The Death Knell

The clown's body was squeezed, and the smile on the pale face seemed to become wider, as if he saw Bruce being beaten by his father.

Batman, who was originally poisoned by the Joker's toxin, is even more confused now. Is everything an illusion? This man is not actually his father. Is everything around him fake?

But the pain in his jaw proved that it was all true, and that Thomas had indeed hit him for no apparent reason.

Why?

He struggled to get up, his body still full of various potions, but the madness in his heart seemed to disappear along with his father's fist.

Thomas crossed his arms and looked at him coldly: "Stand up, Bruce, how could you bully Alfred like this?"

"Well, Master Thomas, actually this is not what you see." Afu grabbed one of Thomas' arms, but for a while it was difficult to explain the entanglement between the Joker and Batman.

How could Thomas not know about the entanglement between Batman and the Joker?

In his timeline, the gangster beat Bruce to death in an alley, and Thomas frantically punched the robber to death, becoming Batman ever since.

But Martha was also so stimulated that night that she turned into a clown.

The entanglement between Thomas and her lasted for a long time, until one day the clown Martha committed suicide with the pistol that killed her son.

Those two triggers took away someone important to Thomas, so he kept the pistol with him.

The Joker is a special person to every Batman.

"Open your eyes and look, Bruce, your fiancée is dead!" Thomas pointed to the operating table behind him. The clown on it still had a big smile on his face: "I don't mind my son coming out, but he You can’t be a person who doesn’t want to face reality!”

Bruce: "???"

Alfred: "..."

Su Ming and Oliver: "Pfft..."

Sure enough, Thomas regarded the clown as the 'Bruce's fiancée' that several people had mentioned before. Once he returned to the Batcave, he saw Bruce forcing Alfred to rescue the body. Such an action seemed too crazy to him.

No matter how much Bruce loved the clown, he couldn't force Alfred to do such a thing, to do something that was destined to be futile and could drive anyone crazy, he knew very well.

So Thomas did what every father would do, which was to give his son an 'iron fist of love'.

What to do if you go astray? Of course I have to wake up!

The two people who had caused this misunderstanding were watching the excitement from the sidelines, looking like they didn't mind the matter. Su Ming even whispered about boxing with Oliver.

Oliver believes that black people have advantages in all aspects of sports competition, but Su Ming feels that boxing is more traditional for the Irish.

Seeing that Bruce didn't say a word, Thomas thought he hadn't woken up yet, so he went back and forth again.

Bruce is not a Jedi, and he has no habit of hitting his father. At this time, he can only be beaten like a sandbag.

"Aren't you going to stop him?" Diana looked at Barry's futile efforts to break up the fight, and said to Su Ming helplessly: "We still have business to do now."

Su Ming spread his hands: "How can we take care of other people's housework? In the past, when Bruce beat Nightwing and the others around, you didn't take care of them either."

"But now Bruce is still injured and emotionally unstable." Diana said with some worry.

"Actually, you should look at Bruce's eyes." Oliver pointed there. They were not watching the fun in vain: "You see, every time Dr. Wayne hits with a punch, Bruce becomes more conscious. He seems to be What changes are you going through?”

Su Ming still crossed his arms, everything was planned:

"Well, don't think that we came here just to watch the excitement. For Batman, the death of his parents is the biggest burden on his heart. Now that we have brought back his father, it means that he has suffered from the past spiritual pain. Removing half of it allows him to focus his willpower on more important things.”

Arthur understood, and he clapped his palms: "This is probably the power of family affection."

"I believe Batman himself can feel it, so he has not spoken to refute, but has been beaten continuously. He is taking the opportunity to maximize this advantage."

Oliver added with emotion, to be honest, if it were him, if he could see his father alive in front of him, he felt that he would definitely not be as calm as Batman.

Maybe you will hug your loved ones immediately instead of thinking about how to take advantage of this condition.

Sure enough, Batman is still Batman, able to do things that ordinary people can't.

"But we'd better keep an eye on it and don't kill anyone." Su Ming suddenly changed the subject, causing everyone to return to reality.

I don't know whether Batman felt that it was almost done, or whether the old butler and Barry's persuasion had an effect. After a fist-to-flesh exchange, Thomas and Bruce still hugged each other.

The two of them started to shed tears now, and it felt like a normal family meeting.

It's really gratifying.

Batman is really having a hard time these days. Selina is dead, the Joker is dead, and he is about to go crazy.

So Su Ming brought back Thomas Wayne from a 'non-existent' history, making Batman happy.

But it can only help him so far.

The clown's toxin is still eroding Bruce's sanity, and now it's just delaying the time, but there is good news - Thomas is Batman, he is also a serious doctor.

