Because Bruce Wayne knows very well that there is a sleeping demon inside him.

Once it tastes killing and blood, the demon will quickly wake up and transform itself into another terrifying monster.

As he once said, Batman is the symbol and embodiment of fear.

Not only for the enemy, but also for yourself.

Seeing his master's struggling appearance, Alfred couldn't help but sigh inwardly and walked out without saying a word.

But just when he was about to turn around, he suddenly found two people standing at the gate of Wayne Manor. They were Zuo Si and Davian who had been playing together all night.

Bruce Wayne, who was neatly dressed, obviously noticed this. He took a deep breath and said, "Buy me five minutes. I'll go brush my teeth and wash my face first."

"As you wish."

Alfred bowed gracefully, then assumed his duties as a housekeeper, quickly led several temporarily hired maids out of the house to the courtyard outside, and signaled the doorman to open the door.

"Good morning, I believe you must be Mr. Alfred Pennyworth. It's better to see than to hear."

Zuo Si said hello politely.

After all, loyalty is an admirable quality at any time and anywhere.

What's more, the elderly man in front of him resolutely held up a protective umbrella on his own after Bruce's parents were killed, allowing the young Bruce to have a relatively safe space to grow up.

Otherwise, in a place like Gotham where people cannibalize people, the wealthy but powerless Wayne family would have been torn into pieces by a pack of wolves.

"You are too generous, sir. I am just a housekeeper who is loyal to my duties. There is nothing worthy of praise. Please come in. The master is already waiting for you two in the living room."

Alfred remained as humble as ever, turning sideways and making a light gesture.

Sudden!

He found a little white bear with no hair on its body hidden behind Zuo Si, and immediately asked in surprise: "Is this... your pet?"

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "Yes. The furry ones are very cute, aren't they?"

"It's indeed cute. Maybe I should ask the chef to prepare some fresh meat or milk for him alone."

As he spoke, Alfred bent down and touched Atio's furry head, completely unaware of how dangerous this silly-looking little bear was.

In this way, under the leadership of the housekeeper, the two people and the bear quickly entered the living room.

After washing, Bruce Wayne is already standing in the most conspicuous place, greeting the guests as the host.

However, unlike his usual image of a flamboyant playboy, he is now closer to Batman, exuding a heavy sense of oppression.

"Do you still mind that I exposed the biggest secret you have been trying to hide yesterday?" Zuo Si asked with a half-smile.

Bruce Wayne immediately denied: "No, I just don't understand who you are and why you are interested in me."

"Sir, you are so rude. Mr. South is a distinguished guest. I suggest that no matter what questions you have, you'd better wait until after the meal is over."

Alfred stood up and smoothed things over.

"In that case, let's hurry up and let the kitchen serve the food. I happen to be a little hungry too."

After saying that, Bruce Wayne turned around and walked into the restaurant and sat directly at his own seat.

After Zuo Si and Davian also sat down, the chefs who were already ready began to bring various dishes to the table.

As an Englishman, Alfred obviously knew that the British Empire was a veritable food desert, so he specially customized a full French meal today.

And he knew that the content of the following conversation might be a bit sensitive, so he didn't let anyone approach the restaurant, but personally brought the plates filled with dishes.

Since no one had the intention to speak, the whole eating process was very depressing and boring.

But Zuo Si was obviously not affected. He not only ate three large plates of baked snails and foie gras, but also a portion of beef stew.

After satisfying his appetite, he asked enthusiastically: "After thinking about it all night, have you decided how to answer the question I asked yesterday?"

"Don't you already have the answer?"

Bruce Wayne took a sip of red wine and asked.

"But I would rather hear it from your own mouth.

Admit it, everything you did in Gotham was in vain and a failure.

You will never be able to save this city with the current course of action.

Because what really wants to change it is not the law, let alone corrupt government agencies and the judicial system, but a bottom-up revolution.

You need to subvert the foundation of capital supremacy in this country, you need to betray your own class, and you need to launch a war to kill millions or tens of millions of people.

