Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Forums have always produced great people

Recently, the Gotham topic has been very popular on online forums.

As we all know, Gotham has always been a city that is never short of topics. Over the years, talented people have sprung up like mushrooms after rain and gophers in a gopher machine.

It is human nature to watch the fun, so there are many CyberGotham people who are not in Gotham but still regularly visit the Gotham section of the forum to read the news.

Although some CyberGothamites will take screenshots of some comments and post them on other websites to let everyone feel the relaxed feeling of Gothamites and their comments on certain things, in order to show people in other regions the style (stereotype) of other Gotham characters.

But most people in CyberGotham only occasionally check it out when they have a little free time, like posting "RIP" when a natural disaster strikes, or posting "And then" to wait for the next episode. They usually just lurk around or wait a while before checking it out.

Wade is such a Cyber ​​Gotham man. After finishing a day's work, Wade, lying on the bed and resting on his phone, clicked on the forum that he had not opened for a while due to his busy work, and entered the Gotham topic section, wanting to see what news and gossip there was in Gotham recently.

In fact, Wade had only not read the forum for two weeks, but when he tried to read the recent hot topics, he was dazed by the high-frequency words that he could understand individually but could not understand when put together.

What is Arkham Name Battle? What is Jurassic Park? What is the Gender Swapping Fairy Tale Band? What is Little Red Riding Hood? What is Magic Boy? What is the Mothman in the Batmobile?

What on earth has happened to Gotham?

For a few minutes, Wade even wondered if he had gone crazy at work. He hadn't opened the forum for two years, not two weeks.

Forget it, I'd better browse the latest posts first. I'll fill in the missing ones later, and maybe I'll understand them as I read.

Thinking this way, Wade changed the arrangement of the posts. The first post that caught his eye was an analysis post titled "Jason Todd, the second son of the Wayne family, is the magic boy!"

who?

Wade rubbed his eyes, double-checking that he had read the title correctly.

If he remembered correctly, didn't Jason Todd, the Wayne family's second son, die unexpectedly while traveling abroad last year? How did he connect this to the recently appeared Gotham Magic Boys?

Driven by curiosity, Wade clicked on the post, wanting to understand the poster's train of thought.

And find out what the new "magic boy" that has recently appeared in the Gotham topic is.

I saw that the poster only posted two pictures.

The first one is a color photo of Jason Todd... To be more precise, it is a screenshot of an online news report with a color photo of the second son of the Wayne family. It said that the Wayne Group issued an announcement that Jason Todd was not actually dead, and that the body was mistakenly identified that year. He only returned to Gotham recently.

Wade: “Huh?”

Is this fake news? But April Fool's Day has passed, and even if it is fake news, it is too outrageous. How can it be wrong? Can Bruce Wayne not even recognize the face of his adopted son?

But...if it was a prank, would they create such fake news that they might even be sued by the Wayne Group?

Wade resisted the urge to Google the news and continued reading.

The person in the center of the second photo is wearing a pink dress that can appear seamlessly in a magical girl animation. She is holding a bird-beaked staff that looks very familiar. Judging from her skin color, she is also an Asian, which is common among magical girls. The only difference between this person and a magical girl is that she looks like a tall man.

Opposite this man was a person kneeling and curled up on the ground, with very distinctive clothing features. It was so obvious that even though this was an enlarged screenshot, Wade could still recognize that it was the classic Gotham villain Scarecrow.

Wade remembered that he had just seen a post vaguely called "Magic Boy Knocks Scarecrow to His Knees", and presumably the second picture was related to it.

But this still cannot change the fact that this matter itself is very problematic!

Is there a magic boy in Gotham? Why did the magic boy fight with the Scarecrow?

It's not the same style at all! Is that right?

Once again resisting the urge to leave the post and go to Google, Wade continued scrolling.

He wants to see if there is anything else he doesn't know, and then he can check it out together after reading the post!

Then Wade saw the poster's words on the second floor of the post:

After the magical boy appeared in Gotham, the second son of the Wayne family returned. The magical boy is a teenager, and the second son of the Wayne family is also a teenager. How could such a coincidence exist? Jason Todd, the second son of the Wayne family, is clearly the magical boy!

Wade:?

Even though he had known for a long time that people in Gotham had big imaginations, but... if his memory was correct, Jason Todd, the second son of the Wayne family, was white, and the magic boy in the picture just now was Asian, right?

How can they be connected even though they are different races? The most outrageous post back then was about Bruce Wayne being Batman, but the poster at least offered the argument that both were white.

Obviously, Wade was not the only one who thought the poster's idea was outrageous. While Wade was brainstorming, someone had already pointed out the racial problems in the poster's arguments.

Faced with the doubts, the poster was not afraid at all. He threw out a picture of a boy who looked like Superman, holding up a runaway train that was completely opposite to his body shape and floating in the air. He was wearing the same white and green skirt in the magical girl style as the boy in the second picture.

[If I show you this picture, how would you refute it?]

The poster's words revealed excitement as he typed rapidly.

[The magic boy in the third picture is clearly Caucasian, and he has black hair. I want to see how you can refute me! Who told you that there's only one magic boy? Prejudice! Magical girls always form teams, so why can't magic boys form a team?]

