[Comprehensive British and American] Final strategy achievement

Clark said in a heavy tone, "Leona Brant, she..."

"I already know." A deep voice came from the phone.

Clark was stunned and said in surprise: "You know?"

"Come to the Batcave and we'll talk face to face." Bruce hung up the phone.

…

Batcave.

Bruce Wayne stared at the monitor in front of him, the bright light emitting from the screen illuminating his face.

He has the ability to mobilize any surveillance camera in Gotham City, and every inch of the city is under his control.

The outside world and the media believed that Bruce Wayne had completely fallen and that Batman had completely disappeared. In fact, he had not. The violent activities on the surface of Gotham had almost disappeared, so Bruce transferred most of his actions underground, and then focused his main energy on

Put it on research. After experiencing a series of things, he realized that he still had many shortcomings. Both Bruce Wayne and Batman were people full of flaws, and these flaws were fatal when facing the enemy.

Yes, he must find ways to make up for his shortcomings and re-arm himself.

The city still needs Batman, so he won't give up on Gotham. He will just hide for the time being, waiting for the opportunity to appear again.

"I got the news as soon as Leona appeared in Gotham." Bruce pressed the remote control at hand.

The display screen switched, showing a clear surveillance video.

The short Leona was sitting on a bench in Gotham's central square, watching with interest a mother and daughter next to her feeding pigeons.

After sitting like this for ten minutes, Leona suddenly stood up and went to the newsstand on the roadside to buy some pigeon food and started feeding the pigeons.

"She's actually in the mood to feed pigeons?" Clark said weirdly, "She's not a real child, is she?"

"It depends on what aspect. From what I know about her so far, she is still a child, both psychologically and physically. I say this because she cannot do it like an adult.

Moral self-restraint." Bruce deadpanned.

He pressed the remote control again, and the picture on the display screen switched again.

Leona read the newspaper next to the bookstore, Leona went to a fast food restaurant to buy a hamburger, Leona wandered around the port, Leona went into the supermarket to buy potato chips, Leona squatted on the street corner to feed the cat...

"Is she too laid-back? She just walked around Gotham all afternoon?" Clark no longer wanted to read any more. "Should we be grateful that she didn't choose today to plan a terrorist act?"

"Yes, I should be thankful indeed." Bruce said, "I found that she acted very cautiously after returning to Gotham this time. The most important thing is that she is very afraid of you. I noticed that she did not try to provoke you further."

The two were silent for a while, and Clark said: "I understand how you feel, Bruce... I know you are sad."

Bruce said nothing.

But Clark knew that Bruce once entrusted Leona with his trust. As a result, Leona chose a path that was contrary to his. She could be said to have betrayed him.

"Why is her age getting younger?" Clark changed the subject, "Can her ability disguise her age?"

"As far as I know, no, but I'm not sure if she has developed any new abilities in the past few years since she left. She has always been good at exploring the application of superpowers, and her progress has always been rapid." Bruce frowned.

"I shouldn't have let her go like this." Clark said angrily, "She was very close to me, and I was sure I could catch her, but..."

"No, your choice is correct." Bruce's attitude was calm and almost indifferent, "You met too suddenly. Don't provoke her before you are fully prepared."

Clark said: "I can catch her in a split second, and her defensive barrier does not work on me..."

"But her ability is at the spiritual level. She only needs to have a thought, and everyone within the radiation range of her ability will be directly brain-dead." Bruce said, "Unless you directly use the method you are least willing to use to deal with her,

Otherwise she will continue to threaten you." He whispered, "I will never, ever let things get to that point..."

"The last resort" - killing her.

For Clark, there is no difficulty in killing people, but Clark has a principle similar to Batman's in his heart, and he does not want to cross that red line.

More importantly, Bruce's attitude towards Leona.

Bruce is not a person who reveals his innermost feelings easily. He usually only behaves like a fragile child in front of his old butler Alfred.

After what happened to Leona, he was really shocked.

Clark is one of the people who knows Bruce best in the world, and he can guess what Bruce is thinking.

He always felt that he was not a competent father.

He believes that he made a serious mistake, which is why things have reached this point.

After Jason Todd died, Bruce adopted Leona.

In the beginning, they were like a real father and daughter, and Bruce thought Leona and Jason were similar.

Born as an orphan, rebellious, violent, and disobedient to discipline.

He was determined to teach Leona well, and in a secret corner of his heart, he hoped to make up for the mistakes he had made with Jason in the past. He warned himself to be patient and pay more attention to the child's psychology.

However, Bruce later discovered that Leona and Jason were fundamentally different.

