Batman knows a lot about Martha Wayne, but not enough. He only knows that his mother was once the eldest daughter of the Kane family. She received the most traditional elite education and took care of both career and family after marriage. She is a good woman.
Wife and good mother.
But after truly investigating the history of the Kane family, Batman discovered that Martha Kane was actually married.
Perhaps many DC fans have only heard of the Wayne family and that Batman is extremely wealthy, but that actually happened after Batman was born. In many comic settings, for a long time, Brother
Tan has four major families.
The Kane family has actually been the richest family in Gotham for the longest time, and has even been the most powerful family for a long time. It is the head of the four major families, while the Wayne family is a relatively young upstart.
The marriage of the Kane family and the Wayne family can be called a powerful alliance, or it can be said to be a joining of old and new. From then on, no one in Gotham can stop it.
One of the reasons for the decline of the Kane family is that the leader of the previous generation of the Kane family only had an only daughter, Martha. After Martha married into the Wayne family, the other children of the Kane family were relatively average and found it difficult to support the family.
Only then did the Kane family gradually fall behind the Wayne family.
Coupled with the fact that this generation of the Wayne family has produced a peerless genius like Bruce, the Wayne family has developed into a giant with an industry that spans the world today.
In the era of gangster rule in Gotham, no family can be called innocent, especially those of Bruce's grandfather's generation. In a city like this, who can interact with the darkness without a little bit of darkness?
Old Kane puts great effort into the education of his only daughter. From Thomas in the Flash Universe becoming Batman, it was Martha who became the Joker. It can be seen that the two of them are evenly matched and very similar.
In most cartoon descriptions, Thomas and Martha run the Wayne family's industry together, rather than Thomas shouldering the burden alone. Martha takes care of her husband and raises children at home. They are not a traditional family where the male is the dominant figure outside and the female is the domestic lead.
structure, but a strong alliance.
When Martha was still alive, the Kane family, although slightly in decline, was still a giant in Gotham City. The Wayne family did not surpass it by much. But now that Martha has returned to the Kane family, she has a look
, the Kane family is so confused that no such person can be found.
Twenty hours is enough for a huge business empire to fall to pieces. Twenty years is enough for the situation to change and the classes to change. Although Kane is still a big family in Gotham, he is different from the huge figure of that glorious era.
In comparison, it has declined a lot.
Now, they are entrenched on a small piece of land on the edge of Midtown. The leader of this generation of the Kane family is Martha's cousin. When the war started, he was a little slower to react, and a little slower when moving, which led to their
The family headquarters was not even located in the most prosperous area of the Kane family's business, but was squeezed into a nearby block.
Martha, who had just finished fighting with her husband, was already in a bad mood. When she went back and saw this scene, she was even more furious. When she and Thomas quarreled, she was more tactful because they had been married for many years and shared weal and woe. Now that they were reunited after a long separation, the words
Naturally, you can't say it too harshly.
But how could the temper of an only daughter of the top big family at that time, a wealthy lady who had been groomed as an heir since she was a child, be so good? Martha's background meant that she would never be the kind to swallow her temper and marry into a wealthy family.
It is even more impossible for a woman to look at the face of her junior, not to mention that this junior is extremely stupid.
With a few words, Martha made the stupid cousin turn livid, and then ignored him. She quickly counted the number of people, checked the reserve materials, checked the arms inventory, and then tightened the defense line of the station so that the hyenas who wanted to take advantage of the situation had no chance.
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The more the investigation, the more anxious and angry Martha becomes. She has been dead for more than 20 years. How could the Kane family be like this?
Martha immediately decided that she could not continue like this. This was no longer a question of whether the Kane family could be revitalized, but whether the family's name could be preserved and prevented from being eliminated by the times.
Unlike this generation of family leaders who are in a hurry, Martha's education was originally in the context of the era of gang rule. She has learned about territory, conflagrations, and street fighting.
To put it simply, my lord, times have changed again.
Martha and Thomas were originally from the gangster era, and they happened to be dying when Gotham's era changed.
During the time when Falcone was fighting in Gotham, they had seen the fireworks falling to the ground. When they saw the artillery fire, didn't the beautiful scenery they were familiar with when they were children come back?
Therefore, Martha organized the manpower, distributed equipment, made tactical arrangements, and prepared to attack Huanglong with ease.
Martha's cousin has always planned to take back the streets where the Kane family's industry is concentrated, but Martha is full of contempt for this idea, and her decision-making is full of gangster style.
What is a gangster? A gangster means that whatever I can grab is my property, and I don’t care what the name of the property is?
What is a gang? A gang spends the least money to do the greatest thing. If you can rob a hundred, you will not rob fifty. If you can rob the best, you will not rob the inferior.
So who owns the best and highest quality industry in the entire Zhongcheng District?
Martha simply declared war on the Wayne family. Not ten minutes after the declaration of war was sent out, the Wayne family's motorcade was eating hot pot and singing songs when it was suddenly intercepted by the Kane family.
In fact, with the assets of the Wayne family, there should have been no rivals in Gotham City for a long time. However, Bruce Wayne could not act too far ahead. In order to disguise himself, he deliberately delayed half a beat when the war started.
After that, I didn’t take any special effort to maintain my territory.
This led to the fact that when Thomas took over, the defense of the base was pretty good, but the logistics and transportation system was a semi-finished product, and due to raw material sanctions, the chemical plant, the lifeline of the economy, was also in a semi-standstill state.
Thomas was so angry. In fact, he could understand Bruce's need to hide his clumsiness. He knew without even thinking that Bruce in this world would definitely become Batman. In order not to reveal his identity, it is understandable that his development would be slower.
