Volume 3: The Nameless Chapter 5: Investigating the Bat Family in Gotham? Have you consulted the master?
"Beep, beep, beep"
Just as Mason and Zha Kang were busy around the World Gate, the young man's cell phone suddenly rang. He frowned, took off the enchanted gloves on his hands, picked up the phone and took a look.
It was Catwoman calling, which made Mason raise his eyebrows again. He walked to the French window to answer the call, and then heard Selina, who was spending the evening in Wayne Manor at this time, whisper to him:
"Mason, who have you offended again? Bruce has received a mysterious guest. I just heard them discussing issues concerning you. The guy named Brad was asking about your background and current situation."
Mason immediately got a headache after hearing Catwoman's first-hand information.
He said:
"This matter is very complicated. It is related to my bad friend in the magic circle. It cannot be explained in a few words. We can talk about it when you come over for a 'drink'.
The Iceberg Bar will be open for trial operation tomorrow, and as a distinguished guest, you must attend. "
Catwoman is so smart.
After hearing Mason's codeword, she immediately realized it and laughed warmly, saying:
"Of course, of course, I am a small shareholder of that bar, I will definitely go to my own property and have a good rest. Please reserve a private room for me tomorrow night.
I'll bring some friends over to show my support.
That’s all.”
After saying that, Selina hung up the call and glanced at the wall of the next room.
Mason had just reminded her that Mr. "Brad" could hear their phone conversations. Hmm, another character who sounded troublesome.
"The Demon Knight went to Wayne Manor!"
Mason put down his phone and turned back to say to Zha Kang:
"That guy has set his sights on me. He's such a troublesome character. Can you think of a way to get him..."
"Don't bother."
Zha Kang, who was holding the Midas Rod and adding additional inscriptions to the World Gate and preparing to enchant it, said without even looking up:
“Jason Blood has a high-level demon in his body. You may not have any idea of what this means, so let me give you a simpler description.
If the big fuss that the League of Assassins had staged that night was aimed at Brad, he could have killed them all in thirty minutes by himself.
The corpse was burned and the soul was devoured.
Once that guy enters the demon form, Batboy is probably the only one in this city who can stop him. If you want to defeat him, you have to summon helpers."
"I have heard some rumors about him."
Mason narrowed his eyes and said:
"But you also said that Jason Blood in human form has conflicts with the demon in his body. Perhaps we can take advantage of this?"
"It's a good idea, but all the people who thought so in the past few hundred years are dead."
Constantine looked up at Mason and said quietly:
"Don't you think about it? Can a guy with a high-level demon sealed in his body be an ordinary person? Even if Brad doesn't summon a demon, he can still easily go unmatched in Gotham City with a sword and a half.
He is a Knight of the Holy Grail who lived from the time of King Arthur to the present day!
The demon in his body was sealed in by the great wizard Merlin himself. His first lover was Morgan le Fay, and his current lover is Lady Nimue of Xanadu.
Don't underestimate him, Mason.
He is really very dangerous.
You can think of him as a magical version of Superman, he may not be a match for those freaks in the Justice League, but he can kill us little guys with one hand."
"That can't be helped."
Mason spread his hands and said helplessly:
"We can only use this as a last resort. If you can't beat them, then join them! Just like I dealt with you, let's find a way to get Jason Blood into Team K as well.
Let him see with his own eyes how we, the "underground workers" who live in darkness but have our hearts set on the light, fight against the Star Society."
"Well."
Mason's suggestion made Zha Kang stunned. He wanted to refute but felt powerless to complain.
The black magician tilted his head and thought about it, and felt that although Mason's suggestion was like ordering takeout from a panda, it was really a shame, but it was indeed a last resort.
And this proposal is quite consistent with Zha Kang's character.
This guy is the kind of bad guy who would pull off the quilt for his roommate when he wakes up from the cold at night. He was tricked by Mason himself, so how could he not invite others to enjoy such a sour and refreshing feeling?
“That’s a good idea!”
Ten seconds later, Zha Kang smiled evilly, waved his thumb and said:
"Leave it to me. I'll plan it and make sure it's foolproof! I tell you, Brad is a very capable fighter! Once he goes completely crazy and uses his demonic powers, he can even fight Superman for ten minutes without losing.
And because of the demon possession, he is immortal.
He is the perfect cannon fodder."
"I have absolute confidence in your ability to trick people, but let's fix this door first."
