There was a moment of silence in the noisy Gotham!
It is estimated that there is no one in Gotham who does not know the existence of "joker".
That was the madman who brought fear to Gotham City as the King of Darkness twenty years ago.
And he is also a very popular lunatic.
"joker!"
"How could it be him!"
"That madman?"
"Didn't he die with Batman twenty years ago?"
"etc!"
Discussions from all over Gotham City gathered together, almost overturning the clouds in the sky.
Little James Gordon had just finished searching the clock tower and was standing under the clock tower, wondering where the riddle gentleman had gone, when he happened to witness the scene of "The Return of the Clown".
In an instant, his expression changed drastically.
impossible!
The clown...is dead!
That year, Old Gordon witnessed the Joker's corpse with his own eyes!
impossible!
impossible!
impossible!
He screamed crazily in his heart.
But the clown's shadow in the sky and his crazy posture are clearly the same as the original clown!
Although James Gordon Jr. was still young twenty years ago, his father, Gordon Sr., still retains precious image data.
The scene where Batman violently "interrogated" the Joker in the Gotham Police Station.
In different places in Gotham City.
Burnley Borough.
Everyone's attention was attracted by the image in the sky.
Zhu Yuner was hiding in the dark.
Look up at the sky.
Although others did not recognize him, Zhu Yun'er had heard Pan Zhengyi's laughter in Arkham Nursing Home and recognized Pan Zhengyi at a glance.
"What the hell is that guy doing?"
Su Xiaosu silently kicked a wall to pieces, also looking at the impact in the sky, thoughtfully.
At this time, Zhu Yun'er turned her head and smiled brightly at Su Xiaosu: "Thank you, Sister Su Su, if you hadn't saved me, I might have died long ago."
Thinking back to the scene where gunfire suddenly broke out on the street during the day, she still couldn't help but feel a little frightened when she thought about it now.
fortunately--
"Humph, but because of this, I finally understand..."
Zhu Yuner suddenly smiled coldly and looked at herself.
She was originally seriously injured, with bullet holes all over her body.
But now, all her injuries have healed, and even the bullet holes in her skin have returned to their original state. Her skin is fair and smooth, without leaving even a single scar.
Naturally, the health value has also returned to full value.
Su Xiaosu's fighting power is indeed terrifying.
He was actually able to rush out of the hail of bullets with a wounded person like her.
This body of muscles... is indeed true.
Zhu Yun'er silently opened the "Sin List" and took a look.
Look at this.
It made her pupils shrink slightly.
…
【Sin List】
[Gotham’s crime level] 54845/1000000 (5.48%)
【Irin】51723(5.17%)
【Zhu Yuner】1120(0.11%)
【李 Erpang】912(0.09%)
【Su Xiaosu】840(0.08%)
【Pan Zhengyi】250(0.02%)
…
At first, Zhu Yun'er thought she was recovering from a serious injury, had lost too much blood, and was a little dizzy.
Could it be that there is an extra zero?
But look closer.
It turns out...it doesn't!
It’s really worth more than 50,000 yuan!
Did that guy...violate the rules of heaven?
How could he accumulate so many sin points in such a short period of time!
If human lives are deducted, this is equivalent to more than 5,000 human lives.
Even if Zhu Yun'er was asked to cut the wheat one by one, it would take most of the day.
What's more... the citizens of Gotham City are not as easy to kill as imagined.
Zhu Yun'er has experienced this personally.
Deeply touched.
"Wait, can you say..."
Zhu Yun'er frowned.
I thought about it for several minutes.
Suddenly, the frown on his face relaxed.
"Crime... doesn't necessarily mean murder! He was actually one step ahead! Humph, are you the only one who knows how to commit a crime? Sister Su Su, let's go! We can't lose to that guy! Don't forget, in the nursing home, he was helping Pan
Justice, stole our youth potion!"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yun'er would hold a grudge against a small incident until now.
But it was Pan Zhengyi's fault, and Zhu Yuner accidentally put the pot on Yi Lin's head.
Zhu Yun'er's eyes shone with a cold light that showed no anger and self-respect.
At that moment, she was walking on the road with a bit of power, like an emperor on a patrol.
In the Dragon Kingdom... no one can offend the Zhu family!
What's more, he's just a nobody!
…
…
"call--"
The fat man held a large bag of fragrant fried chicken legs in one hand and ran on the dark road.
