Pushing the plate aside, Bruce looked at the young man in front of him.

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

"Nothing, just come to see the famous Batman."

Xiao Ran looked at him with a slight smile.

Batman, the famous Wayne in the DC universe, is a man who is said to have no fights that he cannot win as long as he is given enough time to prepare~!

Bruce, whose identity was revealed by Xiao Ran, did not show a surprised expression, as if he had expected it a long time ago.

"Now you see it? - How do you feel?"

Bruce asked him.

"Seeing is believing." Xiao Ran said in Chinese, "But I have a few questions that I have always wanted to ask you in person. Is it convenient for you to answer them?"

"I also have some questions to ask you. What about you? Is it convenient?"

Bruce asked back.

Hearing this, Xiao Ran laughed.

"Well, it seems that we are both curious about each other." He said, "How about we each ask a question, and then continue until all the questions are answered?"

"Okay, I'll ask first."

Bruce nodded.

"Okay, you ask."

Xiao Ran leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs and looked at him.

He was also curious about what Bruce would ask him.

"A year and a half ago, you and another Kryptonian caused tens of thousands of casualties in Metropolis and Gotham City. Did you lose sleep because of this?"

Bruce stared at Xiao Ran's eyes, as if he wanted to see something in his eyes.

"First of all, Superman and I are protecting the world, just like a country facing an invader. Although we have tried very hard, some casualties are inevitable!"

Xiao Ran said.

"Will it? Or won't it?"

Bruce didn't want to hear this. He understood all these principles, even more than Xiao Ran.

He just wanted to know if the man in front of him felt guilty?

"No, I've never had trouble sleeping. My sleep quality has always been very good."

Xiao Ran said calmly.

Only people with something to hide can't sleep.

Does Xiao Ran have something to hide?

No!

So he always falls asleep in seconds.

Bruce got the answer he wanted, so he said: "Okay, now it's your turn to ask."

Xiao Ran nodded, then looked at Bruce and asked: "Since the day you became Batman, you have always been implementing your so-called principle of not killing. I want to ask, when some innocent people are killed because the criminals you didn't kill escape again, what about you? Will you be unable to sleep?"

Interestingly, Xiao Ran and Bruce's first questions to each other are actually similar.

Bruce wanted to know what Xiao Ran, a Kryptonian, thought about the incident a year and a half ago.Do you feel guilty about the people who died in the war?

Xiao Ran's answer is no, because he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

Xiao Ran asked Bruce, because he insisted on his principle of not killing, those criminals were always caught and caught, and those who were killed by them during this period, would Bruce feel guilty about them?

Have you ever reflected on yourself?

"I have been repenting all the time." Bruce said in a calm tone, "From the day I became Batman, I knew that the life of a normal person has left me."

"The principle of not killing is my bottom line, a rule I set for myself. This is not because I believe in the laws of Gotham, but a kind of restraint I have on my own behavior!"

"When a person loses his restraint, he may not become bad for the time being, but sooner or later, he will fall into darkness, or even embrace darkness!"

"Are you asking me if I can fall asleep?"

Bruce shook his head.

"Every time I close my eyes, I can see the dead telling me their pain. Insomnia is an old friend. I can't even remember the last time I slept soundly."

"You know what? I never expect myself to have a good ending!"

After Bruce finished speaking, he rubbed his cheeks.

After 37 hours of not sleeping, he was very tired.

And now;

He felt even more tired.

But he can't rest yet!

Because this city needs him, needs Batman!

A Batman who needs to rest can't deter those vicious criminals.

"I understand, Bruce, you are indeed a good person, but the burden you put on yourself is too heavy. Maybe you can find someone to share it with you."

Xiao Ran said.

"How do you know I didn't do it?"

Bruce looked at him.

For a moment, the restaurant fell silent.

After a while;

"It's my turn now."

Bruce said.

Xiao Ran nodded, signaling him to ask questions.

"You and your friend, Superman." Bruce said, "What basis do you use to judge who should be killed? Who shouldn't be killed?"

"Superman has his own judgment, but I have to say that Superman is the most righteous person I have ever met."

Xiao Ran said, "As for myself?"

"How do I judge whether this person should be killed?"

Xiao Ran thought for a while, then answered:

"Generally speaking, if I feel that this person poses a threat to me, or threatens the people around me, then usually this person should be killed."

