Chapter 104: The Void Lord

Bruce Wayne had originally thought it wouldn't be so easy to find him, but as it turned out—

The Batcave's tracking program had just started when it spotted him walking with a beautiful woman via street surveillance.

This result left Bruce Wayne dazed for a few seconds, unable to believe it.

"Can we go somewhere else to talk?"

Bruce Wayne looked at Su Quan for a moment of silence before speaking.

Su Quan nodded, very easygoing: "Where to?"

"Wayne Manor."

"Fine."

Bruce Wayne let out a slight sigh of relief and turned to invite Su Quan to the car, but a glance while turning suddenly revealed that Su Quan was gone.

Bruce Wayne hurriedly looked back, then scanned his surroundings.

Gone, truly gone.

At the same time, he noticed the reactions of the people nearby were strange; a grown man had vanished right in front of them, yet they acted as if nothing had happened, showing no surprise at all.

"Did you see the person I was just talking to?" Bruce Wayne asked the nearest person.

The man paused: "The person talking to you, was it me?"

"Not you, an Asian man who was standing here just a moment ago." Bruce Wayne pointed to the spot where Su Quan had been standing.

The man took a look and said hesitantly: "There was no one there just now, and no Asian man either."

Bruce Wayne looked straight at him; through his eyes and expression, he could be certain the man wasn't lying.

"I see, thank you." Bruce Wayne stopped asking, turned to get in his car, and drove back to Wayne Manor.

"He, is there something wrong with his brain? You all saw it, right? There was absolutely no Asian man here like he said."

"Do you think he wasn't missing at all, but actually suffering from a mental illness and went away to get treated in secret?"

"That's possible."

"He might not be fully cured yet. Didn't you notice him walk over after getting out of the car and just stand there talking to the air?"

The news of Bruce Wayne's return after eight years of disappearance had only just hit the headlines of newspapers large and small.

Another report, speculating that he hadn't been missing but had gone to treat a mental illness, instantly replaced the previous news in popularity, spreading throughout Gotham.

Wayne Manor.

Bruce Wayne watched Su Quan gorging himself in his own dining room, enjoying Alfred's service, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Deep down, he vaguely believed that he might truly be omnipotent.

Actually, one couldn't blame Bruce Wayne for thinking this way; after all, the Batman of this world hadn't seen Superman, hadn't seen the Flash or Wonder Woman.

Before meeting Su Quan, the people he had encountered were just ordinary people without superpowers, like the League of Assassins, the Joker, or Two-Face.

The things that happened after meeting Su Quan had actually exceeded his understanding.

It was just that, like all Batmen, he possessed an indomitable will and a suspicious nature, which was why he appeared so calm.

Bruce Wayne sat down beside Su Quan and asked in a low voice: "Why did you send me back eight years later?"

Su Quan put down his cutlery, wiped the corner of his mouth, and said indifferently: "In exchange for the fact that I quite appreciate you, I can answer one question for you. Think carefully before you ask."

Bruce Wayne followed the flow and changed his question: "What is your purpose in staying in Gotham!"

Figuring out why Su Quan was staying in Gotham was far more important than knowing why he had been sent back eight years later!

Su Quan smiled and shook his head: "I thought you would ask who the murderer of your parents was. After all, the chance to know the answer isn't something that comes often to you, or to the Bruce Waynes of other worlds."

"The past cannot be undone, but the future can be changed."

"I believe I will know the answer in the future."

Bruce Wayne did not intend to change his question.

Su Quan said nonchalantly: "Simply put, my territory is very large, so I need to pick some subordinates from the multiverse that I find acceptable to cultivate."

"Your world has a few that aren't bad; that is the reason I am staying in Gotham!"

Bruce Wayne reluctantly accepted this answer.

He thought for a moment and said: "Who are you looking for? I can help you find them."

The three people I'm looking for: one is your confidante, and one, while she will use you, can also be considered your girlfriend.

The last one is even more ruthless; he created the iconic scene where Batman had his back broken.

This back-breaking is a real back-breaking, the serious kind!

You want to help me find them?

Forget it, it feels a bit cruel to you!

Watching Su Quan shake his head in refusal, Bruce Wayne felt a bit disappointed, but he wasn't discouraged; after all, Gotham was only so big, he would eventually find out who he was looking for.

"Tonight, the manor will hold a memorial service for Harvey, which is also to celebrate my return. Many people from the business and political worlds will attend."

"Perhaps the person you are looking for is among them. Would you like to stay?" Bruce Wayne extended an invitation to Su Quan.

Many people would come to this memorial service, and it would span multiple fields; it could be said that basically everyone of status and influence in Gotham would be there.

If Su Quan's target was among these people, he could make some preparations in advance; if not, at least he wouldn't have to worry about Gotham falling into chaos because of it.

………

"Staying is unnecessary. It's rare to come to Gotham once, so I want to look around. As for the memorial service tonight, heh, forget it, I'll see how I feel when the time comes."

Su Quan gave a mocking laugh.

The city's elite holding a memorial for a villain while the true hero becomes a wanted criminal—what a great irony!

So why be a good person, why be a hero?

Is it just to wrong oneself to satisfy others?

Su Quan, having eaten and drunk his fill, left, leaving silently. Bruce Wayne had already begun to get used to this way of his appearing or leaving.

After sitting quietly for a while, Bruce Wayne went to the Batcave to restart the tracking program, monitoring Su Quan's location at all times.

Gotham City, with its simple folkways, and Arkham, where talent abounds.

As Gotham City's premier attraction, Su Quan certainly wouldn't forget to check in at Arkham Asylum.

It was a pity that Arkham Asylum in this world wasn't the main event; let alone being full of talent, he didn't even see a decent villain.

Instead, it was another famous location, Blackgate Penitentiary, that held quite a few heinous criminals, such as the Scarecrow, the only one to appear in all three parts of the trilogy!

It was a pity that the Scarecrow of this world was just a psychopharmacologist who sold fear toxin as a drug.

Aside from having some mental issues, he didn't have any 'droppable' abilities at all.