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Chapter 474: The boss finally stops pretending?
Chapter 474: The boss finally stops pretending?
At 4:40 in the morning, Bruce and Lex finished their experiment and finally separated at the door of the laboratory, preparing to go back to their homes to sleep.
But as soon as Bruce returned to the castle, he saw Downton and Selina sneaking out of the study.
The two of them were seen tiptoeing back to the room, still chatting excitedly about something.
Selina was like an experienced person, she climbed onto Donton’s arm and smiled at him.
“She’s so responsive, honey, I didn’t expect she’d be so sensitive~
Goddess, this is the daughter of Zeus, she is much more powerful than the famous women in textbooks!
Hey, hey, hey, dear, what do you say as a joke?
I ate good pork today, didn’t I? Hehe~”
“Haha, you’re right ma’am, you really got to eat this good piece of pork…shhh…!”
As soon as Donton said this, he pulled Selina and stopped quickly.
Their eyes met Bruce who was about to return to his room.
Facing the gazes of the two people, Bruce’s face turned green and he coughed twice in embarrassment.
“Ahem, Don, the basement isn’t… uh, I mean… uh.
Anyway, the Mother Box is safe, right? Is Lady Diana still capable of protecting it?”
“It should be possible, haha, Diana, it’s fine~
Don’t worry, Bruce, the Mother Box is well aware of the dangers.
As long as we are in Gotham, there is absolutely no way that the Mother Box can cause any trouble.
Rest easy, man~”
After he finished speaking, Donton grabbed Selina’s hand and tiptoed back to the room.
Bruce sighed awkwardly and ran back to his room.
He changed his clothes carefully and quietly approached the bed.
Looking at Rachel who was sleeping soundly on the bed, Bruce leaned over and gently pecked Rachel’s lips.
Then, he carefully crawled under the covers and curled up beside Rachel silently.
Only after he closed his eyes did Bruce finally breathe a sigh of relief, then he stretched his body and planned to have a good rest.
But just as he moved, he felt Rachel suddenly turned over and gently got into his arms.
“Bruce…”
Rachel leaned close to his ear and whispered in a daze.
“I have been taking a break in the morning recently, and my working hours are concentrated in the afternoon.
So, we still have a lot of time, I want a child, dear~”
……
And so it was, around ten forty in the afternoon.
When Downton got up and went to the yard to bask in the sun, he saw Bruce with a face full of fatigue.
Dealing with Rachel alone was not a big problem for Bruce.
But staying up all night, saving the world, and doing all kinds of super brain activities at the same time, while dealing with a Rachel…
Even Bruce’s eye bags are a little puffy…
“Hey, Bruce, you up?
It’s rare to see you wake up later than me.”
After making a teasing sound, Donton stuffed the bamboo shoots in his hand into the panda’s mouth.
The panda was very resistant. He had been eating lots of milk lately and was so drunk that who would want to eat bamboo shoots?
Seeing that the panda was grinning and being picky about food, pushing away the bamboo shoots that were brought to its mouth, Donton also got angry.
He pried open the panda’s mouth and forced the bamboo shoots into it. While the panda was forced to start chewing, he continued to speak to Bruce.
“Let’s not go anywhere else today. Let’s just stay in Gotham for a day or two and deal with the Steppenwolf issue first.
I want to go to the sea tribe and see the little mermaid in the water. Lex is also very interested in the technology of Atlantis.
How about you? Will you go to the bottom of the ocean with us, or go to Marvel to help Tony finish the job?”
“Marvel? They probably don’t need us anymore.
Hydra was originally a force that was being besieged by the entire world. After their most ferocious first wave of offensive was contained, it became difficult for them to expand as much as they wanted under the suppression of more forces.
The first wave of Avengers who were backstabbed also quickly regrouped with our help. It won’t be long before they gain a key advantage in the war with Hydra again.
so……”
Having said that, Bruce rubbed his eyes tiredly, feeling a slight pain in his eyeballs.
Rachel has been asking for too much lately. She really wants a child.
And I… oh, I’m so tired…
On the opposite side, looking at the tired Bruce, Donton smiled slightly, interrupted and persuaded.
“Don’t be so sad. You should take a break. Although Lex is doing experiments with you, he takes better care of himself than you do. After finishing the experiments every night, he will soak in a nutrient jar for a deep sleep.
