Can you retire today?

After hearing Alfred's words, Bruce couldn't help thinking, if Dad really left something for himself, where would it be put?

In the process of thinking, Bruce inevitably recalled Thomas, those bits and pieces that were regarded as ordinary in the past, when recalled again after losing, it seemed very precious and regrettable.

in case……

If only he could have more time with Thomas, if he cherished more when he had his parents, if...

Memories of the past almost overwhelmed him with sadness, but Bruce didn't let himself immerse himself in the memories, and he quickly locked down a few places where Thomas would store things if he left them.

Then, it is to investigate one by one.

The study, the bedroom, the playroom Bruce played as a kid, the basement...

Finally, he came to the library at Wayne Manor.

Although he can be called erudite, in fact he has never been to the library a few times at all. When he was studying, he seemed to be forced to complete a task, full of impatience and catching up, and he never came to the library in a leisurely way. They all asked Alfred to help him prepare the books he needed.After the age of 13, he almost couldn't wait to leave Wayne Manor and embark on the road of experience. Of course, before embarking on the road of experience, he and Alfred went to a small town for a vacation, and thus met Clark.

However, despite being neglected by the owner of the manor, the library in Wayne Manor is not desolate, nor dusty, only the sense of time and the fragrance of books, all of which are of course thanks to our almighty butler - Al Fred.

Sometimes Bruce wonders if the other party is a Kryptonian who hides deeply - has super speed or something, but more is the guilt and love for Alfred.

Because of his little secret, he had to quit his regular servant, which caused Alfred to have a huge workload.

In Bruce's heart, Alfred has never been a housekeeper, he is his own relative, and blood is not the only bond that maintains family ties, but love is.

Bruce carefully measured every part of the library, where a large number of books were accumulated, and there were even many celebrity manuscripts, which were built by several generations of Wayne over hundreds of years.

The innermost row of the library is the handwriting left by generations of Wayne. Bruce looked through it. The earliest ones started from the generation of Wayne who came to Gotham, and Gotham was not called Gotham at that time.

Taking a closer look, Bruce found that there seemed to be something wrong with this bookcase. He looked at it carefully, moving some letters from time to time.

Through his careful observation, he can be sure that there is a hidden compartment here. If Thomas really left something for himself, then it is most likely to be placed here.

But opening the secret compartment seems to require a special method - the most likely possibility is a special regular tap.

But what kind of special law is it? Bruce didn't dare to try it rashly. If there are a certain number of mistakes in this kind of secret compartment, it is likely that the things in the secret compartment will be automatically destroyed.

Bruce looked at the manuscript on the bookcase, could he find the answer from it?

But then, Bruce dismissed the idea, he thought the ancestors of the Wayne family shouldn't be so stupid.

But don't believe the so-called secrets in the most conspicuous place on TV so that they are not easy to be discovered, that's all nonsense.

This kind of statement is as ridiculous as the most dangerous place is the safest place. The so-called most dangerous place is the safest place. It uses the enemy's blind thinking, but this method can only be used to deal with smart people. , but there are far more idiots than smart people in the world, and smart people also have a few idiots, so the most dangerous place is still the most dangerous place, so don't be stupid.In case the enemy makes a wrong attack, you are tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap.

And being able to be called the most dangerous place means that there must be great danger in that place. To avoid the most dangerous place, you must first consider whether you can deal with the danger in the dangerous place, and don't die in it. In the hands of the enemy, he died first in the hands of danger.

Bruce thought carefully about the relationship between Thomas and himself. It was impossible for Thomas not to tell him this kind of thing, so the biggest possibility was that the other party told him in a special way, but he couldn't remember it for the time being.

Thinking of this, he left the library and found Alfred.

"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Alf, would you like to accompany me to the history exhibition hall?" There is a history exhibition hall in Wayne Manor, which exhibits the history of the Wayne family, and there are portraits of Wayne in the past.

Bruce didn't take Dick to see it. It wasn't that he didn't admit that Dick was a member of the Wayne family, but he knew that Dick now belonged to Grayson more than Wayne, and Dick hadn't done it yet. Get ready, and neither does Bruce.

After being surprised for a moment, Alfred happily agreed: "I'm more than happy."

It's no wonder that Alfred was surprised. Bruce was not keen on it in the past, and Alfred even felt that Bruce was repelling it.