He turned his head and glanced at Pan Zhengyi in the sky. Although he was shocked, he quickly calmed down.
"Isn't it just cosplay... who can't do it? But that guy's costume is quite realistic... Fatty, I almost thought it was a clown reality show... Could this guy be a senior two-spined ape?"
The fat man devoured a large bag of fried chicken legs like a gulp.
Li Erpang patted his bulging belly. He had eaten and drank enough, and was fat. He finally had a sense of security.
The entire Gotham City was temporarily confused because of the return of the "Joker".
Li Erpang finally escaped from the pursuit of "good citizens" for the time being. Taking advantage of the night, he smashed the window of one of the houses with his palm and hid inside to rest for a while.
In Gotham City today, 70 to 80% of the citizens are outside.
Carrying guns and wandering around.
As the old saying goes: the most dangerous place is the safest place.
Now that the fat man was out of sight of the citizens and hiding in the house, he gained a chance to breathe.
Li Erpang rested for a while.
Then I opened the "Sin List" and took a look.
He narrowed his eyes instantly.
Although it couldn't be seen from the outside, his eyes did widen a little.
A little bit.
Squinting eyes is a family trait, and he was helpless.
He suddenly remembered the reminder he received after robbing the Grandpa's fast food restaurant.
"In other words, besides robbery, are there any other ways to accumulate sin points more quickly?"
Thinking of this, Li Erpang gritted his teeth and sent a series of messages to Yi Lin.
But I received an automatic reply: The apostle is busy, please do not disturb!
"Fuck!"
Li Erpang didn't have much education, so he could only shout "f*ck" to show his mood.
Yi Lin is not very kind!
The promised team is formed!
We agreed to fly together!
Just leave the fat man secretly in the park and ignore him. The fat man is rough and doesn't care. He has a way to increase his score and he doesn't even call him?
At least send me a message!
We promised to grow old together, but you secretly baked it!
but.
Li Erpang only complained with his mouth and heart.
After going through several trials in the inner world and reaching this level, he is not that naive anymore.
Yi Lin was able to give him a "youth potion" in the nursing home, which already made Li Erpang sigh that there are still good people among the apostles.
After all, in the mission, the relationship between the apostles is complicated.
Even if it is a team task, there is still a secret rivalry.
No one admits defeat.
It's time to burn incense if you can avoid going to the pit of death.
Everyone wants to get a higher clearance rating.
"Hehe hehe... in this case..."
Li Erpang silently made up his mind.
…
at the same time.
Gotham City sky.
The "Joker" is still laughing wildly.
Laughing maniacally.
"Jiejiejiejie——"
Laughter means nothing.
There are no lines either.
But it was this crazy laughter that seemed to cast a shadow over Gotham City.
No one knows.
at the same time.
Wayne Tower top floor.
Wayne Tower is the most famous landmark building in Gotham City.
It is also the tallest building.
In fact, with today's technological level, it is not impossible for Gotham City to build taller and more spectacular buildings than the "Wayne Tower".
But don't dare.
Because, as we all know, Bruce Wayne is the richest in Gotham City.
No one dares to try the supreme power of money.
This room on the top floor of Wayne Tower is surrounded by transparent glass on three sides.
In the room, there is a spacious round bed.
An old man with gray hair and an upright back suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed.
Beside the old man, there was a young woman with a hot figure, wrapped around the old man like an octopus.
The moment the old man sat up, in the darkness, the woman's expression became even more flushed. She got under the quilt and began to squirm silently.
The old man looked out the window.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not.
The huge "clown" shadow suddenly turned its head.
As if through the transparent glass on the top floor of Wayne Tower, behind the hideous clown paint, a pair of chaotic eyes stared at the white-haired old man on the bed.
"Uh-huh--"
There was a strange sound coming from under the quilt.
The girl vaguely called out the old man's name.
"Bruce...Bruce..."
Bruce Wayne.
his name.
The corners of Bruce Wayne's mouth curled up slightly.
Don't know what it means.
"Duang!"
suddenly!
The sound of a gunshot suddenly sounded from the Gotham Citywide Broadcasting System.
It looked like something had been smashed.
Sizzling——
The shadow of the "Clown" in the sky suddenly became distorted and blurred.
"Quick! It's that pervert!"
"How dare you rob the gbc broadcasting company?"
"Ha ha ha ha ha, kill him!"
"Looking for shit——"
Chu tu tu tu——
Continuous gunfire sounded.
