[Comprehensive British and American] Family Matters

The Superman family returned to Metropolis directly when the battle came to an end. Louise was worried when she heard about the chaos in Gotham, and Clark brought the children home to reassure her.Bruce understood this very well. He thanked the other party for his help, and even gave little Jonathan a pat on the head in a rare state of bat costume, and promised him that he could come to Damian at any time.

Even with the help of the two major foreign aids of the League of Assassins and Superman, as well as the dispatch of all members of the Bat Family, the number of people killed in "Night of the Owls" still reached double digits.

Not all of the dead are court targets, some just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and Talon doesn't care if someone else is involved in the process of carrying out the mission - the gatekeeper, the passing jogger Those who heard the movement and came out to check on the neighbors...

Even though these men weren't on the hit list, that didn't mean their lives were less expensive than those of Talon's targets.

There are a few more newly dug earthen pits in the cemetery, the business of the funeral service industry is booming, and even the schedules of priests and pastors are full of appointments.

Bruce attended two funerals as the CEO of Wayne Enterprises. Two senior managers of Wayne Enterprises were unfortunately affected by this assassination. One of them was killed together to help the target resist the claws, and the other It was unlucky that when he took the elevator upstairs and was about to go home and fell asleep, he opened the elevator door and saw the sharp claws stabbing into the target's chest.

Tim and Damian also witnessed the red eye sockets of their classmates or teachers at school, because their loved ones or people they knew were killed in the chaos caused by the court of owls. Even Dick, who worked in Bruhaven, had to say Say a few condolences to his colleagues.Some people, like him, originally from Gotham, came to work alone in Bluhaven, and the claws took the lives of their relatives and friends an hour away by car.

Jason also participated in the funeral of the League of Assassins-even if they are a group of well-trained ninja killers, not everyone can escape from the claws.Some of them are loyal fighters who have served the Assassin Alliance for generations, and some of them lost everything and joined the Alliance in desperation, only to learn the technology of revenge, but no matter what they fought because of Jason's order, and lost killed.

"To die in order to fulfill an order is the most honorable death for them." Ubud stood one step behind Jason with his hands behind his back, just like the position he occupied every time he appeared with Thalia , "You don't need to feel guilty, young master."

Ubud wasn't the type to be so delicate that he would say soft words to comfort Jason.He is one of Thalia's most loyal servants. Jason believed that if Thalia ordered him to die, this man would definitely shoot himself in the head, but this loyalty did not extend to taking care of delicate emotions. He said that purely because Ubud thought he was telling the truth.

But Jason could still feel that trace of guilt gnawing at his heart.

"If it wasn't for me..." Jason didn't finish his sentence, exhaled lightly, closed his eyes and lowered his head slightly to show his respect.It's meaningless to say these things now, and they won't feel that Jason is a benevolent superior because of his guilt.The League of Assassins is a harsh organization, where class and discipline are the reins of stability.More importantly, the master holding the rein must not show any weakness or hesitation, and must always firmly point out the direction of progress.

The kind of plot that conquered the entire Assassin League because of a little warmth, and made all the assassins declare their allegiance with all their hearts and souls can only appear in girl manga and romance novels.

If it was Lei Xiao O Gu who gave the order, he might not even attend the funeral, because these people were supposed to serve his inferiors, and they were just replaceable tools in Lei Xiao's eyes have something in common with the Court of Owls).Jason tried hard to recall last night when he gave the order to annihilate the claws, did he have the idea of ​​using these ninjas as tools for a second.

Although he can't remember having similar thoughts, Jason definitely doesn't want to make himself one-tenth of a millionth similar to Lei Xiao (in terms of being a human being), that is to say, judging from the results, he is still too impulsive .Doing things without thinking about it, only thinking about the first 3 minutes, not the ending 30 seconds.

The funeral of the League of Assassins would usually scatter the ashes on the local area after cremation, but Gotham is Batman's territory, they collected the ashes quite consciously, knelt down to Jason to show their respect, and then left without a sound, leaving only Next, Ubud, who is second only to Jason in the field, and his message to Thalia.

Ubud took out a disposable mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Jason, and left Bat City with other alliance members.

The phone in Jason's hand rang when Ubud and the others completely disappeared from his sight. Jason pressed the green call button and put the phone close to his ear.

"You did a good job, Jason." Thalia's voice slid past his ears, the gentle and comforting voice was exactly the same as when she told the story to Jason, who was out of his mind, "I'm proud of you ,son."

Jason wanted to retort, wanted to say that what he did was not good at all, because if he did, those ninjas wouldn't die - and he didn't even know their names and faces!

Thalia's tone on the phone still sounded so gentle, Jason could almost feel the non-existent hand caressing his cheek gently, and the smell of incense on her body: "Tell me, Jason, your goal has been achieved Yet?"

"Even if it's achieved, but what's the price?" Jason squeezed the phone tightly until the plastic shell cracked.

"So, if you choose not to use those people, the result will be the same?" Thalia's tone of voice rose slowly at the end of the sentence, making it sound like a simple interrogative sentence.

Jason frowned, and quickly thought about the battle situation reported last night, the assassination list, and the latest casualty count in the morning.

"I'm afraid not." This is the truth. Without the strength of the Assassin Alliance, it is conservatively estimated that the casualties would have tripled.Although Da Chao and Xiao Chao are not afraid of getting hurt when they face the claws, it is impossible for those two people to appear at all the assassination scenes at the same time to save the victims when the claws are all out.

Hell, even with more Alliance men, they still can't save everyone!

"Then what you did was the right choice." Thalia's tone was so firm that Jason almost believed that he had done nothing wrong.

