Can you retire today?

Gordon is no stranger to Batman's appearance in this way, but Harvey, who met for the first time, was taken aback by the sudden voice behind him.

They turned and faced Batman.

This was the first time Harvey saw Batman in person, unlike the blurry photos in the newspaper, nor the shadows flashing by the monitor.

The real Batman, unusually human.

It's not that Batman looks amiable or anything, it's just that Batman is full of humanity.

Different from supermen who are as powerful as gods, and different from heroes with various superpowers, the vigilantes who belong to Gotham show the power that is completely unique to human beings.

According to some things Harvey found out, Batman has no superpowers, he only has human martial arts and props created by human wisdom.

Physique and intelligence, Batman shows the peak state that human beings can achieve.

Not having superpowers doesn't make him any less attractive, he's just the best and most appropriate hero Gotham could get.

He is not a god, he is a heroic epic belonging to mankind.

"Hi, I'm Harvey Dent." Harvey held out his hand to Batman.

Bruce just glanced at it, but didn't hold it, "What do you want from me?"

Harvey withdrew his hand, not embarrassed or anything.

"I just wanted to meet you," Harvey said with a smile.

Bruce glanced at him, even in the dark night of Gotham, Harvey Dent's blond hair was shining brightly.

"You caught them." With Bruce's control over Gotham, he certainly knows whether Gordon and the others have caught that group of people. The reason why he is talking about this worthless topic now is because he wants to use Batman's Identity and Harvey establish a certain connection.

"Of course," Gordon smiled, and he said with some sarcasm: "Thank you for finally trusting us this time."

In this regard, Bruce just raised an eyebrow under the mask.

Harvey took a few steps closer to Bruce, "We've been looking for a long time and couldn't find it, but you did it."

Pausing two steps away from Bruce, "Batman, maybe we can build a long-term cooperation."

"Do you really think so?" Bruce knows what Harvey is, a man dedicated to retiring a being like Batman.Now the other party actually proposed to cooperate, which is really surprising.

"Of course, you can actually cooperate with James, so why can't you let me join it." Harvey's expression was a little serious, "I've heard that Batman never kills, is it true?"

"Yes." Bruce looked at Harvey with his eyes blocked by the goggles, "Batman doesn't kill people, and once I do, I'll never be Batman again."

Harvey just looked at Bruce, who seemed shocked and full of doubts.

He can understand that Superman doesn't kill people. For a powerful Superman, human life is anything he wants. Killing or not killing will have no effect on him, and even not killing people will make him easier to be accepted by humans.

But Batman's not killing is destined to require him to use his own blood to walk this way, so Harvey is puzzled and shocked.

He reached out to Batman again, "Batman, may we have a happy cooperation." When Harvey said "Batman", he deliberately emphasized his tone, obviously telling Bruce that he chose to be with the non-killing Batman cooperate.Once Batman crosses the line, as Batman himself says, he's not Batman anymore, and he's not someone Harvey Dent wants to work with.

In response, Bruce didn't say anything, just reached out and took Harvey's outstretched hand.

When Gordon saw this, he knew that Batman really accepted Harvey, which also meant that Harvey was a trustworthy existence. In many cooperations, Batman's intelligence network was recognized by Gordon.Forgive Gordon for being suspicious, in a place like Gotham, justice may betray at any time.

He took out an evidence bag from his pocket, which contained a Joker playing card.

"I found this at base." He handed the evidence bag to Bruce.

At this time, the handshake between Harvey and Bruce was over, and he looked at Gordon with some surprise and dissatisfaction, "You never told me there is this."

Of course he knew the clown in Gotham, after all, his friend Morgan Shaw had suffered from him.

Gordon just smiled awkwardly at Harvey, "You know, this is Gotham, trust needs a longer observation."

"But I'm Gotham's prosecutor, how can you hide this from me!"

"In the last case, when you knew about our actions, so did the target." There was a tinge of anger in Gordon's voice.

"Does this mean that I am unreliable? Why don't you think that something is wrong with your subordinates." Harvey's voice was also filled with anger.

"I know my men well, but do you know your men?!" Gordon laughed angrily when Harvey beat him back.

"No matter how bad my subordinates are, they will not be worse than those police officers who accept bribes under your command." Harvey thought of what he had seen with his own eyes, and there was a trace of resentment in his tone.This resentment was not aimed at Gordon, but a kind of dissatisfaction with the law enforcement system.