As for you, haha, come with me to take a trip to the bottom of the sea and see the water technology of Atlantis.
They develop underwater, and the water component in their technology accounts for too much, they have basically developed water into a core energy source, which is much more powerful than oil~”
“I……”
Faced with Downton’s suggestion, Bruce thought for a moment and then shook his head.
“never mind.”
After thinking about it, he responded softly.
“Lex will just accompany you to the sea, and if there are any technology trees worth referring to, he will record them and study them with me.
As for me, I intend to try the means of communication we discussed in Gotham.
I have been in XZ for some time and have some understanding of its beliefs and incense.
I am more suitable for this project than Lex who resists God.”
After he finished speaking, Bruce rubbed his face heavily, then strode towards the parking lot.
Looking at Bruce’s back, Donton thought for a moment and then spoke in a low voice.
“Bruce…”
“how?”
Bruce stopped in surprise and turned back to ask in confusion.
“Is there anything else?”
“I mean, the human body transformation technology is actually very mature. You can at least consider the transformation of super soldiers.”
Donton made a small suggestion, but as soon as his suggestion came out, Bruce shook his head quickly.
Bruce said seriously while shaking his head.
“Don, you shouldn’t have suggested this to me, and Lex and I would never consider the Super Soldier Potion.”
Bruce said this while pointing to his brain.
“You should know that while the Super Soldier Potion improves a person’s physical fitness, it also amplifies the target’s desires and cravings.
So do you think that all we want is the word science?”
After saying that, Bruce turned and left, crossing the meadow and the lake, driving the golf cart across the golf course to the parking lot.
Just as he was about to get in the car, Victor happened to be walking nearby, and when he saw Bruce, he quickly took two steps forward. “Wow, Bruce, this is a rare visitor.
Where are you going by car? Do you need me to give you a ride, or do you want me to give me a ride?”
“Come on up, I need to go to the club, I think your destination should be there too.”
Bruce got into the driver’s seat and shouted to Victor from a distance. Victor didn’t hesitate and sat in the passenger seat with a sneer.
As he closed the car door, he couldn’t help but sigh.
“Tsk tsk, Bruce Wayne is actually driving me, I wouldn’t even dare to imagine such a plot in my fucking dreams.
But how come you have time to go to the club today? Did you finally remember to check on your brothers?”
“They’re doing pretty good, aren’t they? I checked their criminal records, and they’re at least eight percentage points less than other gang departments.
They are all adults and I don’t need to worry about anything.
As for you, I just hope you can continue to carry forward the current trend.”
Bruce responded as he started the car and left the manor.
Looking at the scenery gradually receding on both sides, Victor nodded without comment and smiled.
“Hmm, inheriting and carrying forward is really a statement full of positive energy.
At the end of the day, we old gangsters are just scared.
Evil must be dealt with by evil, this is the local saying on the boss’s side. With an incomprehensible guy like the boss stepping on your head, any bastard has to consider the price of angering the boss.
That price is much more cruel than being sent to prison.”
At this point, Victor opened the car window and lit a cigarette.
By the way, I gave Bruce one and asked.
“Would you like one?”
“No, thank you.”
Bruce refused expressionlessly, but Victor lit up the cigarette gracefully and continued.
“In fact, even I don’t understand Gotham now.
Before this, I could never have imagined that Gotham would become what it is today.
A jerk like Ozwald actually ran for mayor, and did a pretty good job, even claiming that working at city hall was easier than being in the gang.
As for the police station, those guys who used to be our dogs are now rising again under Gordon’s leadership. The Gotham police are actually starting to be useful.
And our little brothers have now moved from the streets to more powerful places. Even the city hall and the police station have recruited a large number of guys with relatively clean backgrounds to do work.
In the past, this was simply unimaginable. There was never any room for the police in Gotham to fart, but now they not only fart, but also make the assholes feel a little fragrant.
As for the dark side of Gotham right now… Damn, do you know how excited I was when I saw that clown doing something?
I almost forgot what Gotham was like if that Joker hadn’t shown up.
Gotham should be a place where people like that run rampant, haha~”
While laughing, Victor blew out a puff of smoke beautifully and continued laughing.