It's not that Harley is an unorthodox doctor, the main reason is that the role of a psychologist is too limited for Batman, he is too suspicious, and the only way for psychological therapy to be effective is with fists.

When a Batman puts all his ingenuity into medical skills, what he can do should not be much worse than the Midnight Doctor.

Now it depends on whether Thomas can control Bruce's condition. Su Ming needs Batman to be a little crazy so that they can deal with the Laughing Bat together, but not too crazy, otherwise there will be a fire in the backyard.

It depends on how the professionals do it.

Su Ming looked at the reunion of father and son not far away with a look of relief. Diana beside him also had a similar expression, looking very touched.

It's just that the two of them have different things in mind...

"Father, I received your letter. It is the most precious gift I have ever received." Bruce held his father's shoulders and looked into his eyes and said.

Thomas also looked at his son with a complicated expression, seeing that he was wearing a bat uniform similar to his own: "Now that we are together again, do you still remember what happened when you fell into this hole when you were a child? I went down the rope to rescue you. I said......."

"You said 'I'm here, don't be afraid', and then I asked you why you spoke so softly, and you said..." Bruce pulled off his mask, and there was nostalgia in his eyes, and his face was really With a heartfelt smile, he accepted Thomas' words.

"I said that because I didn't want to disturb the bats in the cave, son."

Thomas patted Bruce on the shoulder and said with emotion.

The last verification was passed. Only the father and son knew about the events and conversations that took place in the Batcave at that time. This was not a parallel universe or a similar trick, but a miracle caused by the connection between history and the present world.

The two Batmans had finally put down their guard and confirmed each other's identities. Then Bruce immediately explained the Joker's problem.

"He is not my fiancée, and I have not come out." Bruce pulled a piece of white cloth to cover the clown's face. Who cares about the clown when his father is back: "Selena is the one."

"Are you sure? My son?" Thomas narrowed his eyes. In fact, he would be satisfied if he could see his son alive. If his son really entered the 'forbidden world', he could accept it.

Bruce narrowed his eyes. Someone must have revealed the death of his fiancée to Thomas.

His eyes passed over the faces of several people not far away, but when he saw the green arrow, he jumped over it as if there was nothing there.

Finally, he looked at Deathstroke, who was telling Arthur jokes about the relationship between Neptune's armor and popcorn.

Zheng Lian's companions all had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

‘Is it really you? ’

Bruce confirmed who was the most suspicious. As expected, the only one who could do such a thing was Deathstroke. Was all this included in his calculations?

But why is Deathstroke suddenly so kind? He wants to save his father even if he exposes so many secrets. Is there any conspiracy?

Thomas saw Bruce's gaze: "By the way, you should thank your friends first. They saved me and you."

Bruce saw the smile on Deathstroke's face, and for a moment he had no idea what the other person's intentions were.

"...I will, but not now. I want to take you to see Selena."

"Okay, so the person with that name is a girl, right?"

"......Um."

"oh."

The conversation between the two was really full of flaws, and Su Ming, who overheard it, had to fight hard not to laugh.

Ah Fu pointed to his blood-stained clothes and walked around in front of the two Batmans to prevent them from disappearing suddenly: "What about the Joker's body?"

Bruce frowned and thought for a moment, this was indeed a bit troublesome.

"Both burying and burning may cause infection. Prepare the launch vehicle to throw him into the sun. This will at least buy him some time."

Ah Fu breathed a sigh of relief. The young master finally got out of the clown's entanglement: "Okay, young master, we have a few ballistic missiles that can be modified. After I finish the work, I will make breakfast again. Although there are still many difficulties. Ahead, but I think we can celebrate a little bit, within limits.”

"It's up to you, old man." Thomas nodded to the butler with a smile and took Bruce away.

The butler bowed slightly, and just as he turned around to move the body, he saw Deathstroke standing next to the operating table, pulling a small wooden stick from somewhere and pulling the clown's head.

"Hey, are you really dead? If you are really dead, just smile." He pulled and talked to the corpse.

The old butler came over and coughed lightly: "Hey, Mr. Wilson? Stop playing. Although he is a clown, the body still needs to be respected."

"I know he is dead, but he will always come back." The 'little wooden stick' in Su Ming's hand turned into black mucus and melted back into his palm.

"We don't have any evidence that the clown will be updated, and we can't be sure whether the clown is the original one." Afu pushed a flatbed truck over, and the two of them lifted the body up together.

Su Ming clapped his hands, pinched the clown's face, and put the order on him: "Yes, but we all know that there will always be someone who becomes a clown and stands on the stage to make people laugh."

Ah Fu took off his surgical clothes and pushed away the car. The black tuxedo gradually disappeared into the darkness.

"At least not today."