Chapter 2341 Gotham Music Festival (Part 73)

Chapter 2334 Gotham Music Festival (Seventy-three)

Bruce looked back at Schiller who was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat. He guessed that the information might have come from the communication system of the Doujie, and it was most likely sent by Batman from the main universe.

He took such a big detour, in fact, just to legitimately throw Batman, Green Lantern and Superman from the main universe into the dark universe under the jurisdiction of Barbatos, which was related to his subsequent plan.

The situation in the dark universe was indeed very complicated, and it was almost impossible to communicate directly. Perhaps they had encountered some troubles and were consulting Schiller for advice.

Bruce speculated in his mind about what might happen. The car slowly stopped. It was already late at night, so the traffic jam in the second half of the journey was better. When the three got out of the car, the sky was filled with cool rain and fog again.

Schiller sighed in his heart. The atmosphere of this city is always like this. After any noise, the emptiness and loneliness left behind are enough to hollow out a person's heart.

There is a motel not far from the crime scene. The huge signboard is blurred into a swaying light in the rain and fog. Every breath of air inhaled into the lungs is mixed with the smell of rubber tires, smoke, and the decaying smell of abandoned fishing boats in the port not far away.

"Let's have some cheerful music." Schiller said to the gray fog in his heart: "The atmosphere here is really deadly. I'm afraid that no one can stay in such a place for a long time except for arrogance."

Schiller tightened his suit jacket, quickened his pace, and was the first to enter the crime scene. The body was still in the same place, but the blood had already coagulated and turned black, like a big hole in the ground.

Schiller looked around. This is indeed a gift shop, but it is not a high-end gift shop opened in the commercial center. It is more like a small store for daily necessities. The wooden house is filled with many old containers, making people feel as if they have returned to the medieval shop overnight.

The body was hung between the two containers in the middle. There was no head. It looked like a woman in her prime.

That's it. Schiller ended his observation. He walked through the other two containers and sat down at the counter, ready to watch Batman and Gordon's reasoning performance here.

Bruce was really immersed in it. He looked at the surrounding environment and the posture of the corpse, and seemed to have discovered something.

Schiller picked up the newspaper at hand and started reading it. When he just picked it up, he was stunned. This was not a local newspaper in Gotham, but from Metropolis, and the content on the front page was about the situation in Mexico. This was quite strange. The owner of this small shop didn't look like someone who cared about the international situation.

Schiller wanted to see what was written on the front page of the newspaper, but found that Metropolis couldn't even survive in Gotham. The ink used in this newspaper couldn't stand the humidity in Gotham, and it was already a mess.

It was better to turn a few pages inside, but unfortunately there was no important section in the middle of the newspaper. Except for jokes, it was GG. The jokes of this newspaper were too cold. Schiller turned over after reading a few.

Bruce began to discuss the case with Gordon.

"So this woman is the store owner. She was killed in her store. The day before, the house was flooded because of a water pipe leak, so all the cameras were not working."

The police officer assigned to investigate beside Gordon said: "Yes, sir, we also found an abnormality. We found the half-packed suitcase of this lady in the bedroom upstairs."

"So the situation may be like this. She found the danger and ran upstairs to pack her luggage and leave. As a result, the murderer had already chased her to the store. She wanted to go downstairs to drive him away, but she was killed."

Bruce shook his head, completely denied this speculation and said: "If she immediately noticed the danger, the first thing she would do would be to escape through the window instead of packing her luggage."

"If she still wanted to pack her luggage, it means that she felt that although there was an annoying guy coming, the situation was not very urgent, and important things still had to be taken with her. But about the last point, you are right. She miscalculated and the murderer came directly to the door."

"About hanging..." Gordon proposed.

Bruce frowned and looked at Schiller.

Schiller noticed his gaze, looked up from the newspaper and said, "Do your own reasoning, then call me."

He was studying the interesting cereal GG in the newspaper, some of the adjectives for the aroma were very strange, but very appropriate.

"Well, if even the professor didn't see any beauty in this scene, then it means there is really no beauty." Gordon said, "If it's not for some sense of ritual..."

"It proves that she may have a ritual to do." Bruce began to walk around, observing the dripping blood, the wound of the decapitation, and the blood on the surrounding bookshelves.

Schiller saw the second edition of GG, until Bruce began to ask the police whether there was a basement here, he silently put away the newspaper, and when Gordon and Bruce walked towards the basement entrance, he lit a fire and burned the newspaper.

