Cocktail party, this is a way of communication in the upper class, many times, dignitaries need to put serious things, in a less serious occasion, in order to reach an agreement, and at other times, a drinking party will be held for some special people, compared to the first occasion, the second is more casual.

Of course, no drinking party can be just for fun, and you have to admit that people in the upper class do everything for a purpose.

For example, tonight's drinking party at Wayne House was held for Harvey Dent, Gotham's rising star and hopeful Knight of Light, and Bruce Wayne, the true son of Gotham, wanted to raise a sum of money for Harvey to support Harvey's "non-bail bill", which was set up alone for Gotham's gang-infested environment.

According to Harvey's vision, in this conservative gang-infested city, once the charges are found and above a certain limit, criminals will not be entitled to bail for five years, and it is clear that if this bill is passed by the state court, the law and order environment in Gotham will immediately improve to a higher level.

But in this country, money is the only way to make progress, so Harvey Dent, although he doesn't like this kind of staggered occasions, he has to come and raise enough money for the advancement of the "Dante Act", and for this, he is very grateful to Bruce Wayne, the famous playboy and world-famous rich man in Gotham.

However, what worries Harvey is that he is pursuing the relationship between Rachel Dawes and Bruce Wayne, for Bruce Wayne, Rachel has a special feeling, which Harvey has always known, although she behaves like a separation, but it is obvious that in Rachel's heart, Bruce Wayne is not a dispensable person.

This is also the reason why Harvey pursued for a year, but did not get Rachel's favor, but things are not without progress, they have dated several times recently, and it can be seen that Rachel is starting to accept him.

That's a good thing, coupled with the recent gang arrests, which has kept Harvey in a good mood.

"I said, I'm probably going to be going to do this kind of event a lot in the future. ”

Bruce Wayne was picking out clothes for tonight's cocktail with Alfred's help, and he said to the old butler with a hint of a smile,

"Harvey did a good job, once his bill was passed, I could be "idle" and live my own life. ”

There was a kind of helplessness on his face, "I really don't like the life of a playboy." ”

Alfred also smiled, "Of course, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, you see, young master, I am very old, I am now desperately hoping that I can retire, and then move to Italy or Rome, enjoy the life of an old man, you can also learn how to manage the company from Lucius, Wayne Industries is your family business after all." ”

"Ah, spare me, old Ah Fu, if you really want to do that, I'll go crazy. ”

He smiled, "By the way, how is the renovation of the hometown?"

Alfred thought for a moment, "It's going to be about 3-4 months, you know, Wayne Castle is a big building, it's not that easy to repair, what, don't you like life in Wayne Mansion?"

"I can't talk about whether I like it or not..."

Bruce stood on the edge of the 25th floor of Wayne Tower, looking at the brightly lit city below, a smile on the corner of his mouth, with a hint of anticipation,

"I just wondered if my wedding with Rachel could be placed in Wayne Castle, so that the ancestors of the Wayne family could see their descendants get married, and continue the history of the Wayne family, Ah Fu... I felt like it was time for me to take a break from another life. ”

"Gotham already has a hero under the light, a brave man who can protect the city without a mask, the Righteous One, Harvey Dent, people like him and call him the Knight of Light, he solved everything I couldn't solve with the means of the law, so let Batman be history, it doesn't bring hope, and Harvey can. ”

A trace of worry flashed across the old butler's face, and he fiddled with his bow tie in his hand and whispered,

"But Rachel and Harvey have been getting close lately..."

Bruce turned his head with a smile, he patted the shoulder of the remaining family member, and smiled gently,

"What's the matter, Ah Fu, are you worried that Rachel will be tricked away by Harvey? Are you so unconfident in my charm? I made a promise with her that after I finish becoming Bruce Wayne, we'll have a good time... In the name of husband and wife. ”

"Hey, you young people, you can solve it yourself. ”

Ah Fu smiled and tied the bow tie for Bruce, then moved his shoulders and whispered,

"I'll go over there and take a look, Lucius is there today to help you upgrade that probe's data, I'll come back with him, and you'll have to organize this reception before I get back. ”

"Isn't it?"

Bruce had a headache and said, "Without you, I don't know anything about this stuff." ”

"You're not even afraid of those vicious gangsters, are you still afraid to get along with these rich people?"

Ah Fu quipped, "The owner of the Wayne family can't be so weak. ”

"Trust me, Ah Fu, the gangsters are much easier to deal with than they are. ”

Bruce smiled and hugged the old butler, "Come back early." ”

Ten minutes later, Alfred walked into the abandoned factory of Wayne Industries in the docklands, he walked into the dim warehouse as usual, pressed a series of passwords, the floor of the warehouse sank, and in the not very bright underground, he saw Lucius sitting in front of the computer from a distance, the current executive of Wayne Industries, at this time, will become Batman's assistant, helping him maintain his black technology used to fight crime.

"Lucius, we need to finish here early tonight, Bruce's cocktail party may require you to come up to the stage to speak, you know, my young master has never been very good at this kind of activity, and he almost ruined the reputation of the Wayne family last time. ”

Ah Fu took off his coat, put it in his hand, and chattered, but did not get a response from Lucius, the intuition of the once ace mercenary made Ah Fu feel that something was wrong, he cautiously approached Lucius, and reached out to the dark room by the wall with his left hand, trying to hold the pistol used for self-defense.

