The Knights of the DC House

"Master Ke Wen? I didn't expect you to come here at this time, but Master Dick doesn't seem to be at home."

At the gate of Wayne Manor, Alfred was stunned when he saw Ke Wen coming to visit him. While being surprised, he also informed him of the fact that Ke Wen Dick was not here.

"It's okay. I'm either here to see Dick this time, or I'm just here to see you. After all, the former owner is back and I know him. I'd really like to know how they are doing in this new world now."

In response, Ke Wen also told the purpose of coming to Wayne Manor. The old housekeeper knew it, and after bringing Ke Wen in, he also talked about the Waynes.

"As you know, during the time when Master Bruce disappeared, Master Thomas also temporarily became Batman. Although there are very few times when Gotham needs Batman now, there are still some things that require Batman to deal with

.Sigh, I really never thought about why in the end, whether it was Master Thomas or Master Bruce, why they all became Batman, even Lady Martha..."

When talking about the clown Martha in the Flashpoint timeline, the old man's face also showed a bit of helplessness and loneliness. It's not that he didn't think that maybe in another parallel universe, he would be regarded as a family member, and he would also regard her as a family member.

The Wayne family has a good life, like a normal family of three. But in the end, as long as there is a Wayne family member in Gotham, someone will become Batman or degenerate into the Joker.

"The world is fickle, so that's why I showed up, didn't I? Alfred, since I showed up, at least Bruce's spare time life has not been as chaotic as it once was." After patting the old man's back, Ke Wen also comforted him.

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"Yes, Master Ke Wen, your appearance has indeed changed a lot of people. Now I just hope that this change is not temporary. I'm sorry, I'm a little out of character."

Alfred is also one of those affected by the rebirth of memory in the old universe. After all, the Butler Man is not a joke. Naturally, he also understands how special Ke Wen is, but it does not prevent him from treating Ke Wen as his son or grandson.

From a generation perspective, he is just an old man who wants to see his children and grandchildren have a happy life that normal people should have.

After a while of greetings, Ke Wen was also sitting in the living room, and Alfred also went to make tea. While Ke Wen was admiring the decoration of the wealthy family, Helena, the most favored person in Wayne Manor, also jumped up and ran away.

Came over, of course with Damian, the sister-in-law, behind her. After briefly explaining why little Jonathan hadn’t come to Gotham recently, Helena also left with a bit of reluctance. She went to play with Grandpa Thomas.

, and Damian sat opposite Ke Wen, looking at Ke Wen suspiciously.

"Just say what you want to say, are you starting to become coy?"

While drinking the tea made by Alfred, Ke Wen also joked there.

"I was just thinking about the purpose of your coming here. Are you doubting grandpa?" After all, he is Batman's biological son. He immediately guessed the reason why Ke Wen came here.

"It's not that I'm suspicious, it's just that there are some things that need to be checked. I want to know who sent them to our main universe timeline."

"Is this important?"

"Of course, I don't doubt Thomas' love for his son, but it is precisely because of this love that he can easily be taken advantage of without him knowing it."

"Do you have evidence!"

"Then you have to ask to find out. Okay, don't act like a grown-up all the time. Wait until you are 18 before you make this expression for me. Where is Thomas? Is it down there in the study?" He stepped forward and kneaded it.

Damian's hair, Ke Wen also asked.

Pointing to the ground, Damian walked away unhappily, while Ke Wen just shrugged indifferently and walked down the familiar road towards the Batcave. There were still familiar lights. When Ke Wen walked down, he also saw Thomas.

Wayne sat in front of his brother's computer, looking at the cameras placed in every corner of Gotham City and the pedestrians coming and going. Thomas, who had been prepared for Ke Wen's arrival, also turned around and faced Ke Wen.

Said hello.

"You look good. It's really the warmest home, right?" He found a chair and sat across from Thomas. He looked at Batman, who had fought side by side in the Flashpoint timeline, and observed carefully.

At the same time, he also diverted part of his attention to stare at the clown Martha who was locked in the room by Thomas and was giggling in front of the wall.

