I haven't been a big brother for many years

"It's just a dislocation. It seems that the school doctors in your school are very skilled."

The doctor pointed to the position of the elbow joint on the X-ray photo, and smiled politely at Bender and the sobbing Angelia: "It's nothing serious, as long as you have a good rest, you will recover soon."

Bender frowned slightly, and he thought of an idea.

"Doctor, in my opinion, his injuries are too severe. You should put him in a cast."

As soon as he finished speaking, all three people in the room raised their heads and looked at him in surprise.

"But, father..." Ryan never expected his father to say such words.

"Excuse me, sir, can you say it again? This is Gotham Central Hospital! I am the authoritative doctor here!" He had never seen a family member of a patient who made such a strange request.

Bender repeated forcefully: "I said, his injury is too serious to be able to move freely! Do you understand?" His tone was already faintly threatening.

"Sweetheart?" Angie tugged at his sleeve, which was very unlike Bender's usual style.

But Bender's response to her was just a light glance, and just this one glance made Angelia withdraw her hand obediently and sit quietly on the chair.

She didn't want to make him unhappy.

"Okay." The doctor sighed helplessly, touched Ryan's hair, and comforted: "Come on, little guy, maybe this will make you feel better faster."

"But father, it's just a dislocation." Ryan turned his head anxiously, wanting to fight for some freedom for himself, and he even wanted to limit his actions according to Bender.But both of his legs are intact!

"I can still walk!"

Bender couldn't treat himself that way.

He also has to teach Bruce how to skateboard!

"Really?" Bender glared at Ryan. When he got the news today, he was so scared that he couldn't stand up from his seat.

He thought it was the owl court who had sent someone, he thought they had been waiting for a month, and they couldn't wait to kill Ryan to force him!

His goofy, all-too-nice kid: "I never want to see that stupid, terribly dangerous skateboard at home again!"

"But..." Ryan froze in place, feeling like the blood in his body was frozen.

That was his father, and he couldn't refute him.

Bender interrupted his defense and ordered the doctor: "Doctor, give him a wheelchair."

"Hey! You can't order me like that!"

The doctor finally couldn't stand it anymore, and he tried to fight for some rights for himself and Ryan.

Lane looked at him eagerly.

"Really?" Bender snorted coldly, and took out a pistol from the interlayer of his jacket: "Can I?"

"If you speak out...I want you to know the consequences.

"Okay, sir," the doctor agreed, raising his hands above his head in horror.

Ryan was stunned. He watched in a daze as Bandle Black strode out the door and slammed the door shut. His mother ran out after him.

"Okay, little guy." The doctor sighed, this is Gotham after all, this is not the first time he has been threatened.Although no one has ever threatened him for such a reason.

"At least your father has already paid a lot of money." He tried to lighten the atmosphere with a joke.

Ryan clenched his teeth and squeezed out almost every word: "He is not my father."

……

Wayne Manor

Thomas Wayne and Bendel Black were sitting in a back room in the study.

Thomas rubbed his temples: "Listen, I'm sorry about Lane, but keep calm, okay? Bender, you're exaggerating. Lane is a good boy, he just saved a cat because of his justice and bravery , not the Court of Owls wanted his life."

"I'm sorry to involve you in the court of owls. You're stressed out."

"No, you don't know anything, Thomas."

Bender's dark pupils stared straight at Thomas Wayne, and he looked distressed: "It's not because you threatened to expose the court of owls, nor because you stopped the Pinewood Farm project."

"I have to ask you one thing, Wayne."

Thomas was frightened by his overly mournful expression: "What's the matter?"

Bender took a deep breath: "I am a member of the Court of Owls, Thomas."

"What did you say?!" Thomas suddenly sat up from the sofa, and made a harsh and unpleasant voice with the legs of the chair on the ground: "You've been lying to me all this time?"

He stared at Bender in astonishment, unable to believe that the friend he thought was the enemy he had always wanted to defeat.

"Yes, I'm sorry."

Bender's throat moved slightly: "You are a good person, so even though I know this is too much, I still want to beg you."

He looked extremely vulnerable.

Thomas was furious: "You told them all the evidence I have to bring down the Court of Owls, right? You traitor!"

"I didn't tell them, that's not my task. You calm down first."

Bender stood up, trying to calm his old friend.

"Don't touch me!" Thomas shook off his hand and forced himself to calm down: "What is your mission? Why did you do this? What benefits did they give you? I really can't believe it, tell me you're a liar Mine, Bender..."

His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally even turned into a pleading.

