[Zhongyingmei] Xiaojie bird is gone

Christmas decorations at the Evans' house started early in the morning.

But as is customary, Oliver Quinn will arrange a big ball at home.

Under normal circumstances, Henry would go to this ball.

This year he prepared a dress for Dolores in advance, and Dolores couldn't say anything against it: "You have to get to know other people, right? Roy will come back this year. Maybe you still want to meet Roy."

To be honest, he didn't have much interest in the celebrities in Star City, but he was too embarrassed to save Henry's face, so he agreed.

"Henry sent you here?"

Connor hands her a glass of juice.

Dolores took it over: "Probably because I am also a little interested, it's actually not bad, although I haven't officially participated in such an occasion."

Since the death of her parents, the Ludwigs have stopped holding balls in public.Even if she was invited, she never made an appearance.

So this is actually a relatively novel experience for her.

The feasting and feasting... Luxurious and luxurious.

When she walked through the crowd, she could not help but smell of men's and women's perfumes, and it was as messy as the whole ball.

At this time, a woman's low-cut long skirt is a weapon, and a man's perfect smile is also a weapon. It's like wearing a mask to show his best side.

But in fact, in the eyes of the host of the banquet, maybe all this is just a farce.

Otherwise, Connor wouldn't be standing here.

"But Henry always enjoys doing it." Connor turned his gaze to Henry Evans in the crowd, who was at ease in this environment.

he does not like.

In fact, at this time, he would miss everything in the distance, the silence and vastness, as if he was the only one in the world.At that time, everything was very simple. He didn't need to intrigue in Star City, and he didn't need to worry about whether he could take over the burden of Green Arrow every day.

At that time, he was still a child, pale and fragile, but extremely happy.

He wandered among the mountains and rivers, learning the most exquisite fighting techniques.At that time, there was no need to worry about the safety of life, nor did you need to worry about whether you would come back alive every time you acted.

He never practiced martial arts to hurt others, but to protect.

Connor Hawke, perhaps the world's fighting master second only to Mrs. Shiva.His battle with Mrs. Khiva almost made him a target of public criticism.

Everyone wanted to see how much this little-known kid really weighed.

Thanks to Cassandra Cain - Lady Shiva's own daughter who showed up.Like a mother, like a daughter—he was more like a flash in the pan at this time, so he shared the firepower for him.

"As the host of the banquet, why hold it if you don't like it?"

"The world of adults is sometimes not simply likes and dislikes." Connor replied

Dolores agrees: "I always get the feeling that...sometimes you just don't fit in with Quinn's vibe."

She saw Oliver Queen, who was at ease in the center of the ball, and Roy Harper, who walked among the ladies with a gentle smile.

But only Connor hid in the corner, watching with cold eyes.

and many more?

Roy Harper is here?

Dolores felt goosebumps all over her body.

Although she had expected this moment early in the morning, when the real opponent naturally put his hand on her waist, she still took a step forward.

Connor Hawke thoughtfully stretched out a hand and hugged her waist: "Mr. Todd, this is impolite."

Jason raised an eyebrow.

Cookie didn't show any expression to him.

It shouldn't be like this.

He never thought that he would let Dolores know his identity in this way.

It shouldn't have been like this in his imagination.

So he said, "We should talk."

"We should have a chat - but not here. I don't want to inconvenience the hosts."

Connor realized at this time that these two people should know each other.And looking at this rhythm... He probably misunderstood Lionel.

He's especially sympathetic to Batman now.

The omniscient Batman probably doesn't know what he's missing.So Henry's injury was really a disaster.

But...he didn't think Dolores was right if she did something wrong.

After all, based on what he knew about Jason Todd, he definitely never told her that he was a Red Hood.In addition, maybe Dolores didn't know that the other party's real name was Jason Todd not long ago.

That's what Bat-Family loves.

The vest is like an onion, one layer after another, you never know how many layers of vest he has on.

But he just wants to watch the show at this time.

After staying in Star City for so long, he finally became interested in Christmas once.

So he said, "Maybe you can go upstairs and talk?"

Jason glanced at each other.He could tell that the other party wanted to watch the show, but at this time he had no reason to refuse.

Dolores paused: "If you don't mind, let's have a chat."

Connor took the two of them upstairs to his room.

