Damian laughed unceremoniously.

"Demon bastard, are you looking for smoke?" Jason slapped the table and stood up.

"Jason." Bruce, the head of the family, seems to be in a stable position at the moment. Wayne turned the page of the newspaper and glanced at Jason quietly. "keep your voice down."

Jason subconsciously lowered his voice and replied, "Sorry, Bruce."

It doesn't matter if that guy is Bruce or not, it's just because of Jason's own good qualities, he always acts like a bad boy, actually borrowing the words of one of his red-haired partners once.

Even though he had witnessed it several times, it was hard for him to believe that a gentle and polite child like Jason Todd was born in this chaotic and dark city. He grew up in the mud and never turned back to fly to the clouds.

Jason has never given in to Bruce, and today he only responded subconsciously, so he immediately frowned and said, "But I don't really apologize, I just mean it."

Of course, this sentence will not be taken to heart by Bruce, who is used to half-obedient and only listens to what he likes.

Hearing Bruce yell at Jason, Damian proudly raised his eyebrows, and gave Jason a provocative smile, watching Jason's teeth itch, and felt an urge to touch Damian's cheek with his fist.

"Damian, what time is it now? Even as a top student, I remember that I didn't give you the right to study early." Bruce's light words made Damian bow his head in shame.

Damian really wanted to play in the manor for a while before going to school before his father came back. He thought that Bruce, who had brought Jason back, would not have thought of this.

Bruce, who cut two people at once, has a deep reputation.

He shook the newspaper in satisfaction, and raised the newspaper again to cover most of his face, leaving only a pair of blue-gray eyes quietly watching everything on the dining table.

Merrell concealed the emotion in his eyes when he heard that Jason was involved in a gang fight and was beaten.

Merrell lowered his head in thought, gang fight?His brother could be beaten by gangs while walking on the road. Judging from the shape of the wounds on his body, he was beaten by dozens of people at least.

The law and order in the city of Gotham is really terrible.

It seems that after the new Sixth District has stabilized in Gotham, he has to control the law and order for the city's law enforcement officers.

Seeing Merrell lower his head in thought, Jason knew that Merrell was worried about him.

He said awkwardly: "I also beat up several of their people, and my injuries are not serious."

Damn it, make him ashamed in front of his family, sooner or later he will kill that foreigner who played with the shadow man.

Merrell looked up and smiled at Jason, thinking, the Red Hood belongs to the gang too, right?Then he was doing a good deed by throwing the red hood at the gate of GCPD last night, indirectly avenging Jason.

He fastened the rope so tightly that he still didn't believe that the Red Hood could escape, so it might be published in the newspaper after a while.

However, no matter whether it was Merrell, Jason, or other people at the table, what no one knew was that the person they were thinking of was sitting in front of them talking and laughing happily with themselves.

Jason and Merrell, who knew each other's identities someday in the future, looked at each other.

Jason: The good brother who thinks he is well-behaved, sensible, in poor health, and docile is actually a bastard who pretentiously occupies his resources, has an extremely arrogant attitude, and turns him back to jail?

Merrell: It turned out that Jason was bragging when he said that several of his men were beaten by Jason. He remembered that it was Jason, the violent shadow soldier.

After breakfast, Damian was sent to school in a special car. There was still half a month before the summer vacation. Even though he had obtained various certificates proving his studies in advance, Damian still had to go to elementary school at Bruce's request.

Damian protested to Bruce many times and was overruled by Bruce one by one.

Everyone except Damian knew why Bruce sent Damian to school, not because he excluded Damian, but because...

Because Damian is too noisy at home, Damian can make the whole manor restless by himself.

Not surprisingly, Damian not only has to go to elementary school, but also junior high school, high school, and university. Even if he has won national scientific research and professional medals, he still has to go to class. Bo.

Damian could do whatever he wanted as long as he could spend as little time as possible at the manor.

After breakfast, Bruce quickly slipped back to the room, and after a while, he quickly rushed downstairs from the room, standing in front of Merrell who was about to go back to the room.

Merrell looked up at his own father suspiciously, this was the first time he carefully observed his biological father.

Merrell still had some impressions of Bruce. In his vague memory, his father, who had lost his life for more than ten years, was a tall, stern and clumsy man against the light.

Seeing his father again, he is no longer a child who needs to be watched all the time, and his father is already in his forties, but his figure is as tall as Merrell remembered, without the slightest affected by age.

Uh, isn't that a bit too tall?Belonging to the type of long-term exercise, he remembers Bruce Wayne's persona as a playboy?

