The Death Knell

"This is my city, so do as I say."

It's been a peaceful day for Gotham, and despite the acid rain still falling in the night sky and the bat lights under the clouds still on, it doesn't stop people from having a little fun.

Near midnight, fireworks were set off in the city, and people took to the streets, laughing and walking into nightclubs to drink wine.

It's a celebration that's a few days overdue, mostly celebrating the last time the townspeople survived an army of capitalist killer robots.

Well, in fact, there are similar celebrations almost every time. There are celebrations after defeating Barbatos, and there are celebrations after defeating the alien Poseidon. In short, every time the survivors of Gotham survive, the survivors will celebrate.

And this city will be like a flower on a mass grave, the more people die, the more delicate and beautiful it will be because of sufficient nutrition.

Don't get me wrong, the citizens held the celebration ceremony not to congratulate the Justice League for defeating the enemy, but just for themselves. On the one hand, they celebrated their survival, and on the other hand, they felt happy for the legacy of the dead they swallowed.

Legacies are diverse, and almost every survivor can benefit.

For example, in ordinary days, an ordinary man can only peek at the beautiful wife next door through the cat's eyes. She is so perfect that just peeking at it feels like offending the goddess. How can an ordinary man deserve it? What about her?

But after the disaster, things were different. Her husband died, almost everyone in the apartment died, and ordinary men ransacked the homes of the dead as quickly as possible afterward. All the wealth is concentrated in his hands.

But in Gotham, money is strength, and now he is completely worthy of the beauty, and he can even do whatever he wants with her.

It sounds mean and dark, but whose heart doesn't yearn for it?

When ready-made riches lie in the ruins of houses with open doors, and gold and jewels can be seen with the naked eye in the light of fire;

When you know that Batman is too busy to notice the humble you;

When the top-notch woman who was never in contact with you in the past, the fragrance of her body comes from behind the thin door panel of the next room and gets into your nostrils, and she is still crying and begging you to help her...

No one can bear it, there is only a voice in people's heart repeating a sentence, maybe the language may be different, but the general meaning is the same, that is - 'I want'.

The depravity and madness of ordinary people only need a slight push, and disasters and major events are one of the best pushers.

People like opportunities, and human nature is so greedy. When a major choice comes, people's heart beats faster, their faces turn red, and they feel the sound of the wheel of fate rolling over their heads, so they obey their biological instincts and choose the option that is most beneficial to them.

Of course, there are a lot of noble people on the earth, but they don’t exist in Gotham. This simple city has the same simple “success study”......

Batman stared blankly at the Mayor Nakano speaking in the city square. The mayor who was rescued by the death knell last time still had a plaster cast on his arm, but he also seemed happy, probably due to his usual constraints Several of his politicians died, too.

After Mr. Mayor announced the start of the celebration and the sound of music overwhelmed the sound of rain, Batman said the previous words to his teammates.

Superman, Ron, Green Lantern, they all want to solve the problem, they are very motivated to start work, and they have been urging Batman to assign tasks since they arrived in Gotham.

But the dark man ignored them at all, and led everyone to the roof of the police station, where he looked at the city square not far away, as if he was waiting for something.

He doesn't fully believe the information given by Deathstroke, but he also knows the power of chameleons. There are very few people he can trust now. He has to re-examine everyone and spend time observing their every move, speech and conversation, including the teammates around him. is suspect.

Like he said, it's his city, play it his way.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what on earth can we do? No, what are you bringing us here for?" Guy is a bad-tempered guy. He rarely acts with Batman, and it can even be said that he doesn't get along at all. : "Bah, this city, like this rain, stinks."

He spat, because the acid rain got into his mouth while he was speaking, making his tongue numb for a while.

"Simply put, Batman doesn't believe in the death knell. He suspects that the death knell killed the man."

Green Arrow is quite comfortable with this kind of urban atmosphere. He put one foot on the low fence of the rooftop, and wrapped his ex-wife in his arms:

"So he's going to find someone he trusts and re-examine the whole story... well, other than that, I don't really understand why he spent an hour standing here and watching this Crazy Celebration."

For Green Arrow, Gotham is a bit like Star City, but the latter is not so crazy, because he obviously heard the sound of gunshots and rocket launchers in the sound of fireworks, which is not like a carnival parade will use Traditional fireworks.

Batman didn't answer them, but glanced at everyone behind the mask, and then he pressed the ear under the helmet:

"Tell me what you found."

According to the observation during this period, the teammates are all fine, so we can move on to the next step.

"I figured we should go to the rave together, too."

A young woman’s voice came from the walkie-talkie, accompanied by her complaining words, and the sound of high-frequency typing on the keyboard~www.NovelMTL.com~ You’re kidding, nothing happens in Gotham at night good thing. "

Batman coldly dismisses the girl's jokes, like the Joker said, he's always too serious.

"Hehe, well, I monitored the police radio and hacked into the surveillance system of the police station."

The girl is obviously used to Batman's habits, and she has long expected rejection:

"The original monitoring is exactly the same as that provided by Death Knell, and there is no manipulation. As for how many vicious cases of robbery and murder occurred in the city tonight, I don't think I need to tell you. You should already know it. .”

"Didn't you do something wrong..."

The two corners of Batman's mouth curled down. He didn't say much, but his expression already showed his thoughts. The Dark Knight remembered an incident two months ago.

The death knell of another world made a lot of money from him, and later 90% of the money was transferred to Barbara. The death knell asked the girl to help him open a small investment company in Gotham. Something is wrong.

"Do you have any dark thoughts again? Batman, darkness has always been one of the most powerful props in your arsenal, almost alongside fear."

The girl raised a question, and she didn't understand why Batman has always been suspicious of that death knell from another world.

You must know that among the death knells of many parallel universes, that young man can already be regarded as a moral saint. He has helped the Justice League a lot, and even directed everyone to carry out many life-and-death tasks.

But Batman didn't answer directly, but looked at the exploding fireworks that were still rising in the rain, and the lights of various colors illuminated his face, but what he said was evasive:

"Gotham is not right tonight, I feel it, it's not normal."