Chapter 122 5. Investigating the Bat Family in Gotham? Have you asked the master for permission? 【410】
"Dududu"
Just as Mason and Zha Kang were busy around the gate of the world, the young man's cell phone suddenly rang. He frowned and took off the enchanted gloves on his hands, picked up the phone and took a look.
It was a call from Catwoman, which made Mason raise his eyebrows again. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window to connect the communication, and then heard Selina, who was spending the evening in Wayne Manor, saying to him in a low voice:
"Mason, who did you offend again? Bruce welcomed a mysterious guest. I just heard them discussing issues about you. The guy named 'Brad' was asking about your life experience and current situation."
After hearing Catwoman's first-hand news, Mason immediately had a headache.
He said:
"This matter is very complicated. It has something to do with my bad friend in the magic circle. I can't explain it in a sentence or two. We will talk about it when you come over to 'drink'.
The Bingshan Bar will be open for trial operation tomorrow. As a distinguished guest, you must ‘attend’ it. ”
Catwoman is so smart.
After hearing Mason use the code word, she immediately reacted and let out a warm female laugh and said:
"Of course, of course, I am a small shareholder of that bar. I will definitely go to my own property and have a good time. Leave me a box tomorrow night.
I will bring some friends over to support me.
That's it. ”
After saying that, Selina hung up the communication and glanced at the wall of the next room.
Mason had just been reminding her that Mr. "Brad" could hear their phone conversation, and well, another character that sounded troublesome.
"The Demon Knight goes to Wayne Manor!"
Mason put down his phone and turned back to Zha Kang:
"That guy is targeting me. He is such a troublesome character. Can you think of a way to get him to me?"
"Don't bother."
Zha Kang, who was holding the Midas Touch to add additional inscriptions to the Gate of the World and prepare to enchant it, said without raising his head:
"The body of Jason Blood is a superior demon. You may have no idea about this. Let me use a simpler description.
If the big battle launched by the Assassin League that night was aimed at Brad, then he could kill them all in thirty minutes alone.
The corpses were burned and even the souls were devoured.
Once that guy enters the demon form, Batboy is probably the only one in the city who has the ability to contain him. If you want to defeat him, you have to summon helpers. ”
"I have heard some rumors about him."
Mason squinted his eyes and said:
"But you also said that Jason Blood in human form has a conflict with the devil in his body. Maybe we can take advantage of this?"
"It's a good idea, but all the people who thought so in the past few hundred years are dead."
Constantine raised his head and looked at Mason, and said quietly:
"Don't you think about it, can a guy who has a high-level demon sealed in his body be an ordinary person? Even if Brad doesn't summon the demon, if he is given a half-sword, he can still easily wield unparalleled power in Gotham City. .
He is a Holy Grail Knight who has lived since the time of King Arthur!
The demon in his body was sealed by the Archmage Merlin himself. His first lover was Morgan le Fey, and his current lover is Nimue, Lady of Xanadu.
Don't underestimate him, Mason.
He's really dangerous.
You can think of him as a magical version of Superman. He may not be a match for the freaks in the Justice League, but he can kill us little characters with one hand. ”
"Then there's nothing we can do."
Mason spread his hands and said helplessly:
"You can only use the last resort. If you can't beat us, join! Just like I did with you, let's find a way to bring Jason Blood into the K team.
Let him see with his own eyes how we, the "underground workers" who are in darkness and have a bright mind, fight against the Council of Stars. ”
"Uh."
Mason's suggestion made Zha Kang freeze on the spot. He wanted to refute but felt unable to complain.
The black magician tilted his head and thought about it. He felt that although Mason's proposal was to order takeout from Panda, which was really damaging, it was indeed a no-brainer.
And this proposal is quite in line with Zha Kang's character.
This guy is the kind of bad guy who wakes up from the cold at night and has to lift the quilt for his roommate. He himself has been tricked by Mason. How can he not invite others to enjoy such a sour feeling?
“This is a good idea!”
Ten seconds later, Zha Kang smiled evilly, waved his thumb, and said:
"Leave it to me, I'll plan it, and I'll make sure it's foolproof! Let me tell you, Brad is a good fighter! Once he goes completely crazy and takes the initiative to use demonic power, he can even fight Superman with all his strength for ten minutes without losing. Defeat.
And because he is possessed by a demon, he is immortal.
He is simply the perfect candidate for a cannon fodder warrior. ”
"I absolutely trust your ability to deceive people, but let's fix this door first."
Mason put on the enchanting gloves again and squatted down to start processing the inscriptions and enchantments on the door. Branch Hat fell into a deep sleep, but before falling asleep, he told Mason all the key points, and Mason taught it to Zha Kang.
This advanced stealth enchantment and energy balance inscription requires magic to be injected into each drawing, and Mason can only complete some simple rune outlines.
The complicated ones still have to be left to Zha Kang.
Of course, it is always boring and dull when two men work together, and they always need some topics to adjust their emotions, so Zha Kang quickly talked about his "happy life" in the past two days.
“Let me tell you, when I gave ‘Baoli’ to Xiao Zha, her eyes were straight!”
Zha Kang puffed out a smoke ring proudly and said in a long voice:
"She kept asking me where I found a living little unicorn. I made up a random story but the answer was not important.
Especially if I take the initiative to bridge emotional issues.
She saw my sincerity, there was no doubt about it.
We had a candlelight dinner together, fed the little unicorn together, and then took a bath together, together."
"Stop! There is no need to describe the rest in such detail."
Mason interrupted expressionlessly:
"I'm really not interested in the details of your overly rich and voluptuous private life, John. Rather than talking about these, it would be better to tell you some details about the magical meeting you attended in the House of Mysteries.
For example, are you sure this is just a unilateral action by the magicians, and there is no linkage with the Justice League or anything?
I always feel like something isn't right. ”
The young man rubbed his chin, thought for a few seconds to organize his words, and said to Zha Kang, who had a mean look on his face as he recalled the "good life" of the past day and night:
"Do you remember that Batman left Gotham for a while before?
When I visited Mr. Lucius a few days ago, I asked in a sideways way. Since more than a year ago, Batman has been disappearing for a few days from time to time.
I feel like the Justice League is definitely pushing something secretly as well.
Even including the recent actions of the League of Assassins around the world, although it was because you notified them urgently, didn't you feel that the speed of the Justice League's actions was a little ridiculously fast?
In less than thirty minutes, several operations of the Assassin’s League around the world were dealt with at the same time!
This is obviously a similar plan in advance!
So, John, what do you think? ”
"Ah? What are you talking about?"
Zha Kang blinked and said:
"I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you just now, what a boring thing about Justice League Barabara. I was recalling Xiaozha's rare enthusiasm.
Maybe I should look for more surprise gifts like little unicorns during my travels around the world? ”
"Oh, you are hopeless! Brother."
Mason sighed and said no more.
Zha Kang obviously had his own answer to this question, but he pretended to be stupid and didn't want to say anything. Mason stopped asking, and instead led the topic to another aspect.
He looked at the colorful gate to the world in front of him, which was smeared with alchemical solution and enchanted sigils, and said:
"The trade fair will be held in two days, and I plan to take you, Selina, Ergong and Barbara with me.
Charles and Jack need to stay in Gotham. We're going to go for three days, so someone has to cover us, especially since Jason Blood is already targeting me.
He also met with Bruce, and Batman's surveillance of me may be restarted.
What a hassle! ”
"It's okay, we have a disguised magical medicine like Polyjuice Potion."
Zha Kang snapped his fingers and said:
"Let Spiro pretend to be you for the moment. That guy is very good at this kind of thing. Don't worry about exposing his secret. But are you ready for what you want to go to the fair?"
"Part of it is prepared."
Mason patted the suitcase at hand and said:
"Potions, engineering items, plus some rare raw materials and magic items, these are the common trading items of Team K, and we have to share the exchanged items equally.
But if you prepare something good and exchange it for yourself, then I have nothing to do with it. ”
"Cool, that's the answer I wanted to hear."
Constantine grinned evilly and said:
"Just when I was leaving the Mystery House, I brought back some good things from Xiao Zha's collection. I can't work all day and night in vain, right?"
"You stole your girlfriend's money while she was sleeping with you?"
Mason looked at the proud black magician in front of him in shock.
He wanted to think of an appropriate word to describe the bastard in front of him, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh helplessly and said:
"You are really a scumbag, John. I am really curious now why a good girl like Xiao Zha would get entangled with you?
It’s really a flower stuck in cow dung. ”
"Hey, you don't understand. If Xiao Zha cares about those things, then she will put those things away before she invites me into her bedroom."
Constantine blew out smoke rings and said plausibly:
"And this is how we get along, you don't understand! Just be jealous, just because I am a toad that has eaten swan meat."
——
"This is what happened.
Although Constantine explained this time and space disturbance with a perfect rhetoric, based on my understanding of him, I am basically certain that there is still an inside story to this matter.
