5. Investigate the people of the Bat Family in Gotham? Have you consulted the master? 【4/10】
"Doodoo"
Just as Mason and Zakang were busy around the gate of the world, the young man's cell phone suddenly rang. He frowned, took off the enchanted gloves from his hand, and picked up his phone to take a look.
It was Catwoman's call, which made Mason raise his eyebrows again, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to connect the communication, and then heard Selena, who was spending the evening in Wayne Manor, say to him in a low voice:
"Mason, who did you mess with? Bruce greets a mysterious guest, and I just heard them discussing a question about you, and the guy named 'Brad, is asking about your background and current situation.'"
Hearing Catwoman's first-hand news, Mason immediately had a headache.
He said:
"It's complicated, it's related to that bad friend of mine, I can't say a word or two, we'll talk when you come over and drink.
Tomorrow the Iceberg Bar will have a soft opening, and you, as a guest, must attend."
Catwoman is so smart.
Immediately reacting to hear Mason use code words, she let out a female burst laugh and said:
"Of course, of course, I'm a minority shareholder in that bar, so I'll definitely go to my own property and sit down, and leave me a box tomorrow night.
I'll bring some friends over to cheer me on.
That's all."
With that, Selena hung up the communication and glanced at the wall of the next room.
Mason had just reminded her that Mr. "Brad" could hear their phone conversations, well, another troublesome character who sounded like a problem.
"The Demon Knight has gone to Wayne Manor!"
Mason put down his phone and turned back to Zakang and said:
"That guy has his eye on me, it's a real headache, can you find a way to give him..."
"Don't bother."
Holding the gold rod to apply an additional inscription to the gate of the world and preparing to enchant it, Zak Kang said without raising his head:
"Jason Bullard is a superior demon in his body, you may not have any idea of this statement, I'll put it another simply.
If the Assassin League's battle that night had been against Brad, he would have been able to kill them all in thirty minutes.
The corpses are burned and even the souls are devoured.
Once that guy enters the demon form, it is estimated that only Batboy in the city will be able to contain him, and if you want to defeat him, you will have to summon helpers."
"I've heard some rumors about him."
Mason squinted his eyes and said:
"But you also said that Jason Brad in human form has a conflict with the demon within him, and maybe we can take advantage of that?"
"That's a good idea, but all the people who thought that way in the previous centuries are dead."
Konstantin looked up at Mason and said faintly:
"You don't want to think about it, can a guy who seals a high-ranking demon in his body be an ordinary person? Even if Brad doesn't summon demons, if he gives him a sword and a half, he can still easily open the Peerless in Gotham City.
He is the Knight of the Holy Grail who has survived from the time of King Arthur!
The demon in his body was sealed by the Archmage Merlin himself, his first lover was Morgan Le Fay, and his current lover is Lady Nimu. ….
Don't underestimate him, Mason.
He's really, really dangerous.
You can think of him as a magical version of Superman, who may not be a match for the freaks in the Justice League, but he can do it single-handedly by killing us little characters."
"Then it can't be helped."
Mason spread his hands and said helplessly:
"The last resort is the only way to go. If you can't beat it, join in! Just like I did with you, let's figure out a way to pull Jason Bullard into Team K as well.
Let him see with his own eyes how we, the 'underground workers' who are in the dark and have our hearts to the light, fight against the Stars."
"Ugh."
Mason
's proposal made Za Kang stunned in place, wanting to refute but feeling powerless to complain.
The black mage tilted his head and thought about it, feeling that although Mason's proposal was a panda ordering takeout, it was really a bad idea, but it was indeed a way out of the way.
And this proposal is quite in line with Zakang's character.
This guy belongs to the kind of bad guy who wakes up at night and lifts the quilt for his roommate, and he has been pit by Mason, how can he not invite others to enjoy such a sour feeling?
"That's a good idea!"
More than ten seconds later, Za Kang showed a wicked smile and stretched out his thumb to command, saying:
"Leave it to me, I'll plan it, and make sure nothing goes wrong! I'm telling you, Brad is a good fighter! Once he goes completely crazy and actively uses demonic power, he can even fight Superman with all his strength for ten minutes without defeat.
And because of the demonic possession, he is immortal.
It's the perfect cannon fodder fighter."
"I absolutely trust your abilities when it comes to trapping people, but let's get this door done now."
