The bus carrying the duelists slowly drove into a road cast with mottled tree shadows in the morning light. There were tall cold forest plants on both sides of the road, giving off a deep chill in the early morning breeze.
The yellow bus drove into the thick fog. The humid morning fog became thicker and thicker. It penetrated into the bus along the cracks in the windows. When the inside of the bus was also filled with thick fog, several people suddenly realized that the people in the bus were
The furnishings have changed.
What drove into the thick fog was a bus, the most common in rural America, and what drove out of the thick fog was an extended luxury car. Several people also changed from sitting facing forward to sitting facing each other.
On the sofa of the stretch car.
No one moved because they saw the living driver sitting in the driver's seat.
"There is food and wine in the refrigerator next to the sofa. Please enjoy it as much as you can. Please be sure to adjust yourself. The Nehlet family is waiting for you."
The expressions of the two Batmans were very similar. They both narrowed their eyes slightly and turned down the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that many speculations about the current situation had flashed through their minds.
But they did not communicate aloud, because the driver's seat of this luxury extended car did not have a soundproof cabin. When the specific situation was not clear, it was best not to reveal their identity as outsiders.
The information that can be gleaned from the driver's short words is very limited. We only know that they seem to be guests of a family called Nihlet. They are on their way to the family manor at this time. So it seems that the location of this game should be
A noble manor.
The two Batmans happened to be sitting across from each other, so they exchanged glances. In just a few seconds of eye contact, the amount of information exchanged was extremely huge.
They do have a say in such situations, because they themselves are super rich and know very well what aristocrats, rich people and the like are like.
Beibao began to grope around on his body, and sure enough, he found an invitation in the leg pocket of the bat suit.
Natasha also reached into her trouser pockets and dug around. In fact, she had discovered it a long time ago. The injuries on her body were healed the moment she got on the bus. It seemed that as the organizer's rules said, as long as she survived until dawn, she could get on the bus.
, even if you win a day's game, you don't have to clear the level without any injuries.
She also touched an invitation that had been pressed and wrinkled, but the style of the invitation was very strange. It was not something that the upper class in the United States would use. The color was also pure black, with only a line of flowers written in silver in the center.
In English, "Natasha Romanoff personally expresses her gratitude".
Natasha immediately glanced at Batman, her look indicating that this must have been inserted by the organizer, because this was the name she registered at the beginning of the game.
But in fact, Natasha's legal name is not Natasha Romanov. The legal name she once used was Natalia Elianovna Romanova. The reason why she took the surname Romanov was because of her religious beliefs.
Her spy father's surname was Romanov, and in order to identify whose adopted daughter she was, everyone called her Romanov.
But then Natasha got married. She followed the organization's arrangement and married a former Soviet pilot named Alexey Shostakov. Russian women need to change their husband's surname when they get married, so she later
The legal name should be Natalia Shostakov.
S.H.I.E.L.D. paid attention to Black Widow’s movements in the early years, and gave her the name Natalia Shostakov. Natasha did not change it after joining S.H.I.E.L.D., so her legal name in the United States is also this.
.
Invitations from the upper class in the United States usually use the full name, some omit the middle name, but also use the first name, and many of the names of the superheroes we are familiar with are actually nicknames.
For example, Daredevil Matt's name is Matthew, Dick's name is Richard, and Tony's name is Anthony.
Anyone who has some rules will not write other people's nicknames on invitations to formal occasions. This can even be said to be a disrespectful approach. Even in many cases, people who are familiar with each other must be called when they meet on serious occasions.
Name.
So if this so-called Nehlet family is a wealthy European and American family, they will definitely not make such a mistake. Then the only possibility is that they were forced in by the organizer, so the organizer directly used the names they provided when registering.
The four of them thought of this almost at the same time, so they relaxed a little. It seemed that this game did not require playing anyone, the organizer would give them a reasonable identity.
Sure enough, the car slowly stopped, and the few people who got out of the car saw a huge Gothic manor behind the dense forest. Its size, luxury and construction period should be comparable to Wayne Manor.
After several people walked to the forked road, they discovered that there was a sign hanging at the front of the intersection with the name of the Nehlet family written on it, which meant that all the surrounding forestland was the property of the family.
After taking a few steps forward, the butler and a group of waiters came forward. The old butler, who was headed by Batman, shook hands and said: "You are finally here. God bless you. The Nehlet family expresses their heartfelt thanks to you."
Welcome, come with me."
