"Let's look at the second case. In fact, your judgment has been problematic since this case. Do you think the first case and the second case were committed by the same person?"
Batman thought for a while and said: "If you follow this theory, there are indeed some problems. If he can use anesthetics when killing Lawrence, then he can also use anesthetics when killing Hawke. But judging from the strangulation marks on Hawke's body, he
He was conscious and even struggling when he was tied to the chair."
"What do you think this means?"
Batman also began to pace in the room. He said: "In the forensic autopsy report, the anesthetic in Lawrence's body was first inhaled through the mouth and nose, and then injected into the body. Therefore, the murderer's method of subduing Lawrence may be,
He walked into his bedroom, covered his mouth and nose with a towel soaked in anesthetic, gave him another injection of anesthetic, dragged him to the ground, and drove spikes through his body..."
As he described, the scene in the room began to change constantly. Rich's body disappeared from the ground, the walls and floors changed color, a bed fell from the air, and Lawrence lay on the bed covered with a quilt, apparently sleeping.
, and at this time, a dark figure walked to his bed and pressed a towel soaked in anesthetic to his mouth and nose.
Then, he dragged the unconscious Lawrence out of bed, injected an anesthetic into his body, then took out a long nail and nailed it to his body, placing him in a cross position with his head facing the window.
"The process of subduing Hawke should be simpler. The murderer walked into his study, strangled him from behind, and tied him to a chair."
At this point, Batman paused, and Schiller continued: "I think you should have seen that the murderer had no intention of talking to Lawrence. He killed Lawrence after he subdued him."
"But in the Hawke case, after the murderer subdued Hawke, he tied him up and waited for him to wake up. As you said, the marks left by the struggle on his body are evidence..."
As Schiller described, the scene in the room changed again. The bed sank under the floor, Lawrence's body disappeared, and a desk stretched out from the middle of the wall. Hawke sat in a chair and slid to the desk. At this time, a black man
Ying stood behind him and strangled him with his arms. When Hawk woke up, he found himself tied to a chair.
Looking out of the window, the standing black figure and the sitting Hawk were saying something, but in the end, Hawk's head rolled down and blood spurted out.
"The murderer did not communicate with Lawrence, but he spoke with Hawke. Why?" Schiller asked.
Batman fell into deep thought. He thought this was a very useful idea. After a while he asked: "If it were you, would you talk to the victim?"
Schiller shook his head and said: "This cannot be generalized, but it depends on the nature of the crime. Let me give you an example..."
Schiller tapped the floor with his cane again and said: "If I just need a qualified victim, then I will not communicate with the victim, because he is just a raw material, just like you don't talk to the victim when you are cooking.
Broccoli talks the same.”
"But in some special circumstances, communication before death is necessary. For example, in some murder cases with a trial nature, it is necessary to listen to the communication of the victim's thoughts before death."
"Because at this time, the prey that is about to meet its death is my partner, and of course I am happy to chat with him about my creative ideas."
"As you said before, if this is the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins, then the prey I choose will definitely commit one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and before I do it, I will tell them that they will be punished for a certain crime.
Death, their reactions are also part of the creation, and the surge of guilt, anger, and fear are the most exciting parts of this murder case."
"As for the topic of the Twelve Apostles, I don't think there is any need to communicate with the victims. Do you expect a gang boss to talk to you about the Gospels? Do you expect them to have any unique insights on this kind of religious story?
"
"That's why I said that the murderer was just a poor imitator, because what he and Hawke talked about must have nothing to do with this case. It was probably those extremely boring gang insider stories."
"His behavior, if I have to use a metaphor, is like the rat droppings in a pot of rat soup..."
Schiller obviously disagreed with this approach. He paused and then said: "Looking at the third case, I actually don't really want to comment on this case because it really has no beauty at all."
"It may be a bit unbelievable, but in fact, the serial killers pursue the pleasure of killing similar people, and the pleasure of killing Richie..."
Schiller paused and said: "...the emotions between the impatience to get off work and the joy of enjoying violence and murder are completely different."
"I am more inclined to believe that these three cases were actually committed by three people." Schiller touched the corners of his eyebrows.
"If you ask me to evaluate, the murderer who killed Lawrence was indeed imitating the crime. His topic selection may indeed be like what you said, it was Jesus and his twelve disciples. He restored the crucifixion as much as possible
Although the imitation is a mess, it can be regarded as an effort."
"As for the second person, I prefer to call him an imitator of imitators. If the first murderer copied the correct answer but failed to copy it correctly, then the second murderer copied the answer of the first murderer, and his mistake was even more outrageous.