Mason put on the enchantment gloves again, crouched down and began to process the inscriptions and enchantments on the door, and the school hat fell into a deep sleep, but before falling asleep, he had already told Mason all the points, and Mason taught them to Zakkang.
This advanced Concealment and Energy Balance inscription is infused with magic every time it is painted, and Mason can only complete a few simple rune sketches.
The complicated ones still have to be left to Zakang.
Of course, when two men work together, they are always boring and dull, and they always need some topics to regulate their emotions, so Zakang quickly talked about his "happy life" in the past two days.
"I'll tell you, when I gave 'Baoli, her eyes went straight!'
Zhakang proudly spat out the smoke ring, and said in a long voice:
"She kept asking me where I got a living little unicorn, and I made up a myth but it didn't really matter.
Especially if I take the initiative to bridge emotional issues.
She saw my sincerity, there was no doubt about that.
We had a candlelit dinner together, fed the little unicorns together, bathed together, and we..."
"Stop! The rest doesn't have to be described in such detail."
Mason interrupted with a blank face:
"I'm really not interested in the details of your overly rich and erosive private life, John. Rather than talking about that, let's talk about some of the details of your participation in that demon meeting in the mystery house. ….
For example, are you sure that this is just a unilateral action by the magicians, and that there is no connection with the Justice League or anything?
I always felt that something wasn't right."
The young man rubbed his chin, thought for a few seconds and organized his language, and said to Za Kang, who was reminiscing about the "good life" of the past day and night:
"Do you remember when Batman left Gotham for a while?
When I visited Mr. Lucius the other day, I asked him sideways, and since more than a year ago, Batman has been disappearing for a few days from time to time.
I think the Justice League must be pushing something behind the scenes.
Even including the actions of the League of Assassins around the world not long ago, although it was because you notified them urgently, didn't you feel that the speed of the Justice League's actions was a little fast and outrageous?
In less than thirty minutes, several operations of the Assassin League throughout the world were disposed of at the same time!
This is obviously a similar plan in advance!
So, John, what do you think?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
Zakang blinked and said:
"I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you just now, some boring stuff about the Justice League Balabala. I'm reminiscing about Zaza's rare enthusiasm.
Maybe I should find some more surprise gifts like little unicorns on my journey through the world?"
"Alas, you're hopeless
! Brother."
Mason sighed and said no more.
Zakang obviously has his own answer to this question, but he will pretend to be stupid and reluctant to say that Mason will not ask any more, but will lead the topic to another aspect.
He looked at the colorful world gate in front of him, which was smeared with alchemical solution and enchantment sigils, and said:
"It's the day of the fair in two days, and I'm going to take you, Selena, Erke, and Barbara with me.
Charles and Jack they need to stay in Gotham and we're going for three days, so somebody has to cover for us here, especially when Jason Bullard is already eyeing me.
He's also met with Bruce, and Batman's monitoring of me may be restarted.
What a nuisance!"
"It's okay, we have a disguised elixir called Compound Potion in our hands."
Za Kang snapped his fingers and said:
"Let Spell play you for the time being, that guy is good at this kind of thing, don't worry about revealing your stuff. Are you ready for the trade fair?"
"I've got some of it."
Mason patted the suitcase next to him and said:
"Potions, engineering items, and some rare raw materials and magic items, these are common trading items for Team K, and we're going to split them equally between the things we get.
But if you prepare your own good things and exchange them, then I won't be able to control it."
"Cool, that's the answer I'd like to hear."
Konstantin grinned wickedly and said:
"Just as I was leaving the Mystery House, I came back with some good stuff from Xiaozha's collection. I can't work all day and night, right?"
"You... You steal your girlfriend's money while you're asleep?"
Mason looked at the smug black mage in front of him in amazement. ….
He wanted to come up with an appropriate word to describe the bastard in front of him, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh helplessly and say:
"You're such a real scumbag, John, and I'm really curious about why a good girl like Xiaozha would get entangled with you?
It's a flower stuck in cow dung."
"Well, you don't understand, if Xiaozha cares about those things, then she will put them away before she invites me into her bedroom."
Konstantin spat out the smoke rings and said eloquently:
"And that's how we get along, you don't understand! Be jealous, because I'm a toad that has eaten the flesh of a swan."
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"That's how it happened.
Although Konstantin explained the disturbance in perfect terms, from what I know about him, I am almost certain that there is still an inside story in this matter.
Something he and his friends don't want me to know."
In the living room of Wayne Manor, Jason Bullard, sitting on the sofa with his waist straight like an ancient knight, held his coffee in one hand.
To Bruce Wayne, who was sitting across from him:
"I need your help, Batman."
"Call me Bruce here."
Master Batman sat in the chair opposite the Demon Knight in the relaxed posture of a rich man, and he looked at the visitor in front of him who was over thirty-eight years old but still handsome and very calm.
After hesitating for a few seconds, the old man replied:
"You mean, you need me to give you all the information about Konstantin in my hands?"
"No!"
Demon Knight stared at Bruce and said:
"I'm referring to 'Mason Cooper, all the information you've gathered about John Constantine is what he wants you to know, and the information that has been fabricated is of no use to me.
But Mason Cooper cares a lot.
His experience of being reborn in the last month is very much in line with the hosts I've seen in the past long time related to evil
Growth process.
I suspect there is some mysterious force behind the young man.
Coupled with his active demeanor in the 'Outsider, the incident, I have reason to investigate him. But Gotham is your turf, Bruce Wayne.
I need your help."
"You mean, permission?"
The old man raised his eyebrows and said:
"You're not here to ask for help, Brad, you're just here to ask me for permission to act, you've already decided that Mason is suspicious."
The Demon Knight remained silent.
But he didn't refute Batman's claims, just looked at him and waited for an answer.
The old man shook his head and said:
"He's a member of the Bat Family! Brad, I have an obligation to protect his private information and his little secrets that have been hiding. And as far as I can tell, your way of investigating has always been very... Well, wild.
I can't allow you to hurt him."
"Then you come!"
The Demon Knight drank the coffee in his hand in one gulp, stood up and straightened his clothes, took out a unique hourglass and put it on the table, and said to the lord in front of him:
"I just need an answer, and if you can give me an answer, I don't have to bother the young man. But if you can't get an answer either, then I'll have to figure it out on my own. ….
This may be a bit crude.
But I'm sure that as one of the founders of the Justice League, you can fully understand the grim situation we are facing. After all, there's only one month left, Bruce Wayne.
That's what you told us.
Thank you for your understanding.
But I'm not the only one in the world waiting for this answer."
After speaking, Jason Bullard nodded to the old man very coldly, and then turned to leave.
Alfred takes the place of Bruce Wayne to the door, and when Afu returns, he sees Bruce sitting on the couch with two pictures in his hands.
"Sir..."
Ah Fu whispered:
"Maybe you should talk to Mason, I mean be honest, he's not a bad guy."
"But he doesn't want to talk to me, Ah Fu."
Batman sighed, put the photo in his hand on the table and whispered:
"After going through hardships together, I should give Mason a certain amount of trust. I just don't want to see Jason and Barbara happen again.
Am I really right to do this?"
Bruce looked up at Afu and said:
"Knowing that he is a breakthrough, but staking our survival and the survival of the world on the choices he will make, may be a little too heavy.
No matter for him.
Or for me."
Ah Fu looked down at the photos in Bruce's hand, one of Mason flying through Crime Alley in the night on a skybike, and the other of Selena wearing a bathrobe and makeup.
Both photographs have been processed in a special way, and the red marks on them have one thing in common. On both of them there is a tattoo on their left arm that is covered with magic ...
Ghost-clawed tattoos.
This made Ah Fu's expression become heavy, and he whispered:
"Did you contact Miss Zatana for any news?"
"Hmm."
Bruce nodded with his eyes closed and said:
"She personally confirmed that John Constantine was also part of their little team."
"But wasn't Mr. Constantine the first to inform the Justice League about the conspiracy of the Outsiders and the League of Assassins?"
Ah Fu frowned and said:
"If they're a team, it's highly likely that Ms. Selena and Mason were part of the warning, and that they have no ill will toward us.
As a former agent, I might even think that they might be 'protecting, us' in a dangerous way."
"That's why I decided to wait, Ah Fu."
Batman stood up and said:
"Until Mason or Selena confess these things to me, make sure you keep it a secret and not let anyone know, or you'll get them in trouble and cut off one of the 'hidden options' we have in this crisis."
"Hmm."
The old butler nodded, and said with concern:
"But the rest of the Justice League and the pressure from the wizarding world—"
The old man looked out of the window and said with a deep gaze:
"If they have questions, then ask me!"
Handsome dog Frank