The old housekeeper turned around and led a few people towards the manor, and said: "As I said on the phone, the situation of the young master and the ladies is getting worse and worse. The madam is going crazy with anxiety, but also
That’s understandable.”
"The master came back a few days ago, but soon left in a hurry due to business. Mr. Prosci's troubles became more and more unsightly. Madam really has too much time to take care of. If you are rude later, you will not do anything.
Don’t mind it.”
"Oh, by the way, I didn't expect that by such a coincidence, Dr. Rodriguez is an old acquaintance of the famous Wayne brothers. What does that saying mean? Excellent people always have a chance to get together."
Without waiting for Batman to ask, the old butler explained all the settings in one go.
It seems that this family called Nehlet has encountered some troubles recently. What is certain is that this family is now inherited by a couple, that is, the master and his wife in the housekeeper's mouth. At the same time, they have at least one son and one daughter, and there is also
A Mr. Prosh, whose background is unknown, is staying here.
Batman's setting seems to be a pair of businessmen brothers with a large business. Schiller is still a doctor. Natasha's occupation is not mentioned, but from the subtle attitude of the housekeeper, she probably still has an official background.
law enforcement officers.
It is very possible that the housekeeper called them separately before, hoping that they could solve the problem, but in the words, he revealed who else he had invited. It turned out that they knew each other, so he sent a car to pick them up together.
Now there are two biggest doubts. The first is, of course, what kind of trouble the Nehlet family encountered, which required them to call in business partners and doctors, and even let law enforcement officers enter their homes, not in a official capacity.
This last point is particularly important. As a wealthy man, Batman is aware of some taboos in upper class society. Generally speaking, no family will welcome agents into their homes.
It's not that they are really afraid of investigation. There are no clues where most families live. It's just that they think that law enforcement officers should protect their interests instead of investigating them. To put it simply,
, they just want their dogs to bite people, rather than bite their owners in turn.
It is even more interesting to conduct law enforcement without disclosing one's identity. This most likely indicates that the conflicts between family factions have reached an out-of-control point.
One party wants to break the net and let law enforcement officials make the evidence of other factions' crimes public, but it doesn't completely want to break the net and only sees this as a final bargaining chip.
Only then will they allow law enforcement officers to secretly enter the mansion with undisclosed identities and appear at the last moment of negotiations to pose a threat to others.
So which faction do they belong to?
It is not difficult to see that the relationship between Mr. Nehret and Mrs. Nehret in this house is probably not harmonious, otherwise Mr. Nehret would not refuse to go home when his children are in trouble, and that strange Pluto
Mr. Xi also has his own faction, which is destined to have very complicated interpersonal relationships.
And secondly, and most importantly, who is the killer?
After the first game on the first day, several people understood that the killer's ability is not limited to being strong and powerful, but may also have some abilities similar to magic, so the range of choices is very wide.
Maybe the landscape trees on the roadside might spring out and become tree demon killers.
On the way to the manor, Batman was always alert to possible accidents, but Schiller had already started talking with the old butler.
"To tell you the truth, I was also surprised when I heard what you said. No matter what other people do, children are always innocent. That's why I'm here."
"You can tell Madam that the situation is urgent. No need to be too formal. We can get to work immediately."
"Really? Thank you so much. Madam has actually been hesitating, worrying about whether it would be too rude to invite you all to the Nehlet family so formally, but not hold a welcome banquet to welcome the guests."
"Don't think so. None of us are such old-fashioned people. Everything focuses on efficiency, but..."
Schiller deliberately drawled a long note, and the old housekeeper immediately looked at him and said: "If you have any requests, you must tell me. The Nehlet family is very grateful for your help in times of need, but don't be stingy..."
"Oh, it's really a bit of a hassle, but I'm afraid it's still necessary to clean up the dust. As you can see, we all came here from our respective jobs. We didn't bring any clothes or luggage. Our image is not good for us.
It's not a problem, I'm just worried about giving bad guidance to my children..."
"So that's what happened." The old housekeeper smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have already prepared suitable clothes. Besides, after the master took over the family, many things are no longer so old-fashioned. Yesterday the young master and the young lady
We also played with the gardener's lawn mower."
During the conversation, they moved to the door of the main hall of the manor. Two waiters opened the door, but the scene in the main hall made several people stunned.
There are many people standing in the extremely gorgeous Gothic main hall. How to describe the dress and temperament of these people? It can only be said that Batman in bat suit stood in and disappeared from everyone, and Schiller dressed normally
He is completely different from Natasha.
The two Batmans stared at them for only three seconds before confirming that this was a room full of bad guys.