Chapter 182 Chapter 182 [VIP]
"My dad always says I'm stupid," Megan sat up suddenly, hugging her knees and cupping her cheeks with her hands. Then she hooked her fingers into the hair at her temples and played with it. She continued slowly, "I used to be terrible. I always wanted to die, but my dad wouldn't let me. He was always angry and would say weird things, but he wouldn't abandon me."
Did she really not remember much? She still remembered her father calling her "Little Mouse" because she always messed up his things, but maybe she did it on purpose back then? She had to make a mess, make a clanging noise, and then the clown would talk to her. The one with the pale cheeks was her favorite, so she gave him her most intense and focused gaze.
Why did Megan want to die in the past? It could only be because of her illness. She was seriously ill, terrified of the outside world, and extremely helpless, so she longed for death.
"He said, 'I want to escape the pain.'
She wanted to escape because she felt unbearable pain. She was such a coward, but now she was sitting on the lawn, feeling the wind and nature easily. She even turned her head and smiled at Jason slightly, her eyebrows and eyes filled with joy.
Jason blinked. He used to think Megan was pitiful, so he became friends with her, but she was no longer pitiful. However, they had become best friends, and nothing could change that. He also knelt down, got close to Megan, and asked gently and caringly, "What about now?" He wanted to ask Megan how she felt.
Megan lowered a hand to brush the grass beside her, "I got the best too."
She curved her eyebrows as she spoke, and there was a lot of love in her eyes. That was something that was once out of reach for her, but she didn't know when she had accumulated so much of it. She was a loved child. Megan knew this clearly, not only because her father repeated it to her many times, but also because what she felt in her daily life told her.
Jason said sincerely: "Megan, you are the best little bear, of course he will love you." Because she was Megan, it was natural for her to be loved. He stood firmly on the side of his friend without any reasoning.
After the conversation ended, they lay on the lawn for over an hour, almost finishing their meal. The two children walked through the bushes, each holding a small branch they had broken off. Jason suddenly chose a tree and quickly climbed up. He burrowed into the dense leaves, sticking his upper body out from between them.
He was hanging upside down on a thick branch, still holding the small stick in his hand, and he gestured, "Hey! Be careful! I'm coming!"
Megan also threw herself into the sparring with a serious look on her face, holding a small wooden stick and hitting each other. Their movements were clumsy and full of flaws. Jason had been trained by the martial arts master Batman, so he was obviously letting her win. Megan had seen Robin's heroic figure defeating the bad guys, so she also knew it and slowly narrowed her eyes.
Finally, Jason pretended to be defeated and let go. Megan easily picked up the small stick in his hand and said as he jumped down: "Xiaomei, you win!"
Megan continued to wave the small wooden stick around, deliberately admitting it, while Jason beside her applauded her.
Dick and Barbara, who were not far away, saw this scene. The friendship between the young people was warm and sincere. They could feel happy just by playing some small games that others thought were boring. They also saw that Megan did not have any training and looked like an ordinary child.
Jason had noticed someone watching, but he asked Megan and learned that she didn't mind, so he didn't pay any attention. It was still early, and when he invited Megan, he made an agreement with her to leave after dinner. If it was too late and she didn't mind, they could stay overnight at Wayne Manor. He had also planned what Megan would do during her visit, so he took her to play a new game.
There was a large, neatly paved area in front of Wayne Manor, and it was spacious enough, so he took out his roller skates. Yes, that was what they were going to do today.
After Jason taught Megan how to put on her roller skates, he stood up and leisurely slid around Megan with his hands behind his back. She seemed to have returned to the first time she tried skiing and was not very good at walking again. However, roller skating is very similar to ice skating and it is easy to master the skills. Megan stood firm little by little. Under Jason's guidance, accelerating, turning and stopping were no big problems. At this time, the light and flexible bird flew past her.
"Xiaomei, can you catch up with me?" he asked with a smile.
Then the little bear ran after him and started chasing and playing with him.
They were playing so hard that even Wayne Manor became lively. Megan's physical strength was not very good, and Alfred obviously knew the physical condition and daily activity of ordinary children. Not long after they started sweating, he came out with warm water and asked them to stop, mainly to remind Megan that she needed to rest. After all, they were not mainly playing with roller skates today, and there was no need to play until their muscles were sore.
Jason and Megan took off their roller skates, thanked Ah Fu, and walked into the house with warm water. Jason suddenly remembered Megan's homework and knew that she still had some questions she didn't understand, so he explained them all the way and skillfully led her to his room. He also took out a piece of draft paper and wrote an equation.
After he finished explaining the problem, he glanced to the side and saw the birthday present Megan had prepared for him. They were chatting in the car at the time, and after arriving at Wayne Manor, he was too excited to show off his best friend to everyone and forgot about it. But Alfred remembered it and put the gift box into Jason's room quietly, waiting for him to find it.
He had a bright smile on his face. Megan looked up from her seat at the table and followed his gaze. She heard Jason's voice rise uncontrollably as he asked, "Can I open it now?"