It is said to be a single room, but everything in it is readily available.

Then slam the door shut.It opened again with a "snap": "I'm right at the door, call me if something happens."

Jason: You, he, mom...

But he still couldn't say any words of rejection.Because from Dolores' point of view, Connor's decision at this time is entirely for her sake.

Then Jason saw Connor's provocative eyes.

With a snap, the door closed again.

Facts have proved that no matter how arrogant you are outside, you have to bow your head at this time.

Jason softened his tone before speaking: "I don't have to hide it from you..."

"My adoptive father is a jerk. I wear makeup because sometimes I need women's clothing to get something." Dolores looked at him blankly, with her hands clasped like a tower. "He's a psychotic control freak and me and my brothers hate him so much."

Jason said in his heart, I was right.

Batman was originally a psychotic control freak or an asshole.

Then Dolores smiled: "So, isn't it fun to lie to me? Oh, yes, I forgot, there is a precedent in the Quinn family - back then, Oliver Quinn wanted to get back his company, So I let one of my computer experts hack into Mr. Palmer's personal system. But unfortunately, Mr. Palmer is also a computer expert, so he gave the other party a fake data."

Jason didn't react for a while.

But the red hood, after all, is a red hood. He realized that he asked Roy to hack the latest job listings of all Internet companies in the metropolis. Dolores found out and passed a fake data.

Sure enough... no wonder I couldn't find it at that time.

"I'm sorry about that."

"And what about Bruce's bankruptcy?"

Dolores couldn't see any changes in the eyes of the other party.

That's right, how is it possible?

Isn't that his purpose?

So she stood up: "We have nothing to talk about, Mr. Todd."

Jason reached out and grabbed the other's arm: "Little D, let me say it again, I didn't mean to hide it from you."

"Call me Ludwig," she said softly. "There's nothing more to talk between us, so you might as well call me by my last name."

Jason suddenly realized who she really was.

Dolores has never emphasized her last name.Only when the two of them first met did they introduce themselves.What did she say her name was at that time?

Dolores Ludwig.

In other words, from the very beginning, the cousin she was going to meet in Metropolis was Bruce.

It's just that as a European, she is only separated by a bay, and can cross the distance of the city in less than an hour by car, which can indeed be called the same place.

The uncle she was talking about was Bruce.

What is that in her eyes?He tricked her into thinking Bruce was an asshole, and then went to ask Bruce what he should do with his family.Bruce assumes her boyfriend is a Gotham family man and tells her the solution.

This is the result.

Although Bruce himself doesn't care about the so-called "bankruptcy", it is different in Dolores' eyes.

But he couldn't explain it.

How is he going to explain?

Explain that everything was a joke with Bruce?

Or explain that he didn't mean to lie to her at all in the first place?

Jason let go.

Dolores leaves.

Connor was indeed standing by the door.When he saw Dolores come out, the other party's expression was not very good, and it could be seen that she was hurt and hurt again.

Lionel doesn't have any experience recovering from broken ribs in normal people, but Connor has too much experience in this area.So he immediately took Dolores to the guest room to rest and prepared medicine for her.

At this time, Roy gave him a video: "Jason recorded it. I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell."

Connor was a little surprised, glanced at Roy, and clicked on the video.

It's the part where the Red Hood fights Henry.

It was indeed Henry who made the first move. Connor felt that Roy might want to express this-but the two of them stood at different angles and saw things differently.

He didn't want to argue with Roy about whether "a strange man wearing a hood over a wall and entering a woman living alone" is considered a crime - in Roy's eyes, this may not be a big deal, the other party, as the assistant of Green Arrow, has been educated since childhood That's it.

But he used to live with his single mother as an ordinary person for a long time.

He knew how much panic this kind of strange man would bring to a woman living alone.

Then he found the problem.

"Are you sure...the video hasn't been altered?"

Roy nodded.

He knew where the sense of disobedience was.

As an ordinary person, Dolores couldn't react so quickly—even if Lionel had no resistance at the time, under the effect of the acceleration of gravity, the time they landed was too short for an uninitiated Ordinary girls trained have the ability to react in an instant and make decisions immediately.

The untrained person's reflexes are not as fast.

But he knew very well that Dolores was indeed just an untrained, ordinary girl.

unless……

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