[Comprehensive] Happy to be a father

"You failed." There was such a mocking remark from the other side of the phone.

"Hmm..." The grinning mouth made some uncomfortable efforts, and he spoke in a slightly discriminatory tone: "It's just that it didn't work."

"Not even a single Langston Hicks was killed," but the person on the other side was unwilling to accept his lame excuse, and his voice turned cold: "You still want us to hire you to deal with that nasty bat ? Our money is not something that a third-rate killer like you can take away casually."

"But you have also failed many times, haven't you?" He wouldn't let the other party grab him like this: "That Batman has broken your deals several times, and if he continues like this, I haven't Seeing you on the hearing stand, I'm afraid you will become the first bankrupt gangster in Gotham City... Hahaha, sorry, I told a joke..."

Where did the term "bankruptcy" come from?

"But a lot of money will be lost. This is what is happening," he said in a low voice, "You probably don't want to, when you are sleeping one night, you will suddenly wake up and see that black line The shadow of you is standing on your bedside, the reason is just that he thinks, maybe it would be better to get rid of your malignant tumors from the source..."

The current Batman has not been fully known to everyone, and his subsequent "don't kill" principle has not been hung on him as a label, and even in the future, no one will think that a night that can destroy their own interests at any time A monster-like existence would be something to be tolerated, especially when he would target them in the dark world!

There was silence for a while.

Then, at last, he said again: "Langston Hicks is not important . . . "

Because of the conflict between him and the old Hicks of the previous generation, he has been oppressing the family he left behind, but Langston has been stubbornly resisting all the decline, and he can't help but gradually More methods have been used... This is also the most fundamental reason why the Hicks family is still at the end of Gotham's upper class after more than ten years of painstaking efforts.

And now, the old grievances in the past can be ignored. After all, the dead can never climb out to add to him, so the current conflict can be said to be between him and Langston Hicks. It's hostile, which is why he threw it out as a test of the killer's ability.

However, compared to Batman who disrupted several of their big deals as soon as he appeared on the stage, these things can be discussed later.

"Although you failed," he changed his tone, and there was some appreciation in his voice: "but it's not bad to put a bomb in the car."

Not only is it good, every time he gets in the car now, he will send someone up to check it carefully in advance, making sure that every place is not missed, otherwise, no matter how comfortable the seat is, he will feel like sitting on pins and needles.

"He was able to survive such an explosion, luck is also a big reason," the leader of the gang concluded: "Well, clown, as a self-recommended killer who was not well-known before, You have also shown us your ability, we will provide you with some resources and manpower, I hope you can really get rid of that Batman."

Lucky?As the black hand who arranged everything, the clown didn't think that such a word could make Langston survive from it, but he didn't refute the other party's words, he didn't care what other people thought, he just got Whatever you want is fine, even if the guy who is talking to him explodes in place the next moment, that's okay.

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Officer Gordon and Su Ye walked out of the ward. They stayed in the aisle of the hospital. After looking at each other, Gordon sighed and said, "You should also comfort your brother. Sometimes, people close to you voluntarily sacrifice to come Gaining life for himself may cause him more pain than the injury he received."

As a policeman, he has also encountered various things. Everyone reacts differently when encountering danger. Just like what the butler Anthony did, the more rare it is, the heavier it is. .

"There is also the previous investigation." He paused for a while, and finally chose to reveal the clues he had found: "The fact that the headmaster hired a murderer to kill is already conclusive. The personal computer was cracked, and the deleted content was finally recovered, among which were the clues left by him, which can be used as evidence of his criminal behavior."

When he said this, he wanted to get some inspiration from Su Ye, so after a little hesitation, he asked some of his doubts: "But I still haven't heard from any competitors for his position." Any traces of someone's meddling were found in the car accident..."

"Maybe your previous investigation was not wrong, it's just an accident. Before the people he hired did anything, the competitor had an accident himself?" Su Ye asked rhetorically.

Gordon took a deep breath, and said, "That means that person is more dangerous than we thought."

Because of the accidental car accident, or the regret and timidity before that, but no matter which one it is, it shows that the former principal of Gotham who bought the murder|murderer should have the idea of ​​canceling this deal, and he So he became a vegetative person and lay on the hospital bed for a whole year, and was still injected to death in the end. It is very likely that it was because of his repentance. His choice angered the killer, so this is his revenge.

"But," he coughed softly, "the nineteen bombs in the university, such a frenzied move..."

"Sometimes," Su Ye said, "the thinking of some criminals, in the eyes of ordinary people, is not only unreasonable, but also incomprehensible. After the threat of destructive power, who will suffer more?"

