How to start Meursault

Chapter 102

language.Word games.

- How to tell a lie without lying.How not to lie when you tell a lot of lies.

He Jian has few opportunities in his own world to truly confront his brothers, even non-violent ones.

Now that I think about it, Bruce really put his mind to making his abilities more technical, such as numbers.

After all, the worst villains are the ones who play with minds and hearts, not evil inventions.

But talent is talent.Will take root and sprout when given the chance.

He Jian blinked at Jason.

"Can I... bandage the wound first? I'm not used to things that don't heal themselves," he said.

He saw that the wound on his shoulder was still bleeding.He didn't remove the emergency bandage and re-treat the wound immediately after returning to the safe house, because he wanted to know whether the wound caused by the magic knife would only inhibit his self-healing ability forever, or would it only cause a short-term effect .

Well, it should be the former.Then the blood loss will affect his mind work.

Jason didn't seem surprised when He Jian mentioned it.

"You reminded me that there must be an interesting story about Bruce meeting you. You must know that he relaxed the standard not too long ago, a dark side non-human, ha."

On the contrary, He Jian didn't understand the meaning of this sentence immediately.

"I'm a mixed race." He retorted first, and then asked, "What standard?"

"No superpowers? Wasn't that always the case before Duke?"

I have never heard of this rule at home.Isn't that what Bruce was talking about when he asked the Justice League not to meddle in Gotham affairs?

"I haven't heard Dick say that there is such a standard." He Jian replied.

Jason's expression froze for a few seconds, but then turned into a shocked understanding.

"—In your world, you are the second child Bruce brought home." Jason's tone was almost awe-inspiring, "Even so, you never became a vigilante."

"It's just not suitable, what's the problem?" He Jian subtly felt that the control of the conversation had shifted.

This problem is getting bigger.

One thing to know is that Bruce didn't intend to bring Jason home in the first place.

Part of the reason why Bruce changed his mind in the end was that he found that if Jason was not well guided, he might turn to the road of crime.

Bruce asked Jason to wear Robin's uniform in the hope that he would be able to control his anger in this way.

Then there is He Jian.

Bruce must have seen some kind of necessity before he chose to take this child—after all, if he came to the manor earlier than him, he should be very young—to take this child home.

He Jian was sure that there were no reliable guardians at that time, but a half-breed human, a guy with convenient super powers, and a guy who looked smart no matter how he looked, didn't work as a vigilante because he was 'inappropriate'?

In theory, it's not a question of fit, but a need - Jason asked Tim how he got the uniform on after the rapprochement, and the answer was that Bruce was in danger and no one could save him at that time He, so Tim puts on Robin's uniform by himself.

So if Hejian really never became a vigilante, it means that the message from Damian that 'Bruce ensured Hejian will not become his disciple' should be understood as Bruce forbidding Hejian to become a vigilante .

The reason behind this is very thought-provoking, especially considering the current situation in Gotham, it's hard for Jason not to suspect that it's because that Bruce thinks He Jian is too dangerous to open this hole.

And I think it's too dangerous to be a child.

Don't get me wrong, Jason already knew Bruce wasn't always right.Bruce is not only too suspicious, stubborn, and unrepentant, but also sometimes too harsh on others, very double standards.

But most of the time Bruce is right, and his crazy 'not in theory' backup little plans always come in handy.

If that Bruce felt the need to go to such extremes, it would make sense for He Jian to not want to meet this Bruce anyway.

——Is it possible that He Jian escaped, so he doesn't want to go back?

Such a thought flashed through Jason's mind, and was immediately rejected by himself.If He Jianhui chose to search for relevant information at the expense of revealing his identity because he knew that Alfred would die, then he could not choose to stay in this world and give up going back to warn his family.

The reason why He Jian is still in Gotham must be related to what he did in Gotham, otherwise he should be researching his space-time magic, trying to go back sooner.

"No problem, but in your world, you can't be a thief on the street, right?" Jason asked nonchalantly.

He Jian paused as he re-bandaged himself.

Although Jason asked the question he wanted to hear, it always felt that Jason had thought something far away.

"I'm just an ordinary student. I took classes in high school and didn't skip a grade. At most, I helped Bruce and Tim read some documents about WE's finances after class." He replied calmly, "Occasionally go to a meeting for Bruce who can't get out of bed. , responsible for being hostage and kidnapped at the banquet."

