Gotham.

The bat lamp, which had been dusty for several years, was lit up again tonight. Gordon looked at the bat symbol in the sky with a burnt cigarette butt in his mouth.

"What happened?" A tall and strong figure fell from the high wall behind Gordon. Nightwing wearing a blue mask recalled Gordon's memories of the past with a voice that was completely different from Batman's, " Bat isn't in Gotham tonight."

"Of course, I realized it when I turned off the lights and called him for a long time, but I didn't see half of the bat shadow." Gordon threw away the cigarette butt, "We have to change the contact method."

"Oh, you mean the bat light?" Nightwing raised his head following Gordon's line of sight.

"When the Bat lights were on, all the criminals knew Batman was coming, but now?" Gordon turned off the Bat lights, "It's just a bright sign that says 'Batman isn't in Gotham tonight, That old thing, Gordon, can only rely on a flock of robin birds'."

"Hey, Gordon!" Nightwing crossed his arms and made a protesting sound.

"This is a new case that happened today." Gordon handed the file under his arm to Nightwing, "Within a month, the fourth case. The first three cases were not in Gotham, one was in Bludhaven, and one was in Brudhaven. One in Italy and one in New York."

"... Hum? How did you connect them?" Ye Yi paused when he heard Brudhaven, he frowned, and quickly opened the file.

Gordon: "All the victims seemed to commit suicide. Before they died, they cut off the flesh of their own arms, ate them raw, and wrote the countdown with their own blood beside them."

"The one in Brudhaven is 8, the one in Italy is 7, the one in New York is 6, and the one we have is 5. According to this calculation, there are at least four targets for this murderous maniac." It's on his list." Gordon patted the Batlight, "It seems that the perpetrator knew that Batman would leave Gotham tonight, so he chose to start today."

Ye Yi frowned: "This is not good news. Do you think the guy who committed this countdown case is related to what made Batman leave Gotham tonight?" Ye Yi raised his head and looked into the dark night, "Well .If this is the case, it means that the planet is suffering again."

Ye Yi looked away: "Do you mind if I take this away?"

"That's just a copy." Gordon shrugged, turned and pointed to the Batlight, "Remember to tell Batman to let him think about it. I mean, maybe he can leave me a BB machine or a mobile phone number Twitter number— —”

Gordon heard that there was no movement behind him, stopped talking and turned around, looking at the empty roof: "...I should have gotten used to their characteristic of turning their heads and not turning around."

"Wait." Gordon looked up, "Does Batman have a Twitter account?"

·

On the circling highway, the pure black Batmobile made a cool engine sound.

Batman raised his hand and connected to Alfred's video: "Ah Fu. Get ready, there are guests staying overnight at the manor."

"Oh, yes..." Alfred said halfway, leaned closer to the camera, and carefully looked at the black-haired boy who looked fifteen or sixteen years old sitting on the other side of the Batmobile, with his arms crossed and his face full of displeasure and rebellion, " My goodness. My lord, which orphan of yours is this again? He looks about the same age as Master Damian. I thought Dan was looking for you for something important, so he found another child for you?"

"..." Batman was silent for a moment, "Ah Fu. This is Dan and Loki's child."

Batman paused: "Not a child in the human biological sense, but yes, he is their successor. Dan and Loki are in a little trouble, so Hope needs to stay with us for a while."

"...well. I thought you were going to give me another family surprise tonight." Alfred looked away from the camera.

Batman frowned: "What's the first surprise?"

"Master Dick, Master Jason, Master Tim, and Master Damian are all back in the Batcave today. It looks like they've had the same problem—I'm sorry to tell you that, sir. But today you pick up ...Excuse me, what is this little gentleman's name?" Alfred looked at the black-haired boy who looked resentful.

The dark-haired boy looks like he'd love to jump up and punch a punch in the Batmobile.However, the small space of the Batmobile was obviously not enough for him to vent his anger. He could only cross his arms and lean his head against the car window, squinting his eyes and cast an angry glance at the video.

Just when Alfred mentioned the difficulty level of the other party to Jason's level in his heart, the boy turned his face, raised his chin reservedly and said, "Hope, Hope Dan Loki, sir. You You can call me Hope."

"..." Alfred blinked at the camera with some surprise, "Okay, Hope."

"Go on, Alfred." Batman interrupted Alfred's eyes that continued to look at Hope.

Alfred withdrew his gaze: "Okay. Tonight, on your way to pick up Mr. Hope, a case happened in Gotham. Judging from the current situation, maybe the troubles encountered with the young masters are all relation."

"...I'll be back soon." Batman stepped on the gas pedal, "Look at them, don't let them blow up the manor."

