[Comprehensive British and American] Family Matters

Oliver Queen imagined all the possibilities of Bruce Wayne coming to him.

There have been no alien attacks recently, no viruses or dangerous objects spreading wildly around the world... Maybe he was chasing down the criminals in Gotham and found that they were related to Star City?

It's possible, but isn't the big news in Gotham lately the night of the carnage?The murderer who did that kind of thing was actually related to Star City. Oliver couldn't help but feel a chill running down his back as long as he thought that there was such a mad killer in his city.

Bruce Wayne entered the office under the guidance of his assistant, and Oliver saw through the blue and black eye circles and other bruises caused by external forces almost immediately on the other's face covered with makeup.The experience of being a successful entrepreneur during the day and being a vigilante at night allowed them to practice skills that are not lost to professional makeup artists. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to explain to their colleagues why their faces are stained in one night.

"Bruce! Long time no see, you look really good!" Oliver stood up from his seat and enthusiastically walked around the desk to shake hands with Bruce, "Sit down, what do you want to drink? Alyssa made it The latte coffee is praised even by professional baristas!"

"Oliver, you're still in good spirits." Bruce responded to Oliver with a standard Gotham sweetheart smile, "Since you have recommended it so strongly, I must taste how rare this cup is. Good coffee, but you have to watch out for an assistant at the end of the day."

Oliver wailed exaggeratedly: "No, you can't take Alisa away!" Amidst the strong aroma of coffee, only two superheroes disguised as ordinary people remained in the entire office.

The smile on Bruce's face disappeared the moment Alyssa turned to leave, goodbye Gotham sweetheart, hello Batman.

"Uh..." Oliver put down the coffee in his hand anxiously, and sat up straight like a kid being called by the teacher, "Well, no matter what you want to say, it's a big deal. You get all of my Pay attention, let's talk."

Bruce's eyes scanned every corner of the office, and Oliver immediately understood that the other party was looking for signs of being monitored and monitored. He waved his hand to indicate that his office was safe-in fact, his Green Arrow equipment was hidden in one of the hidden rooms. Gerry, in case he ever had to change clothes from the office immediately.

"When was the last time you saw Kuaishou?" Oliver was caught off guard by Bruce's question. He envisioned various possible situations, but he never thought that the problem was Kuaishou-Roy.

"This... I haven't seen him for a while." Oliver adjusted his sitting posture, not knowing where to place his hands to make himself look more natural. "What did he do?"

Bruce narrowed his eyes, showing what Oliver looked like was contempt: "Didn't you see the latest news?"

"You mean Gotham—" Oliver felt dizzy when he thought of the bloody news photos and the possibility that Roy might be involved.

Bruce clicked his tongue, interrupting Oliver's speculation that he wasn't on the same channel as himself: "No! I mean this!"

The mobile phone was raised in front of Oliver, and on the screen was a dirty young man in a prison uniform being pointed at by a group of armed men.No matter how he looked at it, Oliver felt that the young man looked very familiar. He swiped the page, and it was a news about the imminent execution of American citizens by a Middle Eastern country.

"Korak? That wasn't ruled by an iron fist before... Oh, they set up a youth rebel..." Oliver quickly scanned the news content, not noticing the increasingly bored expression on Bruce's face across from him.

"You didn't notice the point at all, Quinn!" Bruce simply retracted the phone, swipe two fingers directly to maximize the face of the red-haired young man in the photo, and re-show it to Oliver, "Do you remember anything? "

Oliver's face changed from doubt to understanding, and one step closer to panic.

"They caught Roy?" He snatched Bruce's phone and rudely restored the screen to normal proportions, then quickly read the news, "Execution! Those bastards are going to execute Roy? "

Bruce raised his feet indifferently, watching Oliver scolding and not looking like a gentle businessman. After cursing for about 10 minutes, Oliver gasped heavily, only then did he remember that he was still holding Bruce's hand. The mobile phone was quickly handed back to the other party.

"Thank you for notifying me." Oliver sincerely thanked Bruce, while preparing to contact his people to start the rescue plan, "I'll take him to my door to thank you after I get that brat out."

"That's unnecessary." Bruce blinked his eyes, it didn't look like he was saying polite words at all, and he didn't have the slightest worry.

