Chapter 104 The Old Man and the Sea After getting off the bus, Tim took her...

After getting off the car, Tim took her away, and then there was a long period of silence.

This is a somewhat secluded riverside park. You can see people watching the fireworks in the distance, and if you walk further back you can reach a higher place.

He suddenly asked a question.

"You seem to have been in Gotham for a while. How is it?"

Ryushu glanced at him.

"This..." She lowered her head. The stone bricks at her feet were paved a little messily, but it did not affect people's walking.

"It's great. Everyone speaks very nicely, but it's a little hard to understand."

"So... do you want to settle down here?" Tim stopped beside a high bench. He took out two cups of tea and a plate of biscuits. While doing this, the topic might seem more casual.

"Hmm?" Liu Shu didn't quite understand what he meant. Would Wayne Tower enter eviction mode if she didn't settle in Gotham? She sat down puzzled.

"I'm just asking." Tim sat upright next to her, just like he had stood next to her this afternoon.

"I've already settled here, right? Does Gotham require outsiders to inherit a farm and make money from farming?"

Come to think of it, Liu Shu still remembered what Jason's men were planning. Were they planning to make him a noble? They might build him a manor, and then they'd have to call him "Master."

"You'd better go to the Internet cafe less often. You weren't the type to say that before." Tim thought for a moment and gave her a concerned look.

"I have too much free time. What can I do?" Who doesn't have time to rest? Liu Shu's smile seemed to show off. Even if she didn't mean it that way, it would be a show-off in the eyes of others.

“…”The fireworks show began.

Liu Shu took a look and found that they seemed to be ordinary fireworks, but there were more of them, which gave people a shocking feeling. They were similar to the Chinese New Year at home. However, Liu Shu didn't know if it was still possible to set off fireworks during the Chinese New Year.

She turned her head and saw that the people next to her were not watching the fireworks. When she saw Liu Shu noticed him, Tim seemed a little surprised.

Liu Shu waved at him and he came over obediently.

"You said... can these fireworks be seen in the water? If not, wouldn't it be considered a farewell? But throwing gunpowder into the water is like frying fish—"

“???” A hint of disappointment flashed across Tim’s eyes, but more of it was confusion.

Because they were not very close to the fireworks, he could hear people talking clearly if they put their hands close to his ear. That was why he could not ignore the seriousness in Liu Shu's voice. She seemed to be really thinking about frying the fish.

"Aren't the fireworks pretty?" The silence after the noise made people feel as if their brains had stopped vibrating. Tim asked her while looking at the empty sky.

"It's okay. It would be even better if there were super big ones. The ones that glow and fall like meteors are also very beautiful. It's a pity that there are none today." Living in a country where fireworks are set off during festivals, people have a high tolerance for such scenes.

Liu Shu thought the fireworks display was generally good and lasted long enough.

"But you didn't even look at it..." Tim turned his head to look at her.

Liu Shu vaguely heard a hint of grievance in his tone. Could it be that he had chosen some of these fireworks?

Liu Shu looked back at him apologetically. She didn't like watching fireworks that much, and his fireworks were much more beautiful than the ones he chose.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Tim blinked slowly.

"Don't be so well prepared next time. It feels like you've planned this for a long time." Liu Shu didn't say what she really thought. This was something she learned from several people she knew.

She picked up the tea beside her and took a sip as if to hide her mistake.

...Why don’t you learn something good? Liu Shu suddenly realized that this might not be a good habit.

"I see," Tim interrupted her thoughts. "Is there anywhere else you'd like to go shopping?"

"Let me think about it..." Liu Shu hadn't thought about it yet, but she saw Tim answered a phone call.

“…”

"What?"

"But they shouldn't have any problems. Isn't there a guarantee from the Sea King?"

"Okay, I'll go over and take a look now." Tim put down his phone.

Hearing the name 'Aquaman', Liu Shu seemed to know where he was going, but why was he talking to someone on the phone? If it was Bruce, shouldn't he contact him in other ways?

"Shall we go together?" She said it before the person next to her asked.

"It's not a big deal," Tim said as he finished packing and stood up. "The Sea King's people are having a bonfire party. They're much more cheerful than I thought."

"Bonfire party? The people of the Sea King?" It is indeed time to go and see, it must be very interesting. Knowing the way back, Liu Shu walked ahead this time.

"Yeah, before they left, they suddenly decided to give something to the people of Gotham, so they started grilling fish. Everyone can get one, and there's no need to queue." Tim didn't walk fast and didn't seem to be in a hurry.

"..." After hearing what he said, Liu Shu felt that the skewer of grilled fish she had thrown into the fire was a bit unfair. "I told you that such a big fish should be edible, but Batman refused to let us eat it."

