Chapter 1211

Thomas looked at Aisha's face, which was seven or eight parts similar to Bruce's and five or six parts similar to his own, opened his mouth, and couldn't say anything.

As a relatively orthodox Batman, Thomas couldn't possibly have imagined Aisha's convoluted and bizarre birth process.

Everyone insisted that she was born to Bruce, so Thomas could only understand it as his son having indeed done some scoundrel things, leading to having a little daughter early.

After accepting this fact, Thomas couldn't help but think of the phone call Schiller made to him. He had to admit that he paid the price for his gullibility and recklessness, and this scam didn't start with the Joker; it was very likely Professor Zoom.

In the world where Thomas was, the Flash Barry found Thomas in order to pursue Professor Zoom. Thomas wounded Professor Zoom, but Professor Zoom turned around and ran out of the universe with him.

While being coerced and kidnapped by Professor Zoom, Thomas discovered that Professor Zoom had encountered some trouble. It seemed that the destination he was planning to go to was somehow lost. He was affected by a mysterious force and accidentally fell into this universe.

Batman Thomas had long known that none of these villains were reliable, but the harsh words Professor Zoom left behind before leaving still made him feel worried. This guy who was always against the Flash threatened to let Thomas see the end of Bruce after his resurrection.

When he was looking for the Flash Barry for help before, Thomas knew that if Bruce was resurrected, he would also become Batman, and Thomas desperately didn't want his son to go down this path.

Professor Zoom's implication was that Bruce still went down this path, and according to him, the universe where Thomas was located was the exception. In the vast majority of universes, the one who became Batman was Bruce Wei En.

This was simply a devastating fact for Thomas, because his wife, who had become the Joker's Martha, had just collapsed and died because of this terrible prophecy.

Therefore, after landing, Thomas was somewhat lost. He followed Batman's instincts and found Schiller, who was still in prison. What Thomas was thinking was not a difficult question; any father's worry for his son would be written on his face.

Schiller actually didn't lie to Thomas; he just acted as a black-hearted tour guide, emphasizing that Bruce's range of activities was mainly in Wei En Tower and Wei En Manor, perfectly avoiding the East and North districts where Cat Getan had changed the most.

Therefore, as soon as Thomas arrived in Cat Getan, he went straight to Wei En Tower, and sure enough, he saw Batman acting as a tourist attraction there.

Thomas didn't know that Bruce was going there to take pictures for people. He associated it with his own experience, thinking that his son must be like him, standing on the top of the building thinking about when this sinful city could be saved.

Immediately after, he met Dick. Dick ran out because he had a fight with Bruce, and it was inevitable that there would be some emotional output in his words.

The Bruce in Thomas's world died early; he didn't even have any chance to enjoy family happiness with his children, and the Bruce in this world just gave up such a great opportunity, which made Thomas heartbroken.

This made him make the most wrong decision in the whole thing, which was to turn back and look for Schiller.

Precisely because Thomas knew Schiller was the Joker, he felt that Schiller must have a way to deal with the Batman of this world, so that he would no longer be Batman, and would no longer go down this path that had no hope at all.

Thomas didn't know Bruce well enough, but Schiller knew Bruce too well. He accurately grasped that after Bruce met Thomas, there would inevitably be emotional ups and downs, and it was very likely that he would lose control of his emotions. Sure enough, he was right.

In general, this matter was that the Wei En father and son were greatly deceived, but the bigger problem now is that Bruce walked away without looking back, without any preparation, without any arrangements, and without any precautions against Thomas, just walking away like that, leaving Thomas at a loss.

According to his logic, if Bruce became Batman, he would never let another stranger enter Wei En Manor like this, regardless of whether he was Thomas or not.

By analogy, Thomas knew that if one day, the Bruce in his world was resurrected, he would never allow his son to approach his family, or even teammates and acquaintances, without any monitoring. There was no special reason, because he was Batman.

But Bruce walked too fast, like a tornado. If the one who took him away wasn't his long-lost lover, then it might be that the Batman of this world had completely given up.

Thomas hadn't thought deeply about this problem yet, when Alfred's voice came from the door: "Master Thomas, a guest is visiting. It's the Mayor of Cat Getan, Luo Yi. Should I let him in?"

Thomas instinctively narrowed his eyes. He subconsciously reached out and touched his face, then touched Batman's mask. He didn't change his clothes; he was still dressed as Batman.