But you don’t have such courage and determination, and you also don’t know how to transform it after subversion.

To put it bluntly, your knowledge of politics, economics and sociology is appallingly low.

You think that fear can deter crime, but you forget that it is not fear that can pull Gotham out of the abyss, but hope.

Only when people are willing to believe in hope and believe that the social environment will become better, will most of them give up selfishness and crime and become ordinary normal people again."

Zuo Si unceremoniously tore open the most painful scar on the opponent's body.

"hope……"

Bruce Wayne repeated the word under his breath.

Why didn't he try to give this city hope?

But it's a pity that the promising star of tomorrow turned out to be a terrible two-faced man.

Zuo Si noticed the flash of sadness in the other person's eyes, and continued to talk to himself: "Do you know?

In fact, human beings do not like to conduct overly complicated verification and thinking, but prefer to obtain black and white answers directly.

Just like when a person or thing appears, the public's first reaction is often to label it good or bad, and then engage in endless debates from their respective standpoints.

This is also the reason why authority will inevitably be born no matter what system and environment it is in.

Many times people don't care what the truth is, they only want to believe what they want to believe, even if it is a deliberately created lie.

And this kind of lie that can gather centripetal force, coupled with a powerful propaganda machine, will explode with unprecedented power.

Even big enough to change Gotham, which has fallen into the abyss."

"What exactly do you want to express?" Bruce Wayne raised his head and asked.

"Haha, it's nothing. I brought you a book. I believe you will understand it after reading it."

After that, Zuo Si used magic to deliver a tome with a discounted bow and exquisite packaging to the other party.

After Bruce Wayne opened it, he discovered that "The Rise of the Third Reich, Lies and the Successful Application of Mass Media at the Social Level" was printed on the cover.

I have to say, just from the name of this book, you know that the content must be quite exciting.

So much so that the master felt bad all over.

As the intellectual director of the future Justice League, he understood from the moment he read the title of the book that Zuo Si wanted to imitate the Führer and unite the exploited and oppressed civilians in the middle and lower classes of society by inciting hatred, and then form a force.

The irreversible torrent directly launched a purge to kill all the gangsters, police officers and government officials in Gotham City, just like the Nazis did against the Jews.

In this way, Gotham can naturally rise from the ashes and establish a new order.

Although he does not need to kill people with his own hands in this process, he will become a more terrifying executioner.

Thinking of this, Bruce Wayne took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm. He held the wine glass with one hand and lightly tapped the cover of the book with the other hand. He narrowed his eyes and tried: "You are trying to influence and shake my thinking.

and will?”

Zuo Si shook his head with a chilling smile on his face: "Don't get me wrong, I'm just providing a potential solution.

In fact, I have several ways to solve Gotham's current predicament.

If you are interested, I can share it.

After all, you are a very precious research subject, a unique sample full of contradictions and struggles, but with infinite possibilities.

I'm curious, how do you suppress those crazy thoughts and ideas in your mind?

And how to make yourself look like a normal person through self-restraint.”

Research topic?

Rare sample?

From Zuo Si's probing eyes, Bruce Wayne finally realized that this bastard actually regarded him as a guinea pig in the laboratory. He suppressed his anger and asked: "So this is your purpose? Are you treating me as an interesting person?"

Experimental subjects for observation?”

"Hahaha! Yes, I'm glad you noticed this. As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, I can not only provide you with a lot of interesting gadgets, but also make Davian your new Robin and obey you during this period.

Every order given, even if it means letting him die."

As the last word blurted out, the expressions of both Bruce Wayne and his butler Alfred changed.

Especially the former, but I have personally experienced the power and invincibility of the Sun Knight, and I simply cannot believe that such a powerful person would commit suicide just because of an order.

"are you serious?"

Bruce Wayne could clearly feel his heartbeat speeding up.

"What, do you doubt my sincerity? Or do you think the promise I made cannot be fulfilled?" At this point, Zuo Si directly ordered without looking back: "Davian, prove it to him."
To be continued...