Meet the father-in-law [Comprehensive]

-2016, Gotham-

Six o'clock in the evening, at sunset.

The sky over Gotham City is still covered with thick dark clouds that linger all year round, and the orange-red light of the sunset dyes them into red and gray colors, as if a fire is ignited in the sky.

Bruce Wayne was standing in front of the huge French windows covering the entire wall, staring sullenly at the sparkling lake outside the window.He crossed his arms and paced back and forth, feeling uncharacteristically restless.

One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, stop and turn around; then one step, two steps, three steps, four steps... over and over again, without any intention of stopping.

"Alf, are you sure Bruce is really okay like this?"

At a long table not far from Bruce sat two men, one old and one young, and the youngest of them, Dick Grayson, was talking.He has black hair and blue eyes, handsome appearance, wearing a casual suit, looks very lively.

The one called "Afu" is a well-dressed and elegant old man. He is checking a few things that look like menus.At Dick's words, he reached out to take off his reading glasses and shot Bruce a understanding glance.

"The truth is, not many fathers can keep their cool when their daughter brings her boyfriend over for the first time — Batman or not. By the way, you'll experience that day too, Master Dick. "

"Oh no, that's not what I meant!" Dick retorted almost in horror.After a while, he swallowed his saliva, approached Afu cautiously, and lowered his voice: "I think Bruce will really knock that guy out and sink into Gotham Bay."

"For the sake of family harmony, I don't think Master Bruce will be so impulsive."

After Afu finished speaking this sentence with a normal expression, the man standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window let out an angry "hum", the voice was too loud, and it seemed to be intentional.

"There's nothing wrong with my hearing!"

"Master Bruce, if your memory is as good as your hearing, I reminded you to change your clothes half an hour ago-the suit is hanging at the back, I can guarantee that this is the most suitable one for today , the overall style is very mature and stable.”

"Alfred!"

Bruce turned his head back, growling almost angrily, but unfortunately his move was of no use to Afu.The current butler of the Wayne family still maintained a modest and polite appearance, pointing at the suit on the hanger.

"You've got to change, Master Bruce, they're coming soon—you don't want to show up to Mr. Hotchner disheveled, do you? It'll make Miss Elide sad."

"You guys are just... hum!"

The man squeezed out a few words from his throat angrily, turned around abruptly, grabbed the suit on the hanger roughly, and walked quickly to the dressing room, leaving only the extremely irritable backs of the two people here.

Ten minutes later, Bruce had changed his clothes and came out. He was tying a tie on himself, with an angry expression and a gunpowder tone in his tone.

"An FBI agent! God, I still can't accept this! The FBI is simply stubborn! Stupid! Dogmatic! The system is rigid! Synonymous with it! It's not good for someone who is looking for a job, she has to—"

"With all due respect, Master Bruce, compared to a certain gentleman who wears a tight uniform and looks like a bat, and goes out every night to engage in illegal and violent activities, the senior special investigator of the FBI is indeed a very decent job. "

After Aff finished saying this, all the complaints disappeared, and Bruce seemed to be choked by someone suddenly.After staring dryly for a long time, the man started to pace around again, looking a little more anxious than before.

"FBI agent, older than me, divorced and widowed, with a 10-year-old son—even if I don't have any prejudices, I can't find any good points from this guy!"

"Cough cough."

A Fu suddenly cleared his throat, and coughed twice meaningfully.

"Yes, yes, yes, I know, it's not up to me to judge whether that guy has merit or not, that's Elied's choice, and I should respect her choice, but—"

"You must be very happy to think that about Elliott, Bruce!"

Before Bruce could say anything that made Alfred dissatisfied, Dick had already interrupted him quickly, with a serious look on his face—of course, if the young handsome guy didn’t have a smirk on his face, he would stance will appear more convincing.

"Okay, okay, I'll go out and see when they arrive, it's not easy to park here."

Before Bruce's eye knife flew on him, Dick had already slipped out quickly.

Only Bruce and Afu were left in the room, and it was too quiet for a while.

It seemed like a long time before Bruce walked over to Alfred. He sat down and let out a long sigh.

"That guy has been working at the bau (behavioralanalysis unit) for almost 20 years, aff. I know how he works, and I know what he's been up against, what he's been through...maybe, I'm better than all his mates Knowing his heart better, because I have also experienced everything like this."

"I just hope that she can find a good man, an ordinary person who will not have such violence, blood and killing in her life. I will never be able to replace her real father. I can only do my best for her—"

"No, Master Bruce, as you said, this is her choice, and we should respect her."

Aff said, pushing the mug with "" on the table towards Bruce.Steam is rising from the mouth of the cup, and it is a cup of freshly brewed black tea with a mellow aroma.

"You should drink some water, Master Bruce. Besides, I'm not surprised by Miss Elliott's taste. It's probably a family influence."

"Not to mention, Mr. Hotchner has been her favorite hero for many years - we should congratulate her, shouldn't we?"