[Zhongyingmei] Did Dachao confess today?

It is not a whim to want to see his own grave in this world. In fact, Joshua has already had such an idea from the moment he came to this earth and knew that he had already died on this earth.

So after talking to Tony and getting his surprised and clear consent, Joshua, accompanied by Tony, went to the cemetery where the bones of "Joshua" were buried.

Stark has never been stingy when it comes to spending money. The cemetery chosen for the deceased "Joshua" is naturally the best cemetery. There are staff here to clean it regularly every day, and then every day Bring a bouquet of fresh flowers on time.

But when the car arrived at the cemetery, it was clear that the two of them would go in and have a look together, but when they got there, Tony stopped in his tracks.

Tony: "I smoke a cigarette."

Leaving these words behind, Tony strode away in another direction. The shade of the tree fell on his face, and Joshua seemed to vaguely see the flash of loneliness in his eyes.

He wanted to be alone.

It is human nature, even if Tony didn't say anything, Joshua knew it in his heart, and he didn't ask why, but walked towards "Joshua"'s cemetery by himself.

There is a bouquet of white lilies on the small table in front of the tombstone, probably not long after they were picked, there are still a few drops of water on the petals, and the smile of "Joshua" photographed on the tombstone Brilliant photo.

Looking at "my" grave is really a strange experience. Joshua squatted down, carefully looked at the smiling face that was exactly the same as his own, and then reached out to touch the cold tombstone.

He couldn't help but wonder what would happen if the Joshua of this world was still alive, if he was still alive, at least those who stayed would not be so sad.

Joshua watched in silence for a moment, the sun fell on the white tombstone, and something shone slightly in the corner, Joshua's sight was attracted by the light in the corner, he turned his head and found the buried A corner of white paper protruded from the grass.

Joshua hesitated for a moment, but stretched out his hand to pull out the buried thing.

It was a notebook that seemed to have been flipped through for a long time. The matte cover was worn and wrinkled at the edges due to long-term touching and flipping, the paper was yellowed, and it became dirty due to long-term soaking and corrosion of mud and rain. Crumpled again.Opening the cover, Joshua couldn't help but focus on the familiar name in the corner.

Clark Kent

This is Superman's notebook.

Joshua knew that maybe he should pretend to ignore it and put the notebook that Karl had kept here for an unknown amount of time back to its original place, but looking at the old cover, he inexplicably had an idea to open it.

That kind of thought urged him to open the cover, and saw the content written inside stroke by stroke.

[2019.07.05

Joshua, Stark chose a good cemetery for you. I used to think that money is not a very important thing, but now I understand that I may be wrong.

Without Stark, I can't even choose a good place for you to bury you that you'd like. ]

……

[2019.07.08

Joshua, this is No. 13 days since you left. I once told you that I am not a perfect person, but you always refute me, thinking that I have no imperfections.But I still think now, if I am really perfect, then I can definitely save you. ]

[2019.07.10

Joshua, everyone is telling me not to dwell on your memories, let me move on, I tried, but there is no you in front of me. ]

……

[2019.07.15

Joshua, I thought about killing the clown and letting him be buried with you, but I stopped when I grabbed him by the neck and looked into his eyes, Bruce was right, you wouldn't be happy with me like this Do.

He is not worthy to be buried with you. ]

……

[2019.08.20

Joshua, the court finally acquitted the Joker, but I don't get it.

If the law does not give justice, then it is up to me to do justice. ]

……

[2019.08.01

Joshua, the United Nations has become the only government on earth, and the new bill to limit criminals has also been unanimously passed, but everyone is not happy.

I know why, because people who leave never come back. ]

[2019.08.05

Joshua, the clown was put on the operating table and had a frontal lobotomy. I think I should be happy, but when I saw him after the frontal lobe was removed, I felt like it didn't make any sense. ]

[2019.08.07

Joshua, the robot in the Fortress of Solitude asked me today why you haven't been here for a long time, I don't know how to answer, maybe I should admit that you are gone, but I don't want to. ]

[2019.08.10

Joshua, Stark took your bones to Lazarus Pool, but was stopped by Bruce in the end.I heard the birthday song you recorded a long time ago playing in his helmet. He thought that the mask covered others and couldn't see him crying, but I could see it.

Tony didn't put your bones in the Lazarus Pool, I know it doesn't work, but I looked at the water in the Lazarus Pool and couldn't help thinking, what if it could? ]

……

[2019.08.15

Joshua, I always dream of you over and over again, I can't sleep anymore, I can only fly to space far away from the earth, where I can't hear the sound, but I can miss you quietly. ]

……

[2019.08.20

Joshua, I found the parallel universe finder in the Fortress of Solitude.

I should use it to find you. ]

The words "parallel universe" made Joshua hold his breath. He looked at the diary written here with uncontrollable astonishment in his eyes. It turns out that Karl in this world has been using the equipment of the Fortress of Solitude to find other parallel universes. Shuya, it is even very possible that the reason why he came to the parallel universe is closely related to Karl.

But Joshua couldn't feel resentment, looking at the words written by Carl stroke by stroke on the yellowed paper, the wordless pain seemed to merge with him at this moment.

Flicking the wrinkled paper lightly with his fingers, Joshua held his breath and continued to look down.

[2019.12.24

Joshua, Christmas Eve is here, and I finally found some news about you from the parallel universe. ]

……

[2019.12.30

Earth One, you died in a car accident before you and I met. ]

[2020.01.13

On Earth [-], you died in Afghanistan that year. ]

[2020.01.27

Earth-[-], you died of terminal illness. ]

[2020.02.21

On Earth No. [-], you were seven years old and died in a car accident in the same car as the Starks. ]

[2020.03.09

On Earth [-], you died under their weapons to protect your children during the alien invasion. ]

……

The records are short and desperate, and Joshua can even see the faint wet marks on the paper.

