Is boyfriend the dark knight today? [Comprehensive British and American]

After finishing what he wanted to say, Dawn certainly wouldn't stay any longer.The situation on Solan's side is not easy, and he still wants to solve the troubles there as soon as possible and come back to Bruce as soon as possible.

The man nodded symbolically at his 'rival in love', turned around and left.

As for Mr. 'Rival in Love' in his mind, he was thinking about the words Dawn said during the whole night patrol, and a few times he made subtle movements because of distraction, not at all as if he came and went silently before. The Batman.

When he almost stepped on the air for the second time, Bruce finally forced himself to withdraw his emotions, and then regained his previous state.

In any case, the night passed safely.

Bruce drives the Batmobile back to his secret base.

Before getting out of the car, he subconsciously looked around the platform to make sure Mr. Butler was not waiting for him to come back.Seeing that there was no sign of Alfred on the platform, Bruce quietly relaxed and got off the Batmobile.

I should be glad that I learned the lesson from last time and turned off the microphone when I saw Dawn in the distance.Otherwise, if Alfred heard those conversations, he would not know what the old butler would say.He thought about it, and removed the equipment on his body one by one with extreme proficiency.

The night is already deep.

Bruce sat down on the edge of the bed with a little dampness from the shower.

There were so many changes that happened that day that he couldn't sort out his thoughts for a while.

The problem with the Joker and Superman was enough, the problem was Dawn... Bruce lay back on the bed and reached out to turn off the light.

——Let’s think about it after getting up tomorrow.

The next day.

Bruce woke up again at Alfred's morning call.

So many things happened yesterday, but he slept surprisingly well, and even got up from the bed without trying to stay in bed.

"Good morning, Alfred."

"Good morning, Master Wayne," Alfred replied.

Holding the tray, he watched Bruce stretch and stride into the bathroom.

"I heard that Mr. Kent came to visit you yesterday," Alfred stood at the door of the bathroom. "Why don't you try to invite him to your house for a light meal before leaving?"

Brushing his teeth, Bruce gave him a sideways look.Mr. Butler had a smile on his face, like a parent who cared about his children making friends.

"He still has his own job." Bruce spat the foam out of his mouth, responding to Alfred's question.

"How do you know the one from yesterday was Superman?"

"Oh, obviously the time between my phone call and Batman showing up with the Joker was a little tight for you," said the butler, "and who wouldn't recognize a child they grew up with? "

Bruce responded vaguely.

"However, when encountering a clown, it is indeed a wise decision to seek help from a more capable friend."

"I didn't call him," he said.

"At least you're beginning to accept help from other people," said Alfred. "After that, wouldn't it be admirable courtesy to invite someone to dine with you as a token of appreciation?"

— Thank goodness he turned off his headset last night.

Bruce thought as he gargled.Superman just flew over to do a favor, and Alfred could go on and on like this, if he knew he saw Dawn last night...

The man shook his head.

"He's got his own work to do, Aff," he repeated. "I don't think it's a good idea to encourage people to skip work."

The butler shrugged: "You can make an appointment on the weekend, and I'd be happy to prepare a sumptuous meal for your friends."

Bruce picked up the vegetable juice he had put on the tray, but didn't respond.

"Speaking of which," Alfred seemed to suddenly think of something, "did you meet the beauty you wanted at the banquet yesterday?"

Bruce rolled his eyes under the cover of the glass.He knew that it was no coincidence that he would meet Dawn at the banquet. He had successfully avoided the occasions where Dawn appeared before, so it didn't make sense that he would run into him by chance this time.

"No, no," he said, put down his glass and blinked his left eye at the old butler, "You know, there are always too many beauties at banquets, which makes me a little bit picky."

"I think that there is always one who is so gorgeous that other beauties can't be seen." Alfred said, obviously not intending to let Bruce easily bypass this topic.

"Afu—" the man dragged his voice, and said helplessly, "I don't think I need to rush to solve the major issues in life."

"Of course, you can think carefully before making a decision." Mr. Butler said tolerantly.

Bruce breathed a sigh of relief.

"But with things like this, it never hurts to think ahead."

"..." Bruce grabbed the sandwich in the tray, "I still need to find out how the clown left Arkham yesterday, Aff, I think you must be busy with something."

His intention to avoid the topic was obvious, Mr. Butler shook his head helplessly, and watched Bruce go out.

In the final analysis, he is just Bruce's butler and cannot make decisions on behalf of the other party.

