Nobody can stop me from drawing cards in Gotham!

Chapter 131 You've Got a Son After Just a Few Days?

"The gatekeeper?"

Jaeger subconsciously repeated it in his mind.

“Yes,” said Poison Mist. “It is said that the reason they went to such lengths to take the Escaliber Award trophy is because—it was an accident.”

"A cult calling itself the Gatekeepers arrived in the Metropolis five days ago, all for that trophy—"

Or rather, something hidden inside the trophy.

"Is it the item Wonder Woman mentioned, the one with divine aura?" Jaeger stroked his chin.

"That's right, most likely," the poisonous mist agreed. "However, the item that the gatekeepers originally wrapped in a layer of crystal, disguising it as an ordinary decorative crystal to deceive people—"

"Unexpectedly, the Escalius Prize organizers, who had also ordered a similar-looking crystal to make the trophy, accidentally took it away."

Jaeger: "————"

Is this really the truth?

No wonder the Escalius Award trophy has been fine for so many years, but this year it suddenly had a problem.

Because this year we just happened to run into this group of gatekeepers who accidentally lost their things —

"Any other news?" Jaeger asked. "Like, what exactly is that thing tainted with divine energy, and what is the gatekeeper's object of worship?"

"It seems the gatekeepers are keeping this information very secret—" Poison Mist said to Jaeger while simultaneously communicating with the information broker, "so there's no more information for the time being."

"However, I also had the information brokers sell me a list of Metropolitan villains that the gatekeepers had contacted."

The poisonous fog brought up the corresponding document, and the dense list of foreign names and their corresponding code names made Jaeger subconsciously rub his forehead.

"There are actually quite a lot of villains in Metropolis, but fortunately most of them are still in prison, which has relieved a lot of pressure for us."

While Poison Mist and Jaeger were exchanging information, the online meeting on the other end of the communicator also came to a temporary end.

Jaeger then took off his headphones, glanced at the progress on the poison fog side, and decided to let Langdon, who didn't have much to do for the time being, hang up for a while.

Then, he directly used [Puppet Master's Thread].

In an instant, the perspective shifted, and Jaeger moved the main view back to [Jaeger Winchester]'s side, while [Landon Parrels] was temporarily relegated to the side.

By the way, speaking of Jaeger's identity card...

To facilitate the use of two ID cards, the two ID cards should ideally not be too far apart, let alone across cities.

So when Langdon came over under the pretext of acquiring the Daily Planet, Jaeger also took the opportunity to manipulate the identity of a certain occult detective, allowing him to come to the Metropolis under the guise of tourism.

Moreover, since Landon was reimbursing his travel and accommodation expenses, Jaeger didn't stand on ceremony with him. The Jaeger ID card was also used to check into the InterContinental Hotel, and even stayed on the same floor not far from Landon's room.

However, because Jaeger was focused on Langdon these past few days, the detective's identity card had to be temporarily left idle at the hotel.

Oh right, judging by the time, it seems Jaeger should be heading out tonight to fulfill his dinner request to that "Hera Above" on Pingo.

Thinking of this, Jaeger casually pulled out his phone, opened Pingo, and prepared to check the address of the Metropolitan Restaurant that the other party had sent him again.

To his surprise, there was a pile of private messages in Pingo, sent by Bruce Wayne half an hour earlier.

Hmm? What could Bruce possibly want with me?

Jaeger clicked on it with a puzzled look, and the first thing he saw was like a thunderbolt from the blue.

[Bruce Wayne]: Excuse me, I wanted to ask you something, Jaeger, do you know how to get along with a teenager?

Jaeger: ?

He typed in a daze.

【Great!】: ————Why are you suddenly asking me this? Also, why emphasize that I'm a teenager?

Perhaps it was because Bruce didn't have a meeting today that he replied so quickly.

[Bruce Wayne]: I just think you seem to get along well with Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon.

And I recently had a son, and I want to get along well with him, but I don't know how to do it best.

[Great!]: ?

[Yay!]: Wait, I've only been away from Gotham for a few days, not years, right?! How come you suddenly have a son???

[Bruce Wayne] — You've got it wrong, he was adopted.

【Great!】: Cough cough, tell me earlier next time, I almost fainted from fright.

【Great】: Getting back to the point, so you came to me for help because you want to get along better with your adopted son?

But aren't you a well-known socialite in Gotham? How come you can't handle the problem of getting along with teenagers?

Is he rebellious?

[Bruce Wayne]: No, quite the opposite, he has a very good personality.

However, I always felt that Jason and Barbara seemed to have a strange attitude and look in their eyes when they saw me.

Maybe I'm not popular with teenagers, so I wanted to ask for your advice.

[Great!]: ————

Jaeger wanted to say that it wasn't actually that Bruce wasn't popular with teenagers.

Rather, it's because he probably went a bit too far in creating the image of an absurd playboy, causing teenagers to subconsciously feel intimidated.

However, considering that it was to conceal his cooperative relationship with Batman, this is understandable.

After all, once Bruce Wayne and Batman's partnership is exposed, it will be like the black bat, the bat without any weaknesses, finally having a vulnerable point that the villains in Gotham can attack.

Given that Bruce Wayne already has the highest kidnapping rate in Gotham City, if the criminals now know that kidnapping Bruce Wayne could also threaten Batman—

That Bruce truly made history by setting a record for the highest kidnapping rate in Gotham City's history over the past century.

Okay, let's get back to the topic we were just discussing.

Bruce's current situation is actually different from when he faced Jason and Barbara, since they are his adopted sons with whom he has a very close relationship.

So Jaeger thought for a moment and tentatively asked.

[Great]: Um, are you planning to reveal your collaboration with Batman to your adopted son?

[Great!]: I think Jason and Barbara are looking at you strangely, probably because of the rumors you created by falsifying your identity.

However, if the other party knows that you are only doing this for the sake of pretense, they will naturally not misunderstand because of those rumors.

Bruce Wayne: — I'm still thinking about it.

After all, knowing this still poses a certain risk for a teenager.

Although this is my first time trying to raise a child, there are many things I don't know how to do.

But at least I want to see him grow up safely, without having to bear the risks I would have to take.

【好耶】: That's true.

However, living under the same roof makes it difficult to keep certain things from each other, Bruce, you need to consider that.

After all, if it's a teenager—well, they might feel that your concealment is a sign of distrust, which could actually damage your relationship.

Bruce Wayne: Hmm, I'll consider it.

Seeing that the question had been temporarily resolved, Jaeger couldn't help but ask further.

[Great!]: By the way, so what's the name of the teenager you adopted?

(PS: The lottery results are out, but all my posts have been deleted, so please leave a comment if you're reading this far, if you have the ID "Taoist Apprentice".)

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