[British and American] Jason Wayne's Struggle

It took Kid Flash less than a minute to rush to the hospital after receiving Jason's message, but when he saw Dick lying motionless on the hospital bed, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Tell me, Jason is still thinking about the fact that you let him run Arkham, so he beat you up like this?"

Dick had a dislocated neck, a dislocated arm, two broken ribs, a broken leg, and was hanging in a cast. He was staring at the ceiling with empty eyes. When he heard Flash Boy's question, he replied slowly.

"Jason didn't hit me hard."

Kid Flash: "You got hit in the head too, didn't you?"

Isn’t this heavy?

Dick: "I told you he didn't hit me hard enough. That's the strength he needed to wake me up. He used just the right amount of force, even better than B."

Kid Flash thought it was all over, this guy’s brain was really damaged.

Dick raised his only intact hand, clenched his fist, and finally put his fist to his forehead and closed his eyes.

"In this house..."

When Kid Flash heard the voice, he lowered his head and saw Dick talking to himself.

"In this family, he is not the calmest one, but he is definitely the most resilient one when facing desperate situations. As an older brother, Tim and Damian can get peace of mind from him, but I can't."

"What are you talking about? The Titans have gotten peace of mind from Nightwing many times, so don't be so quick to deny yourself."

Kid Flash stood up to pour water, lowered his eyes, looked at his face reflected in the cup, adjusted his expression, turned around and smiled.

"You just changed your style, but we're still friends."

He felt a dull pain in his heart as he recalled what Jason had said when he contacted him.

At that time, Jason told them: "I didn't have many friends when I walked this path alone, and those days were not easy. Now Dick is on a different path from before. Whether he wants to keep going this way or wants to turn back one day in the future and get rid of you, never give up on him and tell him that he is not alone."

That might be a rare moment of honesty from Jason Todd, who had been away from the Justice League for many years. He used to be the one with the most serious emotional problems among the young superheroes, but now he has become the one who is best at dealing with emotional problems.

Kid Flash wanted to tell Dick about this, but Dick looked aware of it.

"Wally, it was Jason who contacted you, right?"

Kid Flash was surprised. He wondered how Dick knew Jason so well. Then he saw a little blue bird land on Dick's finger. The blue feathers were the same color as Dick's eyes.

Dick held the bird in one hand, there seemed to be tears in his eyes, and it was as if someone was sprinkling the dawn light into his heart.

He thought that Jason rarely interfered with other people's choices, just like when he chose his current path without caring about other people's obstruction. Jason always lived freely and independently, but whenever Dick turned around, he could see Jason.

They always stand on two parallel lines that seem to never intersect, but as long as they need help, they can reach out and hold Jason's hand. At such moments, this support can calm him down more than any comfort.

This is why Tim finally decided to call Jason and ask him to help Dick.

Because Jason is such a person, his heart is firm and will never deviate or change, and his love is deeply rooted. Once it grows in his heart, it will not wither easily. Jason will always love his family, no matter what happened to his family, no matter what unpleasant past they had, no matter what the reason, he will never give up Dick.

Only such a Jason can hold Dick 100%. Even if Dick is temporarily lost, Jason is the rope that can hold him back from falling.

Although Jason himself probably didn't know this, even Tim gradually realized how much Jason had invested in him after they broke up.

Tim held the handle of the coffee cup, with an apologetic look in his usually cold blue eyes. He knew that Jason had been very tired recently, and if it wasn't absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to add any new burden to Jason.

He is sorry.

Just then, he received a text message.

Jay: Robin III, receiving a delivery.

Tim was startled for a moment, then he saw a golden halo appear in front of him. A bear came over with a tray, put the pan-fried duck breast, vegetable salad and fruit tea in front of him, bowed again, and went back.

The president pursed his lips and typed on his phone.

Tim: I'm fine. My secretary will take care of my life. I hope you can take care of yourself, Robin II. Don't be too tired.

A new text message came back quickly.

Jay: You too, by the way, tell Robin IV to pay attention to Black Mask, he's going to receive a new batch at the port.

Tim didn't expect Jason to be so sensitive to Gotham's news. In fact, it wasn't until an hour later that he got the same information from Barbara.

But Barbara not only told Tim about this, she also told Tim about another thing.

"Tim, do you know why Gotham is always full of crime?"

Tim was stunned for a moment, and he replied subconsciously: "Because this city lacks laws, the administrative system is rotten from top to bottom. Don't we all agree on this?"

Barbara smiled bitterly. "Yes, we all know that, but there are deeper reasons, such as why this city has always been so bad."

