Chapter 82: A Little Bit of Reason Left
Indeed, I don't know why, in Gotham City, no matter how powerful the other heroes are, there is still no way to make it a normal city.
Even people like Superman are the same.
In many planes, Batman has tried to bring Superman to Gotham City and let him deal with the criminals, but the results are all the same, that is, it is useless.
The main reason why Batman has been able to be active in the front line of Gotham City's struggle against sinners for so long is because he is hiding in the dark, if a character like Superman comes with brilliance and clashes with people head-on, then it is estimated that on the second day of his arrival in Gotham, more than half of the sinners have gathered together to discuss dozens of ways to kill him.
Taking a step back, even if Superman can really survive the attacks of various schemes, and abandon his wife and children, and finally arrest those criminals, put them in prison, and even kill them, but this is only in exchange for a moment of peace.
As mentioned earlier, Gotham is called Sin City not just because of the criminals, but because of the city itself.
Those so-called criminals are nothing but the 'sins' born of the city, they die, there will be others to take over, the city, there is never a lack of people, are waiting to be corrupted by sin.
And in this sin city, the only person who has not been corrupted, or will never be corrupted, is an ancient and powerful race, the Wayne family.
The existence of the Wayne family can be traced back to the founding of the city, and it can even be said that Gotham was founded by the Wayne family.
At the same time, this family has also been committed to balancing the sins of the city for hundreds of years, so that it can continue to store the sins of the various planes in peace, and will not be blown up by breeding too much.
Like Bruce. Wayne's grandfather, he established the Wayne Group, secretly supported the Owl Court, and checked the balance between Falcone, Copote and other underworld families, which allowed Gotham to grow up steadily.
And Bruce's father, using his identity as a businessman, really put the Wayne Group on the table of a 'city foundation', here, at least 70% of the people are working for the Wayne Group, and the remaining 20% are basically invested by the Wayne Group, so to speak, 'Gotham City' renamed 'Wayne City' almost no one will be a little dissatisfied.
As for getting to Bruce. Wayne's generation has no need to worry about the construction of the city, funds, etc., so Bruce started on [Sin] itself, incarnating as a knight who balances both ends of the scale, so as to continue to make Gotham City move forward steadily.
And all this is indifferently not a person lying on the ears of the Wayne family and telling them that they should do this, but a plan that has been set at the beginning of the establishment of this container, just like the operation of all things in the universe.
However, this power to counterbalance sin went wrong one day.
In the process of growing up the next generation born in the Wayne family, that is, when Bruce Wayne was 8 years old, a gunshot rang out, ending the life of the previous generation of the Wayne family ahead of schedule.
At the same time, it also planted a seed of sin in Bruce Wayne's heart, and it was he who became an unstable factor.
And in the following decades, although Bruce Wayne still traveled the rules of the Knight of the Scales, that seed gradually took root in his heart, and finally, one day, this seed completely eroded Bruce's spirit...... He killed someone.
This pleasure made Bruce immediately addicted to it, and he couldn't help himself.
This is an inevitable outcome, and not just one plane, but in all planes, Bruce Wayne will face such an outcome, sooner or later, in short, he will always come.
"This is your fate, forgive me for using such words to describe you, but...... You are imperfect after all, and sooner or later the sins of your hearts will turn you into monsters, and none of them will be spared. The dark shadow continued, "Think about why you don't dare to sleep every night, think about your suspicions that grow with age, think about your pain, and look at yourself around you, I know you've all felt this way......"
The silence continued...... Finally, a man broke the suffocating silence.
"Well, whether you're telling the truth or not, but I want to know...... What would happen if we really got to the point when we were eroded and forgot ourselves? ”
"Hey, hey, hey......" At this time, the hideous-faced Bruce Wayne suddenly smiled: "Good news, you should be glad that so far, no plane of Bruce Wayne has really been completely eroded." However, there is also the bad news, and that is that the most corrupted person is standing before you right now. ”
As he spoke, his scarlet eyes barely daring to look at him.
"I don't know how long I haven't slept, my body is crumbling, but I don't dare to sleep, because as long as my willpower is slightly out of control, even for a second, I don't know what will become of me when I wake up, Alfred is the best proof that after I woke up for the last time, I even wanted to kill him, it was a sad memory...... Hey, hey, hey....." he said with a smile, his tone had nothing to do with sadness: "Of course, even machines wear out one day, and now, stimulants have almost no effect, I don't know how long I can survive, of course it's okay if I die, but if this city doesn't have that so-called [Counterbalance], guess what, what will happen?" ”
"Hey, hey, hey...... A bottle full of ink suddenly burst open in the clear water - bang! Bruce's hand snapped into an explosive motion: "To be honest, now I really want to see what that scene will be, but it's okay...... I still have a little sanity left. ”
“...... Of course, it was only a little bit, so I thought of a very good plan, or rather, the arrival of Mr. Sin made me think of a plan. As he spoke, he gestured politely to the black mist beside him with his hand.
"That is, make a container large enough, many, much larger than Gotham, enough to hold the sinful elements of all planes, you can let the pitch-black ink toss around, and you don't have to worry about it exploding, because in that plane, there is no clear water at all......"