Oliver felt that something was wrong, and Bruce's attitude was too relaxed in the face of a life-threatening incident.

"Bruce, is there anything you didn't tell me?" He paused, thinking of Batman's usual style in the past, "Roy is with you?"

"Yes and no." Bruce lowered his head and found another piece of news, this time with a picture of Roy Harper with a red hood and a bow and arrow making a fuss in Kerak Prison. "He's at my son's place."

Oliver stared at the photo in a daze: "Oh. This is really... I didn't even know they had such a good relationship." So good that he could go to prison for Roy.He always thought that Roy's best friends were Wally and Dick, the Titans' teammates.

"Why don't you tell me what the hell you know and save us both some time." Bruce looked like he wanted to fill Oliver's face with red bad reviews, "I just want to know about your little drunkard When did you hook up with Jason?"

"Little alcoholic... Hey! There's no need for personal attacks. Roy has a drinking problem. How is your jujube essence? The violence of the red hood is also famous among the gangsters in Star City. He graduated from the emotional management class Is it?" Oliver raised his eyebrows, as if telling an inside joke that only people in the circle know, but his affective tone is not the same thing.

"Don't say that about Jason." Bruce clenched his fist on his knee, "You don't know him at all, you don't know what he went through."

"If you want to say this, you don't know Roy, so..." Oliver raised his chin slightly, expressing his support for Roy's position.

"I'm just making an objective statement, it's a fact that Harper has a drinking problem, I also know Jason didn't have a good time with Dick's Titans, he didn't make friends to talk to, and then... Anyway, I want to know when Harper and Jason have this level of friendship." Bruce began to feel that his trip today was a waste of time, and Oliver Queen had no idea what his former assistant had been doing lately. doing something, not to mention Harper's friendship status.

"How would I know such a thing?" Oliver spread his hands, as if Bruce asked a very strange question, "You make it sound like I'm going to check his contact records when I have nothing to do, and record when and where he went Somewhere. Wait, my God, you're spying on your brats like this?"

Bruce sighs, that's why he doesn't like working with other people.This has nothing to do with whether the other party is a good person, but this kind of ineffective communication makes him feel more tired than cracking the evil plans of crazy villains.

"Thank you for the coffee, Oliver." Bruce downed the cold latte in one gulp, and ended the conversation unilaterally, "I know the way out, so there's no need to deliver it."

"Bruce, wait!" Before Oliver had time to stop him, Bruce had pushed open the office door and stepped into the corridor with a commercial smile on his face, leaving Oliver alone in the empty office inexplicably feel lonely.

He opened the first drawer on the left, and the topmost framed photo was turned upside down on a pile of messy sundries.Oliver's hand hesitated for a while on the frame, and at last he took it out.

The photo inside is Roy Harper wearing a Kuaishou uniform and posing for the camera with a bow and an arrow.

Roy didn't have a drinking problem at the time, and they sometimes argued, but they always made up.When did there start to be nothing but yelling and swearing between them?

Oliver couldn't remember how long it was the last time he talked to Roy. He knew that Roy would occasionally take the initiative to contact Dinah, but the frequency of their contact, whether they would meet or just talk...he didn't know anything about it. I don't know.

Even though he tried to convince himself with the reason that "Roy is an adult and doesn't need a guardian", Oliver still felt a bit of a jerk.

Perhaps, just assuming...he should try to get Roy's contact information?

***

When Alfred couldn't find Bruce in the mansion, he chose the Batcave without hesitation-although the sky outside was still bright, this was the time when the bats were lurking in the cave, no ?

To Alfred's surprise, he was lying on the console of the bat computer and looking at Bruce. Bruce, who has become the king of many bats in the Batcave, is guarding against death, preventing Brucey from having the opportunity to start the bat computer.

"It's ridiculous, get out of the way, Bruce." Bruce folded his hands on his chest, frowning and trying to make himself appear more vicious. This expression and tone may deter humans, but it doesn't hurt AI at all. It doesn't itch.

Brussie firmly carried out the task Jason gave him.

"Sir, I'm sorry, but this violates the control authority of the bat computer established by Jason." Brucey's tone can be said to be gentle and full of comfort. Bruce didn't even know that he could still make such a voice, " The Bat computer can be used from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] am on weekdays, and it can be used from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] am on weekends and holidays.”

