Batman rarely goes out during the day, and when he chooses to appear in Gotham City during the day, it means that he has something very important to do, such as catching the car thief who pried his tires off.

Batman is not very angry about the theft of his Batmobile tires, but feels a little ridiculous, a person who can independently crack the Batmobile security system, but in Gotham can only be a car thief, this city is really magical to the extreme.

It was not difficult for Batman to find the stronghold of this car thief, apparently, these two thieves who prying off tires were not as strong in terms of anti-reconnaissance work as technically, and it didn't take long for Batman to touch the cellar in the alleys of Capuch Street.

There was no security in the underground base, and Batman didn't have much trouble getting inside, and then found the tire that was hanging on the wall before he had time to dispose of it.

Originally, according to normal development, Batman should have waited here for the rabbit, waited for the owner here, and then arrested him.

Batman originally planned to do the same, but on the way to wait for the thief to return, Batman was idle and began to investigate the base.

But the more he investigated, the more confused Batman became, and all signs showed that it was not adults living here, but a few children.

It's actually easy to judge, the floor here is not a floor or tiles, but fine sand, and the footprints left have not been cleaned, so you can see that they are not adults, and the tools on the tool table have also left fingerprints, all of which show that the person who used these tools is a child under the age of ten.

Batman was surprised, but also had some other thoughts, he knew that the adults in Gotham City were almost hopeless, their thinking concepts and ways of doing things had been formed, except for throwing them in prison and locked up, there was almost no other way to deal with them, but children were different.

Batman also knows that even if the children in Gotham are worse than the children in other cities, forming gangs and fighting in the streets every day, as long as they are children, they have the possibility of getting better in education, especially if they are so talented.

In the evening, Jason, who was wearing a shabby jacket, was limping into his base, and the little slippery head supported him, and said helplessly: "I know that you have to fight with them in order to keep your own turf, but the fights have been too frequent recently, and your injuries last time have not ......healed."

Jason wiped the corner of his mouth, and there was a trail of blood running down it. It was dyed on the sleeves of his clothes, but he was used to it, and he bared his teeth and said, "I can't help it, those damn red-mouthed thugs are pressing too hard, if I give up the territory at the entrance of the alley, then we really won't make any money......"

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, then broke free of the little slippery hand that held him, walked to the cellar, opened the door, and slowly climbed down.

Afraid that he would fall, Little Slippery hurriedly followed him and helped him, but as they reached the workbench, they heard the cellar door click and lock, and a dark shadow appeared behind them.

The two of them were taken aback, and when they turned around, Xiao Sliding looked at the dress of the black shadow opposite and said, "Batman??? ”

Batman paused, and he asked, "You know me?" ”

Jason glanced back at the bat tire he hung on the wall, then at the unangry Batman in front of him, and then at the cellar door that had been locked, knowing that he couldn't escape, he leaned back on the workbench behind him and said, "Well, how could we not know you?" The famous hero Batman ......"

But there was no reverence and admiration in his tone, only deep boredom, Xiao Slippery looked at the current situation in the field, he rubbed his hands, and said to Batman: "I'm sorry, Batman, it was true that we stole your Batmobile tires, but we didn't destroy it, you can take it back, don't worry about us......"

"After all......" Xiao Slippery pushed his glasses and said, "The police station doesn't accept children of our age, you arrest us, they will send us back tomorrow, why don't we sincerely apologize to you and avoid this process......"

Batman looked at Jason, he saw a deep bruise on Jason's exposed neck, and the corners of his mouth looked like he had been beaten, not to mention the blood rubbing on his sleeve, and he asked, "How did you get hurt like this?" ”

Jason shook his head, showing a fierce expression, as if he didn't want to talk to Batman at all, but fortunately, there was still a little slippery head present, he said: "He's the boss of the Capuchin Gang, and he has to fight with others in order to grab territory......"

"And it won!" Jason emphasized.

"How the hell did you pry my tires off?"

"What's so hard about that?" Jason deliberately raised his voice and said, "Your car is terrible, if it weren't for the tires being too big, I would have unloaded all four of your tires!" ”

His words are mixed with some slang and swear words commonly used by local gangsters, and the tone of his speech is very similar to that of a gangster, from his manners to his temperament, he is a typical bad boy.

Batman was not angered by his behavior, because he had been a vigilante in Gotham for so long, and all the children he met were of this virtue.

"Batman, leave us alone, we're just a bunch of kids, Jason stole your tires just because he was in a hurry to use the money, we know it's wrong to steal, but there's no other way."

