Chapter 401: Ra's Al Ghul
Bruce Wayne briefly introduced his past in the 'League of Shadows.' Now he also witnessed the magic of the Quiz game. He thought that even if he concealed it, he might be exposed by the Quiz game. It's better to be proactive and clarify things.
Jim Gordon couldn't help but comment, "Intent to destroy the entire Gotham City? Well... it's indeed the style of a terrorist organization. Bruce, I can understand why you came to me wearing that mask."
Bruce Wayne's lips tugged a couple of times, feeling that this had become a black mark in his history, and it was hard to explain.
At this moment, they all heard a prompt sound, and the countdown to answer began. The four players didn't hesitate and all pressed the answer button in front of them.
Jim Gordon was lucky and got the answering rights. He smiled and said, "If we can win this game, I'm curious about the mysterious reward. Aliens should be quite generous."
While speaking, he made his choice. The other three, including him, all chose option B: Henri Ducard.
Soon, the countdown ended, and the correct answer was revealed:
[Player Jim Gordon answered incorrectly, deducting 4 points, accumulating a negative score of 3 points, and will receive a level one punishment]
[Player Bruce Wayne, Player Peter Parker, and Player Arthur Fleck answered incorrectly, deducting 1 point each]
To their surprise, the correct answer turned out to be A: Ra's Al Ghul, which Bruce Wayne found especially unacceptable.
Ra's Al Ghul was the leader of the League of Shadows, but he wasn't familiar with him, and he hadn't taught him any martial arts or life skills. How could he be considered his mentor?
Jim Gordon seemed to have been thoroughly played. He succeeded in answering the question but got it wrong, deducting 4 points and facing electric shock punishment.
When the dazzling lightning struck from above, poor Commissioner Gordon immediately convulsed, emitting painful cries that he couldn't control. His hair turned into a mess, his clothes were tattered, and black smoke wafted around him.
"Phew... I thought I was going to die..."
After the electric shock ended, Jim Gordon exhaled black smoke as well.
Bruce Wayne frowned, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect the answer to be 'A'... He never taught me anything!"
"Could it be that he taught you in the future?" Peter Parker asked.
"That's even more impossible. Ra's Al Ghul is already dead, he died right in front of me. Unless he can come back to life..." Bruce Wayne was baffled. This person was already dead, so how could he be considered his mentor?
It doesn't make sense!
Peter Parker said, "Mr. Wayne, the corresponding video of the answers will be played shortly, and then we'll know what's going on."
As he said, the screen indeed started to play the corresponding video.
In the video, Wayne Manor was brilliantly lit, hosting a banquet. Bruce Wayne, dressed in a suit, had the demeanour of a rich young man, smiling and nodding to the guests.
The dashing Bruce Wayne naturally garnered praise from many female viewers outside, comparing him to Tony Stark.
Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark, although they had quite different personalities, had many similarities in other aspects:
Both were wealthy, both lacked any supernatural abilities, but they had the 'money power.' On the surface, they were wealthy playboys, but they were also superheroes who fought crime and maintained peace.
To be honest, if we were to judge solely based on appearance, the handsome Bruce Wayne had an advantage over the carefree Tony Stark.
In the video, Bruce Wayne strolled around the party when suddenly a woman wanted to introduce a very important guest to him and enunciate the guest's name, "I hope I didn't guess wrong this time, Mr Ra's Al Ghul."
Upon hearing this name, the Bruce Wayne in the video and the one outside the video showed astonishment. He furrowed his brows and said, "This can't be him!"
The Ra's Al Ghul in the video was a bald man with a thin mustache, wearing a blue flower on his chest. Bruce Wayne scrutinized him and said, "You're not Ra's Al Ghul; I saw him die with my own eyes."
A person who was already dead was now openly appearing in Gotham, at his home—Wayne Manor's party?
"Ra's Al Ghul is an immortal everlasting..." At this moment, a voice came from behind Bruce Wayne, and both the on-screen and off-screen Bruce Wayne found this voice very familiar.
"Ducard?"
The person speaking was Henry Ducard, Bruce Wayne's mentor in the League of Shadows.
He was also dressed in a suit and smiled as he looked at Bruce Wayne. "Ra's Al Ghul... his power is supernatural!"
With Bruce Wayne's intelligence, he naturally understood everything now. He said mockingly, "To hide your identity, you played tricks on me, Ras!"
Clearly, the person in front of the camera, Henry Ducard, was the real Ra's Al Ghul, and what Bruce Wayne had seen before was just a false front.
And this also explained why the answer to the previous question was 'A' and not 'B.'
Outside the video, Bruce Wayne appeared solemn. "He concealed it so well, he was deceiving me from the very start!"
In the video, as Ra's Al Ghul dared to openly attend the banquet at Wayne Manor and meet Bruce Wayne, he no longer had any intention of concealing his true identity.
He gazed at Bruce Wayne, chuckled, and remarked, "Someone like you, who prowls the rooftops of Gotham every night, shouldn't be concerned about my dual identity, should you?"
Bruce Wayne fixed his gaze on him, saying, "I saved your life!"
When he had a falling out with the 'League of Shadows,' he ignited a fire in their hideout. Henri Ducard, or rather, the real Ra's al Ghul, fell into a coma.
Bruce Wayne, having witnessed the death of the fake Ra's al Ghul, carried him out of the fiery scene.
Now it appeared that it had been imperative for Ra's al Ghul to conceal his identity from Bruce Wayne from the very beginning, or else he might have genuinely perished in the fire.
Of course, perhaps he could have displayed his supernatural abilities and escaped certain death.
In summary, Bruce Wayne in the video unmistakably recognized the immense danger before him and hoped that the other party would remember the debt of life-saving and be restrained.
But Ra's Al Ghul, in the video, responded firmly, "I warned you; sympathy has no benefits."
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