Nobody can stop me from drawing cards in Gotham!

Chapter 93 The Righteous Citizens of Gotham, Not for Rewards

But Bruce is Bruce, the little prince who is always at ease in social situations. When he plays Batman, he is even more silent than the person opposite him, so he is naturally not affected by such a small difficulty in conversation.

So he thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "So, you're friends?"

Langdon nodded in agreement.

"It started as an employment relationship." Langdon rarely spoke so much in one breath. "Yes, an employment relationship."

"Employment relationship?" A hint of seriousness flashed in Bruce's eyes.

It is known that Jaeger Winchester is a magician posing as a detective, and Langdon Parrels also claims that he employed Jaeger, and seemingly more than once…

After all, Jaeger himself had previously admitted that he and Langdon had a lot of contact.

So, does this mean that Langdon Parrels is also somehow connected to the wizarding world...?

"I hired him to help me build Lego sets," Langdon blurted out at that moment, his eyes serious. "I can't do it all by myself."

Bruce, whose train of thought was abruptly halted: "..."

He suddenly remembered the large Lego display case he had noticed in the other party's office when he broke into the Parrels Building.

...So I was overthinking it?

But Bruce still had some doubts.

Of course, his suspicions are not always correct.

After all, he had encountered many situations where he had doubts about something, only to find out in the end that he was overthinking it, and Alfred would seize the opportunity to nag him for a long time.

"Okay, I see." Regardless of his true feelings, Bruce maintained a flawless smile on his face. "But why haven't I seen Jaeger today?"

"To thank him for his help before, I specifically asked him about his food preferences. After learning that he liked chocolate, I even hired a French pastry chef who is good at making chocolate desserts."

"What a pity, I didn't see him today."

"...By the way, you seem to have a particular fondness for chocolate desserts too?" Bruce recalled. "Of all the appetizers on the table, you only ate the chocolate ones."

"..." A hint of guilt flashed quickly in Langdon's eyes.

But before Bruce could catch it, Langdon spoke up: "Hmm."

"As for Jaeger..." Langdon thought for a moment, "I haven't seen him, so I'm not sure."

Seeing that Langdon didn't intend to say anything more, Bruce knew that the conversation was over.

Given Langdon Parrels's manner of speaking, it's unlikely any topic will be able to continue...

Moreover, judging by the timing, it's about time for Bruce Wayne to announce Project Dawn and give a speech about advancing projects in Crime Alley.

Bruce could only regretfully back down, ending the exploratory conversation with a brief mention.

Nevertheless, the moment Bruce said "Okay, see you next time," Langdon's expressionless face, yet with a look of relief in his eyes, still made Bruce fall silent for a moment.

Do you really hate talking to other people that much?

You can't expect this person to sit at the table with a blank face during board meetings, only occasionally grunting in response.

I wonder what Lucius, the CEO of Wayne Enterprises, who is usually driven to heart attack by Bruce's habit of sleeping during board meetings, would think if he knew about Langdon's way of holding board meetings.

……

……

the other side.

Jaeger breathed a sigh of relief as he finally waited for Bruce to finish speaking, then quickly fled the banquet hall and headed towards the hotel's back garden, where there were hardly any people around.

I suddenly miss the time on the Ocean Prayer, when, due to a special event, Langdon was able to rip off his mask of feigned social anxiety and reveal his true social terrorist side.

Now, however, he has to face Bruce Wayne and pretend to be a socially awkward person who would die on the spot if he said more than 15 words in a sentence. The pressure is immense.

Especially when Bruce talked to him about Jaeger Winchester, particularly about the chocolate... it was an embarrassing moment that made Jaeger feel like he was about to have a heart attack.

After all, he did say that to Bruce.

But at the time, his thinking was simple: if the other party served a few more chocolate desserts at the dinner, he could take the opportunity to feed them a wave of poisonous fog.

Unexpectedly, the other party was so serious that they even hired a pastry chef.

The non-existent conscience suddenly began to ache.

Fortunately, the poisonous fog raved about the French pastry chef's chocolate desserts, which was a fitting reward for Bruce's sincere efforts...

By the way, speaking of Langdon's duality...

So far, Langdon's fake social anxiety persona is proving quite effective—look, even a social genius like Bruce Wayne can't get a word in edgewise with Langdon, making him a veritable social media blackout tool.

As for the two people who knew Langdon's true colors...

One of them, Tony Stark, has already ascended to heaven... no, gone back to another world.

So as long as the other person, Clark Kent, doesn't meet with Bruce and doesn't happen to talk about Langdon Parrels, Bruce won't discover that this guy is actually faking his social anxiety...

Hmm, the probability is probably not high.

Relaxed, Jaeger planned to find a secluded corner in the back garden to secretly switch his identity card so he could make an appearance at the banquet.

It has to be said that identity cards are very useful, essentially giving you an extra deck out of thin air. Langdon's identity card is even a great way to solve money problems with a single click.

But constantly switching back and forth like this is also very inconvenient... If it were like a puppeteer manipulating puppets behind the scenes, being able to multitask and manipulate another identity card while using one's own identity card, that might not be bad.

With the help of the [Wizard], mental strength should be sufficient.

However, it's just a thought for now, and there are no conditions to make it happen... But maybe we'll encounter a tool that can achieve a similar function in the future?

Just as Jaeger was imagining a similar scene, a voice abruptly interrupted him:

"Meow~"

"?"

Jaeger looked in the direction of the sound and saw a black cat curled up in the bushes next to him.

But this cat is clearly not a stray, because its fur is glossy and smooth, and it looks like it's a domesticated cat.

Moreover, the cat has a collar around its neck that looks very valuable and is inlaid with gemstones.

But just as Jaeger was examining the cat, something unexpected happened.

This ordinary cat actually triggered a reaction at the card table—

You have triggered a fun event card!

[“Whose Cat Is This?” has been added to the poker table]

[Description: Outside the dinner party, you encounter a lost cat. Your righteous and kind heart leads you to decide to help it find its owner... and definitely not just because of the random reward items for completing this task!]

Jaeger's eyes widened instantly.

Yes, the description is correct.

I'm just an honest and kind-hearted Gotham citizen who would return a cat he found.

It has absolutely nothing to do with random item rewards!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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