The talkative raven in the world of American comics

Chapter 108 Return to Gotham

Chapter 108 Return to Gotham

A sugar cube was placed into a teacup.

Then, the cleverly shaped spoon gently stirs the teacup.

Talia suddenly stopped moving.

He said it without turning his head.

"Father."

"Where is he?!"

Although he looks like a man in his prime, he exudes an air of weariness from time to time.

His name is Reshchug, and he is a fellow who has lived for centuries thanks to the Pool of Lazarus.

And the beautiful figure in front of me.

It was his daughter.

Talia took a sip of tea; it still tasted somewhat bitter.

She said, "In twenty-four hours, I will tell you his location, Father. You can try to track him down now... but I don't think you'll be able to."

Lei Xiaogu narrowed his eyes, bent down, and looked like an old father caring for his beloved daughter.

He said coldly, "You have no idea what you're doing!"

Talia turned around and met her father's lifeless eyes.

"In fact, Father, I know, and I did this for you."

Reshock chuckled, scoffing at Talia's statement.

"For me?"

"Yes."

"I admit he's a talented person, but you know, I've seen people who are more talented than him. If you can't give me a reasonable explanation..."

"He was not affected by the Pool of Lazarus."

"?!"

Lei Xiaogu's pupils suddenly contracted: "You should know what you're talking about."

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No one understands this pool better than him.

Perhaps to others, this pool of water can bring resurrection and healing.

But the price is enormous; it can distort a person's spirit and change their very nature.

It can transform a person into a complete monster.

He is both the master of the pool and its prisoner.

Without sufficient willpower, one will go mad sooner or later.

And he could already sense that the line was not far away.

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Talia recalled the raven's crimson eyes.

She said softly, "A crow appeared next to Jason."

"crow?"

"A crow that can talk."

Reshogu nodded slightly, signaling Talia to continue.

Talia said, "Its appearance prevented Jason from exhibiting any mental instability and quickly pulled him out of his vegetative state."

"I've seen it. It said it had resolved the negative effects of the Pool of Lazarus, so I don't have to worry about Jason."

Lei Xiaogu frowned, as an old monster who had lived for centuries.

He certainly knew what the crow meant.

He asked, "A magical artifact?"

"I have no idea."

"you do not know?!"

Talia nodded and sighed, "Yes, Father, I don't know. The only thing I know is that if it can eliminate Jason's negative state, maybe it can eliminate yours too."

Lei Xiaogu: "

"...It's not that simple, daughter. Everything comes at a price."

"Maybe so, that's why I let Jason go, because I knew he would come back someday."

Talia noticed the confusion in her father's eyes, which seemed to indicate doubt about her affirmation.

She explained, "He will seek revenge, and I firmly believe that."

Reshogu didn't react much to this; he was more curious about the raven that Talia had mentioned.

He asked, "So it was that crow that approached Jason?"

Talia nodded. "I think so."

After a moment of silence, Lei Xiaogu turned and left, saying, "I know what you're thinking, and I know your purpose isn't just for me. I understand that, but I also hope you understand something else."

Talia looked at her father's retreating figure without saying a word.

"Even if a miracle does happen, you will return the child to the detective intact, without a scratch..."

"He won't fall in love with you because of this," Lei Xiaogu said, tilting his head slightly.

Talia:

"At most, he'll be grateful to you, and that feeling will only flash through his mind briefly. Then, the next second, he'll be wondering why you kept it from him for so long!"

As Lei Xiaogu spoke, he became increasingly convinced that his daughter was captivated by the detective.

He had to admit that the detective was indeed an excellent fellow; from the perspective of someone who had lived for centuries, almost no one could rival him.

Even Lei Xiaogu himself couldn't help but admire this guy.

He said, "You're just being self-satisfied, daughter."

Talia couldn't help but exclaim, "I just gave Jason his life back!"

Lei Xiaogu chuckled a few times after hearing this, then shook his head and left.

The sound came from the corridor and reached Talia's ears.

"No, you unleashed a plague. I live off the spring, and I know what it leaves in people's hearts, even with that raven you mentioned."

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""

"Ah~"

Oz yawned, then tilted his head to glance at Jason, who had remained silent.

This guy hasn't spoken a word since he set off on his way back to Gotham.

During that time, he did try to chat with the kid.

As a result, he remained completely silent, like a living dead person.

Moreover, before leaving, Oz believed that he had helped Jason alleviate some of his inner conflicts.

But I didn't lose a single hair!

It's not that Oz wanted to shed his fur, but he had a feeling it was time for him to shed.

"ah"

The crow perched on Jason's head and yawned again out of boredom.

This time Jason finally reacted.

Are you sleepy?

"Huh, I thought this was a post-mortem effect!"

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""

Jason gazed into the distance, following the winding road to its end, until his eyes finally settled on the city that shone with starlight in the darkness.

Gotham.

Jason slowed down as he approached the home he had always longed to return to.

"I thought Talia wouldn't let me go."

Jason, unusually, took the initiative to start a conversation with Ya Ya.

Upon hearing this, Ya Ya lowered its head, appearing between his eyebrows.

Why?

"Because Bruce once said she was a very dangerous woman, she definitely had a purpose in letting me go."

Oz jumped from Jason's head to his shoulder, then wrapped one wing around the back of Jason's head.

With its other wing thumping its chest, it declared confidently, "Don't worry, with Uncle Ao, this big bird, here, Uncle Ao will protect you."

"But what's the price?"

Oz was slightly annoyed: "Why are you always thinking about the consequences?!"

Jason said, "You can't expect a dead person to offer you any useful value."

"What a coincidence, I've died too!"

'

...Tell me about it.

"I was hit and killed by a truck."

"Then I was killed by a crowbar."

Oz tilted his head: "Wait a minute, I remember you were killed by a bomb?"

"What's the difference? The clown's crowbar left me completely defenseless. Even when I finally untied the ropes and tried to save the woman, I didn't have the strength to defuse the time bomb."

Jason raised his head slightly, looking at the roadside sign that was getting closer and closer.

He said, "So it's not wrong for me to say that I was beaten to death with a crowbar."

"No wonder he's from hell; his jokes are just too good to pass up!"

Oz chuckled and patted him on the back of the head.

Then we returned to the topic we discussed before the shift.

The demon Oz whispered, "What if I said there was no price to pay?"

Jason blurted out, "I don't believe it."

Oz sighed helplessly and said, "But there really is no price to pay. You'll see when you meet my little guy. The price you're worried about is just losing fur for me."

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Jason seized on the word: "Little Peter?" (Note: Red Hood's full name is Jason Peter Todd.)

"A lovely guy, you'll definitely fall in love with him when you meet him, he's a super succubus!"

"I hope so."

Jason stopped in his tracks.

He stood in front of the old highway sign and looked up at it.

The mottled rust stains corroded the dark green bottom edge of the road sign, and each of the four corners of the road sign was damaged, but the lettering in the very center was completely unaffected.

It read: "Welcome to Gotham City."

Jason whispered, "Home."