Totally true.And help with cleaning and homework.

Thinking about it now, he is quite grateful to Bruce for keeping him from getting too close to those non-daily things, otherwise he probably wouldn't have had the chance to try it-it's too difficult for people who are within the world line to do anything.

"WE's financial documents?" Jason's thinking obviously went in the direction He Jian hoped he was thinking, "Are you good at this?"

"Money? Yes. Paperwork? Yes." As we all know, even if they are not in Gotham, the best accountants and financial advisors are almost always the pioneers of breaking the law. In Gotham, people like He Jian are not evading taxes, but Those who just falsified the accounts to get the funds Bruce needs are already very conscientious.

Perhaps it was because He Jian's expression looked too happy when he answered, which made Jason guess the answer that He Jian planned to give.

"You do pretty much the same thing here. You make money for small and mid-sized gangs that aren't backed by supervillains?"

He Jian shut up in time.

Answering too positively would reveal the fact that he didn't mind being known by Jason.

This answer is a little too simple.

But this is to say that its principle is very simple, not that its operation is not difficult-you have to consider the scope of this matter.

Gotham is a big city, and its inner world is a bit like connecting the entire United States, which means that funds and various interpersonal relationships are extremely complicated.

It is not difficult to make a gang continuously obtain considerable income, but what if there are five, ten, or even more?What if they are hostile to each other and have a conflict of interest?

He Jian must have an absolute advantage in information to be able to do it just right, so he really needs information on the street.

And it's only possible.Because not even Bruce could do it.

Bruce chose to be Batman rather than someone like Luthor because he knew Bruce Wayne alone couldn't change Gotham.Not even Batman can change places like Crime Alley.

Red Hood may have changed a bit, but that was built on blood and corpses.

'Luka' is just a small leader of a smuggling line of a gang. Even if he can skillfully influence the decision-making of the people above through the information he uploads, it is another level of content to affect the whole of Gotham.

Jason rarely felt a little... scary.

Not only because He Jian really did it, no matter whether the status quo can be maintained and how long it can last, but also because He Jian doesn't seem to realize how outrageous it is to be able to do these things.

If he can make the streets of Gotham quiet by whatever means, he can also make them 'lively'.

How understanding of human nature does it take to make the most trashy part of the city behave like a pet?

You must know that there is only one person in He Jian, and he doesn't even have any actual subordinates. Jason doesn't think he will hand over the manipulating part to others.

He Jian's Bruce was right, he wasn't overly suspicious at all.

This kid is just that scary.You don't need to know any super powers, and you don't need to know how to fight, just use your mind and tongue.

It should be said that fortunately, there is still the weakness of caring about family members - probably Bruce did it on purpose.

"You definitely didn't do these things in your own world." Jason said after a moment of silence.

He Jian didn't deny it, but he didn't look like he was being blamed at all.He couldn't even tell it was an accusation.

A kind of enlightenment came to Jason's heart.

"—you want to do the same in your world." He could hardly hold back the curse, "here you are just experimenting."

It was a novelty to feel this Jason's hostility.Because even when he was stabbed on the rooftop before, He Jian didn't feel any hostility from Jason.

He originally thought that Jason wouldn't object too much to what he did, otherwise he wouldn't try to ask him for the trick.

——Is the possessive desire for this Gotham at work?

But He Jian neither killed anyone nor made them do evil things against their will?

It took him a lot of energy to come up with a method that could affect the entire net, and his brain was almost wringed out before he could barely come up with a useful plan.

For this reason, he did collect a lot of information, and those things are enough to do more terrible things. It is enough to provide a hundred motives for different gangs to kill each other until the streets are emptied.

What's wrong with this peaceful, stable, and everyone's happy plan?

Even World Line didn't mind him doing this.

Or is it because he didn't tell the truth about his fundamental purpose, so he couldn't understand his starting point for manipulating the overall situation?

He Jian felt a little indescribably irritable, and even the area around the wound on his shoulder started to itch a little.

"If you think this is not good, I can stop immediately." He said reluctantly.

What happened to the streets of Gotham has nothing to do with him. He just wanted to try to see if he could adjust the content outside the world line and delay the possibility of entering "extraordinary".The family's opinion is far more important than this half-finished plan.

After realizing that Jason was becoming more hostile because of his words, He Jian unconsciously changed his gaze.