Chapter 753: Life and Death Speed Batman (Part I)
Alfred in the ward coughed twice and said, "Who's coming?" How do I seem to hear Professor Schiller's voice? ”
"No, there isn't." Bruce subconsciously denied it, Alfred gasped twice, took a sip of water, and said, "It's been a long time since I've spoken to this professor on the phone, and I don't know how he's doing......
"He's been doing well lately." Bruce turned back, helped Alfred set up the hospital bed, filled his glass with water, and said, "I'm sorry, Alfred, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of you here tonight, and I'll come back tomorrow morning." ”
"Go ahead, sir, Dick and Aisha still need you...... By the way, you should be in your fourth year of college this year, right? I've heard that Gotham University will select outstanding graduates, and back then, Master Thomas was the outstanding graduate, and I think he would not mind if there was another certificate on the Wayne family's wall of honor. ”
Bruce coughed dryly twice and said, "...... I will. ”
After saying that, he left without looking back, Alfred showed a smile, and after Bruce left, he whispered: "People have no long-term worries, they must have near-term worries, and if people always have near-term worries, perhaps, they will not be cranky." ”
Bruce, who left, didn't hear Alfred's words, but he now knew very well that some of the contradictions that had accumulated for a long time might be ignited, and the explosion caused this time, although it might not blow up Gotham City, would definitely make him a big heel.
Throughout Bruce's three-year study career, his learning style cannot be said to be diligent and hardworking, it can only be said that it is three days of fishing, two days of drying nets, his academic performance cannot be said to be particularly excellent, and it can only be said that it is all reincarnated, but if he had not been surnamed Wayne, he would have been fired a long time ago.
On the way back to town, Bruce thought he had a good reason to explain it all.
After all, Batman's day is only 24 hours, first of all, he needs 4~5 hours of sleep a day to ensure basic energy, so that there are only 20 hours left in a day.
Batman's time to fight crime activities takes up 7~8 hours, so there are more than ten hours left for him to study.
But don't forget, all of Batman's equipment is developed by himself, and in addition to hardware such as Batmobile and Bat suit, he also has to carry out the development of medical technology and drugs, so that there are only about 5~6 hours left every day.
In these 5~6 hours, minus the necessary meal time, the rest of the time is basically spent on maintaining these equipment, and occasionally 1~2 hours may be spent with Dick and Aisha, but when it comes to studying, there is half an hour left every day, which is already very free.
He does have good reasons to explain why his academic performance is not so good, and why his homework is always not turned in, but whether the person he needs to explain will be willing to listen to him is another matter.
Batman never felt like he needed to explain anything to anyone, but only if he could beat them.
Bruce knew that he had a plan to deal with Schiller, but he couldn't start the plan because he didn't turn in his homework, let alone whether he was taking advantage of it or not, and if Alfred knew that he didn't turn in his homework and tried to attack the teacher, then he would be finished.
Since there is no escaping the homework owed, it can only be done by trying to get it done.
On the way back to the city, Bruce held the steering wheel in his hands, feeling the night wind howling in Gotham falling in his ears, and he clearly felt that the palms holding the steering wheel were sweating all the time, and the speed of the car was fast and fast until the vision became blurry.
However, Gotham is always like this, when you try your best to do something, there are bound to be some accidents that stand in the way and make all the plans and preparations go down.
With a "squeak", a violent brake sounded, Bruce's body leaned forward fiercely, and then hit the back of the seat again, but before he could make a sound, the driver in front of him roared.
"You goddamn idiot! Don't you have long eyes?! I don't care about you!! ”
After saying that, the big truck in front of him drove away, but Bruce suddenly felt that his car was being rear-ended.
He unbuckled his seatbelt, got out of the car to check, and found that the impact was not heavy, but the back of the car was deflated.
The car that rear-ended him was also expensive
, and out of the car was an acquaintance whom Bruce had just met.
"Oh my God, Mr. Wayne, why are you here?" Mrs. Goethe gathered her shawl, walked to the back of Bruce's car, covered her mouth in amazement, and said, "My God, I'm so sorry! Leon! Leon! Come here, you crashed Mr. Wayne's car! ”
Leon, a fat man sitting in the cab, got out of the car, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and apologized to Bruce in fear.
Bruce frowned for a moment, but then, with a very irritable expression, he said, "How did you do that?" It's a new car! Also, there are no spare parts for this car in all of Gotham City, so I have to send it elsewhere to get it repaired! ”
"I'm really sorry, Mr. Wayne, we'll cover all the costs." Madame Goethe pulled her daughter, who had just come out, and she said: "We have just encountered a murder in the troupe, and we are in a state of shock, and Leon may have been frightened, so he didn't pay attention to the front, please forgive him, and we will compensate him!" ”
"But I'm in a hurry now, you guys crashed my car like this, how can I drive out, isn't that making others laugh?" Bruce said dissatisfied.
Leon looked at his car, which was not visibly damaged due to the model and bumper, and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Wayne, please get in our car and we'll get you to your destination." ”
"As for this car, we will call the best towing company and send it for repair, and we will bear all the costs incurred."
