Sheldon Park's Rooftop.
Batman had strung Thomas Elliot up there, headfirst, just like Naruto.
"Why are you doing this?"
Batman had already accepted that Thomas knew his identity.
And he was right.
Thomas Elliot didn't care, either. He stared at the ground and muttered to himself, "I envy you. I'm jealous of you, Bruce."
At his words, Batman's imposing figure trembled.
Thomas continued, "Why do you get to have Wayne Enterprises?"
"Why are they all so good to you?"
"Why do all the teachers like you?"
The two had grown up together, and their families had been close for generations.
But at some point, Thomas Elliot had begun to envy everything Bruce Wayne had.
Batman said gravely, "I always thought we were in the same boat."
"Hahaha!"
Thomas burst out laughing. "In the same boat?"
"You don't know that I killed those two bastards myself?"
"I caused the car accident and killed them both. That's how I inherited their billions!"
Hearing this, Batman couldn't hold back any longer. He removed his cowl, revealing his face.
Only now did he learn that the car accident that killed Thomas Elliot's parents hadn't been an accident at all. Thomas had deliberately orchestrated it!
They had been friends since childhood. How could he not be shocked?
Bruce Wayne felt as if his entire worldview had crumbled.
He stared at Thomas Elliot as though he were seeing him for the first time after all these years.
"What else are you planning to do?"
Bruce Wayne's voice was low.
"According to my plan, after I kill you, I'll become you."
Thomas Elliot looked at Bruce Wayne. "I know you. I know everything about you..."
"You won't get the chance."
Bruce Wayne was clever enough to understand how wicked Thomas's plan was.
First, he had another Thomas