Seeing Merrell's doubts, Bruce took the initiative to explain: "I am an extreme sports enthusiast."

That makes sense, Merrell dismissed her doubts.

Merrell "Is there anything Father wants from me?"

"Buy what you need by yourself." Bruce held the bank card between his fingers, and said like the domineering president described in the old novels.

Out of the traditional concept of a florist, Merrell subconsciously stretched out a palm in front of the card, just like greeting relatives with red envelopes during Chinese New Year.

"...No." Merrell wanted the bank card, so he couldn't say anything but 'no'.

The moment Merrell's words of refusal fell, Bruce's eyes became very sharp, and his expression suddenly turned cold, vaguely showing Batman's expression when he was interrogating criminals.

However, Merrell was staring at the bank card with his head down, not noticing the change in Bruce's face,

Tim, who floated downstairs like a ghost and was about to pour himself a cup of coffee, twitched his eyebrows, secretly thinking something wrong.

He still remembered the last time Bruce wanted to give Jason pocket money and was rejected by Jason, Bruce had the same expression, and raised his fist in the next second, and then a big and a small fought in the manor.

In the end, Bruce narrowly beat Jason, and the pocket money was successfully delivered to Jason.

Are you kidding, is Merrell Jason?Jason resists the beating, does Merrell resist the beating?

Bruce's punch went down and Merrell was sent to the ICU at least, and said goodbye to the world directly at worst.

Tim quickly persuaded: "Take it, this is the 'emergency fund', we all have it."

"Emergency funds?"

"Yes, the emergency fund is actually pocket money." Tim waved his hand, mercilessly dismantling him in front of Bruce.

"Because Bruce read an article on the Internet before, the content was about giving children pocket money is a sign of doting."

"Bruce was so convinced he wouldn't spoil his kids that he renamed his pocket money an emergency fund."

Bruce glared at Tim and explained: "This is an emergency fund. Just like its name, it is used for emergencies. Every month, I will send a regular amount of money to the card."

"Because too much remittance at one time will temporarily freeze the bank card, so I only transferred 100 million in this card for the time being."

Merrell tried very hard not to scream like a dog in order to maintain a barely calm tone.

"100?"

Merrell's uncontrollable excited tremolo was too little for Bruce's ears.

Bruce frowned: "It's really very little. The bank card will be verified next week, and then transfer the remaining 400 million. If you need money, you can ask Tim directly." Anyway, Tim is in charge of the company now.

Another 400?

Merrell felt that his feet were a little soft, how much would that cost?He really wanted to count with his fingers, but that was too much like a dirt dog.

Oh my god, he has become a bourgeoisie. This money is enough for him to maintain the base, and there is still a lot left to call Uncle Long to improve their quality of life, and this is just a month's pocket money.

This was Merrell's life before he was kidnapped.

Dick, who had just grabbed an apple from the kitchen, came out biting the apple, and happened to see this scene, he raised his eyebrows: "Oh, pocket money?"

Dick directly ignored the warning gaze that Bruce cast on him. Pocket money is pocket money. What kind of emergency fund is there, is it necessary?The few of them are particularly skilled at exposing Bruce and each other's short stories.

Seeing that Merrell didn't put away the card, Dick was a little happy, he walked over and patted Merrell on the shoulder, his tone was indescribably proud: "Not bad, Merrell, you want to become a grown-up like big brother ?"

Merrel wondered what this had to do with being a grown-up.

Tim glanced at Dick and said, "He's the only one on the estate who doesn't take pocket money."

Hearing this, Merrell turned to look at Dick with an undisguised shock on his face, and his eyes were filled with emotions like 'Look, here's an idiot who doesn't take money'.

Of course, Merrell still pretended to understand: "Is it because the eldest brother can work and make money by himself?"

Dick, who saw Merrell's expression thoroughly, managed to maintain a smile: "Yeah, I can make money by myself."

Tim, who was usually making trouble on the side, said coldly: "Dick once quarreled with Bruce and ran away from home to Bluhaven. He swore he would never use Bruce for a penny."

Seeing Tim say it bluntly, Dick grimaced. "Tim, don't break the stage."

The most regrettable decision Dick ever made in his life was not running away from home. During his time in Bloomhaven, he learned a lot of new things, met new like-minded partners, and grew a lot.

But he had to say that the decision he regretted the most in his life had something to do with running away from home, that is, Bruce would never pay for what he said in a fit of anger.