"Don't eat anything."

"There's not even a light here... Can you see the road?" Liu Shu looked back at the person slowly walking down the stairs, and then she realized that it was very dark around her.

"I won't fall." Tim walked to her side.

That means he can't see, so without turning on a flashlight, Liu Shu reached out and held his hand.

"Thank you." I could hear his gratitude.

However, he must have brought a flashlight. Even if he didn't, he could use his cell phone to turn on the light. If that didn't work, he still had night vision goggles. Secretary Liu remembered that the mask he gave him had night vision function, and the mask was still at home.

Finally they walked back to the road they came from, and the car was still parked at the original location waiting for them.

"Does it bother you to hang out with us?" Tim asked as he opened the car door. It was the first time he asked such a question.

Liu Shu looked at him and shook his head slightly. "I never thought it was a bother. What I see every day is always new and interesting."

"That's good." Tim closed the door and looked at her with a relaxed smile. "I used to think you preferred quietness and not being disturbed."

"You were right before." Humans are quite hypocritical. Liu Shu can accept the noise of friends, but not of strangers.

"What about now?" He seemed to think that Liu Shu's preferences had changed.

"What you said is not a disturbance." The word "disturb" doesn't reach the level of liking someone. It should be called playing with her. Liu Shu looked out the window. She kept telling herself in her heart that the "liking" she just thought of was liking in a broad sense, which was similar to liking Winnie.

“…” Tim looked at her expression for a long time, and only spoke when Liu Shu finally turned around to look at him again.

"The metropolis is great for traveling. Do you want to try skydiving there? It's like drowning when you go through the clouds, but it's wonderful to realize that you are in the sky." His expression was still gentle.

If you ignore how hardcore what he said was, it still looks cute. Liu Shu turned her head away and tried to imagine what it would feel like to drown in the sky, but she found that she couldn't imagine it.

It's like a fish getting into a car accident. How can you know what it feels like unless you experience it?

"Or go diving?" Tim's voice was close; he wasn't sitting on the other side of the car.

"Either is fine." Feeling like if I didn't agree, he'd ask if I wanted to go car racing or bungee jumping, Liu Shu nodded in agreement, "Fishing is fine too."

"You seem to care a lot about those fish?" Tim asked with some confusion.

Of course I care, Liu Shu’s face looked a little serious.

"When I first saw it, I thought about how to cook it, and every time since, I thought, if there is such a big fish in the world, it must be edible."

"No, actually they don't grow naturally." He began to remind some of what Liu Shu knew.

"Wouldn't artificial breeding be better? It can be produced in large quantities."

“…”

"As a result, when I actually ate it, someone stopped me." Liu Shu was not silent because of his silence, she said regretfully.

"You can resist." Tim knew what had happened before. When he was reading various records in the Batcave, he always paid special attention to her name.

"No," he said, "he was like an evil spirit summoned by fire, and the fish was too fat, so greasy."

"You threw it away so easily because you don't like it, right?" Tim was trying to guess the logic behind her behavior based on his understanding of her.

He guessed correctly, so there was no reward. Liu Shu raised his head and looked ahead guiltily, "No, I'm not picky about food."

"Actually, Bruce has eaten that kind of fish." Tim did not condemn her behavior. After all, eating something of unknown origin is not a good thing.

"When?" He had already eaten it, so why shouldn't he let others eat it? Liu Shu looked at him, wanting to know more details.

"A respected old entrepreneur said he caught a big fish and ate it at his celebration party. Actually, I don't understand why we should celebrate such a thing." Tim shook his head.

"You said it all, the old entrepreneur..." Liu Shu recalled the size of the fish, "Is he Hemingway?" The Old Man and the Sea?

Seriously, you can fight with that kind of fish for days at sea, so it’s pretty impressive if you can catch it.

"He has a strong character," Tim sighed with a smile, "and is quite stubborn." The latter part was the truth.

"When Bruce gets old, he will definitely fight with fish at sea for two days and two nights."

"?" Tim didn't know what to say, because he didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence. "Then he probably wouldn't let sharks get close to his prey. He would put shark repellent on the boat..."

It was a ruthless smear campaign. Liu Shu discovered that he was even better at making fun of Bruce than he was.

That's normal, he has been with Bruce for so long.

The car stopped on the side of the road and they couldn't go any further. It wasn't because there was no road, but because there were too many cars and there was no one in those cars.

Liu Shu and Tim looked at each other and got out of the car decisively.

"Okay," Tim held her hand, "We have to walk from now on."

"...You can't walk?" Liu Shu didn't know whether she should shake him off. She saw a lot of people and bonfires under the bridge. They were going that way.