Chapter 159: Gotham Avengers (Part II)
Last night, as it was just getting dark, Batman was standing on the top of the Gotham Cathedral Clock Tower, staring at the dark alley beneath his feet.
Gotham's rain, Vigkin's umbrellas, owl courts, gunshots in dark alleys, scattered pearl necklaces......
Batman closed his eyes, and everything began to line up in his mind, but there were still many vague details for him to investigate and explore.
In the end, he still set his sights on Louis, who bought the murder.
At the top of the church bell tower, a dark shadow leaped down, like a real bat, through countless dark alleys, and between the flickering of light and shadow, it landed on the window of the attic of a building.
Looking down from the skylight, the old Louis sat slumped in his chair, completely unable to move, and could only survive on the garbage piled up around him.
When Batman entered the room, he didn't react, his eyes were blind, his ears were deaf, and he was completely unaware that an uninvited guest had broken in.
It's a pity that Batman didn't get any clues from him, Louis is too old, he not only suffers from Alzheimer's, but his body is also terminally ill, and he probably won't live for more than a month, Batman can't ask anything from the mouth of such a person, and this attic has long been turned into a garbage dump by him, and he can't find anything useful.
Batman can only change his goal, and he arrives at the old mansion of the Edward family.
The Edward family used to be one of the four major families in the Eastern District, on the same level as the Cobott family, but their family did not decline like the Cobott family, mainly because they had a dock in their hands, and with the dock as a guarantee, their ability to resist risks was unknown how high it was compared to several other families.
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However, they still haven't escaped the godfather's accountability, the old Edward is dead, and the little Edward doesn't know where the godfather got it, and now the entire old mansion is taken over by the Falcone family, however, Falcone doesn't pay attention to it, so Batman enters the mansion almost unhindered.
Edward's mansion was pitch black and unlit, but it didn't bother Batman, and after a careful search, Batman finally found what he was looking for, which was an umbrella with the Vigin insignia on it.
In Arkham Asylum's office, Batman puts both parts on the table at the same time, then points to them and says to Schiller, "Look here, the same burn marks, the damage to your umbrella is not an accident." ”
Schiller narrowed his eyes, and he realized that Batman was right, the two parts were damaged in exactly the same way, the threads were burned.
It stands to reason that an umbrella is not a firearm or a cannonball, and even if Gotham fights a small war every day, the chance of the umbrella going to war is about zero, so the most likely way to damage the umbrella is if the umbrella is broken, loose or falling off.
But it is absolutely impossible that a small part of the umbrella bone has been burned and the entire umbrella has been broken.
Since Schiller didn't know much about this, when the back half of one of the umbrella bones was cut off, he thought it was just a problem with the connection, just like a normal umbrella break.
But now that I think about it, although it rains every day in Gotham, it doesn't really blow windy, and the parts at the junction of the umbrella bones are not so stressed, but it is still completely broken.
Now that the truth is before his eyes, the same kind of umbrella produced by the same umbrella maker, in which the same parts are damaged in the same way, can only show one thing - everything was premeditated.
"The Owl Court is more evil than we thought." Batman's voice was very low, he said: "They don't want to leave any survivors at all, everyone in Gotham, whether they don't buy an umbrella or they buy an umbrella, there is only one end in the end......"
"And you should have thought of a fact." Schiller looked Batman in the eye and said, "Old Edward's umbrella is broken, so they are crazy, and no one can say that they bought murder, and it was not caused by their madness." ”
Batman was silent, he had thought of this question from the moment he got this umbrella, and Schiller continued to say to him: "Obviously, you have a new goal, but this goal is also revenge, right? ”
"If you can make them all pay, then why just chase one?" Batman muttered to himself.
"So you're going to join forces with Evans and Copote?"
"They're going to join forces with me."
"I can understand you and Copote......" Gordon looked at Batman and said, "After all, you two may have relatives killed, but what about Evans?" What reason did little Falcone have to get involved in such a thing? ”
"According to him, the death of his own brother, Alberto Falcone, is inseparable from the Owl Court."
Hearing this, Gordon was stunned, he recalled for a moment and said, "Alberto Falcone? It's a familiar name, and I think I've heard Harvey say it......"
Then he shook his head again, and said, "It seems that everyone is very secretive about the eldest son of the old godfather, and Bullock only mentioned it to me, and when I asked him, he did not answer." ”
"Bullock told me that it was a name that the old godfather didn't want to mention, and probably because of that, no one else dared to mention him."
"It's a little strange to think about it." Gordon said with some confusion: "Ten years ago, the Falcone family was even more powerful than it is now, and the heir at that time should be better protected, and no one dared to touch him......"