The maintenance cost of Nightwing's equipment was very high. With his salary as a policeman at the Bruhaven Police Station, Dick, who was used to being extravagant, had a miserable life. During that time, he could only eat cereal every day.

"Although the salary at the police station is only a few thousand a month, it's my own money, and it's very fulfilling to spend." Dick said seriously.

Tim laughed: "Yeah, very 'full'."

Tim turned his head and looked at Merrell: "Later Dick was transferred back to Gotham from Bluhaven by the headquarters, which means that his struggle against Bruce was meaningless." Because Gotham is Bruce's territory, whether it is Day or night.

Just like what Tim said, he was later transferred back to Gotham from Bluhaven. Now Dick honestly went to apologize to Bruce, so that he could continue to live in Wayne as the young master of Wayne The manor, use the resources of the Batcave, and Ah Fu.

Bruce held a grudge very much. He still remembered that Dick said that it would not cost him a penny, so Bruce didn't give Dick any more pocket money that he could get.

Dick looked at Merrell unwillingly, he thought Merrell should be an aspiring young man.

However, Merrell glanced at Dick with pity, and smiled at Bruce in the next second. This was the first time Merrell showed such a sincere and cheerful smile in the two days he came to Gotham.

He took the bank card. "Thank you, Dad." He knew he was like a dog leg.

but.

The feeling of being taken care of by a father is different from being taken care of by other people. It is only natural for a father to raise a son. In the future, when the father’s health fails, the son will also take care of the son, so this is a two-way investment, and the money can be spent with confidence.

To be taken care of by others is to repay the debt with your body.

Dazed by the bright smile on the face that was seven to eight points similar to his own, Bruce was silent for a while, and then said: "If you don't have enough money, ask your third brother for it."

Then Bruce raised his palm slowly, he hung his palm in the air, hesitated for a while, he slowly put his palm on top of Merrell's head and did not move.

Merrell blinked, feeling Bruce's desire to be closer to him like a normal father.

Merrell, whose heart was as soft as his mouth, took the money from someone else, very proactively rubbed his head against Bruce's palm.

Bruce paused first, then rubbed Merrell's hairy head, he withdrew his hand and went upstairs.

Merrell squinted his eyes as he stared at Bruce's back. Merrell's intuition told him that something was wrong with his father. Bruce was always called a playboy by the outside world. Will the playboy be as untouchable as before?

It didn't take long for Merrell to figure out why something was wrong, probably because Bruce still felt guilty about himself.

After Bruce left, Merrell looked at Dick again.

He sighed softly: "Brother, you are so stupid, really."

"Ok?"

"Spending your own money may be fulfilling, but it's the most satisfying to have money to spend without doing anything."

Dick: Thanks, got hurt.

"...can't you have some backbone?" Dick said deflatedly.

Merrell looked at Dick in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe that Dick would say such a thing. "That's my father. What kind of integrity do I need in front of my father? Isn't the integrity shown to outsiders? Why should I have scruples about my family?"

What Merrell said almost convinced himself.

Dick was silent, as Merrell said, why should there be any concealment and scruples from Bruce?

Merrell still thinks too simply, he has never been in touch with Batman, so he naturally doesn't know why they have scruples about Bruce, Batman's desire to control and suspicion are much more terrifying than Bruce in front of Merrell.

But Dick still has to say, damn it, he's so envious, woo woo woo.

He really wanted to get pocket money from Bruce again.

and.

Dick looked sideways and glanced at Merrell calmly. He always felt that Merrell's character was different from what he had shown before, and he looked more lively than the day before.

Merrell still had a smug smile on his face, and he blinked: "Brother, it's better to have a young father, and it's nice to be taken care of." What's more important is that you can be an uncle if you have money.

Merrell's character performance made Dick feel sincerely happy. Merrell's relaxation made Dick forget that his physical condition was not good, and Dick gradually thought of joking with Merrell.

"Then I'm done playing." Dick pretended to have a sad face, and he said teasingly: "Bruce has not given me a penny, is Merrell willing to support me? Don't worry, I don't eat much, only 100 million a month left and right expenses."

Hearing this, Merrell's brows tightened, just when Dick thought it was Merrell who didn't want to raise him, Dick was about to say that he was joking in order to save face for himself.

Merrell coughed violently in the next second, and Dick panicked at the sight of his movements.

Tim glanced at Dick faintly, his eyes seemed to say: Wouldn't your conscience ache if you let a sick man feed you with money that might kill you?

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