"If he told Harrison all this..." Gordon put his hand into the coat, he could feel the twitch of his fingertips: "Since the danger was caused by himself, the development of the situation is also caused by His hands collapsed, and the school he wanted to become the principal was also shrouded in the shadow of death and injury because of him, so, perhaps he is the one who wants to speak out the most."

However, he collapsed because of being injected with a devastating neurotoxin, and became a vegetative person who could not speak or convey any news.

But this does not deny that he may still be able to hear and feel...Harrison, who cannot feel the flow of time outside, is always worried that someone will tell him such a terrible thing, then, And who knows what kind of mental journey he went through during that year of deep sleep?

It's like a soul is imprisoned in a body. No matter how painful and mad he is inside, he can't convey the slightest message, and he can't stop even a little bit of dangerous footsteps. Such torture, maybe he will die immediately at that time , In fact, it is more salvation for him.

"But it's impossible for the bomb to be left there for a year. After such a long time, the chances of accidents will increase..." Gordon raised this point.

"So he decided to fulfill the lie he told Harrison before." Su Ye said extremely calmly.

"Just because of this?!" Gordon felt that his eyelids were starting to dry up: "Because I wanted to give Harrison pain, I threatened him to plant a bomb|bomb in the school before he fell into a coma. It felt like enough. In the end Decided to end all of this, because in order to make your lies come true, you actually went to the school to drop bombs?"

"This is just my guess at this stage," Su Ye said, "The thinking of the real criminal can only be obtained more accurately when he reveals it himself..."

"No," Gordon said with a wave of his hand, "You don't need to comfort me, I can still accept such a crime."

After a pause, he continued, "In a place like Gotham, there are many unreasonable injuries and crimes. At least, he still has a reason..."

Of course, he knew that this was a kind of extremely weak self-mockery, so he added: "The person who can do such a thing must be a very boring person!"

He didn't want to use words like pervert to describe that guy, it would only put a halo of terror on him, and it would make people feel frightened in their hearts. He glanced at Su Ye and made up his mind. a conclusion of.

"A boring and uninteresting person." Su Ye also shook his head and said. He remembered the few short conversations Andy had with that clown on the Internet before, and he also said such a comment , It can be regarded as a certain degree of agreement with Officer Gordon's point of view.

But this does not deny the danger of the other party.Moreover, maybe Su Ye is not, but Gordon Jim is obviously, he is just to encourage himself, so he made such a comment on purpose.He glanced at the closed door on the other side of the ward again, patted Su Ye on the shoulder, and said, "Although most of the university case has been solved that time, the most important murderer has yet to be caught." Not finished, plus the accident your brother encountered..."

"If he wants to ask you about these things later, you can also tell him the results of our discussion," after all, he is the most direct victim, plus what this "Ryan" gave in these investigations It is better for him to let go of the restrictions directly: "But the most important thing is your own personal safety."

"If he hasn't given up yet," Gordon said solemnly, "Your brother is likely to usher in a second attack."

When Su Ye opened the door and re-entered, Langston was sitting on the hospital bed and looked up at him. He was covered with a blue striped quilt of the hospital, and his head was wrapped in a dense quilt. The bandages, the eyes where the bandages went around, a pair of pale eyes seemed to be hiding blades, looking sharp and cold.

Su Ye's footsteps didn't stop: "It seems that Officer Gordon's worries were unnecessary, and you cheered up faster than he imagined."

Langston lowered his gaze, his previous sharpness seemed to be hidden, and his specific expression could not be discerned because he was entangled. He said lightly, "What did you guys talk about outside?"

Su Ye told him all about the Gotham University case.

The previous Langston was extremely eager to know the murderer behind the case, but because Gordon was worried about Langston who lost his "relative" and because there were still some nodes that had not been clarified, so he spoke in kind words. After calming down, he decided to leave.

"I know," Langston said coldly, "The one who hired the killer is Salvatore, the current leader of the Falcon gang, and the guy who has a deep old grudge with our Hicks family. The trouble caused by the guy."

He remembered what the old housekeeper had advised him to do when he was in the car, which made his mood even more complicated.

Back then, he had no regrets about what he had done, although after another fierce quarrel, he picked up the candlestick at hand and stabbed it... They began to fight, and Langston's leg was also broken. The original fight was interrupted.

But in the bottom of my heart after the matter is over, there is undeniable relief.

The highly self-disciplined habit he has developed now is itself influenced by many things in the past.