So many people praised his steel body, but hidden under the steel-like chest was a heart of flesh and blood.

When Carl went to find Joshua in the parallel universe one by one, how desperate should he be when he hoped to find the news about Joshua and got the news of his death?

Those tiny desperations gradually accumulated little by little until they became a huge negative emotion that could no longer be ignored. Those emotions were suppressed in Carl's heart and did not show at all. No one knew that the seemingly calm Superman was actually having a nervous breakdown. The edges are crumbling.

Joshuas in every world die badly, which means Superman is less likely to find Joshua.

Joshua didn't want to read any more, but that vague feeling drove him to continue to read.

Each of the following items records every earth that Karl found. Some earths Joshua died without even meeting the superman of that earth, and some even met, but died by accident.

Although Joshua told himself that it was just himself on other parallel earths, he was more and more shocked by flipping through the pages. In these parallel earths, there was no earth self that could be safe with Superman. Think of yourself.

If the space gem that inexplicably appeared beside him that day hadn't brought him to this universe, wouldn't he have died like all the Joshuas written in this book?

The answer is yes.

[2020.11.27

Joshua, maybe I should be thankful that you were with me. ]

……

[2021.03.21

Earth 86.

Joshua, I finally found you. ]

Carl's diary ends here, and there are no new records later. Although Carl didn't describe it in detail, Joshua's intuition told him that Earth 86 is the earth he exists on.

Joshua came back to his senses, put the old notebook that was still stained with dirt back in its original place, and carefully hid it. At the same time, the sound of Tony's footsteps behind him was getting closer and closer until it stopped behind him .

Joshua looked back at him, Tony still had some unburned cigarettes in his hand, and there was a trace of emptiness in his expression.This kind of him is very different from the high-spirited image shown on TV, but he is far more attractive than that.

The unburned cigarette was snuffed out by Tony casually. He stood in front of the tombstone and stared silently at the smiling face in the photo, then bent down and gently brushed off a little dust on it.

There are few people who can make Tony bend over, and Joshua is one of them.

"This." Tony pointed to the photo on the tombstone to Joshua, "He told me before that he wanted to donate his body after death, so that more people can use his body organs to live."

Joshua thought to himself that this was indeed something he would do, and now Tony wanted to talk about his own affairs on the parallel earth, and he also wanted to listen carefully.

"I didn't agree at that time, and he quarreled with me. I don't think there is any benefit in putting his organs on others. I can use machinery to create countless machines that can replace human organs, so I am absolutely not allowed My brother's organs are working on someone else."

"Now I regret it, so at least part of him survived in someone else's body—"

"But now." Tony smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled, but there was not much joy in the smile.

"But let alone the organs now, all he has left are a few bones."

The high-temperature flames and explosion took away all the tissues and organs in Joshua's body, only a few pieces of hard bones remained under the intense fire.

But it's only a few bucks.

"Both of you don't like me smoking." Tony looked at Joshua, then at the tombstone, and wrote lightly: "I know, but it's useless even if you don't like it now."

After wiping the photo clean, Tony straightened up and threw the remaining half of the cigarette butt into his pocket. He didn't say anything sad, nor did he talk about his own life. He just said in his usual arrogant tone: "I can smoke as much as I want Can't control me."

With sour eyes, Joshua tugged on Tony's sleeve and whispered, "Who said that?"

Tony didn't panic either, he reached out and pinched the tip of Joshua's nose just like he bullied Joshua when he was a child, and said with a smile, "You'd better go back to your earth and take care of your Tony Stark."

Probably thinking that there was another person exactly like him, Tony had a mixture of disgust and curiosity on his face.

Even though he knew it was another self, Tony still thought he was the most unique of all Starkli, "To be honest, he shouldn't be as likable as me."

He blinked.

The other Tony said the same thing when he saw himself on TV in this world. Joshua remembered that the look of disgust on his face was almost exactly the same as the Tony in front of him, and couldn't help laughing.

"No," said Joshua, "you're wrong. You're both equally likable."

Not long after staying in the quiet cemetery, Joshua and Tony set off back to Malibu. It was already dark when the car stopped at the door. After packing up, it was already dark, and Joshua lay in the I was still thinking about the diary that was buried in the earth next to the "Joshua" graveyard today.

The diary is not long, and Karl did not describe in detail how to use Kryptonian instruments to find the details of parallel universes, but the information revealed between the lines is enough for Joshua to think.

Maybe I should ask Carl.

Joshua thought, at least know whether he came to the parallel earth because of Karl.

The night was dark, and the exhaustion of the day made Joshua gradually fall asleep. In the starry sky outside the window, a star shone brightly.

Joshua doesn't know where he is now.

This planet is not as green and grassy as the earth at all. The sky is full of yellow sand and there is no sign of life. The sky is as red as blood. A huge beam of light shoots up into the sky from one side of the planet. It is so long that it can't be seen. .

Joshua was just stunned for a moment, then quickly calmed down, he guessed that he was dreaming, but Joshua had never been to such an empty and dead place, why did he dream?

Just as Joshua calmly began to analyze what this place was, a call suddenly came from behind him.

"Joshua—"

The voice was so familiar that Joshua looked back, and there was a person who looked exactly like him standing behind him and smiling at him.

"Hello, Joshua." He introduced himself with a chuckle: "Nice to meet you."

"I'm Joshua too."