Little Slippery explained to Batman: "Jason's Capuchtail Gang has a dozen children, five or six of them are too young, they are always bullied by the older children of other gangs when they go to sell cigarettes, and they can't sell much in a day, Jason must earn money to help them, or they will be killed by their leader." ”

Batman frowned and asked, "You mean, the kids under him are all cigarette vendors?" ”

"That's right, aren't all the members of the Boys' Gang?"

"Who are they going to pay for?"

"Their heads, usually some older children, and then these children are handed over to their 'mom and dad'."

"And then?"

Xiao Slipper shook his head and said, "I don't know, I didn't do this, but I heard that they will hand it over layer by layer to a person called the big boss." ”

"That's not what you're doing?" Batman looked at Slippery and saw that he was indeed different from the usual children in Gotham, he didn't wear a jacket, but a half-new turtleneck, a pot lid, and glasses, looking more like a nerd.

"I'm a skilled worker, and now I go to a vocational school in Gotham, and Jason saved my life, so I'm going to follow him."

"I didn't save you so you could repay me! You'd better hurry up! I'm going to steal the tires, and if there's any trouble, you're coming at me! Jason exclaimed.

"Don't be like this Jason, I believe Batman is a good guy, I've heard that he saved a robbed dancer, he should be happy to listen to our explanation......"

"Not all children are as lucky as me to have a good trade to work for the gangs and even go to school safely, most of the children are under their 'mom and dad', either selling cigarettes, begging, or doing some dirty work......"

"You stole my tires, I should have arrested you or taught you a lesson, but for the sake of you being children, I can let you go, but you must promise me one condition......"

Jason turned his head to look at the little slippery head, he touched the wound next to his mouth again and said, "I did the thing, what conditions, you say." ”

"I wonder what is going on with the people who manipulate children to work for them? And who is the so-called big boss? I hope you can help me investigate these things......"

"No play." Jason shook his head and said, "The big boss is very mysterious, it's not something that we kids can see, and there are too many people doing this kind of thing, how do you want me to check?" ”

"I guess you'll always have a way, won't you?"

"Your name is Jason, right? Listen, Jason ......"

Batman looked into Jason's eyes and said, "Since you are willing to fight for those children's business, and even willing to give money to help them, it shows that you are not bad in nature, and you are very righteous." ”

"You also know that this is not the way to go on, this group of children grows up, there will be the next batch, you can't always protect them like this, the only way is to thoroughly find out these people who manipulate them, and then find a way to deal with them."

Jason propped his forearms on his knees, lowered his head and didn't speak, Batman continued: "Since you've heard of my name, you should know that I've fought a lot of criminals, but I do need an assistant in this kind of thing, after all, I'm not a kid and can't be part of your group......"

"If I succeed, you and your children will be better off, won't you?"

Jason was silent for a moment before he said, "Okay, but I'll have to listen to this matter, you can't do it brutely, and you have to make sure that whether you succeed or not, you can't trouble the two of us again." ”

Batman nodded, then he threw Jason a cylindrical device, which was a small flashlight, and said, "Press that button on the tail to project a miniature bat light into the air, and when I see it, it will rush over, and press and hold the button, and it will send out a communication that only I can receive, which can be used to contact me in an emergency." ”

Little Slippery looked at the thing, his eyes lit up, and Batman said to him, "Don't try to take it apart, you will never be able to put it back, if you can provide useful information, I can lend you a laboratory in my base in the southern suburbs, there are a lot of good things in it......"

Slippery and Jason look at each other, then at Batman. In unison, they said, "Okay, deal." ”

After Batman left, Jason said to Little Slipper, "You better get out of here, you don't have to get involved in this kind of thing, if I really want to help him investigate this matter, it will be very dangerous, and those 'mom and dad' won't let me go." ”

"Batman has a point, Jason." Xiao Slippery's tone has been very calm, he said: "You also said before, those 'moms and dads' have been getting more and more excessive, they have begun to set higher goals, ask for more money, and those who can't do it will be punished more heavily, and so on." Those kids won't survive, and we're going to have to stop that. ”

Jason frowned and said, "Actually, I thought about it too, it's a bit weird, isn't it?" ”

"Since I started messing around the streets, I haven't heard of any changes in this system, but recently it seems to be getting more and more excessive, could it be that something happened to the big boss that made him so anxious to squeeze this group of children?"

"It's not all." Xiao Slippery touched his chin and said: "When I was in vocational school, I met the parents of those students, that is, those gang bosses, and from their small talk, I heard that the situation of the Gotham gang has been unstable recently, and the twelve families at the top seem to be in a bit of a commotion......"