Anti-Hero Lola [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

"This is where Carmen stayed the last time she was in Gotham," Red Robin said.

Batman looked at the information and pictures of this bar, but in fact he didn't need to look at them at all: the bar that the mercenaries used as a stronghold was public, it had no meaning, it was just a place used as a stronghold, Whoever it is, as long as they can afford it, the bar will be open to them.

But Batman's hand still stopped.

His gaze was fixed on the graffiti outside the bar. The font written in the big red spray paint was crooked, and the content written on it was also very interesting.

"I'm Laura. I've come from the dark to go where the sun shines."

He stared at this picture for half a minute, then cut to other pictures.

"Still can't find her past?"

"There is no information to prove her existence. I searched every illegal laboratory that you have archived, and I also raided Gotham. There are many traces left by her, but they are all brand new-currently known The earliest evidence is a collar she left on a sewer outlet, which has stopped working and self-destructed," Red Robin said.

Batman nodded: "Continue to follow up."

Is this necessary?Red Robin thought, what he wanted to say, but in the end he chose to remain silent.

He watched Batman walk out of the Batcave, and he walked past the display case without turning his eyes, as if the uniform that belonged to the previous Robin and was filled with jokes written by the Joker didn't disturb him in any way.

Tim's heart grew heavy.

He returned to his room, turned on the computer, and after contemplating for a while, he connected to a special communication.

"The oracle is online."

"Barbara," Tim said, "did you know that father met a new girl?"

"He knew a lot of girls, every single one of them was new at one time."

"No, not the new girls, girls like you, like Cassandra, like Helena. If you know what I mean."

"I see. You mean Carmen?"

"is her."

"She's not fit to be a Batgirl, Tim, and while she seems to get along well with Gotham, and she's got Batman on his radar - but we've all been Batman's protégé, you know that doesn't mean what," Barbara said, "that girl belongs to the Metropolis. Or New York."

"We all think the same." Tim was a little surprised. "But I'm not here to say this. Bruce has no intention of making her Batgirl. In fact, he has been persuading Lola to leave Gotham. But when she does leave, He's getting more irritable because he has nothing to do."

Of course, Batman can't really have nothing to do. Even if Batman has nothing to do, Bruce Wayne can't be idle.

Playboy's reputation is not built in a day or two.

Appearing in all kinds of bustling parties and social occasions from time to time, not every time you appear on the stage, you will embrace one or two young and beautiful beauties. This exaggerated title will be taken over by younger people sooner or later.

"So what does Bruce usually do with her?"

"You don't know?" Tim was a little surprised, because Barbara, as an oracle, has always been Batman's most important information and technical support.

Barbara's computer technology is the best in the entire Bat-family except Batman. He didn't expect that Barbara would know nothing about Lola.

To the oracle, this level of question counts as ignorance.

"I know Bruce took her to see Carmen, but other than that time, she and Bruce have been in touch by phone and text," Barbara said. "Hacking and listening to Batman's communications? Yes; in Now in this situation? No. I'm not Batman."

Tim thinks for a minute: "I don't know exactly what they're talking about, but I know what questions Laura likes to ask. She must be asking a lot about Dick and me, she's interested in our family vibe— —” Tim pauses, deciding to tell the truth, “She once suspected Bruce was her real father.”

Barbara whistled softly across the comm: "Then I understand why Bruce puts so much time and energy into her. She isn't, is she?"

"She's not," Tim said. "It's not DNA-tested but she seems pretty sure, presumably by some special method. Her abilities are still vague, and what is known so far is that she has speed and Power, and can fly."

Barbara was quiet for a while, probably checking Batman's database.

She said: "Batman thinks her weakness is magic, because she admits that Scarlet Witch can hurt her, but Batman found that her resistance to magic is not very low after using magic items on her-so You can't beat her with less than a certain level of magic. Wow, what a strong little girl, it makes me want to recruit her to my Birds of Prey team."

"She..." Tim thought about the wording. "She doesn't seem to be planning to be a superhero."

He also heard the "kill or not" debate between Laura and Batman.

Fortunately, she is not from Gotham, she does not plan to stay in Gotham, and she is not a member of the Bat Family, otherwise a super war will be inevitable.

"Wait," said Barbara, "I found something interesting... I sent it to your inbox Tim, it looks like our Carmen has totally fallen in love with New York - she uses Carmen as her code name , because Bruce took her to see Carmen?"

"I think so." Tim replied. He opened the mailbox and saw a picture that was not very clear. Fortunately, Laura's big red trench coat was very eye-catching, and the boy beside her was also very tall.

He remembered what Lola had told him about her taking advantage of a cute boy.