[Let us first list the current doubts.]

Let's start with Jason Todd's resurrection... Oh, that's not quite accurate. After all, Wayne Enterprises claims Jason wasn't dead at all. It was simply because of the terrorist attack that Bruce saw the body, which was so disfigured that he misjudged it. Plus, Bruce was so heartbroken that he didn't even bother to get a DNA test, so he was hastily declared Jason Todd dead. This led to Jason being held hostage in the Middle East for almost a year, until he finally managed to escape and was rescued by Superman.

[Then I have a question - how did a 15-year-old like Jason Todd survive that terrorist attack that could leave a person completely disfigured? And why didn't those ruthless thugs kill him or demand a ransom from Bruce?]

[But if the fact that "Jason Todd is a magical boy" is true, then all doubts will be resolved.]

Why did he survive a terrorist attack that could leave a person disfigured beyond recognition? Because he's a magical boy, or perhaps that incident became a catalyst for him to become one. This is also mentioned in the story of Mami Tomoe, who became a magical girl to survive after being in a car accident... I know you're going to say I'm being sloppy, but why can't I use anime as an example? The magical boy in the pink dress even used Cardcaptor Sakura's magic wand and cards!

[As for why the thugs didn't kill Jason and why they didn't ask Bruce for a ransom, that's easier to explain. Because Jason Todd wasn't even captured. He's still alive and hasn't contacted the embassy or returned home. He's most likely carrying out a secret mission for the Magic Boys!]

...Can it be explained this way?

Wade, who was quietly diving and watching, was shocked.

Although he has not yet synchronized what happened in Gotham during this period, Wade must admit that if the examples given by the poster before are true, the poster's logic can indeed explain the argument he put forward.

At the same time, the poster did not continue to discuss the authenticity of Jason Todd's magic boy theory with others, because the poster was still making efforts at the moment.

[I'd like to share another opinion. Unlike the popular belief that the pink-dressed magic boy and his group were first seen in Blüdhaven, I believe their earliest sightings and group activities were probably in Gotham.]

[Remember the Bludhaven sightings? That Asian boy was often accompanied by a man wearing a red helmet and another strange creature with a green prototype pattern on its chest?]

Many people remembered this incident. Wade saw a post where someone had posted several photos of strange creatures with green circular logos on their chests, mixed in with some names he couldn't understand, such as "Killer Croc II", "Kind Version of Mr. Freeze", and "Gender-Reversed Poison Ivy".

…It seems like the people of Gotham are having a pretty exciting time lately.

The poster did not respond to them but continued speaking.

Many people still remember the blue Mothman who had a scandal with Nightwing some time ago—he's referred to as "Ice Ghost" in the rumored story. Those online claiming that Ice Ghost ate the Batmobile in three bites in Gotham predate the Blüdhaven sighting.

Someone retorted: "Weren't you talking about the Magic Boy? How did you get off topic and talk about the Ice Ghost and his strange friends?"

Some even tried to provoke the OP to talk more about the magic boy: [OP, you're not going to die so soon, are you?]

The poster ignored these people and instead dropped another bombshell: "I was there, and I can tell you clearly. When Ice Ghost was eating and playing with the Batmobile and flying away, I saw a white dot in the sky, and then it disappeared after Ice Ghost."

[I've been lurking on forums these days, looking at various photos and videos of sightings of young wizards. I can now say that the white dot I saw was most likely the young wizard in the pink dress, flying on a winged wand.]

Everyone was puzzled: "So what? What does this prove?"

[Why would the magic boy have so much free time to come to Gotham? — Haven't you been discussing this issue for a while but still have no idea?] The poster said, [Based on what I said before, if Jason Todd and this group were colleagues and comrades, and he was going home, do you think you would come to see him off?]

[Think about it this way: if a comrade you've been through thick and thin with and have a close relationship with is going home and has a big happy event—a family reunion, perhaps, or a teammate you played basketball with is going home, would it be reasonable for you to give him a ride?]

This statement didn't convince everyone. For example, Wade, who was confused at the moment, replied: "Then why did they go to Blüdhaven later?"

[Put yourself in this situation: for example, one day a colleague you're very close to invites you to their house for a family wedding, and you go along. Then, within five seconds of meeting their family, your teammates start crying and hugging each other. In short, the emotions are extremely intense. Would you choose to join them in the hug, or temporarily leave this place where you've become a third wheel?]

Wade was convinced.

Even if the evidence provided by this poster was all fabricated, he was able to make it so reasonable and make it all fit together, so he would admit that he was deceived.

That's what Wade thought, and that's what Wade responded.

However, the poster was still dissatisfied with his response, insisting: "I swear on my Gotham University psychology degree that all the evidence I cited above is true! I analyzed it with the same seriousness I gave my thesis defense! You can question my intelligence, but you can't question my academic integrity! My professors in my major all praised me, saying that I would rather write a pile of garbage than polish my writing into human language!"

Wade: ...

Others in the thread: ...

It would be fine if I didn't swear, but once I swear... especially with this swearing object...

Suddenly I feel that this argument is not so credible.

Also, who was your professional teacher back then? Was it a scarecrow?

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