For the next few days, Merlin and Bruce acted together.They are like ghosts hidden in this freighter, elusive, but very virtuous, and only take what they need.Bruce is a quick learner, and in such an environment, if you want to live for a long time, you must learn to refrain from it.Only by not destroying the original order and environment can we hide ourselves for a long time.But when it comes to serving two people, the kitchen is always missing more food than before at a time, which quickly catches the attention of the head chef.Crew searches of the ship's cabin became more frequent, and Merlin realized that the ship was no longer safe."
The next time we land, we'll have to leave."
Merlin took his lunch box and said to the bearded Bruce, who was sitting next to him, "Let's find a new boat, or find a way to make some money and take the train."
In my experience, trains are much better than freighters. ”"Are you leaving?"
Bruce finished his last sip of soup, he looked around at the cargo hold with some regret, and said, "It's a shame, I even kind of like this place." ”"Stop!"
Merlin patted Bruce on the shoulder, and he said, "You 17-year-old stupid boy, that's not what you like here."
What you like is that thrilling feeling of stealing...
I've found out that you've been getting more active these days, and that's not good, Bruce!
”"I didn't."
Bruce denied it, but Merlin turned around, took a bottle of wine out of his "room", shook it in front of Bruce's eyes, and said, "I've seen it all, Bruce, you're starting to try to cross the line...
I still remember the first night we met, how adamantly you told me that you would never be a criminal, but alas, right now, you are doing the wrong thing. ”"Aren't you the same?"
Unconvinced, Bruce asked rhetorically, "You also took food in the fridge and borrowed things from the crew, we made no difference, Merlin." ”"We have!"
Merlin accentuated: "I never take what I don't need, everything I do is simple, just to keep it to a minimum." ”"I know that's bad behavior, and if I could, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to steal.If they could agree with me, I would even be willing to do odd jobs on the ship in exchange for food, but unfortunately Stark Industries never hired outsiders. ”Merlin sighed, he stood up, and said to Bruce, "Listen to me, Bruce, it's just a trivial matter, but it represents a serious meaning.I almost fell into it, I almost killed hundreds of people, and if it weren't for a venerable old gentleman helping me, I'm afraid I'd be a monster for all. ”He stretched out his finger and scratched it under his feet, and said to his companion in front of him, "Bruce, there's a line there, we can't see it, but it's there."
Don't step over, you can't come back.Stan Sr. told me that if you don't want to be a bad person, then don't let yourself be a bad person. ”Merlin's words of warning made Bruce's retort disappear from his throat.He had nothing to refute.He did resist stealing from the beginning, and became more and more adaptable, even learning to enjoy.He enjoys the thrill of not getting something for nothing, enjoying the thrill of walking on the line, he has been suppressed for too long, the dark things of the past have been affecting him, perhaps, he is indulging himself in this way.In this world, some people have been healed by childhood all their lives, and some people have been healed by childhood all their lives."
Okay."
Bruce looked up at Merlin, and he said seriously, "I'll give it back, and I'll go in a while." ”"Well, that's my Bruce, a good little young man."
Merlin deliberately made a joke, which drew a glaring glare from Bruce.The silent young man rarely joked and didn't fit in much with other people's jokes.And after Merlin had eaten the last piece of bread, Bruce suddenly sat down in front of him, and he looked at Merlin and said, "Don't you want to know my story?"
I feel like it's time to speak up. ”"Huh?"
Merlin suddenly became interested, he sat up straight and looked at Bruce: "Is it finally time to share the story?"
I thought it would be a few more days. ”"Then say, I'm listening, it's always a relief to share the suffering with each other, and if you want to hear it, I'll tell you my story after you've finished telling your story.""
I'm really interested in your story."
Bruce set the cup aside as he looked at Merlin, "After all, you're the first true supernatural I've ever met.As for my story, actually, it's not as complicated as you think. ”The young man from Gotham crossed his fingers, and in the dimly lit cargo hold, he seemed to be caught up in the memories of the past, and said to Merlin in front of him: "I was born in 1973, my family is one of the oldest families in Gotham City, my surname is Wayne. ”"Wayne?"