Jason's violence is certainly due to his own character, but it is also because those criminals have indeed committed unforgivable crimes. His essence is kind and righteous. Leona's violence is because she wants to see her opponent

She was crying and completely defeated. Her purpose was terrifyingly pure. "Kindness" and "justice" were just "concepts" to her.

Later, what Bruce was most worried about happened.

As expected, Leona left him and completely released her evil side.

"How long has it been since you really relaxed, Bruce?" Clark suddenly said, "Every time I see you, you are in the Batcave studying weapons. You are Batman, but you don't really think of yourself as a bat.

Ah, how long has it been since you saw the sun?"

Bruce Wayne's jaw tightened.

"Don't stay in this dark place anymore, go outside and take a look. You haven't attended any banquets in the past few years, and 'Batman' has never shown up. Gotham needs Batman and Bruce."

Wayne."

"Lucius will handle the company's affairs, and Nightwing and Red Robin will help the police catch criminals who occasionally slip through the net..." Bruce said, "They are doing a good job, far better than I imagined."

Clark was a little annoyed, "So you've been refusing to move out of your Batcave?"

"You don't understand. I think something big is going to happen. Before that big thing happens, I have to be prepared." Bruce said in a deep voice, "There is a voice in my mind that keeps telling me that Leona will come back.

Yes, now she is really back. But this is not the end," he held his forehead with one hand, "I hope that nightmare will not happen."

Clark's pupils shrank, and he noticed a poker on Bruce's table.

——joker.

"A few days ago, someone sent an unsigned package to Gordon. The package said please give it to Batman... There was only this card in the package." Bruce said, "What do you think this means?"

"Wasn't the Joker killed by Leona? What kind of power can resurrect the dead?" Clark exclaimed in shock.

"This is also what I am puzzled by." Bruce's eyes showed deep thought, "I would rather this was a prank by a boring person."

…

It was raining in Gotham, New Jersey, but the weather was clear in West Chester, New York. There were almost no clouds in the night sky, and Leona could see large swathes of shining stars.

It's only after eight o'clock now, Leona didn't play too late, but even so, Charles might still not be very happy.

She jumped directly into Charles' office.

"Good evening, Charles!" Leona said cheerfully, "I'm back!"

"Where have you been playing? I can't find you anywhere." Charles said in a reproachful tone, "When did you learn to block my brainwave detection?"

"Actually, it will happen from the beginning. I don't think I will block your detection when I am found by you." Leona said, "Wouldn't it be better to think of this as a hide-and-seek game? If your mutant ability level is much higher than mine,

My shielding won’t work.”

Charles knew that Leona's mutant abilities were very high, and she was very good at controlling her superpowers, so ordinary people couldn't hurt her. However, as a new father, it was instinct to worry about the safety of his children.

"Don't worry about me, I will run away when I encounter someone I can't beat." Leona spoke very quickly. She used space transfer to move back and forth in Charles' office. "Look, I can go wherever I want, but others can catch me."

Not to me."

"Okay." Charles looked helpless, "Want to have some dinner? The kitchen is on the first floor."

"Actually, I'm quite full already. The burger and fries filled my stomach, but I don't mind eating more." Leona said, "Is Eric gone?"

"He's gone for the time being," said Charles, "but he will visit you often in the future."

"That's great." Leona tilted her head.

Charles thought about how he should deal with Leona all afternoon.

He often deals with all kinds of children, and different children require different educational strategies. Leona is different, so Charles needs to treat her specially.

His current strategy is not to interfere and to observe more. Leona usually has her own ideas, and too much interference will make her resentful.

In particular, the relationship between Charles and Leona is not actually very close. He believes that they need to slowly establish an emotional connection, and it is an equal emotional connection, because Leona seems to hate any form of restriction, even if his original intention is

Protect and care.

"Let's make a deal." Charles said suddenly with a smile.

"Huh?" Leona turned to look at him in surprise.

"Deal?" She laughed out loud, "Let's talk about it!"

It's usually Leona who says "let's make a deal" to her opponents when she's threatening and teasing them.

As a result, the person who proposed the transaction this time became Charles, and Leona felt very fresh.

She was even a little happy because Charles's and her thinking patterns coincided at this time.

"I am your father, Lena, but our father and daughter are different from ordinary father and daughter. You should be able to understand what I mean." Charles said, "In order for us to get along better in the future, we can do

A conditional transaction, I promise you some conditions within limits, and you also have to promise me some conditions within limits, and we abide by these agreements and don't cross the line, okay?"

"It's fair, I like it very much." Leona lay on Charles' desk and looked at him, "Then, tell me your conditions first."

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