However, being beaten by his wife was related to a man's self-esteem. Thomas was so angry that he directly showed up to take over the Wayne Group's business and became the direct leader of the Wayne family.
Not to be outdone, he sent people to directly surround the Kane family's small residence, betting that the Kane family would not have so many supplies to waste with him. But Martha contacted her former close friend, now the silent Thomas...
Elliot's biological aunt, Fanessa Elliot, stabbed the Wayne family station from behind.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas repeated his old trick and contacted the Sullivan family, which runs a casino in Gotham, blocking the transportation hub between the two Kane family locations, weakening the connection between the two places, and preventing the smooth completion of their internal circulation system.
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The two of them had a lot of fun fighting each other. More importantly, they were born in the gangster era and were very familiar with this kind of facts. The young leaders of other families in Gotham were dazzled and stunned. In the final analysis, you
Dad will always be your dad.
But Batman is in a rather awkward position. His current thoughts can be summarized as: Can anyone understand me?
What should I do if my middle-aged parents not only want to divorce but also start a fight? It’s quite urgent to wait online.
And soon, Batman had something important to do again. Thomas and Martha finally thought of him, but it was better not to think of him.
A dilemma that every child will experience is when parents quarrel and ask you who you want to be with. Batman never dreamed that others would have to face this kind of problem in middle age.
"Bruce, listen to me, your mother is very irritable right now. I have explained it to her before. I just hope that Wayne Group can have a good heir, so I pay too much attention to Damian."
, but I did not neglect the other children, Dick and Jason both liked me."
"As for smoking and drinking, withdrawal also requires a process. I was very busy in that universe before and was under a lot of pressure. I really didn't have time to pay attention to this, but she just didn't listen to my explanation."
"You have to work with me to calm her down. Is there anything that a family can't sit down and talk about together? Are you right? Bruce."
As soon as Batman put down the phone, the phone rang again, and Martha's urgent voice came from the other end.
"Little Bruce, you have to come here quickly. Your father has given up everything for business. If this continues, those children will definitely be sad because of what he has done."
"There is also the problem of his smoking and drinking. If nothing else, Aisha has just entered kindergarten. Is it appropriate for him to go home smelling like cigarettes? What if it intoxicates the child?"
"The girlfriend of Bruce from that universe also often comes to Wayne Manor. If he gets drunk and shows his appearance to others, if word spreads, will the reputation of the Wayne family and the Kane family be ruined?"
"We need to resolutely put an end to this disrespectful behavior of his family, and more importantly, get him to get out of his precious business and listen to us. What is there that a family can't sit down and talk about? Are you right? Bruce
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Batman felt something wasn't right.
Because while they were saying "What can't we sit down and talk about as a family?", they were almost throwing missiles at each other's heads. What on earth were they doing???
In fact, this is also caused by the cognitive gap. In the era of Batman's parents, this level of gang violence was normal. This city has never been reasonable. Any crime is an amplified version. How many gang families are there?
It makes sense for two streets to start small wars with each other, right?
Therefore, from the perspective of Thomas and Martha, although they may be venting the anger of the quarrel, at best they are testing and warning each other.
But when Batman was born, the gangs were in their prime, the hierarchy was completely solidified, there was nothing to fight for, and Gotham was full of lifelessness. He had never seen such a battle.
To put it bluntly, he has to accept the fact that his parents have been dead for many years, right?
But he was stunned for a moment, and Thomas and Martha used their wisdom and knowledge to let Batman see what it means to be united in the heyday of gangsters.
When they found that the warnings and temptations were fruitless, and their sons did not express their opinions, both of them became surprisingly angry, and as a result, they both showed their true skills.
Although the Kane family, the old aristocracy of Gotham, has declined, they still have some connections. After making private contacts, Martha summoned almost all the old wealthy people in Gotham. Taking advantage of many bases and manpower, they broke through the logistics blockade of the Wayne family in one fell swoop. Instead,
On this basis, a complete logistics system was built, and it also directly occupied Gotham's largest dock so far.
As old moneymen, they know best the methods of collusion between government and business. Martha spent a large amount of money as a political donation to Mayor Oswald Cobot, and at the same time vigorously supported the construction of his deep-water port. Cobot
For a time, the limelight was unparalleled, and the old nobles also followed suit.
Thomas, on the other hand, vigorously took advantage of his abundant liquidity and fully participated in the arms industry, gambling and smuggling industries, and then used economic warfare to force the other party to reduce the overall shareholding ratio of urban industrial construction, constantly eroding the other party's industrial scale.
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So what is Batman doing?
He mixes things up at both ends.
There is no other way. If he doesn't interfere with these two people, they will really start to fight. If there is a real fight and they become enemies, there is only one advantage, and that is that the clown who is now locked up in the Batcave can die happily.
So, Batman had to run around. Wayne picked up the food while he passed the table, Kane drank the water while he drove the car, his father listened to the cards while he played the cards, and his mother raised a glass while he drank first. Anyway, none of them could accomplish anything, and the crisis
It will be solved naturally.
But in fact, this is a bit like parents quarreling at home, and the child blows up the stove. The quarrel is indeed over, and then it’s time to fry the meat.
As soon as Thomas and Martha finished the operation, they realized at the same time that something was wrong with this matter. Why could they not start a fight even after they had been busy for a long time?
So, on a dark and stormy night, as soon as Batman returned home, he saw Thomas and Martha sitting on the sofa, while Alfred winked at him from the side.
If Batman knew Alfred well, his eyes should say "Run away!" at this time.