If viewed from above the East Coast of the United States, many cities are brightly lit and sleepless at night.

One of the most prosperous coastlines on the planet, in addition to the bright and magnificent, sparkling gem-like metropolis, there is also the misty, treacherous, but endless flow of Gotham.

In Gotham today, fog covers the entire city, like a giant beast poking its head out of the clouds, and the lighthouse lit up early on the shore is the eye of the giant beast looking into the distance.

It was another foggy night, as the icy damp fog spread through the streets, reminiscent of the catastrophe that had just passed, but had not yet gone far.

But the amazing thing is that the crazy inhabitants of the city have nothing to fear about it.

Gone are the lights of the vendors and food trucks in the crowded areas, replaced by the new skyscrapers built by the Wayne Group, with shadowy figures between the tall floors and the gardens sandwiched between the steel jungles, and the street lamps lit up in the gardens.

Between the damp mist, another smoke rose up, and looking down the curling smoke, it wasn't some frightening monster, but steaming barbecue and beer.

A big mouth bit the meat at the root of the skewer, reached out and pulled hard, and the grilled skewers of oily meat were all stuffed into his mouth, and with a sip of cold beer, the tire sitting on the pony sighed with satisfaction.

He glanced up at the garden walls and ceiling, which were made of steel frames and glass, like the walls of a greenhouse, shook his head, and said, "The Wayne Group really has two hits, if it was in this kind of weather in the past, let alone barbecue, I am afraid that I would not even be able to eat fresh bread." ”

Beside him, a red truck with gold chains and all kinds of metal ornaments all over his body, said in a rap-rap-like tone:

"Bread? Dude, what are you kidding? In normal weather, it's nice for the kids on the street to pick up some leftovers to eat! In this humid weather, the charcoal can't burn at all, and even if it does, we can't make such a big smoke, which is to tell all the ill-intentioned people that there are good little ones here. ”

Suddenly, the tire turned his head to look at Jason next to him, because Jason suddenly put down the meat skewer in his hand, stood up, picked up the waste newspaper on the table, wiped his hands, wiped his mouth and said, "You guys eat first, I still have to go to Wayne Manor, Dick is not in good shape, I'm afraid Bruce won't be able to cope with it." ”

"You always like to worry about that big guy." The tire shook his head and said, "If you don't eat more meat here, do you want to go to their house and eat those vegetable leaves?" Don't listen to their nonsense about a healthy life, you are growing your body, and you must eat more meat to be stronger. ”

Jason waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "I've been full for a long time, besides, Alfred must have left me steaming bread in the fireplace, and tomorrow morning, I'll make breakfast for the kids on the second floor." ”

The red truck and the tires slapped their hands, and the red truck tilted his head and said, "Immediately let the fat dun brother on the third floor, and the big stomach king on the fourth floor, go to the second floor to make do, and let that big guy see our strength!" ”

The two laughed together, and Jason shook his head, pushed away the chair behind him, and turned to leave.

Going out on such a foggy night is not a good option, but for a pitch-black sports car that runs through the streets, any danger will be left behind by its extreme speed.

Sitting in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel, there are also two pointed ears, but it is not Batman, Jason turned his head to look at Catwoman who was driving and said, "Miss Selena, I have no problem with your driving skills, but I still want to ask, what happened to Bruce?" Why didn't he pick me up? ”

Selena rarely didn't joke with him very lively, her gorgeous face looked a little sad at this time, she sighed softly and said: "At 7 o'clock tonight, that is, just after dinner, Tim was sent over by the Drakes, and they seemed to hope that Bruce could take Tim to the family dinner in Falcone. ”

Jason frowned and said, "I've heard of old Drake, isn't his business doing well?" Why do you still have to rely on the Wayne family? ”

"Who in this city doesn't rely on the Wayne family?" Selena shook her head slightly as she turned the steering wheel and said, "Old Drake wants to take the Twelve families one step further, and Tim is smart enough to handle it completely, so Bruce agreed." ”

Selena sighed again and said, "Everything was normal, but I don't know why, at about 8 o'clock, Dick suddenly had a panic attack and had some difficulty breathing, so Bruce could only take him back to the room and accompany him." ”

"Bruce wanted to wait for Dick to fall asleep before coming to pick you up, but Dick's condition was not good, and he was afraid that the act of leaving would irritate him, so he had to stay in the manor and let me drive to pick you up."

