Chapter 605: Killing an Eagle with a Borrowed Knife (Part 2)
In the library of Wayne Manor, Bruce piled all kinds of books on the table again, and Dick still held the ladder that was much higher than him and rummaged among the bookshelves.
After the ladder clicked across the bookshelf, Dick exclaimed, "Oh! There's another book here, I haven't seen it before!"
As he spoke, he found a very worn-looking book from the gap between the two bookshelves. After picking it up, he patted the dust on it with his hand, blew on the cover, and opened the first page.
Then, he ran up to Bruce with the book and said, "Mr. Wayne, look at this. This book is a bit strange."
Bruce took the book and opened it, finding that it introduced local nursery rhymes in Gotham.
Every city has its own ditty that circulates. Although Gotham cannot be called ancient, its development history is very complicated. Therefore, it has also derived a unique music atmosphere. Although in modern times, Gotham's main music market is gangster rap.
, but there was also a period of time when divine tunes and nursery rhymes were widely known.
This book introduces the tunes of various nursery rhymes, the content of their lyrics, and the origin stories of the lyrics.
The lyrics of most nursery rhymes in the world are very simple, basically just two or three sentences sung over and over again, which helps children remember the key points of the lyrics.
However, one nursery rhyme in this book is very special, and that is the song "The Court of Owls, always watching your travels..."
That's right, the name of this nursery rhyme is "The Court of Owls, always watching your travels". Even the name is so long, so you can imagine the content.
Each line of this nursery rhyme is different, and no line is repeated. Singing it from beginning to end is more difficult than memorizing a poem.
However, this book records that this nursery rhyme was once the most widely circulated nursery rhyme in Gotham, and almost every child was singing it at that time.
Bruce, who stared at the words above, seemed to see children singing "The Court of Owls... always watching your travels..." in the alleys in the rainy night in Gotham, and right behind them, many pairs of owls lit up.
s eyes.
Bruce was keenly aware of the problem here, but he still looked at Dick and handed him the book. Bruce said to Dick: "Can you sing this song?"
Dick took the book, frowned at the long list of lyrics, and said, "I'll try."
Then, he stared at the book intently for almost 20 minutes before he managed to sing the nursery rhyme, but he still stumbled and paused several times.
In addition to the very complex lyrics, the tune of this song is also very awkward. Many people know that the key of nursery rhymes is higher than that of ordinary songs. This is because regardless of boys or girls, the pitch is higher before the voice changes period.
Yes, many tunes that are a bit high for adults are just right for them.
However, the tune of this song is very low. Even if Dick's voice-changing period is almost over, it is still a bit difficult to sing this song. Even if it is sung by an ordinary adult, the tune will be a bit too low.
After getting along with each other for a period of time, Bruce felt that he had gotten to know Dick better. He was a very smart child and learned everything very quickly. However, it took him 20 minutes of concentrated study before he could barely master this nursery rhyme.
Where are Tan's other children?
They don't have the patience to learn a song. When survival is a problem, no one will concentrate on art.
However, this book records that this nursery rhyme has been very popular among children in Gotham for a long time. This is actually a very strange thing. Such a difficult song can be learned by children.
People spread word of mouth, which is almost impossible to happen in the natural development process.
Bruce thought more deeply, perhaps, the darkness of Gotham is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
There is a certain force that has been affecting the people living here. Ever since they were children, the dark force has affected them. Then, the dark city built by these people affected by the darkness is called Gotham.
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Realizing that there might be something wrong with the nursery rhymes, Bruce began to look for more books on Gotham's art history, and as he searched, he began to look at all the cities on the entire East Coast.
The most important city on the east coast is Metropolis. There are many more historical records about this city than Gotham. Bruce originally just took a look at the history of Metropolis, but he suddenly discovered that the book introducing the customs and customs of Metropolis
Among them, a nursery rhyme was also recorded.
This nursery rhyme does not mention anything about owls and darkness. However, these two nursery rhymes have the same characteristics, that is, the melody is difficult to listen to and difficult to learn, and the lyrics are complex, but they were both orally sung within a certain period of time.
Bruce suddenly realized that the enemy he had to face might not just be the darkness in Gotham. Before he had awakened and was still in a period of ignorance, the roots of this behemoth had spread throughout the country.
Discovering that there might be traces of owls in Metropolis, Bruce immediately went to find Schiller.
Because his manor was bombed, Schiller returned to Gotham University to live. The repair of the manor will take a certain amount of time. During this time, he was either in Victor's laboratory, helping him adjust his wife's condition,
Or just write papers in the library.
