In the library at Wayne Manor, Bruce piled up a table full of all kinds of books, and Dick still took the ladder much higher than him, rummaging between the shelves.

After the ladder clicked across the shelves, Dick exclaimed, "Oh! There's another book here, I haven't seen it before! ”

As he spoke, he found a very worn-out looking book through the gap between the two shelves, picked it up, patted the dust on it with his hand, blew the cover, and turned the first page.

Then, he ran up to Bruce with the book and said, "Mr. Wayne, look at this, it's a little weird. ”

Bruce took the book, opened it, and found that it was a nursery rhyme about Gotham.

Each city will have its own minor tunes, although Gotham is not ancient, but the history of development is very complex, therefore, it has also derived a unique musical atmosphere, although in modern times, Gotham's main music market is gangster rap, but there was also a period of time, the gods and nursery rhymes were widely known.

This book is an introduction to the tunes of various nursery rhymes, as well as the content of their lyrics, and the origin of the lyrics.

Most of the lyrics of nursery rhymes in the world are very simple, basically two or three sentences are sung over and over again, which helps children remember the key content of the lyrics.

However, one of the nursery rhymes in this book is very special, that is, the "Owl Court, always watch your travel......"

That's right, the name of this nursery rhyme is "Owl Court, Always Watch Your Travel", and it even has such a long name, and the content can be imagined.

Every line of this nursery rhyme is different, and none of the lyrics are repeated, and singing from beginning to end is more difficult than memorizing a poem.

However, it is recorded in the book that this nursery rhyme was once the most widely circulated nursery rhyme in Gotham, and almost every child sang it at the time.

Bruce, who stared at the words on it, seemed to see that in the alley in the Gotham night rain, children sang "Owl Court...... Always keep an eye on your ...... travel", and right behind them, the eyes of many pairs of owls lit up.

Bruce was keenly aware of the problem, but he looked at Dick anyway, and then handed him the book, and Bruce said to Dick, "Can you sing this song?" ”

Dick took the book, looked at the long string of lyrics and frowned, and said, "I'll try." ”

Then, he stared intently at the book for almost 20 minutes before he could barely sing the nursery rhyme, but he stumbled and paused several times.

In addition to the fact that the lyrics are very complicated, the tune of this song is also very awkward, and many people know that the key of nursery rhymes is a little higher than that of ordinary songs, because whether it is a boy or a girl, before the voice change period, the pitch is higher, and many tunes that are somewhat high for adults are just right for them.

However, the key of this song is very low, even if Dick's voice change period is almost over, it is still a bit difficult to sing this song, even if it is an ordinary adult to sing, this tone will be a little low.

After a period of time together, Bruce felt that he already knew Dick better, he was a very smart kid and learned everything quickly, but he studied it for 20 minutes to barely master this nursery rhyme, what about the other children in Gotham?

They don't have the patience to learn a song, and when survival is a problem, no one will concentrate on art.

However, it is recorded in this book that for a long time, this nursery rhyme was very popular among the children of Gotham, which is actually a very strange thing, such a difficult song to learn, but it can be passed on by the children by word of mouth, which is almost impossible to happen in the process of natural development.

Bruce thought more deeply, perhaps, the darkness of Gotham is not just as simple as it seems.

There is a certain force that has been influencing the people who live here, since they were children, the dark forces have affected them, and then, the dark city built by these people who have been affected by the darkness is called Gotham.

Realizing that there might be something wrong with nursery rhymes, Bruce began to look for more books on Gotham art history and the like, and as he searched, he began to look at all the cities on the East Coast.

The most important city on the East Coast is the Metropolis, and there are many more historical records about this city than Gotham, and Bruce was only looking at the history of the Met, but he suddenly found that the book about the Met's customs also recorded a nursery rhyme.

This nursery rhyme doesn't mention any owls and darkness, but both nursery rhymes have the same characteristic, that is, the tune is difficult to listen to and learn, and the lyrics are complex, but they are both sung by mouth for a certain period of time.

Bruce suddenly realizes that the enemy he has to face may not only be the darkness of Gotham, but the roots of this behemoth have spread throughout the country before he awakens and is still in the period of ignorance.

Discovering that the Met might also be in sight of owls, Bruce immediately went to find Schiller.

Because his manor was bombed, Schiller returned to live at Gotham University, and the manor took time to renovate, during which time he was either in Victor's lab, helping him adjust his wife's condition, or writing papers in the library.

Bruce found Schiller in a corner of the library and explained his intentions, but Schiller did not give him the clues he had investigated.