"It may not be appropriate to say this, but it was indeed the right choice for me to entrust you with the task. At least I saw Bruce trying to change this city, and you are also trying to change Bruce's life. Thank you."

"No need to thank you. My main job is to be a detective. It is very reasonable for a detective to handle the affairs entrusted by the client. How is the world over there? You came so suddenly that I forgot to ask. When we were still here,

After Superman left the earth, has the world changed for the better?"

"Oh, you should understand what kind of creature human beings are. Even in the environment of nuclear winter, there were conflicts for survival. Not to mention that in the end, you and Superman cleared the earth of nuclear radiation.

, giving them a chance to start over. Although there are fewer people, the desire will not fade away, especially when the resources are so abundant that they cannot be used at all. A new country, a new human settlement, a new culture, a new

Beliefs will cause conflict in the world again, but they temporarily no longer have the ability to self-destruct."

Regarding Thomas's evaluation, Ke Wen also agreed. This kind of thing is unavoidable. At most, the intensity is still within the controllable range. Of course, Ke Wen does not rule out that Thomas is lying, but people in the Bat family do not lie with their eyes open.

In the blink of an eye, you couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false, and it was impossible for him to go to the Flashpoint timeline now. He just looked at Thomas there, thought for a while, and then said.

"So you think this is good?"

"What?"

"I mean, in your new world, you will continue to act as Batman to replace your missing son and protect the new Gotham City. Do you think this is what you should do? Instead of letting your son take off his shirt.

Serve and become the Bruce Wayne you expect?"

"I remember the commission I gave you, but you also see that Gotham is still not completely free from Batman. Even if Batman is no longer as active as before, his existence will become a deterrent and a symbol.

Let those guys with ulterior motives restrain themselves until Gotham City can truly operate and become what it was originally. I'm just doing what I should and must do. At least now I can see Bruce's identity outside of Batman.

It’s good that he still has such friends and family who care about him.”

"...I think he will be very happy to know that you think so. Thank you for letting me know that the world is not bad. Let's go and make an appointment again when you have time."

"You are welcome to come anytime."

Looking at Thomas, Ke Wen was silent for a while, then waved and left the Bat Cave. Thomas also sat there, watching Ke Wen leave. As Ke Wen disappeared into the Bat Cave, Thomas's expression also changed.

Crazy, transformed into a monster with one hand, and said to himself: "My dear, he already knows, can we start?"

"Of course, in order for our Bruce to understand what true powerlessness is."

The one who answered him was Martha, the clown who was locked in the room at the beginning. A sealed room was ineffective at all. She and Thomas were two weirdos in one body. Separation alone had no effect. It was just that Ke Wen and the others didn't know. At this time,

The clown Martha just grew out of Thomas's neck, answering Thomas's words. And in the words of the couple, a bat generated from the desire cell coin also separated from their bodies and disappeared into the darkness.

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Outside Wayne Manor, Ke Wen looked at the mansion and his expression became ugly.

As Clark had guessed before, there was definitely a problem with the arrival of the Waynes. Not only were they the masterminds behind the scenes, but they themselves had problems. In the conversation between him and Thomas just now, when Thomas talked about the issue of Batman's identity, Thomas'

The performance is too bland. Yes, as a father, he knows very well that letting Batman take off his uniform is not an easy task and requires a process.

But the problem is that he is Thomas, he is Batman in the Flashpoint timeline. He knows how deep the curse of Batman's identity is and how many tragedies it is accompanied by. It can be said that as long as Bruce is still Batman, tragedies will continue to occur.

It happened to him. Even now in Gotham City in the main universe, Batman's disappearance has indeed caused some turmoil, but it has not reached the point of chaos, but Thomas still replaced his son and became Batman, and he was happy

in it.

It's really wrong, at least as a father, he shouldn't be so calm, or have such a sense of pride. The silence just now was because Ke Wen was thinking about whether to take action, but just now Thomas talked about family and friends,

Only then did Ke Wen hold back, because he was using everyone in Wayne Manor as a bargaining chip, telling Ke Wen that as long as you dare to take action, a few people in Wayne Manor will definitely die.