Mason put on the enchanted gloves again, squatted down and began to deal with the inscriptions and enchantments on the door. The branch hat fell into a deep sleep, but before falling asleep, he had told Mason all the key points, and then Mason passed them on to Zha Kang.
This kind of advanced concealment enchantment and energy balance inscription requires the infusion of magic power every time it is drawn, so Mason can only complete some simple rune outlines.
The complicated stuff still has to be left to Zha Kang.
Of course, it is always boring and dull when two men work together, and they always need some topics to adjust the mood, so Zha Kang quickly talked about his "happy life" in the past two days.
"Let me tell you, when I gave 'Polly' to Zack, her eyes popped out!"
Zha Kang blew out a smoke ring proudly and said in a long voice:
"She kept asking me where I found a live baby unicorn, and I made up a story but the answer didn't really matter.
Especially when I take the initiative to bridge emotional issues.
She saw my sincerity, there was no doubt about it.
We had a candlelight dinner together, fed the little unicorn together, took a bath together, and…"
"Stop! There's no need to describe the rest in such detail."
Mason interrupted expressionlessly:
"I have no real interest in the details of your overly colorful and corrupt personal life, John. Rather, I would like to share some details about your time at the magical conference in the House of Mystery.
For example, are you sure this is just a unilateral action of the magicians and there is no collaboration with the Justice League?
I just feel like something is not right.”
The young man stroked his chin, thought for a few seconds, organized his words, and said to Zha Kang, who was looking at the "good life" of the past day and night with a mean look on his face:
“Do you remember that Batman left Gotham for a while before?
When I visited Mr. Lucius a few days ago, I asked him indirectly about it. It turned out that Batman has been disappearing for a few days from time to time since more than a year ago.
I feel like the Justice League is definitely pushing something in the dark.
Even including the actions of the League of Assassins around the world not long ago. Although it was because you notified them urgently, don’t you feel that the Justice League’s speed of action was a bit too fast?
In less than thirty minutes, several operations of the Assassin's League around the world were handled simultaneously!
It is obvious that there was a similar plan in advance!
So, John, what do you think? "
"Ah? What are you talking about?"
Zha Kang blinked and said:
"Sorry, I didn't listen to what you said just now, some boring thing about Justice League blah blah. I was just recalling Zack's rare enthusiasm.
Maybe I should find more surprise gifts like the little unicorn when traveling around the world?"
"Alas, you are doomed, brother."
Mason sighed and stopped talking.
Zha Kang obviously has his own answer to this question, but he is playing dumb and doesn't want to say it. Mason doesn't ask any more questions and instead changes the subject to another direction.
He looked at the colorful gate of the world in front of him, which was painted with alchemical solution and enchanted talismans, and said:
“The trade fair is in two days, and I plan to take you, Selina, Ertong, and Barbara with me.
Charles and Jack need to stay in Gotham. We'll be gone for three days, so someone has to cover us here, especially since Jason Blood has his eyes on me.
He also met with Bruce, and Batman's surveillance of me may be restarted.
What a hassle! "
"It's okay. We have Polyjuice Potion, a disguised miracle drug."
Zha Kang snapped his fingers and said:
"Let Spiro pretend to be you for now. He's very good at this kind of thing, so you don't have to worry about being exposed. But have you prepared the things for the trade fair?"
"I have prepared some of them."
Mason patted the suitcase beside him and said:
"Potions, engineering items, and some rare raw materials and magic items are the common trading items for Team K. We have to share the exchanged items equally.
But if you prepare something good to exchange, then I can’t do anything about it.”
"Cool, that's the answer I wanted to hear."
Constantine grinned evilly and said:
"Just when I was leaving the Mystery House, I 'accidentally' brought back some goodies from Xiao Zha's collection. I can't have worked for a whole day and night in vain, right?"
"You...you stole your girlfriend's money while she was asleep after you made her fall asleep?"
Mason looked at the smug black magician in front of him in amazement.
He wanted to think of an appropriate word to describe the jerk in front of him, but after thinking about it, he could only sigh helplessly and say:
"You are such a complete scumbag, John. I am really curious why a good girl like Xiao Zha would get entangled with you?
It's really like a flower stuck in cow dung."
"Tsk, you don't understand. If Xiao Zha cared about those things, she would have put them away before she invited me into her bedroom."
Constantine blew out smoke rings and said confidently:
"And this is how we get along. You don't understand! You are jealous because I am a toad who got to eat the swan meat."
