Dressed as a night owl, I choose to quit [DC]

That was a day many years ago.

At first, Ye Xiao didn't realize that this day was different from the past.

Some sheriff in Southwest Gotham embezzled a lot of money, and instead of keeping it for himself, he moved it elsewhere.In addition, the Riddler has been particularly active recently, and Thomas suspects that he has obtained financial support from special channels and is preparing to cause chaos.

For this reason, the actual owner of Gotham City is ready to go, searching for traces like a hungry hunter.The clues left by the opponent are treacherous, cumbersome and full of dangers, until Ye Xiao knocked down two homeless men in an abandoned residential building and got a riddle from them:

"I could be the sun."

"I could be sand."

"I could be a bird too."

"What am I?"

"PS: This is the simplest riddle, don't ask me to lower the difficulty, unless you change the questioner."

The answer is clocks, because sundials, hourglasses, and cuckooclocks are all timekeeping tools.Compared with every step before, the puzzle in front of him was so simple that Ye Xiao wandered outside the Gotham Clock Tower for a long time before carefully stepping up the stairs and walking in.

Instead of using his true self, he pretended to be one of the hairy bums he knocked to the ground just in case.Coincidentally, the tramp was also named Thomas, but people called him Tom or Old Tommy more often.

There are spiral steps inside the clock tower for maintenance workers and cleaners to adjust the time accuracy and clean up.The metal steps are covered with dust, and several different footprints show that someone has only recently visited. The walls of the corridor are covered with patterns with highlighters, including emerald green question marks, red lipstick hearts, yellow peaked hats, and gray and black. umbrellas and more.

There is a Christmas tree full of bells and lights in the corner—Christmas Eve has just passed, and it is not peaceful.Thomas' memories of that day were bloodied.

A wooden stool was placed in the debris pile, and a charred oven was placed on the stool, and the inner wall was covered with asphalt-like unknown objects.Trays fused with bullet casings and gloves with holes were thrown aside, surrounded by piles of beer bottles and fast food boxes.

Thomas determined that this was probably yet another stronghold of his enemies.

He held his breath and climbed up slowly. After turning a corner, there were a few more wanted notices on the wall that he had issued by bribing the Gotham City Government when he became a night owl in the early days, and everyone's old acquaintances were printed on them.

Right now, the edge of the paper has turned yellow, and a line of bold words was written with a black marker:

"FUCKOWLMAN"

Below it was a mess of graffiti and stick figures. Thomas noticed that one of the paintings showed a stickman with pointed ears, round eyes and a cape lying in a pool of blood, with all kinds of sharp weapons stuck in his chest.

However, this kind of behavior is not so much deliberate revenge as incompetent rage. Compared with the danger Ye Xiao usually faces, it is more childlike.

So he just raised his eyebrows and looked away, continuing to walk up without paying attention.On the third floor was an iron bookshelf filled with old newspapers and files, most of which were related to night owls.The date of the establishment of the syndicate, which was widely reported by the media, is circled in red, and the guestbook next to it is the dialogue left by many individuals at different times.

Thomas did a cursory read:

"Is Ye Xiao dead today?"

"No."

"No."

"I would say that compared to his parents, he has no signs of early death."

"It's over, the Syndicate is established, will we still have the day to kill Thomas Wayne?"

"↑We gathered for this reason, besides, at least someone from our city was selected."

"What idiots are you talking about? Of course someone from Gotham will be selected! Also, who told Ye Xiao last week that I put the ledger in Macaulin?"

"It's not me anyway, Penguin. But you're in jail, so you shouldn't see my reply."

"I'm so pessimistic, year after year. The clock stops and doesn't move forward. The cold clock face is a mess of parts. The crumpled carpet is like a white shroud. We listen to the silence like spying on the enemy. What Nothing has changed... nothing has left!"

"Because the wall clock is broken, and the day before yesterday I called the cleaner to come over to wash the carpet, calendar man. Don't read poems later, it's a waste of paper. By the way, I told Ye Xiao, Penguin, now guess who I am? "

"He adopted a child."

"Have any of you seen the clown? I haven't seen him for a week. Could it be that Ye Xiao finally couldn't bear to kill him?"

"That kid is a cub of the Grayson family, and he has the hope of inheriting the dirty blood of his ancestors. Most of the night owls are interested in his criminal talent."

