Chapter 1258: The Farm of Justice (Forty)

Thomas looked at Aisha's face, which was 70% similar to Bruce and 50% similar to himself, and opened his mouth, unable to say anything. Wo

As a fairly orthodox Batman, Thomas could not have thought of Aisha's tortuous and bizarre birth process.

Everyone insisted that she was born by Bruce, so Thomas could only understand that his son did some bad things, resulting in a little daughter in advance.

After accepting this fact, Thomas couldn't help but think of Schiller's call to him. He had to admit that he paid the price for his credulity and recklessness, and this scam did not start with the Joker, but most likely with Professor Zoom.

In the world where Thomas was, Flash Barry found Thomas in order to hunt down Professor Zoom. Thomas injured Professor Zoom, but Professor Zoom took him out of the universe.

When being kidnapped by Professor Zoom, Thomas found that Professor Zoom had encountered some troubles. It seemed that the destination he was going to could not be found for some reason. He was affected by a mysterious force and accidentally fell into the current universe.

Batman Thomas knew that none of these villains were reliable, but the harsh words that Professor Speed ​​​​left before leaving still made him feel worried. This guy who always opposed the Flash threatened to let Thomas see what would happen to Bruce after he was resurrected.

When Thomas sought help from the Flash Barry before, he knew that if Bruce was resurrected, he would also become Batman, and Thomas did not want his son to go down this path. Wo

Professor Speed ​​​​implied that Bruce still took this path, and according to him, the universe where Thomas was located was an exception. In most universes, Bruce Wayne became Batman.

This was a devastating fact for Thomas, because his wife Martha, who became the Joker, had just collapsed and died because of this terrible prophecy.

So, after landing, Thomas was a little confused. He followed Batman's instinct and found Schiller who was still in prison. What Thomas was thinking was not a difficult question. Any father's worry about his son would be written on his face.

Schiller didn't actually lie to Thomas. He just acted as a black-hearted tour guide, emphasizing that Bruce's activities were mainly in Wayne Building and Wayne Manor, perfectly avoiding the East and North Districts of Gotham where the biggest changes had taken place.

So, when Thomas arrived in Gotham, he went straight to Wayne Building, and sure enough, he saw Batman, who was serving as a tourist attraction there.

Thomas didn't know that Bruce was there to take pictures for people. He thought of his own experience and felt that his son must be like him, standing on the top of the building thinking about when this sinful city could be saved.

Then, he met Dick again. Dick ran away because of a quarrel with Bruce, and there was inevitably some emotional output in his words. 沃

The Bruce in Thomas's world died young, and he didn't even have any chance to enjoy family happiness with his children. The Bruce in this world just gave up such a great opportunity, which made Thomas heartbroken.

This made him make the most wrong decision in the whole thing, which was to go back to Schiller.

Because Thomas knew Schiller was the Joker, he felt that Schiller must have a way to deal with the Batman of this world, so that he would stop being Batman and stop going down this hopeless path.

Thomas didn't know Bruce well enough, but Schiller knew Bruce too well. He accurately grasped that after Bruce met Thomas, he would definitely have ups and downs in his mood, and it was very likely that he would lose control of his emotions. Sure enough, he was right.

In general, this matter was a big trick for the Wayne father and son, but the bigger problem now was that Bruce left without looking back, without making any preparations, any arrangements, or any defenses against Thomas. He just walked away, leaving Thomas with nothing to worry about.

According to his logic, if Bruce became Batman, he would never let another stranger enter Wayne Manor like this, regardless of whether he was Thomas or not.

From himself, Thomas knew that if Bruce in his world was resurrected one day, he would never allow his son to approach his family, even teammates and acquaintances without anyone monitoring him, for no special reason, because he was Batman. Wo

But Bruce left too fast, like a tornado. If it wasn't his long-lost lover who took him away, it might be the Batman of this world, who had completely given up.

Before Thomas could think deeply about this question, Alfred's voice came from the door: "Master Thomas, there is a visitor. It is Gotham City Mayor Roy. May I ask if he can come in?"

Thomas narrowed his eyes instinctively. He subconsciously reached out and touched his face, and then touched Batman's mask. He didn't change his clothes and was still dressed as Batman.