"Just like that?" Bruce looked at him and asked.

"Yes, that's it."

Xiao Ran spread his hands and said, "I don't have a great and glorious ideal like Superman.I won't say anything like "forgive others when you can". I will kill anyone who provokes me. I will repay kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge!"

"Do you think you have the power to decide other people's lives at will?"

Bruce sounded a little angry.

In his opinion, Xiao Ran was disrespecting life!

He had no fear.

"Power is given by people." Xiao Ran said, "and I don't need anyone to give me any power, and I don't need the power to decide other people's lives at will. I just need to have this ability, that's enough."

"What's the difference between your thinking and those criminals?"

Bruce looked at him fiercely.

"Of course!" Xiao Ran said, "The criminal's thinking logic is, I don't like you, or I'm in a bad mood today, and then I have to kill a few people to vent my anger and make myself feel better. ”

“But I’m different. As long as you don’t take the initiative to provoke me, then whether I’m in a good mood or not, it won’t affect you.”

“Isn’t that a difference?”

“There is a difference, but it’s not thorough enough!” Bruce said, his words were quite harsh.

“Okay, but I’m just that kind of person.” Xiao Ran spread his hands and said, “Why, do you want to arrest me and put me in Blackgate Prison? Or Arkham Asylum?”

“Or... do you plan to break your vow of not killing and use it on me?”

Xiao Ran leaned over and looked at Bruce in front of him with a smile.

Just when Bruce was about to speak, Xiao Ran suddenly leaned back and said, “By the way, you just asked not just one question, but three questions, so I’m going to ask you a question next.”

Bruce, “??? ”

Does this count as three questions?

Xiao Ran didn’t care.

He asked directly.

“First question, if there is a chance to revive your parents, would you want to revive them?”

Xiao Ran held out a finger.

Without waiting for Bruce to answer, he quickly asked the second question.

“Second question, you are not married and have no children. Have you ever thought about who will inherit the huge industry of Wayne Group after you die?”

“Third question, do you think that you have really improved the environment of Gotham City after fighting crime for so many years in Gotham?”

Xiao Ran held out three fingers on his hand, pointed with a smile, and asked Bruce to answer his three questions.

Faced with the three questions raised by Xiao Ran, Bruce gave his answer after thinking for a moment.

“The answer to the first question is no! "

Bruce's first answer surprised Xiao Ran.

He thought Bruce would want his parents to be resurrected.

Although he didn't have the ability to resurrect Bruce's parents, he was just asking out of curiosity.

"Why? Don't you want your parents to come back to life?"

Xiao Ran asked him.

Ask yourself, ifIf it were Xiao Ran himself, he would definitely be willing to revive his parents.

That's why he was surprised by Bruce's answer.

"Resurrecting a dead person is against the laws of nature. Although I don't know what the consequences will be, my experience and lessons over the past few decades tell me that the consequences must be unbearable for me!"

Bruce said calmly.

It's rare that he actually thought about this problem from a rational perspective, instead of giving a subconscious answer based on his own sensibility.

Bruce naturally wanted his parents to come back to life in his heart, but he knew that the price of doing so must be unbearable for him.

If;

What terrible impact would be caused to the whole world in order to revive his parents.

Bruce believed that even his parents would not want him to do this!

"The answer to the second question is simple. I will find a qualified heir before I die, and he will continue to live in this city instead of me."

This answer is not surprising, and there is nothing to be surprised about.

Batman has been looking for a successor for a long time.

Just like what Bruce said before, "How do you know I haven't looked for one?"

Looking for a successor has always been something Bruce has been doing.

After all;

He is not young anymore.

Decades of fighting crime have left his body riddled with holes.

Even Bruce himself doesn't know when he will die somewhere.

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To prepare for a rainy day, he must consider it in advance.

"I can't give you an answer to the third question. You need to judge for yourself and see it with your own eyes." Bruce said, "The good or bad of a city is not determined by one person."

"Only the people living in this city can have a say after experiencing it personally."

"I can only say that I have been trying to make it better!"

"But the crime rate in Gotham City has been high for many years." Xiao Ran said, "Even after the appearance of Batman, a large number of super criminals have emerged. This has never happened in the past when there was no Batman."