"Of course, I guarantee it with my life, sir." Alfred looked back and raised his hand to cut off the video.

"He looks very kind." Hope, who hadn't talked to Batman all the way, suddenly said, "But he's not easy to mess with."

The thin lips exposed under Batman's mask briefly traced a slight smile: "Who said it wasn't."

The engine of the Batmobile was roaring all the way, leaving the highway and heading towards the sparsely populated suburbs at the fork. It didn't take long for Hope to see an isolated island through the car window.

A tall and tall ancient manor stands quietly on the isolated island.

"Welcome." An iron gate rose from the cliff of the manor, and a new road stretched out. Batman drove the Batmobile along the new road into the Batcave.

The Batmobile stopped in the center of the Batcave, and the Robinbirds sitting or standing in every corner of the Batcave cast their eyes in unison.

"Who is this guy?" Damian said first.

Batman gets out of the car: "Hope, Dan and Loki's kid."

"...You mean, like a human being..." Damian's mask suddenly revealed big and small eyes, and he raised his hands to make a gesture, "Born like this?"

Hope struggled clumsily to raise his legs and got out of the car, looking puzzled at Damian's gesture.

"No. It was Dan who used the power of birth to take out the power of hope in his body, and conceived the child with Loki's divine power." Batman narrowed his eyes at Damian, "How did you learn this action? of."

"Hmph. I am the heir to the League of Assassins and the ruler of the new world in the future. This kind of action-the arsenal has done it." Damian stared at Alfred who was approaching, and raised his hand defensively to hug the boy on his knee. That plate of cookies.

"..." Batman looked at Damian in silence for a while, then raised his head to look at the remaining three Robins who were squatting or standing on the ledge on the second floor, "What happened."

"Oh!" Ye Yi then withdrew his eyes from the puzzled Hope who was staring at Damian's sneaky movement. He jumped off the platform and put the information on the big screen, "The last month Within a short period of time, four cases occurred in succession. Originally, the only thing that connected this case was the similar actions of the deceased who seemed to have committed suicide, and the numbers around them. But just now we learned that these four cases occurred in the same day where we were. The place."

"The first case was in Bludhaven, where I was when it happened. The second case was Italy, where Jason was on his mission. The third case was New York, where Tim was at the meeting in your place. The fourth case , Gotham... Damian has been staying in Gotham since he left the League of Assassins."

"And...the most important thing is this fourth case." Ye Yi propped up the operating table with both hands, "After you pass through Dan's divine power boost, the night is under your control. If the murderer didn't choose today, then it must be He ended up being caught on the spot. But he chose to be here today, as if he knew you would leave Gotham today."

"..." Batman lowered his head slightly, lost in thought.

"Why did Dan come to you today?" Tim walked to the escalator, "Why did they give their children to you?"

Tim points out calmly, "No offense intended, Bruce. But it's clearly not... too wise."

Alfred met Batman's gaze calmly and agreed, "I'm sure Master Tim, you meant to say 'you don't know people well'."

"...What? What are you talking about?" Hope, who had been struggling with Damian's movements, raised his head and frowned, "My father always said that Batman is the best and most experienced parenting expert in the world , and the best dad in the world. He thinks I'll learn a lot of useful lessons here—”

Hope lowered his voice and his shoulders drooped: "...it can help me become a qualified successor."

"Hmm..." The four Robin birds, wearing different clothes, having different body shapes, and doing different postures, all made the same voice of disapproval.

"To be honest, I don't even know which sentence to start complaining about." Ye Yi said to Alfred beside him.

"Well. Considering that Mr. Hope's father should refer to Loki, the god of death and lies, I don't think there is any problem." Alfred stood straight.

"What happened to make them think you needed Batman's... 'parenting experience' to qualify as a successor?" Jason said sarcastically.

"I... Dad asked me to spread the power of hope to a universe... I..." Hope clenched his fingers.

"What did you do?" Damian showed a "tell me and listen" expression.

"He shrouded that universe in desire." Batman walked to the console. "Dan and Loki are making it up in that universe."

"Seriously? Hope and desire sound like a big difference." Damian raised his eyebrows.

"Damian." Batman casts a disapproving look. "This is not a joke. Especially not for people in that universe."

"..." Hope hung his head.

"Okay." Damian put his arm on the console, "back to the case. If you say so, it is indeed an accident that you will leave Gotham tonight. After all, no one would have expected that Hope would Such a mistake. So how did this murderer confirm that you will definitely leave Gotham tonight?"

"We need to go to the scene." Batman frowned, looking between the photos of the "suicide" scene on the screen.

"I'll drive the Batplane." Damian stood up.

Batman: "No."

Damian: "I know how to drive!"

Batman: "No."

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