Chapter 1680 No Time to Die (Forty-Three)

Batman has imagined countless times what he would say if he could see his parents again one day in the future, but in fact, even in the most heartwarming possibilities he imagined, almost no family of three would sit around Wayne Manor again. Fireside chat scene.

Now it seems that the reality is a little more "warm" than the scene he imagined, not only his parents, but also the old housekeeper who has been accompanying him. The only problem is that the topic of discussion is a bit different from what Batman imagined. Same.

"Bruce, come here and sit down. We have to talk to you about something." Thomas waved to Batman, then pointed to the sofa opposite.

Batman's lips moved, but he still couldn't say "Call me Batman" to his biological father. It wasn't that he didn't want to say it. The key was that Thomas came with a gun today.

Batman walked over and sat down, then glanced at Thomas from under the mask, and then at Martha. They were much older, but not as old as Batman imagined. Mainly because people look like this when they are angry. They will be much younger, and now the two of them can be said to be radiant.

"Little Bruce, we have some things that we need to talk to you seriously about. What are you doing recently? Why do you want to interfere in my and your father's affairs?"

Batman opened his mouth, but he didn't expect Martha to ask this question. Soon Thomas also looked at Batman and said: "You leave the Wayne Group's business alone, but take care of the gang fires and 708 Here comes the broken work. I just asked Alfred and found out that you don’t care if the Robins don’t come home!”

"I……"

In fact, in just a few seconds, Batman prepared a long list of manuscripts, the main content of which was to explain why he wanted to be Batman and how Gotham became what it is now. He thought this was very important. Necessary, because in his imagination, his parents would never accept him being Batman.

Thomas and Martha seemed to accept this well. The large set of explanations and persuasion that Batman prepared for them were all in vain. However, Batman found that he was not completely happy, but a little confused, and there was a trace of him. The sadness was difficult for me to notice.

Children always complain that their parents are too controlling and too tough, and they always complain that their parents plan their life routes too rigidly. But if one day you do something outrageous, your parents won't care about you and just watch with cold eyes, and they will inevitably go. Why do they ignore me? Do they not love me anymore?

Everyone is an animal that worries about gain and loss, and Batman is no exception. If Thomas scolded him very forcefully, reprimanded him for not caring about Wayne Group's business, dressing up in a weird way and going to the streets to throw fists and embarrass the family, then Batman would definitely be very angry and think that He was in no position to question his choice.

But Martha and Thomas seemed to have completely skipped this stage of questioning, as if it was very reasonable for him to appear in Wayne Manor in the middle of the night dressed like a weirdo in tights. They even He was not asked to remove his mask.

Is this reasonable? This is simply unreasonable.

So Batman hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth and asked: "Don't you think... I mean, I, you don't think I..."

"What's wrong with you?" Martha asked, and then the loving woman gave a look of realization and said, "Okay, little Bruce, don't listen to your dad. He didn't say you have to go to Wayne Group." work."

"Martha, let's not change the subject, Bruce, why on earth are you doing these things?"

"Are you talking about Batman? I..."

"No, don't worry about Batman. I mean why do you want to get involved in gang fights? Don't you know it's dangerous? Why can't you just take the card and fly to your friend's farm for a few months? Leave space for me and your mother to resolve the emotional issues between us?"

"...Farm? What farm?"

"Aren't you and Clark good friends in this universe?"

"Clark? Clark Kent?"

"Yes, that farm boy you bought him a Lamborghini tractor. His dad is old Kent from Kansas. We met before at the Metropolitan Produce Trade Association, and he invited me and your mom to his farm. Vacation.”

"...?"

"Thomas, where is the intelligence that you are so proud of?" Martha said helplessly: "You have confused things between the two universes! These things have never happened in this universe. Maybe little Bruce doesn't know him yet. Where's Clark?"

After finishing speaking, Martha looked at Batman and said: "Why not take this opportunity to get engaged to Selina and then go on a honeymoon together? I agree with your father's idea on this point. You have to give us some private space. ”

"Selina..." Batman couldn't help but call out this name that he hadn't called for a long time.

"You won't quarrel with her again, will you? Okay, so does your professor have any travel plans recently? You can go to Europe with him to study. Anyway, don't cause trouble in Gotham. Your mother and I will handle the relationship between us. of the problem.”

Batman's mouth opened and closed, and then opened again. For a few seconds, he wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he still didn't know what to say.

For most of his first half of life, most of the words he heard were similar to "Batman, we need you here!", "Batman, you have to solve this trouble!", "Batman, you have to do this!".

