Chapter 2069: Knight

Jason's mouth was so big it seemed like he could stuff a chicken egg into it.

And Schiller's expression was as if to say, if you don't close your mouth now, your tongue will be gone.

Jason decisively closed his mouth.

Schiller walked over slowly, placing his hand on the back of the single sofa where Bruce was, and just from the shadow projected over, Bruce knew who it was.

But the situation wasn't optimistic, because Schiller was an enemy or a friend, it was hard to tell.

If there really was a doctor in this world who wouldn't be bought by the Wei En family, then perhaps it was this otherworldly visitor, Schiller.

And what was even worse was, if the absolutely fair psychologist Clark referred to was Schiller, then how did they know each other? How did Schiller gain Clark's trust?

Even if Bruce's thinking couldn't be called clear now, he could still deduce the ins and outs of the matter in an instant, because this wasn't complex at all; it was simply a conspiracy.

Why did Superman come here from thousands of miles away? Of course, it was also possible that he was a reporter, his speed of getting news was fast, so he couldn't wait to run over to preside over justice.

But in reality, it wasn't that simple. To say it might be a bit absurd, but Superman actually didn't have such a strong sense of responsibility. He hadn't been to Cat Getan, but he also didn't strike crime in Cat Getan, because he defaulted to this being Batman's territory. If not necessary, he wouldn't intervene.

From the few exchanges between Batman and Superman, Batman knew that Superman wasn't interested in the Bat-family. He didn't understand and didn't care, and as long as anyone with a bit of IQ could see, Batman probably wouldn't be a perfect father.

Then why was Superman suddenly angry about this twisted relationship of the Bat-family? It even made him fly to Washington from thousands of miles away, and he didn't even go find Batman, but directly found the victim Jason according to the process, with an official attitude.

Batman knew that Superman's view of him was neutral-leaning-good, and could even be said to be a bit admiring. After all, staying in Cat Getan for a long time was already a difficult thing, and Batman even wanted to strike crime here, which was a kind of encouragement to any heroic figure, and Superman was obviously this kind of hero.

So under normal circumstances, even if Superman had doubts, he should have come to find Batman to ask about the situation first, and wouldn't have directly taken out the posture of a judge.

He was manipulated.

Batman immediately judged that Superman was being used as a gun.

Then who else could be manipulating him?

Batman heard Schiller say.

"Mr. Kent, I think you should seriously consider whether violent means in this situation will make the situation worse. I don't advocate any..."

"Sorry, Dr. Schiller." Clark took a deep breath and said: "I couldn't hold it, but you have to understand. When you see three culprits who sexually assaulted more than twenty children in a welfare home released on bail the next day, and unscrupulous media published all the front-face photos of the victims, it's very hard for you to hold it."

Right, Batman thought, that was it.

"Clark, I told you about this matter. This isn't your fault, and we couldn't avoid this tragedy happening in this world."

"But if I had arrived a little earlier, I could have stopped that ignorant nursing worker from letting those obviously unscrupulous reporters in, so at least they wouldn't have been able to take photos."

Schiller sighed lightly and said: "Clark, let's focus our vision on this matter, okay?"

From the sighing sound of Clark afterward, Batman discovered that he was a bit irritable now, which showed that he had completely stepped into the trap of emotions.

It could be imagined that Schiller must have called Clark in the capacity of an insider, perhaps saying to him: "I saw your report maintaining justice in the newspaper, and now there is a suspected case, and the situation is even more serious than the one you handled before, because the perpetrator might be Bruce Wei En."

Clark probably already had a certain psychological shadow because of the previous matter. He thought he couldn't make the second mistake, and his sense of justice and responsibility urged him to find the victim first and impose protection, and then deal with the culprit.

But he completely didn't realize that this might not be a crime, or rather, he knew it clearly, but wanted to nip the budding signs in the cradle.

A subtle post-event compensation psychology, Batman sighed, extremely easily utilized, Schiller took advantage of the situation.

Batman was very clear about the current situation. He was in the wrong, and Clark believed Schiller. And judging from the facts, as long as Schiller fully exerted his professional level and made a judgment on Jason's mental state based on facts, then his charge would be settled.

And Bruce's peripheral vision discovered that although Jason's expression didn't have too much change, his eyes revealed terror, not terror toward Batman.

Reconnecting with his beautiful mental state when reuniting with Jason in the hotel, it was hard to imagine how Schiller treated Jason.

Looking at it this way, basically, it was however Schiller wanted Jason to say it, Jason would say it. Game over.

Batman began to think about which prison in New Jersey had better conditions, and most importantly, don't get locked up with those Cat Getan criminals again. His experience of going to jail wasn't as rich as theirs.

Clark was still sitting opposite Bruce, Schiller was sitting on the left, and Jason was sitting on the right.

At this time, Schiller should have started asking, asking whether Jason was angry because of the argument, whether he felt depressed after the argument, whether he felt resentment toward Batman's silence, and whether he had been in such an emotion for a long time.