"That's why I say ridiculous, it's my house, my cave, my computer—mine." Bruce pokes himself in the chest every time he says "mine." My computer still needs to pass... this... parental control authority! I am the parent!"

"Calm down, sir." Brucey continued to use his voice to appease the children, "This is a very logical approach for your physical and mental health. When your physical and psychological state returns to a level above normal , and with Dr. Leslie's signature and certification, I can adjust the settings of the night patrol anti-addiction system for you."

"I don't need this damn anti-addiction system." Bruce's gritted teeth are enough to make most members of the Justice League pack up and retreat three meters away for safety, "This city needs Batman, how can you be sure that it is in Jason's place?" There will be no need for Batman outside the set time!"

"I am artificial intelligence, sir, and I have the ability to learn independently. I can judge what is an emergency, and the current Gotham City does not need Batman's services."

"Justice League……"

"So far no call from the Justice League for Batman's assistance has been received. Your watchtower is on duty after 115 hours."

Alfred walked down the stairs in good time and turned Bruce's attention to himself. After confirming that he would not be asked to join the conversation for a short time, Bruce returned to the bat computer giant screen with wings flapping Hanging in a small nook above - Damian had kindly installed a shelf for him.

"Master Bruce, I must admit that Master Jason's method has a significant effect on your health management." The butler shook the feather duster in his hand, and began to clean Bruce and the huge machine without any trace by cleaning the bat computer. Blocked, "Your complexion is much better than the previous two days, don't you feel it yourself?"

"I..." Bruce wanted to say that it didn't matter, but the truth was that he really felt that he was getting stronger every day, and when the children rescued him from the maze of the court, he always felt that he was going to faint at any time past.There is no bone in the whole body that is not painful, and he has to endure the hallucinations caused by drinking the poisoned water in the maze.

Even the night when the claws came out, he had managed to keep Arkham and Lincoln March safe by force of will and copious amounts of painkillers.At that time, he felt that he was a piece of rotten meat, not much better than a zombie movie.

Brucey is in this state being forced into his Batman action by Jason, and that's an annoying little thing, as long as he's on night watch for more than Jason's allowed, and hasn't been around after the buffer time has elapsed At the sign of the return journey, Brucey would contact Kent—not Superman—and the little Kron would float above his head with a bang, and say with a smile: "Go home, uncle, it's late. "

Tsk, learning to fly is amazing.

Batman doesn't like other people probing his city, but he can't beat a kid with kryptonite either.It was a last resort, and he was a man of principle.

However, when he was determined to ignore Superboy, Brussy actually found Diana. He should have known that the Amazon princess has always cared for Jason, and of course she would choose to stand with Jason on such "small things". together.When Bruce asked how long Bruce's contact list was, he got a response of two-thirds of the heroes, including the Justice League, the Titans, and some Lone Rangers who were outside the hero group.

Bruce had reason to believe that this list was compiled by his good sons to cheat him.

And the executor Brucey, as an AI, has absolutely no shame issues such as "Batman was persuaded by various heroes to go home and sleep".

"Afu, I am very grateful that the children care about my health. But the threat of the court of owls has not been eradicated, and we don't even know what percentage of the claws were captured or killed that day. "Bruce tried to reason with his old housekeeper. He believed that Afu could understand his concerns. "At this moment, the court may be planning something. I have to find out."

"Maybe that's right, sir." Alfred nodded solemnly, rekindling Bruce's hopes that he'd been trying to hack into the Batcomputer (his own computer!) the past few days, or rewrite the cloth computer. Rousey's program, but so far none of the moves have been successful.

He is the head of the Wayne family, but he is the only one in the family who has no authority to order Brucey.Even Groot's tree can make Brucey order him water from the Himalayan alpine spring!Alfred is the only person under this roof who has the authority to manage Bruce besides Jason, and he has to convince Alfred.

Once he can use the Batcomputer at will, he can design a system that uses satellites to automatically track Jason, just in case that kid who shoots arrows thinks something he shouldn't...

Alfred saw the gloomy expression on the child he had taken care of since childhood, and immediately understood what was going on in Bruce's mind.He had to agree with Master Jason's move to temporarily leave Gotham. Although he himself didn't agree with the prison break, the distance and time were obviously enough to turn Master Bruce's mind around.

