[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

“When did you start playing chess?”

Jason changed the bishop's position: "After you forced me into the Integrity Review Office and left me alone, in order to survive in that office, I had to stay close to Jerome, and the old man likes to play chess the most."

Whether for survival or promotion, it is necessary to find a boss who is smart and reliable enough. In addition, you must also make the other party feel good and appreciate you, and finally make a pledge of allegiance.

When Jason was a congressman, he mainly stood in front of the stage and shouted, and negotiated with the upper-level people together with the people arranged by Professor X, so he didn't have to pay too much attention to issues related to office philosophy. But the position assigned to him by Doom made him exposed to the deeper aspects of "politics", and there were some things he had to learn.

Doom then moved the chariot and looked at Jason. "You know what? I always thought that superheroes were like soldiers in chess. They can only move straight and one square at a time. They can occasionally affect the game, but most people care more about other pieces like the king, chariot, and queen."

"But if a soldier can reach the opponent's bottom line, he can be upgraded to any chess piece except the king and the soldier. However, many soldiers don't know they can be upgraded even if they reach that line, but you actively choose to take the path of upgrading."

“You’re moving to a higher level,” he quipped.

Jason lowered his eyes. "I'm not happy about this. If I hadn't realized that Gotham is no longer a place that a superhero can change, I wouldn't be doing these things."

He still remembers his original dream, which was to be a figure skater, then study hard in college, major in science and engineering, but also take a literature degree as a minor, become a writer after graduation, and travel around the world with his beloved "Pride and Prejudice" in his spare time to see many people and things...

Jason has embarked on a path that is very different from his dreams, but this does not mean that he has forgotten what kind of future he once longed for. It’s just that if Gotham cannot get better, he cannot put everything aside and pursue his dreams.

"The fact that you can say these words proves that you are still clear-headed and have not been blinded by the taste of power. This is good. Don't forget your original intention, otherwise I will not be interested in teaching you anymore."

Doom defeated Jason again, but he realized that it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to defeat Jason. The young man's mental growth rate was enough to surprise everyone.

Jason is a great employee.

Following Fury, Doom also made the same sigh.

They are hardworking, daring to think and act, smart, quick to respond, thoughtful, careful, proactive, and good-looking. As long as their superiors are not stupid, they will regard them as treasures.

It was so great to have Jason as my adjutant.

As a powerful man who is proficient in both magic and science, Doom always prefers to stay in the laboratory doing research or studying magic rather than dealing with government affairs. The power of the king only allows him to do the above two things more calmly and freely.

But as a king, he can't just occupy a position and do nothing. Besides, Doom is still a dictator. The prime minister in the country is just there for show, and the real power is in Doom's hands. Holding on to this power means a heavy workload.

Jason's role came into play at this time. His position was adjutant, but his job was that of a secretary. To be precise, he was the one with the highest title and the most important position in Doom's secretarial team.

When people knew that Doom had given this position to Jason, a little-known former anti-corruption office clerk, it caused a lot of discussion among the high-level officials in Latvia. However, Doom was so majestic that no one dared to question it openly.

Doom had three most trusted secretaries before, one of whom was Jason's former boss Jerome, also known as the King's Adjutant. He drafted documents for important decisions and plans, paid attention to the implementation of Doom's decisions, accompanied him on foreign visits, and was in charge of other secretaries. He now works in the Anti-Corruption Office and is his eyes and ears.

The second secretary, Andre, and his subordinates are responsible for external communication, itinerary arrangements, and meeting arrangements, and are his mouthpiece. The third secretary, Johnson, is responsible for handling clerical work with a group of secretaries, such as writing speeches, and has some job exchanges with the court steward who is in charge of his private affairs.

Jason is now in the position that Jerome left. This position means that he can actually participate in and influence decision-making. Standing at such a high position, he naturally has to look further and there are more things to do. At first, just adapting to this position made Jason so tired that he didn't get a good night's sleep for two weeks.

But after he completely adapted to this position at an extremely fast speed, Doom felt comfortable. Although Jason was not as smooth as Jerome in handling affairs, he basically reached the standard of "smoothness", and this guy was very brave. Sometimes Jerome did not dare to intervene too much due to his position, and some things had to be handled by Doom himself.

Jason's response was "What are you doing? If you want to do it, come over here. If you don't want to do it, just tell me how you want it done, and then I'll do it."

Although Jason is not omnipotent enough to do everything, it is basically enough for Doom to grasp the general direction and give Jason some advice on some issues, and the young man will know what to do.

The most important thing is that Jason came to Latvia to study for a doctorate. When Doom transferred him away from the Integrity Inspection Office, he took the initiative to submit a paper that he had written with inspiration while working at the Integrity Inspection Office. The quality of the paper was extremely high, and it described some internal problems of the Integrity Inspection Office in great detail, which made Jerome break out in a cold sweat.

And when Jason has finished learning, he will go back to Gotham to benefit the people of his hometown and fight against the evil there. There is no worry at all that he will be greedy for power, so Doom is 100% confident in using him.

Even if you can't get used to the personalities of some superheroes, in terms of character, these guys are really reassuring.

Especially those superheroes who come from the Bat family. Not only are their moral qualities trustworthy, they are also reliable, have incredible IQs, and have a lot of backup plans, and they will never make any mistakes.

