Chapter 309 Three Detectives (End)

"I don't know if you have heard a rumor that Gotham is also called the 'Dark Valley'. At least in the circle of mysticism, this name is very famous. They say that this is the place where the darkness of the entire North America and even the world converges, just like the drain outlet of a swimming pool."

Constantine squinted his eyes and leaned on the sofa. His tone was relaxed and comfortable. He said: "This place is actually very suitable for practicing black magic. It is not accurate to say that it is practice. It should be said that this place is naturally suitable for communicating with demons and reaching contracts."

"Like a material with good conductivity?"

"It's a bit similar, but not exactly the same. In short, in the last era, people in the circle once flocked here, but soon, people found that this place is not a paradise for magic researchers, but a hell, because there is a force here called the Court of Owls."

" I have heard of this name. It is a group of rich people who try to control Gotham in secret, and they have recently suffered a great misfortune. "

Constantine shook his head and said, "I don't know what the Court of Owls you know is, but the one I know is closely related to mysticism. They are also called 'dark priests'."

"Legend has it that they can communicate with an ancient dark creature, providing them with extremely powerful power without paying a price. They can use this power to train killers or control others."

"How do you know this?"

"As I said before, I have been troubled by the curse of my twin brother, so I pay close attention to all information about ghost mothers. I know that I will use them sooner or later."

"When I was wandering in Nottingham, I met a Laurenna there. "Ivy is known as the most powerful ghost mother in history. She was also one of the insiders who were attracted to Gotham at that time. At first, like the others, she hoped to use the mystery and uniqueness of Gotham to strengthen her connection with the contracted demons and gain more powerful power." "But later, she violated one of the biggest taboos in the occult circle." "You said this before, what is it?" "She fell in love with an ordinary person named Solomon Wayne, the ancestor of Bruce Wayne." "I said before that although the ghost mother would sell the soul of the child to the devil in exchange for power, she herself must also pay a price. She must give birth to her child. Every child is sacrificed to the devil. "

"After Ivy and Solomon fell in love, she became pregnant. At that time, Solomon didn't know that his lover was a witch. He was extremely happy about the upcoming newborn, and this joy infected Ivy. "

"Ivy really loves Solomon. She doesn't want to give the fruit of her love with her lover to the devil, but she can't terminate the deal by her own strength. At this time, the dark owl priest who has been hiding in Gotham found her..."

"After Ivy came to Gotham, she contracted many children and sacrificed them to the devil. This abnormal situation was watched by the dark priests. They discovered Ivy's specialness, so they found Ivy, hoping that she could use the power of the ghost mother to control the children. Controlling the children is equivalent to controlling the future of Gotham City. ”…

“In order to protect the baby in her belly, Ivy promised them that all the descendants with the blood of the ghost mother would come to Gotham to control the children here for the dark priests. Therefore, the dark priests used special methods to deceive the devil and saved the baby in Ivy’s belly. ”

“But those who violate the taboo will eventually end up miserably. Ivy and Solomon were too close, so that Solomon discovered her evil practice method one night. As an ordinary person, Solomon could not accept all this at all. He could not accept that his lover was an evil witch who had killed countless children. ”

“He raised his gun at Ivy. Originally, as a witch, Ivy would not be afraid of an ordinary person’s attack, but Ivy was pregnant at the time, and her child was about to be born. That was the moment when she was the weakest. If Solomon really shot, she would be dead. ”

“But in the end, Solomon hesitated, he softened his heart, did not shoot, but expelled Ivy from Gotham. "

"On the rainy night when she left Gotham, Ivy gave birth to a child in a valley, and then she found out that the dark priest had deceived her, and the child she gave birth to was a monster made of dark energy..."

"Ivy used up her last bit of strength to kill the monster, and also killed her and Solomon's child."

"However, she managed to escape with her life, and from then on, she returned to England to live out the rest of her life. She recorded the secrets about Gotham and the dark priest until they came to me."

"Let's get back to the topic, what's going on between you and Laurenna?"

"Laurena was bound by the contract between her ancestor Ivy and the dark priest, and had to come to this dark city, but she didn't like it here. She was tired of being driven like a hound, and she wanted to get rid of the dark priest."

"But she can't do it alone. When I find her, we make a deal. As long as she can help me get rid of the fetal curse, I will help her get rid of the entanglement of the dark priest."

"This should have been a win-win deal, but..."

Just then, a piercing phone ring suddenly came from the dream space. Schiller snapped his fingers, the dream collapsed, and the severe pain swallowed Constantine again.

Schiller went downstairs to answer the phone. Bruce's voice came from the other side. He said, "Professor, Constantine is with you, right?"

