After shooing away the postman with a wave of his hand, James Gordon Jr. turned over the new notice card.
Needless to say, it's that damn "Riddle Gentleman" again.
He was almost certain that this mysterious "Riddle Gentleman" must be related to the former Riddler.
Whether it's his style of conduct or his mysterious riddles.
But it seems to be a little different from the Riddler.
The Riddle Gentleman did not commit many crimes, so James Gordon Jr. could not explain why for a while.
The preview letter said a brand new puzzle.
[I will split the world in two, and I will welcome the midnight bell and walk towards the first light of dawn in Gotham. A half-man, half-animal god will come, and I will twist off the god's head with ram's horns and use it to
Carrying Gotham’s second fireworks, igniting the torrent from cold winter to summer.]
Signing——
[Yours sincerely, the fiery "Riddle Gentleman", Edward Rin]
Little James Gordon's eyes were cold and he almost tore up the card in his hand in anger.
He clutched the card tightly in his right hand.
After the card became crumpled, James Gordon Jr. slowly straightened the cardboard card again.
Fortunately, the card is of good quality, otherwise the handwriting would have been hard to see clearly just by rubbing it.
"Sir!"
"Fuck...kkkk! Who blew up our Gotham Police Department!"
At this time, some nearby Gotham police officers who saw the explosion and flames drove their police cars back to the vicinity of the police station.
When they saw the famous Gotham landmark of the past, the Gotham Police Station, which had been blown into ruins, their eyes widened in shock, and they could not recover for a long time.
This, this, this, the hell was blown up?
Okay, if you say no, it will be gone?
Gradually, dozens of Gotham police officers returned to the "former" Gotham Police Department.
"snort!"
James Gordon Jr. looked at the time.
According to the notice letter, the time of the crime should have been after midnight.
From the looks of it, the riddle gentleman seems to be preparing something.
before committing the next crime.
There are still more than 5 hours until midnight, which is midnight.
There is plenty of time!
suddenly.
A cold smile gradually appeared on the corner of little James Gordon's mouth.
…
…
to be honest.
Yi Lin is really not good at playing riddles.
Things that can be said in one sentence have to be divided into several paragraphs, and it takes a lot of breath to finish, and even if you say it, others may not be able to understand it.
In Yi Lin's opinion, this kind of behavior is a bit boring.
But there was nothing Yi Lin could do.
Who told Gotham City to like this tone in the book?
It seems that the book "Legend of the Riddler" is second only to "Legend of the Joker" in sales in bookstores, and after "Legend of Harley Quinn", it has become the third best-selling book in Gotham's exciting short reading series.
Night falls.
The entire Gotham City is no longer as silent as it was at night.
On the contrary, it became more and more lively.
The sound of gunfire, the noise, the sound of cannon, the sound is sweet.
It came from all over the city, coming from time to time, and almost never completely subsided.
"It seems that the others are working hard too."
The whole city is shining with lights.
A series of dazzling beams of light intertwined over the city, falling on the dark clouds above Gotham City, looking particularly stylish.
Yi Lin wore a pure black gentleman's tuxedo and came slowly from the darkness.
Night is his world.
Especially since he is wearing black clothes now.
When the shadow-following skill is activated, no one can detect his existence as long as he hides in the dark.
At least, not until now.
Tuk-tuk-tuk.
This is the sound of the question mark scepter tapping gently on the bluestone.
The air throughout Gotham City was gradually filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
Come with the wind.
Yi Lin held on to the brim of her hat and raised her head.
In front of him was an ancient bell tower.
Above the clock tower, the two huge hands moved with a certain rhythm. Yi Lin could even faintly distinguish the crisp sound of gears behind the clock tower.
Yi Lin silently checked the "Baida Cuili" watch in her hand.
【21:33】
Plenty of time.
A wicked smile suddenly appeared on Yi Lin's lips.
--wrong.
Yi Lin quickly changed her smile to another one, one that was gentle and calm.
Almost acted out.
He suddenly thought of the best actor Li Changge.
This weird Gotham City, if that guy were to play it, it would probably be more realistic.
The Gotham Clock Tower is also an iconic building.
Twenty years ago, when villains were at their most rampant in Gotham City, it was said that the clock tower was blown up countless times by those people.
After years of repairs and repairs, the Gotham Clock Tower finally managed to survive the era of bombardment.
The lock on the bell tower is already rusty.
In Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs, no one has ever dared to risk a "crime" by breaking into the "forbidden" bell tower, so it seems that the lock has never been changed.
A full twenty years.
The renovated and repaired bell tower, after twenty years of rest and recuperation, finally has a bit more of a "place of interest" flavor.
Yi Lin held the rusty lock and stared at it for a few seconds.
Suddenly smiled.
"hehe……"
Then, he took out the blood jasmine, raised the knife with his hand, and cut the lock head directly.
There is no difficulty at all.
Inside the bell tower, there was no one.
Of course.
Some people call it weird.
Of course, it's not necessarily surprising.
Yi Lin took out a pen and paper from his pocket, the kind that he snatched back.
There are no lights in the bell tower.
Yi Lin was a little helpless, so she could only walk out of the door of the bell tower and silently wrote a small card.
After I finished writing it, I read it three times from beginning to end and carefully blacked out the question marks at the back. I was finally satisfied.
After making all preparations, Yi Lin began to step onto the bell tower.
When we are about to reach the top of the bell tower.
suddenly.
Yi Lin paused in her steps.
Think for a moment.
To be on the safe side, I temporarily put away the "Question Mark Wand" and took out another card from the storage space.
After crushing it, the gray card turned into a brand new black umbrella with a British style in Yi Lin's hands.
Along the way, Yi Lin passed by the maintenance room of the bell tower.
There are many complex and huge gears running inside.
Driven by the clockwork, it makes a rhythmic sound of clicking.
Walking further up, you will reach the top of the bell tower.
It was an empty rooftop.
I don’t know what kind of ghostly setting this bell tower was based on, but there was actually an empty platform above the bell tower.
It is said that the structure was added by the designer himself during the last renovation.
Is this because the villain doesn’t run fast enough or gracefully enough?
Although Yi Lin also thinks this setting is a bit strange.
But if you think about it carefully, this is Gotham City, and it doesn't feel strange to refer to the short stories in those best-selling books.
Gotham City is a city with simple folk customs. Maybe the designer who repaired the clock tower also created such a platform to facilitate the villains' escape from the clock tower.
After all, in the history of Gotham City, too many stories have happened in Gotham Clock Tower.
Looking down from the platform, although the entire Gotham City is technologically advanced, it still has a weird Gothic style everywhere. Tracks, trains, water pipes, thick smoke, and sewers give people a feeling of prosperity but depression.
.
Chu tu tu tu——
Suddenly, on the street about two kilometers away from the clock tower.
A large fire broke out.
boom.
There are also grenades.
Immediately afterwards, a round figure silently flew into the air.
Then he fell back onto the street.
"Oh, it turns out to be Fatty!"
Yi Lin is sure.
It seems that Li Erpang is still struggling hard.
Click!
At this moment——
Suddenly, the sound of a bullet being loaded came from behind Yi Lin.
"Riddle gentleman, raise your hands!"
Yi Lin admired the unique night view of Gotham.
"Edward Rin! Hands up!"
Yi Lin turned around and smiled slightly.
There was no surprise in his expression.
"The current Gotham Police Chief, James Gordon Jr., it is an honor to meet you."
Yi Lin bowed slightly and performed standard gentlemanly etiquette to James Gordon Jr. in an elegant manner.
"Are you the riddle gentleman?"
Little James Gordon held the gun steadily, pointing it at Yi Lin's head, with his finger on the trigger.
Although the light at the top of the clock tower was dim, he could tell through the interweaving light beams over the city that Edward Lin, who called himself the "Riddle Gentleman" in front of him, looked so young.
But what is it about being unhurried and unhurried?
Little James Gordon could clearly tell that there was no weapon in Yi Lin's hand.
Except...a black umbrella.
etc.
Umbrella?
James Gordon Jr. suddenly remembered another name that was famous in Gotham twenty years ago.
Penguin.
His weapon is also a black umbrella.
but--
As we all know, the Penguin and the Riddler have a bad relationship. Even if the Riddler has a relationship with the former Riddler, there is no way he can get the umbrella from the Penguin.
This may be a copycat crime.
Chief Gordon had a guess in his mind.
"I've solved your riddle!"
Chief Gordon smiled coldly: "You clumsy criminal, do you think you are really the Riddler? The crimes you have committed, according to Gotham City law, are enough to sentence you to death ten thousand times!"