Batman, who has been telling others "get out of my Gotham" all his life, was finally hinted to "get out of my Gotham" by others in a euphemistic way.

Batman heard that this was what Thomas and Martha meant. Their words were that you are a nuisance here, and you'd better leave Gotham and find a class for yourself. What's going on?

Just when Batman was thinking about it in a daze, Thomas and Martha started to quarrel again. Anyway, it was about the education of Robins.

One is whether to train Damian and whether training Damian will make other children sad, the other is whether Dick should take a social etiquette class after school on Friday night, and the other is whether Elsa, who just started kindergarten, can ride the reddish-brown pony at the horse farm...

Batman simply doesn't know how they can accurately find two completely opposite opinions in so many trivial issues and argue for hours.

But I have to admit that Batman feels a little awkward. Why do Thomas and Martha want to argue about how to tie their shoelaces when it comes to Robins, but when it comes to their own problems, their biological parents just skip all the way, with an attitude of "find a place for yourself"?

In fact, this can't be blamed on Thomas and Martha. The main reason is that they have been in the universe where Schiller is for a long time, and most of the time they are dealing with Bruce in that world.

Before, Thomas had seen the diagnosis book that Schiller gave Bruce. The list of disease names on it dazzled Thomas' eyes. After all, he had raised Bruce for so many years, and he was aware that his son was abnormal in some aspects.

Again, Bruce was not very normal in his youth. Apart from his amazing genius and wisdom, he did have problems with poor communication, stereotyped behavior, and slightly cold emotions and attitudes.

In this way, it is not easy for this child to grow up to be like this today. If he is not wholeheartedly good, what else can Thomas ask for from this villain template?

Martha is more realistic and decisive. The Kane family she was born into is much more prosperous than the Wayne family, which is a single-line family. There are countless branches and branches of branches.

Children raised by such a family know very well that raising children is like investing. Not every investment will be rewarded, but it must be decided whether to increase the position based on the growth trend.

Some children have already written "I'm not good at doing business" or "I'm not good at managing a business" on their faces. If parents still invest blindly, the final result is that their branch will never be able to squeeze into the core interest group.

In fact, if you look at it this way, Martha should support Thomas to train Damian as the heir, because Damian is indeed the most suitable to inherit the Wayne family among all Robins.

But Martha's objection is that Thomas's actions are too rough. He said he wanted to train Damian and kept grabbing Damian to attend classes. Martha, who was born in the Kane family, knows very well that this training method has more disadvantages than advantages.

First, it is easy to have problems if you work behind closed doors. Second, if you only attend classes and don't communicate with children of the same age, your network of contacts is not wide enough. Third, if it is too obvious that other children feel neglected, it is easy to have a quarrel between brothers, resulting in the solid fortress being broken from the inside.

Although Thomas did not give up his attention to other children, he actually paid a little attention to his eldest son Dick, and ignored Jason and Tim.

Although this is understandable from the perspective of the structure of a traditional big family, the eldest son and the heir are the most important, but Martha could have a more tactful and gentle way to solve this matter. Thomas insisted on rushing like a young boy, and Martha would of course be very angry.

This is essentially related to the two people's growth background, family structure and class. Thomas pays attention to reality. Since there is an heir, he should cultivate him quickly. One day later, he will learn a lot later. But Martha pays attention to the family's reputation. She should manage the family in an orderly manner, be harmonious with the outside world, and leave enough dignity for everyone. This is the way of doing things in the real upper class.

But the two agreed on only one thing, that is, their biological son Bruce Wayne does not look like the material to inherit the family.

First, Bruce may have mental problems. It is a bit inhumane to let him bear such a heavy burden. After all, he is his biological son, and it is good enough for him to live well.

On the one hand, Bruce seems to have no ambitions here. After Thomas came back, he no longer cared about the Bruce Wayne Group in Schiller's universe, and he stopped doing scientific research. Every day, he either dated Selina, studied fruits and vegetables with Pamela, or went to Kent Farm to plant barley and wheat.

Bruce, who was busy building the other world recently, disappeared directly. Without this debt collector in front of him, Thomas felt that the world was beautiful.

The joy of reunion had been consumed by Bruce. After the couple returned to the main world, they looked at the Batman of this universe and felt that he was redundant.

Since you are living well, then live well, take a vacation, fall in love, or even learn magic. What is better than rotting in Gotham?

Batman was still confused when he walked out of Wayne Manor. He thought he had to hold back from saying "Get out of my Gotham" to his biological parents, but he didn't expect that the other party was also holding back.

But where can Batman go after leaving Gotham?

No, Batman thought, Gotham still needs him... Wait, does Gotham really still need him now?