But... He touched the void.

"Dear Alfred, are you looking for this?"

A familiar voice sounded from behind him, Alfred's face changed suddenly at this moment, he didn't look back, he knew who it was, he said with an angry voice,

"Cyber, we haven't offended you! We're working together, are you going to hurt your friend now?"

"No, no, no, I never hurt my friends, you're my friend, Lucius too, so is Bruce..."

Wearing a baseball cap and a black trench coat, Cyber came out of the shadows behind him, walked up to Ah Fu, helped him straighten the collar, and then put the pistol in his hand in Ah Fu's hand, and Lucius, who was smiling bitterly, also raised his hands and turned around, and in the space next to the computer that took up a lot of ground, Selena, who was also wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, stood up with a pistol.

"Ah Fu, I just need a little help from you. ”

"The Joker is here, that madman is here for Batman, and I, and I have some "personal" contradictions with him... I'd be happy to help your young master out of that problem, but I need a set of armor that can protect me from a hail of bullets and violent explosions. ”

Old Ah Fu stared at him with slanted eyes, and said viciously,

"So you just came over and borrowed?

Cyber shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression on his face,

"What can I do? You see, I've killed so many people, and if Bruce knew I was alive, he'd definitely come and reason with me, you know, he's pretty stubborn in that regard, even the scum. ”

He narrowed his eyes, approached Alfred, and whispered in his ear,

"Ah Fu, judging from your wise life experience, do you really think that it is the right choice to leave the life of a mad dog like the Joker? Batman will not kill him, he will only bury the consequences for himself... But I can, I can kill him without mercy and make this hidden danger disappear completely, and don't forget the story you told me, that madman has already made it clear that he is coming for Bruce, you see, Dude Afu, I care about my buddy Bruce as much as you do. ”

A sneer appeared at the corner of Cyber's mouth,

"So cooperate, Alfred, I'll help him solve this problem once and for all, right tonight!"

Alfred's expression became serious, he took a step back, looked at Cyber with a hint of distrust, he thought for a moment, and asked,

"You mean, the Joker is going to stir things up tonight?"

"Yes, the Joker left three targets, Lauber's idiot, Judge Cyrillo and Harvey Dent, Lauber is probably dead, we saved Cyrillo, and now, Harvey Dent is in the Wayne Building, the Joker will definitely come. ”

Cyber laughed, "He's talking counts, isn't he? He's going to force Bruce to take off his mask, that's what that madman wants to do, he wants to reveal Batman's identity, he wants to destroy Bruce! Can we make him do that? We can't!"

He took a deep breath and spread his hands,

"If you don't trust me, Ah Fu, come on, shoot me with one shot, and if you care about your young master's reputation, then cooperate with me and "lend" Bruce's spare armor to me. ”

"You know, I've got enough of it to get this out of the way. ”

He glanced back at Lucius and gestured with a not-so-friendly gesture,

"I've had enough of my monkey stuff, I can't wait for a genuine, real thing to fight! Alright, my little darling, put down your gun, look what you've scared Mr. Lucius into... Apologize to him, okay?"

Selena reluctantly put down the gun, for this 16-year-old girl, it was enough for her to be excited to really come to Batman's secret base, but because the conversation between Cyber and Ah Fu was low-voiced, she still didn't know the identity of Batman.

In fact, no normal person would unite the nocturnal Batman with the world-famous rich man, and Selena scoffed at this nonsense.

Lucius was free, and he looked at Selena, and he looked at Seber, and said faintly,

"Your little girlfriend is very spicy, and she is a perfect match for you as a violent person. ”

"Alright, it's just a misunderstanding, don't be angry, brother Lucius!"

Cyber pushed a few steps away at Ah Fu's signal, rubbed his hands excitedly, and watched Ah Fu press three times in a hidden place next to the wall, and the tightly fitting ground rose at this moment, and a glass cabinet was hidden in it, which was a complete set of the latest bat armor after 4 modifications by Lucius.

Cyber circled around the suit several times, then looked at the time on his phone and said to Lucius,

"There's still enough time, man, let's revamp this dark thing and make it more aesthetically pleasing to me... Dark red, melee weapons, with guns, yes ... I didn't need the mask, I brought my old one, I'm a person who always likes to use old things. ”

Cyber took out the ghostly face that had been distorted in the previous explosion from his back, the flames and explosions had made a mess of the paint on its surface, the dark red had been peeled off a lot, it looked like a broken devil's face, but it was even more hideous than before, the black marks left by the flames were like three claw marks.

After Cyber brought the ghost face, even Alfred had to admit that in addition to the previous weirdness, it added a touch of more ferocity, more madness, and more frightening momentum to Cyber.

Cyber's voice distorted by the voice changer rang out in the bat cave, and he looked at the armor that was being quickly changed by Lucius with some kind of complex device, and said faintly,

"I thought, I'll call it... The red ghost, the ghost that crawled out of death... I love the name, by the way, my knife is still in storage with Harvey, I'll have to find a chance to get it back, he won't refuse... Yes. ”