Jason froze.

He scrutinized the look on Clarke's face, and found no joke, no joke, no joke or any of the serious banter and disparagements he had ever seen, the reporter named Clark Kent was serious.

"Why do you ask?" Jason asked rhetorically, puzzled.

Clark bowed his head slightly and said, "Maybe you know the news industry, but you don't know enough, after that photo went viral, we figured out the lives of Jason Todd and Dick Grayson in ten minutes." ”

"Honestly, it's not all smooth sailing, is it?" Clark was clearly careful with his words, and he was extra cautious in this regard, and he also made Jason feel his caution, which Jason knew was a way for reporters to gain trust.

"You're both orphans, forgive me for summarizing that, although the circumstances are slightly different, it is true that you were both adopted by Bruce Wayne after losing your parents."

"At this point, he has nothing to blame...... "Clark is clearly speaking of his own opinion, not that of his editor-in-chief or of his colleagues.

Jason knew what that would be like, and he considered himself invulnerable, but the thought of the foul language that might appear on the front page of the gossip tabloids, especially the long list written on the back of Bruce Wayne's name, was a little irritated.

"Regardless, it is a heroic act for him to adopt you at a time when you are most helpless so that you can survive in this dangerous city, and I am not here to criticize that."

"But in your biographical profiles, you both disappeared from him, and Dick Grayson left first, and then you disappeared and were replaced by another."

"Children grow up and leave home." Clarke's fingers rubbed against each other, even cautiously, a far cry from the power he had just shown.

In the past, Jason didn't like this feeling of others treating him carefully, but this kind of compassionate temperament was so suitable for Clark that it even made Jason feel awkward.

"So I'm not saying you're doing it wrong, if you leave voluntarily, no one can tie you to your home, and I'm sure Batman isn't such a stilted parent."

"But I'm just saying a guess, and I definitely don't mean to guide you, so you don't have to follow my words."

"I just wanted to say that Batman trained you as his assistants, and he got help from you."

"Whether or not he actually needs this help, being a father in a superhero family gives him the power to dominate others, and then he should be held responsible."

"Do you think he's done his duty?"

Jason's curvatures gave Jason a headache, but his mind, which was good at understanding words, quickly figured out what Clark meant.

"You think Batman abused us?"

"I don't think so, Mr. Todd, my purpose has always been to confirm this." Clark paused and said, "Now that almost all the newspapers in the United States know about it, I need to get to the bottom before they do." ”

"You know Batman, right?"

Clark pursed his lips and was reluctant to answer him, but said very tactfully: "If he is really this kind of person, I will guarantee that someone has the ability to carry out justice on him, you should know, it is not easy, it can even be said to be very difficult." ”

Jason was silent because he knew Clark was right.

Assuming that Batman is really a sadist with special fetishes, then with his social status, science and technology, and military level, this group of orphans adopted by him is not at all likely to stand up and speak, and they will be silent until death.

Jason understood early on that this society is like this, it is easy to speak, it is difficult to speak, it is even more difficult to be heard and paid attention to by enough people, and if the richest man in the world is in the way, then it will be difficult to ascend to the sky.

Then Jason begins to wonder what the reporter named Clark Kent means that he is here to ensure that justice can be carried out if Batman does something illegal.

Where did he get his confidence?

Jason dared to say that Clark saw what he was wondering about the first time, and the next second the world was spinning.

Jason was picked up, and then found himself looking farther and farther away from the floor.

He was tossed into the air with one hand by the reporter, and then caught it and put it back on the couch.

And fuck him at least 200 pounds now.

"I do have a power that is unimaginable to ordinary people, and I want to use this power to ensure justice for everyone." Clark sat back on the couch and said, "Personally, I don't believe Batman would abuse his adopted son, he's not that kind of person." ”

"Although he is taciturn and not good at communicating, his pursuit of justice is the same as mine, maybe he will have a lot of misunderstandings with his children, but they can be solved in the end."

"Then why are you here?"

"Because procedural justice is necessary." Clark looked at Jason intently and said, "I have to give both of you equal opportunities to speak, and even in this case, give you more, give it earlier, because compared to Batman, you are a vulnerable group." ”

"There are many channels for Batman to speak out, even if his identity is exposed, he is still the richest man in the world, and the assets of the Wayne Group cannot disappear out of thin air."

