Winged Knight Stronghold. 》し

When Roy and Barbara returned, they immediately began tracking in the direction the Riddler was searching - starting with Alan Wayne's life.

After an hour of busy desking, Roy left the computer screen, stretched out and sat back comfortably in his chair, looking contented.

Barbara, who was already familiar to him, recognized the expression, and she knew it meant that Roy had already had a satisfying harvest. She also knew that Roy was waiting for her to ask questions and be content to show her his findings and theories.

"What did you find?" She asked very cooperatively, and her cooperation was part of how much Roy enjoyed working with her.

"Great harvest." Roy smiled and sat up straight.

"It's no secret that Mr. Alan Wayne suffered from mental illness in his later years. According to his former psychotherapists, he developed a fear of owls for no apparent reason. "The doctor thinks it might have something to do with a horrific past experience with owls, or to gotham's nursery rhyme about owls." ”

"Beware of the Owl Court,

Keep an eye on your travels,

Peeking into Gotham City from the dark,

Tucked away in a low-walled pavilion.

He is with him when he dwells in his house,

He also survived in bed. ”

Barbara expertly memorized this nursery rhyme and said, "Yes, I know." But the Owl Court is an old Gotham nursery rhyme, and my dad used to scare me and James Jr. when I was a kid. Disobedient children will be approached by the Owl Court. But you'll know when you've lived in Gotham for a long time, it's just a legend. ”

"But this Mr. Alan Wayne apparently took it seriously in his later years." Roy said. He feared to the point of using his wealth and power to build safe havens all over the Gotham underground. He has built many secret hideouts, most of which have been discovered after all these years, but there is still a possibility that a few have not been discovered for the time being. ”

"So Nigma noticed the possibility." Barbara was also quick to think.

Roy nodded, "If this is true, then it is likely that Negma discovered the secret room hidden under Gotham by some accident,

It was used as a temporary safe haven to avoid being tracked by the Sky Eye. ”

"Okay, then at least we have a general direction now." Barbara said. I quickly started operating the computer. "I'm going to pull up the detailed structure of the underground tunnels in Gotham, as well as the location of the vaults that Alan Wayne has built underground, and see if I can find any other vaults."

"In fact, the scope could have been narrowed even smaller." Roy said.

Barbara stopped and looked at him suspiciously.

Roy explained: "Take a closer look at the police report on the discovery of Alan Wayne's body. Mr. Wayne Sr. was believed to have drowned in the sewers after a psychotic episode, and according to reports from people at Wayne Manor, Mr. Wayne's body had been missing for a week when it was found, and the autopsy report noted that Mr. Wayne's body had been found dead for less than a day. ”

"So this crazy old man - and the richest celebrity in all of Gotham - wandered around for a week and ended up drowning in a sewer pipe without anyone noticing?" Barbara said. "Sounds unreasonable."

Roy continued: "Yes, not reasonable. That's why I think Alan Wayne's last week may have been the onset of his paranoia, hiding in some hidden hideout he had built during his lifetime. ”

Barbara was stunned. Hurriedly checked the secret hideout that had been discovered on the computer, and there was no discovered stronghold near the location where Alan Wayne's body was found......

"So, centering on the location of Mr. Wayne Sr.'s death, that area is our main search area." Roy said, pausing, "If you're lucky, the Riddler should be behind some secret door around here." ”

Gotham Underground.

Theoretically. All the underground pipes in the city are just as dirty and smelly

Basty. However, ask anyone who lives in Gotham and they will say that Gotham's underground is the dirtiest in the whole world.

Roy and Barbara follow the stinking current, stomping on the soles of their boots with all sorts of garbage and even rat corpses.

"May I complain? This place stinks. Barbara pinched her nose and said, "Seriously, especially a big beauty like me, it's really not suitable for here, right?" ”

Roy didn't say anything, and looked around intently with a flashlight.

He knew that Barbara, of course, was not really incapable of this environment. Barbara, who has long been familiar with the work of vigilantes, has experienced a much worse environment, and she is just looking for topics to keep the atmosphere lively.

"Here."

Roy jumped across the stinking ditch to the other side, crouching down to the edge of a thin line of pipes.

Barbara followed up and asked, "What's going on here?" ”

"There are so many pipes around, only this one valve has traces of someone touching recently." Roy was already gripping the valve with both hands as he spoke, twisting it vigorously.

After a slight muffled sound, several thin pipes cracked in the middle, and the pipes separated from each other, revealing the hidden door behind them.

The door is made of alloy, but because of its age, it has deteriorated so much that the surface is covered with rust. Roy put his finger in the middle of the crack in the door that had been pried open by the years, and exploded with all his might, pulling the two pieces of iron to the sides, and the metal door panel was squeezed together by the force of his palm.

The interior was pitch black. （ｕｕkhcoｍ)

Roy and Barbara walked inside and activated the night vision on their masks.

Under the light green night vision lenses, the general structure of the room is imprinted. As he walked forward, Roy looked around at the movement.

Suddenly, his pupils closed, and without warning, he kicked backwards, kicking Barbara in the lower abdomen like a dragon swinging its tail.

Barbaravan didn't expect Roy to suddenly attack, and the huge force dragged her light body backwards out of the door like a kite with a broken string, and fell back onto the waterway.

She clutched her aching abdomen, got up and was about to have a seizure, but the angry questioning swallowed back the moment she got up.

The dark room is lit up like a carnival ballroom. Roy is standing on a comically large turntable reminiscent of a playground, with colorful lights flashing at his feet. Countless slender red threads are intertwined into a huge web, like a giant spider's web, and Roy in the center is the prey.

Barbara recognized it at a glance, it was an infrared aiming laser, which snipers often used.

Just like the protagonist appears, the lights all hit the same position in an instant. The guy in a green suit, purple blindfold and high hat jumped out in a high-profile manner. He played with a golden cane in his hand, the tip of which was twisted into an arc like a large question mark.

Riddler! (To be continued.) )