As he spoke, Chief Gordon twitched his fingers slightly.
It's like pulling the trigger!
"hehe--"
In fact, Yi Lin already knew that someone had stepped onto the bell tower before him.
According to the Gotham City travel guide, if the description of James Gordon Jr. is correct, it should be this man who "solved" the puzzle he set and came here beforehand.
The lock showed signs of being opened.
"interesting."
This little James Gordon was so thoughtful that in order to prevent Yi Lin from discovering that someone was ambushing the bell tower, he actually asked others to lock the bell tower again after climbing to the bell tower, creating an illusion that no one had been there.
Yi Lin's sudden laughter made little James Gordon's pupils shrink.
"why are you laughing?"
"Are you sure you solved my riddle?"
In the darkness, Yi Lin stared into little Gordon's eyes, which were piercing.
Like two stars in the dark.
"At the stroke of midnight, doesn't it mean the bell tower? Your presence here is proof that I have solved the riddle."
Yi Lin smiled slightly and gently rubbed the umbrella handle with her fingers.
"My riddle is more than just this sentence, isn't it?"
"Besides, it's not midnight yet."
"..."
Little Gordon was speechless, but soon he regained his composure and aimed his gun at Yi Lin.
"No matter what the answer to the riddle is, you, the lousy Gotham criminal, are going to die here!"
"Want to know the answer?"
Gordon was stunned.
He nodded almost subconsciously.
In the past few hours, he had almost racked his brains to think of the answer to this riddle.
But except for the first two sentences, everything else made him feel confused.
I can't even guess why.
My heart feels irritated and itchy.
There is a feeling that it is difficult to relieve the itching without knowing the answer to the riddle.
Yi Lin seems to have already understood the psychology of Chief Gordon, even if he is pointed at a gun, he will not move.
Besides, Yi Lin's senses had already spread, so even if he showed signs of shooting, Yi Lin didn't panic.
——There are preparation plans.
Yi Lin's expression suddenly gave Chief Gordon the illusion that he was the one being pointed at by the gun.
But...that's not important!
He has the upper hand!
He is the one with the gun now!
No one can commit crime in Gotham!
The criminal must die!
This...is his Gotham!
And not anyone else's Gotham.
Yi Lin laughed again.
"Here's a hint for you."
James Gordon Jr.: "?"
Yi Lin suddenly said loudly: "The prompt is...let the world feel pain from now on."
James Gordon Jr.: “??”
In an instant.
Yi Lin just finished speaking.
There seemed to be a loud bang in little James Gordon's head, his vision went dark, and he fell straight backwards.
Boom.
Flowers bloom in the back of the head.
I don’t know how much time passed.
Little James Gordon opens his eyes again.
The figure of the damn criminal is no longer in sight!
He quickly got up from the ground and looked down from the top of the bell tower.
Below the clock tower, police cars were already surrounding the area.
Caught?
Or was he run away?
etc.
From this bell tower, it is impossible for the riddle gentleman to jump down from here and remain unharmed, right?
Even the famous Riddler twenty years ago would never be able to achieve this level.
This is not the Batman who goes to heaven and earth!
Thinking of the name he once had, little James Gordon's expression turned cold.
Only then did he feel a sharp pain suddenly coming from the back of his head.
My head feels a little dizzy.
Little Gordon stretched out his hand and touched it, and there was blood dripping from the back of his head.
He gritted his teeth and ignored it.
Suddenly, he found this small white card standing very neatly in the corner of the platform.
"!"
Little Gordon didn't even care about the wound on his head. He picked up the small card and looked at it, and his eyes widened immediately.
I saw only one line written on the card.
Still a mystery.
But this time, it is a well-known puzzle, and anyone who has read the best-selling book "The Legend of the Riddler" knows the answer!
[I exist in reality, I am absurd in reality, you can interpret me, you can create me, who am I? 】
Signing——
[Friendly Gotham City neighbor, warm reminder, riddle gentleman Edward Lin, sincerely yours.]
James Gordon Jr. tore up the card with an expressionless face.
The card is quite stiff.
It's a bit hard to tear off.
But the card was still broken.
Flowing down from the top of the bell tower.
Like fine snow.
"lie!"
——This is the answer.
Everyone in Gotham knows the answer.
It's too classic after all.
It's all written in the book.
Little James Gordon also read it when he was a child, and was obsessed with it for a while.