——Is this guy’s size considered cute?

"Boyfriend," Tim said, suddenly interested, "How do you think Bruce would react if he found out?"

"Carmen is not her daughter, adopted daughter or disciple, so it's not appropriate to use his tricks on her." Barbara laughed loudly, "Maybe he will feel aggrieved?"

But anyway, Tim was relieved.

"Anyway, he's sure to have something to do soon." Tim's tone was relaxed. "I just hope he doesn't think about it..."

He fell silent.

Barbara may not have spoken for a long time.

"It's impossible for him not to think, Tim, we all know who Batman is, and he reminds himself every day of what happened." Barbara said softly.

She sounds gentle and sincere, like the kind of eldest sister who is forced to grow up because there are only men and no women in the family.

"Don't feel too bad for him, Tim, and don't take his words too seriously—we both think he handled it very, very badly," Tim swore she heard Barbara grinding her teeth. Voice, "Not just this! Before Jason, I was crippled by the clown, and what did he do? He put the clown in a mental institution, and we all knew he'd escape from it again— I know it's going to happen again, Tim."

Her voice was as hard as the shell of a meteorite: "We all know that this kind of thing will continue to happen in the future."

Tim didn't say a word, he couldn't deny the horror and the chills that came over him at Barbara's admonition.

But he's the one who found out Batman's true identity on his own, and he's well aware of what might happen when he knocks on Bruce Wayne's door and reveals his true identity.

But he still did it because of the admiration for Robin and Batman in the first belt, because of the justice in his heart, because of his love for Gotham City, and because of many, many reasons.

"Thank you, Barbara," Tim said. "I'll think about it."

He hung up the communication.

And New York is sunny, which is the warmest or hottest time of the day. When Laura came home from outside and touched her boy's cheek, she was a little surprised to find that he had grown a beard.

When she first brought him home, he had a lot of beard on his face. She shaved him clean while taking a shower. Later, she threw the electric razor on the sink. Her boy got up every day and washed his face I'll take care of the beard myself later.

A lot of the time he acted like a perfectly normal boy, though no one who looked into his eyes would doubt his insanity.

"Why didn't you shave yourself today?" Laura asked.

She rubbed his chin with her palm, and his stubble was also soft, still immature and young.

She went to the sink to check, only to find that the electric shaver was out of battery.

Yes, the electric shaver needs to be charged, and the short stubble that has been shaved inside must be cleaned regularly.

Laura quickly cleaned the shaver and plugged it into the charging plug again.

As for the stubble on his chin, she thought about it, and dug out an extremely sharp pocket knife from the kitchen.

She pulled her boy closer to the bathroom, let him sit on the edge of the bathtub with his head up, and then smeared his chin with soap until the white and fine foam covered half of his face.

He raised his head docilely, and Laura took the knife and gestured at his face. After studying it carefully for a few minutes, she lowered the knife cautiously.

The beard is not easy to shave at all.

This knife is very sharp, although Lola has never used it.She bought a whole set of knives, but it was the same little boning knife she actually used to process food, and this time she chose to shave her boy, a thinner knife with a Let a person who does not have a sharp phobia feel scalp tingling.

His boy didn't move, even as Lola swiped the knife across his face and neck.

The soft and short beard is difficult to cut off with a knife, especially if the knife is not in hand, Laura struggled with it for a while before it was done.

The good news is that her boy didn't have any cuts on his face, the bad news is that her boy's chin still feels burly and uncomfortable.

Laura throws in the towel.

She turned to reach for the charging razor, but the other hand moved faster than she could.

That hand picked up the electric shaver, turned on the switch, and slid it skillfully across the face.

Lola opened her eyes wide as she watched her boy shave and put the electric razor back in place, then looked down at her.

His blue eyes were silent, but it was worth a thousand words.

"Good boy," Laura said softly, and she hugged his neck and kissed his cheek.

She can't bear it anymore, Laura thought, she can't bear him looking at her like this anymore, how docile and loyal he is at this moment, just like a puppy is loyal to its master, and a kitten is loyal to its territory; it is precisely because His meekness and loyalty at the moment, and what he might become in the future made Laura unbearable, and she felt heartbroken just by fantasizing about it——

This is my boy, she thought.

At least for a short period of time, he belonged only to her.

And his future is destined not to belong to her. He will have a name, a family, a past, a painful experience and a painful psychological shadow. Nothing ever really had...

He will be a whole person.

not her boys.

Laura felt that there were ten thousand candles burning and roasting in her body, and the pain of impending loss and inexplicable joy overwhelmed her at the same time, making her want to say something or do something.