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Bruce's fingers tapping on the keyboard stopped. Jason was looking for clues related to the Black Mask recently. He knew that every use of the bat computer was recorded.

He didn't ask why Jason would suddenly start checking the Black Mask independently without telling him, he only hoped that the reason was not what he expected.

"What are you worried about?"

Alfred looked at the man's back, and based on his understanding of the child he brought up, he must have encountered something that made it difficult for him to judge

"Jason has been chasing Black Mask lately"

His fingers continued to work, sorting out the various clues recorded in his mind and putting them into their attribution files.

"Oh, maybe Master Jason just wanted your approval, after all, he just had a disagreement with you not long ago"

Children of this age are eager to use some things to prove that they have grown up, and Jason and Bruce had just had a disagreement before.And with Bruce on the trail of Black Mask again lately, Jason might just be trying to help.Alfred said indifferently.

“It would be the best if only this is the case”

Bruce also hoped that things would go as Alfred expected, that would be the best, but he was more worried about another thing. In theory, Jason should not know about that, after all, Jason left that place. It has been a long time since he lived in the manor, and no one in the manor would deliberately care about the only man who had a relationship with Jason, let alone a small person in the newspapers.

But nothing is absolute in this world.Thinking of this, the work in Bruce's hands paused, and after hesitating for a moment, he pressed his finger on the delete button to delete all the clues related to the black mask that had just been entered.

Black Mask has recently purchased a batch of goods. From the clues, it is speculated that it may be a batch of new high-purity "white powder" worth millions of dollars. The amount is enough to see the huge quantity.

The foreign arms dealer who was killed by Thalia crossing into Gotham last time, according to clues, he was the guy who transported the goods to Gotham, but after he was killed by Thalia, the goods disappeared.

Thalia had killed the man because of other employers, so the Black Mask items were supposed to be where they belonged, but they were gone.

The guys who were sent by the black mask to pick up the goods all disappeared.Black Mask looked for this batch of goods like crazy. So far, the Gotham Police Department has found almost 8 corpses of Black Mask's subordinates, and there are several unrecognizable mutilated corpses.Judging from the characteristics of death, it is very consistent with Black Mask's usual methods, but there is no direct evidence pointing to him.

The drug dealers who had a disagreement with Jason were finally confirmed to have nothing to do with this batch of goods, but one of them died. The madness of the black mask can be seen, after all, it was not a few hundred dollars.

Bruce looked at the computer and listed all the people who had direct or indirect contact with this shipment. Most of them were dead. His eyes stayed on one of the names for a long time——Martin Todd.

He is a member of the team sent by Black Mask to pick up the goods, and he is also Jason's father. His whereabouts are currently unknown.

After thinking about it for a while Bruce eventually removed Martin Todd's name from this list.

"...Are you suspecting that Master Jason's recent investigations related to the Black Mask have something to do with his father?"

Bruce didn't answer Alfred's question, but his attitude said it all.

"I don't think it's a good idea for you to hide it from him"

"Black Mask has planned two cases of kidnapping Jason, although both were thwarted"

Instead of answering Alfred directly, Bruce told something that even Alfred didn't know.

"Oh my God"

Of course, Jason didn't know this. At first Bruce thought that these two incidents were aimed at him. Black Mask always believed that he lost everything because of the acquisition of Wayne Enterprises, so he always regarded Bruce Wayne as a A thorn in the side.But a second thwarted kidnapping case made him suspicious.Those guys actually came to monitor the manor when Bruce Wayne was not there, and even ambushed near Jason's school.

It seems that the value of that shipment is probably in the upper limit of several million dollars.The black mask frantically searched for all the people related to that batch of goods. Jason's father seemed to have evaporated, so the black mask locked his target on Jason who knew his whereabouts. The abandoned child came to find the man.

"Ah Fu, keep a close watch on the surroundings of the manor these days, and tell the school to ask Jason for a leave. During this time, Jason's study will be in charge of the tutor."

"...Are you going to put Master Jason under house arrest?"

Alfred somewhat disapproved of Bruce's overly tough methods, and Bruce's attitude always caused some conflicts, and it was the same with Dick.

“…these are extraordinary times”

"I don't think Master Jason will accept such an inexplicable punishment"

Alfred looked at Bruce seriously, and of course Bruce knew Jason's temper, it was very difficult for him to accept such an inexplicable punishment.

"...just say I'm still angry"

"...Okay sir"

Alfred sighed, turned around and thought about how to tell Jason about this matter in a slightly tactful way, and only hoped that Bruce's decision would not cause adverse effects...

"What?! Where's Bruce? He's still in the Batcave, right?"

As Alfred expected, after hearing Bruce's punishment, Jason jumped up and wanted to talk to Bruce face to face.

"Master Bruce has a meeting today and has left the manor"

Alfred crossed his fingers behind his back, not thinking it would be a good idea for an enraged Jason to confront Bruce directly.

"hateful!"

After Alfred left the room, Jason could only angrily circle around the room to calm down his inner anger.After the anger passed, Jason fell hard on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The conflict between Jason and Bruce was not this time either, this time it was just a bigger conflict.Jason really doesn't understand why he is so soft on these guys. If you let him go this time, he will have the next time. If you are soft to him, he will not be softer than his weaker guys.

It's just that Jason never figured out that Bruce would ground his feet for this kind of thing, even to the point where he wouldn't even be allowed to go to school, and Dick could at least go to school.

Alfred stood outside the door until there was no movement in the house before turning and leaving.

"What about him?"

The person who had been busy sitting in front of the computer asked without turning his head when he heard footsteps.

"Sulking in the room, do you need to prohibit Master Jason from entering and leaving the cave?"

"...no, if it's too much, he'll get suspicious"

Bruce has deleted all clues of the connection between Martin and Black Mask from the computer, although he still doesn't know why Jason would suddenly start tracking Black Mask himself, just hope it won't be the last thing he wants to see That reason, Jason's father.