Chapter 1429: Grounded

Grounding is an effective way for parents in the country of hope to punish children who have made mistakes and are unrepentant.

As we all know, the naughty children in the Country of Hope, especially the naughty children from white families, are extremely naughty and often yell at their parents. If they are replaced by children from Chinese, Indian or black families, If you dare to be so arrogant with your parents, your shit will be beaten out of you.

The parents of white middle-class families are of high quality. They listen to the lies of education experts who say that they should provide "love education" to their children and get along with them like friends. In addition, the child welfare department is very strict. Once the child is discovered by the teacher at school, Parents may be deprived of custody rights if they show signs of physical punishment at home.

If the naughty child cannot be spanked, the only punishments include confiscating game consoles, deducting pocket money, and grounding children. Many children from white middle-class families in the country of hope have been punished by grounding them.

It is not illegal for parents to ground their children, and the police will not take action if they call the police. It is a legal method of discipline that guardians can use.

Bredlow thinks he is invincible at the legal level, and the only way to lock him up is if Bruce Wayne uses his status as president to interfere with justice, frame him, or simply go to jail.

But once Batman does this, it goes against his principles, and he loses his aura as a moral pacesetter. He is gradually swallowed up by the darkness growing in his heart, and indulges in the abuse of power and slides into the abyss of self-destruction.

Breaking his aura of justice is equivalent to breaking his invincibility. When a Batman loses his principles and turns into a villain, he may be defeated or even killed.

What he never expected was that Bruce Wayne would use the method of "grounding" to reasonably exercise his father's authority and find a way to deal with him within the rules.

Of course, the punishment method of grounding is also based on the fact that the father is stronger than the son. If the son is too good at beating, the father will have no chance at all. If he does not accept the punishment of grounding, the rebellious son can just push the father away and walk away. Can. .

The last time at the Wayne Manor cocktail party, when Bradlow and Bruce had a big argument, Bruce didn't ask for a grounding because he considered that he was no match for Damian and would not be able to stop him with his hands.

At that time, friends from the Justice League were helping, but they might not be able to get help until they got the evidence that Damian had killed people.

At that time, Bruce was just worried that his son would get into trouble. He couldn't use this excuse to direct the Justice League superheroes to launch a roundup of a child. Not only would it bring shame to the Wayne family, but it would also make the Justice League superheroes think that he was a child. It's a bit of a fuss, maybe it's too paranoid.

Previously, it was unfortunately exposed that Bruce used a small book to keep tabs on the superheroes one by one, and planned how to deal with them. His prestige in the Justice League dropped significantly. Many members of the League doubted whether he had a mental problem. If we ask everyone to help kidnap Damian's son without having any evidence of Damian's crime, I'm afraid a group of superheroes will first send Batman to Arkham to cure his persecution paranoia.

After becoming president, he uncovered the shady story of the military's "Infinite Monthly Prison" and "White Super Soldier" projects. Only then did Bruce learn that while he was busy running for president, his precious son had quietly killed countless people. Thousands of people!

Led by a teenage child, with the active cooperation of the military, more than 5,000 people were massacred with industrial-like efficiency and ruthlessness. This is already quite horrifying in itself. What is even more frightening is that this child was very thoughtful and tidied up from beginning to end. Clean, he committed such a horrible act, but the law can't do anything to him.

In Bruce's view, his son can no longer be simply defined by the word "evil". The child has a self-consistent logic of killing and has formed a unique thought. Therefore, he does not think that he is doing bad things, but firmly believes that his efforts are The world will become a better place.

Faith is a hidden divine power in the DC universe. Just like Batman's adherence to the "vow not to kill" can push an ordinary person to the throne of the number one superhero in the DC universe where there are many extraordinary people. Damian's belief in "killing people" The concept of "saving people" can also enable him to achieve a great cause, but it is really impossible to say whether the outcome will be good or bad.

Enough evidence has been collected. Although Damian cannot be prosecuted in court, Bruce can use this to convince his superhero friends in the Justice League to make them realize that Damian may become the most powerful super criminal in the DC universe. , turning the world they guarded beyond recognition.

In fact, Bruce still doesn't know that Damian has turned the whole world into a mess. He has just taken office as president and has not had time to deal with the problem of lycanthropes. In addition, most of the lycanthropes in Hope Country use genuine medicine and are very docile. Before there is time to cause trouble or turmoil, Hope Country is in a state where the lava has boiled but the volcano has not yet erupted.

Moreover, Bradlow did so secretly in developing and distributing the humanizing agent that Bruce didn't even know it was related to Damian.

Weird things happen often on Earth in the DC universe. The sacred mountain summoned by Barbatos, the god of darkness, suddenly appears under the ground. Monsters from other parallel universes suddenly appear. It is common for animals to turn into humans. It is nothing to be surprised about and cannot be blamed. President Wayne, who was always vigilant, did not suspect his son.

If Bruce had known that the animal-turned-human incident was also the work of Damian, I'm afraid he wouldn't have asked his friends to help him ground him. It would have been better to strangle the traitor to death with his own hands and then commit suicide to thank the world.

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The atmosphere in the fast food restaurant suddenly became tense. When the diners saw so many superheroes suddenly appearing, they were not afraid and took out their mobile phones to take pictures with great interest. Some brave people actually came forward and wanted to talk to the superheroes. The hero's photo needs to be signed.

"Flash, you are responsible for evacuating the people. If Damian resists, you must take all the civilians in this neighborhood to a safe area as soon as possible!" Bruce stared at the black-haired boy as if facing a formidable enemy, simply following the lead. There is no difference between the team and Darkseid: "Attention everyone, don't worry about hurting him or even killing her. You must make sure that he completely loses his ability to resist as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if he cuts off his hands and feet. He is likely to have self-healing powers." Ability, not afraid of any fatal injuries, the clown’s self-healing potion was given to Amanda by him!”

"It's just a grounding order for your son. Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?" Superman smiled bitterly: "Bruce, are you overreacting?"

"Do you know why I personally went to Philadelphia to invite Shazam?"

Bruce said solemnly: "That boy has a piece of raw kryptonite in his hand that can be processed into sixteen rounds of kryptonite bullets. I'm afraid that without Shazam, you won't be able to cope with it, and you may even die under his gun!"

"Don't underestimate him, and don't be merciful to him just because he is Bruce's child. He is much crueler than he looks!" Wonder Woman also reminded Superman: "That will actually harm you. I can I don’t want to have to attend his funeral within a year after I just got a new boyfriend!”

The Flash didn't say anything, but he nodded hurriedly in agreement, so fast that an afterimage appeared on his head.