Merlin's eyes narrowed, and he recalled for a few minutes, looking at Bruce, "I know that this family, on the outskirts of Madison, has a Wayne Industries factory.When I was a child, a lot of people worked there, but 9 years ago, it closed down for some reason, leaving many people unemployed, and there was quite a stir at the time. ”"1981?"
A trace of pain flashed in Bruce's eyes, and he nodded lightly: "Of course, because that year, something bad happened to my family.My father and mother...
Murdered, the family business had a lot of problems that year, and industries all over the world were affected as a result. ”Merlin's eyes changed for a moment, he looked at the young man in front of him, and after a few seconds, he said in a reassuring voice, "I'm sorry, I don't know...
It must have been painful, after all, you should have been 8 years old at the time. ”"Pain?
No. ”Bruce shook his head, and he said in a calm voice, "The pain is beyond description." ”"Every night, I remember when my parents took me to the Gotham Opera to see the famous show, Zorro, which, to be honest, wasn't very kid-friendly.I was scared, and the actors' superb performances drew a round of applause, but I was scared. ”Bruce's tone didn't fluctuate much, but Merlin saw his clenched fists.Obviously, even just reminiscences, this incident caused great emotional fluctuations among young people.That must have been painful and had been tormenting him."
I asked my parents to take me away...
I was always so headstrong, like a spoiled rich boy. ”Bruce's voice grew softer and softer, and he said, "My parents took me out of the theater and into the parking lot, where old Ah Fu was waiting for us.It was only a few hundred meters away, but just as we walked out of the theater, we were forced by a criminal there.He's having a bad time, he's wielding a gun, he's asking for some money, something.I was terrified, and I knew then that I wasn't supposed to come out of the theater. ”Bruce covered his eyes, he breathed a sigh of relief and didn't say the end of the story.But Merlin could have guessed.He picked up the bottle in his hand, reached out and twisted it open, and handed it to Bruce, who patted him on the shoulder without speaking.Bruce took the bottle and took a sip of it, the spicy and pungent smell that made his tears welled up with his snot, and he scrambled to wipe it away."
For a while, I thought it wasn't that simple," he said, gritting his teeth.I searched, I desperately searched for evidence of the existence of the conspiracy, but there was none.It was an accident, an accident, that took my parents. ”Merlin looked at the choked Bruce and said, "I can understand, there was a time when I was also longing to find the meaning of those tragedies that happened to me, sometimes it did make sense, but more often than not...
Tragic things just happened, there were no sinister intentions, no secret societies, it just happened. ”"But do you know what's the most ironic?
Merlin. ”Bruce gritted his teeth and said: "The most ironic thing is that in 1981, the whole of Gotham City suffered a great unemployment, the economy was very bad, the capitalists didn't care about the lives of the citizens, only my parents were calling on the rich to give generously to help the city survive the disaster."
Zili, the murderer, the madman forced by poverty to take risks, killed the only two people in the city who really wanted to help them. ”There was a redness in Bruce's eyes, and he said in a tone of utter disappointment: "But after the death of my parents, the rich people who felt the threat of death began to unite, and they feared that the same doom would befall them.The city recovered, and millions of poor people were relieved, but at the expense of my parents, it was like a sacrifice to Gotham. ”"I don't like Gotham because it devoured my parents."
Bruce took another sip of wine, and he said to Merlin, "But I can't hate it, because my parents died for it, and until the moment they died, they wanted that city to be a better place." ”"I wanted to avenge my parents and punish the murderer by legal means, but then I found out that Zili...
He was just a dispensable little person, and even without him, there would have been other people on that night.It was the tragedy of an era, how should I punish that era that has passed?
”"So you chose to leave?"
Merlin nodded knowingly, he seemed to understand Bruce's struggle, and he said with a hint of silence, "If that's the case, I can understand why you don't want to talk about it."