Bruce's so-called investigation of the clown's escape method is of course just an excuse. Although the clown does not know how to avoid the Arkham guards, it is not difficult for Bruce to investigate the clown's escape method through the camera.

To be honest, over the years, he himself has gotten used to the mental patients in Arkham coming out for a walk from time to time...

He familiarly checked out the damaged equipment in the mental hospital one by one, made a new plan to consolidate Arkham's defense system, then threw the wall aside, and rethought his own affairs.

Although facing Alfred's persuasion, Bruce looked completely unwilling to listen to these words, the man knew very well in his heart that Mr. Butler's words were for his own good.

He can't be Batman all his life, Bruce.Wayne also needed a life of his own—a normal life.

Thinking of this, Bruce couldn't help but think of Dawn's words last night again.

Obviously, while Superman's appearance yesterday dispelled Dawn's doubts about Bruce's identity, it also made the man think a lot.

Under the control of the artificial intelligence that comes with the armor designed by Stark, Batman in Superman's disguise fights in exactly the same way as Bruce.And Dawn had analyzed his fighting style before, and it was impossible not to recognize the similarity.So it seems reasonable for the man to speculate that Batman has a lot to do with him?

Bruce thought, shaking his head and couldn't help showing a little smile.

According to his initial thoughts, there was no doubt that he wanted to draw a line with Dawn.Even after Dawn came to the door, Bruce didn't change his mind.

The Dawn family has a close and inseparable connection with Dawn.Bruce didn't care about the shady forces under Dawn, and even said that Dawn's gang power in Gotham was not the point of alienating him from Dawn.

What he cares about is what Dawn thinks.

As one of the leaders of the underworld, Dawn can't say that he cares about human life, but he can't say how much he respects life either.This is quite obvious from his attitude towards the enemy.

If the two were still together, it would be impossible to hide his identity as Batman from Dawn.At that time, there will inevitably be conflicts between the two - Dawn may be able to understand Bruce's desire to protect his city, but there is a huge gap between the two people's attitudes towards human life...

Bruce didn't expect to make trouble for both of them at that time—after all, his lover is different from other people. If even the person next to his pillow can't understand his principles, it will be a huge blow to Bruce.Instead of doing that, it's better to break this connection before the relationship has reached that level.

He would not have been shaken.

If Dawn didn't say it, he was willing to give up the underworld power inherited by the Dawn family for Bruce.

Bruce had a hard time describing his hesitation in words.Just starting from emotion, he is willing to believe Dawn's words, but this is simply an unrealistic promise.Even if Dawn himself is willing to give up, it is impossible for the rest of the Dawn family to allow Dawn to do so.That promise may have been Dawn's empty promise to salvage the relationship between the two.

This is an incomprehensible thing.

He simply put aside his emotional problems again and turned his thoughts back to Superman's armor.Stark's armor can perfectly imitate Batman's battle. If you can ask Stark for the blueprint of Superman's armor, maybe Alfred's wish may still be fulfilled.

Artificial intelligence cannot solve all problems, but artificial intelligence plus his own brain is basically enough.Moreover, this armor does not require the operator's physical strength, which means that even if his physical strength declines in the future, he can still fight with the armor.

—then Batman can always exist.

……

Bruce opened the communication records of his mobile phone, ready to call Stark.

Unexpectedly, a long list of red missed calls came into his eyes - it was a call from Dawn after he broke up with him.

……

The phone quickly jumps to the call interface, which is bright and bright, and it is not Tony's call he wanted to call before.

Bruce pursed his lips in annoyance.

The finger that hung up the phone only hesitated for a moment, and the ringtone that Bruce was quite familiar with came from the phone-the call had been dialed.

At this time, even if he voluntarily hangs up the phone, Dawn will still display a missed call.

Bruce held the phone with stiff fingers, staring at the dial interface with lowered eyes.For a moment, he couldn't tell which one was more embarrassing: calling Daun's number or hanging up after calling Daun's.

In terms of their relationship...

When Dawn chased Gotham, he received the sarcastic remarks from himself, and when he was about to leave Gotham, the ex-boyfriend who just dumped him called again—it sounded hypocritical, Bruce thought, in his heart Follow the call interface of the mobile phone to silently count the time on it.

43 seconds, 44 seconds, 45 seconds...Maybe Dawn's cell phone is not with him, maybe he will miss this call——

This idea just passed through Bruce's mind, and before he could wait for a moment to look forward to it, a prompt to connect the phone popped up on the screen.

"Bruce?"

Dawn's puzzled voice came from the speaker.