Gotham during the rainy season is more gloomy than usual. The dark clouds in the sky were like an army overpowering the city, and the whole city was now so dim even during the day. The sky looked like it was going to rain, and the wind was rushing through the streets, knocking on the doors and windows of every house.

"The storm is coming." Roy looked out the window and said suddenly.

Yes, Tempest. Not just the storm mentioned in the weather forecast, but also the crisis that the city is facing.

"Roman" Carmine Falcone, the person who made Batman look so bad, you can imagine how powerful he is. It's such a person who has returned to Gotham City, brewing a bloody storm.

The light and continuous snapping sound is the sound of Barbara's slender jade fingers flying on the keyboard.

The keystrokes stopped, and Barbara said, "All the information you want is here." ”

Roy leaned over to the computer, roughly scanned it, whistled and praised, "I have to say, you are really a genius in this line of work." ”

It's not a compliment, Barbara's procedural skills are really amazing. She had just helped Roy hack into the Gotham Police Department's database, bringing up all the previous information about Falcone the Roman.

"Falcone used to be in control of all the crimes in Gotham City." As Roy pored through the information on his computer, Barbara said, "I remember that during that time, no one dared to meddle at all, and the police didn't care. Murder and robbery are almost commonplace in Gotham, but the police turn a blind eye, even if the arrested criminals will be released in two days at most as long as the background is hard enough. At that time, the police were the lackeys of Falcone, and they not only gave Falcone the green light for all kinds of illegal activities, but even sometimes helped Falcone act as a smuggling guard."

Speaking of that period, Barbara's emotions couldn't help but get excited.

"It wasn't until Batman came along that things got better." "Dad used to say that on days like that you know how lucky you are to have a friend like Batman." Batman and his dad worked together to bring Falcone down, and he left Gotham and never reappeared. However, Falcone's power was greatly weakened but not completely wiped out, and the stall he left behind was left behind by a short man codenamed 'Penguin Man', Oswald Chesterfield Copote, the owner of Gotham's famous casino, Iceberg Casino. ”

"So if this Falcone returns, he'll definitely want to find this penguin in the first place and take back his throne." Roy said.

"It looks like so." Barbara said.

At this time, Roy's cell phone ringing interrupted the conversation between the two. Roy pulls out his phone, and the screen shows that it is Harvey Bullock, an agent from the Gotham Police Department.

"It's Detective Bullock, let's see if he can bring me some interesting cases." Saying that, Roy pressed the connect button, "Detective Bullock?" I'm Green. ”

"Come to 342 Joseph Street." Detective Bullock said, "Murder. ”

By the time Roy arrived at 342 Joseph Street, the house was already full of police. He spotted Detective Bullock at a glance among the officers who came and went - his beer belly, which was more than twice as large as the average person, made him especially recognizable.

Detective Bullock stands in the bedroom of the residence, which is the scene of the crime. A blonde-haired woman lay in a pool of blood with round eyes, wrapped in a sky-blue nightgown, half of which had been stained dark with blood.

"The deceased's name is Evie Stephen, she lives alone, and the time of death is estimated to be between eight and ten o'clock last night." Detective Bullock said, "I saw her body through the window on the way to deliver the letter this morning and called the police. Nothing was stolen at the scene, so it was not supposed to be a burglary. ”

As he spoke, Roy had already surveyed the scene. Don't miss every corner, every detail, under the bed, the cabinet. Everything his eyes received was quickly converted into information and data, stored in his brain's memory for recall.

"You said nothing was stolen?" Roy asked suddenly.

Detective Bullock replied, "Yes, we checked, and the valuables such as wallets and mobile phones are there." ”

"So you mean there's only one pair of boots in the closet?" Roy said, pointing to the closet.

Detective Bullock looked inside, and indeed, a black high-heeled boot stood there alone, which was indeed quite abrupt.

"Maybe she lost it." Brock scratched his head, "Otherwise, what's the use of a prisoner stealing a boot?" If he has any particular fetish for boots, why take just one instead of a pair? ”

"Because he's not a thief, he's a murderer." Roy said with some impatience, "He took a boot as a trophy." Do you know what kind of prisoners collect loot? Serial murderer. The loot can help them distinguish their victims. ”

Brock was stunned: "So what we're chasing now is a serial murderer?" Miss Stephen was just the first victim, and there will be more in the future? ”

"Not the first." A voice came from outside the room, and Jim Gordon followed the words into the room, "He's done a lot of crimes. ”

Bullock asked, "Jim?" Do you recognize this prisoner? ”

"Of course." "The criminal's name is Jay Galen, and he took pleasure in taking a boot from the scene after killing people more than a decade ago. I caught him once. ”

"Oh? So why is he back in the world now? Roy asked.

Jim Gordon sighed and said, "At the time of the Black Gate incident, he ran away. ”

Both Bullock and Gordon were silent.

The atmosphere is a little more subtle.

Roy glanced at the two of them and asked, "Well, you should know that I only recently moved to Gotham, and I don't know much about some of the previous events. Can you tell me what the 'Black Gate Incident' was all about? ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then Gordon spoke, "That's when Batman just debuted." Not long after a pervert who calls himself 'Joker' is imprisoned in the Black Gate Prison, it causes an unprecedented chaos in the prison. Although the chaos was eventually quelled by Batman, many of the criminals imprisoned in the Black Gate escaped, including Jay Galen. ”

Roy, the Clown of the Black Gate, memorized these two words, and his instincts told him that there were more earth-shattering things going on in the city, and maybe more to come.

Gordon continued: "Later we got reliable information that Galen had left Gotham City. But before he left, he left me a message saying that I should remember him and that he would definitely come back to me for revenge. After so many years, I didn't expect him to really come back.

But the good news is that when I tracked down this guy, I had already figured out a few of his secret dens in Gotham, and I don't think Galen knew anything about it. Now let's check it out and see if there are any clues in his dens from more than ten years ago. ”