Leon nodded at Bruce, but Bruce didn't seem to be satisfied, he glanced at Mrs. Goethe, Mrs. Goethe understood what he meant, she said: "Leon is my distant cousin, he is from Los Angeles, this time he came to Gotham, in fact, he wanted to choose an actress for the newly invested movie......"
"To tell you the truth, we went to the theater troupe and visited the backstage, in fact, we also wanted to find out if there were any qualified actors who could go to Hollywood to develop, but who knew that such a thing happened......" Mrs. Goethe showed a regretful expression, then pointed to the car door and said, "Mr. Wayne, please get in the car." ”
Bruce sat in the passenger seat, and while the car was moving, he pretended to be interested and asked, "Looking for an actress in Gotham?" What do you think? ”
Leon smiled, took out a box of cigars from the car, handed it to Bruce, who skillfully took it, lit it, took a puff of cigarette and said, "But that's right, there are a lot of beauties here." ”
"Mr. Wayne, I've heard of it for a long time." Fat Leon smiled and said: "Hollywood has no shortage of beauties, but there is a shortage of generous investors like you, if you are willing to invest in movies in Hollywood, those actresses will be very happy to revolve around you." ”
Bruce exhaled a puff of smoke, snorted and said, "I'm still a little interested in movies, let's talk about investing in movies." ”
Leon showed a knowing smile, he knew that this kind of thing could not be put on the surface, and many times, without a decisive refusal, it meant three words - "talk privately".
"Yes, Mr. Wayne, I have a movie in my hand, and I am short of an investor, of course, if you invest, we can ask you to specify who the heroine is, and if your girlfriend is interested in the movie, you can also experience it......"
"She?" Bruce pouted and said, "She can't make a movie, forget it, I'm almost there, we'll talk next time." ”
"Here's my business card." Leon immediately handed over his business card and said, "If you are interested, just call me, I am always there." ”
Bruce raised an eyebrow, took the business card, put it in his pocket, and pushed the car door open and walked into Wayne Manor.
After he returned to Wayne Manor, he immediately went to the basement and turned on the receiver of the bug, and the speaker of the receiver came the conversation between Mrs. Goethe and Leon.
“…… He didn't take the bait, but it's normal, although little Wayne is a playboy, he is not stupid, and he can't be trusted once or twice. Leon's voice was a little gloomy instead of his previous sincerity.
"Are we acting a little too eager? Maybe it would be nice to bring up the movie again when we met for the second or third time
A few? Madame Goethe's voice came.
Hearing this, Bruce thought that they were just the simplest liars, but soon, what Leon said made Bruce understand that they might have other plans.
"Originally, I was very optimistic about Vicky, but I didn't expect that after just two contacts with her, she couldn't hold her breath, and actually let the owner of the troupe know her intention to go to Hollywood."
"It's also her bad luck, the owner of that troupe is a madman, and he killed her directly, but unfortunately, with Vicky's qualifications, he should be able to attract a lot of celebrities for our great king."
Bruce frowned at the words "Great King", but then, he heard Leon speak again:
"If we can let Wayne enter the game, we won't have to worry about funds, and more importantly, the power of the Wayne family can make Gotham a city that can become our base camp on the East Coast."
"But the Goths ......," said Madame Goethe, with some anxiety.
"Yes, the Great King will not forget your merits, but with the Wayne family, we will be strengthened, and once the great cause of ruling mankind is accomplished, you will also receive your reward sooner rather than later."
Mrs. Goethe was silent, and Bruce didn't hear Leon say anything more, and as he stood in front of the receiver, he realized that there was probably a bigger secret behind the group.
As Bruce pondered, he instinctively glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
Then he found out that it was already 9:20 p.m., and that he would have to hand in the 50,000-word paper he owed by 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Bruce almost rushed upstairs, and Dick, who was waiting for him in the hall, was almost blown down by the wind he had brought up, and he chased after him, and asked, "Mr. Wayne, are you going to tell Aisha a story tonight?" If I had, I wouldn't ......."
"No, Dick, there's no story for tonight, I've got something urgent to do now, if you're sleepy, go to bed."
Bruce said to Dick without looking back, and Dick shook his head a little inexplicably, not knowing what happened to Bruce.
He was just about to go upstairs, and was almost knocked down by Bruce, who was holding a large pile of information, Dick showed a puzzled expression, and walked upstairs while turning around.
When she came to Aisha's room, Selena was coaxing Aisha to sleep, and when she saw Dick coming, she waved her hand and said, "I'll leave it to you, I'll go see Bruce, his recent state doesn't seem to be quite right." ”
Dick picked Aisha up, and Selena walked downstairs, looked left and right in the hall, and then turned and walked towards the study.
tiptoed into the study, and sure enough, behind a large pile of materials, I found Bruce who was writing hard, Selena smiled and pasted it, and said, "Are you okay?" My dear? Do you want to go out for a spin? ”
As she spoke, she picked up the buckle on the car key with her fingertips and shook it in front of Bruce, who said without raising his head: "The car is in the garage, when you come back, remember to park in place." ”
Selena's eyes widened, she looked Bruce up and down, and said, "What did you say?" Do you want me to go alone???? ”