Chapter 157 Chapter 157 Kidnapping instead of adoption is on the agenda...
Since the child is connected to a cult, we cannot leave him alone or return him to his original place.
Jason was even more direct: "You are a cult."
"Bob" was stunned for a moment, then angrily denied: "Don't think we are the kind of fools who only base their hopes on illusory things that don't exist!"
Li Hua thought to himself, of course, not to mention cults, true believers of any religion would not consider themselves superstitious, in their eyes those things really exist.
Coupled with what the child said earlier about "justice must be achieved by one's own hands," this justice is then brainwashed from the moment a child is born, requiring them to undergo "trials" that are useless for developing a healthy outlook on life and even growth, other than torturing and killing people...
This couldn't be more evil!
A strong wind blew by, and the clay monkey child disappeared.
Another gust of strong wind, and this place has truly become a "no man's land" again.
That was definitely not a speed that a human could react to. Damian discovered that the environment around him had changed in the blink of an eye.
It was no longer a tropical rainforest, but an empty hall made of metal, and he was surrounded by more people in strange costumes!
"Oh my god, this is just a child."
A young blond woman wearing a red top, blue pants, and silver wrist guards exclaimed.
Damian was about to ask the Flower Fairy and Flower Hood what tricks they had played on him when he heard the Flower Fairy ask, "Where have we been taken? This isn't the Amazon rainforest."
.......So you don’t know it yourself?
"I called Robin," said a teenage boy in a green and black bodysuit. "He said he was having a meeting with the Teen Titans and needed a team-building... I mean, he said to leave it to them. Then Superboy came and brought us here."
After Benjamin turned back into a human, he had been using headphones to listen to the live audio broadcast that he didn't know whether it was opened by Li Hua or Jason. He believed that he was not good at dealing with people's problems, and even worse at combating cults - otherwise he would have dealt with the Dragon Cult that was causing trouble everywhere in his world, so he called Tim directly.
Tim happened to be at Titans Tower with other young superheroes for a group activity called "regular meetings, but actually just hanging out together". After hearing this, he said, "Just bring this poor kid over here. We are good at investigating and fighting evil organizations.
Damian followed their gaze to a teenage boy wearing a ridiculous red, yellow, and green outfit. He heard him say, "I was remiss. I should have invited you guys over earlier."
"You lied to me!"
By this point, Damian still hadn't realized he'd been set up. He tried to attack the "Flower Fairy" and the "Flower Cover," but was snatched up by a young man with a crew cut and a black shirt. Despite his thrashing, punching, kicking, and desperate struggle, he couldn't inflict any damage on the man's exposed arm, and he couldn't break free, so he could only roar in anger.
"You are not 'Flower Fairy' and 'Flower Mask' at all, you are two shameful kidnappers!"
Facing the Teen Titans' probing gaze, Jason raised his hands innocently: "You're accusing me of this. I didn't say anything. He said it all."
Li Hua: "It's not really a lie, look at his hairstyle, isn't it just a flower (head mask)? As for me, I can indeed be a flower fairy."
As long as he draws a [flower] card.
"Why are you explaining to him? You're acting like this kid never lied." Jason said to "Bob." "Stop pretending. Your name is not Bob at all. Besides, you understand when we speak Spanish, right?"
"Bob" just stared at Jason fiercely, like a grumpy cat being taken to the pet store for a bath.
"So you were speaking Spanish back then."
Li Hua and Benjamin, who were using automatic translators, suddenly realized what was going on. If No. 666 hadn't used telepathy to remind them that Jason had switched languages to prevent eavesdropping, they probably wouldn't have realized Jason had switched languages, let alone the type of language.
This is also why it was Benjamin and Li Hua who asked "Bob" questions at the beginning. No matter what language "Bob" spoke, they could communicate without any obstacles.
"This is some hair I plucked from his head." Benjamin handed Tim a few strands of hair that Swampfire had pulled out while stroking the child's hair. "He was born into that hopeless cult, so his parents might be a starting point for your investigation into that cult."