Bruce found Schiller in a corner of the library, and after explaining his purpose to him, Schiller did not give him the clues for his investigation as he thought.
Bruce felt a little confused because Schiller had always shown great interest in the Court of Owls. He thought that Schiller had also been investigating this organization and 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?"
"The Godfather Falcone."
That night, it rained again in Gotham. No one would be surprised by this. However, the rain this night was extra heavy. When the rain slapped on the glass, it covered up the footsteps of the uninvited guests.
Godfather Falcone was taking a nap while leaning on a chair in the study. A black shadow spread along the window. After the thunder outside the window, the light suddenly lit up, making the outline of the shadow become clearer and clearer.
There are two pointed ears on the top.
Falcone is just like waiting for Batman, and Batman is also observing Falcone. After not seeing him for a long time, the godfather does not look older. Time seems to have stopped on him. Batman is standing in the corner,
Ask him in a low tone: "What do you know about owls?"
"I know a lot..." Falconer folded his hands and placed them in front of him. He kept his eyes half-closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.
"I think you should have discovered the darkness I mentioned before...the darkness that has been dragging this city into the abyss."
"It has been invading here, using various methods, economics, politics, culture, art, they are pervasive."
"Those dead members of the Court of Owls are only a very small part of them. As long as darkness still hangs over this city, the chaos here will never end."
"Are there owls only in Gotham?"
After Batman asked this question, Falcone suddenly sat upright on the back of his chair. He paused, leaned back on the chair again, and said, "You got to the point, Batman."
"I don't know if Alfred has told you that he came to serve as a butler in the Wayne family. This is not the first time we have met. When we were young, Alfred and I, Father Daniel, had met before."
"We had a bizarre adventure for a monster's egg. In the end, we chose to put this unprocessable egg underground in the metropolis. Do you know why we did this?"
Batman was silent and did not answer, so Falcone asked and answered himself: "When I was tracing the matter about my son, I discovered this dark force that pervades everywhere. At that time, I realized that Gotham is not the first
The cities affected will not be the last."
"At that time, the metropolis did not have such good security. I made many friends there, so I learned some things."
"I told you before, I don't know that they call owls, I only know that there is a murderer lurking in Gotham. I am not sure that I can eliminate them at once, so I don't dare to understand them in depth."
"However, when dealing with the power of Metropolis, we don't have so many scruples. I put that egg there. I actually wanted to lure the owls of Metropolis to study it and let them get burned..."
"The Owl of Metropolis..." Batman said as if talking to himself, his gaze spreading towards the rainy night outside the window.
At this time, the thunderstorm outside the window is getting bigger and bigger. Through the rain curtain, the train from Gotham passes through the dark hills and winds into another prosperous city. On such a rainy night, thousands of people in the metropolis
The lights became a beacon on the east coast and stayed on all night.
In an alley that was not illuminated by light, two figures climbed over the wall of the alley. One of the men walked into the shadows at the end of the alley, squatted down, checked the traces there, and said: "... Found it
, the two people who pretended to be us were thrown here."
His companion, another woman, stepped forward. She pushed up her glasses. Through the light reflected from the spectacle lenses, the face revealed was clearly that of the female doctor who exchanged information with Kayla during the day. She glanced at the entrance of the alley, and then
Say in Russian:
"The information Valeria gave me is that these two Philby Medal holders are not agents of the Special Security Service."
"You should know that since the death of Benjamin, the head of the CIA stronghold in Metropolis, Valeria has assumed the position of general manager."
"She was able to access the list of CIA agents stationed in the metropolis and its surrounding areas. At the same time, she was also able to use her authority to access the list of personnel in the special security department. However, she could not find these two people in both lists."
But another man replied in English: "This shows that in addition to the KGB, CIA, and Special Security Department, there is another force secretly watching here."
"Philby's list is very likely to fall into the hands of this group of people." The female doctor took a deep breath and crossed her arms and said: "The medal has been returned home. Regardless of whether the list is still useful or not, the legendary agent Philby
His life’s work must be returned to Moscow.”
The man stood up and looked at the dirt on his fingers. He gently twisted it with his thumb and index finger, and the dirt disappeared along with the rain.
"There are enough people here, and there is no need for any mysterious organization to disrupt the situation, so..."
The cold and direct Russian echoed in this dark alley:
"Find it... destroy it."
How did Schiller borrow the knife? (5 points)
(Additional updates will have to wait until tomorrow, I can’t finish writing today)