So when Alfred invited Roy in, Roy was stunned for a moment. He looked Thomas up and down, and then said: "Bruce, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem to have aged a lot?... Hey, wait a minute, you are not Bruce."

Roy subconsciously took two steps back and cautiously reached for the pistol on his waist. Alfred put the towel aside and explained, "Mr. Mayor, this is another Batman, don't worry."

Roy slowly widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "So, Batman is not an identity, but a profession. There are more than one of you?!"

Just as Thomas was about to answer, the expression on the face of the Italian man in front of him instantly turned into surprise, and his face was full of wrinkles derived from a smile, and he was obviously very happy. Wo

Roy walked forward very enthusiastically, shook Thomas's hands hard, shook them vigorously, and said, "Welcome, new Batman, how many people are there in your group? Are there ten?"

"Really, Bruce didn't tell me earlier. If I had known that you were a group, would I have to chase him every day?" Roy pretended to complain.

"Well, sir, I see you are almost at retirement age, so you should be more free. So tonight at 7 o'clock, we will be on the roof of the Wayne Building waiting for our superstar to appear. Don't be late!"

Roy made an OK gesture, turned around and walked away with a cheerful step, while Thomas was still stunned, understanding what he said before.

After Roy left, Alfred said while cleaning the vase with a feather duster:

"Master Bruce, there is a part-time public welfare job from the city government, which is mainly to improve the image of Gotham City's tourism industry with his personal image and make outstanding contributions to the land prices and rents near Wayne Building..."

"Wait a minute, Alfred." Thomas stretched out a hand to interrupt him and said, "This is America, and we speak American English."

"Okay, master, to put it simply, every weekend at 8 o'clock, Batman will go to the roof of the Wayne Building on time, so that tourists who come here can experience the charm of Gotham's urban legends firsthand."

"You mean, his part-time job is a model?" Thomas frowned deeply and said, "The job is to stand on the roof of the Wayne Building for tourists to take pictures???"

"In general, that's it, master."

"What does he think of Batman?" Thomas held his forehead, but he was stunned again the next second. Isn't this his purpose? Standing on the roof is always safer than flying down to fight crime, right?

But why does he feel that something is wrong?

Shouldn't the image of Batman be the kind that everyone is afraid of and wants to run away when they see it? Could Bruce in this universe have designed a funny image for Batman? ? ?

This is not because Thomas has a strong ability to associate, but mainly because in his era, the more popular stars and artists were mostly funny and approachable. 沃

The cultural trend at that time was still more inclined to mainstream culture. Some subcultures and punk culture had not yet fully developed, and the country's cultural propaganda orientation was also mainly positive.

However, in the era where Bruce lived, punk was popular, and the desperate process of the gradual collapse of the golden age made people think more deeply about non-mainstream art that tended to death and darkness.

Rap mixed with various dirty words and slangs was popular, and Hollywood stars who went in and out of nightclubs every day and lived a life of drunkenness and dreams were more popular. Batman's dark tone, on the contrary, can show the unique aesthetics of young people and thus be sought after.

Although Thomas is also Batman, he is also limited by his age and vision. He really can't understand why some people pursue dark heroes.

This is also the reason why he is very pessimistic about Batman's future. In his opinion, heroes in the dark are not heroes and will never be understood by anyone.

So he shook his head helplessly, looked at Alfred and said, "Can I go to the basement of the manor to take a look?"

Thomas wanted to go to the Batcave to see what his son had done to Batman's uniform. When Bruce chased him that day, he was busy running and didn't look carefully.

What Thomas didn't expect was that Alfred didn't show any refusal, but readily agreed, nodded and took the initiative to lead the way.

On the way down the stairs, Thomas thought that there might be some difficult-to-crack password lock in the underground Batcave, so Bruce was so confident that he would throw such an important place to someone he had just met.

As a result, the stairs leading to the basement had no mechanisms or traps, and there were not even a few cameras. The stairs were in disrepair for a long time, and the ground was a little damp. It didn't look like it could stop the enemy.

After the door of the basement was opened, Thomas was stunned.

He looked at the ordinary-looking laboratory with only a few lab tables, and a doubtful voice sounded in front of the door.

"...Where is the bat cave???"

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