Chapter 1231: The Farm of Justice (Thirteen)
After Thomas recovered from his initial state of shock, his first reaction was disbelief.
Putting aside how likely it is that Batman would go to the Joker to borrow money, this amount alone is very wrong.
How could Bruce Wayne not even have $100? ? ?
But at this time, Jason stepped forward, picked up the IOU that Jack slapped on the table, looked at it, and then said: "It's really Bruce's handwriting, let me see who the guarantor is... Oh , Root, a gangster from the East District, I have a bit of an impression of him.”
Thomas's fingertips were trembling a little. He stared at Jason, who looked at him innocently and said, "Some time ago, Bruce seemed to have gone to the slums. I heard Selina complain before, saying, 'This big guy' Why can’t the young master think about it and insist on going to the slums to starve?”
Judging from Jason's actions and expression, it didn't look like he was lying. After Thomas came to this conclusion, he couldn't describe his feelings.
This feeling is indeed very complicated, and it is difficult for people to empathize with it without giving an example.
If you want to describe it, it's probably like, you have a nemesis who has bullied you since you were a child, snatched your toys and pocket money, led the whole class to isolate and bully you in school, and encouraged colleagues and leaders to exclude you at work. you.
You want to stay away from him, but he always follows you like a shadow, constantly harassing all your family and friends until they are driven crazy.
You were filled with rage and wanted to kill him, only to find that he would not die, and your act of revenge would only lead to even more crazy and bloody revenge.
In the end, he makes life miserable for everyone you care about most, and turns you into a true loner.
And one day, he suddenly came to the door, but not to continue to torture you. Just when you raised your fists and wanted to teach him a lesson, he told you that your son owed him money.
The most terrifying thing about this matter is that just thinking about it, you can know how happy and proud your son will be when he begs him to borrow money in a low voice.
Not only did he not pay any price for his bad behavior, he could even mock your education level from above. This will make you deeply understand that this is not a lose-lose situation for both sides, but a unilateral defeat on your part.
After encountering this kind of thing, in addition to the extreme anger in the heart, there is also an extra sadness, which will make people think "What on earth have I been doing in my life?"
This is exactly what Thomas is doing now, and he has even begun to doubt the necessity of human reproduction.
If there is any room for understanding in asking a clown to see a doctor and prescribe medicine, then asking a clown to borrow money is really outrageous.
In the first half of Thomas' life, most of the time he played the role of a good husband, a good father and a successful businessman. He would educate his children not to be proud and complacent, so he would not behave very proudly, and Be as approachable as possible.
But whether from a subjective or objective point of view, Thomas does have a part in the glory of the Wayne family. He is also a human being, and of course he will also feel proud of his wealth and social status.
After becoming Batman, he lost almost everything he could lose, including his children, wife, and friends. Of all the remaining things, the only thing that could make him fearful and give him a sense of security was his wealth.
Thomas still had a sense of luck when he learned that the Batman in other worlds was his son Bruce.
Fortunately, he left a huge inheritance and the Wayne Group to his son. No matter what, Batman is at least rich and does not have to experience spiritual and material poverty at the same time.
But now, for Bruce in this world, the huge wealth is of no use. He is approached by his enemies, but it is not because of any earth-shattering love and hatred, just because of 100 US dollars.
Thomas stood there in silence. After a while, he tilted his head and said to Alfred: "...Give this gentleman $100 and ask him to go out."
He turned around to leave, but heard a series of crazy laughter behind him. Thomas turned back, only to find that Jack the Clown was very close to him.
Jack stared at Thomas with his red bloodshot eyes, and then said: "That guy is right, you don't understand your son at all, you don't even understand him at all!"
Jack suddenly turned around, bent down and picked up the IOU on the table, put it in front of Thomas, looked at him and said, "Can you see it clearly? Can you see the amount written on it?"
Thomas' eyes still fell on the IOU, which clearly said $100, but Jack seemed to be unable to see it. He stretched out his other hand, pointed at the words on the IOU and said:
"It's not $100, it's all of Gotham."
After saying that, he took two steps back, carefully folded the IOU and stuffed it back into his pocket. He laughed twice more, looked at Thomas with a mocking expression and said, "Don't be stupid, Mr. Batman, you are better than him." It’s too far off, you can’t afford to pay it back!”
The contempt and determination in his tone made Thomas feel confused. Clown Jack just hummed and left with a happy expression and brisk steps, as if he was not here to collect debts, but just to taunt Thomas.