"Yes, do you have something to do with him?"

"No matter what he says to you now, professor, subdue him immediately, I'll go there now."

After that, Bruce hung up the phone.

Soon, Batman appeared in Schiller's manor. When he walked to the reception room and saw Constantine spitting blood and looking pale, he turned to Schiller and said, "Thank you, Professor."

Schiller spread his hands and said, "It wasn't me."

Batman obviously had an expression of "I believe your lies". He was still thinking that he had beaten Constantine so many times, but it was not as effective as Schiller's beating Constantine once.

"You have an evil plan, right?" Batman turned his head and looked into Constantine's eyes and asked.

Constantine turned his head away, his hands relaxed at his sides, as if he had given up struggling. Batman walked over, grabbed his neck with one hand, and lifted him up. His tone contained deep anger. He said: "You and Sanchez want to sacrifice Gotham's children to achieve your goals, Constantine..."...

Constantine grabbed his neck, and he said intermittently as if he was about to die: "... Where did you... know?"

"I found Solomon Wayne's notes, and he mentioned those evil methods in his notes..."

"... Then, what does it have to do with me?" Constantine kept struggling, and Batman threw him to the ground, saying: "The notes have the magic circle pattern you drew at Cooper's murder scene."

"What does that mean?"

"According to the notes, Records, that is not an ordinary magic circle to summon demons, but a magic circle to sacrifice the soul of a child to the demon... What does it mean? Constantine, it means that you killed a child..."

"Ahem, is that so? Then tell me, who did I kill?"

Constantine lay on the ground, holding his neck, looking at Batman with some contempt, and said: "Batman who monitors everything and knows everything, tell me, who did I kill? Who is the victim?"

He was panting heavily, Schiller came up, stuffed two painkillers into his mouth, and then said: "I advise you to squeeze the last bit of toothpaste quickly, otherwise, even if Batman is willing to let you go, the curse in your body may not be able to wait..."

"Anyway, I'm dying, so what does it matter whether I tell it or not?" Constantine lay flat on the ground, staring at the ceiling with some lifeless eyes.

"Constantine, it seems that you have been cheating for many years not only by sweet talk, but also by psychology..."

"Okay, after you finish telling the ending of this story, we can help you think of a solution..."

Constantine rolled his eyes and looked at Schiller, who also looked down at him and said, "Don't expect me to sign a contract with you. For a scum like you, my verbal guarantee is the limit."

Constantine made a sound from his nose, he got up from the ground swiftly, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, shook his windbreaker, pulled his tie, and then sat back on the sofa.

Batman narrowed his eyes as he watched his smooth series of movements. Constantine waved his hand and said, "Don't get me wrong. I'm not pretending to be sick. These injuries and pains are real. It's just that those who learn magic have long been accustomed to it..."

"Sometimes there are not enough sacrifices, so I do it myself. It's not a big deal to have an organ taken out by the devil. I can just find another devil to make up for it another day."

Schiller tilted his head to look at Batman's face, and then said to Constantine, "You'd better get to the point quickly, otherwise this righteous vigilante will torture me..."

"Okay..." Constantine sat on the sofa, propped his knees with his elbows and said, "Laurena and I do have a common plan, but I have another one My own plan, and a backup plan for this plan..."

"Maybe you don't know me. For a certain plan, I can prepare for months or even years, and I can come up with a series of interlocking plans, just like this time..."

"My plan A is to lure out the professor, steal the crazy wine, find the dream god, and let him help me solve the problem..."

"Plan B is to lure out Batman, deliver the express, and then find the mysterious voice and let him help me solve the problem..."

"Plan C is to cooperate with Laurenna and let her help me solve the problem."

"And plan D is to attract the interest of you Gotham eccentrics, so that you can find a way to help me solve the problem..."

"Many people may like to complete these plans in order, for example, if plan A fails, then use plan B, but I don't like this, I like to do them at the same time..."

Constantine, sitting on the sofa, lit another cigarette. He seemed to have shed some of his decadent appearance, revealing his sharp soul.

This son of sin, who has been accompanied by misfortune since birth, has never been a down-and-out tramp, but like everyone in Gotham, he is a madman full of wisdom, imagination, creativity and action, calm, indifferent and evil.

For ordinary people, the complex plan that is very difficult to understand just by listening has become a common thing in his mouth, and Batman, who has personally experienced this series of plans, has to admit that the madman in front of him has deceived almost everyone with layer after layer of disguise.

Batman saw many familiar figures in Constantine's soul. Constantine looks like the Joker, like Schiller, and like...himself.

Hell Detective? Batman thought, perhaps, this "detective" is more like the three of them combined into one.

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