Ahem... Anyway, this is a warm reminder from "Riddle Gentleman".
Does it mean that there is a lie hidden in the first puzzle?
That's why he came to the bell tower?
Is he the one who was deceived?
Just a poor imitator?
"What did the riddle gentleman do just now? Why did I suddenly faint?"
Chief Gordon frowned, his expression getting colder and colder.
There was a hint of hatred mixed in with it.
"But why didn't he kill me?"
"Am I not worthy of his action?"
"hateful……"
Sheriff Gordon let out a deep growl.
But he did not forget his duty.
He quickly walked down the bell tower, took out the flashlight from his waist, and carefully searched the inside of the entire bell tower.
It is very possible that the "Riddle Gentleman" is still in the bell tower and has not escaped.
Chief Gordon will not let himself let go of any possibility.
…
…
No one noticed.
In the dark night.
The other side of the bell tower.
A dark figure wearing a black tuxedo, a black gentleman's hat, and spotless white gloves, holding an umbrella in one hand, slowly fell from the air.
Elegant and evil, that figure is like a nobleman dancing in the dark night.
Night is his dance floor.
It's a pity that we lack a dance partner.
Yi Lin landed smoothly on the ground and put away her umbrella.
Not far away, a piercing siren continued, flashing red and blue lights.
Yi Lin smiled slightly and continued to follow her like a shadow, hiding silently in the darkness.
"Sure enough...can't the 'riddle' copied from the book be triggered?"
Yi Lin, who gradually moved away from the bell tower, whispered in the darkness.
But it's normal. Yi Lin had expected it a long time ago. It was just a whim, and he just did a test by the way.
After turning another corner, Yi Lin suddenly felt her whole body sink.
In the upper right corner of the apostle panel, a buff icon with wings suddenly disappeared.
The time is just right.
Ah no, there's a little more.
It was indeed an accident for Yi Lin to face little James Gordon tonight at the top of the bell tower, but it was not entirely an accident.
The puzzle he set up was two-fold.
The most stupid one, and the second one hidden deep in lies.
Yi Lin's original plan A was to leave a card at the location pointed to by the first lie puzzle.
If someone comes to the clock tower at midnight and sees the card left deliberately, it may add a bit of mystery and legend to the name "Riddle Gentleman".
Even if it's just a little bit, it's not a loss.
As for what is written on the card?
Is the riddle gentleman here to visit?
Do I want to be unable to cover my eyes again today?
My riddle your heart?
None of this is important. Anyway, Yi Lin finally adopted plan B.
There were 9 options from a1 to a9. The moment Yi Lin saw the rusty lock, she gave up on them all.
Made a series of new plans.
On the mental side, the mind just spins so fast and is so willful.
"Haha, now, a seed must have been planted in Chief Gordon's heart, right?"
"Next, it's time for certain people to appear, right?"
Yi Lin knew that the journey to restore Gotham City's glory had just begun.
Hiding in the dark.
Yi Lin took out... a bunch of cards from the storage space.
All in one hand.
It's like thirteen cards in one hand.
If you look carefully, they are all of the same color, no, the same pattern.
…
[Enhanced tnt bomb]
【Grade】Ordinary
[Effect] Besides explosions, what else do you want to use it for?
[Explanation] Well, explosions are the real art!
…
Yi Lin looked at the hand of cards.
Some headaches.
Will the next one be the king bomb? Or the king bomb plus the king bomb and the king bomb?
This is Gotham City’s arms accumulation from 20 years of zero crime!
…
…
suddenly!
At this moment——
The sky above Gotham City's head suddenly became brighter.
As if controlled by someone, countless spotlights gathered in the center of Gotham City.
All the light beams gathered together, as if they were waiting for the arrival of some kind of existence.
"Cough cough cough cough——"
A cough echoed through the night sky from Gotham City's radio.
Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared in the center of the light pillar.
The figure was wearing a tight and ill-fitting purple suit, with a weird clown paint on his face, and the corners of his mouth looked a little weird and unpredictable against the paint.
This is--
Stereoscopic projection?
etc.
Yi Lin suddenly frowned.
This person looks a bit familiar.
"Jiejiejie——"
"ladies alemen——jiejiejiejie——"
The man in the suit suddenly let out a sharp and strange sound, a bit crazy, and laughed.
Accompanied by the Gotham City PA system, the laughter seemed extremely harsh.