Did Ah Fu retire today? [Comprehensive British and American]

Yes, that is a family portrait.

When Thomas just turned one year old and the old Waynes were still alive, the family portrait of their family.

That was the happiest time of Ah Fu.

A strict but reliable adoptive father, a noble and gentle adoptive mother, and a cute, clumsy younger brother who can only spit bubbles.

He didn't have to hide in order to survive, and he didn't have to worry about what to eat tomorrow. During that time, Ah Fu's only worry was why his younger brother didn't grow up and when he could play with him.

He still remembered that day, when his adoptive parents were going to deliver supplies to the battlefield, before leaving, his adoptive father brought a photographer and took this family portrait in the hall of the manor.

Ah Fu smiled brightly that day.

He sent his adoptive parents away, and then stayed in the manor with his younger brother Thomas, waiting for them to return.

They waited from dawn to dusk, from sunset to sunrise, they waited for three full days, and then they waited for the news that both Wayne's parents passed away.

From then on, Ah Fu lost his childhood.

He forced himself to become a housekeeper to support the family.

He did a good job, so good that no one could find out that Ah Fu was only eight years old at that time, and he was still a child who needed to be relied on and taken care of.

It can be said that this photo is the epitome of Ah Fu's last happy time.After becoming a housekeeper, he kept it close to his body until the photos began to turn yellow and old as time went by. He was afraid that it would cause wear and tear on the way to take it, so he specially customized a palm-sized photo frame and put the photos in the In the cupboard in the bedroom, I take it out from time to time to have a look at it for comfort.

It's a pity that 20 years ago, the photos suddenly disappeared.

At that time, the Wayne Manor was not surrounded by surveillance like it is now, and he couldn't tell others about it. After all, he couldn't explain why there was an extra child besides Thomas besides the old Wayne couple.

Ah Fu can only look for it alone.

He searched for a long time, but unfortunately still found nothing. It was not until a few months later that Thomas and his wife had an accident, and his young master Bruce became an orphan. Then he put aside the matter of taking photos and concentrated on raising the young master.

and so.

Why is this photo in Bruce's hands?

Or to put it another way, 20 years ago, was Bruce that brat who took his photo away?

Thinking of this possibility, Ah Fu felt bad all over.

Bruce didn't notice what was wrong with the butler at all. He saw Ah Fu staring at the photo frame in his hand, thinking that the other party was a little curious, so he talked about it with a look of nostalgia.

"This photo is quite old." He fell into the memory, "I found it by accident when I was seven or eight years old when I was exploring, but you also know that children like to hide things, and then they hide them. I couldn’t find it anymore, and I forgot about it later, who knew that I just collected the things and dug it out.”

Ah Fu took a deep breath, the guilty conscience of being afraid of revealing his identity, and the anger of wanting to beat the "bear child" were intertwined in his heart, which made his expression a little weird for a while.

But Bruce still didn't notice the oddity.

He even analyzed reasonably: "Since it was found at Wayne's house, and this man is very similar to my father, he should be my legendary grandfather."

Old Mr. Wayne did so many things for the United States during the war, and even died on the way to deliver supplies, which can indeed be called a legend.

Bruce continued to study the photo: "So the woman on this is my grandmother?"

Alfred remained silent.

Bruce sullenly counted the year engraved on the lower right corner of the photo frame, and said with certainty: "If you count by the year, there is a high probability that this baby is my father. This is my father's family portrait?"

Bruce's father, Thomas, doesn't like taking pictures, so there are not many photos of Thomas in the family, except for a few single photos, and there is only one real family portrait.

That was when he was young, and he specially begged his father to take the photo together.

So now, has he found another family photo of his father?

Bruce rubbed the photo frame, and suddenly found a question: "The baby is the father, so who is this boy? My father seems to be the only child?"

"Actually, there are many possibilities." Ah Fu had to interrupt him: "Maybe they are descendants of friends, maybe they are relatives somewhere, maybe they were fostered here, who knows? But that's not important, now we want to The question is, where did you get my poster."

Bruce couldn't think any longer.

