Chapter 20

In a dark space, in the light of a huge computer screen, sat a dark-haired man looking over the latest reports from rescuers in the Mediterranean.

The results were disappointing. According to what they provided, three people died in the crash, the rest suffered from mild shock and minor injuries. But they were taken care of by the rescue team that arrived in time. The "night knight" was most concerned about just three dead, or at least missing. There were two pilots and one passenger, Isaac Dinklage. Because their bodies were not found, and there are no survivors of this trinity. In addition, eyewitnesses say that they were directly near the epicenter of the explosion.

"You beat yourself up a lot, Master Bruce. The butler said quietly behind him.

- It's my fault. I had plans for him ... I deliberately sent him on a trip so that he would dissipate and not interfere with me in collecting information about him, and that he would have a good rest, at the same time from all this as well. I wanted ... But in the end I killed him with my own hands.

After a short silence, Alfred added:

- Did you have plans for him?

- Yes. I thought that he could, in the future, become a replacement for Gordon. The commissar is not eternal, but he needs a successor who would continue his and my work. And perhaps he would have stood next to me.

- Even so? The surprised butler raised an eyebrow

- It doesn't matter now. Wayne rubbed the bridge of his nose wearily. - Now, it doesn't matter ...

To be continued…