And compared to the man with a bad deed, maybe Butler Anthony is more worthy of the word "father". When the corpse was on the floor, he was extremely surprised at first, but he quickly calmed himself down afterwards, and then, in order to deeply cover up what happened that night, he did not hesitate to set fire to completely cover up all the evidence...

But judging from the conversation last night, maybe I thought he was too powerful. For Butler Anthony, who has always been loyal to the Hicks family, although he never showed it before, the past has always been It's all quite heavy, maybe...

Of course, now that everyone has passed away, all that is no longer important.

"When you are in charge of family affairs," Langston put away his thoughts and said in a low voice, "that old thing is the enemy you need to be on the first alert."

"Huh?" Su Ye turned around, and he looked up at Langston on the hospital bed in some surprise.

The corners of his lips curled up unknowingly, Langston finally showed a hint of relaxation, he did not hide his smile: "You have drafted a notarial deed to renounce the property inheritance rights of the Hicks family, I can understand."

"You always have your own plans, you have been like this since you were a child," Langston sighed softly: "But, what makes you think that I will sign my name on that notarial certificate Woolen cloth?"

Probably the lawyer has never seen this two people who are completely different from other family members who have fought for power to a certain extent, have they?

He took a deep look at Su Ye, and then said: "Although I value the family very much, I haven't come to the point where I regard it as everything."

What he wants to be more is the kind of person who is completely opposite to his father.When Langston was a teenager, the blood of the Hicks family flowed in his body. He drank, partyed, gambled, took drugs, and stayed out all night. It was not until the moment he witnessed the death of his mother that he was so thorough. Liang felt that he was becoming a scumbag, a scumbag who belonged to the same category as his father.

But he couldn't be another copy, a continuation of the one he hated the most.

So he began to demand himself with the strictest rules.

"Also," Langston spread his hands and said helplessly, "You can't let me go to the negotiating table in my current attire and have a business exchange with those opponents, right? "

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The camera turned around, and Andy moved from the room behind the bar to the mansion of Hicks Manor. Before installing his own hacking device, he also looked around in surprise at this never-before-seen, belonging to his brother. Tan's house can only be lived in by the upper class, and then he withdrew his gaze: "So, that brother of yours threw all the family affairs on your head?"

"He was injured." Su Ye said.

"Hey, isn't he afraid of you when he is recuperating?" Andy laughed: "Transfer all these assets to your own name?"

"No need." Su Ye replied very briefly: "Hicks is too small, and the development direction of the industry is not what I need."

"Okay." Andy also replied sleepily, letting go of the tempting thoughts in his heart.In fact, he doesn't mind directly fighting for property. For the young people who have survived the environment of the slums, he knows better than anyone else that sometimes, everything is imaginary, and only the benefits are real.

Of course, this does not conflict with him following Yu Su Ye.

Well, benefits sometimes slip, but "Lane" is always right.

And the same thing, Su Ye heard someone say it again at another party.At that time, he had already put on a more formal suit. As the interim host of the Hicks family's new addition to Gotham's upper class, it was different from being able to sit alone in the dark before. Wherever he went, he attracted many eyes, both open and secret.

The recent accident of Langston Hicks is what preoccupied those in the upper echelons these days.

After all, no one wants such a terrible thing to happen to them.

And those words were said by Bruce Wayne who also came to this party. He noticed the strange and young face of this newcomer, and then he said goodbye to his friends and friends beside him. The beauty came to Su Ye with a glass of golden wine.Before approaching slowly, he raised his glass politely, and then said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Ryan Hicks."

"Mr. Wayne?" Su Ye also toasted, and then responded.

"At the banquet before, I had a very pleasant chat with Mr. Langston," the young man with deep blue eyes said with a smile, "But who knows, the next time I hear from him , would be such a bad thing.”

"I am very sorry for what happened to him." Bruce said with a hint of melancholy.

"Thank you Mr. Wayne for your concern," Su Ye thanked, "We were indeed hit hard by this accident, but fortunately, we already know who the enemy is to deal with us, and we will never Will make a second loss at the Hicks!"

The young man's determination is still very good... Bruce Wayne's eyes showed subtle appreciation.I heard that this time there was a loyal butler protecting him, so Langston was able to escape from it abruptly...Anyway, he couldn't imagine the scene of losing Alfred...

"It seems that your brother should also have considerable trust in you." Bruce praised the relationship between the two brothers of the Hicks family: "Not everyone can entrust all the affairs, especially when many things are involved. property."

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More than 5000 words, let’s make up for yesterday’s.

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