It's not just money laundering, there's also arms and other evil and lucrative businesses, many old families move their operations to Gotham.

Tim was silent for a while, then replied, "Because this city is a money laundering channel for some old money families in Milijian, so they need this place to be rotten."

The oldmoney family refers to those people who possess prestige, wealth, power, and strong connections, and who are deeply rooted in this land. They may not have the same tremendous wealth as the Stark Group, and may not even be listed, but they have certain higher-level resources.

As the heir of the Drake family, Tim didn't know this at first, because his family was not at this level yet. It was not until he entered the Wayne family, one of the oldest families in Gotham, that he gradually understood the reasons.

The Wayne family has been trying its best to change Gotham, but the results have not been very good. The last two generations died, leaving only Bruce as the heir. It was not until Damian appeared that the family had two Waynes.

To put it bluntly, the Wayne family is indeed a member of the old money, but one Wayne cannot defeat the will of all the old money. Bruce also tried to participate in the election when he was young. After failing, he nominated Harvey Dent, who had not yet become Two-Face, to take the position, but failed as well.

Tim was sure that not many people in the family were aware of these things. It took him nearly a year to realize this, and Bruce should have figured it out after the Harvey Dent incident.

And Jason, he's gone further in politics than anyone else in the family, so he should know that, too.

He didn't know why Barbara suddenly brought this up, so he asked in confusion, "Babs, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Barbara sighed: "You should still remember the Xia Ersen family, right?"

Tim was confused: "Yes, I know."

The Sharson family is also a member of Oldmoney, and the former leader of this family also disappeared in Thanos's snap. The new heir was once a playboy who had a bad reputation in the upper class because of homosexuality, but he was glamorous in front of others, and even if his means were not as good as his disappeared father, he was still one of the better ones among the younger generation.

Barbara said in a deep voice: "Just yesterday, Xia Ersen was arrested, and the person who did it was Jason."

Taking advantage of the situation where everyone is exhausted, Jason attacks those who "need Gotham to be rotten", and this is the truth that Jason is busy and tired.

Emotionally, Jason was heartbroken by the departure of Bruce and Alfred, but his reason told him that there was no better time to take action than now.

……

Peter was very gentle when applying the medicine to Jason. If Jason hadn't repeatedly said that he was definitely not beaten to the point of gastric bleeding, he would have planned to take Jason to the hospital for a check-up.

Then Jason learned for the first time that Peter could cook and was quite good at it.

Jason ate his food slowly while Peter sat next to him.

Peter said in a firm tone: "I, my cooking skills are not as good as yours, but we are family, and I will also take care of the household chores!"

Does this child want to do housework?

Jason thought about it and nodded: "Okay, then I'll leave the purchasing to you."

He took out his cell phone and pressed a few buttons, then lowered his head to continue eating. Then Peter's cell phone rang. He quickly opened it and found that there was an extra zero in his account.

Jason said that this was money for his purchases, but Peter still felt that it was too much. Jason stroked his little curly hair and said gently, "It's not much. Axel's monthly pocket money is more than this."

Peter: "..."

Yes, bears are richer than him, and the adult Peter Parker feels sad.

Jason collapsed on the sofa holding Axel, wrapped in a blanket, and lazily changed channels. Several channels were broadcasting memorial activities for the dead, and some channels were questioning whether the superheroes were useless. Why didn't they stop the enemy, causing half of the lives in the world to be lost?

These are all brainless remarks. No wonder the Avengers and the Justice League have been under so much public pressure recently. It's really crazy to meet such people.

No, there is another situation, that is, politicians feel that the current situation is not optimistic, so they want to blame the super heroes and transfer the pressure of public opinion to others, so that they can feel relieved.

Alas, the problem is there, and it is normal for people to think about solving it. However, these guys are in positions of power but have no conscience to fulfill their duties.

With this in mind, Jason opened his laptop and typed a document on it.

Isn't it just a fight? When he was in Latveria, he defeated many old foxes in Eastern Europe. The king's chief lieutenant did not work for nothing. He is very good at this.

After a while, Jason closed his eyes and fell asleep on the sofa. Peter quietly saved the file, closed the computer, and carefully carried Jason back to the bedroom.

An old movie was playing on TV, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. At the end of the movie, a film critic expressed his feelings about the movie.

"Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence is a work jointly created by two very beautiful men in their prime years. But what's interesting is that the two protagonists are actually musicians, not professional actors. However, their profound thoughts, reflections on war, and the sparks that flashed when their souls collided, made this movie a classic engraved in film history. Now, let's enjoy the theme song of the movie with the same name created by one of the leading actors..."

