"Underestimate them, and you'll pay the price."

Lei Xiaogu said calmly: "I don't refute. ”

At this time, a message also came from the communication channel in his headset: "The mission has failed." ”

Lei Xiaogu looked at Batman and smiled: "Your person really looks good, and once again, my plan was terminated by you." Sometimes I really want to ask you, detective, how you teach every apprentice so well. ”

He didn't wait for Batman to answer, and immediately ordered in the communication channel: "Retreat today." ”

Nightwing said, "What? You don't think we're going to let you run away like that, do you? Old man? ”

Lei Xiaogu, who was obviously in a subdued state, but still had a strong posture, laughed softly. Instead of answering Nightwing's question directly, he asked Batman, "What do you say?" Detective? ”

Without saying a word, Batman let go of the batrang attached to his neck, stood up and let him go.

"What? Batman, you can't," Nightwing shouted, "he's a terrorist!" ”

"I'm a ninja master." Lei Xiaogu corrected arrogantly, "You know very well that you can't hold me up. Even if you do make up some high-tech prison that keeps me from getting out, my people will find me and set me free in a day. Unless, of course, you're willing to kill me on the spot now, that's a different story. ”

Then he looked at Batman and sighed at Batman for letting him live, "That's your weakness, detective." Think about it, if you had killed me just now, how much trouble would it have been for you? I've never seen such a perfect person to succeed me as you, but I guess God just wants everything to be perfect, and your moral bottom line is your flaw. ”

Ignoring his words, Batman said coldly: "I let you go today, you owe me." In return, I ask you to pledge as a Master Ninja and never touch Gotham again! ”

"I can't guarantee that." Lei Xiaogu straightened his shirt and said, "But I do appreciate the wise decision you made, so I promised you not to touch Gotham for a long time to come." But you have to understand that Gotham City is terminally ill, and you're not alone."

At this point, he paused, glanced at Nightwing and Red Robin, and said, "Or a few people can change something." Gotham has become a cancer of its own, and one day it will have to be removed. ”

Nightwing complained to Red Robin, who had just resumed his actions, "Whatever the crazy old man says is mostly nonsense, at least he finally remembered us, did he?" ”

"If there's anything else you want to plan for Gotham, great, I'll be here all the time." Batman said.

"I'm sure you will, detective." Lei Xiaogu walked away slowly, leaving another sentence before his figure disappeared around the corner, "If you change your mind, the position of the Master Ninja will always be waiting for you here, detective." Believe it or not, one day you will fall into deep enough darkness that you may change your mind. ”

Top floor of Wayne Building.

Lei Xiaogu personally brought people up and freed his daughter from a ball of slimy gel. With such a large group of ninjas, and Lei Xiaogu himself in charge, Roy, who was already injured, was of course unable to get benefits, so he simply didn't do it again.

"You lost to the detective's men?" Lei Xiaogu's tone towards his daughter was quite harsh.

Talia, who had just regained her freedom, stretched her muscles, glanced at Roy, and said, "Yes, he is very powerful, and he has more potential." ”

"But refuse to join us." Lei Xiaogu had already guessed, "'His' people are like this. ”

"yes." Talia and her father walked off the rooftop arm in arm, "just as stubborn." ”

Not long after the Assassins left, Batman and the other three made it to the top.

Nightwing whistled: "Rookie, you're doing a great job!" Let Xiaoba give you such an evaluation. ”

They asked Barbara about the situation at the top before they came up, and Barbara had already given Roy a pretty high rating on the communication channel.

Batman silently walked up to Roy: "You're doing a good job, very good, in fact." You have proven your talent and your quality, and you have played a vital role in our victory. ”

After a pause, his eyes behind the mask looked at Roy seriously and said, "Maybe you're willing to officially become a member of the Bat Family?" ”

Both Red Robin and Nightwing were surprised at this time. They know Batman well and know that it's almost impossible for Batman to trust someone completely, and it takes a lot of effort to establish the most basic trust. But this rookie who has just joined this industry, Batman directly wants to accept him as a member of the Bat family, which shows that Batman really values him.