Ke Wen didn't dare to bet on what trump cards the seemingly ordinary Batman in front of him had. When Ke Wen was about to take action, his hunch told him that if he did, something would happen!

"So in the end, did you betray yourself or Bruce? Damn it, this is what pinned me here. Could it be you?"

Looking at Wayne Manor, Ke Wen also said bitterly that the home field advantage was on their side. Even if he noticed it, it was wrong. It should be said that after Thomas took the initiative to expose something was wrong, he could not do anything. This is what he and

The tacit understanding between Thomas. Now Ke Wen is sure that Batman's disappearance is definitely related to the Waynes. They did not come to the main universe timeline at the time he saw them, but should be earlier.

The current plan is to find the missing Batman in order to break this situation. What Ke Wen is more worried about now is that the Waynes are not here to be hindered by Dr. Manhattan, but the Dark Knights who he is most worried about.

If that's the case, everything makes sense.

Unable to tell Damian about Thomas' situation, he could only leave temporarily and start searching for Batman's whereabouts in Gotham City. He was sure that the Waynes were hiding Batman here. Only here could he find Batman.

Batman watched his city being destroyed and the family he cared about die. The helpless despair completely defeated him and he completely gave up on becoming Batman. Thomas had told Ke Wen everything he wanted to do.

And what Ke Wen has to do now is to find Batman and break this situation!

Just as Ke Wen and Thomas were exchanging terms with each other through verbal exchanges, in the new Gotham City, the two future brothers who quietly took leave of absence and came here to investigate the situation were also looking for Batman's whereabouts.

Relying on the aura of Ke Xue, the son of the world who inherited the savior Ke Wen, Conan also took Ke Xue around Gotham City.

As Ke Xue sensed, what he wanted was to find Batman, and the halo of the Son of the World would exert its power in the dark, giving various hints through various coincidences, allowing Ke Xue and Conan to follow the traces.

But they don't know what is affecting Ke Xue's senses. He clearly feels that Batman is right in front of him, but every time they find either a Batman peripheral store, a Batman-themed restaurant, or even a masquerade ball

Batman on.

This headless chaos puzzled Ke Xue and made Conan confused. He had already taken Ke Xue all over Gotham, including Arkham Asylum. In the future of Apokolips War Branch, after the war,

Batman's safe houses in the ruins of Gotham City are one after another, but there is no sign of Batman.

"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with your senses?" Once again, Conan came up short, causing Conan to question Ke Xue's Son of the World aura.

"Hey, brother, it was you who said that although we are all descendants of fathers who have branched futures due to different choices, the strength of the fathers of the two branches of futures should not be much different. You are stronger in combat power.

I am strong in my halo, so if you question me now, aren't you questioning yourself and your father's fighting ability!"

"But how do you explain the current situation? We have been in vain for two days. We have traveled all over Gotham, including underground. Even the so-called magic and different spaces can be detected. But is there any trace of Batman?

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"How do I know this? The induction guides me like this. It can't be wrong. But do you know now? I feel like Batman is in every corner of Gotham now. Do you think he won't be dismembered?"

"Shut your mouth, don't you know you've been talking too much?"

Conan also complained about Ke Xue's crow mouth. This may not be impossible. After all, in Ke Wen's story about the branch future, Batman has never died, but he can still live for various weird reasons every time.

Come here, or escape. If it is really possible to dismember the body, it is not impossible. And when the two brothers were discussing where Batman was hiding in the alley, an untimely voice came from the darkness deep in the alley.

Rings.

"Wow wow wow, look what I heard, it turns out I'm not the only one who cares about why Batboy disappeared. This is a good thing. Uncle Jock, I like to show up when people are in need of help."

The sound of the sound alerted the two brothers and they looked directly into the darkness, because they did not realize that anyone was eavesdropping on their conversation. And as a rhythmic footsteps came, a figure walked out of the darkness.

A cheap purple suit, a smile badge on the chest, a pale face, and red lips. Walking out of the darkness is the third clown who has been missing for a long time!