"Except for the Owl Court."
"What are you going to do?"
"We've formed a temporary alliance to investigate this mysterious organization from the different classes of Gotham."
Batman's tone finally changed slightly, and his helplessness could be heard: "When I started to investigate, I realized that they were hiding too deeply, and even with my strength, I searched all over Gotham City and didn't find any useful clues."
Both Schiller and Gordon knew that he was referring to the power of the Wayne Group, and with the size of the Wayne Group in Gotham, they couldn't find an organization with all their might, which shows how deep the Owl Court is hidden.
"So I'll have to rely on some other people." Batman explained, "Copote is a criminal, but if he kills someone from the Owl Court, then I'm willing to join forces with him for the time being, he knows a lot about the bottom of Gotham, or some of the details, hidden in these dark corners." ”
"The Falcona family has ruled the underground world of Gotham for so many years, and every gang member is their eyeliner, and Evans may be able to dig up different clues."
"When we work together to find our goal, that's the end of the alliance, and I don't need anyone to help me get revenge."
"So what are you going to call this alliance? Even if it's temporary, it should have a name, right? Gordon asked Batman.
Batman was silent for a moment, Schiller suddenly had a bad premonition, and then he heard Batman say, "I'm going to call it the Avenger......"
"Wait!" Schiller interrupted him and said, "I advise you to think again, the name is not very auspicious......"
Batman looked at Schiller, Schiller's expression was strange, Batman paused, and then said: "The name is just a code name, I have never been superstitious about anything......"
"But the last organization with that name didn't have long been active before it split in half."
"We weren't originally a group, I don't intend to form any team with them, it's just a temporary alliance, as for the name......" Batman dragged his tail note for a rare time, and said: "Each of us has a grudge against the Owl Court, so we are all Avengers, so the name is Avengers, what's the problem?" ”
Batman saw Schiller with a complicated expression he had never seen before, and then he heard Schiller mutter, "Those who don't listen to persuasion don't end well......"
At the same time, in the room next door to the office, Evans watched as Copote was tinkering with an umbrella.
"What are you doing?" Evans was a little curious, he sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out his head to ask, but Copote didn't raise his head, just replied a few words perfunctorily: "I'm going to make a weapon." ”
"Weapons?" Evans was even more puzzled, and he asked, "Using an umbrella as a weapon?" Can't you just take a gun? ”
Cobot didn't want to pay attention to him at all, he had had enough of Evans these days.
If I were to write about Copote's experience in the past few days, it would be titled "How to get along with someone I don't like at all and is quite annoying".
Copote had already told Schiller that he looked down on his godfather's son, that is, little Falcone, and thought he was a complete idiot, but when the idiot was transferred to the same ward with him, he found that little Falcone was not only stupid, but also annoying.
Unlike Batman, Evans has a more lively personality and talks a lot, he is not sick himself, he just came to hide and relax, he was in a good state when he was hospitalized, and he did not have the slightest consciousness of the patient, and he grabbed Colbert to chat with him when he was fine.
At first, Cobot was willing to talk to him in order to get some information about the Falcona family, but later, Copote found out that Evans did everything, just didn't do business.
Evans has a wide range of hobbies, he is proficient in art, can paint, vocal music and many musical instruments, the best of which is the violin, the cello level is very high, the violin is also good, and he also loves opera, can sing, dance and act, and practice in the ward when he has nothing to do.
But when it comes to family business, according to Copote, Evans is a complete idealistic fool.
After chatting with Evans for a few days, Cobot didn't gain anything other than refining his knowledge of music theory, which he didn't have any use for eggs in Gotham, so he didn't bother to talk to Evans again for the next few days.
Evans stood up, walked over to Copote, watched him busy, and after a while, he asked, "It looks like you can't modify this umbrella, do you need any help?" ”
"No, I don't." Cobot pulled the umbrella bone hard, and a part flew out with a "whoosh", Evans covered his face and screamed, "Hey! You did it on purpose, be careful! ”
"Damn it......" Colbert cursed, "something isn't quite right with this umbrella." ”
He picked up the whole umbrella and looked at it, and said, "What is this thing made of?" Why does welding and cutting work for it? ”
Evans leaned in and touched the umbrella bone, he frowned and said, "This doesn't seem to be something like steel, I always feel a little familiar......
"Familiar?" Cobott turned to look at him and asked, "Where have you seen anything like this?" ”
Evans touched his chin and thought as he said, "I don't remember exactly, but I should have seen it, but if you can't modify this metal, you probably won't be able to make a weapon." ”
Copote didn't reply, he stared at the umbrella in silence, as if thinking about something.