"I don't know if you've heard the rumor that Gotham is also known as the 'Valley of Darkness', at least in occult circles, it's a place where darkness meets all of North America and the world, like a pool drain."

Konstantin squinted his eyes and leaned back on the sofa, his tone was relaxed and comfortable, he said: "This place is actually very suitable for the cultivation of black magic, it is not accurate to say that it is a cultivation, it should be said that this place is naturally suitable for communicating with demons and reaching contracts." ”

"Like a material with good electrical conductivity?"

"It's a bit similar, but it's not exactly the same, in short, in the last era, insiders flocked to it, but it soon became clear that this place was not heaven for magicians, but hell, because there was a force called the Owl Court."

"I've heard of that name, a group of rich people who are trying to control Gotham behind their backs, and they have recently fallen into bad luck."

Konstantin shook his head and said, "I don't know what the owl court you know is, but the one I know is inseparable from the occult, and they are also called 'Dark Sacrifices'. ”

"Legend has it that they can communicate with an ancient creature of darkness and provide them with immense power at no cost, and they can use that power to raise killers or control others."

"How do you know that?"

"As I said before, I've been plagued by my twin brother's curse, so I'm very careful about everything about the ghost mothers, and I know I'll be able to use them sooner or later."

"When I was roaming Nottingham, I met a deceased Laurenna grandmother there, and I got from him a notebook from Laurenna's grandmother Ivy, which recorded what she saw and heard in Gotham."

"Ivy is known as one of the most powerful ghost mothers of all time, and she was also one of the insiders who were drawn to Gotham during that era, and initially, she, like others, hoped to use Gotham's mystery and uniqueness to strengthen her bond with the contract demons and gain greater power."

"But then, she violated one of the biggest taboos in occult circles."

"You said that before, what the hell is that?"

"She fell in love with an ordinary man named Solomon Wayne, the ancestor of Bruce Wayne."

"As I said before, although the ghost mother will sell the soul of her child to the demon in exchange for power, she must also pay the price, she will sacrifice every child she gives birth to the devil."

"After Ivy and Solomon fell in love, she became pregnant, and Solomon did not know that his lover was a witch, and he was so happy about the upcoming newborn that Ivy was infected."

"Ivy truly loves Solomon, she doesn't want to give the crystallization of her love and her lover to the devil, but with her own strength, she can't end the deal at all, and at this moment, the dark owl priest who has been hiding in Gotham finds her......"

"After Ivy came to Gotham, she contracted a lot of children and sacrificed them to demons, this anomaly was watched by the dark priests, they found Ivy special, so they found Ivy, hoping that she could use the power of the ghost mother to control the children, and controlling the children is equivalent to controlling the future of Gotham City."

"In order to keep the child in her womb, Ivy promised them, she promised that all the offspring with the blood of the ghost mother would come to Gotham to control the children here for the dark priests, so the dark priests used special methods to deceive the demon and save the child in Ivy's womb."

"But those who break the taboo will end miserably, Ivy and Solomon are so close that Solomon discovers her evil cultivation method one night, as an ordinary person, Solomon can't accept all this, he can't accept that his lover is an evil witch who has killed countless children."

He raised his gun at Ivy, originally, as a witch, Ivy would not be afraid of an ordinary person's attack, but at that time, Ivy was pregnant with Rokka, and her child was about to be born, which was the moment when her strength was the weakest, if Solomon really shot, she would be dead.

"But in the end, Solomon also hesitated, he relented, and instead of shooting, he expelled Ivy from Gotham."

"On the rainy night she left Gotham, Ivy gave birth to a baby in a valley, and then she discovered that the Dark Rite had deceived her, and that the child she gave birth to was a monster made of dark energy......"

"Ivy used her last strength to kill the monster, as well as her and Solomon's children."

"However, she narrowly escaped with her life, and since then, she has returned to England for the rest of her life, and she has recorded the secrets of Gotham and the Dark Rites until they reach me."

"To get back to the point, what's going on with you and Laurena?"

"Laurena was forced to come to this dark city due to the pact between her ancestor Ivy and the Dark Sacrifice, but she didn't like it here, she was fed up with being driven like a hound, and she wanted to get rid of the Dark Sacrifice."

"But she can't do that alone, and when I find her, the two of us make a deal, and if she can help me get rid of the fetal curse, I'll help her get rid of the dark priesthood entanglement,"

"It was supposed to be a win-win deal, but ......"

At this moment, a shrill telephone rang suddenly from the dream space, Schiller snapped his fingers, the dream collapsed, and the sharp pain engulfed Konstantin again.

Schiller went downstairs to answer the phone, and across from him was Bruce's voice, and he said, "Professor, Konstantin is with you, right?" ”

"That's right, do you have something to do with him?"

