In fact, he has not followed Gotham since he went to hell, but of course this is not because his condition has improved and he finally no longer has such a strong desire to control Gotham, but because he really cannot come back.
On the one hand, in the New 52 universe, the Green Lantern Corps and the Apokolips Corps are fighting fiercely. After Wonder Woman and Superman join the war, Batman must be consulted about every step of the action. As the brains of the Justice League, even if he does not go there in person
On the front line, you must also sit at the Justice League headquarters to supervise the battle to prevent the two big fists of the Justice League from missing the target.
On the other hand, the main reason why Batman stays on Earth in the New 52 is that Thomas and Martha need him to take over the Wayne Group's properties on Earth, and at the same time help the two families speculate in real estate in New Gotham.
In fact, the last one is the most important, because real estate speculation is really profitable. Batman is a mental patient, but now he is a mental patient with parents.
This means that if the Waynes ask the psychiatric hospital to issue a diagnosis report of mental illness to Batman, Batman will become a person with incomplete capacity, and the Waynes will become his guardians. From a legal point of view, he
They have the power to put Batman in Arkham Asylum.
If they really did this, it would be impossible for Batman not to resist, but the most important thing is that with his speaking speed, which is about the same as that of a sloth, he really can't quarrel with Thomas, Martha, Robin and Alfred.
So he could only stay and help his parents take care of the family business.
Of course, some people will say that Gotham is a coastal city. After Sky City Gotham flew up, it took away about tens of meters of the foundation. Although it doesn't sound like much, a coastal city's altitude drop of tens of meters is also very fatal.
, will definitely be submerged by sea water.
But if you want to be submerged by the sea, you have to ask the sea whether he is happy or not. The sea is very unhappy.
In order not to speculate on real estate, Batman went to find Arthur, the king of the sea, who was the culprit behind Gotham not being flooded by the sea.
After Gotham flew into the sky, the seawater around it did not follow the rules of physics, but solidified there in a manner that Newton could split a coffin board, forming a unique water wall.
Batman raised his question to Arthur, who shook his head repeatedly and said that out of the consideration of friendly relations between sea and land, they were even willing to let the water in Gotham go back more than two hundred meters and sign a permanent agreement on Gotham.
Don't drown the treaty.
Just kidding, the fish in Gotham have seen the world. People in Gotham dare to throw anything into the sea. The fish here have finally become full of anti-venom and drug resistance. Now you want us to rush straight into it.
In the middle of the cesspit, the moment Gotham took off, the fish from the surrounding two hundred sea miles ran away carrying the rocks overnight.
So Batman can only be left to deal with the messy industrial relocation and real estate development business.
These tasks were already tiresome enough, but Wonder Woman and Superman, who were fighting in the universe, still regarded him as the bastard in the wishing well. They wanted to fly forward even one meter without asking Batman if his flying posture was correct.
Even with Batman's willpower, he was a little fed up with this kind of life. During the phone calls with the Robins, he gave countless hints to the Robins to call him back.
But for some reason, it was either Jason or Damian who answered the phone. The few birds in the Batcave who could barely be called considerate never answered the phone.
Batman knows that it was definitely those cunning little birds who cheated in the competition of "Who will answer Batman's phone call?" In the end, only Damian and Jason, who have more upright tempers and personalities, lost the game and answered the call.
His phone number.
On this day, Batman huddled in his office again and read a bunch of Gotham New City urban planning reports sent by the mayor of Metropolis.
How would Batman summarize the level of urban planning? Even now, he has to say, "The Court of Owls can do a much better job than them."
Just when he was digging for gold in the municipal planning map, his communicator suddenly rang. When he picked it up, he saw that it was Dick calling him.
"Hello?" Batman rarely spoke up after picking up the phone. He and Dick hadn't called each other for a long time, and the last person they contacted was Jason.
"Uh, Batman, are you free now? I want to tell you something." Dick's steady voice came from the other side, "The Joker wants you to come back."
Batman immediately frowned, because he had emphasized to the Robins countless times not to approach the Joker. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Dick say.
"Don't worry, I'm definitely not kidnapped or manipulated. I'm completely conscious now. Well... this is probably what happened..."
Dick summarized the recent situation in Gotham and told Batman, and then talked about how the Red Hood and Red Robin who went down to investigate brought the Joker back.
Although Dick did not describe what happened to the Joker, Batman can also imagine that there was probably a big mess in the city after the integration, and the Joker wanted to watch him have fun again.
Accepting the Joker's invitation was not a good thing, but Batman was indeed worried about the current situation in Gotham. He thought about it and decided to go back and take a look.