"Where there is justice, there will naturally be evil lurking." Bruce said calmly, "I can't clear the evil of this city by myself. All I can do is do my best!"

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"So, what you mean is that even you can't completely change the evil of this city, right?"

Xiao Ran looked at him and asked.

Bruce nodded. He never denied this.

A Batman can't make Gotham better.

But the existence of Batman also gave some people faith!

It was also a kind of deterrence!

At this time;

Alfred came back,He held a tray with a silver lid on it. []

"Sir, this is your steak."

Alfred placed the tray in front of Xiao Ran and opened the lid.

Suddenly;

A scent drifted into Xiao Ran's nose.

"Thanks, Alfred, it looks delicious!"

Xiao Ran said to Alfred with a smile.

Then he picked up the knife and fork, cut off a piece of beef and put it into his mouth.

Very tender! There is also a lot of juice!

The taste can be described in one word - absolutely!

"You know, I'm already envious of Bruce Wayne, Alfred, have you ever thought about changing your master?"

Xiao Ran said jokingly.

"No such idea for the time being, sir."

Alfred smiled and said.

"Bruce, you are so lucky!"

Xiao Ran said to Bruce.

Bruce shrugged and said, "It's always been like this."

Hearing this, Xiao Ran was also happy.

"Has anyone ever told you that laughing makes people feel better?"

He said.

"But first you have to be able to laugh."

Bruce still looked serious.

Laugh?

He couldn't remember how long he hadn't laughed.

Perhaps since his parents were killed, he has never smiled again.

Alfred has said countless times that 8-year-old Bruce Wayne never walked out of that crime alley, and the man sitting in front of him now is just a shell of Bruce Wayne!

Alfred's steak is really great.

Xiao Ran was very satisfied with the meal and even wanted another piece.

But people should not be too greedy.

People who are too greedy often have no good results.

Some things are better when they are stopped in moderation.

For example, food, and life.

After finishing a steak, Alfred also went down with two empty trays.

Xiao Ran and Bruce were the only two people left in the restaurant again.

"Bruce, do you have any more questions?"

Xiao Ran wiped his mouth and asked him.

"One last question." Bruce looked at him, "Tell me, why did you come back suddenly?"

He investigated Xiao Ran, just in the few minutes that Alfred brought Xiao Ran in.

So Bruce knew that Xiao Ran had not been on Earth for the past year and a half.

He left the planet once.

But he is back now!

Bruce needs to know why he came back.

"Have you heard of such a person?" Xiao Ran threw his handkerchief aside, stood up and walked to the window to look at the woods in the distance.

"What kind of person?"

Bruce stared at his back.

"This kind of person only appears when something big happens."Xiao Ran said, "Every time something big happens, they will suddenly appear where the event is about to happen, and then disappear again after everything is over!"

"There has never been such a person in this world."

Bruce said in a low voice.

But he had a feeling that the person Xiao Ran was talking about was himself.

"Maybe."

Xiao Ran turned around and smiled at Bruce.

"Thank Ah Fu for his steak for me. It's delicious. I hope I can taste his cooking again next time I come."

Xiao Ran said.

"Are you leaving?" Bruce looked at him, "but you have another question."

"I have asked everything I want to ask." Xiao Ran said, "Bruce, there is still a long time in the future. The days of playing small in Gotham City will be gone from now on."

"Are you ready? "

After saying that, Xiao Ran smiled and pushed open the window, then slowly flew out of the window.

He turned around and looked at Bruce who seemed to be thinking in the restaurant. After nodding at him, he instantly accelerated, and gradually went away with the sound of sonic boom in the sky.

Evening;

Downstairs of the Daily Planet.

Xiao Ran stood by a car, playing with a lighter in his hand.

At this time;

A couple of men and women came out of the revolving door in front, talking and laughing.

Xiao Ran rolled his eyes at the two of them.

"It was agreed to be five o'clock, but now it's five twelve!" He complained, "I have never waited for someone so long, and it's a man!"

"Man~! Don't be like this, sometimes waiting is also a kind of fun. "

Clark smiled and opened his arms to give him a hug.

Xiao Ran pushed the guy away unhappily.

"Forget it, I can't enjoy this kind of fun."

PS: The fourth update is here!!! There will be another chapter later! Thanks to the reader brother [Lone Eagle] for the 100 reward! Thank you!.

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