Chapter 3263: Blood-Spattered New City (23)

Closing the recording equipment, Batman sat at the table and remained silent for a long time. If Willy knew nothing, then he was an innocent victim of the elite class's power.

But if Schiller had reminded him long ago, and he knew that the group of people wanted his life, but insisted on fighting until the last moment of his life, then he was a true hero.

Having obtained the recording from Batman and listening to it with Fiona, the Pale Knight comforted Fiona, who was crying on the table. The little girl cried until her body twitched, and Gordon could only find two female police officers to help her to the lounge.

"What do you plan to do?" Gordon looked at the Pale Knight and said.

The Pale Knight stood at the table and was silent for a long time. When he raised his head again, Gordon saw a kind of light he had never seen before in his eyes.

"I'm going to find Batman."

The Pale Knight turned and left Gordon's office. On the way to Wei En Manor, he thought a lot, and various pictures constantly flashed before his eyes.

The car stopped, and he walked out, but to his surprise, the gate of Wei En Manor opened, and a figure stood in front of the door.

It was Batman.

An umbrella was handed over. The Pale Knight gripped the handle of the umbrella and looked at Batman standing in the rain curtain. He looked no longer so thick and deep, but showed a kind of pale fragility.

Batman said nothing, turned and walked into the manor.

The Pale Knight had never imagined that he would be welcomed by Batman. He thought, perhaps Batman thought the same as he did.

From the beginning, there was a deep gap between them. The Pale Knight thought Batman didn't do well enough, so he stepped on him to get to the top. Even after knowing the truth, he still thought Batman should be responsible for Cat Getan becoming what it is today.

Batman didn't hate the Pale Knight; he was just worried about the uncontrollability of the Joker, and at the same time felt pathetic that he had done so much work for so many years, but it was not as great as the improvement brought by Napier's bill.

But Willy's death was like the pouring rain in Cat Getan today, coldly splashing on their heads.

How many obstacles are there between the bottom people? Not only do they have to deal with the differences in gender, political views, race, and even recipes divided by the upper class, but they also have to face poverty, hunger, weakness, anxiety...

But some of them still overcame these almost insurmountable natural moats and stood together with each other. Some of them ran toward death with a fearless posture in order to give their companions more warnings.

Since this is the case, the Pale Knight thought, what irreconcilable contradictions are there between him and Batman?

The Joker? But the Joker in his body had almost disappeared.

Class? Even if Batman is a big rich man and he is a small-town boy, now he is the richest man and he is the Mayor. There has long been no such big gap between them.

Political stance? The most unified thing between them is precisely the stance, because they both want this city to be saved and are willing to pay everything for it.

Then, they should become friends and should become the closest comrades-in-arms. For this, even if they overturn all their previous prejudices and bow their heads to apologize to each other, it is not unacceptable.

The Pale Knight had long been prepared for this. But what he didn't expect was that Batman seemed to have figured it out too.

He knew that it was harder to make Batman abandon his prejudice against him, because he really had hurt Batman—when he was most fragile and helpless after losing his relatives, he used means similar to framing to ruin his reputation and make him suffer imprisonment.

Who doesn't want to be a pure hero? Unfortunately, since he can no longer be a pure hero, how can he be cowardly enough not to face his own mistakes? For the sake of mere face, he ignores the overall situation and lets blood flow on things that are not worth it at all?

"I'm very sorry." The Pale Knight spoke first: "I don't want to defend myself. I didn't know your true identity, so I did that. In fact, even if I knew, I wouldn't have stopped."

"Do you always apologize with such a righteous posture?"

"I'm just explaining my sincerity." The Pale Knight said: "I don't want to act as if I had no choice, or it was just an expedient measure. I just want to tell you that I feel sincerely sorry for the harm I inflicted on you. You shouldn't have suffered all this, no one should."

"If the murderer who made you suffer all this was me, then this is also a painful thing for me, because I still have too many things to do, so I can't accept punishment immediately, but I promise you that after everything is over, you can pursue all my responsibilities."

Batman didn't speak. The Pale Knight couldn't read his silence, but didn't want to continue acting in a one-man show, so he had to speak again: "Do you always communicate with such a silent posture?"

"I'm just thinking." Batman turned and put the tea tray on the table, then said.

"Thinking about what?"

"The Charabanc Chemical Plant explosion."

The Pale Knight was choked. Then Batman sat opposite him and said: "I'm not bad at communication, I just don't have time to waste on language. I think posture and action are enough to show my attitude. We should talk about business."

The Pale Knight suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, like playing the lute to a cow. He felt that the person in front of him didn't seem to be human, but an alien who didn't understand human culture at all.

