Chapter 54: Nightwing Fighters
Dick and Ji Xiaochen were both standing in civilian clothes in front of Wayne Building, Gotham's iconic building.
Ji Xiaochen pointed to the building and asked, "What are we looking for?" It's not going to be Bruce Wayne, is it? ”
Dick explained, "We can't just go to the airport and take a plane to Israel, then find a bus and walk tens or hundreds of kilometers of desert to the Assassin League base camp, right? ”
"You mean there's a flying machine like this?"
After Ji Xiaochen asked, he immediately remembered something, smiled and said, "That's right, there is Lucius here." ”
Lucius Fox, the executive CEO of Wayne Group, is also Batman's tech support staff, and he made almost all of Batman's equipment.
They arrived at Lucius' office.
Lucius sat in his office chair and heard Dick say that Batman had returned to Gotham, his face was pale, of course he was black, and no one else could see his face.
Dick asked, "Have you seen Bruce?" ”
Lucius shook his head and said, "No, you don't say it, I didn't even know he was back, I also want to meet him, I haven't seen him for a long time, and he doesn't even care about the group now." ”
Lucius was saddened.
"Lucius, he's not the Bruce he used to be."
Dick was equally sad.
"Alright, don't waste any time, Lucius, we need your help."
Ji Xiaochen didn't want them to waste too much time talking about Batman, and now every minute missing might risk Batman and the Joker fighting to the death.
Dick only then reacted and said, "Yes, yes, Lucius, we need a plane, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" ”
Lucius smiled wickedly.
He got up and walked over to the statue, twisted its head, and the door to the chamber opened.
The two followed Lucius into the chamber.
The space in this chamber is so large, a whole floor, and the weapons, chariots, and fighter planes placed in it can arm an army.
Dick was used to such scenes, and Ji Xiaochen was dumbfounded, he finally saw Batman's real arsenal, which was much more spectacular than the Batcave.
"Dick, come over here."
Lucius waited for the two in front of a warplane.
It was a small Quin-style fighter plane shaped like a bird, but it was dyed black all over its body, and blue in parts.
Lucius introduced: "This is what Bruce asked me to prepare for you a long time ago, the name is for you, it's called Nightwing, he asked me to give it to you when the time is right, I think now is the right time." ”
Dick burst into tears and was moved: "I can't imagine that Bruce will think of giving me such a valuable gift after I fly solo, I really ......"
Ji Xiaochen also wanted to have such a plane, but envy was envy, and time was important, so he urged: "Can you go?" ”
"Yes, yes, we'll go now."
Dick and Ji Xiaochen immediately got into the fighter.
The design inside the Nightwing is almost identical to that of the Bat, and Dick can adapt to the operation immediately.
Lucius shouted outside, "I'm not going to ask you why you need him, you must have your own reasons, but what I want to say is that you must save Bruce." ”
Dick gave Lucius a thumbs up.
Lucius stepped over to the wall and pressed a red button.
The ceiling immediately opened, and a cloudy sky appeared above the two of them.
Ji Xiaochen could only sigh: "It's amazing!" ”
"Sit tight."
Dick reminded.
Ji Xiaochen pulled his seat belt to prove that he had sat firmly.
"Let's go!"
The Nightwing fighter's downward thruster slowly lifted the plane into the air, and when it was completely above the Wayne Tower, Dick pushed the push rod, the main thruster ignited, and the fighter sliced through the sky, and flew out of Gotham in a few seconds.
Lucius pressed the red button again, and the ceiling closed again.
He had to close the cubicle again, and he didn't know when he would be able to use it again.
As soon as I got back to the office, the lights suddenly dimmed.
Lucius didn't panic, he was a little surprised, and smiled at the darkness in the room, "What day is today?" Dick, who I haven't seen in a long time, came to see me, but I didn't expect you to finally come to see me. ”
A deep voice came from the darkness, "Lucius, what is Dick looking for him?" ”
That's Batman's voice, and Batman slowly emerges from the darkness.
"He wanted a plane, and I gave him your bar mig-rae ceremony."
Lucius replied to Batman as he returned to his office chair.
Batman paused, and he felt a tingle in his heart, but soon he lost that feeling and asked indifferently, "What does he want the plane for?" ”
Lucius shook his head and said, "I don't know, you know me, I only provide you with technical support, never ask about the use, this is the rule we set when we cooperated." ”
The rules were originally set by Batman, and Batman was speechless.
Lucius said, "You didn't come to me to talk to me about Dick, did you?" Otherwise, you've just shown up to meet Dick, and you're deliberately avoiding him. ”
It turned out that Batman had already arrived at Wayne Tower, and Lucius had known about it for a long time, but Lucius had not debunked it.
"Yes, I'm here for your help, Joker......"
Before Batman could finish explaining, he saw Lucius stretch out his hand and signal Batman to stop.
"You have forgotten the rules yourself, you don't need to explain so much to me, you just tell me what you need."
Lucius was the most principled of people.
Batman paused and said, "I need to kick-start that plan." ”
Lucius was suddenly stunned, his face full of fear, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Are you really sure you want to do this?"
Lucius confirms again with Batman.
Batman said firmly, "I'm pretty sure that these are extraordinary times, I need extraordinary means, I need the help of that plan." All you have to tell me now is if you've got that plan ready? ”
"I've been ready for a long time, but ......"
Lucius hesitated.
"Now that you're ready, you don't have to worry about it, leave that plan to me."
Batman was afraid that Lucius would hesitate any longer, so he forced it.
Lucius stood up and said, "Well, I can leave it to you without doing anything, but I still have to warn you that if that project is activated, Gotham will become hell." ”
Batman pointed to Gotham outside the window and said coldly: "Gotham is already hell." ”