The house number with Kazsovo No. 125 is swaying gently in the night wind. Looking along the wall covered with water vapor, dim light shines through the window. Two figures are sitting opposite each other in front of the window, as if they are separated from each other.
Very close, yet so far away that it seems like two different worlds.襥
"...Teaching those trainee agents is not an easy job. In other words, when working in such an environment, you always have to be careful because there are too many pairs of eyes staring at you."
Schiller took a sip of wine and sighed softly and said: "But I have no choice. The mistake I made when I was young has removed me from this society. I must work for violent law enforcement agencies. They call this '
Atonement'."
"Sorry, Professor." March shook his head slightly and said, "I have no intention of questioning the federal judicial system, but if a free citizen has paid enough for his mistakes, no one can force him to do it.
a job."
"Whether it's forced or restricted, the FBI doesn't want me to go deep into this society, but I'm also a human being and I need to come out for air, so they can only choose the lesser of two evils and throw me into this so-called worst place.
Chaos and darkness come to the city."
March's eyes paused for a moment, as if he had thought of something, but then he heard Schiller say with some gratitude: "I used to hang out in Chicago when I was young. At that time, James Gordon was still studying in the police academy in Chicago.
I met him once before, but I didn't expect to run into him again this time."
"I heard about Chief Gordon's reputation from Mr. Wayne. He led the Gotham Police Department to solve murders one after another and arrested countless criminals, even the most difficult lunatics.
We can only capture him without any help."
"I don't know when Gordon had such a talent." Schiller's fingertips were tapping the armrests of the chair. He exhaled slightly and said, "I thought he was an ordinary person in the past, and I still think he is an ordinary person."
Keep this view."
March raised his eyes to look at Schiller, considered it for a moment, and said: "Maybe you just came here and don't know yet, Gotham has another feature. They call him 'The World's Greatest Detective Batman'
'."
"Maybe Gordon doesn't have the talent to call the shots in this dark city, but Batman can. You've already dealt with him, haven't you?"
"Yes, I met him once. When Gordon asked me to help him solve the recent serial murder case, I met this so-called Dark Knight."
"How do you feel?"
"I don't know how to say it." Schiller shook his head slightly, but March continued to lean forward, staring into Schiller's eyes and said: "I am very curious about him, so I want to hear what everyone thinks about him.
Opinions naturally include yours, you can speak freely."
"I don't like him." Schiller first gave an emotional conclusion, and then said: "But the deceased is innocent. If the world's greatest detective can really bring some help to the case, he will
His weird dressing style and taciturn communication style are not unacceptable."
"With all due respect, what does he think of the recent serial murders?"
"He is too anxious." Constantine frowned and said, "Even I can see that every eyebrow of his is trembling with excitement. It can be said that he is beaming with joy. It is really terrible."
At this time, everyone in the theater was nervous, because they were more familiar with Schiller, and Schiller's current body movements were a prelude to showing aggression.
But at this moment, there was a "whoosh" sound, and the flame in the fireplace in the hall on the first floor went out. The fire was already very weak, so it didn't bring much change in light when it went out, but Schiller immediately turned his head and looked at
Toward the dark fireplace.
"Excuse me, Mr. March, please wait a moment."
Schiller immediately stood up and walked downstairs. March didn't even have time to stop him. He stared at Schiller's back quickly going downstairs and frowned deeply. The excitement and excitement that was about to reach its peak suddenly suddenly
When interrupted, the pain is indescribable.
Schiller quickly walked to the fireplace, reached out and picked up the half-burned firewood from the edge of the fireplace.
When Schiller's eyes focused on the firewood, Barry in the theater focused his eyes and said firmly in a voice that was unlike his: "The firewood has been manipulated."
"Judging from the color of the cut surface, the skin is very dry but the inside is very moist. It should have been soaked and then dried using special means to keep the wood dry on the outside and moist on the inside."
"In this way, the initial burning flame will be very fierce, but it will be extinguished very quickly. Someone has designed the burning time of the fireplace through such means... Why would Batman do this? He had already expected Schiller and March's
Have you had a conversation?"
"No, it's more like a guide." Bruce said quickly.
Suddenly, the atmosphere inside and outside the screen became anxious, just like a movie reaching its climax, the camera began to switch rapidly, everyone had different expressions and had their own thoughts.
Schiller's eyes swept over the place where the wood was piled next to the fireplace. He immediately walked over. After picking up the first untouched wood, he saw that a metal handle was exposed between the wood and the wall.
come out.
Schiller immediately turned sideways and leaned his arm against the wall to block the gap. Looking down, he saw in the gap was an ax for chopping wood. It was just the right length and had a sharp blade.
Suddenly, there was a noise upstairs. Schiller turned around and saw March holding the railing on the second floor, staring at him closely with red bloodshot eyes, his aggression clearly displayed.
Constantine stood up directly from the chair in the theater, slapped his hand heavily on the back of the chair in the front row and said: "Batman has anticipated everything."
"The Bruce Wayne of this universe has already come into contact with Lincoln March and knows that he is a fool who does not understand etiquette. Therefore, he deliberately took Schiller to see the corpse. The purpose was not to listen to Schiller's analysis, but to let Mach.
Qi went to find Schiller."
"He knows that March's rudeness will definitely anger Schiller, but this is still not enough. Batman needs to add another fire."
"He has seen that Schiller is a rigorous person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He must be accustomed to controlling all sounds and lights during psychological diagnosis and treatment, and will never allow the atmosphere to exceed his control."
"The fireplace extinguishing means that the light is dimmer, which may draw the conversation into a darker atmosphere. This rigorous professor will not allow such a situation beyond his control to occur. He will definitely light the fireplace first."