Something he and his friends didn't want me to know. ”
In the living room of Wayne Manor, Jason Blood was sitting on the sofa with his waist straight like an ancient knight, holding coffee in one hand.
Said to Bruce Wayne sitting opposite him:
"I need your help, Batman."
"Please call me Bruce here."
Mr. Batman sat on the chair opposite the Demon Knight in the relaxed posture that a rich man should have. He was over thirty-eight years old but still handsome and very calm, and he looked at the visitor in front of him.
After hesitating for a few seconds, the master replied:
"You mean, you need me to give you all the information I have about Constantine?"
"No!"
The Demon Knight stared at Bruce and said:
"I'm referring to 'Mason Cooper', the information you gathered about John Constantine is what he wanted you to know, the fabricated information is of no use to me.
But Mason Cooper is on my mind.
His experience of being reborn last month is very consistent with the growth process of the hosts I have seen in the long past that are related to evil spirits.
I suspect there is some mysterious power behind that young man.
Coupled with his active performance in the 'outsider' incident, I have reason to investigate him. But Gotham is your place, Bruce Wayne.
I need your help. ”
"You mean, permission?"
The master raised his eyebrows and said:
"You didn't come here to ask for help at all, Brad. You just came to ask me for permission to move. You have already identified Mason as a suspect."
The Demon Knight remained silent.
But he didn't refute Batman's statement, just looked at him and waited for an answer.
The master shook his head and said:
"He's a member of the Bat-Family! Brad, I have an obligation to protect his private information and the little secrets he's been hiding. And from what I've heard, your 'investigative ways' have always been, well, wild.
I can't allow you to hurt him. ”
"Then you come!"
The Demon Knight drank the coffee in his hand, stood up, straightened his clothes, took out a unique hourglass and put it on the table, and said to the master in front of him:
"I just need an answer, and if you can give me the answer I don't have to bother that young man. But if you don't get the answer either, then I have to figure it out myself.
This may be a bit crude.
But I believe that as one of the founders of the Justice League, you can fully understand the harsh situation we are facing now. After all, there's only one month left, Bruce Wayne.
This number is what you told us.
Please understand.
But I'm not the only one in the world waiting for this answer. ”
After saying that, Jason Blood nodded to the master coldly, then turned and left.
Alfred sent the guests to the door instead of Bruce Wayne. When Alfred came back, he saw Bruce sitting on the sofa with two photos in his hands.
"Master"
Ah Fu whispered:
"Maybe you should talk to Mason, and I mean be honest, he's not a bad guy in any way."
"But he doesn't want to talk to me, Ah Fu."
Batman sighed, put the photo in his hand on the table and whispered:
"After everything we've been through together, I should give Mason some credit. I just don't want to see a repeat of what happened with Jason and Barbara.
Am I really right to do this? ”
Bruce raised his head and looked at Afu and said:
"Knowing that he is a breakthrough, but betting the survival of us and even the world on the choices he will make, this trust may be a little too heavy.
No matter to him.
It's still the same for me. ”
Afu lowered his head and looked at the photos in Bruce's hand. One showed Mason riding a flying motorcycle through Crime Alley at night, and the other showed Selina wearing a bathrobe and putting on makeup.
Both photos have been processed in a special way, and the red traces on them circle a common point. Both people have a tattoo covered by magic on their left arms
Tattoos that look like ghost claws.
This made Ah Fu's expression become heavy, and he whispered:
"Have you contacted Ms. Zatanna and got any news?"
"Yeah."
Bruce closed his eyes and nodded and said:
"She personally confirmed that John Constantine was also a member of their small team."
"But wasn't it Mr. Constantine who first informed the Justice League about the Outsiders and the League of Assassins' plot?"
Ah Fu frowned and said:
"If they are a team, it means that Ms. Selina and Mason are most likely involved in this warning, and it also proves that they have no ill intentions towards us.
As a former agent, I can even think that they may be 'protecting' us in a dangerous way. ”
"That's why I decided to wait, Afu."
Batman stood up and said:
"Before Mason or Selena confess these things to me, it must be kept secret and not allowed to anyone else, otherwise it will cause trouble for them and eliminate one of the 'hidden options' we have in this crisis."< br>
"Yeah."
The old housekeeper nodded and said with worry:
"But there's pressure from the rest of the Justice League and the wizarding world."
The master looked out the window and said with deep eyes:
"If they have questions, then come and ask me!" (End of Chapter)