Meet the father-in-law [Comprehensive]

After saying this, Elide withdrew her hand, her smile was no longer ethereal like mist, but real and lively, like a black and white line drawing that was suddenly painted with brilliant colors.

The young woman stood up and nodded to Hodge: "I called Bruce in—ah, by the way, Aff is here too."

Hodge has actually seen the "Alf" in Ellie's mouth, Alfred Pennyworth, the housekeeper of the Wayne family, he seems to have arrived only a few minutes ago, and now he is also talking to Bruce and Rosie Standing together, chatting about something at the other end of the L-shaped hallway.

Not a minute after Elide went out, she took Bruce and Aff into the ward. Rosie did not come in, but leaned against the door frame, watching with great interest.

Alfred was one of those old-fashioned British gentlemen, well-dressed and poised, with wise dark brown eyes under square tortoiseshell spectacles.He greeted Hodge with sincere emotion laced with regret and wished him a speedy recovery.

If Bruce's previous attitude towards Hodge was just "disgust" and "contempt", at this moment, his body language is full of two characters: "hostility".

He clasped his hands in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and stood silently behind Afu. As soon as Afu finished speaking, he snorted heavily, with a gloomy look in his eyes that seemed to come from the deepest part of the night. death ray.

Hodge could only smile wryly in his heart, he couldn't blame Bruce, if his daughter was taken advantage of by another man... His attitude would not be much better than Bruce's now.

"Mr. Wayne..."

As soon as Hodge finished reading the other party's name, Bruce raised his hand abruptly, stopping him arrogantly.He didn't say much, just stared at Hodge. After a long silence that almost made people feel suffocated, Afu suddenly coughed pointedly.

Bruce withdrew his oppressive gaze with some displeasure, twisted his neck anxiously, and said "get well soon" in a dry tone.

After the words on the scene were finished, Afu politely took Bruce to leave, and Elide and Rossi left the ward together, leaving Hodge with a quiet resting environment.

Because the antidote was injected in time, Hodge was discharged from the hospital a few hours after waking up.After experiencing the robbery and this case, everyone was exhausted and not in the mood to continue going out to have fun. A group of people had a hasty lunch in the hotel, and then packed their luggage and prepared to return to the flight.

Before they left the hotel, Afu actually drove to see everyone off.The handsome old-fashioned gentleman bid farewell to everyone in turn, and then had a long chat with Elied alone.The gray-haired old man's eyes were loving, and the expression on Elide's face was also very gentle. Hodge looked at her figure from a distance, and suddenly realized that after coming to Gotham, he always seemed to see a similar expression on Elide .

It's not that she lacks an emotional response, she just shows her true self to certain people, like Dick, Bruce, and Alfred, who are all her family.

But her attitude towards Hodge has always been different. This cannot be explained by the "family theory". If it could be explained by the "hero worship theory" before, then now...

Hodge just felt a daze in his heart. At this moment, Rossi came over and patted him on the shoulder with a sly smile.

"I didn't have time to ask you before, how are you talking with Elide?"

"That's it." Hodge replied in a low voice.

Rossi seemed very dissatisfied with his answer, and the hands on his shoulders became heavier.

"What do you mean by 'just like that', did you do that when you chased Hailey?"

"David, do me a favor." Hodge looked at Rossi, pleading in his voice, "Don't compare her with Hailey."

"I just said it in passing, you know I didn't mean it," Rosie said, shrugging, and he moved a little closer, even his voice was deliberately lowered, "Honestly, I'm glad you made them so clear, You can't find another Hayley, just like you can't cross the same river twice, Aaron, cherish the moment."

"I know, David, I'm just a little hesitant," Hodge quickly glanced at Elide in the distance, and whispered in a vague tone, "Can you believe it, I'm actually a little timid, it's really -"

"You can't be so decisive all your life, Aaron, it's not weak to be undecided about some things, you just need a little time-I believe you will find the right answer."

-Virginia Quantico bau office-

Just like the previous case, after returning from Gotham City, everyone in bau enjoyed two days of "office days" with no case but a lot of paperwork.

"I can't tell if I'd rather be doing paperwork or being in the field, given the choice — I'd rather have neither."

As Emily said, she threw a folder on Rhett's desk. The folder with the light brown kraft paper cover rotated flatly twice in the air, and landed precisely in front of Rhett. Startled.