"No need to put it so harshly. I ran into Richard Grayson today and thought he was a nice young man. The clown's not dead, he broke his thigh and took the bandages off the day before yesterday. Any of you saw me throw it in after the last curfew Playing cards in the attic? Damn it, it's hard to get all the people to play. Let me know who the thief is, and I'll break his leg."

"↑The person who took the poker is the clown. I accidentally ran into it at the party last time. It's unlucky."

"..."

"The clown didn't show up again for the next week, do you have any clues?"

Thomas flipped back a few pages.

The year and month are not written in the message, but it is clear that the timeline is getting closer and closer to the present.

"Playing cards on the 23rd. The new address is at No. 3, District A. I paid for an ice cream truck, and whoever can be notified counts."

"The party on the 30th will be suspended for a week. Ye Xiao seems to be in a bad mood recently. When I rescued Victor, I almost thought he would not survive. Tell me what you know?"

"It's Syndicate, it has nothing to do with Gotham."

"Okay, fuck the Syndicate."

"Number 15 doesn't play cards, and Harvey risked his life to smuggle us a board game. Fuck syndicate."

"Today, Claw saved my child's life when he acted with Night Owl. Sometimes I feel that if it wasn't for... I might have a good relationship with him. Fucking syndicate."

"Not many of us have kids. Are you a kiteman or a dead shooter or a jock? Anyway, he's a Wayne if he's not a night owl, and if you and him don't go down that path, you're probably going to live forever They can’t even meet each other, let alone call each other brothers.”

"Fucking syndicate. Forgot to mention last time, sorry."

"That's not what I mean, I just think that Ye Xiao actually (smears) forget it, pretend I didn't say it."

"On the 7th, play cards. Bring a new deck of cards, and someone will notify you of the address. Ye Xiao hasn't gone out for the past two days. Speaking of which, the death days of his parents and younger brother are approaching."

"On the 14th, due to well-known reasons, the party is suspended."

The crooked font follows:

"I see. Last week, you teamed up to attract the attention of the owl. I said why he suddenly didn't want to play with me! I was forced to listen to the crackling sound of the wheels rolling over the flesh and blood for a whole week, which was extremely disturbing .My neighbor complained, and while I personally thought it was quite entertaining, he agreed with it.

The downside is that Thomas always wins—after all, a snorer can never be woken by his own snoring.How interesting!All of you are nightmares he chose to keep, tricks he put in a box called Gotham, his unanswered pleas for the answer to a question, so think about it, yours What can be the result of struggling?It's better to let him spare some time and give it to me.By the way, can you take me with you when you play cards next time, please sincerely beg. "

"Fuck, shit! How did the clown find us here? You are so careless! One day, the owl will see this booklet, and maybe even read my swear words! Just in case, go to hell , Ye Xiao, don't look back!"

Thomas turned the page nonchalantly.

"New Year, playing cards, and a box of checkers, can open two tables, no clowns. The location has been updated, continue to wait for the announcement."

"Latest news, citywide martial law, parties cancelled, apparently owls don't have a human holiday - better not let me know which son of a bitch made him feel bad for Chinese New Year, I'll let this idiot know what it's like to be in a bad mood .”

"Honestly, I kind of understand why he's in a bad mood. I mean Owl. He's the only one left in the Wayne family, after all."

"↑It has nothing to do with this at all. The reed grass raised by Ivy saw Ye Xiao's deputy hanged on the bridge and hanged to death. Maybe it's because I feel that this year's share is not enough. Fuck it."

"Ye Xiao seems to have drunk too much tonight, and he's a little heavy handed, what do you think? I also want to be a big boss, and I can drink too much after the holidays."

"I don't admit that the annual leave is so short! Is there any country in the world that still celebrates festivals? China? They celebrate the Lunar New Year! By the way, ladies and gentlemen, I recently learned to play mahjong. I heard that many people in Asia play it. Can we Got a mahjong set?"

"On the 24th, play mahjong. If you can, you need at least four people. If you can't get all of them, play cards."

……

"It's New Year's Eve again, shit. I remember that every New Year's Eve is not a good thing. Last Christmas riot, owl's lieutenant was hanged, someone roasted meat in the warehouse and blew up the chemical plant the year before, and the body of the metropolis the year before last Floating down and blocking Gotham's sewer, the clown discovered our party four years ago today... Is anyone betting on whether Christmas will be passed smoothly this year?"

