life of the people, so as to make our city better and better!"

Malcolm looked at Bruce sincerely, Bruce slowly stretched out his right hand and shook it with him, Malcolm planned exactly what Gotham needed, and the Wayne Group alone could not do what he said.

As for whether Malcolm will keep his promise, Bruce has his own way of knowing for sure!