"But!" Jason couldn't help but think of his differences with Bruce. Regarding whether to kill those who cannot be sanctioned by law, Bruce's words echoed in his ears, "There will always be other ways... right?"

Yeah, if he can convince Bruce to call in the Justice League for backup, Flash - at his speed he doesn't have to fight Talon at all, he just gets people out of the way.Or Wonder Woman, Talon is not even worth mentioning in front of the Amazon princess.And... and the green light!Although they screw up when there are too many people, that little green ring is really a thief!

Thalia let out a long sigh on the other end of the phone. Jason imagined her shaking her head and sighing with her hands on her hips, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but slightly upward.

"Come on, what did you say darling? Don't try to put 'it's all right' on me, I know him. He thinks he's a realist, but we all know that on some issues he's better than anyone. Idealism."

Jason didn't want Thalia to know about his fight with Bruce, worried that she and Bruce would make things worse than they already are because of him, they're already a messed up family, just for Damian, Jason I really hope that the two of them can at least maintain the level of communication between a normal divorced couple—such as discussing on the phone where the children are going to spend the weekend and so on.

But once he started talking, Jason found it hard to stop, especially when he knew the person on the other end of the phone was listening very carefully.So he told Thalia about the Court of Owls, Talon, the missing Batman, the underground labyrinth, and finally his debate with Bruce.

"...didn't really come to any conclusions, you know, the owl shit. But I can kind of guess what B's going to think, like he 'failed me' or something, he must be doing something wrong That's why I became a murderer." Jason didn't want to make himself so emotional, my God!He's turning 20!He should have passed the age of crying to find his mother. He is still a vigilante who can scare criminals into tears by his name alone. He is a majestic man with a red hood, but his voice still choked shamefully. Killing them because I like it, purely because I want to, I'm not that fucking psychopath! I don't enjoy killing that kind of scum at all - I'd rather they not be so hopeless, It means they can hurt other people less."

Thank God, the League of Assassins chose a remote place for the funeral ceremony, no one could see the distorted expression on his face as he held back his tears.

"You know what? I've always wanted to make him proud of me." Remembering the night he chose not to kill the Joker, but to make him suffer, Bruce held him and told him, "You're right, I'm You’re proud.” That’s when he really felt like he had the whole world.

But after getting out of the owl's maze, Jason figured he'd never get any affirmation from Bruce again.He screwed up again, like he screwed up all the good things in the past.

Thalia's voice sternly pulled Jason back to reality: "He should be proud of you, if he doesn't think so, he's stupid. I don't want to hear you look down on yourself for such stupid reasons, Jason. As your mother, I forbid such unhealthy thoughts!"

"You sound like Damian." Jason couldn't help laughing for a moment, "Sorry, I just... I don't know how to face him, you know how stubborn B is, he will definitely try his best There are various ways to 'correct' me, but I really don't feel like I've fallen or lost my way, my God, are we the most chaotic family in the universe?"

"Jason, dear, listen to me carefully." There was a little noise from the background at Talia's end, it may be that the League of Assassins needs her to make a decision, "You and your father are different people , you need to respect him, but you don’t need to be the second him at all. You have your style of conduct, just like facing this court you said today, my approach must be very different from yours, because you, I It's a different goal than he's after. But that doesn't mean you're wrong, Jason."

"I guess so, thanks, Mom." Jason muttered, obviously not 100% dispelling his self-doubt.

"A suggestion, get out of that smoky city and go out for a walk." Thalia didn't hide her dissatisfaction with Gotham at all when she said this, "Your father will be like that and he always nests in that cuckoo I can't get away with it, when he was in the early years... well, don't become like him. "

Jason was trying to imagine a younger Bruce Wayne who wasn't so sullen and enthusiastic, but it made him shudder: "If there is a chance, I don't want to make it look like I'm deliberately avoiding him."

"Anyway, it's only good for you to move around more." Thalia seemed to cover the microphone and said something next to him, Jason didn't hear clearly, "Oh, speaking of your 20th birthday, I have prepared something for you It’s a small island, and I’ll pass on the coordinates to you later. If my dear has any opinion, let him come and say it in front of me, you know!”

A small island fell from the sky and Jason was in a daze. It wasn't until the end of the call that he realized that he really seemed to be a super rich young master.Was it really a poor childhood that limited his imagination?

Hey, so he can be self-willed?

On the third day after the news of Gotham City's bizarre murder night, Gotham's latest gossip magazine fully reported that the second son of the Wayne family was caught by the paparazzi alone at the airport after living in a foreign country for several years. It is said that the destination is a country in the Middle East ruled by armed warlords.

According to a passer-by wife who talked to Wayne before he boarded the plane, he went to participate in the local volunteer work of the international human rights organization.

"What a good boy!" The lady was full of praise for the second young master Wayne, "If my little bastard had half the love of his family, I would laugh in my dreams."

No matter how much the passer-by's wife smiles in her dreams, Batman can never laugh.

Especially when he looked at Jason's destination country, when the local news used three pages to report "Mysterious Man Wearing a Red Hard Hat Robbing Death Row", Batman only had one thought in his head——

"Ah Fu, help me prepare a private jet, I have an appointment with the CEO of Quinn Industries."

***

Oliver from Star City suddenly felt cold all over during the group meeting, and quickly asked his assistant to turn down the intensity of the air conditioner.

Rubbing his arm covered with goose bumps, Oliver looked down at the mobile phone that jumped out of the itinerary reminder: "Huh? When did I have an appointment with Wayne?"

Could it be that there is another emergency in the Justice League that cannot be said publicly?

Alas, when I think about it, I have become a member of Batman's circle of friends!

Still a little bit excited!