The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1266

"Everyone has different ideas, just like Superman always believes in the good part of humanity."

Batman explained, "Those guys from the Illuminati are a bunch of people who don't want to believe in these things. They always like to assume the worst about others."

"If we follow their thinking, then Jackson's actions are self-serving, which is understandable, and therefore they would be happy to believe in Jackson's defection."

"Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Black Manta will accept Jackson as a child."

Batman looked at Yang Le, and to be honest, he didn't really believe that Black Manta would do something so irrational for a child.

"Black Manta's hatred for Aquaman prevents him from accepting his child with his enemy."

Yang Le pointed to the photo of Black Manta and said, "As long as he knows about his son's existence, he will definitely do everything in his power to get his son away from Aquaman."

"Just like you said, everyone's thoughts are different. Even if Aquaman knew that Jackson was Black Manta's son, he wouldn't have any extra thoughts about him."

"On the contrary, Black Manta will definitely be suspicious of Aquaman, fearing that Aquaman will make the same choice he did after learning about this."

Yang Le didn't explicitly state what Black Manta's choice was, but everyone present knew what he meant: the famous death of Arthur.

This incident remains a permanent wound in the hearts of Aquaman Arthur and his wife Mera, as Black Manta kidnapped Aquaman's son in an attempt to kill him completely.

Although Aquaman ultimately defeated Black Manta, Arthur's death was irreversible.

Enraged, Arthur wanted to kill Black Manta on the spot, but he ultimately restrained himself and imprisoned him to be tried according to the laws of Atlantis.

The result was predictable: Black Manta escaped, which directly led to a rift between Arthur and Mera, although they reconciled after some time.

However, this matter remained a thorn in the side of all Atlanteans; not only Aquaman and the Queen, but all Atlanteans wanted to kill Black Manta.

Even many superheroes who were on good terms with Aquaman held a grudge about this incident, and Black Manta was truly hated by everyone at the time.

Even if Black Manta is crazy, he has to behave himself for a while if he doesn't want to die. Sure enough, when people heard his name again, he had already joined the Illuminati.

“Jackson knows what kind of person Black Manta is; it’s impossible for him to be turned into a spy.”

"This matter requires careful consideration." Batman didn't make a decision immediately, after all, he wasn't the central figure in this matter.

"To execute this plan, we need the support of Arthur, Jackson, and those two Atlanteans."

“That’s why I came to discuss this with you.” Yang Le patted Batman on the shoulder. “I’m leaving this matter to you. I believe you have the persuasive skills to convince them.”

Batman didn't care that Yang Le had passed the responsibility to him; he just gave him a heads-up.

"I'm not entirely confident I can convince Arthur, so don't have too high expectations."

Yang Le didn't expect Batman to succeed 100%, but even if he failed, it would be fair to tell Arthur and Jackson about it, since the two of them would find out the truth sooner or later.

Rather than waiting for the black manta rays to discover this and launch a surprise attack to disrupt people's mentality, it's better for them to reveal the whole story when everyone is mentally stable.

No matter how things develop, it will all be within their control. "However, even if we succeed, we can't tell Young Master Shredder's true identity for now," Batman suddenly said.

“We can’t gamble that Jackson won’t lie to us after he knows the truth, so we can’t tell him that Damian is Shredder until we are absolutely certain that he is completely trustworthy.”

“We’re on the same page about this,” Yang Le nodded.

"I always feel like the longer I spend with you guys, the more my own heart becomes unclean," Green Arrow complained.

"Don't pretend." Yang Le rolled her eyes. "The fact that you're standing here proves what kind of person you are."

There were only three people in the room: Yang Le, Batman, and Green Arrow. The reason there were no other people was because they were not suitable for each other in some ways.

"By the way, how's your relationship with William going? Have you been in touch with Roy lately?"

At this point, Green Arrow wilted and said in a low voice, "William is alright. He's recently gotten over the shadow of the clones, and we've started discussing going on a few missions together again, just like before."

"As for Roy, I haven't been in contact with him lately. I think it's better to give him some more time."

Yang Le remained silent, only giving him a disdainful look. During this time, Roy had become much more stable under his guidance. He had originally thought that Green Arrow had contributed to this, but it turned out that the kid had adjusted himself.

"I thought you called him privately. Looks like I overestimated you."

After saying that, Yang Le ignored Green Arrow and turned to look at Batman.

“Jason has been doing very well lately. He’s a good kid, but he has an adventurous spirit in his bones. I think he needs some proper guidance.”

Batman nodded. He knew Jason was a restless person, which was why he had Yang Le adopt him.

Rather than letting it grow wildly, it's better to keep it under your watchful eye and prune it regularly.

“I’m planning to have him contact Roy; it would be beneficial for both of them.”

"You can take charge of everything," Green Arrow sighed. "Anyway, the worst can't be worse than me."

When it comes to taking care of children, it's really hard to be worse than Green Arrow. In the cartoons, at least he's still human, but in the comics, he's practically an animal.

In the comics, Green Arrow doesn't care about Roy at all. Like Jason, Roy didn't get help from his adoptive father when he was at his most vulnerable.

However, Batman's situation falls under the category of uncontrollable forces, while Green Arrow is simply a beast who doesn't care at all.

This led Roy, who was eager for help, to become addicted to drugs. When Green Arrow learned of this, instead of caring about Roy, he beat him up and kicked him out of his house.

Later, it was Black Canary, his foster mother, who, along with the other members of the Teen Titans, helped Roy kick his drug habit.

Then, Green Arrow, having learned that Roy had kicked his drug habit, eagerly came over to congratulate him, only to be punched by Roy in the process.

All I can say is that they're easy to beat up.

(End of this chapter)