Although the traces of his past have almost been erased, they are actually not very resistant to scrutiny.

Just like those servants who left their jobs one after another back then. Although they were scattered all over the world and had no contact with each other, many of them were still alive. But when Bruce found out that step, he found out that his father had a man named Alfred back then. De Wayne's brother, that image is suffocating to think about.

It's all too possible, Bruce and Thomas are very different.

Thomas is an idiot, but Bruce has a strong desire to control and is very suspicious. He even invaded the entire network of the Gotham Police Department and mastered almost all public or encrypted data files, which is far less easy to fool than his father.

Once he starts to track down, how long can he hide his past?

Ah Fu finally started to regret it.

Since he had already decided to abandon the past and fabricate a new identity, why didn't he change his name as well?

A housekeeper named Alfred takes care of a young master named Alfred, as long as you have a little brain, you will feel something is wrong, right?

Probably the only reason for his refutation is that their ages do not match.As a housekeeper, Thomas was already an adult when he was one year old, but as an adopted son, he was only eight years old at that time.

There is a full 12 years difference between these two identities.

But Ah Fu still can't rest assured, because there are no lies, and there can be no flaws.

Luckily, Bruce isn't hanging on to the photo, at least not yet.He just asked a little strangely: "What poster?"

Ah Fu finally let go of his hanging heart for the time being, and heaved a sigh of relief: "The poster of your other identity."

Bruce's face changed, a little reluctantly.

When the alarm was lifted, Ah Fu gradually regained his usual composure and little mischief: "It's normal for children to worship their father, so you don't have to be shy."

The word shy made Bruce's face turn black: "It's not shy, Ah Fu, I just don't think it's necessary."

Afu disagreed and said: "You should have some awareness, the children in Gotham all adore you, oh, I mean Batman. That's why I suggested at the beginning, hang a pair of bats in the young master's room I prepared a lot for the poster of Xia, but it is a pity that you took it away."

Bruce pursed his lips, and said firmly, "I've already dealt with it."

Ah Fu said: "I know you will say that, so I didn't come to you to ask for that poster. This storage room originally had a brown and black slender wooden box. Have you seen it?"

Bruce thought for a while, "The one with the blue ribbon?"

Ah Fu's eyes lit up: "That's it."

"I just put away my things, and thought it was in the way, so I put them on the top of the cupboard." Before he finished speaking, Bruce saw his old butler with gray hair, move a short ladder neatly, and climbed up a few times even more neatly .

He said dissatisfiedly: "You should have waited for me to get it, Ah Fu. This is very dangerous."

Ah Fu found the wooden box and climbed down easily. He looked at his master and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

Bruce looked away uncomfortably: "It's not that I care."

If it's not caring, what else could it be?

Ah Fu is used to Bruce's inconsistency, so he took off the ribbon without changing his face, pulled the lock on the box cover, lifted the cover, and took out a thick roll of paper. .

Bruce leaned over curiously: "What is this?"

Ah Fu pursed his lips and smiled, and slowly spread out the paper tube, and then Bruce watched helplessly as posters of Batman appeared in front of him.

He asked with difficulty: "Why do you still have so many?"

Bruce, who thought everything would be fine after taking away the poster that Afu had prepared for Dick, felt a little naive for the first time.

Ah Fu carefully selected a total of five posters, and then re-rolled the remaining posters, put them back in the wooden box and tied them, and finally put them back on the top of the cabinet.

Holding the poster, he said as a matter of course: "How can I only have one poster of yours? Of course, there is one copy for every action in every series that has been sold."

Bruce looked at his old butler, unable to say a word for a while.

Do your loved ones collect their surroundings?This made Bruce, who was not very receptive to other people's kindness, very uncomfortable.

Too ashamed, but also a little imperceptibly happy, this kind of complex emotion filled Bruce's heart, which made him escape for a while, unwilling to face it.

"I'm going to watch the night." Bruce finished dryly, turned around suddenly, and strode out of the storage room.

But Ah Fu looked at his back that was leaving quickly, but how did he feel, as if he was running away?