So when Alfred invited Luo Yi in, Luo Yi was stunned for a moment. He looked Thomas up and down, then said: "Bruce, what's wrong with you? Why do you seem to have aged so much?... Hey, wait a minute, you're not Bruce."

Luo Yi subconsciously took two steps back, vigilantly reaching for the pistol at his waist. Alfred placed the towel aside and explained: "Mr. Mayor, this is another Batman. Don't worry."

Luo Yi slowly widened his eyes. He said somewhat incredulously: "So, Batman is not an identity, but a profession? There's more than one of you?!"

Thomas just wanted to answer, when the expression on the face of the Italian-American man in front of him instantly turned into surprise, and his face was full of wrinkles derived from smiles, clearly blooming with joy.

Luo Yi walked up very enthusiastically, shook Thomas's hands hard, shook them vigorously, and said: "Welcome, new Batman. How many of you are there? Are there ten?"

"Really, Bruce didn't tell me earlier. If I had known you were a group, would I still be chasing him every day?" Luo Yi pretended to complain.

"Uh, I say, sir, I see you're almost at retirement age, so you should have more free time. So tonight at 7 o'clock, we will wait for our superstar to appear on the roof of Wei En Tower on time. Don't be late!"

Luo Yi made an OK gesture and turned to leave, his steps cheerful, while Thomas was still stunned in place, understanding the words he had said before.

After Luo Yi left, Alfred, while cleaning the vase with a feather duster, said:

"Master Bruce, there is a public welfare part-time job from the city government, mainly to improve the tourism image of Cat Getan City with a personal image, making outstanding contributions to the land price and rent near Wei En Tower..."

"Wait a minute, Alf." Thomas stretched out a hand to interrupt him and said: "This is the United States, speak American English."

"Okay, sir, simply put, every weekend at 8 o'clock in the evening, Batman will go to the roof of Wei En Tower on time, allowing tourists who come here to personally experience the charm of Cat Getan's urban legends."

"You mean, his part-time job is a model?" Thomas frowned deeply and said: "The job is to stand on the roof of Wei En Tower and let tourists take pictures???"

"In general, that's it, sir."

"What does he take Batman for?" Thomas held his forehead, but the next second he was stunned again. Isn't this his purpose? Standing guard on the roof is safer than flying down to fight crime, right?

But why did he feel something was wrong?

Shouldn't Batman's image be one that everyone fears, the kind that makes people want to run away when they see it? Could the Bruce of this universe have designed a ridiculous image for Batman???

This wasn't because Thomas had a strong associative ability, mainly because, in his era, the more popular stars and artists were mostly ridiculous and approachable images.

The cultural trend at that time was still relatively inclined to mainstream culture. Some subcultures and punk cultures hadn't fully developed, and the country's cultural propaganda orientation was also mainly positive.

But in this era where Bruce is, punk is popular, and the desperate process of the collapse of the Golden Age has given people a deeper reflection on non-mainstream art that leans toward death and darkness.

Rap mixed with various dirty words and slang is popular, and Hollywood stars who go in and out of nightclubs every day and live a life of debauchery are more popular. Batman's dark tone, on the contrary, can show the unique aesthetics of young people, thus being sought after.

Although Thomas is also Batman, he is also limited by age and vision. He really can't understand why anyone would seek after dark heroes.

This is also the reason why he is very pessimistic about Batman's future. In his view, heroes in the dark are not heroes and can never be understood by anyone.

So he shook his head helplessly and looked at Alf, saying: "Can I go to the basement of the manor to take a look?"

Thomas wanted to go to the Batcave to see what kind of weird look his son had made Batman's uniform into. When Bruce was chasing him that day, he was busy running and didn't look carefully.

What made Thomas somewhat unexpected was that Alfred didn't show any intention of refusal, but readily agreed, nodded, and took the initiative to lead the way.

On the way down the stairs, Thomas thought that maybe the Batcave underground had some unbreakable password locks, which was why Bruce was so confident in throwing such an important place to someone he had just met.

As a result, the stairs leading to the basement had no mechanisms or traps, and there weren't even a few cameras. The stairs were in disrepair, and the ground was a bit damp. It didn't look like it could stop enemies at all.

After the basement door opened, Thomas was stunned.

He looked at the very ordinary laboratory with only a few experimental benches, and a voice full of doubt sounded in front of the door.

"...... Where is the Batcave???"