“You despicable bastard!” Seeing this, “Bob” struggled even harder, with such force that Connor was shocked. He had to relax his skin as much as possible to prevent him from breaking his bones. “Kidnapper! Deceiver! Betrayer!”
"Don't be so excited." Li Hua came forward and comforted her. "Look, you've already been rescued by us. A DNA test is only a matter of time. Right now, we can just use a few strands of your fallen hair. There's no need for an injection like with a blood test. How great is that?"
Everyone:......Are you really trying to comfort me instead of mocking me?
Obviously, "Bob" was not comforted by Li Hua's words. Even though his face was covered in mud, you could still see that the child's face had swelled up with anger like a pufferfish, and he burst into a burst of swear words with an astonishing vocabulary.
Tim rubbed his brow. "........Okay, looks like this is going to take some time."
Cults are troublesome in this way. Instead of believing they are being deceived, members often believe their rescuers are deceiving them. They will not cooperate with investigations and may even become extremely aggressive towards rescuers.
This was especially true for this child, brainwashed from birth. It was clear that his worldview, life outlook, and values had all been severely distorted by that damned cult. Add to that the crude way he was brought here, and now he saw everyone present as a kidnapper, an enemy, or perhaps a "devil trying to stop him from completing his great trial."
"It's going to take a lot of effort," Jason said. "Be careful. Even though this kid lied, one of his words was true. He was indeed trained as a 'warrior.' Don't treat him like an ordinary child. He can use deadly moves. Don't let him touch any weapons or items that could be used as weapons."
It would be safest to let the half-Kryptonian in the Man of Steel touch him.
"Should we stuff something into his mouth?" Li Hua said worriedly, "What if he bites his tongue to commit suicide..."
The others looked at him in confusion, and "Bob" stared at him viciously for some reason, as if Li Hua was going to torture him and was about to bite through his throat and fight to the death as soon as Li Hua got close.
Jason calmly offered his expertise, "I'm assuming you mean it literally, like biting off your tongue to commit suicide or something like that... Well, I'm sorry, that wouldn't kill you."
Li Hua: "Ah? You can't die? Then how do so many people die by biting their tongues?"
“Bob” cursed angrily: “You’re so stupid!”
No one paid any attention to "Bob's" outburst. Jason continued, "It's not that death is impossible, but it's unlikely. So where did you see someone die?"
Li Hua: "Novels and TV series."
Everyone including "Bob":........
Li Hua: "Then is it also true that swallowing gold to commit suicide is simple, quick, and painless?"
"You will die, but the painless part should be a beautiful legend," Tim said. "Esophagus, digestive tract, intestinal scratches and bleeding, infection and intestinal obstruction... There are many ways to die, and each one is very painful. But no matter which one, you won't die immediately on the spot."
Li Hua: "I see... Then we don't have to gag him, that's good. Otherwise, we'd look like kidnappers."
"Bob"'s eyes were bloodshot: "You are the kidnappers!"
Still, no one paid any attention to his rants. After all, the cognitive errors caused by different perspectives and values couldn't be remedied with a few words, except for Connor, who was responsible for restraining him. "How about I put him in the restraint room first? This kid is too hot-tempered. I'm afraid he'll break his ribs out of anger."
He really has softened his skin to its softest.
"Let me wash his face and change his clothes first," Li Hua said. "The child's face is covered in mud. It's unpleasant to look at and smell."
Tim clutched the hairs and said, "I'm going to send this thing for testing first. Good luck to you guys."
Benjamin: “Then I—”
Jason, Li Hua, and Tim said in unison: "Don't go with them."
Otherwise, once the Omnitrix's transformation is canceled in front of this child, if something goes wrong later, another villain gang will know that Benjamin opened the number ten alone.
Although some people in Gotham Mental Hospital should have known about it, they would not and do not have the time to make a national news report in such a short period of time saying that BEN 10 is a person in every sense of the word. If possible, it is better to reduce the exposure of one's shortcomings as much as possible so that the fish frying can be sustained.
Benjamin: “…Actually, I just wanted to say I’m going to take care of the kids.”
