[Comprehensive British and American] Family Matters

Robin knocked out the gun in the gangster's hand and kicked him in the shin at the same time.The gangster, who was still aggressive at first, suddenly fell to his knees, hugged his leg and howled and rolled.

What Batman and Robin are facing tonight is the arms deal under the Penguin. It's not a real bulk delivery, but a small sample deal.Although this new type of weapon is small in size and less powerful than conventional firearms, its feature is that it can evade [-]% of the security systems on the market.Except for the extremely strict security inspection standards of the military and certain important government agencies and scientific research facilities, most museums, banks, and private security systems are unable to detect this weapon [-]%.

If this weapon is allowed to flow into the hands of gangsters, it can be predicted how many museums and bank robberies there will be in Gotham in the future.

The Penguin didn't send too many subordinates. This was originally just a simple task of picking up the goods. When they arrived at the place designated by the other party, they took the goods and confirmed that they were correct, and immediately transferred the money. Actions with a lot of fanfare would only attract unnecessary attention.For Batman and Robin, this should be an extremely introductory case, not even a challenge.As long as the Penguin's subordinates confirm the safety of the weapons first, then knock down these errand boys, and send the people and evidence to Director Gordon, and the Penguin's smuggling charges will be confirmed.

But that's assuming Robin is fully focused on the task at hand.

Although Robin kicked a gangster down, it was too late to dodge the knife stabbed at him from the side by another person when he turned around.Seeing that the worst outcome would be to say goodbye to his spleen, Jason gritted his teeth and decided to let his arm catch the knife, at least he would be able to seize the gap and take care of this stupid ball the moment the opponent succeeded in stabbing.

It's just that he might have to think about the reason why he had to go to school with his arms hanging in one night.

"Robin, you're distracted." Batman landed beside Robin, his eyes scanning him left and right.The villain who had rushed towards Robin had a bat dart in his hand. The knife fell to the ground and was kicked away by the dark knight to a corner where no one could reach. Batman punched him on the temple with a backhand, making The opponent fainted and fell to the ground.

Robin knew that this was Batman's confirmation of whether he had any visible trauma, and he still retorted habitually: "I'm fine! And I could have taken care of it myself."

"For the price of an arm, you should be able to take on both of them with one piece intact. If you're paying attention, you should have noticed him approaching when you disarmed the first one." Batman bent down. Tie up the prisoners on the ground, and at the same time criticize Robin mercilessly for his negligence.

"I'm sorry, okay. I won't do it next time." No matter how much he made excuses, Robin himself knew that no one else could be blamed for such a low-level mistake, so he could only admit his mistake in a low voice, feeling his face burning hot.

Batman silently waited for Gordon's men to clear the field, exchanged a polite nod with the director, and the Batmobile drove away with the energetic duo.

"If you can't go all out, then I suggest that you should suspend the night patrol." The silence lasted until reaching the Batcave, Batman left Robin stiff beside him, and jumped out of the driver's seat to the Batcomputer first.

Roughly tearing off the domino mask, the delicate skin around the eyes protested to Jason with the sting of needles.But how could that compare to the blow that Jason felt full of shame?

He remembered how the corners of his mouth curved down when Batman accused him of being careless. Even though the hood covered half of Bruce's face, Jason could imagine the disappointed look in those eyes under the hood.And now he has been advised to "stop the night watch", which is almost equivalent to a yellow card warning, as long as he makes a stupid mistake again, waiting for him is a red card.

"I…" He walks up behind Batman, wants to say sorry, but cuts it off before he can say it - that's not what Bruce wants to hear, apologies are the last thing in the world.You made a mistake, you must apologize, but more importantly, recognize the mistake and don't repeat it again.

So Jason's words became: "This kind of thing will never happen again. I promise!"

Batman, who was facing the computer from the beginning, sighed, took off his hood to reveal Bruce's tired face, and turned to look at the boy with shame written all over his body.

"No, Jason." Bruce raised his hand to stop the boy from continuing to give more guarantees, "I don't need your guarantee, I just want you to be complete, without missing arms and legs to end every time Night watch. It’s not just lip service. It’s a dangerous job, and if you can’t put your heart and soul into it, then don’t do it at all. A half-hearted attitude will kill you.”

"I... I know I'm in a daze today, it won't happen again!" Jason explained anxiously, "Trust me Bruce! I can do it!"

"I'm not questioning your ability, Jason, I trained you, of course I know you can do it." Bruce grabbed the boy's upper arm and held him firmly, "But I hope that before the next night patrol, Whatever is bothering you, you can fix it. It's for your own good, you understand?"

Jason moved his lips and didn't speak, but lowered his head even lower.Seeing this, Bruce shook his head helplessly. He was all too familiar with Jason's inferiority complex. This was caused by his harsh childhood environment, which made Jason care more about what people close to him thought of him than Dick, and he also thought more positively about it. To please Bruce.

Sometimes this tendency in Jason terrifies Bruce, because he's only seen it in crazy believers, eager to please their gods, whose faith is everything.So even if Batman rescued these manipulated people from the evil leader, they looked like they were stabbed by Batman severely-their world and their beliefs were all destroyed by Batman's " Rescue".