"December 12st, playing cards, the clown is also here. I told a few homeless people the location. You'd better understand the riddle I left behind. No movement, no movement from Syndicate, Ye Xiao just came back from outside For a few days, let me use other puzzles to lure it to another place, and if I’m lucky, nothing major will happen.”

Thomas, who is said to have been lured elsewhere:  …

He suspected that the Riddler's arrangement might have gone wrong, for example, the homeless man who was supposed to provide the meeting address for other wanted criminals accidentally wandered on the only way that the night owl must pass.

It can only be said that lucky people have the same luck, while unlucky people have their own bad luck.

Thomas checked the camouflage on his face and body, heard cheers and champagne corking from the top of the clock tower, and made sure this wasn't another elaborate trap designed to confuse him.

He walked up silently.

**

"To...Thomas!" When the Riddler called out the name drunkenly, everyone fell silent.They looked at the man who emerged from the corner of the spiral staircase, their eyes filled with emotions such as shock, confusion, and panic.

"You are welcome." The Riddler probably wanted to scare them on purpose. He waited patiently for Thomas to stand firmly on the platform before he said, "Thank you for passing the news to us tonight. This is the reward."

"How can you tell him the exact address, Edward?!" someone questioned.

"What's the matter, Chuck? This is the last time we'll get together here, and it's New Years, and I've got to arrange for someone to guide Dumby, who can't even solve the simplest riddles!"

The Riddler half-lyed on the table and pushed a stack of crumpled banknotes over, hesitated and said, "We've known each other for many years, it's impossible for him to inform the night owl, unless he has already done so. You didn't follow the owl, did you?" , Thomas?"

Thomas shook his head, took the banknotes and stuffed them into his pocket.

With the guarantee of the Riddler, the alarm was lifted.The moonlight passed through the dial of the bell tower and coated the old furniture with sugar-like silver light. The penguin held the handle of the umbrella and pressed it twice. A golden-red flame emerged from the tip of the umbrella and lit the candle that had just been blown out in the corner. .

The lively atmosphere resumed in the small attic. Thomas looked around and found that if someone fired a missile here at this time, they would be able to wipe out all the famous people in Gotham.

The Riddler didn’t exaggerate, he really managed to gather a lot of people—Catwoman and Poison Ivy whispered against the wall with their wine glasses, laughing from time to time; the clown sat alone in the corner with his legs crossed, holding Harley I am fiddling; the kiteman, the firefly and the pig-faced professor want to open a table of bridge, asking around if anyone is willing to join them; the ventriloquist and the killer crocodile are playing checkers, and the former insists that there are three people on the chess table...

Edward Nygma the Riddler wore nothing but a thin light green shirt on a snowy winter day.He was wearing a bowler hat, most of his chest was exposed, and he was holding a goblet to drink with Baine.There is an old-fashioned record player on the mahjong table I don’t know where to get it, and the intermittent and hoarse Christmas music is like a bouncing tit dancing around the moonlight.

Hiding in the shadows, Thomas watched his once-dangerous enemies laugh and dance like normal people.He is like a ghost, and only when the sparks pass by the corner of his clothes, can he cast a rickety and tired shadow in reality briefly and dreamily.

Almost everyone was drunk—except Night Owl, except Thomas—in the midst of the moon—louding dirty jokes and stumbling around almost unconscious.Thomas wanted to leave, he realized that he was not needed here, but the Riddler suddenly lifted a foot, stomped on the chair, and yelled loudly inarticulately: "Thomas—Thomas Wayne! "

Thomas's heart beat heavily, and then he heard the riddle man say: "I haven't seen him in such a transitional day, I always feel that something is missing."

"..."

Someone muttered: "It is true, I didn't dare to say it just now, but it is true! What is he up to recently?"

"I guess Syndicate, or Talon."

"Please, there have been accidents every holiday in previous years. I want to ask for a good omen this year, starting with not killing people on the first day of the new year. Can you promise to stay honest and not cause trouble, and at least stick to it until tomorrow?"

"Hey." The clown jumped up, "I have a brilliant idea! Listen, the year before last was a syndicate, the year before last was an accident, last year it was an accident, this year it's our turn anyway."

The speaker said in despair, "It's over."

Thomas cheered up and saw the clown excitedly scurrying across to the Riddler and said, "Where's your 'Sphinx'? We're preparing an 'explosive' New Year's gift for the owl to celebrate our peaceful and peaceful life." for many years."

"Explosive?"