“You know what, Bruce, I’m betting there’s going to be a second and third Joker in Gotham.
But they can’t do anything, because the Boss and you bastards are much, much better than when Falcone and I were here.
In my eyes, the future Gotham villains will have a miserable life, because their madness will bring you, the bastards, deeper madness~
Hehe, I really want to pray for them, Amen~haha!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Victor casually flicked the cigarette butt out of the car window, letting it hit the driver’s seat glass of a nearby car.
Sparks and Cigarette Butt scared the driver, who immediately rolled down the window, swearing and giving Victor the middle finger.
Victor was about to close the car window when he heard the increasingly close curses, so he took out a pistol from his pocket and thrust it out of the window.
Unexpectedly, the car opposite did the same thing, and a gun was already extended from the driver’s seat of that car.
“Fuck you, you bald bastard, bah, why don’t you go home and suck your mother’s milk!
If you don’t know how to smoke, don’t smoke. Do you want me to shove your cigarette butt up your ass?”
“Yohoo, hahaha, this is what Gotham should taste like!
Bruce, drive fast, I’m going to show him how awesome I am!!!”
Listening to the angry curses from the driver on the side, Victor excitedly put away his pistol, then pushed open the car door, leaned out his upper body and grabbed the door handle of the other car.
“Hey, Victor, what the f–?!!”
Seeing Victor acting so crazy, Bruce cursed unhappily, while trying his best to keep a distance between the two cars.
Although in Bruce’s eyes, Victor’s behavior is enough to send him to prison for a few weeks to reflect on his actions.
But Bruce couldn’t let him be separated by the two cars that were gradually moving apart.
While Bruce kept his distance, Victor climbed onto the window of another car, reached into the car, and grabbed the other party’s swaggering pistol.
After holding the opponent’s trigger tightly with his finger, Victor exerted force with his hand and used the opponent’s butt of the gun to fire two shots at the opponent.
While beating the other person until his head was bleeding, Victor grabbed the pistol and then stuffed the muzzle of the gun into the other person’s mouth.
Until the muzzle of the gun finally penetrated the other person’s throat, Bruce, who was driving, finally shouted at Victor in dissatisfaction.
“Victor, that’s enough!”
“Don’t worry, Bruce, I know what I’m doing~”
Victor turned around and gave Bruce a thumbs up, then used his gun-holding hand, the only contact with the oncoming vehicle, to speak to the guy biting the muzzle of his gun.
“As for you, man, if you don’t dare to shoot, don’t take out your gun!
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve always been a jerk, but you pulled out the gun so fucking well, idiot!
Now, hold on to your big guns!
Those who dare not shoot are only fit to hold this damn thing in their mouths, haha!”
Amidst loud laughter, Victor let go of the pistol and sat back in Bruce’s passenger seat.
Bruce said with a serious face as he looked at Victor who was sorting his clothes.
“I thought you were going to kill him, and he…seemed worth dying for.
I just checked his license plate and criminal record, and he has two previous rape attempts, one of which was his sister’s daughter.
Gotham is such a damn city, damn, you can run into guys like this anywhere on the street!”
“Haha, this is the norm in Gotham, Bruce.”
Listening to Bruce’s words, Victor responded with a laugh and then relit a cigarette.
Victor explained to Bruce while excitedly savoring the taste of the cigarette.
“Although the boss has killed those disgusting people in the Court of Owls, that doesn’t mean he can cleanse the sins of this city.
And how much evil is there in this city?
I can say bluntly that any bastard in this city who doesn’t rely on family inheritance to own a nice car and can pay moderate property taxes must have committed a crime at least once or twice.
The poor people in this city have no way to get rich except through crime.
Therefore, every middle-class person in this city is actually a criminal, or at least an accomplice of a criminal!”
Having said that, Victor exhaled a puff of smoke and then asked Bruce.
“Come to think of it, you’re not that interested in these things, so why are you going to the club today?”
“I have some experiments to do, Victor. I need to print a set of sculptures of Downton and then find a few guys to pray to his sculptures.” Bruce responded softly.
Hearing this, Victor was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in amazement.
“Fake!”
He said with his eyes shining.
“I knew he was a god. Boss, he finally stopped pretending!”
(End of this chapter)