42. Put on the battle robe again

When the bloodied Punisher slammed open the window of his house and came in, Matt, who was sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but sigh, and said that he was going through the front door, why did he always have to open the window......

"Can you please not ......"

Matt, who smelled the pungent bloody smell, his face couldn't help but change, and he swallowed the teasing words that he wanted to say, he quickly moved the panting punisher to the sofa, and then turned out a portable medical kit containing hemostatic bandages and disinfectant iodine from the house.

Matt used to patrol Hell's Kitchen every night in a red devil's robe, looking for gangsters and street thugs who had broken the law. At that time, injuries were a common occurrence for him.

Although he can't see, Matt has more developed super senses than ordinary people, almost all of the punisher's body is knife wounds, narrow wounds criss-crossed, blood soaked the black skull T-shirt, when did Hell's Kitchen emerge again a master of using cold weapons?

With doubts in his heart, Matt treated the wounds of the near-comatose Punisher and bandaged it simply, he had already decided to give up his identity as Daredevil and say goodbye to his previous life, but he and the Punisher used to be on the same side, they both hated crime and wanted to change Hell's Kitchen with their own power, but the Punisher was angry at the loss of his family, and he was for the inner sense of justice.

"Matt ......"

I don't know how long it took, but the punisher opened his eyes, his consciousness gradually woke up from his drowsiness, he had at least a dozen wounds all over his body, and his body had lost a lot of blood, if it wasn't for his strong physique, he would have been sent to the hospital morgue.

"I don't want to know anything about the crime syndicate, Frank, I've managed to live a peaceful life and forget about Daredevil...... The reason why I'm going to take you in and help you with your wounds, instead of just taking you to the police station or the hospital, is just because we used to be friends, so don't get me into the whirlpool of sin again! ”

Matt sat in the dark, as if he knew what the Punisher was going to say, he didn't want to be swept into the great maelstrom of filth, sin, Hell's Kitchen had always been like this, he had thought that Kim was not the culprit in all this, but the underworld emperor had fallen, and the criminal activities had not decreased, but had become more intense, and the gangs were fighting like wild dogs for turf.

"Matt, the anger inside you is really gone?!" The Punisher on the couch struggled to his feet, his eyes full of anger staring directly at the figure in the darkness.

"Your father is known as 'Flame Fighter' Jack Murdoch, and he has to fight for the gang boss for a living, and this kind of secretly manipulated game sometimes requires your father to play fake matches to help the gang make a greater profit. That time you wanted to go to your father's game, and for that he won the game against the orders of the gangsters, but the result was ......"

"Shut up! Frank! Matt yelled in a suppressed angry tone.

“…… As a result, he was killed by the gang and died in an alley! The law you believe in doesn't bring the killer to justice, because that bastard bribed the police and threatened the jury, and even if the evidence is conclusive, he can still get away with the murder! ”

"When the law can't find justice for people, we do it ourselves, isn't that why you became Daredevil? Why are you holding back like a coward now?! ”

Not to be outdone, the Punisher responded, his low, hoarse voice filled with endless pain and anger, and he hated those who committed crimes, and longed to send them all to hell!

"I'm not like you......" Matt muttered as if he had lost his strength all of a sudden.

He once tried to use his powers to uphold justice, and as a result, he lost his lover, and Erica was killed by the Hand Man; Friend Fergue left the law firm and drifted away from him; Karen, who was by her side, also chose to leave. Putting on the Daredevil mask meant carrying a heavy responsibility and a price, and Matt felt tired, and he couldn't go on any longer.

"Erica is alive." Looking at the decadent Matt, the Punisher spoke the news. "She's mingling with the people of the Hand Clan, following a woman's orders, and she's stronger than ever, and even I'm no match!"

"I saw with my own eyes that Shin stabbed Erica and she fell into my arms, and I buried her with Stickman...... You're telling me now that Erica is still alive and staying with the Hand that killed her? ”

Matt's voice carried a hint of anger, watching his lover die in his arms, this was an eternal pain in his heart: "Frank, although we are friends, don't joke with Erica!" ”

"You think I'm cheating on you? The wounds on my body were all inflicted by your dear Erica with a Japanese katana, she is no longer the person you remember, Matt, the people of the Hand call her 'Black Sky', her body is occupied by another being, and she has become a cold-blooded and ruthless killing machine! ”

The Punisher staggered to his feet and pulled a bottle of beer out of the fridge, pouring the icy liquid down his throat to calm the bandaged man a little.

"Matt, the Hand is planning a huge conspiracy, there is a big hole under their new position, the Midtown Circle Financial Company, the earthquake in Hell's Kitchen was caused by those people in the Hand Club, if you continue to let them go, I don't know what terrible consequences will lead, a war is coming, we have to fight for Hell's Kitchen!"

The Punisher told Matt everything he knew, hoping that the old friend would put on the Red Demon suit again, become Daredevil again, and work with him to stop the Hand plot.

"Put on that mask and come with me to save Hell's Kitchen and save your Erica!"

Matt was silent, he closed his empty eyes, and many deliberately forgotten memories flooded into his heart, growing up in an orphanage, being taught by a blind man, admitted to Columbia University, determined to become a good lawyer......

After graduating, Matt understood that the law may be impartial, but its enforcers may not be so, that there is too much injustice and darkness in the world, and that a blind lawyer alone cannot fight against the capitalists who can afford a whole team of lawyers, nor can he sanction the gang leaders who are complicit with the police.

So he put on a mask, and with his super-senses and martial arts skills he learned from the sticks, he became the Red Demon of Hell's Kitchen, who specializes in troublesome with the gangsters.

"Frank, maybe you're right - if you want to make peace, you have to be ready to fight." Matt rose from the darkness and pulled open the cubicle in the living room, where the red suit and mask with demonic horns were displayed.

Matt, who put on Daredevil's suit again, turned to the Punisher and said, "Do we have any other teammates?" Two people alone can't deal with the Hand Club. ”

The Punisher, covered in white bandages, laughed, his voice as hoarse as metal rubbing: "Of course, you're not alone in Hell's Kitchen's heroes. ”