"Aren't we friends?"

Bender's eyes were wet, and he slapped himself hard: "They have been watching me since Ryan was born, I know, I can't get rid of them."

"Thomas, I have no choice, I only have this child. I can only pretend to be loyal, and I am eager to show them my worth and tell them that I have always looked forward to returning to court."

"I thought that by doing this, my Ryan could survive."

"Stop talking." Thomas sat back on the sofa weakly: "Why are you so stupid, you know they can't be trusted."

"I have no choice." Bender begged, "Help me, Thomas."

"What exactly is the task they gave you?" Thomas folded his hands and covered his face.

"They..." The content was too difficult to say, but Bender hesitated to say: "They want me to kill you."

"You want to protect Ryan, don't I want to protect my family?"

Thomas roared angrily: "How do you want me to help you?! To die? So that you can gain the trust of the owl court?"

He couldn't believe that the best friend he had always thought of was choosing to treat him like this.

"No, I want you to help me take care of Ryan." Bender looked straight into Thomas' eyes and knelt on the ground without warning: "My mission will fail, and I will not let the court kill you."

"I've done a lot of wrong things, and I'm sorry I betrayed you."

"Ryan is innocent. He's a sweet kid, but he's suffered too much for his age. Bruce is even his only friend. Please, Thomas, help me."

Thomas stood up in surprise, trying to help Bender up: "What did you say? Failure? You can't do this, you will die!"

"I have found a trustworthy killer, and we have reached a deal. He will pretend to rob you, but in the end he will let you go because of his conscience. My mission must fail."

Bender raised the corners of his lips, as if he didn't care about his life at all.

"So? Even if you miss, the Owl Court will still send another killer. What's the point of you doing this? How can you guarantee that Ryan will not be killed by them?" He was simply crazy!

"Do not."

Bander licked the corner of his mouth, and his smile became more pleasant: "The idea of ​​killing you was not proposed by the leader, but voted by those stupid members of the parliament. The leader will not agree to do this. I got the news that the leader is coming back soon. .”

"You can wait until the so-called leader comes back!" Thomas Wayne saw a glimmer of hope, if they had more time, they could wait until the leader came back...

"No, the court has begun to doubt me." Bender took out a tooth from his pocket, with a black owl engraved on it: "It was pulled out from the mouth of the van driver, and they are warning me. I must as soon as possible Let's do it."

Thomas looked at the tooth with horror.

He thought it was just an accident. After all, no one could expect that Ryan would save the gray cat. There are too many uncertain factors. Maybe no one will save the poor cat, maybe other students will rush over , maybe the cat never shows up.

How did the court do it?

How many more such accidents did they make?

Bender obviously understood his expression: "This is what the Owl Court is best at."

He shook his head, his tone very mocking.

"As for Ryan, he has lost the ability to move now. If my mission fails, I will definitely return to New York to escape immediately. And Ryan is a burden. He will stay in Gotham and Wayne Manor. They know that I am not Don't like this kid."

He looked straight at Thomas, with determination in those eyes: "For the Court of Owls, what better time is there than to kill me when I'm about to leave Gotham?"

"I was running for my life and didn't even tell my best friend, which is you. No one knew where I went or even that I was dead."

"And you, Thomas. You will help me take care of Ryan. It's not easy. Maybe the killer sent by the owl court will come faster than the leader, but at least, this is a chance." This is the last thing he can do for that kids do.

Thomas' throat was dry, and he could hardly speak: "Is there no other way?"

Bender smiled bitterly: "Before you met me again, did you have someone you could trust in Gotham?"

There's simply no one in Gotham who can help them.

"You are a good father, and Ryan will be proud of you." Thomas pulled him up from the ground, tears in the corners of his eyes.

"No." Bender sighed: "Never, never tell him that I am not a competent father. I am a bad person."

"Thoma." Bender looked into Thomas' eyes and pleaded: "Five days later, I will let Ryan and the housekeeper stay in Wayne Manor for the reason of recuperation. You need to cooperate with the killer to play a play. Angie and I will Go to Gotham Airport and fly away, understand?"

Thomas looked at him complicatedly: "I will go with Martha and Bruce, it will be less likely to arouse the suspicion of the owl court, and it may buy you more time. Listen."

"Bender, you will always be my friend."

"Promise me and survive."

The author has something to say:

The only thing Bender is sorry for is Angelia...

In the transitional chapter, how Ryan survived must be explained clearly.

Thomas really wanted to tell Ryan the truth, but he didn't have time...

...the master didn't show his face in this chapter

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