Bruce was a little puzzled, because Schiller had always shown a lot of interest in the Owl Court, and he thought that Schiller, who had also been investigating the organization, would have more clues than he did.

Schiller sat on the other side of the library table and said to Bruce, "If you want to investigate this, I suggest you go find someone." ”

"Who?"

"Godfather Falcone."

It rained again in Gotham that night, and no one was surprised by it, but the night was so heavy that the rain slapped against the glass, masking the footsteps of uninvited guests.

Godfather Falcone leaned back in his chair in the study and took a nap, and a dark shadow spread along the window, and after the thunder outside the window, the light lit up in an instant, making the outline of the shadow more and more clear, with two pointed ears at the top.

Falcone was waiting for Batman, Batman was also watching Falcone, he hadn't seen him for a long time, the godfather didn't seem to be older, time seemed to stand still in him, Batman stood in the corner and asked him in a low tone: "What do you know about owls?" ”

"I know a lot ......," Falcona folded his hands, in front of him, his eyes half-closed, as if he were about to fall asleep.

"I think you've already discovered the kind of darkness I once mentioned...... has been dragging the city into the darkness of the abyss. ”

"It's always invading here, in all sorts of ways, economically, politically, culturally, artistically, they are everywhere."

"The dead members of the Owl Court are only a small part of it, and as long as darkness hangs over the city, the chaos here will never end."

"Is it only Gotham that has owls?"

After Batman finished asking the question, Falcone suddenly sat up straight in his chair, he paused, leaned back again, and said, "You got to the point, Batman." ”

"I don't know if Alfred told you that he came to the Wayne family as a butler, not the first time we've met, when we were younger, I, Alfred, and Father Daniel, once met."

"We had a bizarre adventure for the sake of a monster's egg, and in the end, we chose. Putting this untreatable egg in the ground of the Metropolis, do you know why we did it? ”

Batman was silent and did not answer, so Falcone asked himself, "I discovered this dark force everywhere while I was tracking down about my son, and I realized that Gotham was not the first city to be affected, and it will not be the last. ”

"At that time, the Metropolitan didn't have such good security, and I made a lot of friends there, so I learned something."

"I told you before, I didn't know they were called owls, I only knew that there was a murderer lurking in Gotham, and I wasn't sure that I would be able to eliminate them all at once, so I didn't dare to get to know them in depth."

"However, against this force of the Metropolis, there are not so many scruples, I put that egg there, in fact, I want to lure the owls of the Met to study it, so that they can set themselves on fire......"

"Metropolis's owl ......," Batman said as if talking to himself, his gaze panning out the window on the rainy night.

At this time, the thunderstorm outside the window is getting heavier and heavier, and through the rain curtain, the train from Gotham winds all the way through the dark hills and into another bustling city, and on such a rainy night, the lights of the metropolis become the beacon of the East Coast, and the night continues.

In an unlit alley, two figures climbed over the walls of the alley, and one of the men walked into the shadows at the end of the alley, crouched down, checked the traces, and said, "...... Found it, those two people who pretended to be us were thrown here. ”

His companion, another woman, stepped forward, she pushed her glasses, and through the light reflected through the lenses of her glasses, she revealed a face that of the same female doctor with whom Kayla had exchanged messages during the day, and she glanced at the entrance of the alley, and then said in Russian:

"Valeria gave me the message that these two men who hold the Order of Philby are not agents of the Special Security Service."

"You should know that since the death of Benjamin, the head of the CIA's stronghold in Metropolis, Valeria has assumed the position of head of the Metropolitan Office."

"She had access to a list of CIA agents in and around the Metropolis, and she was able to use her authority to access the list of special security services, both of whom she had not found."

Another man replied in English: "This shows that in addition to the KGB, the CIA, and the Special Security Department, there is another force secretly watching here." ”

"It's very likely that Philby's list fell into the hands of this group of people." The female doctor took a deep breath and folded her arms and said, "The medal has been returned to her hometown, whether that list is useful or not, the legendary agent Philby must return to Moscow for his life's work." ”

The man stood up and looked at the dirt on his fingers, which he twitched with his thumb and forefinger and disappeared with the rain.

"There are enough people here, and there is no need for any mysterious organizations to stir things up, so ......"

The cold and direct Russian language echoed in this dark alley:

"Find it...... Destroy it. ”

------Off topic------

How did Schiller borrow the knife? (five minutes)

(I have to wait for tomorrow, I can't finish writing today)

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