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"Whew~ I pooped a lot, Bruce. The toilet in the Batcave is really comfortable," Depp said leisurely.

“Um… I’m glad you like it, but…” Bruce stared at the metal box in Depp’s hand and asked, “What is this? I don’t remember having this in my Batcave.”

This stuff contains Dionysian factors, but I can't tell you that directly...

Depp held the metal box up to Bruce and, with a straight face, spouted nonsense: "This? This box is mine, of course you haven't seen it before. As for what's inside... it's poop~"

"cake?"

Bruce uttered a questioning sound.

Depp nodded and said, "Yes, this is my excrement."

Bruce:

Bruce, who finally understood, immediately stepped aside and made a gagging motion.

"Are you sick? Why would you specifically pack up your excrement and bring it out?!"

Depp replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's because I was afraid of making your Batcave smell bad, so I brought boxes from home to pack them up and take them with me."

I don't believe you for a second!

Bruce was furious inside, but he couldn't figure out why Depp would do something so disgusting.

Suddenly, Bruce realized that this guy might have made up an excuse to take his excrement away in order to prevent him from extracting his DNA from it!

Yes, that must be it!

Bruce felt he had guessed Depp's real intention in faking the shit; he hadn't expected Depp to be so meticulous.

learnt!

Bruce narrowed his eyes almost imperceptibly, indicating that he would be more cautious in his actions and daily life in the future to avoid having his true identity discovered.

But... this is still too disgusting!

When Bruce saw Depp place the box containing poop on the table in the Batcave, he hesitated to speak.

Finally, he decided that he must have Alfred thoroughly clean the entire bat cave tomorrow!

Just as Bruce felt there was shit in the room and was getting restless, while Depp was still basking in the joy of gaining the Dionysian factor.

The door to the Batcave opened, and Alfred returned, leading an unidentified creature that was struggling incessantly.

Bruce gently tossed the struggling creature to the ground and went over to take a look.

The child that Alfred threw to the ground was actually a brat wearing a red and yellow combat uniform.

Bruce immediately recognized him as Depp and Selena's adopted son, Dick Grayson!

Bruce looked at Alfred with a question in his eyes.

The latter explained, “I just came out of the bat cave and saw this little guy hiding by the river. It looks like he followed you all the way here, young master.”

Alfred's expression held a hint of reproach. He didn't know how the child had managed to follow them all the way without the young master noticing.

But in any case, being followed by a little kid for so long without noticing means the young master needs to work on his anti-tracking instincts.

"You managed to follow me all the way without me noticing!" Bruce looked down at Dick with some admiration and said, "Why were you following me, little guy?"

Dick had his head down, but a sly smile played on his lips.

Using his knowledge, he made a WeChat tracker in advance and placed it on Johnny Depp's father.

Today, he saw on the tracking device that Depp's dad went to a place he had never been before.

Dick immediately realized that it might be the headquarters of Johnny Depp, also known as Batman.

So he followed them all the way.

Because of the navigation device, Dick kept himself a great distance from the location, which is why Bruce didn't find him.

After all, no matter how strong your anti-tracking awareness is, it's impossible to see someone slowly following your path from thousands of meters away.

Judging from the current situation, Dick felt that his guess was correct after all; Johnny Depp's dad was indeed Batman!

I'll expose you right now, Daddy Depp!

Dick's eyes gleamed, and a grin spread across his face as he grabbed at the bat-shaped headgear on Bruce's head.

Bruce had already lowered his guard when he realized it was Dick, and this time Dick actually took off his mask.

"Hahaha, Daddy Depp, I knew you were Batman!" Dick laughed as he held up the Batman mask, then exclaimed in astonishment, "Uncle Bruce?!"

Dick was a bit confused after discovering Batman's true identity. Where was Johnny Depp?!

Why is Uncle Bruce, who often visits my house, behind the bat mask?

Shouldn't you be Iron Fist?

Dick, unwilling to give up, grabbed Bruce's bewildered face and kept pulling at it.

In the end, he gave up. This wasn't Johnny Depp wearing an Uncle Bruce mask; Batman... it really was Uncle Bruce.

"Sigh!" Dick sighed as he realized the truth of the matter.

It's inevitable that a child will feel sad when their greatest hero isn't their father.

Bruce turned his head helplessly and found that Depp had disappeared at some point, and there was still a puddle of water where he had been sitting.

