Chapter 3455

Batman knows the principle of "to take, one must first give" better than anyone. If he doesn't bring out some bargaining chips, there is no way to make the other party reveal information to him.

Since the other party already knows the general situation of their universe, it is not a bad thing to learn more about the cause of things. Anyway, the culprit of all this is not him, but the Joker.

Thus, the Injustice Batman briefly told Clark and Lex the story of his universe.

In short, the Joker killed Lois, and Superman killed the Joker to take revenge. Batman disagreed with his act of killing, and the two broke up. Superman formed the Injustice League and ruled the Earth.

After listening, Clark and Lex looked at each other.

The Injustice Batman originally thought they would argue, because everything was indeed worth arguing about. For example, whether Superman should kill the Joker, whether Batman should blame Superman, whether Superman should rule the Earth, and so on.

Unexpectedly, they sat on two sofas, one on the left and one on the right, staring at the Injustice Batman together and saying: "Tell us the details."

The Injustice Batman looked at Lex. Who was the one who just said there was no time for nonsense?

Lex and Clark were unmoved, demanding that Batman use his amazing memory to do some real work and tell every detail of the matter from beginning to end, including who showed what expression at what time, what tone they used to say what, and so on.

The Injustice Batman actually didn't want to be so detailed, because this matter was not a good thing for him either. But Lex and Clark were very interested. Clark even opened the group chat voice communication and broadcasted the whole process to Diana and the others who were still eating on the other side.

It was as if this was not a matter of life and death, but listening to a roommate gossip in a university dormitory.

The Injustice Batman was outnumbered and couldn't withstand their questioning, so he had to start from the beginning.

Batman's memory is indeed amazing, and his storytelling is logically rigorous and expressive. Although the matter is not a good thing, it sounds thrilling and exciting, very appetizing.

Diana's vague voice came from the communication, she said: "Superman's beloved was killed, it is very normal for him to want revenge. Batman follows the no-killing principle and believes that just killing the criminal cannot solve the fundamental problem, which is also no problem.

"Superman feeling aggrieved because Batman blocked him is really normal. Batman feeling disappointed because Superman insisted on doing it despite knowing his no-killing principle is also human nature.

"Then, I only have one question: what were the others in the Justice League doing? Where was Wonder Woman?"

"Diana was also in a difficult position..." The Injustice Batman just wanted to explain for her.

"She was on your side?"

"Not really."

"That means she chose a side to stand on, and the others chose too."

"Some were not their intention."

"But they were very wrong." Diana's voice sounded very calm, even somewhat indifferent, she said, "When two mentally ill people are going crazy and fighting, the first thing normal people should do is not to judge who is right and who is wrong, but to pull them apart and feed them medicine."

The Injustice Batman was speechless.

"I think so too," Clark said, "They shouldn't have chosen either of you, but should have united to become a third party that might not be fair but is strong enough to separate you two first."

"But problems always have to be solved," the Injustice Batman said.

"Then did the problem get solved after they chose sides?" Lex said sarcastically.

The Injustice Batman had no way to answer either. He naturally made such assumptions, but he also fully understood that his friends could not remain calm in that situation.

"Would you do this?" the Injustice Batman asked.

"You mean Bruce and Clark arguing?" Diana thought for a while and said, "Let's assume they aren't arguing about trivial daily things, but involving matters of principle..."

"I really can't think of any other principles Bruce has," Arthur's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What if he killed Lois?" Hal made a terrifying assumption in jest.

"Then he could also resurrect her, although Clark would definitely beat him up, but it's not a completely unsolvable problem."

"Then Clark killed Selina?" Hal asked again.

"Then I have to pass Aisha's test first," Clark said, "Aisha is getting smarter and smarter now, I think it's hard to have a chance."

"Then that's Dick, Jason, or Tim," Hal said.

"Don't tell horror stories," Diana suddenly said, "The three of them are not managed by Bruce now."

Everyone fell silent together.

"Alright, regardless of what it is specifically, anyway, they have an irreconcilable conflict," Diana assumed again, she said, "I will find a way to tie Clark with the Lasso of Truth and take him back to Mount Olympus to let him calm down."

"Then I'll take Bruce back to the Green Lantern headquarters? Or forget it, he would definitely dismantle it. Better send him to Arkham Asylum."

"I think you should send him directly to Cat Getan University," Arthur said, "If he dismantles Cat Getan University when he goes crazy, then this conflict can be considered completely resolved."

"Yeah, Bruce would also be completely resolved."

"Oh, I know!" Diana suddenly shouted, "I know what kind of principled conflict they will have!"

"What is it?" Clark asked with some curiosity.

"Assume, I'm saying assume, one day, Bruce writes a brilliant paper that shakes the world, and then Clark burns it..."

"This assumption is not valid in the first place," Lex drank his drink and said, "Counting on him to write a brilliant paper? Better consider the possibility of killing Robin."

"Diana, I think, if there really is such a paper, and I burned it, then what we need to consider is not the conflict between the two of us," Clark said very sincerely.

"No, no, no," Diana continued, "You burned it, so no one can prove that Bruce actually wrote it, and no one will believe that Bruce can write it. Then only Bruce knows about this, so this is the conflict between you two."

Everyone suddenly realized. Lex couldn't help but give Diana a thumbs up through the phone and said: "This is the wisdom of the long-lived."

"Alright, although it's an assumption, I still feel a bit sorry for Bruce," Clark said, "I promise I won't do that. If an accident happens, I am willing to compensate him in any way. Do you think Bruce will forgive me?"

"He will," Diana said, "But you will never be able to hold your head up in front of him again. He will keep using this matter to blackmail you until the universe is destroyed."

"Alright, if this can make him vent his anger, it's not impossible."

"Then this is not a principled conflict at all," Hal said, "You two must both have reasons for not backing down."

"Then assume Bruce didn't actually write a perfect paper, but he framed it as being burned by Clark," Diana couldn't help but marvel at her own creativity.

"This absolutely cannot be tolerated," Hal said.

"But then again," Clark hesitated and said, "If it really reaches the deadline, I'm not unable to cover for him."

"Are you sure?!" Diana was a bit shocked, she said, "You dare to take the blame for this? When the Professor comes to Metropolis, don't blame me for running too fast."

"I will apologize very sincerely," Clark said, "This trick has always worked well for the Professor, he won't do anything to me."

"Seriously, Clark," Hal seemed to remember something again, and said in an unkind tone, "Bruce becoming like this today, you really have to take the main responsibility. If it weren't for you indulging him, how could he do so many unimaginable things?"

"That's right," Arthur also chimed in on the side, "Although he is indeed a bit crazy, if it weren't for you always helping him clean up his mess after he causes trouble, he wouldn't be as unscrupulous as he is today. You really should restrain yourself."

"It's not every time," Clark argued, "Really, just once or twice occasionally."

"Occasionally?"

"Once or twice?"

Hal and Diana said in unison, and then the two cut together, muttering and imitating Clark's speech.

Clark sighed helplessly and looked at Lex. Lex finished the last piece of pizza, wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and said: "Are you looking at me to see if I want to release the surveillance footage?"

Clark quickly turned his head back.

If you ask the Injustice Batman what he thinks of their conversation, it's probably that his back is cold.

There aren't many things that can make Batman feel creepy. The atmosphere of the Justice League in this universe is one, and it is currently ranked first.

If Batman were to explain it, his feeling would probably be that everyone is saying very terrifying things in a normal tone, and what's even more terrifying is that this conversation ended in an even more normal tone.

Assuming that an irreconcilable conflict between two people is actually a very hurtful topic, because it will definitely talk about principles, and everyone's principles in the Justice League are different. Or rather, the principles between people are different.

If two people have different principles, they will definitely argue; if two people have the same principles but different degrees, they will also argue; if two people have the same principles and the same degrees, but different means of maintaining principles, they will still argue.

Anyway, as long as you talk about principles, there is no time when you don't argue. The Injustice Batman has seen such scenes too many times in the Justice League.

So later they reached a kind of tacit understanding: although they know each other's principles, they won't take the initiative to discuss such things. Occasionally involved, it is basically when dealing with specific problems, rather than assuming a scene for no reason.

If someone in the Justice League takes the initiative to provoke such a topic one day, Batman will definitely think he wants to argue.

But the members of the Justice League in this universe don't seem to care about this. To be precise, the Injustice Batman feels that they don't have the desire to insist on principles.

It sounds like nothing, but for superheroes, this is actually quite strange. Because superheroes must insist on maintaining their principles to become superheroes. If you change your principles at will, there is no need to be a superhero.

Precisely because maintaining principles is the foundation of the birth of superheroes, they will argue very fiercely when involving principled issues. People who are usually gentle will reveal sharp aggressiveness at this time, because this is maintaining the meaning of their existence.

Although this may trigger quarrels, insisting on maintaining their principles is also their common point. This common point can bring cohesion, which is the foundation for the establishment of superhero groups.

But the members of the Justice League in this universe didn't have that extreme aggressiveness when mentioning this issue, which is why they didn't argue.

Although they don't argue, if they lose this common point, what is it that brings them together?

After Lex finished eating and Clark left with the trash, the Injustice Batman asked: "What do you think brings the Justice League of your universe together?"

Lex really didn't expect the Injustice Batman to think for a long time and actually ask this question. After thinking for a while, he tentatively said: "Is it... Oliver?"

(End of chapter)