At this moment, the secretary knocked on the door and walked in. Batman put down the phone and motioned for her to speak if she had anything to say. The secretary nodded and said, "Mr. Mayor broke our agreement and did not bid for the development project in Reed Bay.
Cairn Group's bid was chosen, but instead he chose a metropolitan company."
"According to our investigation, the controlling shareholder of this company is the mayor's nephew. The company was registered in the past month. It claims to have 40 employees, but in fact there are only three people, two assistants and an accountant."
Batman pressed his finger between his eyebrows.
Not to mention what kind of Hedong Lion Roar Thomas and Martha will use on themselves after learning this result, just handing over the development of the Reedy Bay area to a leather company is something Batman will never allow.
As a result, another special assistant walked in at this time. After knocking on the door, he pushed up his glasses and looked at Batman and said: "Sir, the FBI has blocked all entrances and exits of Gotham's underground maze and arrested 6 foreigners."
Fans of Star Ruins, and have blocked all media information.”
"What did Congress say?" Batman asked.
"They said it was either man-made by aliens or made by China."
Batman covered his forehead.
"And they don't care who built it, they only care who can get it in the end." The female secretary also pushed up her glasses and said: "They all have different opinions on the development of this giant maze, but there is no doubt that
Yes, everyone wants to win this land because it will definitely be a popular attraction in the future."
"This is very dangerous," Batman said.
What they want is danger.
Batman pursed his lips and remained silent. Of course he knew that what the tourism industry needed most was heat. It would be best if a few explorers died in it to make the world truly famous.
The FBI's blockade must have been ordered by someone else. The purpose was to heat up the huge underground maze of the Court of Owls, so that no matter who got the maze, it would be a huge golden pimple.
"We can't let them do this." Batman continued: "Prepare a plane for me, I want to go to Capitol Hill myself."
After the two left, Batman stood up. He must fight for the land left in Gotham, because this is his hope to rebuild a new Gotham.
Batman certainly knows about Gotham's curse. Although he doesn't know the specific principle, he understands that this curse is actually entangled in the city rather than the land.
Now that the city is gone and only the land is left, does it mean that if a new city called Gotham is built on this land, there will no longer be troubled by those inexplicable curses, and there will be real change for the better?
possible?
Just as Batman was thinking about this, his movements paused. If he chooses to stay here and go to Washington, it means that he will definitely not be able to return to Gotham in a short time.
Taking back the development rights of Gotham land is destined to be a long tug-of-war. The hyenas in Congress will not let go easily, and Batman does not want them to bite off a piece of meat, so he will never give in.
This means that they will have to spend at least two months to negotiate. Although Batman is sure to win, two months have passed and no matter what happened in Gotham, the city in the sky, the day lily has gone cold.
How to choose?
Batman stood at the table and thought for a long time. In the end, his desire to rebuild a beautiful new Gotham defeated his desire to play games with the Joker. He only played games with the Joker to save Gotham, so it would be better to spend his energy on the ultimate goal.
.
But it doesn’t mean that you have to save the old Gotham if you want to rebuild the new Gotham. Joker, the troubles in the new city that merged with Gotham in the Sky also need to be solved, but he can’t appear in two places at the same time, which is a bit of a headache.
Already.
While thinking about a solution, Batman received another call, again from Dick, but this time his voice was more childish and younger.
"Well, hello, Batman, I'm Richard Wayne."
When Batman heard Dick say this name, he felt like he was in another world, and then he remembered that Dick, one of the younger Robins from other universes, had changed his surname to Wayne.
"I have something to discuss with you. Oswald just called and wanted you to come back, but your Nightwing went to find his friends, so I answered the call."
"It sounds like the situation on his side is not optimistic. I just watched the TV news report. There is a lot of chaos in the city below us. The Brooklyn Bridge flew up, and a large number of things hanging on it hit it.
Stark Tower, and many, many more.”
"I don't know why, but the Batman of their universe didn't show up. Although I don't really like the tone of Oswald of this universe on the phone, but I think if you are free, you should come back and take care of it. What do you think?
"
"Indeed." Batman slowed down his tone, not because Dick was younger, but because his words and tone were gentler and more polite.
Although his Robins all went through this period of age, children always grew up quickly, and birds that left the nest always became stronger, harder and silent after taking a flight.
Thinking of this, Batman had an idea.
"Yes, Dick, I do think someone should take charge, but it doesn't have to be me."
"But who else can take care of it?" Dick said with a hint of doubt in his tone: "You don't know what kind of chaos the city is in now. This trouble is not something ordinary people can solve."
"And you happen to know someone extraordinary, don't you?"