Normal humans should communicate with their mouths, but Batman is not. He seems to hope that everyone has a Batman sonic receiver, so that they can understand his meaning by thought and immediately keep up with his rhythm.

The Pale Knight thought Batman welcoming him at the door was the beginning of their drinking and talking all night, but he didn't expect that in Batman's view, that was all.

Everything ended before it began.

The Pale Knight always felt that Bruce's words were too dense, but now it seems that he should divide his language ability equally among the various Batmen. Although each person doesn't get much, it might already be a qualitative improvement for them.

The Pale Knight took a deep breath and comforted himself in his heart. No matter what, he at least handed him an umbrella. It should be considered the kind of Batman who is relatively caring, right? At least it shouldn't be the last one, right?

But once he imagined what the last one would be like, the Pale Knight shuddered again. Ever since the Joker disappeared, he actually started to have the energy to let his imagination run wild. This is not a good phenomenon.

So he forced himself to shift his attention to business. He looked at Batman and said: "First of all, I want to know what's going on with the so-called Natural Woodlands Protection Fund?"

"This is a common method." Batman said: "For the sake of reputation, they can't do nothing, but for the sake of profit, they can't really do anything. The fund is a compromise option."

The Pale Knight frowned slowly. Batman coughed and said: "Except for the Natural Disaster Fund, I don't need to use this method to whitewash peace."

"I haven't said anything yet." The Pale Knight curled his lips.

"Based on your prejudice against me, I think I have a need to explain." Batman said: "If the management of the Natural Disaster Fund hadn't had problems, it should have been able to play a better role."

"And the Natural Woodlands Protection Fund won't, right?"

Batman nodded and said: "Yes, they will invest a sum of money into this fund, but the money will not be used to protect the Natural Woodlands, but will flow back to their hands through various items, which is equivalent to doing nothing."

"What's more, they will use this fund to interfere with the operation of other nature protection funds. Although Cat Getan has almost no nature environment protection funds that produce positive effects, they are all means of fishing for money, and they will also squeeze each other."

The Pale Knight immediately grasped the key and said: "That is to say, the establishment of this Natural Woodlands Protection Fund is not bad for us."

"Without considering the Natural Woodlands, yes."

The Pale Knight sighed and said: "Originally, I didn't expect them to really protect the Natural Woodlands. Even if they were willing, I wouldn't be at ease. They would definitely take this opportunity to do something else, so it's better for us to do it."

"Under this premise, what they do extra, as long as it doesn't cause greater harm, is thank God. If it can bring some trouble to themselves, it would be even better."

"The problem is here." Batman said: "The Charabanc family has always been based on the chemical industry, and their industrial share in Cat Getan is very high. Their output has always been very stable. Their connections in the financial industry are also very weak, and I haven't heard of any plans to enter the financial industry. What made them suddenly change their minds?"

"I also think this suddenly appearing Natural Woodlands Protection Fund is problematic." The Pale Knight tapped the table with his fingertips and said: "It's not that this move is clumsy, but on the contrary, it's too brilliant."

"If they knew how to cover up their pollution problems with the banner of environmental protection, the Natural Woodlands incident would not have made such a big noise. It is precisely because they have only polluted and not treated for the past few years, and even didn't pretend to treat at all, that they would rebound, allowing you to seize the opportunity to find trouble for them."

"Could it be that they suddenly opened their minds and thought of holding the standards of environmental protection in their own hands to make their pollution completely legal?"

"Charabanc is not that smart." Batman said: "They are an ancient family, but precisely because they are ancient, they are not yet adapted to modern social legal rules, so they are plagued by environmentalists. Many people in Cat Getan who eat this bowl of rice are biting meat off them."

"This situation has lasted for decades. They have never had a good strategy, but this time they suddenly played a beautiful turnaround. It is hard not to feel that there is another expert behind them."

The Pale Knight immediately thought of Schiller.

Thinking of the most important victims in the chemical plant explosion, that is, the leaders of the Charabanc Group, the Pale Knight seemed to understand something.

He immediately looked up at Batman and asked: "The founder of the fund is dead, so who is the fund in the hands of now?"

"If there is no will, then it is natural inheritance, but if there is a legally notarized will, then the will takes precedence. Batman has picked up his phone."

But at this time, the Pale Knight's phone rang, and he heard a voice from the other side.

"Hello, Mr. Napier, this is the Spralin Notary Office. I am the will notary Kevin. There is a notarized will here involving you, from Mr. Haupt Charabanc. May I ask when you can come to confirm the will?" ===== CHAPTER 3264 =====