Batman although hadn't experienced it, he was very familiar with this set, because he also experienced such checks when his parents passed away back then.

"Enough." Jason said like this.

From the tone, this seemed to be a stress response under an extreme pressure state.

"I don't want to talk about this matter with you anymore, because you have treated me as a victim and a child from beginning to end, feeling that all the judgments I made were influenced by others, but I am not."

Jason had never spoken at such a fast speed, Batman thought, even when they were arguing, it wasn't like this.

"You feel, oh, Batman must have abused me, and then he manipulated my spirit, controlled my brain, let me beautify his behavior, and defend him. But I am not."

"You feel that I accept his various shortcomings because he beautified this shortcoming, or suppressed me, forced me to accept this shortcoming, but I am not."

"Don't you have such experiences? You accept a person's shortcomings because the advantages on him are enough to make up for all of this. He gave me more than what he took from me."

Jason stood up, his tone having an indescribable coldness and firmness.

"You feel that from the facts, he took a lot from me. He got my labor, got my time, but except for providing me with resources to maintain survival, there was nothing else."

"But you have never thought that an orphan living in the underbelly of Cat Getan, parents dead, displaced, this society will take more from me."

"The group of people you represent, who spread kindness, not only want to take my labor and time but also aren't willing to provide me with the most basic survival resources."

"At the same time, you even demand that I provide emotional value, play a victim and a poor little thing, let you spread sympathy. You take everything, then give a little alms, and then use this as evidence to accuse a person who rescued me from this fate. It can be called shameless to the extreme."

"Whether it's me or Dick, the more unjust things existing in this society make us lose everything, and you choose to grab the small and let go of the big, because as long as you talk about what you dare to talk about, you can occupy all the layout and people's brains, and they won't pay attention to those things you dare not talk about."

Jason pointed to his temple with his finger and said: "Giving not enough, giving not good enough, is exploring the problem of degree; not giving and even wanting to take away is exploring social order; not only taking away but also accusing those who try to give but don't give enough is breaking the flag of justice and helping evil to wave the flag and shout."

Jason turned his head to look at Clark and said: "Your so-called presiding over justice is another way of muddling through, because without experience, there is no right to speak."

"If you go to the poorest community in Cat Getan to be an orphan for three months, you will know that the torture I experienced in the hands of supervillains that you imagine in your brain is what some people are experiencing every day, and some people don't even have the opportunity to experience."

"The Joker at least gives me food every day. He will let me live in order to torture me. Do you believe that if I go to the street where I grew up and wave my arms, the people willing to replace me to accept the Joker's torture can stand full for a whole street?"

"If you really want to preside over justice, the one who should be thrown out of the window most is the scenery from Metropolis in your brain, but you have never realized that this is our optimal solution."

"When I chose to break away from the flock and step on the journey alone, I was prepared to die halfway. I can survive now, even if it's with a body full of scars, Batman, whom you call not a good father and perfect hero, is the most important factor."

"You have never considered that for Gothamites in the depths of the mud, Batman doesn't need to be a perfect father and hero. His ability to exist is already a miracle."

"And if you have never clearly recognized why Gothamites think this way, and feel from the bottom of your heart that we are all a group of madmen, then don't fucking come to represent us."

"The debate ends here." Jason made a cross with both hands, took two steps back, and then turned to walk toward Batman.

And Superman and Batman were stunned by this statement of Jason.

First of all, Superman wasn't a Gothamite. He really couldn't imagine how Jason could say such words as "if he went to the poor streets of Cat Getan and waved his arms, someone would be willing to replace him to accept the Joker's torture."

Was he lying? Was he not afraid of himself going to confirm?

But if what he said was true, how could it be so absurd?

And Batman's shock also lay in this. He realized for the first time how different his and Jason's origins were.

So the scenes he imagined of Jason being tortured by the Joker until he collapsed and was incomparably painful, couldn't even compare to the suffering he suffered when he was wandering in Cat Getan when he was a child?

Batman discovered that when he thought about this problem, he really couldn't give himself a positive answer.

The Joker was indeed the most difficult supervillain to deal with. Then fine, halve the Joker's cruelty, and halve it

If that were the case, he would only be facing one Joker, but how many tenths of a Joker is Jason facing?

And Jason lived alone until he was 10, until he met him.

Bruce and Clark exchanged a look of tacit understanding, both grasping the other's meaning. So now, are we being overly sensitive?

Jason took a deep breath and said, "Do us a favor, gentlemen. If you have even a shred of compassion left, hurry up and make those stupid reporters shut their mouths!"

"If anyone dares to shove a microphone in my face and ask me how Bruce Wei En has been hurting me, I will have to talk to them about how the 'orderly, civilized society' they speak of has been hurting all of us."

"Believe me, when that time comes, I will absolutely use everything I've seen in the depths of Cat Getan to make everyone in this country look bad, including you two."

"Now, get out of here and go enforce justice!"