"If he announces a press conference, journalists from all over the world will flock to him, and even if half of them choose to speak for him because of the Wayne Group's status, he can convince the world that he is innocent."

"But you have too few opportunities to speak, you are orphans, raised by him, all social relations are under the control of Bruce Wayne, and even the spirit and mind will be affected by him."

"It's not fair that you don't have the means to say what you really think, or that you think you're telling the truth, but you're being guided."

"And, even if Wayne is caught in the whirlpool of public opinion, the Wayne Group's industries related to industrial manufacturing and technology will not be greatly affected, and he will still be a rich man, even if his influence is not as good as before, at least he will have no worries about food and clothing."

"But if you are affected by this incident, I don't even mean just losing the case, but just standing up and accusing it, it may have a drastic impact on your life."

"I'm sorry, Jason, there are a lot of these tragedies in this world, and they are still happening, I can't save them all, they may have won, but this is the end of their good life."

Clark lowered his eyes, lowered his tone, sighed, and said: "In my career as a journalist, I have saved more than one such tragedy, but many more have not been completely saved, no matter how great my strength is. ”

"This kind of incident has caused too much psychological trauma to the victims, some commit suicide, some drink heavily, this is their own choice, I have no way to interfere, and I have no ability to interfere."

"Since the first tragedy, I have understood that I must come as quickly as possible, and then, no matter how complicated the interests may be, I will only protect you, whoever the enemy may be."

Jason felt himself blown away.

He lost his mind a little, and finally heard the sound of Clark's clapping hands, and barely came back to his senses.

"I'll tell you the truth, I have the ability to discern lies, so all you have to do is answer the question - did Batman abuse you?"

"He didn't." Jason replied.

Clark's face sank suddenly, and he stared at Jason in disbelief and said, "You're lying." ”

Jason instantly felt panicked, he took a deep breath, looked at Clark and said, "I didn't, what I said was true." ”

"Symbiote, symbiote!" Jason exclaimed inwardly, "What's going on? I...... How did he ......"

"Your heart rate fluctuated in that moment, host." The symbiote's reply was rather calm, and he said, "I feel your emotions, and if I had to describe it to you bluntly, you still have a grudge against Batman." ”

"So when you deny this problem, your heart rate and brain waves fluctuate, and if the other party has the ability to detect these two data in a subtle way, then it is indeed easy to be judged as lying."

Clark had already stood up, and Jason could tell from his expression that he had probably locked on to Bruce's position.

But Jason must not let Clark go to Bruce now, because there is a good chance that Bruce is doing something that is not very easy to say, some product of impulse.

This would be even more unclear if Clark saw it, and judging from the strength of the other party and his understanding of Batman, Jason could vaguely guess the identity of the other party.

There really wasn't any need for more confrontation, Jason thought for the first time, wasn't this messy enough?

"Stop!" Jason raised his voice, called out to Clark, and said, "It's very complicated, you have to listen to me." ”

Jason could clearly feel Clark's hesitation, but more of it was anger, almost angry.

What a metropolis psychopath, Jason thought, why would he be so angry about the affairs of unrelated people?

Of course, it's not that he shouldn't do it, after all, Batman is really annoying, and there are too many problems between them that need to be solved urgently, but by no means in the way of Mets.

Clark finally stayed, sat down across from Jason, and said to Jason in a way that made Jason feel a little unbearable.

"I hope you can tell me the misunderstanding you said as it is, don't have subjective judgments or embellishments, I just want to listen to what happened and the original words of the conversation at the time, if you don't remember it, you can't remember it, don't make it up."

Jason watched as Clark pulled out his notebook, his Adam's apple moving up and down, and the muscles of his lips moving in an indescribable manner.

It's hard to describe that he should have spoken after such activities, but he didn't.

In fact, Jason knew he couldn't tell.

It is true that Batman did not abuse him physically, and the psychological abuse is also different.

But if the other party is a humanoid polygraph that can detect even such a slight emotion, then how on earth will Jason narrate that he was kidnapped by the Joker, so that this super balance spirit from the metropolis will not be so angry that he can't slap Batman into the wall and buckle it?