——
“This is what happened.
Although Constantine used a perfect explanation to explain this space-time disturbance, based on my understanding of him, I am basically certain that there is still something behind this matter.
Things that he and his friends didn’t want me to know.”
In the living room of Wayne Manor, Jason Blood was sitting on the sofa with his back straight like an ancient knight, holding a cup of coffee in one hand.
Said to Bruce Wayne who was sitting opposite him:
"I need your help, Batman."
"Please call me Bruce here."
Mr. Batman sat in a chair opposite the Devil Knight in the relaxed posture of a rich man. He was over 38 years old but still handsome and looked very calm as he looked at the visitor in front of him.
After hesitating for a few seconds, the master replied:
"You mean you need me to give you all the information I have about Constantine?"
"No!"
The demon knight stared at Bruce and said:
"I mean 'Mason Cooper'. The information you gathered about John Constantine is what he wants you to know. The information that was fabricated is of no use to me.
But Mason Cooper is on my mind.
His transformation over the past month is consistent with the growth process of other evil-related hosts I have seen in the past.
I suspect there is some mysterious power behind that young man.
Add to that his active involvement in the Outsiders incident, and I have reason to investigate him. But Gotham is your place, Bruce Wayne.
I need your help. ”
"You mean, permission?"
The master raised his eyebrows and said:
"You're not here for help, Brad. You're just here to ask for permission to act. You've already identified Mason as a suspect."
The Demon Knight remained silent.
But he didn't refute Batman's statement, just looked at him and waited for an answer.
The master shook his head and said:
"He's a member of the Bat-Family! Brad, I have an obligation to protect his private information and those little secrets he keeps. And from what I've heard, your 'investigative methods' are always very... well, wild.
I can't allow you to hurt him."
"Then you come!"
The Demon Knight drank the coffee in his hand in one gulp, stood up, straightened his clothes, took out a unique hourglass and placed it on the table, then said to the master in front of him:
"I just need an answer. If you can give me the answer, I won't have to bother the young man. But if you can't get the answer, then I'll have to figure it out on my own.
This may be a bit rough.
But I believe that as one of the founders of the Justice League, you can fully understand the harsh situation we are facing now. After all, there is only one month left, Bruce Wayne.
You told us this number.
Please understand.
But I am not the only one in the world waiting for this answer.”
After saying that, Jason Blood nodded coldly to the master, then turned and left.
Alfred sent the guests . When Alfred came back, he saw Bruce sitting on the sofa with two photos in his hands.
"master……"
Ah Fu whispered:
"Maybe you should talk to Mason, I mean be open and honest, he's by no means a bad guy."
"But he doesn't want to talk to me, Alfred."
Batman sighed, put the photo in his hand on the table and whispered:
"I should give Mason some credit after what we've been through together. I just don't want to see what happened to Jason and Barbara happen again.
Am I really doing the right thing?"
Bruce looked up at Alfred and said:
“Knowing that he is a breach, yet staking our survival and that of the world on the choice he will make, this trust may be a little too heavy.
No matter for him.
It’s still the same for me.”
Alfu looked down at the photos in Bruce's hand. One was of Mason riding a flying motorcycle through Crime Alley at night, and the other was of Selina wearing a bathrobe and putting on makeup.
Both photos were processed using a special method, and the red marks on them marked a common point. On the left arms of both people there was a tattoo that was covered by magic...
Ghost claw tattoo.
This made Ah Fu's expression become serious, and he whispered:
"Have you contacted Miss Zatanna for any news?"
"Um."
Bruce closed his eyes and nodded.
"She personally confirmed that John Constantine was also a member of their small team."
"But wasn't it Mr. Constantine who first informed the Justice League about the conspiracy of the Outsiders and the League of Assassins?"
Ah Fu frowned and said:
“If they are a team, it means that Ms. Selina and Mason are very likely involved in the warning, which also proves that they have no ill intentions towards us.
As a former agent, I can even think that they might be 'protecting' us in a dangerous way."
"That's why I decided to wait, Afu."
Batman stood up and said:
"Before Mason or Selina confesses these things to me, it must be kept secret and not let anyone know, otherwise it will cause trouble for them and cut off the one 'hiding option' we have in this crisis."
"Um."
The old butler nodded and said with concern:
"But there is pressure from other members of the Justice League and the magic world..."
The master looked out the window and said with deep eyes:
“If they have questions, they can ask me!”