"Hey, Emily!" Rhett immediately complained loudly, "You're like this again!"

"Relax, little guy," Emily laughed heartily, "This is just a way of showing goodwill and concern among colleagues~"

"I wish you didn't show me your love for me next time..." Rhett complained under his breath.

"Hey, guys, has any of you seen Elliott?" Garcia rushed into the cubicle holding two documents. She was wearing a jumping fluorescent color today, and her whole body looked sparkling. Very conspicuous, "Is she here?"

"She's not here, it seems to be the intern's monthly assessment or something, poor girl." The speaker was Morgan holding a coffee cup, and he sat down on Emily's table as he spoke, Amidst the exclamation of disgust from the woman, she took a sip of coffee leisurely.

"Based on the standards of interns, her performance is definitely an A+, we have nothing to worry about, but—" Emily said, looking Garcia up and down, "Say, you want to avoid her and say something ?”

"Oh~ you are indeed a professional profiler, Emily Pantis, I am terrified of what you know about me!" Garcia smiled coquettishly and stroked Emily's shoulder, "I looked for it before. Find gossip about Wayne, some mentioning his 'unnamed adopted daughter'..."

When Garcia said this, her expression immediately became agitated, and her whole face was almost glowing. She looked around furtively, and confirmed that Hodge and Rosie were in their respective offices, and that Elliott would not be back for a while. Then, he half covered his mouth and whispered:

"I think Elide was the victim of a serial murder that happened in the Metropolis nearly 20 years ago, 'The Wayne Copycat', have you heard the name?"

"It was a serial murder case in the Metropolis in 1998. Unidentified suspects imitated the "Wayne Murders" in Gotham City in 1981, and shot and killed five young couples with children in the street, all of them were parents. The modus operandi of being killed and the child surviving—" Spencer Reid, the walking encyclopedia, immediately gave an explanation at a fast speed, before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Morgan's exclamation.

"I remember this case!" The man was so surprised that he even forgot to lower his voice, "At that time, it wasn't long before Rossi left Bau, and Hodge had just become the team leader. Could it be—"

"They knew each other at that time?!" Emily was dumbfounded. "How old was she at that time? Seven or eight?"

"Actually, it's such a sad story," Garcia's lips drooped, her emotions instantly depressed, "It was Elied's eighth birthday, and I guess that's why Bruce Wayne later adopted her. "

The details of the "Murder of the Wayne couple" are known almost all over the United States, and any gossip tabloid will take this as a stunt, and the Bau gang naturally knows the outline of the joint.But they didn't know that there was such a deep connection between Elied and Hodge...

"She's really calm..." Emily said, suddenly thinking of what happened in Bludhaven before, and thinking of Elide's status as an intern, she immediately squinted at Morgan, "Really You are right, she is here for Hodge... Tsk tsk, this is really a touching and inspirational story!"

"I don't think it's that simple." Garcia moved closer, "Have you noticed that after returning from Gotham, the relationship between the two of them is wonderful!"

"That's true." Morgan, who was sitting on the table, frowned and thought deeply, "I guess something special must have happened that night. I heard people from gcpd mention that the person named Poison Ivy has something similar to What about special abilities such as ecstasy and soul potions!"

Speaking of this, Morgan couldn't help but smirked: "I do believe in Hodge's character, but..."

At this point in the words, the three of them exchanged a tacit look - as for Rhett, they directly ignored it.

"Hey, hey, what are you talking about!" The neglected genius became more and more dissatisfied, "Are you talking about Yi—"

Just as Rhett was about to share his analysis, Morgan kicked him abruptly. A second or two later, a curious female voice sounded behind them.

"What are you talking about?"

The three people who were gossiping vigorously turned their heads in unison, with awkward and weird smiles on their faces.

"Oh, it's nothing, just discussing the arrangements for the weekend. Do you have any activities?"

Emily reacted the fastest. She twisted her neck as she spoke, her tone was calm, as if everyone was really just exchanging the schedule of activities for the weekend.

"Me?" Elide glanced around the faces of several people suspiciously, and finally answered honestly, "I guess I'm going to receive a friend—"

"Oh~ May I ask if this friend is a man or a woman?" Garcia immediately asked maliciously.