But Roy shook his head and said, "Thank you, but I think I still like to be alone." ”

With that, he turned and jumped down from the Wayne Building, disappearing into the night in a moment.

The incident was basically over, and Director Gordon stopped fleeing and returned to court. A recording of Falcone's confession provided by an anonymous citizen completely cleared the charge against Commissioner Gordon for murder, and as for his escape during the escort, the judge and the jury made a rare statement that they would not pursue the case if they were extenuating circumstances.

Of course, this matter will not leave a bad file in Director Gordon's clean record. The successor director, Forbes, was reported by one of his subordinates for colluding with crime boss Calmine Falcone, and not only lost his hat, but also faced a series of accusations of his own. And Director Jim Gordon, who belongs to the hearts of Gotham citizens, returned to his position as director amid the cheers of the majority of Gotham citizens.

And Roy, the deserved-most contributor to all this, now seems to have completely forgotten these things, sitting on the sofa in his apartment with his legs crossed, looking through a pile of past Gotham City case files. He found the city to be a plague and a lot of fun, with intractable psychotic, high-IQ criminals and mysteries. He was even a little annoyed that he hadn't been reborn into this world sooner so that he could have the opportunity to experience these puzzles firsthand.

Barbara quietly pushed the wheelchair in front of him. Roy didn't know if he noticed it or not, and continued to look down at the file, frowning from time to time, as if he was thinking.

Barbara took a deep breath and seemed to organize her words for a moment before she spoke, "Thank you for that." ”

"Oh."

"For what you helped my father do and what you saved Gotham, wow, I still think it's incredible." Barbara sighed.

"Well, it should be." Roy still didn't look up.

"Then I have one more question. Why do you say that you are reluctant to join the bat family? ”

Roy's hand stopped.

"You know what? I didn't say I wanted to join you and put on the uniform, for the same noble reasons as you. Roy said suddenly.

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"For the sake of excitement." Roy put down the case file and leaned back on the couch with his hands behind his head, "Just like the excitement of the nerve endings that I've always been obsessed with solving puzzles and seeking the truth of extraordinary mysteries when I uncover them, I find the process of running for the mystery by wearing a straitjacket, which is to follow clues while wandering outside the law, is even more exciting." But these days down"

He pondered for a moment, and seemed to be unable to describe it.

"I don't know, but after doing what you said - saving the city and proving the innocence of the innocent good cops, maybe I found some reason to fight other than to find excitement."

Barbara smiled, and the smile was quite cute.

"So you feel guilty that your reason for wearing the uniform is not as noble as ours, so you refuse to join?"

Roy rolled his eyes, "No, as I said, I like to be alone. ”

Barbara smiled, and instead of breaking him, she said, "Actually, we're all the same." Every one of us who is influenced by 'him' and inspired to put on a suit to try to make Gotham better is content to fight in the thrill of life and the thrill of helping others at the same time. Except for 'him'. ”

Speaking of this, Barbara was a little sad.

"Batman?" Roy asked.

Barbara nodded, "It's just Batman, unlike everyone else." I don't know if he also felt content to help others, or if he was fascinated by his nocturnal movements. But everyone who knows him well knows that the reasons that drive Bruce to do this are cruel.

Bruce Wayne's life ended with his parents in Crime Alley many years ago, and that moment was also the beginning of Batman's life. Since then, until now, Bruce Wayne is just a mask of Batman, and the loneliness and pain behind the mask that no one can understand, and no one can resolve. Cruel as cruel as it is, these are the things that made Batman. ”

Without saying a word, Roy reopened the file in his hand and stared at the picture of Batman attached to the case file.

"What an amazing guy." He muttered.

Watching him sink back into the couch and bury his head between the files, Barbara sighed, "All in all, thank you for doing it for my father." And "

She said this, as if she was struggling with something.

But then she realized that the guy didn't seem to be listening.

It's obviously very worth being angry about, and he completely ignores you when he's obsessed with his own world. But I can't help but feel that the way he looks when he is immersed in solving puzzles is perhaps the most attractive time

Sighing softly, Barbara walked away in a wheelchair, but her heart was fluctuating with an inexplicable throbbing.