Laughing American comics, I am becoming more and more like a clown

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restraint?

Lucien doesn't have such good self-control.

It's just a sad lack of desire... If it weren't for the reminders from his reason and logic, he would even forget about revenge.

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"What's the point? Obviously, nothing will happen if you really do what your mind deduces."

Lucian smiled, the drifting smoke blurring the expression in his eyes. "This is what I want to teach you—how to maintain your bottom line, how not to go crazy when interacting with a madman."

He looked Bruce in the eye. "You need to place a scale in your heart... to weigh your own sins and the sins of others."

The voice was as erratic as smoke blown away by the wind:

"...Do you think the emotions that arise when a heinous murderer is insulted are the same as when a kind and innocent person is insulted?"

"Does the former deserve it? Does he deserve it?"

"I am the notorious murderer... I killed your parents, dear. Amnesia is not an excuse."

Chapter 72 The Madman's Theory

The sun slowly rose and shone through the car window, while Lucian sat in the backlight, his face becoming increasingly blurred as the light passed through behind him.

He is like a pure Son of God.

"Just like split personality disorder is not a reason, bipolar disorder is not a reason, mania is not a reason, congenital affective disorder is not a reason... mental illness is not a reason."

“People who actually committed a crime committed a crime.”

The Son of God said, "He insulted me, so I insulted him; he insulted me, so I insulted him."

“It’s the two ends of the scale.”

"If I want to put unequal revenge on it, then I have to put my sin on it as well... I killed the most upright and kind philanthropist in Gotham. On the scales, I will always be heavier than him."

"Why should I blame you?"

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A person without desires and fears is like a saint.

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"Restraint, that's something you have to learn, Bruce."

Lucien didn't see anything wrong with him saying this to an eight-year-old.

And Bruce listened, blinking slightly.

Looking at his expression, Lucien suddenly smiled: "Did you listen to it?"

Seeing Bruce's puzzled expression, he laughed even louder: "Hahaha! Did you really listen to that?!"

He casually threw the cigarette butt out of the window, and the scarlet flame flickered on the concrete floor.

Bruce nodded slightly: "I think what you say makes sense."

"Yes! That makes sense! That's the problem!"

"It just sounds reasonable to you, but is there any way to prove it's correct?"

Bruce paused and shook his head.

"Then do you have a way to prove it wrong?" Lucian asked again softly.

Bruce pondered for a moment, still shaking his head.

Lucian smiled and said, "The theories of madmen are often impossible to prove or disprove."

"What can't be proven? What can't be disproven?"

"'Non-science!'

If a theory cannot be falsified, it does not belong to the category of science.

—Karl Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery

Bruce paused. "I'm afraid I understand what you're trying to teach me."

"what?"

"You want to teach me that I can't trust anyone's theory." Bruce understood his intention:

"If I agree with your 'unscientific' theory, you will come up with a similar theory to convince me again... until I understand one thing."

"Don't believe any of anyone's theories, including yours."

Lucian clapped softly and said admiringly, "You are much smarter than me."

He repeated with heartfelt emotion: "You are much smarter than me."

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Lucien will never forget how embarrassed he was when he was fooled by the clown.

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With the confirmation of Bruce and the remains of the court, the court was confirmed to exist.

Under the watchful eyes of the flock of sheep, the night no longer provides any cover for the owl.

White Mask was charged with murder, terrorism, human experimentation, and vandalism of public buildings.

Under the aim of Mauser rifles, they were sent to Blackgate Prison.

has it ended?

It seemed to be over as the transport truck drove in.

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But this is Gotham.

Even though their family wealth has shrunk, their reputation has plummeted, and their alliances have been broken.

But this is Gotham, this is capital.

Lucien was somewhat surprised that they would be sentenced to imprisonment under current laws.

In Gotham twenty years from now, they will just ask anyone to take the blame.

Or perhaps it was the pile of files from the court's hostile forces that were taking effect.

In short, Lucien saw the same unity of the flock as when he brought Batman to court.

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"I guarantee they'll be out of this prison in less than a year... for various reasons." Lucian looked at the verdict in the newspaper and asked:

"Will you kill them then?"

Bruce was putting the fried egg into his mouth, chewing it and swallowing it before saying, "No."

"I thought you'd say maybe."

Bruce cut the ham in front of him and said slowly and deliberately, "I promised you I wouldn't kill anyone."

"Besides, I'm past my most angry point...If they escape from prison, it's the city's own problem."

"Saving Gotham... is also a form of revenge for my parents."

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No wonder.

I am revenge~I am the night~I am Batman~

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"Then have you figured out how to save him?" Lucian held the glass of milk and drank it slowly - he liked drinking milk, which he discovered when he exchanged drinks with Nightwing.

"No." Bruce looked at his glass of milk.

"So I should study, figure out what I want, and then do it."

"So how are you going to learn?"

"Read a book."

Shouldn't you travel around the world?

Bruce looked at Lucian's disappointed expression and wondered, "Or do you have any good ideas? What efforts can I make at my age?"

Oh, he's only eight years old.

Lucian realized that he had acted too hastily.

"So what kind of books do you read?"

"sociology."

sociology?

Lucien found it hard to imagine that this was something an eight-year-old boy said: "Can I watch it with you?"

He requested.

Bruce looked at him. "I thought you would have your own things to do."

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Is there anything wrong with Lucien?

His biggest task is to prevent the Batman of this world from turning evil and to help him grow up smoothly, return to the positive universe and connect with the main world.

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"You said you wanted to see Gotham during the day." Bruce reminded Lucian of the hole he had dug for himself.

Lucien smiled and said, "But I want to see the hope of Gotham more."

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