"We are safe and sound? Do you think we are safe and sound when we call and lick blood every day?"

"Of course!" said the clown, "I don't know what the owl is looking for the answer to, but until he finds it, our interaction with him can be counted as a courtesy exchange between neighbors—"

"What bullshit are you talking about, clown?"

"Wait," the Riddler raised a hand thoughtfully, "listen to him."

"I'm done, Edward, and you're making me explain the joke!" yelled the Joker. "You've had too much to drink, and you're losing your wits. I mean we're setting a trap downtown!"

The Riddler seemed to be really drunk.He narrowed his eyes and repeated as if he didn't understand: "Trap? What's in it?"

"See what you want to give him." The clown pinched Wooden Harley's stomach, and the doll laughed loudly, "Happy New Year, my friends."

**

When they acted, a group of drunks swaggered through the city, Thomas was hanging in the distance, and heard the kite man say to the people around him: "This is the craziest thing I have ever done in my life. Night owl may be watching TV at home, but we are going to my brother." A bomb was planted in the center of Tan City, and there was no sulfur in the bomb—in fact, there was nothing..."

"Yes." Mudface said slowly, "I have prepared a New Year's gift."

"I'm ready too—what? That's not what I mean! I mean it's been weird from start to finish, you know?"

"What's so strange?"

"... Forget it, I can't make sense with you."

"According to the clown, we need to set up some obstacles. He said it will be interesting."

"It's just to include the comedy elements he likes." Kite Man said, "I'm not interested in playing the joke role in his script."

"I've made up my mind." Mudface said undisturbed, "I'm going to turn into Talon and pretend he was kidnapped by us."

Kite Man: "?"

"Catwoman stole a diamond, and Poison Ivy buried it in a flower pot. The flower pot was placed at the end of the maze, with the stamen pointing in the direction of the hostages... Finally, Night Owl will come to the center of the city and find what we left him. Presents. Have you figured out how to get involved, Chuck?"

The kite man was dumbfounded.

The clown walked in the front and said to the Riddler who was fanning himself sober with his hat, "I will definitely regret it someday in the future."

"What do you regret? Give Thomas the ugliest Harley in your hands?"

"No, that's not the case. I'm in a good mood today, and I don't want to quarrel with you, Edward. People are mortal, and we are destined to die at the hands of Ye Xiao, do you admit that?"

The Riddler looked over and showed a faint smile: "Yes, I admit it."

"Hey." The clown said, "Then tomorrow's me might think that everything that happened this night might as well have never happened!"

**

At midnight, the little surprise gift they arranged in the center of the city was taken away by Ye Xiao. The whole process went smoothly. Thomas didn't seem to doubt it from the beginning to the end. When he saw the 'bomb' at the end, he also showed a bit of consternation. and dazed.

This filled the hearts of all participants with a sense of accomplishment.They happily returned to the clock tower, and decided to play another round of games before dawn——

Until Penguin had a whim and planned to write a few words in the guest book in the library to record today's brilliant results.

It turned out that the notebook was missing.

The penguin, who couldn't use his tongue after drinking, stood dazedly by the table for a while, and then angrily tapped the floor with his cane: "Did any of you see the guest book on the third floor? Stop playing cards! Ask you! Which one to go to?" The toilet guy took the guestbook from the third...third floor! I said the toilet paper was on top of the fridge, but you only care about yourselves!"

"What the hell, happy new year! Okie!"

"Happy New Year...Ah!! I saw you cheating Edward! Don't touch my cards!"

He quickly jumped back to the table, completely forgetting about this trivial matter.

=============

Years later, the Joker kidnaps the real Richard Grayson and confronts Night Owl atop the rooftop for control of the Quantum Bomb.

For a moment, he does regret:

—You see, I know that, neither you nor I have forgotten that night.

Going to the trouble of pretending to wish you never visited now.

The author has something to say:

I’ve been too busy lately, more than half of this chapter is QAQ with my mobile phone code when I’m on the bus or subway.

It's another episode, I'll definitely do the main text in the next chapter! !

ps: Ball [-] exploded, it really exploded, but whether it is dead or not is Schrödinger's state, see me talking nonsense.

感谢在2022-01-1602:52:48~2022-01-2021:24:29期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the deep water torpedo: 1 apple block;

Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 Mr. Mo who did not want to be named;

Thanks to the little angel who threw mines: 2 Charon; 1 sparrow, cat's riddle, withered summer, and [-] apple block;

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