Investigation in 1989 was a very troublesome thing, because at that time, many technological means were not that developed. Even if the metropolis was one of the most advanced cities in the world, the number of cameras and driving recorders here was not even that high.
1% after the 21st century.
This leads to the fact that most of the surveillance images that can provide direct clues are just corners.
And because the security situation in Metropolis has always been relatively good, many cameras are not in use, so no one spends energy to repair them. Lex had just taken over the Luthor family not long ago, and he did not have time to provide Gotham with the same security as Bruce.
Put cameras in every corner, and then spend even more time maintaining them.
This resulted in their investigation methods being more like primitive detectives, that is, on-the-spot investigation, questioning witnesses, narrowing down the scope of suspicious persons, and finally gathering them together, questioning them separately, and finding clues from the testimonies.
While Bruce was conducting field investigations in three companies, Lex came to the Metropolitan Police Department. In the control room, he witnessed professional interrogators questioning suspicious persons.
Among them were three cleaners, a bank clerk, a doorman from Palo Company, and a guard near the bank president's villa. These people included all the last witnesses and the first person at the scene of the crime.
eyewitness.
The metropolitan police station is much wider and brighter, and there are no mottled marks on the walls. Even the interrogation expert is relatively friendly. He uses the professional knowledge he learned from school and repeats certain questions in order, so that
The interrogator recalled more details.
Lex was sitting with the police chief in the control room in the backcourt. He turned to the police chief and said: "This damn murderer caused the Luther Group to lose a big deal. The president took my
Money is dead, and I will not let this murderer go."
"Mr. Luther, you can rest assured that such a bad incident in the Metropolitan City has probably attracted the attention of Congress, and more professional personnel will be responsible for this matter."
"I just want results." Lex said expressionlessly: "Luthor Group hopes that every penny of investment will be returned. If not..."
Lex turned to look at the police chief. The police chief knew what he was talking about, because he also received money from the Luther Group. If he couldn't help the Luther Group settle the matter, Lex had many ways to make him look good.
At this moment, a series of rapid footsteps came from outside the door. The footsteps were very steady, and the gaps between each step were very even, which showed that the visitor was well-trained.
"Winter, winter, winter." There was a knock on the door, and the police officer standing by the door opened it. A heroic female police officer walked in. She shook hands with the police chief first, and the police chief smiled and said: "Winter, winter, winter."
Chris introduced: "This is Detective Angela Dodgson, a native of Metropolis. She has been working in various police stations before and has solved several serial murders. She is the right assistant I specially invited."
Seeing Lex, the female police detective named Angela frowned. Lex looked like a teenager and shouldn't be here. The police chief quickly introduced: "This is
Mr. Luther has contributed a lot to the work of the Metropolitan Police.”…
"The bank president who was victimized this time is his friend, and they have a cooperative relationship, so he was very worried and asked to come here to have a look..."
"You should know that not just anyone can enter the backstage of the interrogation room of the police station, right?" Angela showed no mercy. She turned to look at the police chief, but the chief took half a step back, a little embarrassed.
He smiled and said, "I'll send him out right away."
After he took Lex out, he sighed and rolled his eyes. Lex asked him, "Why are you so afraid of her? You are the director and she is just a detective. What can she do to you?"
The police chief quickly looked around and signaled Lex to lower his voice. He said, "You don't know how powerful this female detective is. She is a well-known detective who specializes in tracking down serial murderers."
"Star City, Fortress City, Central City... she has been present in all major events that have happened in the past few years. If there are any important events in various places, she will be invited there."
The police chief sighed and said: "Mr. Luther, I know you have high hopes for me, but the metropolis has been peaceful for too long. My subordinates and I have no clue about this serious situation. If we don't ask for professional help,
I don’t know when people will be able to find out.”
Lex also sighed and said as he and the police chief walked out: "This business is considered the most important business since I took over the Luther Group. Now that I have been hit hard, I am facing a lot of pressure."
The police chief patted him on the shoulder, and then he heard Lex ask again: "I heard that the second victim is the female owner of Palo Company. I have heard of this company. They specialize in the production of cleaning products."
What happened to the chemical raw materials for the agent? Is there any connection between her and the president? "
The police chief shook his head and said, "Haven't you heard about the new chemical plant before? Snow Mountain Company, as well as many cleaning companies near the metropolis, have placed large orders with Palo Company, but
When there are more orders, the production capacity is not enough, so Palo wants to build a chemical factory in the western suburbs of the metropolis."
"You know that place, right? It was originally a mental hospital. Palo Company bought the land, and the loan has been approved. It can be rebuilt at any time, but who knows that the boss suddenly encountered a disaster..."
The police chief shook his head, looking very sorry, but Lex silently wrote down the information. After coming out of the police station, he returned to the underground laboratory of Luther Manor. At this time, Bruce was already at the manor.
Waiting for him here.
Bruce plugged an information storage device into the computer interface, which contained the clues he obtained during his investigation.