"How so?" Jason pursed his lips and said, but then, as if he remembered something, he said, "Could it be the after-effects of hypnosis?" ”

"Bruce thinks so, and Tim thinks it's all to blame on that damn V." Selena frowned, took control of the car, and drove around a corner, and the lights of Wayne Manor had already appeared at the end of the road.

The warm lights were blurred in the fog, making it impossible to judge the distance, Selena skillfully drove the car into the garage, Jason jumped out of the car in a hurry, but when he walked into the manor hall, he saw Alfred preparing his tie.

As soon as Jason entered, Bruce, who was in a suit, came downstairs and saw Jason come in, he beckoned to Jason and said, "You're here just in time, I'm going to Falcone Manor to attend the Falcone couple's family dinner, and Colport will be there too, you can just talk to him about your worries about the children." ”

Hearing Bruce say this, Jason not only did not show a happy look, but frowned deeply, he looked at Bruce and said, "How is Dick?" Is he okay? ”

Bruce shook his head slightly, he looked at Jason intently and said, "I know, you want to ask me why I don't stay home with Dick and go to socialize, I don't want to go, but I have to." ”

Seeing Jason's somewhat disapproving expression, Bruce said, "It's not what you think, it's not an excuse or an excuse, you should know about the recent serial murders in Gotham, right?" ”

"You mean, the case in which the victim was first cut off and then his eyes gouged out?"

Bruce nodded and said: "The first victim is the deputy chief of the police department, in fact, everyone knows that the chief and deputy director of the Gotham police department are from the Falcone family, and the new godfather has just succeeded to the throne, and someone has provoked him like this, he will not give up." ”

"The second victim is a key member of the city government, and he is Roy's right-hand man, who is still responsible for the most important land bidding, Roy wants to obtain real power and carry out his reform policies, naturally he will not allow it, and some people will challenge his authority."

"This family banquet of the Falcone family is to bring several parties together to find out who did it, what is the purpose, and most importantly, to prevent them from misunderstanding each other and causing civil strife."

Jason's expression softened a little, he looked at Bruce and said, "Then you and Tim go, I'll stay here with Dick." ”

"You have to come with me." Bruce turned his head, looked at him seriously and said, "The reasons I mentioned above are not the most important reasons why I have to participate in this party. ”

"The most important reason is, Gordon told me, that the informant has delivered him an important message that someone wants to do something at this banquet."

"That's enough for Tim." Jason turned his head to look at Tim, who was trying on a suit, and said, "His reasoning skills are amazing, can't you two handle it together?" ”

"But that's not the most important reason." Bruce reached out and took the tie, and as he tied it, he said, "The most important thing is that they sent Schiller an invitation, and the professor will go too." ”

Jason's eyes slowly widened, Bruce took two steps, came to his side, patted Jason on the shoulder and said, "You also see Dick's current condition, I urgently need a professional psychiatrist to diagnose him, but only if it is a calm psychiatrist, not a serial killer on the verge of madness due to anger." ”

"You don't want me to be a shield, do you?" Jason's eyes widened, he looked at Bruce and said, "Are you really Batman?" …… Don't you feel a little mean? I'm a kid! ”

"Listen, Jason, there's one most important question now." Bruce bent down, looked Jason in the eye, and said seriously: "Schiller is like a slot machine, when you pull down the handle, you never know what patterns will stop in front of you, we don't know, when his emotions change, which personality will control the body." ”

"The personality that controlled Schiller's body told me that he was about to switch personalities, and that it could be the professor who came back, but it might not be, and of course it was possible that he would come back with the same gentle personality...... But I can't bet. ”

"Jason, have you ever wondered what would happen if it wasn't a gentle personality who came back, but something more murderous, and a crappy serial murderer performed a case of academic plagiarism for him at this family dinner in the Falcone family?"

Jason covered his head, but then, he looked at Bruce again and said, "But if he really has that kind of personality, would he really care about having children around?" ”

"Of course not, but Clark will go too, and he will take into account the presence of small children, and then stop Schiller as much as he can."

Jason looked up, took a deep breath, and said as he walked over to Alfred, "Where did that Batman who would never count on anyone else go?" You can imagine a nuclear bomb stopping another nuclear bomb! ”

Bruce shrugged his shoulders and said, "I only recently discovered that in a city full of nuclear bombs, it is not stupid to use one nuclear bomb to hit another, because at least for a short time, more nuclear bombs can be avoided from colliding together." ”

And Tim, who was tilting his head and asking Alfred to tie his tie, suddenly shivered and muttered in a low voice, "...... I hope you're not a crow's mouth. ”