“Sigh!” Bruce sighed.

He was somewhat at a loss as to how to explain all this to Dick, to say that he was actually a Batman fanatic.

This child clearly won't believe it!

This is so annoying!

That damn Depp, you ran fast!

The Batcave is three thousand meters underground, and there's only one passage behind Alfred that leads out. How did Depp manage to get out?

While Bruce was still puzzled, Depp had already reshaped himself by the river.

With the ability to transfer water molecules over a maximum distance of about five kilometers, Depp stated that it would be easy to teleport directly from the Batcave to the ground in a single batch.

He took a one-centimeter square metal piece off his collar; it was the miniature locator that Dick had made.

Depp squeezed the locator slightly with his fingers, and after a spark, he crushed it and threw it into the river.

Depp had actually discovered that Dick had placed a tracking device on him long ago, but he ignored it and instead used the opportunity to lure Dick into the Batcave.

He felt that although he had changed the fate of many villains and saved Dick's parents.

But becoming Batman's first Robin was the destiny that Dick was meant to have.

Fighting to protect this world is what Dick wants to do most.

So, Depp, taking advantage of Dick's little scheme, arranged for him to meet Batman.

Depp glanced back at the Batcave, then took to the air and quickly left.

Having done this, he felt his mission was complete. As for whether Bruce would have a little helper called Robin, that was up to them to decide.

Chapter 102 He's Back

The next morning, Depp saw Dick looking energetic and full of enthusiasm.

He knew that Bruce had most likely agreed to Dick's request to become Batman's assistant, or at least hadn't directly rejected him.

After dropping Dick off at school, Depp saw Bruce waiting for him.

Inside the Wayne family's luxury car,

"You need something from me?" Depp asked.

Bruce said irritably, "You have the nerve to ask? Do you know that your brat followed us all day yesterday, even all the way to the Bat Cave! In the end, it was Alfred who found Dick when he was leaving and brought him back."

Depp nodded and said, "I know, otherwise why wouldn't I have said goodbye and just left?"

"You're such an irresponsible foster father!" Bruce roared. "That kid said he wanted to be my assistant and work with me, and you weren't going to do anything about it?"

“I thought you two had a pleasant conversation yesterday,” Depp said. “First of all, I’m just his adoptive father. Secondly, I can’t make all the decisions for him, and I can’t deprive him of the freedom to choose his own destiny. Finally… when did you get the misconception that I didn’t protect him?”

Last night, when Depp first left the antique shop, he had his violin case armor follow and protect Dick from the air.

"Are you really that comfortable letting an eight-year-old child participate in operations with Batman?" Bruce asked.

At this moment, he was not blaming Depp, but seeking Depp's opinion.

He talked with Dick for a long time yesterday and also witnessed Dick's abilities.

As an eight-year-old child, he is even stronger than most adults.

Especially after years of being a trapeze artist, Dick's rope skills were simply superb, even Bruce himself couldn't compare to Dick in this aspect.

To be honest, he was tempted!

He longed for Dick to become his assistant, so that he would no longer be alone when he acted.

But all of this is contingent on Depp's approval, since he is Dick's adoptive father.

Depp said, "Perhaps it was all preordained destiny, and Dick's destiny was to become Batman's sidekick... Robin."

"You really agree?" Bruce asked.

“Of course I agree,” Depp said. “I have no right to interfere with Dick’s freedom, but I have the right to protect him.”

“Dick can get hurt; it’s a necessary part of his growth. But you absolutely cannot let him lose his life. You have to promise me that, Bruce.”

Bruce nodded and said, "Don't worry, he has the two most powerful men in all of Gotham protecting him."

At night, Gotham's criminals discovered that Batman had a child dressed in a red and yellow combat suit by his side.

When they were being chased by Batman, they instinctively wanted to take down this seemingly frail child first.

Without exception, these guys were all tricked and beaten black and blue by Dick, who had transformed into Robin.

At the same time, Wellen also received new instructions from Depp.

The Gotham Vigilantes series introduces a new hero: Batman's adorable sidekick, the red-breasted robin Robin.

At 1 a.m., Depp finally felt relieved after confirming that Dick had returned home.

Although he spoke casually to Bruce in the morning, Depp realized he couldn't concentrate at all once Dick secretly slipped out to participate in Batman's operations.