There was nothing in the basement, but this was what was abnormal. Schiller followed everyone, watching Bruce pace in the basement and pointing to the ground.

"From the humidity, two machines have just been moved here. There should be some cleaning tools that are often very wet. There is a shelf over here with some metal tools on it. There are traces of lubricating oil dripping on the edge."

Bruce took two steps back and said: "If the victim is really an ordinary shopkeeper, then this place should be filled with all kinds of sundries, because she can't keep the shops above so full while keeping the basement spotless."

"But if she's not a regular shopkeeper, what is she doing here?"

Bruce then looked at the ground and said: "If the victim died in the morning, then someone should have been here after her death, and there was more than one person. They evacuated the machines here. Why?"

Bruce looked at Schiller again. He saw Schiller looking up at the ceiling. Bruce also looked up, and then discovered that the light above the basement had also been removed.

Because the police officer's flashlight behind him was too bright, Bruce didn't notice that there was no light in the room for a while. When he realized it, he asked the police to move a ladder up to see the interface.

The wires were cut and they were very careful. The other party was not particularly professional in disassembly and assembly, but his attitude was quite cautious.

This is interesting. There is a dead person above the head. The body may be found at any time, and the police may arrive at the scene at any time. However, the group of people who came later still took down the lamps very carefully.

A picture appeared in Bruce's mind. The headless female corpse was hung up. Two figures sneaked into the basement. The first target to move was not some large machines, but the overhead lights. .

They carefully removed the lamp, and then began to move the two large machines. The picture gradually became clearer. The thing that left traces of moisture on the ground was not actually a high-tech machine, but a plant that planted pots of plants. Just the stage.

"The shopkeeper may be growing opium poppies." Bruce said: "Some of her businesses have offended people who should not be offended. Beheading is also a common execution method for drug dealers and terrorists."

Very good, Schiller almost applauded Bruce again, and Gray Fog complained in his heart: "There are too many things, I can hardly hold them. We need to find a place to throw away those two broken lamps quickly."

"Let's go further away and throw it away." Schiller coaxed: "Or you can just break it down and flush it down the sewer."

"Repent Cartel?" Gordon repeated the name Bruce said. He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "I have heard a little bit about it, a transnational drug trafficking organization, right? You think it was this shop owner who did it. It affected their business, so that led to retaliation?”

"Well." Bruce frowned slightly, but he still said: "There are two corpses, right? I think we can go to the crime scene of the other one. There are a lot of strange things about it. I need More evidence will tell.”

As he walked upstairs, Bruce looked back at Schiller and said, "Were you reading the newspaper just now? Professor."

Schiller nodded and said, "The GGs in the newspaper are more interesting than this."

Bruce was relieved. If this was really a capable serial killer, Schiller would not make such an assessment. I am afraid it might really be a drug dealer vendetta.

Bruce recited the name of the Penitent Cartel in his mind. This damn drug trafficking organization had appeared in his ears too many times recently, and just the idea that they wanted to transport large quantities of drugs into Gotham was too much. It already made Bruce very unhappy.

It seems that he has to find a way to cause some trouble for them, Bruce thought in his mind, hoping that what Amanda said was true and there was a way to escape the joint pursuit of the FBI and Gotham police.

In fact, only after Amanda proves her ability in this way can she be qualified to cooperate with Bruce. After all, she has lost her position as FBI leader, and she has no capital to cooperate with Bruce Wayne.

Because they were all thinking about their own affairs, they were silent all the way to the second crime scene.

The second crime scene was at the pier. Although it was also close to the sea, it could be said to be at opposite ends of the sky from the first crime scene. By the time they arrived, it was already pitch dark late at night.

The few solitary lights on the pier were not enough to illuminate the situation inside the building. The police officers had no choice but to turn on their flashlights and carefully observe the details on the appearance of the dilapidated building.

This should be the oldest building in Gotham. Unfortunately, European nobles were not the only ones who first came ashore here. Due to geographical reasons, stone is scarce in Gotham. Many of the old houses on the pier are made of wood. After so many years, they have long become It has become a dangerous house that cannot be lived in.

It stands to reason that these houses should be given priority for renovation, but in fact these houses have not been inhabited for more than ten years ago, and Wayne Group has limited funds, so they tend to solve the problems of houses with residents first, so this place has not been repaired.

Standing at the door, Gordon hesitated. This house looked too much like a haunted house. Is it really okay for them to just walk in?

Bruce seems to have made a decision. At any time, Batman will not let go of clues that may be close at hand.

Bruce stepped inside.

boom!

The house collapsed.