"Mr. Arthur, what you did is a bit excessive."
Seeing Arthur sneakily reading the private letter his mother wrote to Thomas Wayne in the video, Peter couldn't help but comment.
Arthur's face looked somewhat embarrassed: "I didn't know... Well, I was curious. Over the years, she has been persistently writing letters, but we never got a response. I was curious about what she wrote in those letters."
This time, his curiosity was satisfied through the Quiz game.
The camera fully displayed the contents of this letter. Obviously, the Quiz game doesn't care much about privacy. Now, not only the players but also the audience in front of the video saw what was written in this letter.
"Dear Thomas: I may not live much longer because I've been very ill recently, so I'm writing this letter to you. You understand how much I love you..."
"For the past seven months, I clung to a faint hope and sent you many letters, hoping for a reply. I really don't want to disturb you after so many years."
"I also know that our love brought a lot of pain to each other. I know I may be ridiculed, but I need your help... Both your son and I need your help."
"I admit I contacted you because of the difficulties in life. Our life is very miserable, no insurance, no chance for any future."
"Thomas, you are the only hope for me and your son, Arthur is a good boy, although a bit pessimistic, but a kind and good person. I think you would be proud of his work. My days with him are coming to an end!"
"Thomas, I beg you to show some kindness, at least give us some money, help us out of this predicament, and become the kind of person you can love and respect."
"Forever loving you: Penny Fleck."
In the video, after Arthur finished reading this letter, his expression changed, and he fell into silence. Outside the video, whether it was players or viewers, they erupted in exclamations.
"Oh my God, is this a scandal in the Wayne family? The Arthur in the video is actually Batman's brother with a different mother. This is really... unexpected!"
"After watching the future video of Batman, I thought his father Thomas Wayne was a respectable person. But now it seems he's no different from those rich guys, with chaotic private life, and irresponsible!"
"I must say, Thomas Wayne is really too much. He's so rich, why is he so harsh on his illegitimate son? Even if he just showed a little generosity, it would be enough for this poor mother and son to live a normal life, right?"
"Are they really that pitiful? Besides this letter, frankly, I didn't see how miserable they were. At least they haven't fallen to the point of sleeping on the streets!"
"Hey, why are you so cold-hearted? Can't you see the hardship in their lives from this video? His mother is sick, no insurance, oh God, I can't imagine what it would be like if such a disaster happened to me!"
The majority of people, or viewers, like to join in the excitement, especially when it comes to scandals involving big figures. They criticize Batman's Father as an irresponsible scumbag. In Gotham City and other cities like New York, people are indifferent to the chaotic private lives of wealthy and famous individuals. Apart from envy and jealousy, there isn't much criticism based on moral conscience. After all, it's a society and nation ruled by capital.
In the world of capital, rather than saying their moral values are different from others, it's more accurate to say their moral bottom line is relatively low. However, even so, there are still some taboos or points that the public cannot tolerate.
As shown in the video, an irresponsible father will also face resistance and condemnation.
Undoubtedly, the once respectable Thomas Wayne, who has already passed away, has tarnished his reputation. This also brings questioning to Bruce Wayne.
Does the prince of Gotham City know that his father has an illegitimate child and that he has a half-brother?
In the Eternal Space, the four players all have a shocked look. Even Bruce Wayne, who usually remains impassive, can't help but widen his eyes.
"Uh, Mr. Wayne, do you know about this?" Peter Parker was the first to break the silence, looking at Arthur with a somewhat sympathetic gaze.
Bruce Wayne subconsciously shook his head and frowned: "No, this should be impossible. My father couldn't have done such a thing."
"Haha, do you think my mother is lying?"
At this point, Arthur stared at him with slightly bloodshot eyes, "Do you know what kind of life my mother and I have been living? I don't want to play the victim here, and I don't expect your charity. Yes, we are both poor bastards, but we also have dignity and integrity!"
Bruce Wayne said with a furrowed brow, "Listen, I know what kind of life poor people and ordinary people lead. But the current issue is unrelated to that. I just feel something is fishy in your mother's letter."
"My mother would never lie!" Arthur couldn't help but shout at him angrily. "And it's impossible to lie about something like this!"
At the same time, in the video, he finally couldn't help but confront his mother. Both mother and son were emotional, arguing for a few sentences.
"Don't ask, you'll kill me, you will give me a heart attack, stop it!" Arthur's mother obviously didn't want this secret to be exposed. Before he entered the room, she angrily closed the door.
Arthur became even angrier, but hearing his mother's voice inside, he couldn't help but restrain his anger. After several deep breaths, he said softly, "Okay, okay, Mom, I'm not angry, I'm not angry... Mom, tell me, is this true?"
The mother and son, were separated by a door, Arthur's mother, looking haggard, leaned against the door frame and said softly, "Thomas... he's an extraordinary person, very powerful. We once loved each other, but he said for the sake of face, we'd better not be together. I can't tell anyone about this because I... signed a confidentiality agreement. And you can imagine how people would gossip about me and Thomas, and how they would gossip about you?"
Seeing this, people immediately exclaimed that this was indeed a bombshell!
Such an old man with white hair, involving his own and his son's reputation, and so many years have passed, does she need to lie?
So undoubtedly, all of this is true!