Thomas understood Jack's implication. Jack said that he couldn't pay the bill, but Bruce could, so he planned to wait for Bruce to come back, but Thomas didn't understand why.
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Batman hates the Joker's entanglement, but when the Joker disdains to entangle him, he will feel more awkward.
After Jack left, Thomas sat on the sofa and thought quietly for a long time. Originally, Martha's death brought him a great mental stimulation, which led to him being unable to think rationally after coming to this universe.
But there are too many mysteries in this universe, and he must force himself to calm down. Thomas took a few deep breaths, shielded the complex emotions in his mind, and began to gradually sort out the context behind these abnormalities.
It seems that Bruce did nothing, but the environment he is in and the attitude of people who know him show that he must have done something. If you want to figure out what he did, you still have to start with the details.
The mature Batman can always quickly and rationally deduce the root of the matter. Not long after, Thomas stood up from the sofa and turned to Alfred and said: "Please prepare a suit for me. There should be a suit I can wear, right?"
"Of course, sir, you are much stronger than before, but the suits you prepared before were also large. I will go to iron my clothes now. Are you going out?"
"Yes, help me prepare a car. By the way, Morey should still be working in the group, right? He is my clerk, the red-haired man with glasses. You should have seen him once."
"Yes, sir, he is now Still working as the chairman's secretary at Wayne Group, do you want me to contact him for you? "
"Call him and ask him to draft a speech for me. The theme is that the Wayne couple was assassinated many years ago, but the ending was not that both of them died together. I didn't die, but was kidnapped to Nepal, and I have been recovering there, and now, I am back."
Soon, Alfred ironed his suit, and Thomas went upstairs to change his clothes. His temples were completely white, but this added extra majesty and momentum to him, making him look more like the helmsman of the world's top group than many years ago.
He strode into the living room, and Alfred opened the door for him. As soon as he went out, he saw the car and a red-haired middle-aged man waiting outside the manor.
The fat man with glasses and red hair came up with tears in his eyes.
Before Morey could speak, Thomas waved at him and walked straight into the car. When the car started, Thomas adjusted his tie and said expressionlessly:
"Contact the heads of various departments of Wayne Group... I want to check the accounts."
Another delicious and hearty meal ended at Kent Farm in Smallville.
Diana and Louise, who had helped with the cooking before, leaned on the sofa to digest their food, while Clark and Bruce, who had not participated in the preparation of the ingredients, stood in the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Clark, wearing gloves, gently tapped the edge of the plate and said, "...See? You have to do this, turn the brush like this, pinch the edge of the plate with a sponge and rub it around, so that it will become very clean. Haven't you ever washed dishes at home?"
"Don't ask stupid questions." Bruce said expressionlessly while pinching the plate in a circle a little clumsily.
After that, Bruce looked down at the bottom of the cupboard again and said in confusion: "Don't you have a dishwasher at home? Why do you still wash by hand?"
"My mother insisted that the dishwasher can't wash clean." Clark shook his head and said: "I have only used the drying function of this machine since I bought it... Oh, by the way, don't move the dishes aside after you wash them, put them in the dishwasher to dry and sterilize them."
Bruce shook his head, obviously disagreeing with this point of view, but he said nothing and continued to wash the dishes with his head down.
Bruce's expression was very serious and focused, as if he was holding not a dish in his hand, but a high-tech part that could change the future of mankind.
Clark tilted his head to look at him and thought it was a little funny, so he really laughed out loud.
"What are you laughing at?" Bruce also turned his head and said unhappily.
"Hahahaha, nothing, I just think... I just think it's a little funny, hahahahaha, I have never seen anyone who washes dishes so seriously, hahahahaha!" Clark laughed louder and louder, almost a little out of breath.
Bruce pursed his lips and looked at him like a fool. He turned around and found that the two girls in the living room seemed to be attracted by Clark's laughter and were looking over here.
In order to stop Clark's silly smile, Bruce glanced around, then scooped out a large ball of foam from the sink mixed with water and detergent and threw it on Clark's face.
Clark was not to be outdone, and immediately scraped off the foam on his hands and the plate and threw it on Bruce's forehead.
Who is Bruce? Batman never suffers a loss. He wiped his forehead, reached out his hand from the sink and swiped most of the foam to his side, and splashed Clark's face with more foam.
Clark fought back again, and soon, the two of them were covered with foam all over the floor. Just when the battle was undecided, a familiar scream suddenly came from the door.
"Clark!
! How old are you, and you still play with water??!