Age of Clowns

Gotham, streets.

In the noisy and bustling streets, there was an endless stream of people. Arthur, who had just walked out of the bar, looked up at the sky. The sky tonight was much quieter than before, and beside Arthur, Taylor Swift stood side by side. On the side, Arthur looked back at Taylor. Arthur's eyes were full of happiness.

The two held hands tightly and walked out of the bar. Not long after they walked out of the bar, Arthur saw the newsstand in front of him and glanced at the headlines in the newspaper, which read: "The murderer is on the loose, the weird clown is unknown. Whereabouts."

On the other side: "Vigilante clown? A violent incident occurred on the No. [-] train. It was said that three people were killed because they were drunk and molesting a girl."

Arthur looked at the reasons and processes recorded in this newspaper. The entire article was a satire on social elites and upper-class people. Arthur smiled inexplicably.

"People finally started to notice me..." Arthur's eyes were filled with psychedelic thoughts.

"Hey, do you believe what they say? This is all nonsense. I think this clown is a hero. Gotham City now has three less bastards, but there are still 100 million left." Taylor Swift looked at Ya Se said with a smile, walking slowly towards the restaurant opposite. Her smile seemed like the bright sunshine in winter, a gentle hotbed in the cold winter.

Arthur couldn't help but follow Taylor Swift's steps and walked side by side with her...

Surrounded by people wearing clown masks, it seemed that everyone was laughing at Arthur, and Arthur seemed to feel happy for a moment.

He and Taylor Swift walked in the busy city at night, sat in a beautifully decorated restaurant, tasted delicious food, and talked about their dreams. Arthur was already addicted to this moment. The success of the talk show, his partner If this is a dream, please don’t let me wake up...

With Arthur's heartfelt smile, the two slowly walked through the short and bright street and entered a brightly lit apartment. Arthur walked briskly and returned to his home. He was rickety in the past. The figure from behind has disappeared, and this time, Arthur is no longer walking alone on the road...

"I know what you're thinking, but as always, guys, thank you for the laughs."

"Of course we will meet again. You will definitely come, right? Of course I hope you will come."

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha"

"Tomorrow night's guests are Diana Hudson, Greg Gordon, and animal expert Hugh Little. Thank you very much for watching, so... good night, don't forget it. ,this is life!"

"Oh bang bang bang bang bang..." Amidst a burst of cheers and applause, Murray's talk show ended his performance tonight.

Arthur, who had just walked into the house, heard the familiar ending song in his ears, and said softly: "This is life..."

"Mom, wake up, you should go to bed." Arthur walked over, stretched, looked at Penny beside him, said gently, and stretched out his arms to hug Penny, ready to send her away Go back to your room and sleep.

"Oh? Arthur." Penny woke up from a deep sleep, looked at Arthur and whispered softly: "I wrote him another letter, a letter to Thomas Wayne, this time, It’s really important.”

"Huh? You seem to be wearing cologne?" Penny looked at Arthur in surprise.

"Yes, I just went on a date, Mom." Arthur said with an afterthought smile.

"Don't forget to send the letter, Arthur." Penny smiled and said to Arthur, yawned and walked towards the bedroom.

Arthur glanced at Penny, smiled, and walked to the living room to turn off the TV, but he suddenly discovered that the letter was placed next to the TV table.

When Arthur saw the letter, he felt inexplicable curiosity. He secretly glanced at Penny's room and found that Penny was already asleep in the room. Seeing that Penny didn't notice, Arthur gently opened the letter. He opened the letter slowly at the corner of his hand.

: "Dear Thomas Wayne."

"I'm probably going to die soon, because I've been really sick lately."

"That's why I'm writing this letter to you."

"You should understand very well that I really love you."

"For the past seven months, I've been waiting with a faint hope."

"I have sent you many letters, I hope you can reply to me."

"I really don't want to bother you again after so many years."

"I also know that our former love brought a lot of pain to each other."

"I also know that I will probably be laughed at by many people."

"But, I really need your help now. Your son and I both need your help."

"I admit that I am begging you now because my current situation is very miserable."

"I had no insurance and no hope of any future."

"Thomas, you are my and your son's only hope."

"Arthur is a good kid. Although he is a little pessimistic, he is a good person."

"I think you'd be proud of his work."

"But, my days of accompanying him are over."

"Thomas, I'm begging you to be kind."

"At least give us some money to help us get out of this mess we're in."

"Let's be the kind of people you can fall in love with and respect, okay?"

"I love you forever, Thomas."

"————Penny Frank."

For a moment, Arthur's brain seemed to be touched by thunder and lightning. He only heard a loud bang, and his ears were like countless bees buzzing. He stood there blankly, looking at the envelope in his hand wordlessly, wanting to Tears of speech flow first.

"Father?" Arthur slumped on the sofa, his pupils dull, and he said softly...