Already."
"As for the third murderer, he probably wanted to leave the examination room very much, but he was under pressure from teachers and parents and had to write something. He looked around and saw the wrong answers of the first two people, but he felt that this wrong answer was also wrong.
It was too complicated, so I just copied a 'solution'..."
Schiller's metaphor was strange, but Batman completely understood it. At this moment, his and Schiller's brainwaves matched.
"As for what happened, I think the key clue should lie with the fourth victim."
"I'm investigating this just to prevent the fourth victim from appearing."
"This is what I'm saying. It's easier for a good detective to face the real serial murderer. If I were to do these cases, you can definitely follow the criteria of the first three victims to find my next one.
Target and protect him."
"But now, there may be two or three murderers in these three cases. Their criteria for selecting targets, the time and place of the attacks, the process and results of the attacks are all completely random, which makes it more difficult."
"Who do you think the next victim is?"
Schiller shook his head and said: "I didn't do it, how do I know? But I think the relationship between these murderers should be very interesting. Why would the second murderer copy the first murderer's answer?
Why didn’t the third murderer even bother to copy the answer?”
"Does the first murderer know that his answers were copied? If he knew, would he continue? If he didn't know, what if the other two murderers killed his original second killer in advance?
Target, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?”
"Now the gang leaders are all in danger. They are all hiding in their own manor, just like the Falcone family's castle. Each of them has a safe house in their station. They already have police officers.
After being vigilant, I don't think the murderer will succeed so easily."
"But the suspicion has begun to spread, hasn't it?" Schiller snapped his fingers, and the dream scene returned to the room in the manor.
Schiller sat back behind the table, picked up the globe, and then reached out to hold it. The moment the globe stopped rotating, the two of them woke up at the same time and returned to the real world.
Conceiving the crime scene consumed a lot of Batman's energy, and the effect of the crazy wine was still surging in his mind. Schiller picked up the cup, drank the remaining wine, and then rummaged through the desk drawer.
A box of cigars came out.
While lighting his cigar, he said: "Now, everyone in the Twelve Families should be in danger. They don't know who did it, but there is no doubt that the Godfather will not sit idly by and ignore it."
"Once the Godfather starts investigating, then a purge operation will begin. You want to protect the fourth victim, but they may not accept your favor. It is more likely that the Godfather will not allow you, an outsider, to participate in this matter.
Things are going on, so if you want to continue investigating, you can only change your perspective."
"Change your perspective? You mean..."
"As far as I know, Alberto has built his house. Now that his personality and spirit are stable, he can replace Evans and control his body anytime and anywhere. In other words, the Godfather has a real sense of responsibility.
heir."
"Even if the godfather doesn't want to admit it, Alberto is his only choice. If something like this happens, it's very likely that Alberto will investigate on behalf of the godfather."
"Alberto doesn't have many available people around him. Evans' character shown before was a bit weak and wavering, which led to the people gathered around him being ambitious followers. Alberto will not use these people.
, then now, he should be very lacking of helpers."
"You want me to work for him? But Bruce is an ignorant playboy. How can I explain that I have mastered various detective skills overnight?"
"Of course I didn't ask you to die personally. I found that you still maintain some of the arrogance from the young master of the Wayne family, and you don't care about some little people at all. But sometimes such little people can play a very powerful role, such as
, that skinny little Decobot."
"Alberto has the same mentality as you. He may not notice the boy who used to be an umbrella boy, but in fact, I am very optimistic about his potential."
"If you recommend him to Alberto, you can learn all the progress of the case through him, or exert some influence on Alberto. He should also be very grateful for your recommendation."
"You said before that Cobot should be working for the Godfather, and in the last incident, he wanted to break away from the Godfather and no longer wanted to be involved in this kind of thing."
"But don't forget the reason why he did this, because he saw no hope in Evans. Evans' character is not suitable for being a godfather, but Alberto is different."
"Now, Cobot's embarrassment is that Alberto inherited Evans' memory. He knew that Cobot had a plan to break away from the godfather, and Cobot obviously knew this. If he went back again
If you find Alberto, then this kind of back-and-forth behavior will look disgraceful, and a suitable introducer may be able to alleviate this situation..."
"If you think you can't find a good time, I can take you and Evans to an internship at a vocational education school tomorrow..."
Batman's eyes were confused, and he said: "You should know what I am suspecting..."
"Do you think there is a murderer between the two of them?"
"Cobot has a criminal record, and so does Alberto."
"Then it's easier. It's much easier for you to keep an eye on both of them than to protect the fourth victim who you don't know who..."
