Chapter 23: Chinese New Year's Eve
The Oracle of Red Douglas's Observational Analysis Record (continued).
Day 32 Record:
The target eventually contacted me, and as Batman had expected, he agreed to join us as a vigilante.
But he made two demands, one was that Wayne Enterprises had to provide him with the equipment he needed; Second, you must act alone and do not need a partner; The third is to design his own clothes - because he doesn't want his underwear to be passed on.
Not to mention the first and second requirements, the third requirement...... I think it's very reasonable, it's rare that there is a man with normal aesthetics in Gotham City-
But half an hour later, I wanted to slap myself in the face with the idea.
He provided more than a dozen sets of preparatory plans as uniforms, as if he had drawn them himself in the past few days, and he also thought of all kinds of strange names for the second in the world.
What is the Underworld Sky, the Spirit of the Firmament, the War Spirit Sky Dance...... God knows what comics or games he got his inspiration from.
It took me almost a day to convince him that as a vigilante uniform, he had to be discreet, not to be able to wear bells and whistles, but even more so to be easy to move, not to wear heavy armor, and most importantly, not to have golden wings behind his back......
In the end, the kid seemed to be angry and decided to go to the other extreme, wearing a leather jacket and jeans, and then poking two holes in his head with a wooden jar and finishing the job.
Well, at least he's willing to cover his face, and it's a little better than Dick's previous thigh-baring Robin uniform.
Isn't it true that Gotham doesn't have aesthetically normal men?
......
Day 39 Record:
The target has been working with us for almost a week.
Surprisingly, his work attitude is much more positive than I expected, and he participates in the action on time almost every day.
He seems to be sensing anger to detect the crime and stop the crime, and I am more like monitoring him to see if he has gone too far.
Because sometimes, even before the case happened, he used unknown means to stimulate the suspect to commit the crime in advance...... It's nothing short of fishing enforcement.
However, Batman doesn't seem to have a problem with this, and he has always emphasized that as long as no one dies, he will let the target move.
Hopefully, his judgment will not be wrong.
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Day 46 Record:
During the week, the target prevented a vendetta shootout between large gangs and a terrorist attack in retaliation against society.
This month, the incidence of violence in Gotham increased by 1,500% compared to the previous month.
But the number of serious injuries has dropped by 80 per cent, and the number of deaths related to violence has ...... 0。
It's almost unimaginable in Gotham, and I don't know if it's really directly related to it, but I have to say that I've changed my mind about my target, Red Douglas.
Maybe he doesn't have the mentality to be a hero, but he does have what it takes to be a hero.
......
Day 53 Record:
The New Year is just a week away, and it's been exactly two months since I watched Red.
This year, Batman agreed to participate in the Justice League's year-end party for the first time, knowing that he had refused to appear on such occasions before, and I don't know if it had anything to do with Red.
It seemed that someone else had a mission that day, so Gotham was only on duty with me and Red, but when I learned the news, I wasn't worried at all.
It seems that both me and Batman have changed because of Red.
I hope that Red will make a difference because of us.
......
Day 60 Record:
Before his mission today, Red offered to leave his pet, a cat named Lingxing, at my house.
Lingxing is very cute and is also very well taken care of, and thinking about the way he usually takes care of this cat, I wonder if this man has also learned to be gentle......
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"Ha, that's how you see me, tsk, I'm a little embarrassed to be honest."
"Return-give-me!! Red Douglas!! ”
Barbara's face flushed in her wheelchair as she stretched out her hand to snatch her observation from Red's hand sitting on the windowsill, while glaring fiercely at Lingxing, who was licking his paws behind him with a treacherous appearance.
She regrets it now, she regrets it very much, Barbara, who was deceived by the harmless cute appearance of Lingxing, put the kitten on her lap to write an observation report about Red, but she didn't expect that Red, who was supposed to go on patrol, secretly killed a horse pistol and grabbed the observation report with the assistance of Lingxing.
Red flipped through it again and saw that Barbara was about to get angry, so he threw the observation back to her.
Barbara was watching herself, and Red, who knew this, was not surprised or angry, but faintly relieved.
Judging from her observations, it seems that Batman's purpose is really just to get him used to this comfortable and ordinary life, and although Red doesn't believe in Batman, he believes that Batman won't lie to Barbara.
If this is really a sweet trap set by Batman......
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with getting caught up in it.
After all, what is he trying to do to improve his strength and pursue great power?
Is it for revenge? No, now that the death of Black Mask, the enemy who killed the Douglas, has been confirmed, and the killer sent by Black Mask has been resolved, this blood debt is considered to be over.
Is it for self-preservation? No, now that he has been promised protection by Batman, as long as he doesn't die, no one can bypass Batman to trouble him in Gotham, and his strength is now more than 99.99% of the people on this planet.
And money, women, as long as there is the Wayne Group to support, he can enjoy what he should enjoy, as for further world domination and become a tyrant or something...... He had no interest in it, and considering that there was still an ultimate monster like Superman staring at this world, there was no room for such stupid things.
The only thing to worry about is losing Batman's protection in case of a major event. But now he has got other members of the bat family himself...... For example, the recognition of Barbara in front of him, with this network, it is estimated that he can also be mixed up in the DC world.
At this moment, Red sensed that anger seemed to be coming from somewhere, worthy of Gotham, and there were people doing something on Chinese New Year's Eve.
"Lingxing, I have a mission, you stay here for a while, maybe I will move quickly and have time to count down with you."
After dropping the star, Red soared away from the windowsill of Barbara's room, surrounded by red light energy.
Barbara looked up at Red's fading figure and muttered in a low voice.
"He's looking more and more like a superhero now."
To Barbara's surprise, Red suddenly barges in and joins forces with Spiritstar to peek at her own records, which doesn't make her feel much offended.
On the contrary, on this Chinese New Year's Eve, thinking of someone accompanying her, Barbara's heart generated a warm current. After all, her father must be working overtime at this time of year, and almost every Chinese New Year's Eve is either alone or under Batman's orders to monitor the crime situation in the entire Gotham.
Then she suddenly remembered something, and quickly grabbed the skin of Lingxing's neck and lifted it up.
"I haven't settled the account with you just now, you were sent by Red to spy on me, right?"
"Meow~"
Lingxing's eyes widened and he looked at Barbara innocently.
"It's useless to pretend to be innocent, see how I teach - who's here!!"
Suddenly, Barbara's face changed, she looked in the direction of the doorway, and as she put down the spirit star, she pulled out a pistol from the handle of her wheelchair with great speed.
I saw that the door seemed to be blown open by the wind, and a slender figure stood in the darkness.
"Long time no see, Barbara."
Barbara's eyes widened in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.
"How is it possible, aren't you already-"
"Meow !!"
The spirit star that jumped to the ground let out a high-pitched scream, and the hair on his body stood on end, and he purred with anger.
The problem is that instead of facing the door where the mysterious intruder is appearing, it looks at the ...... Window.
In the next second, a figure wrapped in a red-and-black suit jumps in through the window, and Barbara immediately turns to fight back, but she finds her wheelchair unable to move as if it was stuck in some rock.
Swish!
With a cold sword light, the girl's crimson blood splashed in the air.