The figure of the "clown" is in the sky... scurrying away with its head in its arms.
Beyond broadcasting.
The entire Gotham City once again fell into an eerie silence.
Bruce Wayne: "..."
Gotham: "..."
Li Erpang: "..."
Gordon and his son: "..."
Dr. Jack: "..."
Zhu Yun'er and Su Xiaosu: "..."
Yi Lin: "Haha, it really is that guy's style."
…
…
Gotham City.
late at night.
Tonight is like a celebration.
Everyone is destined to have sleepless nights.
"Ignore that 'clown'."
Little James Gordon smiled coldly.
He still has the Riddle Gentleman's warning letter.
If the first two sentences are lies, then the following sentences may be information that foreshadows the time and place of the real crime.
[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]
"What exactly does that mean?"
Little James Gordon felt a pain in his forehead.
Not just the back of the head.
It's probably because I thought too much and touched the wound on the back of my head.
James Gordon Jr. always felt that the tone of the riddle gentleman in this riddle was a bit strange.
But for a while, he couldn't tell what was wrong.
It's always a little strange.
He discovered that the young riddle gentleman was different from the riddle man twenty years ago.
The Riddler from twenty years ago was wise but crazy.
So the feeling that this riddle gentleman gave him was indeed extremely calm and rational, as if everything was within his grasp.
In comparison, the Riddler is more difficult to deal with than the Riddler.
Several incidents in which Batman defeated the Riddler were recorded in the best-selling book "Legends of the Riddler."
In addition to Batman's wisdom, the Riddler's several defeats were entirely due to Batman's aggressive tactics.
It was only in anger that the flaw was revealed.
The Riddler's weakness is obvious...his intelligence cannot be underestimated.
Although the Riddler from twenty years ago was also terrifying, he was also an adversary who was prone to tricks.
"Batman Legends" also summarizes a lot of experience in dealing with the Riddler.
But James Gordon Jr. discovered that his experience in dealing with the Riddler could not be applied to the "Riddle Gentleman" at all.
Little James Gordon silently glanced at his watch.
the time is……
【23:35】.
etc!
Midnight is coming!
Sheriff Gordon, who was frantically searching for the Riddle Gentleman in Gotham City, unknowingly spent so much time.
That damn fat man and the other two weird female criminals had already been forgotten by Chief Gordon at this moment.
Fake clown?
Don't even bother with it at all.
All he could think about at the moment was that damn puzzle.
And the elegant but terrifying riddle gentleman.
"Time is running out."
Little James Gordon suddenly gritted his teeth and dialed a number on his mobile phone.
Soon, the call was connected.
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
But James Gordon Jr. shouted——
"dad!"
…
…
【23:40】
Wayne Tower top floor.
It's still the same room.
The bathroom light is on.
The translucent glass reveals a beautiful back figure, with flesh hidden and flesh exposed.
Bruce Wayne shook the red wine glass gracefully and sipped the expensive red wine in the glass with a satisfied expression.
The night is so beautiful, no matter how dangerous it is, there are always people staying up all night with dark eyes.
But it’s actually not very expensive.
Just Lafite from 1869.
Hmm...actually the taste is just average.
It's just that Bruce couldn't find a better wine.
There is no choice but to make do.
Bruce Wayne decided to drink half and use the remaining half to rinse his mouth.
It can never be wasted.
At this moment, the cell phone vibrated silently on the bedside table of the round bed.
Bruce Wayne has never used a cell phone ringtone in his life, it always vibrates.
No special reason, I'm used to it.
A bat pattern flashed across the phone screen.
Bruce frowned slightly.
He glanced back in the direction of the bathroom.
The girl inside was still humming a song, um um ah ah, it was quite pleasant.
Bruce silently walked to the floor bed, overlooking Gotham City, which was once again in chaos, and answered the phone.
"Old boy."
When Bruce answered the phone, he couldn't help but smile.
In Gotham, there was only one person who would use this number to contact him.
"Trouble? You know, I have retired for a long time. Gotham no longer needs masked knights flying in the darkness."
Bruce smiled to himself and made a joke.
"Wait, Riddle? Is it the Riddler? Wait...what did you say? The Riddler? Very young?"
Bruce Wayne's cloudy eyes lit up slightly.
"interesting……"
…
…
"Damn it!"
James Gordon Jr. hung up the phone with a gloomy expression.
"Sir, what's wrong?"