The second Megan nodded, Jason quickly opened the gift box and saw the custom-made pen, ink, bookmark, and notebook inside. He picked up the exquisite ink bottle and didn't see the trademark on it. Then he heard Megan say, "I bought the others, but I made the ink and bookmark by hand."
"Wow," Jason couldn't help but look at her when he heard that. Seeing Megan tilting her head with a smug look on her face, he couldn't help but bend his eyes as well. He picked up the bookmarks and took a look. There were corner bookmarks, hollow bookmarks, origami bookmarks, and tassel bookmarks in several different shapes. The workmanship was a bit rough, but they and the ink were the most precious of this gift. "This is a great gift!"
Jason took all these things out of the gift box and placed them directly on the desk, making it clear that he was going to use them. He opened the pen and found that it was still brand new. After washing the pen, he dipped it in ink and carefully and rigorously signed his name on the inside page of the notebook.
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After dinner, Megan didn't say anything about going back to the two-story house. At this time, Barbara, Kane, Leslie and Jean-Paul all left, and Jason and Megan stayed on the outdoor balcony together, waiting for the fireworks to be lit.
They talked about Ms. Kane and Dr. Leslie Tompkins. They all had connections with Bruce, and Barbara was the daughter of Bruce's friend James Gordon. Of course, she was also a good friend of Dick. As for Jean Paul, Jason turned his head and looked around, making sure that no one was nearby and there were no eavesdropping devices, so he felt relieved.
He whispered to Megan: "He's not in the right place, and he has a code name..."
"Angel of Death."
This vigilante is fine under normal circumstances, but once he has psychological problems, he will turn into Batman's enemy and act recklessly in Gotham. This has happened once before, and it is difficult to say whether he has a bottom line. The Order of Saint Dumas behind him is not a good thing, and Jean Paul has been brainwashed and controlled by them since he was a child.
They whispered about these things in the other world, Jason talking and Megan listening, but the topic didn't last long. Not far away, a bright light shot straight into the sky, bursting into brilliant fireworks, followed by two sounds of "whoosh" and "bang". When the first firework was about to go out, more lights flashed across the night sky. Each firework was brilliant and fleeting, but they continued one after another.
The night breeze was blowing gently as they watched fireworks of many different styles and colors. Because the noise was too loud, they had to shout to each other to decide which firework looked the best.
Megan said: "There are so many shooting stars with tails."
Jason laughed, "You're right!" A sky full of meteors with long tails came into view, and after the fireworks in the sky burned out, he took out a handful of handheld fireworks from behind him like a magic trick.
This was a toy they used to play with, Megan still remembered it, and after pulling one out of his hand, just as she remembered, Jason's fingers twisted the top of the firework, and when he removed it, dazzling sparks burst out from the top.
Now there was no more noise, and when everything was quiet, Jason said softly, "Now you have a bunch of stars in your hand too."
Countless stars burst out.
As the night deepened, Megan went to bed in the guest room of Wayne Manor. She was alone in the room, and there was a night light at the head of the bed as usual, but she didn't turn it off. After rolling around on the bed a few times, she took out her cell phone, which she usually kept as a decoration and seldom used, and dialed her father's number, but it didn't go through. So she settled for calling Nelson and said she was out playing today.
But she's been playing outside a lot! Not far from Nelson, the Joker knew exactly who had called, but when his subordinate reported to him, he pulled a smile and asked, "What? You mean that kid? She has her own ideas!"
"I know she's going to visit someone. Well, if I hadn't been busy, I would have gone to join in the fun!" He couldn't help laughing. After a burst of laughter, he composed himself and said slowly, "...Father and daughter partnership, right?"
He said such ridiculous words, and Nelson remained silent. But the clown didn't want anyone to talk to him, so he shrugged casually and skipped the topic.
In the middle of Gotham's night, at Jason's strong request, Batman and Nightwing took him with them on a night patrol. They shuttled between high-rise buildings. Batman received the mission and left first. Now it was just Nightwing and Robin. Their movements were equally agile and they had a straightforward temperament. Nightwing asked, "Aren't you afraid that your child will be scared at night?"
He asked this question out of curiosity, of course. After all, that was Jason—
In Batman's eyes, even though Jason has many shortcomings, he must be proud and satisfied with him. He is talented and works hard. Even if he is reckless and impulsive, that is another manifestation of his enterprising spirit. He grows at an extremely fast speed and then becomes the second Robin recognized by Batman.
Nightwing thinks Jason has a "ruthless" nature. He seems lively and friendly, and can talk to anyone as long as he wants, but he definitely has his own plans. However, this kid's friends don't seem to be the same kind of people as him.
Nightwing has been curious about Megan since he first saw her during the day, and now he can't help but ask, but Robin ignores him. Does he have to answer if he asks?
Since Nightwing had left his microphone on, Batman, who had already left, heard everything clearly. He knew that Megan knew Jason was Robin, so perhaps she had already guessed the identities of the other Bat-heroes? However, judging by her reaction today, Megan didn't care about these things and had no intention of testing or getting involved.
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