I was Chen Tao, and I had discovered that I was very good at acting.
I could see through people's hearts like Batman. That had made me a fairly well-paid psychologist. But I didn't like holding consultations for patients. Every day, I came into contact with countless physically healthy people whose minds were infinitely close to death, but sometimes, there was simply too little a psychologist could do.
They were like cups that could never be filled. No matter how much energy I poured into them, it would quickly leak away after they left my clinic.
No matter how extraordinary my abilities were, I still couldn't easily manipulate their lives.
Perhaps acting was the path I should take instead.
No one was better at disguising themselves than I was, but behind those roles, in the idle hours of midnight, I preferred to disguise myself as Batman.
I imagined myself becoming him.
I lowered my voice and stomped heavily. I summoned Batman onto myself, using my imagination to combine every terrifying trait from different comics and films. I tried to summon the Batman of my childhood, hoping to create an ultimate monster within myself, then put on his skin and become one with him.
I had never imagined that those idle fantasies would come true.
But when I put on the cape, it seemed that I really did become him.
"I never wanted to become Batman. I have no interest in Batman. Those were nothing more than childish mutterings."
Chen Tao said.
"I don't know how to solve problems like Batman, but I believe that the future me has already solved the problem. I just haven't found the method yet, because Batman can always solve problems."
"So you see, my friend, Batman will definitely win. I just don't