"It's the Aparo Highway! That damn 'Riddle Gentleman' is going to blow up the Aparo Highway at 00:22!"
When the surrounding Gotham police officers heard this, they all looked confused.
Although their IQs are not high, they also participated in solving puzzles with the mentality of "everyone adds fuel to the fire".
"No time to explain! Let's go! Get in the car!"
Without saying a word, little James Gordon got into the police car and planned to race the car himself.
"But sir, it takes at least an hour to get to the Aparo Highway from here, and we only have 40 minutes left before 00:22! If there is a traffic jam-"
"From here to the Aparo Highway, everything is closed to traffic! Now! Get everyone moving!"
"But sir, speeding is a crime..."
"We are using the fastest speed to eliminate criminals! This is not called speeding!"
James Gordon Jr. stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The tachometer instantly reached 5,000 rpm. Two columns of black smoke spewed out from the exhaust pipe of the police car, and the police car rushed out with a roar.
Only then did the other police officers react and drove to follow.
James Gordon Jr. directly reached a speed of 160 kilometers per hour.
This is not speeding.
While racing like crazy, his father's words still echoed in his mind.
He originally just wanted to give it a try and asked for help from the previous Gotham Sheriff...James Gordon.
That is old Gordon.
He is also the current mayor of Gotham City.
Unexpectedly, within a few minutes, his father actually solved the puzzle.
My dad is truly worthy of being my dad!
When he knew the answer, little James Gordon suddenly realized that the answer to the puzzle was so simple.
…
The first two sentences, "split the world into two" and "facing the midnight bell", actually refer to time.
Divide the 24 hours of a day into two parts and start counting from midnight, which is zero o'clock.
[Stepping towards the first ray of light in Gotham] can also be regarded as a supplementary reminder to the previous two sentences.
And the second part [the arrival of a half-man, half-animal god] actually refers to "Capricorn" among the twelve constellations.
Because in legend, "Capricorn" is a half-human, half-animal god with goat horns.
The corresponding dates for Capricorn are December 22nd to January 19th.
Corresponding to the time, it is...after midnight, 00:22 to 01:19!
And the meaning of "I will twist off the god's head with ram's horns" is very clear.
The crime time indicated by the riddle gentleman is - 00:22!
[The second fireworks] alludes to the criminal method that the Riddle Gentleman is about to use...explosion.
The same fate as the Gotham Police Department.
And the last sentence was what made little James Gordon feel weird.
To describe "cold winter", the riddle gentleman used the word "heavy", and in the final signature, the word "hot" was used.
"Heavy" is mostly used to describe snow, but it was used by the Riddle Gentleman to describe winter. No wonder James Gordon Jr. thought this grammar was a bit strange.
I feel like "Riddle Gentleman" Yazi is not very good at English.
turn out to be--
The riddle gentleman is not that his English is not good, but that he has other things!
Another meaning of "heavy" is that it refers to traffic jams.
The word "hot", in addition to meaning "fiery", is also often used to describe a girl's "hot" figure.
As for [Summer] and [Hot], people immediately think of the same place!
That’s it…Miller Harbor Beach!
The whole sentence combined, really refers to only one place, the most congested traffic passing by Miller Harbor Beach!
That is -
Aparo Highway!
Why do you think so?
Because it is clearly written in the "Gotham City Travel Guide"——
"Hey! Summer is here! Welcome to the simple folk customs of Gotham City! At Port Miller Beach, there are blue skies, white clouds, and hot bikini girls. Actions are not as good as heartbeats, and actions are not as good as birds. What are you waiting for!
Yo yo trouble Cech!"
That damn Riddle Gentleman is definitely very familiar with Gotham City’s tourism industry, bastard!
It's not summer now!
Could it be that that damn guy had already visited Gotham City in the summer?
By the way, take a look at the hot bikini girls?
"but……"
A confident sneer appeared on James Gordon Jr.'s lips.
The riddle gentleman underestimated his driving skills.
40 minutes is enough for him to arrive at Port Miller!
He has seen through the truth!
There is only one truth to the puzzle——
The Riddle Gentleman will detonate the Aparo Highway in Port Miller at 00:22.
That's a viaduct!
Go, go, go!
James Gordon Jr. gallops wildly.
Behind his police car was a large motorcade that was also speeding wildly.
Mighty and mighty!
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
In order to write this brain-burning and interesting copy of Gotham City, the author lost a bunch of hair. Readers, don’t you think it’s okay~