"Whatever he says to you now, Professor, subdue him at once, and I'll go now."

With that, Bruce hung up.

Soon, Batman appeared in Schiller's manor, and when he walked to the reception room and saw Konstantin with blood in his mouth and a pale face, he turned to Schiller and said, "Thank you, Professor." ”

Schiller spread his hands and said, "I didn't do it." ”

Batman obviously had a "I believe in your evil" expression, and he was still thinking that he had beaten Konstantin so many times, and it was not as effective as Schiller's beating Konstantin once.

"You have an evil plan, don't you?" Batman asked, looking into Konstantin's eyes.

Constantine tilted his head, his hands relaxed at his sides, as if he had given up struggling, Batman walked over, grabbed him by the neck with one hand, lifted him up, his tone contained deep anger, he said, "You and Sanchez want to sacrifice the children of Gotham to achieve your purpose, Constantine......"

Constantine grabbed his neck, and he said intermittently as if he was about to die, "...... You...... From where...... Aware? ”

"I found Solomon Wayne's notebook, and he mentioned those evil methods in his notebook......"

“…… That, and I...... What does it matter? Constantine struggled, and Batman threw him to the ground, saying, "The notebook has that magic circle pattern you drew at the scene of Cooper's murder." ”

"What does that mean?"

"According to the records, it was not an ordinary circle that summoned demons, but a circle that sacrificed the soul of a child to a demon...... What does it mean? Konstantin, it means that you killed a child......"

"Ahem, huh? Then you say, 'Who have I killed?' ”

Konstantin lay on the ground, clutching his neck, looking at Batman with some contempt in his eyes, and said: "Batman, who monitors everything and knows everything, tell me, who did I kill?" Who are the victims? ”

He gasped heavily, Schiller walked up, stuffed two analgesics into his mouth, and said, "I advise you to hurry up and finish the last bit of toothpaste, otherwise, even if Batman is willing to let you go, the curse in your body may not be able to wait......"

"I'm dying anyway, so what does it matter if I don't talk about it?" Konstantin lay flat on the ground, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Konstantin, it seems that you have been cheating for many years, not only by rhetoric, but also by psychology......"

"Well, after you've finished telling the end of this story, we can help you figure it out......"

Konstantin rolled his eyes and looked at Schiller, who also looked down at him and said, "Don't expect me to sign a contract with you, for a rotten person like you, I can verbally guarantee that it is already the limit." ”

Konstantin made an angry sound through his nose, and he quickly got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, shook his trench coat, pulled his tie, and sat back down on the couch.

Looking at his series of smooth movements, Batman's eyes narrowed, and Konstantin waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not pretending to be sick, these injuries and pains are real, but those who learn magic have long been used to it......"

"Sometimes the sacrifice is not enough, then go on your own, it is not a big deal to be taken out of an organ by a demon, just find another demon to make up for it another day."

Schiller glanced at Batman's face, and then said to Konstantin: "You better hurry up and get to the point, otherwise this righteous vigilante will be tortured to extract confessions......"

"Okay......" Konstantin sat down on the couch and propped his elbows on his knees, "I do have a common plan with Laurenna, but I also have a plan of my own, and a backup plan for this plan......"

"Maybe you don't know me, but I can prepare for months or even years for a certain plan, and I can come up with a series of interlocking plans, like this one......"

"My plan A is to lure the professor out, steal the crazy wine, go to Oneiroi and ask him to help me solve my troubles......"

"Plan B is to lure Batman out, deliver the courier, and then go to that mysterious voice and ask him to help me solve the trouble......"

"Plan C is, work with Laurena and let her help me out of trouble."

"And Plan D is to attract the interest of you Gotham strangers, so that you can find a way to help me solve my troubles......"

"A lot of people might like to do these plans in order, for example, if Plan A doesn't work out, then use Plan B, but I don't like that, I like to do them all at the same time......"

Konstantin, who was sitting on the sofa, lit another cigarette, and he seemed to fade part of his decadent appearance, revealing his inner sharp soul.

This son of sin, who has been accompanied by misfortune since birth, has never been a down-and-out vagabond, but like everyone in Gotham, he is a calm, cold and evil madman full of intelligence, imagination, creativity and action.

The complicated plan that is very difficult to understand just by listening to it to ordinary people has become a very ordinary thing in his mouth, and Batman, who has personally experienced this series of plans, has to admit that the madman in front of him has deceived almost everyone with layers of disguise.

Batman saw many familiar figures in Konstantin's soul, like a Joker, like Schiller, and like ...... Himself.

Hell Detective? Batman thought, perhaps, this "detective" is more like the three of them in one.

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Not three/detective

It's the three gods/detectives

Hahaha

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