Chapter Seventy-Five: That, Never Compromise
Zorro's analysis undoubtedly opened a new path for the already stagnant Coulson. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Still, Ward was not convinced.
"If the murderer really has such a list, then why would he spend so much effort killing a few here and there, instead of killing everything in one place and then going to another place? That would be easier and less likely to be caught! β
Zoro replied with a faint smile: "You're rightβif you have enough men." Now, unless you have the whole of California full-manned, whether it's agents or cops, the way you shoot and run, and fight in another place is more likely to drain your energy, confuse the public, and make it easier for that vigilante not only to escape, but also to find an opportunity to take advantage of. β
Ward didn't have much more to say now.
Coulson immediately took May and Ward, and after simply setting a few senior California judges and prosecutors who might have a case with him as a target, he divided into three ways and set off, regardless of the time it was already night. Others, including Zorro, remained in the main control center of the "bus". Skye uses her laptop and the computer in the main control center to build a model of the offender's information, Fitz and Simmons are selecting a follow-up target for Coulson, while Zorro continues to look at the information that the entire team has put together so far in the case. In contrast, Zorro had seen only a small part of the document before.
"Simmons, there's a mysterious cloth mentioned here, can I take a look at it?"
Simmons was stunned for a moment. After answering the "I'll get it from the lab", he trotted away and came back in less than a minute.
The lab she was talking about was actually her and Fitz's workshop on the "bus," just downstairs, in front of the small platform where Zorro was doing his recovery training. All kinds of substance inspections, tests and even manufacturing are done in-house.
"I wouldn't call it 'cloth,' but it did come from the murderer's mysterious hood." She handed Zorro a glass dish with a few silk threads in it, "It is said that a policeman shot the killer from a distance of more than 30 meters. Although it didn't make a successful hit, the bullet grazed the opponent's hood and brought us these threads. At this, Simon paused, and then changed to a helpless tone. If you want to find any clues from it, don't waste your time. We've had this idea before, and I've analyzed its construction. It can't be said that there is nothing, but at least it is not what we want. I could name the components of this 'thread' and break it down into a detailed table, which could even include the total amount of each ingredient - but that's about it. With the technology we humans have, it is impossible to synthesize it. β
Fitz, who was next to him, suddenly said, "Asgard should be able to." β
"Oh Fitz!" Simmons shouted angrily.
"You know I'm right, too." When it comes to scientific issues, Fitz, who is usually a little cowardly, turns into a tough man. This time he unexpectedly refuted Simmons. "If you can synthesize those raw materials to such an extent that you can't do ordinary molecular atom manipulation or even particle acceleration, it should be a field that is even more advanced than quantum. Considering technologies like Asgard's Destroyer and the Rainbow Bridge, all we know is that only they can do it. β
As soon as he heard Asgard, Skye was also attracted to him: "So our murderer is an Asgardian?" Why can't it be Zetari? β
"It certainly won't be Zetari." Fitz and Simmons said in unison. On this one they did agree. Then, afraid that Skye and Zorro were still puzzled, Fitz added: "After the Great War in Gotham, our S.H.I.E.L.D. has divided into more than ten groups to study the various equipment left on Earth by the Zetarians. To be honest, their technology hasn't surpassed us much, fifteen years at most. Their real strength lies in the fact that they have bodies stronger than humans, and that they have the kind of flying super whales, and the non-renewable and non-reproducible minerals that are the raw materials for their armor. If we also have those, we can also pull up an army like theirs, even stronger than theirs. β
There is such a thing. Skye was thoughtful.
Zorro didn't pay much attention to it: "Let's go back to that kind of silk thread." Since it's so special, there's something special about the mask or hood it comes from. What could that be, has anyone seen or tried? β
"I'm not sure what you're talking about......" Simmons was responding when he was interrupted by Fitz.
"Really!" Fitz said as he picked up another tablet and pulled up a video, "It was recorded by one of the cameras we set up before it was wrecked, and it was only 3.4 seconds long. Now, this is the murderer, he shot the camera. He seems to know a lot about where we're going to put our cameras. But the most noteworthy thing is, well, pay attention to his face. β
To be honest, the picture is very blurry. This has something to do with the fact that the background of the video is late at night. But even so, Zorro saw that the vigilante's face covered with some kind of cloth actually appeared in a constantly changing pattern, like black ink wriggling on a smooth surface placed horizontally.
Rorschach!
I've lived so long in this world and experienced so many things. Those memories of the past have gradually faded or even disappeared in Zorro's mind. And those who remain are undoubtedly the more impactful kind. For example, the Ink Spectrum Monster. This is a translation into Chinese, which is relatively vivid. But Zorro was more than happy to call him by his name, Rorschach. Uncompromising Rorschach!
The special material of the wriggling ink hood - let's just say the mask - is characteristic of Rorschach.
In the minds of many fans, Rorschach is an even more important character than a prophet in the Bible or a bodhisattva in the Buddhist scriptures. He doesn't have superpowers, he doesn't have super wealth, but he has super strong beliefs. It's true that there are some fans who deify this character, but he does have his own uniqueness. At least the point of firm conviction is something that no one can refute. When he was in that background, when all the superheroes who had fought together took off their masks and lived as ordinary people, he refused. He thinks that only he who he is when he wears a mask is who he really is. He persisted in fighting the crimes he saw and resisted all injustices. This persistence has not changed, even in the end, when his former teammates killed tens of millions of people for a "better future", and his former friends chose to compromise and turn their backs on him; Even if the people he once admired had to kill him in order not to reveal the truth; Even if everything will be fine only if he lets go, he still hasn't let go, and he still hasn't compromised. He could not sit idly by and watch tens of millions of people die in vain. So, he died.
Right is right, wrong is wrong, and there is never an in-between. This is the persistence that Rorschach interprets with his life.
Never compromise.
(PS: Rorschach is out, but don't ask me about Dr. Manhattan.) That's a secret that can't be told...... In addition, there are some hodgepodge of well-meaning book friends or malicious "troublemakers", I just want to say that I will try my best to maintain the complementary relationship between the main line and the branch line, and try not to write down. Some friends want to see how I put together characters and stories with different systems and backgrounds, well, don't you know that there is only one system and background in this book, which is based on what I wrote? Ha ha. I'm going to try to keep the character of the character while blending those elements. There will certainly be no such thing as the funny Batman, the unruly Captain America. Of course, except for plot needs~)