On the thick trunk of the tree, more than a dozen narrow claw marks are clearly visible, each of which is more than ten centimeters deep, and it is extremely rare in nature for a creature to leave such deep claw marks on the trunk, even among many large beasts, only a very few extremely powerful individuals can do it.

In a developed city like Gotham, it is basically impossible for such a large beast to appear.

There is no doubt that the traces on the trunk are 100% left by the legendary 'bat monster'.

There are many trees with similar marks in the vicinity, and there are at least four or five in the vicinity alone, and it is difficult to say whether there are more similar trees in the depths of the woods.

"There is no blood left on the claw marks, and the distance between each mark is relatively tight, so it doesn't look like a trace left by accidentally grabbing a tree trunk during an attack on a human, but more like a ......"

Robin said thoughtfully with his chin in one hand.

"It's like venting."

Batman's voice came from the side.

"Yes, just as a person in an emotional situation has a strong desire to destroy in his heart, the 'bat monster' apparently used to frantically mow trees here, maybe killing people has intensified some kind of emotion in it, maybe excitement? Or is it still unfinished? ”

Robin said as he turned to look at Batman.

I saw Batman squatting on the ground next to him, gently picking up some soil and branches and leaves, and his eyes were slightly condensed.

"What's wrong? Anything new? ”

Robin walked over and asked.

"The Upper West Police Bureau needs to hone its on-site investigation skills."

Batman picked up a broken ring-shaped object from the ground and said with a blank face.

Wipe away the dirt from the surface, and the ring-shaped object regains its color, with a silver ring set with a diamond the size of a grain of rice.

It's a diamond ring!

And looking at the appearance and specifications of the ring, nine times out of ten it is still a wedding ring.

Why is there a wedding ring in the woods where there was a murder not long ago?

Who abandoned it? Is it some unlucky bastard? Or the deceased? Or someone else? Why is the ring disconnected?

The above questions are uncertain for the time being, but it is certain that the ring must have been left here recently.

The reason is simple, the ring is not very deeply buried, just a little dirt and foliage, and a little closer observation will definitely reveal it.

There are a lot of homeless people entrenched near Robinson Park, and if this ring had existed a long time ago, Batman would not have been able to find it now.

Batman's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pressed the arm guard of his left hand a few times.

Then the armguards opened automatically, and inside was a strange container, which looked like a small space but could actually be stuffed with a lot of stuff.

Put the ring inside, the open arm guard automatically closes, and then a green light sweeps over the ring, uploading the data to the bat computer in the bat cave, and automatically constructing a virtual model of the ring.

The data model can't help but include the appearance of the ring and the manufacturer's information, and even the fingerprints that remain on the ring are scanned.

Meanwhile, Alfred is sitting in front of the Batcomputer, waiting for news from Batman and Robin.

When the ring's data was uploaded to the bat computer, Alfred instantly cheered up.

"Penny one, investigate who this diamond ring belongs to."

Batman contacts Alfred Road.

Just like Dick's code name is Robin, and Batman's code name is Bruce, Alfred also has his own code name for action - Penny One.

When Batman is on a mission, he will call Alfred penny.

"Okay, Master Bruce, I'm glad to see that you're finally starting to get interested in wedding rings, but isn't the diamond in this ring a little too small for the Wayne family?"

Alfred expertly manipulated the batcomputer, comparing the fingerprints on the ring with those in the database, and said humorously.

As for why there is the fingerprint identification information of all the citizens of Gotham in the database of the Bat Computer......

We don't know, and we don't dare to ask.

Soon, the results of the comparison came in, and Alfred reported: "A sample was found that matched the fingerprints on the ring, but there was something very strange. ”

"What's strange?"

Robin's communication channel is connected to Batman and Alfred, and he can also hear Alfred's words in real time, so he asked.

"The owner of the fingerprint sample is named Kurt Langstone, a well-known zoologist, I heard that his main research object is bats, he got married a few years ago, it is normal to wear a wedding ring, and the fingerprints also match, it is certain that he is the owner of this ring."

"The strange thing is that I have collected all the surveillance records from the Robinson Park neighborhood, and for almost a month, Dr. Lonstone hasn't been there!" ”

"Interesting, if the ring belonged to Dr. Lonstone, and he hadn't been here, what happened to the ring we found?"

Robin raised an eyebrow and said, "Could it be that Dr. Langstone was also attacked by a bat monster?" But what did the bat monster do with a diamond ring and throw it away? It can't be that you can eat the ring and bite off the ring, and then throw it away when you find that it doesn't taste good? ”

"Come here, Robin!"

At this moment, Batman's voice came from a distance, and he came to the Batmobile at some point, opened the door and got in, shouting without looking back.

Robin reluctantly followed and sat in the co-pilot's seat.

"Now, we're going to Kurt Langstone."

Batman quickly started the Batmobile and said in a deep voice.

Robin nodded in clarity.

"I knew Dr. Ronstone, who had lost his hearing after an illness, and in order to regain his hearing, he began to study bats in depth, because he believed that bats' developed sense of hearing could help him."

On the way, Batman suddenly spoke.

"Kurt has been trying to mix bat DNA with human DNA to make a serum that can cure deafness, and a year ago he came to see me at the Wayne Group, hoping that the Wayne Group would fund his research, claiming that after he succeeded, there would be no deaf people in the world, but I refused, I advised him to change his research direction, and I have lost contact with him since then."

"Perhaps, he is still insisting on the study of serums."

Hearing this, Robin asked with a ridiculous expression, "Do you think ...... Kurt Langstone developed a bat serum, but that didn't cure him of his deafness, but turned him into a bat monster? ”

(End of chapter)