There is a quiet power in the melody, which stimulates the seeds of emotion to germinate and grow, like a vicissitudes of life old man slowly telling the love of his youth, or like a sharp young man calmly watching his soul drowning in the river of emotion.

Axel climbed onto the bed, and Jason grabbed the bear and hugged it in his arms, with one hand naturally pinching Axel's fluffy bear ears. Several cats also jumped onto the bed and coiled around Jason's bedside and pillow.

Peter lay on the edge of the bed, tilted his head and looked at Jason's sleeping face, thinking, this is my home now.

Amid the music, Peter seemed to see a young man flying across half of the white ice rink in a swallow-like balance. Kosten's waist was decorated with a light blue ribbon, which fluttered in the wind as the boy skated, like a distant and blurry dream.

Later he remembered that it was indeed a dream, a dream he had when he was five or six years old. At that time, Uncle Ben and Aunt May were by his side. They sat together on the sofa in front of the TV with sweet chocolate biscuits in their hands. On the TV, Jason Todd, who was still a teenager and like an ice elf, appeared on TV for the first time.

It turns out that their lives had a one-sided intersection so early on.

The next day, Peter brought home a lamp. He turned off all the lights in the room, pulled the curtains, and turned on the light. The room was filled with stars, as if he was in the galaxy.

Jason really wanted to tell Peter that he often went to the universe, and occasionally traveled with Mogo, the world's largest Green Lantern, and he had seen more wonders of the starry sky.

But this scene was so beautiful to him. He looked at this scene and smiled sincerely for the first time after the snap of his fingers.

"Thank you, Peter, this is a great lamp. What made you buy it?"

Peter happily told Jason that this was his birthday present which was nearly a month late.

"Happy 27th birthday, Jay."

Jason was in a daze for a moment, and counted on his fingers, and found that he was already 27, just like Peter was already 18 years old.

Another year has passed.

Harry Osborn is also 18 years old, and the situation begins to change. For example, although he is still not allowed to smoke or drink, he already has the right to vote and can legitimately participate in the management of the Osborn Group.

The kid was studying in a business school, and his current manager, Mr. Russell, who also graduated from Columbia Business School, was his senior. Whenever Harry had doubts about his homework or lacked material for his thesis, Mr. Russell would guide him based on the actual situation in the Osborne Group.

Harry was very grateful for this. He knew very well that with the sudden death of old Osborn, without the help of Jason and Mr. Russell, he would have been swallowed up by the other shareholders of the group without leaving anything behind.

It was also at this time that he suddenly received a message from Jason.

"Harry, I'd like to ask you for a favor. Can you help me retrieve the transaction records related to the biological and chemical weapons of the Osborne Group?"

"what?"

Harry was full of doubts, but he would not refuse Jason's request, so he agreed to it and took Jason into Chairman Osborne's office at night when no one was around, turned on the computer for him, and retrieved the relevant data.

Jason sat there, looking at the transaction records above. After a while, he pinched his nose.

"Thank you, Harry, this information is very important to me."

Harry pulled a chair and sat down backwards, resting his hands on the back of the chair and leaning on his arms, and tilted his head to look at Jason.

"Russel said that you got yourself into a big trouble recently. If you're not careful, you'll be killed. Is it related to this information?"

Jason smiled at him: "Don't worry, I won't let you get involved in this."

"No! That's not what I meant!"

Harry jumped up: "I mean, I hope you will involve me in these things. I have long disliked some old guys. After my father died, they looked at me as if I were a piece of fat meat. As long as you need help, I am happy to fight alongside you!"

"I refuse. I will not drag a child into my fight."

Jason transferred the data to his USB drive, erased the browsing traces, and stood up.

Harry shouted in dissatisfaction, "This is not fair. You even asked Hit-Girl to be your apprentice! I haven't even said I want to be a vigilante with you yet! And you've already excluded me!"

However, no matter how the kid yelled, Jason had no intention of changing his mind.

After leaving Harry, he arrived at Katie's office. He handed over the USB drive and Katie quickly copied the data into a confidential folder.

She exhaled, "I never knew that the high-ranking officials who hated mutants were the same people who used Gotham to gain huge profits. I never thought that there would be a day when I would fight with them. Are you okay? The arrest of Charleson must have touched someone's sensitive nerves. I remember that the magician who cursed you was sent by them?"

Jason said indifferently, "It doesn't matter. I will fight them sooner or later. Now that those old guys are killed by that finger snap, I can fight them to the end."