Chapter 131: Family Housekeeping
"I heard your leg is healed, sis." James Jr. said like a homely person, "I have to say, I feel quite sorry, I still prefer you to be in a wheelchair." ”
"I heard you stopped taking your medication." Barbara said, "I think you're better suited to a solitary cell in an insane asylum." ”
As if he hadn't heard, James continued: "I found the idea to be quite tempting, so I decided that I would do it myself......"
With that, he flashed a chainsaw from under his coat behind him and pressed the start switch. The high-speed rotation of the chainsaw gear makes a terrible noise, which makes people feel chilled when they listen to it.
James showed an almost crazy smile: "Come on, sister, don't worry, it won't hurt very much, I'll help you get back in the wheelchair." Oh, of course you won't forget that you can't resist, right? Even if you have the slightest inclination to resist, I can blow up our mothers from here to God on the spot. ”
He grinned and walked forward with the chainsaw, and the bat girl gritted her teeth and unconsciously slid half a step back.
"I doubt it."
The voice on the side attracted James to turn his head, only to see that the winged knight had already walked out of the haunted house with Lady Gordon, and shouted to James, "Lady Gordon is safe." ”
"Who are you?" James stopped and asked Roy coldly.
Batgirl chuckled, "Staying in a mental hospital for too long, huh?" James? Didn't you hear that my sister recently found a helper? It's all over, James, surrender. ”
"Surrender? To you? James laughed as if he had heard something funny, "Are you kidding?" You don't really think that's possible, do you? ”
Ms. Gordon looked at her crazy son and asked bitterly, "Tell me what's going on, James?" Why...... Why is it the way it is? We are supposed to be a family, why do you hate us so much all your life? ”
"Why!?" James suddenly raised his voice and cried out like a mad beast, "Dear Mother, don't you really know? How can you turn a blind eye to all of this? ”
He pointed to the bat girl and asked, "Did she tell you?" This fancy guy is your daughter's business? ”
"Yes, I know, she told me."
"It's her, it's all because of her," James said through gritted teeth as he stared at Barbara, "everything was caused by her, how could you not know?" The perfect Barbara, the clever Barbara, the star who can recite all of Shakespeare's sonnets, and I've always been a pug hiding in the corner begging for attention. She is a ballet star, a little princess for her dad and a little angel for mom. And me? I'm nothing. ”
The bat girl looked at him indifferently: "So, everything you do, these killings are just to get attention?" ”
"No, I just want to torture you and make you suffer." James picked up the chainsaw again, frantically saying, "But now, the plan has changed. Now, I'm going to prove that I'm better than you! ”
He's crazy, even though he's a madman, but now he looks even crazier. He ran towards Batgirl, the spun misty-blind chainsaw in an arc in the moonlight and swept towards Batgirl's waist.
"Don't! Don't let him hurt my daughter! Miss Gordon pulled Roy and shouted.
Roy, but he didn't mean to make a move, and whispered, "You have to trust her, ma'am, your daughter is very good, she can handle it." ”
In the time of speaking, the two had already exchanged hands. James threw the chainsaw twice in a row, but Barbara jumped nimbly to dodge it. By the time he attacked for the third time, Barbara had seen through his movements, almost avoiding the chainsaw's jagged teeth, and slammed a knee into James' wrist in a swift way. The chainsaw, which was already quite heavy, was immediately released and fell to the ground.
"You want to outrun me? James? ”
The Batgirl shouted as she tossed the chainsaw aside and leaned forward. James had a palm in his hand, and a knife in his sleeve fell into his hand, stabbing it under the ribs of the Batgirl.
Batgirl shrank back, elbowed James' knife-wielding hand, and said, "Let me tell you - that can never be!" ”
The voice was thrown with his fist, hitting the bridge of his nose. James' frames were distorted by the powerful blow, and the two heavy lenses shattered one piece. James fell with his head on his back, nosebleeds gushing out.
One piece of his glasses shattered, the other splashed with his own bright red blood, and James looked through his blurred vision at the figure standing in front of him, his cloak obscuring the bright full moon.
"From today onwards, I am the only daughter in my family." She said coldly.
Director Gordon quickly arrived with someone and escorted James Jr. back to Arkham. met his ex-wife who hadn't been seen for a long time, but he didn't say much, just simply asked her if she was okay. Barbara knew that her father had not forgiven her mother for abandoning the family.
The bat girl crouched on the Ferris wheel and watched everything that happened below, and after a long time, she suddenly said to Roy behind her, "If it's time for you to ask me 'Are you okay?' or something, then I'll just say it." I had just sent my murderous brother back to the insane asylum - again, and he almost killed my own mother. So other than that, I'm fine. ”
By this time, the people below had basically walked away, and only Ms. Gordon remained. She walked over to this direction, looking left and right as if she was looking for something.
The bat girl jumped down and came to her mother, taking off her mask.
Ms. Gordon gave her a hug and smiled happily, "Well, it's not quite what I imagined when I came, but I've finally seen my baby girl." I guess you wouldn't have forgiven me easily if it hadn't been for these things. ”
Indeed, if she hadn't experienced the change of little James kidnapping her hostage, she might have been difficult to get her daughter's forgiveness after so many years of leaving Barbara, who was still young at the time, without saying a word.
"So you came to Gotham to see me?"
"Of course, I heard your leg is better." Ms. Gordon said, "I couldn't be happier to see my little angel stand up again......
"Okay, how about we go eat pancakes together tomorrow?" Barbara excitedly proposed, "Daddy is coming too, and a very good friend of mine." ”
As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at the winged knight in the shadows behind her.
Ms. Gordon smiled and shook her head, "No, I've already booked my ticket for tomorrow, and I'm leaving tomorrow." I don't think Jim will forgive me so easily...... And he does have a good reason to do so. I'm sorry, Barbara, but I'm content to not only get my precious daughter's forgiveness, but also to know that you're living so well...... I just hope that you will be happy in the future, that is the only prayer of all parents. ”
After one last close hug, she said, "Love you, Barbara." ”
"Me too, Mom."
Ms. Gordon walked away by dim streetlight, and Barbara looked in that direction, her eyes unconsciously sad.
Roy slowly walked behind her, "I know this must not be easy. I just want you to know...... If you need someone to talk to at any time......"
Speaking of this, he seemed to hesitate about whether to say the second half of the sentence, and only after a full second did he continue: "...... You know. ”
Barbara couldn't help but laugh "poof", it's not easy for this person to say such things, right?
"Thank you." She said sincerely.