The moment Bruce learned about the prison robbery, the first question he asked was not: "How many casualties?" but "Is Jason safe?" What is Jason's position in his heart?It's completely a father who worries about his child being used by someone with a heart.

"I understand what Gotham means to you, but don't forget, you are not alone." Alfred started the bat computer, "During your inactivity, Miss Gordon, Master Timothy, and Richard Master De is conducting investigations in his own way, and it turns out that their investigations are much more effective than 'Batman'. I personally think this is because our enemies are too focused on dealing with Batman."

Bruce looked at the newly added report on the computer screen and wanted to continue working hard, but Alfred simply turned off the screen, took out the cell phone that Bruce left in his coat pocket upstairs and handed it to him.

"I almost forgot, I'm here to deliver this to you. You seem to have received an email from Master Jason."

Alfred watched with satisfaction as Bruce hungrily took the phone and clicked on the email, and found the one from Jason among the countless official notifications pouring into the mailbox today.

The first thing that catches the eye are two VIP invitations, the special exhibition of Renaissance paintings held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, because the main patron is only a subsidiary of the Lex Group, so this kind of invitation will not go to Da Wayne Enterprises At the level of the headquarters, Bruce did not receive the notice from the public relations.

Then there is a video file.

"Hey, old man!" Jason waved to the camera, with a beach in the background that looked like a tropical island, "Did you have a good vacation? For me, there is sunshine on my side—" The camera shot the sky , "Beach——" the camera passed a piece of white sand, "There are also beauties!" The camera turned to an alien woman, she had long hair like a burning flame, and her eyes were fluorescent green, "Come on, princess, Say a few words?" A male voice that did not belong to Jason sounded outside the camera, and the person in charge of the camera was Roy Harper.

Xinghuo shook his head helplessly, waved to the camera and said "Hi!" and flew away from the camera, leaving Jason and Harper to discuss in embarrassment whether to cut this scene, the camera After shaking for a while, Jason reappeared.

"Anyway, when you see the video, you should still have two VIP invitations for the art exhibition, take Damian there. I know that this kind of public relations day that is not open to the public is a day where everyone shakes hands and smiles and pretends to be familiar, and no one is there. Look at the art exhibition carefully, but... Rice likes to draw, he just doesn't like to be crowded with a group of 'fools', it will affect his mood of appreciating artworks, this is a good time to test your latent ability, don't forget to exercise when you are on vacation Skills. I still have to send souvenirs back. I don’t know when they will arrive. Most of them are food. And my mother is going to take us to Greece, so I will probably be early next month? Well... about then, I will return Gotham, so—enjoy what little vacation you have left! BYE~"

At the end of the film, Bruce didn't know for a moment whether he should be surprised that Jason found Spark - she had disappeared for a long time, or should he be surprised that Thalia would plan a parent-child trip (or pretend to be a parent-child trip evil plan), but the more important point now is to find Dick.

——Why did your ex-girlfriend who disappeared from the world just happen to be found by Jason!

***

In Lincoln March's campaign office in downtown Gotham, the top contenders for next mayor are on the phone.The attitude is extraordinarily attentive, even a little too low-key and small.

"Yes, yes. I fully understand, ma'am, I am wholeheartedly grateful to you for taking care of me, and I always want to repay you all the time." Lincoln said moving lines, but there was no gratitude in his eyes, all indifference , "That's right, I believe I have found important news about our cloaked knight... No, it's not safe to say on the phone, yes, of course, ok, I will be in charge, yes ma'am, goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Lincoln took a deep breath, picked up the receiver again and dialed another number:

"Mr Bowles! Hello, I'm March. About the little party at the Harbor House, do you say we should re-run it sometime and make sure our mutual friends are all safe - it was a horrible night gone."

What the person on the phone said brought a wild smile to March's face.

"Great, then it will be next Wednesday night, and I will pass the news on."

Lincoln March looked out of the window at the towering Wayn Tower and felt a pang of pleasure from the bottom of his heart.Soon, there will be no Court of Owls in Gotham, and there will be no Batman.

As for Batman's little birds...he could always use some new claws, couldn't he?