While playing these pictures and text, Bruce explained: "I went to the Snow Mountain Cleaning Company first. The company's defense system was even more lax. There were only three cameras in the company, and two of them were broken. The control room was completely
Decorations.”
"Moreover, among the nearly 2,000 employees in their company, more than half are cleaners. Because there are too many people, they are not familiar with each other. Moreover, when working, they are divided into working groups inside the building and working groups outside the building, and there are high-altitude operations.
Those who are qualified and those who are not qualified to work at heights are not together. There are even many external technicians, and the personnel management is in a mess.”…
"So, if a stranger sneaks in, he won't be discovered?" Lex asked.
Bruce nodded and said: "Their drivers, technicians, etc. all wear the same uniform. It is easier to pretend to be drivers or technicians, because employees in these two professions do not have fixed groups, and
The cleaners don’t know each other at all.”
"There is nothing wrong with Snow Mountain Company. I investigated their accounts and the financial status of the leadership, and everything is normal." Finally, Bruce concluded.
"As for Palo Company..." Bruce paused and said, "It's the same in other places, but their company doesn't have a single camera. How the murderer transported the body to the roof and threw it down is completely impossible to investigate.
.”
"However, when I investigated their accounting situation, I found that their orders have increased sharply in recent times. Many cleaning companies, including Snow Mountain Company, have purchased raw materials for detergents from them."
"To this end, they applied for a loan from the Central Bank and wanted to transform the Western Suburban Mental Hospital in the metropolis into a new chemical plant." Lex continued what Bruce said.
The two paused at the same time, and then Bruce spoke again: "All clues ultimately point to the bank, the transaction between Palo Company and Snow Mountain Company, and this transaction ultimately points to the chemical plant that is about to be built.
And the chemical plant points to the mental hospital."
"If the murderer wants to lead us to that mental hospital, then what exactly is there?" Lex asked.
"Take your things and let's go take a look together. I guess there should be a secret hidden there, a secret that makes the murderer commit suicide many times even at great risks."
The car flew through the night of the metropolis, passed through the bright lights, and then drove all the way to the dark suburbs.
There was a slight sound of brakes. After Bruce got out of the car, he said, "Your car is really bad. It's really bad."
Lex also got out of the car, took a look at his luxury car, and couldn't help but recall the Batmobile that Bruce drove before.
He rarely refuted Bruce, but was just thinking that he must get a car like the Batmobile in the future. This kind of luxury car can be used to show off his wealth, but in terms of practicality, it will never be as good as the Batmobile.
car.
Batman walked forward for a while, and he looked down at the mud on his feet. The soil here was particularly wet, which seemed to be due to the abundant underground water resources near the sea.
Moving forward, the mental hospital appeared in their sight. This hospital seemed to have been built not long ago and was relatively new. Except for a few windows, most of the windows were lit.
It was pitch black.
As soon as he approached the hospital, Bruce noticed something was wrong. He stopped Lex's movement and said, "Look over there, the guard with a gun... This is not normal."
"How can a mental hospital in a remote suburb have more complete security measures than banks and company buildings in the city center?" Bruce narrowed his eyes and looked at the mental hospital. He said to Lex: "Let's go.
Let’s sneak in through the side door.”…
At the same time, the female police detective Angela who was staying in the monitoring room behind the interrogation heard a series of hurried running sounds outside the door. With a "bang", the door was pushed open, and a police officer rushed in and shouted
Said: "The third...the third case! The third murder case...Xueshan Company...quickly!"
Angela immediately reached for the gun at her waist. After loading the gun, she quickly ran out of the police station and got into a police car. With lights flashing and sirens blaring all the way, the police car stopped at the door of the Xueshan Company Building.
forward.
At this time, a figure was sitting in the middle of the road in front of the door. He still had no arms and his upper body was still fixed to the back of the chair with wires.
The police officers filed out of the police car and surrounded the body. Angela got out of the car and walked quickly towards the body. But at this moment, everyone saw that the body suddenly
It moved a bit.
Angela immediately stopped, holding guns in both hands, and slowly approached there. It wasn't until she reached the steps in front of the door that she saw that the person opposite who had lost her arms and was tied to a chair was not a corpse.
That man is still alive.
His mouth and neck were stuffed full of stuff, and his lips were sewn shut with wire.
At this time, his face was blue and purple, he seemed to be suffocating, his abdomen was bulging very high, and something seemed to be moving in his stomach.
He was struggling in agony, and he let out a "hehe" sound in his throat. Angela immediately walked up quickly, trying to save him, but when she was about one meter closer to the man, the man's stomach suddenly exploded.
Already.
The flesh and blood spattered out and landed less than ten centimeters in front of Angela. Obviously, the other party controlled the distance very accurately, and not a single trace of blood splashed on the detective.
After the abdominal cavity exploded, Angela clearly saw that the foreign objects that made the victim's abdomen bulge were countless rats.