"Batman chose to extinguish the fireplace just when March was about to get what he wanted most. Schiller's departure will definitely make him furious."
"Once March takes the lead in showing aggression on Schiller's territory, Schiller will inevitably fight back. He will not allow a crazy idiot to provoke him again and again. He provides Schiller with opportunities, motives and even weapons.
Just wait for this professor to take action."
"Batman wants to see these two cruel murderers take off their elegant disguises and reveal their extremely aggressive true colors, fighting with anger and violence to shed blood and reveal their ugly appearance."
"Then, he came again like a god, not only physically defeating them, but also using his god-like majestic posture to set off their ugliness, letting them know that there is no madman in this world who can remain elegant and calm forever, he is a beast.
It’s time to return to barbarism.”
"It also lets them know what the Dark Knight is."
As Constantine's words fell, the atmosphere in the theater condensed like ice. Barry gently closed his eyes and said: "If you have faced him directly, you will know why he is not a policeman, not a judge, or even a hero.
But a dark knight in a dark city."
"Not only because he is solemn and majestic, and intimidating, but more importantly, he is always more restrained, self-possessed, calm and elegant than anyone else."
Barry's voice was more like a narration between camera cuts. As the tone of voice rose, the atmosphere in Room 125 of Kazsovo reached its most solidified moment.
Schiller had the sharp logging ax at hand, and March could walk down the stairs with his feet, blocking Schiller's only way out.
But except for the first glance, Schiller never set his sights on such a perfect murder weapon. He just stared at March and his bloodshot and red eyes.
"Jingle Bell!"
The moment the piercing phone rang, even the people in the theater broke out in a cold sweat.
Schiller raised his head and looked at the phone on the second floor. He didn't care at all about March's aggressive posture. He walked towards him, passed him, walked up the stairs, came to the phone and answered it.
"Hello? Yes, I am Rodriguez from across the street...Yes, I hope that the tie can be delivered to Kazsovo No. 125 before tomorrow morning, wrapped in oil paper and put in my mailbox."
"Yes, I understand that 'red wine stain' is a relatively difficult stain to deal with. It is a bit troublesome to clean it completely, but it cannot be past 5 pm tomorrow at the latest... No, I am not in a hurry, but it is best to use it quickly.
point."
At this time, Schiller looked down. March, who appeared in his field of vision, suddenly relaxed his shoulders and lowered his arms. The obvious aggression disappeared.
"I don't understand how he broke the situation." Diana said very bluntly: "This should have been a dead end. If Schiller didn't take action, March would do it. Schiller was trying to protect himself, or
Fight back or dodge, either way you will look very embarrassed."
"The key is to appease Madge." Constantine folded his arms and sighed slowly: "Schiller sent the tie to the laundry across the street in advance... Wait, it was Batman who told him,
There's a laundromat across the street, could that have anything to do with it?"
"It must be so." Bruce gave a conclusion, and then explained: "I don't like to say any unnecessary words. Since I have emphasized that the new clothes for the banquet will be ironed and sent over, then I emphasize that there are also clothes across the street.
There's no point in having a laundry. There's a party tomorrow and there's no need to wash and iron a set of clothes twice."
"This is another reminder from Batman." Bruce said expressionlessly: "As I said before, he didn't want to kill Schiller with this game or Lincoln March. He knew that he couldn't do it. He still wanted to do it.
See how well Schiller knows him."
"In other words, the laundry is actually a reminder that Schiller should send the stained tie there." Barry's brows tightened, and his fast-moving brain couldn't keep up, so he had to ask: "
If Schiller had understood the hint and sent the tie over, the call from the laundry would have come in time, but how did this call prevent March from taking action?"
"Red wine stains." Bruce gave the answer.
"The red wine stain represents that Schiller soiled his tie. Going back logically, why did Schiller soil his tie? Because he had an argument with someone, at least in March's opinion."
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"The red wine stain will remind March that Schiller may have had a conflict with Batman. Schiller and Batman are on opposite sides, not on the same side. They are rivals, not allies."
"So..." Diana also felt that she couldn't keep up with her thinking. So far, her brain was still running at full speed and the only one who could figure out all the logic was Bruce, so he said:
"So, a multiple-choice question is placed in front of March, whether to continue to indulge in the pleasure of provoking the police, or to solve the urgent crisis that may be discovered and arrested by Batman."
"I don't understand that at all," Hal said.
"Originally, Schiller's meaning to March was just a tool to convey Batman's evaluation, or a toy to satisfy his pleasure of provoking the police after committing a crime."
"But after March realized that Schiller was an enemy of Batman, Schiller's significance to March became a temporary ally that could attract Batman's attention."
"The essence of this choice lies in how much March is afraid of Batman. If he is afraid enough, he will definitely not give up his alliance with Schiller and let Schiller divert Batman's attention."
"Since we want to form an alliance, we naturally cannot take action, but should talk. Naturally, violent conflicts will not break out."
Bruce took a deep breath and summarized it again: "The essence of Batman using March to interfere with Schiller was to test whether Schiller could understand his hint. Schiller understood his hint and sent the tie to be washed.
store, so when the conflict broke out, the keyword 'red wine stains' was introduced, which made March think that Schiller could take advantage of it and gave up attacking him."
"To put it simply, Batman asked a question. There seemed to be many solutions, but the optimal solution was hidden in just one sentence. Schiller found the optimal solution, answered the question according to the answer, and they completed the task again.
A round of testing.”
"The result is that it seems that Batman is in a high position, but Schiller has no flaws, Batman has an answer, and Schiller has an ally who can provide him with an identity."
As the syllable of the last letter fell, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Barry gently covered his eyes with his hands, while Clark was more straightforward. He raised his head and exhaled, and uttered one word in a breathless voice:
