Chapter 2865

The situation fell into an awkward state—

The recovery plan triggered by the life factor was actually very likely a misunderstanding. In other words, the life factor replenishment plan and the recovery plan were actually two different plans. The real life factor replenishment plan was actually the Waynes taking the previous generation of superheroes on vacation.

Because they left in such a hurry at the time, the Waynes only had time to instruct Alfred to help take care of the children, while they were responsible for taking care of the previous generation of superheroes.

It wasn't surprising that the Waynes would make this decision. If Cat Getan's stability was indeed maintained by the previous generation of superheroes, then this kind-hearted couple would likely choose to sacrifice their own family to help the superheroes who had given everything for Cat Getan's safety heal their wounds.

But in fact, it wasn't really sacrificing their family. After all, the Wei En family was so rich, it was the 21st century, communication was still quite developed, making a video call was not a problem at all, and there was such a dutiful old butler helping to take care of things. At most, it just counted as parents being on a long-term business trip.

The problem lay with Batman. He hadn't given Alfred a chance to speak, so he had never known that his parents were actually out on vacation. This sounded very absurd, but it wasn't impossible for it to happen in this universe.

If it were just this, it would still be fine. After all, under Schiller's suggestion, Batman's way of communicating had improved. In just a little more time, Batman would have learned the truth from Alfred. But the problem was that the Waynes were back now.

This made Batman very awkward. He had really thought his parents were dead, and he had successfully made the members of the Justice League think so too. If he admitted now that he had known his parents weren't dead all along, it would be equivalent to deceiving his teammates. At the very least, Superman and Wonder Woman couldn't accept such deception.

But if he said he really thought his parents were dead, the Waynes would definitely ask him why he hadn't learned the truth from Alfred, and then he would know that he hadn't truly communicated with the old butler for so many years. Wouldn't the Waynes break his legs then?

Batman started frantically winking at Schiller.

Batman believed that this psychiatrist was probably the only one who could solve this terrible situation now.

Schiller made a "money" gesture at him.

Batman deliberately fell to the back of the group, lowered his voice, and said to Schiller, "I have many out-of-print sculptures collected in the Batcave. As long as you can help me solve this, I'll give them all to you."

Schiller snapped his fingers and said, "Mission guaranteed. Listen to me."

He whispered into Batman's ear. Batman nodded repeatedly as he listened. Soon, he crawled over to the side of the main universe Batman and discussed with him in a low voice for a long time. During this, their words were somewhat intense, as if they were bargaining.

Soon, Batman spoke up and said, "With so many people going to the manor, there probably won't be enough drinks and beverages. I'll go buy some."

After saying this, without waiting for the Waynes to say anything, he dragged the main universe Batman and disappeared into the crowd. The two changed clothes in the warehouse of a convenience store near the airport.

When they walked out, the main universe Batman was wearing the local Batman's equipment, while the local Batman had put on the main universe Batman's clothes. The two looked like they had completely swapped identities.

The two of them returned to the group. The main universe Batman, disguised as the local Batman, took the initiative to get into a car with the Waynes.

"You don't look very well." Thomas spoke up, "Are there any misunderstandings with your friends?"

Batman appeared very silent. He turned the corners of his mouth downward, and that gloomy and dark temperament was brought into full play by him. After a while, he spoke and said, "I fully respect your choice, Father, Mother. Was the vacation pleasant?"

The Waynes looked at each other. Martha pressed Batman's hand and said, "I really feel very sorry, little Bruce. Please believe that the situation at the time was really so critical that we had no choice but to leave."

"I'm very sorry I couldn't answer your calls." The main universe Batman said to himself, "Because I was indeed very busy. This city is as dangerous as it was when I was a child, and I don't have enough helpers."

"But we had already notified Barbara..."

"No, what I have to deal with is no longer just gangs." Batman said, "This city is becoming more and more insane. Various serial killers, antisocial personalities, lunatics, and mad scientists appear one after another. I have to spend all my time arming myself to become a weapon against evil."

Martha and Thomas both saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Tears immediately welled up in Martha's eyes, and she said, "Sorry, we really didn't know... We had a few good friends who were on the verge of life and death. When we first arrived on the island, we were busy saving them. Later, a few more friends reached the end of their lives, and we were searching the world for ways to extend their lives..."

Batman sighed deeply and said, "I understand you, and I have never regretted my choice, but I don't require my friends to understand me either. I know how sad they were when I refused their party invitations."

Martha immediately walked over, hugged Batman, and said, "It's okay, we can help you explain to them. Carrying a city on one's shoulders, no one can say you haven't done well enough, my child."

And at this moment, what the main universe Batman was thinking in his heart was that this bastard's trick was really effective.

Thomas also nodded and said, "That's right, little Bruce. Don't worry. If you've been so busy that you didn't even have time to answer your own parents' calls, then they certainly won't blame you for not attending the party."

"They all thought you were dead because that's what the media said." Batman said, "I didn't want them to think I was lying to them, but I didn't tell them the truth either, because only the reason of avenging my parents could explain why I was so busy that I didn't have any personal time. I really didn't want to lose them."

Martha hugged him and cried, then said, "Don't worry, I will explain it to them personally. In the end, it was us who left too hurriedly back then."

When getting out of the car, the main universe Batman made a "done" gesture to the local Batman. The local Batman widened his eyes.

As soon as they got out of the car, Martha and Thomas very enthusiastically grabbed Superman's hand and said, "We are really sorry, we lied to you back then. We couldn't let more people know that the previous generation of superheroes was still alive, otherwise they would definitely be harassed."

"As for little Bruce not telling you, that was also my request. It's not that we don't trust you, it's just that the fewer people who know about this, the better. You have to know that back then, a few people were already critically injured, and transferring the wounded was too difficult..."

Once Superman heard this, he couldn't care about how Batman had told them back then, but frowned and said, "My God, are they okay? Was the situation back then already that severe?"

"Don't mention it." Thomas said, "It's all our fault for being too anxious to propose that raw material recovery plan back then..."

"Wait a minute, I'm a bit confused." Wonder Woman said, "So the life factor replenishment plan and the raw material recovery plan are not the same plan?"

"Of course not." Thomas shook his head and said, "How could you think they were the same plan? Of course, the research on these two plans was basically parallel, but that doesn't mean they have any direct connection."

"Then what exactly is the raw material recovery plan?"

"This is a new technology." Thomas said, "Generally speaking, the building materials we use need to be manufactured through synthetic plastic raw materials. But after my research, I discovered a method that can reconstruct old, worn-out building materials through chemical means."

"Obviously, whoever masters this recycling technology masters the lifeline of the future market. But unfortunately, my research results were leaked by an insider in a group."

"Almost all families and gangs in Cat Getan live off the chemical industry. Synthetic plastic raw materials are their industrial lifeline, and they were determined not to let go, so they sent many people to assassinate us."

"Having no choice, we went to the Justice League headquarters in New York to seek support. The superheroes believed that this would be a technology that could completely change society and greatly alleviate our resource tension, so they kept protecting us, and we also conducted secret experiments at the ACE Chemical Plant."

When Thomas spoke to this point, he sighed and said, "But it was also around this time that I discovered that the body repair speed of the partners protecting me started to get slower and slower. Because they were frequently injured, old wounds were superimposed with new ones before they had healed. Through this, I discovered the existence of the life factor."

"Martha and I conducted research and found that if you are repeatedly injured in a short period, the body repair speed will drop significantly, and it is irreversible. If this continues, all superheroes will die completely."

"In order to divert those people's attention and also to preserve the technology of the recovery plan, we staged a fake death case. We hadn't intended to leave so hurriedly, but those lunatics arranged an attack, causing two heroes protecting us to be on the verge of death."

"In order to treat them, we had to transfer that very night. But transferring wasn't that easy. We paid a great sacrifice before finally making them believe that both we and the previous generation of superheroes were dead."

Superman sighed deeply and said, "I can imagine how difficult this was, and your child carried the security of this city on his own. He was even so busy that he didn't have time to attend parties."

"We also feel very guilty about this, but we had no other choice at the time. If these superheroes really all died, then this city would truly be finished."

"So the chemical pool at the ACE Chemical Plant is the real result of the raw material recovery plan?" The main universe Batman took the opportunity to ask.

Thomas nodded and said, "That's right, we disguised it as an ordinary chemical raw material pool, but in fact, as long as you throw those severely worn building components into it, they can be turned into chemical raw materials that are indistinguishable from synthetic plastic raw materials."

"For decades, we have been having Alfred send employees to continuously conduct some dumping experiments. The results were very gratifying; the recycling rate of raw materials can reach 100%."

Everyone was stunned by this conclusion. Superman asked, "In other words, we almost no longer rely on synthetic plastic raw materials, and everything in the world can be 100% recycled?"

"Exactly so. The true era of environmental protection has arrived."

And what Schiller was considering was another matter. He said, "But if you combine it with synthetic plastic raw materials, you have double the means of production?"

"That's right. Everything currently existing in the world can be completely re-smelted and reconstructed. Synthetic plastic raw materials are only used to supplement the almost negligible wear and tear."

Schiller finally smiled and said, "Then I think we can talk about a business deal—we are lacking a large amount of building materials. You name your price."

Thomas and Martha looked at each other. Schiller looked at the local Batman again and said, "At the same time, we have to go back and ask Alfred if he has received a special invitation letter recently."

"What invitation letter?"

"A super cool party that you absolutely cannot miss."