Also, what about the murderer?
Don't tell me that you just let him go?
”"No, he's dead."
Bruce stood up and put away his glass, he took a silver gleaming revolver from his pocket and placed it in front of Merlin's eyes: "Ziley has something to do with Gotham's biggest crime family, and those bastards have bought off the judge and the jury.Zili was released on the spot as a mental patient.I was standing in the crowd with this gun in my hand, and I was thinking, if the law couldn't punish Zili, I'd do it myself. ”"But you didn't, did you?"
Merlin asked, and Bruce nodded, "I really don't."
But while I hesitated, a bullet pierced Zili's heart, and he died outside the courtroom, surrounded by reporters.The gunman was a member of the criminal family, Zili had lost his usefulness, and he was not qualified to live. ”"I felt fooled, and I rushed to find the crime boss with a gun."
Bruce closed his eyes, and his face was full of loss and pain: "I rushed into his tavern and put a gun to his head, but I didn't have the courage to pull the trigger, even if he took my last chance for revenge."
I was a coward, Merlin, and I exposed the greatest cowardice in my heart in front of him, and I was ridiculed by him, and I had to leave. ”The young man paused, and he said to Merlin, "I must admit, Merlin, that when I first met you, I had no idea where I was going, I didn't know what I wanted, and I didn't know what the point of my self-imposed exile was. ”"But just now, I knew, you told me the answers I needed.""
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Oh?
Have it?
”Merlin shrugged his shoulders and said to Bruce, "I don't remember teaching you anything, haven't we always been helping each other?"
”Merlin's answer made the former Kuo Shao smile.A hint of stubbornness flashed in his blue eyes, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to Merlin, he said: "I fled because I was humiliated by those criminals, I didn't know the rules of the game in Gotham at that time, under the oppression of crime, I could only flee helplessly, I knew that I couldn't defeat them alone." ”"They walked in the dark.Those criminals, if I don't know them, how can I find them?
”"And the sin in the darkness, if I don't understand it, how can I stop it?""
It's like you taught me to live on a ship, you taught me the rules on a ship, you taught me to fit into the system.""
That's what I'm going to do, I'm going to get to know those criminals and their sins until I discover all their secrets in the dark, until I know enough about their weaknesses.At that time, I'll go back, go back to Gotham!
”Bruce clenched his fists, and he said to Merlin word by word, "I'll go back and finish what my parents didn't do...
I'm going back to protect my city, just as you've discovered your power, I'm going to discover mine, I'm going to find Bruce.
Wayne's power too.Merlin, do you believe me?
”"Faith!"
Merlin grabbed Bruce's hand and said to the young man in front of him, "Why don't you believe it?"
You have good reasons to do it, and I'm sure you can, and you're a quick learner, though occasionally a little reckless. ”"Speaking of which, you're actually saying goodbye to me, aren't you?
Are you up to leaving?
”"The next port."
Bruce smiled genuinely and said, "I can stay with you for a few more days, but after that, I'm leaving."
I'm going to travel the world, broaden my horizons, and find the evil rules in the dark. ”"Don't worry, Merlin.I'll learn to be the worst villain, but trust me, I'll never really be one of them.Merlin's words made Merlin slightly sluggish, he originally just wanted to remind Bruce not to indulge in the dark, but he didn't expect Bruce to come to such a profound conclusion.It's as if he unintentionally helped the young man in front of him find the direction of the future.But it also brightened Merlin's mood, and he once again helped those in need.He grinned, reached out and patted Bruce on the shoulder, and he smiled and said, "Come on, don't make it like life and death."
If we're lucky, we'll see you again in the future, and speaking of which, where is the next port?
Supposedly in Maine?
”"Hmm" Bruce pulled out a map from his pocket that had been folded many times and spread it out on the ground."
Maine is also the terminal of this freighter.""
It's supposed—" Bruce looked down on the map, pointed to a place, and said to Merlin, "Port of Mercy?"
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