Gray was shocked by my speech and remained speechless for a long time. Of course, from his swollen and black face, I couldn't tell what his expression was, so I just assumed it was shock.

"Unexpectedly..."

Gray suddenly clapped his hands, his tone full of admiration.

"I never thought you could say such shameful things, boss!"

Shut up! Who wants to be like you, a middle-aged boy? Don’t you feel a little excited!

I got angry and hit him on the back of the head, "Then tell me, do you agree with the slogan of saving the earth?"

Gray scratched his head: "Although it sounds nice to say it, I really don't take it seriously."

"Why?"

Gray said plausibly: "The earth is so big and there are so many people on it, why should I protect the earth? I feel like there is no reason."

When the sky falls, there is a tall man holding it up. Who did this kid learn his naughty attitude from?

"What if someone beats your grandpa?"

Gray thought for a while, touched the wound on his face, and said angrily: "My grandfather beats me every day. If he is beaten, I will watch from the side first. When the anger subsides, I will beat that person."

Give me a beating."

"...He is indeed his biological grandson. Do you know the difference?" I asked.

"Maybe it's my responsibility. There are so many people on earth who can protect me, but I can't stand by and watch when grandpa is beaten, right? If I don't take action, who else will?"

"That's right. If this town encounters a crisis, who else do you think can take the responsibility? Is it your grandpa or Mucci? Purberry or Lin?"

I said dissatisfiedly, "The situation before us is already very critical. Harris, who was originally able to handle all this, intends to use his own method to solve the problem, but in my judgment, his handling has hidden dangers!"

Gray asked curiously: "Boss Marcus, why did you say that?"

I glanced at him sideways and said, "If Harris and Goetz had a way to solve the problem, why did they delay it until now? Why did Harris wait until Goetz was seriously injured before Harris made up his mind?"

"You mean Harris can't solve the problem? Then he won't run away, right?"

I sighed and said: "It's unlikely. As far as I know, they have sacrificed two generations to solve this problem. If they could ignore it, they would have gone away long ago. What I worry about is Harris

There is no way to solve this problem. His method may have huge hidden dangers. If the solution fails, what do you think will happen? The town will collapse!"

I continued my deduction: "The best case scenario is that Harris makes a desperate move and suppresses the problem temporarily. But what happens next? If it breaks out again, will Harris still have a way to deal with it? If the suppression fails, who else can save the situation?

?”

Gray gradually fell silent, stretched out his two hands, and pointed at the two of us.

"Then it's just...boss and me?"

He smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "I didn't expect that as insiders, the two of us would have to bear such a big responsibility."

I looked at him with a smile: "Do you regret it?"

Gray struggled to express a smile on his dark and swollen face.

"I don't regret it. If I don't do these things, should I leave it to grandpa? I want him to see that I am much more useful than that old drunkard of his!"

"Then let's start making a plan. Do you know why Batman, as a mortal, is invincible? Because as a master strategist, he has endless backup plans and can face any crisis calmly."

Having said this, Gray's face showed a look of understanding.

I continued: "This place is not only a secret base, but also a place where we conduct tactical planning. The tables and chairs we sit on are as important as the weapons. Because here, we will arm our minds. If you want to be a hero, just

You have to learn to use your brain! Got it, Gelfred!"

"I got it! No...who the hell is Gelfred!"

"Don't worry about these details!" I said with a smile on my face: "Didn't your grandfather regard what you did as nonsense? Then we will continue to play nonsense and come up with the most invincible tricks in the world and let them see what we have.

How capable!"

"Gulfred, final preparations! We have to prepare everything we need!"

"Yes! Boss!"

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There is a dilapidated wooden house in an unknown mountain. There are overgrown weeds outside the door, and countless vines climb up the wooden walls and hook between the fences, struggling to erode man-made traces.

This place is hidden in the depths of a dense forest, on the edge of a pool, on the edge of a cliff, in an uninhabited abyss. It is not so much built for people to live in, as for people to know the difficulties.

And retreat. Even if someone catches a glimpse of this place while walking through the mountains and forests, they will not have the slightest intention to explore.

But now, two visitors have arrived here for the first time in a long time.

Carrying a police pistol, Harris grabbed Goetz's shoulders, half-carried him on his body, and trudged forward in the mountains.

Gotz's expression had obviously softened, but the wounds on his body had not fully recovered. Every step he took was accompanied by a grinning expression, but he stubbornly did not make a sound.

It wasn't until he entered the hut that he collapsed to the ground, then sat up with difficulty and watched Harris cleaning up and covering up the traces.

Harris was not wearing a police cap, and his hair was wet with sweat and messy covering his forehead.

"Gots, what happened? Why did you fail!"

Gotz looked at him expressionlessly: "It was just an accident. Give me another chance and I will definitely succeed."

"Again? Look, you don't even have half a chance now!" Harris said to him angrily, but his voice was obviously restrained, as if he was afraid of being overheard by the insects and birds around the room.

"The changes this year have been obvious to the extreme. I told you long ago that two people must act together!"

Gotz fell silent, looking at him blankly, his tone unable to conceal his weakness: "Two people? Absolutely not...aren't the price we paid enough? It's simply impossible..."

Goetz's eyes seemed to have lost focus, and nothing in the world could leave any color in his eyes.

"My father...Daddy Hook...has proven everything...and the stupid me back then...Hannah..."

When Harris heard these sad names from his mouth, he couldn't help but became quiet. In fact, he had always understood Goetz's difficulties, but pain is not an innate common emotion among human beings. Often only by being exposed to pain can one understand the pain of others.

, the final result is that sadness spreads easily, but it will not heal on its own.

Harris stood in the dilapidated wooden house, admiring the ignorant but persistent climbing pothos. He looked at the painful Gotz, and the plan in his heart gradually became firmer.

He thought in his mind.
Chapter completed!