He is not stupid, and he is not needed here for the time being. It is impossible for him to abandon his 14 children and take care of other children, right?
"What a coincidence! Beast Boy is the best at taking care of children!" The eyes of Beast Boy Garfield Gar Logan, dressed in green, and the Wonder Girl Cassie Sandmark, dressed in red, blue pants and blonde hair, sparkled. "Yes, we are happy to help."
Beast Boy was the most excited. He could transform into any animal he could imagine. After he heard that Benjamin could transform into any intelligent creature, he had been looking for an opportunity to meet him.
But later I heard from Tim that Benjamin was so busy taking care of 14 children that he was physically busy, and he also had to take extra lessons from Batman... It sounded like he was so busy and miserable, so I never took the initiative to bring it up.
"Are you Beast Boy? I heard the Hood mention you! Then let's go!"
Benjamin had obviously longed to meet this peer with similar abilities as himself. He excitedly waved goodbye to Jason and Li Hua, then left with Beast Boy and Wonder Girl.
"We've got it done here."
Li Hua first went with Jason to get a set of clean clothes, and then roughly sewed them to ensure they wouldn't slip off the thick-skinned child's body too easily. Then he joined Connor in the bathroom. Connor held the child in one hand, filled the bathtub with water, and said helplessly.
"He just tried to poke me in the eye with a comb and tried to strangle me with the showerhead's steel pipe. You guys should tell me later that it's safer to stay away."
The result was that there were two more broken items in the bathroom: the comb and shower head were no longer usable.
Jason was not lying to him, this brainwashed kid was really too aggressive!
"It's okay. I'm the best at dealing with disobedient children."
Jason rolled up his sleeves and moved away all the dangerous items that the child might come into contact with. He asked a question before taking any action.
"By the way, there's something I must ask you before I give you a bath. Are you a boy?"
This child is so ugly that you can't even tell the original color of her hair. If it were a girl, he and Li Hua would turn around and go out to call the magical girl in.
Connor...let's blindfold him. The only girl on duty today is Wonder Girl, and for now, no one except the Kryptonians can hold this guy down.
Bob was seriously considering whether to swallow his pride and accept the position temporarily, waiting for someone with a better chance to succeed. Then Jason said, "If you're a woman, I'll send that vegetative guy with the red crown. He's hermaphrodite anyway."
Of course it was a lie. Jason, who had rich street experience, was worried that the kid would think that Wonder Girl was an easy breakthrough and lied to him, so he deliberately tricked him.
"...You can dig out your blind eyes." Damian practically gritted his teeth, emphasizing his gender to everyone years in advance, "I'm a man."
"That'll do."
The damn flower-head seemed to be very satisfied with his answer, because he slapped a wet towel on his muddy face and rubbed the dried mud on his face with damnable force.
"As expected, this is definitely a big project. Go ahead, Flower Fairy, use the Little Crocodile Loves Bathing magic!"
"Stop giving my magic weird names. Can you please respect Clow Rido?"
Before Damian finished his complaint, he felt a chill on his scalp. Something cold and amorphous wrapped around his scalp, like stagnant water.
Damian stopped struggling after he realized that the wet towel on his face, although strong, avoided his nose and mouth and would not suffocate him.
He just wanted to escape, but that didn't mean he wanted to carry this smelly and dirty thing on his body forever.
Besides, he is not a fool or a perpetual motion machine of physical strength. He has already realized that forcing it will never work. Anyway, he has decided to take a bath today, so let it be.
Soon, the towel obstructing his vision was removed, presumably to wipe away the mud on his face. Just when Damian thought this humiliating torture was over, the man with the flowery face slapped the towel back on his face and began to wipe it with even greater force.
You still have to wipe it clean before you can see the true face of this little devil.
Jason thought as he wiped the dried mud off the kid's face more carefully.
Otherwise, how could he vaguely see a familiar face on this little kid?
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The author has something to say: "The word 'flower hood' means both a 'flower head cover' and a 'flower hood', a glass cover placed over a flower. Li Hua is using an English pun here."
【Catch the bug twice】
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