Six hours later, the bus was over Gotham.

That's right, Gotham.

It's just that Rhaegar cares too much about the death knell that 'suddenly' appears inside Hydra, and misses some of the other situations mentioned in that meeting. When the bus landed solidly and the team was about to ride to the scene of the crime in an SUV, he knew that they would be in Gotham for the rest of the year until the mission was complete and Deathstroke caught the superpowered criminal suspected of being a 'super vampire'.

On the way from the outskirts of the city to the scene of the crime, Rhaega and the others saw various billboards and few LCD screens hanging on some old buildings on both sides of the road. There were also some newscasts and the like, and they all mentioned that Thomas Wayne, the richest man in Gotham, would be hosting a charity party at his Gotham Grand Hotel. So, while digesting more information about the case, Rhaegar and the others learned something about the city of Gotham through Skye's search.

In this new world, Gotham was once the largest megacity in the eastern United States, second only to New York and Metropolis. And the reason for adding a 'once' is because the city has been in decline since the second half of the last century. Although Gotham still has a large area in terms of administrative division, it is actually in the hands of Gotham people and there are fewer and fewer of them. The economy is experiencing negative growth almost every year, unemployment and crime rates are maintained at extremely high levels all year round, and the gangsters are corrupt and unable to effectively attract investors, and manpower and resources are constantly being drained from the outside world...... And these are not the main problems of the city. The biggest problem is that the whole city is cursed, and almost every few months there is a crime without warning.

Since it has been emphatically mentioned, the 'criminal incidents' mentioned here are naturally not ordinary kinds, at least they must be the kind that can publish books and make movies. For example, "The Witch Devil", which was released in 2003 and won the Oscar for actress a few months later, is based on real events, the highway *** murder case in the early 90s; Another example is the more than 20 serial murders in the San Francisco area in the 60s of the last century, which were adapted into the movie "Zodiac". And in Gotham, the situation becomes:

In order to prolong the life of his terminally ill wife, so that she could be treated in the future when medicine is more developed, a conscientious researcher specially developed a formula for rapid freezing. In order to verify and perfect the effect of this formula on the human body, he designed a special gun-shaped weapon for this formula, and then went to the streets to find someone to be a guinea pig. Eventually, he was stopped and taken into custody, where at least 15 people died under his flash freeze.

A female college student with excellent grades, a pure temperament, a lot of love with her friends, and a love of plants, because she was accidentally deceived by a botanist and used as an experimental subject, her body mutated and her temperament changed drastically, and after killing the botanist in anger, she was determined to punish anyone who harmed plants. Through the ability to control plants and secrete special hormones that she gained through her body mutation, she controlled all the hundreds of people who were playing in Robinson Park in Gotham within half an hour, and made them form an army to attack outside. In that commotion, no less than a hundred people were killed and wounded.

Another time, Gotham is targeted by an ancient and secretive organization. The group orchestrated a series of operations to get the Gotham police on the run, and they took control of an unqualified illegal genetic experimenter in Gotham, weaponized an agent he had created that could unconsciously send ordinary people into a state of rage, and prepared to release it on a large scale in Gotham. Despite the Gotham police's best efforts to stop it, a bottle of this furious mist was released at the most crowded train station. As a result, no less than 1,000 people were directly affected, and countless injuries and losses were inflicted under the frenzied attacks and destruction of those who became berserk.

These are just some of the more typical cases, along with neurotics dressed as clowns, masked men trying to control the entire city with special drugs, elusive jewelry thieves, and more. Under such a terrible living, employment and business environment, it is understandable how many people want to escape Gotham. And the reason why the city has not completely collapsed is because there are still people in the city who love it deeply.

One is Gotham Police Chief James Gordon, who inspires his officers time and time again and leads them to defeat criminals who challenge law and order; The other is Thomas Wayne, the richest man in Gotham who implements the words of 'reaching the world and helping the world', charity auctions, donations, disaster relief, funding public services such as police stations and fire stations, once there are related activities, he will never be left behind, and even most of them He is the initiator, and every time he is the one who has donated the most money. It was his and Director Gordon's persistence that kept a glimmer of hope for Gotham.

Speaking of which, Rhaegar and their mission this time have something to do with Thomas Wayne. Among the victims killed by the 'super vampire', in addition to a few patrol officers, were a security boss at the Gotham Hotel, an expert brain doctor, and a steward of a brain disease charity. Coincidentally, Thomas Wayne's charity party at the Gotham Hotel was set two months ago, inviting many wealthy and celebrities from Gotham, and the theme of the party was to donate to a brain disease charity.

Well, the word 'coincidence' doesn't seem appropriate here.

Of course, there are landlords, store owners, plumbers, and so on, and it is okay to insist that the 'super vampire' wants to have some bad intentions for the charity party, but it can only be regarded as a suspicion. Therefore, Rhaegar and they still have to come to the door to check. Among them are Fitz and Simmons, two science babies, as well as high-end equipment that may be applicable, and may be able to find clues that the police and ordinary Hydra agents can't.

With so many individual scenes, it was the most efficient to divide the team into two ways - after all, only Fitz and Simmons had a slight match, but considering the terrifying killing methods of the 'super vampire' and the strength reflected in them, although the team's combat expert Ward did not agree with it, May did not express an opinion, and finally Coulson decided to act together. They started with the first murder scene and then went through them one by one.

"Wait, don't we have foreign aid? I mean the guy called Death Knell. Didn't you say that he was very powerful, why haven't you seen him yet? Skye said. After following the team through several locations without finding any more clues, she was a little frustrated. "No, I remembered, we are the foreign aid, the death knell is the main force, why do we do this kind of work? And he's ridiculously late, we've all been there for hours. Is your Hydra enforcement team so strong? ”

In response to her complaints, the others just shrugged their shoulders or shook their heads, and did not speak. They have long been accustomed to the Hydra's agent system and have long been accustomed to the differences between superiors and subordinates. Although Rhaegar did not have such an experience, he was still groping for his position in the team, and after hesitating for a while, he still did not speak. In contrast, Coulson, as captain, could not have said the next word.

"Although we are a special operations team, our exceptions to each other do not apply to the entire blockade. Hydra is a hierarchical organization, and we can play with each other on a regular basis, which is considered our prerogative, but as long as it involves cooperation with other departments, we must follow the rules of Hydra. Those people in the law enforcement team have level 8 clearance, and even if I am also level 8, I am not qualified to intervene in their actions, so you still need to pay attention. At this point, Coulson paused. And, believe me, the death knell has come. To be precise, he has already come. ”

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