"Accepting bribes? You obviously have undercover gangsters under your command!" Gordon was sure that Harvey Dent had undercover gangsters under his command.Because most of Harvey's staff had worked under the previous prosecutor, and the previous prosecutor...

"We don't have any evidence. So I won't argue with you. No matter how you say it, you shouldn't hide from me. I'm the District Attorney of Gotham. Believe it or not, tell me these are the rules!"

"You just..."

Seeing that the partner who had just established a cooperative relationship was going to have an internal strife with the previous partner, Bruce stopped them from continuing to argue.

"The last prosecutor in Gotham," Bruce glanced at Harvey, "he was a gang leader, the mayor of Gotham, the umbrella of Gotham's darkness, this is Gotham. You want to help here, just It's not enough to be a prosecutor, you need more power, but power corrupts people."

Bruce looked at Harvey, as if asking him - will you be corrupted?

Harvey and Gordon stopped arguing after hearing Bruce's words.

Harvey looked at Batman, "I..."

He didn't know what to say, not because he wasn't sure whether he would be corrupted by power, but because he didn't think that Gotham had reached this point, and even the mayor...

"I've seen Mr. Mayor's campaign words, and his expression didn't look like he was lying." Harvey murmured in defense of the mayor, as if he was convincing Batman and himself.But deep down, he actually believed Batman's words, because Mr. Mayor did push back and forth on some things and behaved suspiciously.

Bruce just looked at Harvey meaningfully in his eyes, "That's why I said that power will corrupt people's hearts, let alone this is Gotham."

Brewster deliberately emphasized the word "Gotham". Although Harvey is a Gotham native, he has not lived in Gotham for a long time, and his understanding of Gotham still needs to be deepened.

"Do you want me to run for office?"

At this time, Harvey suddenly thought of Bruce. If he really wanted to run for office, Bruce could provide him with capital and even network support.

"It has nothing to do with whether I want it or not, the point is whether you want it or not."

Bruce put the evidence bag that Gordon handed him into his universal belt, "I'll take care of the clown's business."

"Why?" Harvey heard Batman's arbitrary words before he could figure it out.

"Because he's coming after me." It's not that Bruce is narcissistic, but that he sees a hidden bat pattern on the clown pattern on that playing card.

"You need our help. We just became partners, didn't we? Gotham is not yours alone." Harvey looked at Batman, and then turned his gaze to Gordon, as if hoping that he could persuade him with him.

Gordon glanced at Harvey helplessly. When he looked at Batman and was about to say something, he found that the place where Batman had just stood was empty.

Harvey also noticed the disappearance of Batman, and looked at Gordon in a daze.

Gordon shrugged. "He always does."

After seeing Harvey and Gordon, Bruce meets Dick, who is patrolling an alley.

"Batman, will Harvey Dent become our partner like Director Gordon?" Dick asked excitedly.

He already liked Gordon very much because of his parents' case. After learning that Bruce was Batman, and Gordon had cooperated with Batman, he liked Gordon even more.

And Harvey Dent, as the most recent figure in Gotham, relies on Batman's intelligence network, and Dick knows a lot about him.

In his opinion, if more people can help Batman, his adoptive father will not work so hard.

"It's not us, it's me." For Bruce, allowing Dick to participate in the night watch is already the maximum he can tolerate, and he will never let Dick come into contact with more darkness.

At Dick's current age, he should be youthful and vigorous, and his biggest worries are studies and how to pursue the girl he likes. He may still have some small rebellions, but he is definitely happy and carefree, not with He was also upside down day and night, crawling and rolling in the dark.

The double-standard Bruce obviously forgot what he was doing at Dick's age. In his opinion, the reason why he was willing to carry the burden was to make the people he cares about easy on the road.If it weren't for Dick's strong insistence and even risking his own life, he would never let Dick become Robin.

"Okay, okay, yours." Dick still knew a little about Bruce's thoughts. Although he didn't agree with it, he wouldn't overreact.He knows that Bruce loves him, although this love sometimes has some tyranny that belongs only to the elders.

After finishing today's night watch, Bruce carried Dick, who had fallen asleep in the Batmobile, back to his room, and then helped him change and tucked in the quilt.

He sat beside Dick's bed and watched Dick's sleeping face quietly. At this moment, he felt a sense of peace in his heart, which was a kind of warmth called home.

After losing Thomas and Martha, he finally felt that warmth again, only this time he was no longer a child protected by them, but a father who could protect his own children.

After watching for a while, he tucked the corner of the quilt for Dick, lowered his head and kissed Dick gently on the forehead.

Good night, my son, Bruce said silently in his mind.

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