In fact, he felt right, Bruce did reject it, because he felt that it was there that bound all Wayne's freedom, making the Wayne family and Gotham more and more tightly bound and inseparable.

As the butler of the Wayne Manor, Alfred knows the history of the Wayne family very well, even more familiar than Bruce, which is why Bruce asked Alfred to accompany him.

Thomas had brought him here before, after Bruce had offered to leave Gotham.

Once again, Bruce's mood changed a lot, because he didn't understand the persistence of Wayne in the past, and now he has become a member of the persistence.

After shopping around with Alfred, Bruce didn't get what he wanted.

After Alfred left, Bruce sat on the sofa and began to recall what Thomas had said when he brought him here. Suddenly, a conversation was awakened from the memory palace.

"...There is no Wayne who doesn't love Gotham." Thomas said as he looked at his son who wanted to leave Gotham.

Bruce, who was young at the time, asked: "So does Gotham love us?"

Thomas was silent, and after a while, he said to Bruce, "Maybe...no..."

Brucey thought he saw the dawn of victory at the time, and hurriedly asked: "So why do we still love Gotham?"

Thomas looked at the portrait hanging on the wall and said to Bruce, "Maybe it's because all the Waynes believe—tomorrow is only a dream away."

At that time, Bruce curled his lips and said, "I don't believe it..."

……

After the memory was over, Bruce murmured, "Tomorrow is only a dream away..."

Perhaps, this is the answer he was looking for.

From this sentence, he deduces several stroke patterns from the letters that make up this sentence.

Then according to the year and month of the bookcase and various factors, several kinds were eliminated, and finally only two kinds were left.

He got up and went to the library again. Standing in front of the bookcase, he first chose one to try, but the bookcase didn't respond, and then he changed to another.

After the knocking was over, a dark compartment popped up from the bookcase, and there were some papers and a notebook in it.

That notebook belonged to Thomas, Bruce was sure of that.

He took out the book and opened it, and there was a letter inside.

Batman, who had never been afraid, couldn't help but cringe a little at this moment. He put the letter aside, and first read the notebook left by Thomas.

In fact, he guessed right, this book belonged to Thomas, and it recorded what Thomas and Alfred had found, including some very secret black forces in Gotham.

Some of them Bruce didn't know, so many years later, Thomas played what is called your father or your father.

After grinding through all the content in the book, Bruce picked up the letter he had put aside.

In the process of opening the envelope, Bruce couldn't help shaking his hands.

He clenched his fist, then looked at the letter he took out from the envelope.

Dear son:

When you find and open this letter, I may no longer be by your side. I cannot protect you forever, but please believe that even death will not cut off my love for you.

You have always been a very unique child, this is not my preference as a father to my own son, I can always feel that your eyes see a very different world from ours, you are the first A Wayne who said he was leaving Gotham.I'm not accusing you of not being brave, backing up and leaving sometimes doesn't mean cowardice, it's just a choice.

Even so, your choice still surprises me.You ever asked me if Gotham loves us, and I answered you — no.But you know what, the reason why we choose to stay in Gotham is not because of love, or not all because of love.Because love makes people stay, but hate is the reason to stick to it.The moment your grandpa died, I knew I would never leave Gotham.But I don't want you to repeat my fate, because I love you so much.

You are such a sensitive child, even so sensitive that you often feel sad and anxious for inexplicable reasons, which makes you look a little brave. I don’t know if Gotham is a huge burden for you. If so, then Forget what I've said in the past and get out of here.I won't let you down because I care about Gotham, but I care about you more than Gotham.

……

The only thing I know about life is that some things happen by chance and some things happen of our own making.In any case, for all my choices, I never regret it, I just regret that I may not be able to watch you grow up and accompany you through the rest of your life.But life is full of parting, I'm just one step ahead, I'm never a hero, because I just fight for you, you give me courage, I fight for you, in front of you, I'm just a father from beginning to end .

So don't go after my death, that was never my purpose, I just hope that you, my son, will be the happiest person in the world, because that is the greatest thing I can achieve as a father Achievement.

always love your father thomas

作者有话要说：感谢在2019-11-1722:46:09~2019-11-1823:00:02期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 1 black heart sesame glutinous rice ball;

Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: 2 bottles of Qiumosu; 1 bottle of nameless;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!