No wonder the one-eyed guy from SHIELD, despite being criticized by Batman, wants to poach Jason to SHIELD. Only a fool would not poach such a good player.

Looking at Jason who had already sat back in his seat, sorted out the documents for the final time and was preparing to go off work, Doom reminded him.

"I'm going on a foreign trip next week, you'll come with me."

Jason: “Understood.”

Seeing him pick up his briefcase and about to leave through the portal, Doom asked again, "Aren't you staying for dinner? I heard from Jerome that the potato meatballs you made are super delicious. Last time, his wife invited you to their house for dinner, and you brought cookies?"

Jason looked at him helplessly and said, "Sorry, I'm not in the mood to continue serving my boss after get off work today. Maybe next time."

He walked into the golden circle of light.

For a busy office worker, the first thing he would do after returning home is of course to lie down on the sofa. Axel came over and used a bear claw to tidy up his bangs, then brought him a glass of vegetable juice.

Jason covered his face: "Honey, I want to drink."

Axel shook his head firmly, turned and walked into the kitchen to put a pizza in the microwave. Jason's voice came from the living room.

"Do you know that you are becoming more and more like Ah Fu now?"

Axel's ears twitched.

The orange cat moved to Jason's side and rubbed its head against Jason's calf. Jason picked up his beloved cat and rubbed its ears.

"Orange, are you getting fatter?"

Mr. Freeze reminded him, "Jason, Orange has been going out a lot recently. Do you think her growing belly has something to do with that?"

Jason smiled slightly. "You're not going to tell me that Orange got pregnant by some wild cat outside...right? Wait!"

Jason stared at his cat with wide eyes, while Orange stared back with pure eyes.

The poor Chief Deputy of the King of Latvia had to rush to the Gotham East Hospital at night with the cat in his arms, and then turned on the ultrasound machine to examine his cat himself. This examination made his brain even more shocked.

"Why are there two egg-shaped objects inside? Is Orange pregnant? Or does she have stones?"

Even though Jason didn't specialize in veterinary medicine, he knew that if a mammal was pregnant, there should be an embryo in its belly, not an egg.

Jason looked puzzled, but his orange cat was still sitting calmly on the table, sweeping its big tail around, exuding a charming aura of "come and rub me".

There was no other way. It seemed that he could only take the cat to a professional veterinary hospital for another check-up the next day. Jason himself could not find out any results anyway.

Because of Orange's incident, Jason was no longer in the mood to go to the bar. When Kurt received his text message, he shrugged at Katie, Qianhuan and Cassandra.

"He said he couldn't come today."

Cassandra sighed, "Ah, it's a rare opportunity that I don't have any missions recently and can play with everyone."

Qian Huan comforted her: "It's okay, it's the same if we play together, and Jason doesn't go out today, which means he doesn't drink today, which is a good thing."

That's true. The friends nodded and agreed with it. Then everyone started talking about Jason's love problems.

When Jason was dating Talia, his friends didn't say anything but were pessimistic about them because of their positions. And when Jason and Talia broke up, he was really depressed for a while. It is said that he got drunk at a party hosted by Tony Stark and was finally carried back home by Natasha.

When Jason and Bucky got together, their friends still didn't say anything, but this time they generally favored Jason and Bucky because Bucky was a really good man, handsome and in great shape. Although he was just a gardener in an orphanage, he was good to Jason, and the two of them had no problems with their stance. Jason also became a lot more cheerful because of this relationship, so everyone was blessing them.

As a result, Bucky was exposed as the Winter Soldier, and was controlled by Hydra to kill many people. Not only did he turn himself in after helping Jason kill the Joker, but after learning that he was sentenced to 20 years, he firmly broke up with Jason and refused to let Jason wait for him.

At that time, Laura felt sad for Jason. There are not many good people these days, and Bucky is definitely one of them. Jason must be very sad to miss such a good Bucky.

As expected, this time Jason was completely unable to let go of Bucky like he let go of Talia. It was obvious that he couldn't get over it. He invited everyone to a party before leaving for Latveria, got drunk at the bar, and was finally carried back home by Cassandra.

Laura was also following along at the time. When she entered the hallway of the apartment, she saw Jason's neighbor Peter peeking out the door. When he saw Jason's state, he asked with great concern, "Cassan, is Jay okay?"

Cassandra replied expressionlessly: "No, he broke up with Bucky."

Peter: "We split up again... No, I mean, I have hangover medicine at home."

Then everyone sent Jason home together. Peter brought water and hangover medicine to Jason. Laura took off Jason's shoes and coat and covered him with a quilt.

In short, it was just a repeat of the process of Jason being taken care of when he was drunk after breaking up with Talia.

After that, Jason developed a habit of drinking. He couldn't drink much, so he drank a lot, but if he had nothing to do the next day, he would definitely get himself drunk.

Qian Huan sighed: "Poor little Jay, I hope he can get over it sooner and get rid of his alcohol addiction."

Laura hesitated for a while after hearing this, and then showed determination: "It's okay. If he can't get over it in another six months, I'll chase him. The best way to forget a relationship is to fall in love again."

Cassandra was shocked: "How long have you been targeting my brother?"

Katie, Kurt, and Qian Huan replied in unison: "It's been a long time."