Bruce Wayne could be Jason's mentor, friend, even father -- God, he couldn't be happier if Jason would admit to him.But Bruce Wayne must not be Jason's "world", such a life is too miserable and too narrow, and he never wants to see a Jason trapped in his own shadow.

It was Dick who helped him see that.

They blame each other, rant, pull up old accounts and throw them in each other's faces, until they are exhausted and have to admit that no one is at fault.It's just that when the time comes, the birds have to leave the nest, but they are still part of the same colony and can still fly side by side.

But Jason is full of struggles—like a fledgling that is eager to jump out, eager to explore the world but afraid of falling; eager to prove himself but afraid of being left behind.This comes from a father who is never home and a mother who chooses drugs over her son, and there is nothing Bruce can do about it.

He only worried that one day, such a struggle would tear Jason apart before he grew up.

"Go take a shower, and then go upstairs, you have class tomorrow." All the thoughts finally turned into this soft instruction, Bruce looked at the lost figure of the boy, and felt a throbbing pain deep in his head.

In the past, Bruce didn't know why grandpa and grandma were so kind, but now he felt that he had a vague understanding.Could it be because when they were parents, their children had already trained them hard in all aspects, and when they were older, no matter how tough the little devil was, they were not worth mentioning in their eyes ?

Jason came out of the shower, his wet hair was hidden under the towel, his vest and shorts were sticking to his body due to the moisture, and the trembling when he touched the cold air of the Batcave made him look even more like he was brutally splashed. A small animal in cold water.

——Blue Jay (BlueJay) is a fierce and beautiful blue bird. It can be regarded as one of the most intelligent birds, especially when it grabs food from other birds.One of the characteristics of a baby bird is a displeased face.

This is a good idea. Ever since Dick became Nightwing on his own, Bruce always thought, intentionally or unintentionally, when he was free, he would wait until the day Jason also started to make troubles on his own. so stiff.The entry point starts with the new vigilante identity and uniform. Bruce was still thinking about the "Red Robin" two days ago. of!

Bruce couldn't help but smile at the sweet thought.

"Jason," Bruce called to the boy who was going upstairs, "Although you don't have to follow the night watch tomorrow, I will arrange homework for you. I hope that when my side is over, you can finish it too."

Jason's eyes lit up instantly.

"Go to sleep, it's late." Bruce waved his hand, turning his gaze back to the bat computer.Jason's next steps sounded much lighter.

This is good, haste makes waste, some things must be done slowly, and there is still plenty of time.

***

Bruce also set things up for him that there was no real anger—a conclusion Jason had put together from countless trials and failures.He still has a chance!

But he did get distracted during the night watch, because just before the night watch, Dick sent him a message: There was a new development about Gloria's suicide, and he didn't have time to click on it, so he kept hanging up. on heart.

Frankly, not a great development.

Dick's Teen Titans partner, Cyborg, managed to recover part of Gloria's deleted social networking account.There were almost no new articles or photos in the month before her suicide, but even the earlier photos, such as the cute photo of a 10-year-old girl posing for the camera two or three years ago, some people left vicious Sexual harassment message.

Apparently she was bullied at school by her classmates - sexually.

This is the strange part. During the period when Jason was wandering on the street and going to school intermittently, Gloria was still an ordinary student. She even asked Jason if he wanted to read his notes.At that time, she didn't look like a little pitiful being bullied at all, and judging from these online messages, she was almost trampled into the mud by her classmates, which was a big change like no other.

Gloria is not outstanding, she is not a school beauty, but she is not a girl who is fat into a ball or has a particularly strange combination of facial features.

Her grades are not bad. Although she has partial subjects like most students, it is not her turn to be praised or cared about by the teacher.

Not to mention the family environment, a double-salary family, the parents are ordinary small executives, can't afford a luxury car but don't worry about the next meal, and occasionally have a little bit of holiday travel.

She also has a group of girlfriends who gossip, share lunch and exchange cosmetics.

According to Jason and Dick, she is a low-risk group who has been bullied.

Unless something happened between Jason's dropout and Gloria's suicide, which made her instantly "different" and enough to cause the vast majority of students, regardless of gender, to repel or even hate her.

Combined with those acid words with sexual hints, Jason suddenly felt chills all over his body.If that's the case... if that's what happened to Gloria... oh my god!How old is she! (No, those beasts don't care about your age or gender!)

A sense of weightlessness surrounded Jason, as he watched Willis Todd be dragged from the house by the police, with his mother crying.He could only stand at the door and watch, not knowing what to do.Just like he watched his mother's arm with a syringe inserted, her body fell to the ground without breathing, he could only watch, not knowing who to turn to to save her, save himself.

Like... (Stop! It's about her! Not you!)

Jason looked at the carefree photos of the girl laughing before she was alive, as well as the pages of "black fungus bitch", "sow sow crying at night", and "slut to die", all of which hinted at A possible sexual injury against a minor.And the instigator of this case is likely to get away with it because of Gloria's suicide, and even continue to attack the next target.

He had to find someone to help her! (Who will help him!)

"Bruce." ("Daddy!")

Jason rushed to the Batcave barefoot, not even thinking about what the liquid in his eyes represented.

There's only one thing on his mind: Bruce will protect him.

Bruce definitely will.Because that's what dads do?

is it?