Chapter 573: Lex's Journey to Gotham (Part 2)

At this time, Batman stood at the door frame. Opposite him was Thomas, who was strangling Lex with a ferocious face, and on one side between the two, Cobblepot was holding a bloody dagger.

The cold lights flickered, and the scene where the four people were seemed to be frozen into a piece of ice. Time suddenly stopped and then began to reverse.

When the faint light of the early morning sprinkled into Wayne Manor, Bruce was already working in the study. The Ark reactor model he got from Schiller was placed by his hand, but at this time, he was not studying the model, but focusing on his previous work.

He did not forget that he was investigating the death of the Elliot couple before, so he wanted to investigate Falcone.

However, the investigation of Falcone was deadlocked. Everything in this city was related to him, but it seemed that everything had nothing to do with him.

This idea was stagnant, and Bruce changed another idea. He went to check the scene again and collected a lot of detailed clues. One of the clues that made him feel more concerned was that he took a picture of the footprints of the Elliot couple.

It had just rained that day, and some of the dirt and dust on the ground had not completely dried, so information about tire marks and footprints could be collected.

The tire marks showed that the Elliot couple parked the car on the main road, got out of the car and walked into the alley. When they walked from the car to the place where they were killed in the alley, both of them were walking normally. Judging from the pace, they were not in a hurry.

In other words, they were not chased into the alley, nor were they forced or dragged in, but walked in by themselves.

Bruce looked at the photo of the footprints and squinted his eyes. His mind began to imagine the situation at that time.

In a dim alley, two figures gradually walked towards the end of the alley. Bruce tilted his head and found that there was nothing special about this alley. The only difference was that there was a video store at the end of the alley.

If the Elliot couple walked into the alley voluntarily, then their target could only be that video store.

However, the purpose of the Elliots' trip should be to visit the Falcone family. Why did they go to the audio-visual store?

Audio-visual stores usually sell cassettes, and better records are not sold here. Falcone would not like such things.

As far as Bruce knows, the Elliot family still cannot challenge the Falcone family, so even if the Elliots are angry, they will definitely give him a gift that he likes when they go to the Falcone family to see the old godfather.

The Elliot family has not yet reached the point where they can only buy inferior gifts. Even if they want to buy records, they will definitely buy good ones and will not come to the audio-visual store to choose.

At this time, Bruce recalled a detail. At a party, Thomas once invited others to his house to listen to CD songs, saying that he had a machine for playing CDs and many CDs with songs burned on them.

Discovering that the CD might be a clue, Bruce put down the information in his hand and went to the audio-visual store at the end of the alley.

After entering the audio-visual store, Bruce found that there were not many CDs here. The main sales were tapes and records. After asking the boss, he found out that CDs were not in stock.

CDs did not become popular until the mid-1990s. Now it was early 1989, so CDs were still a rare thing. The boss would not go to buy them specifically because he was afraid that he would not be able to sell them. If you want to buy them, you have to order them from him and come to pick them up after the goods arrive.

Bruce chatted with the boss for a while and said that he was also a CD enthusiast and wanted to order a batch of goods from him. The boss was very enthusiastic and revealed a lot of information in his words.

And just as Bruce expected, the last person who ordered here was Thomas, and the date he booked to pick up the goods was the day when the Elliot couple was killed.

Elliot and his wife walked into this alley to pick up the goods for their son, but they were shot and killed before they reached the audio-visual store.

The answer is obvious, but the only question is, what is the motive of the murderer?

The Thomas Bruce knew was just an ordinary person, kind, polite, with average grades, and he also loved to attend parties. He was a very common rich second generation.

According to Bruce, Thomas had a good relationship with his parents. After all, he was an only child. His parents paid great attention to his cultivation. They cultivated him both spiritually and materially. He had never heard of any major conflicts between them. He should have no reason to kill his parents.

In order to solve this mystery, Batman came to the Gotham Police Department and wanted to find Gordon to interrogate Thomas again.

Batman told Gordon about his inference about the death of the Elliot couple. Gordon felt that what he said made sense. At the same time, he also noticed another mood. He said, "Do you think that the murder case in the boys' dormitory that put Thomas in jail was solved a little too smoothly?"

"I rarely encounter such simple cases in Gotham. Even though the methods used by the gangs are simple and crude, they are still very professional in getting away with crimes. The remaining lunatics will create all kinds of clues to guide people's attention..."

"Besides, Thomas did not resist when he was arrested. This is really rare in Gotham. If everyone is like him, the interrogation room in Gotham will not be so riddled with holes."

"If I hadn't checked his file and knew that he was a native of Gotham, I would never believe that he would be arrested and imprisoned so calmly."

Batman narrowed his eyes and said, "Unless he deliberately created this case and wanted to use it to cover up another murder."

"When the Elliots died, he should have been imprisoned and had sufficient alibis, so , even if I have some clues, I can't convict him with these clues. "

Gordon frowned and said, "But this doesn't make sense. Murdering cheerleaders is murder, and murdering his parents is also murder. He doesn't need to use one murder case to get rid of another murder case, because the sentencing for murder is the same. Even if the murder of his parents is more serious, the difference between the two is not big. "

"If he killed the members of the dance group to make an alibi, he may have to stay in prison for decades. If he doesn't make this alibi, he will be in prison for murdering his parents. Why should he make an alibi? Anyway, he will be in prison all the same. "

"Unless he is sure to overturn the case of killing cheerleaders before. "Batman speculated: "Remember? In Doris Not long after the murder, another member of the dance troupe was killed, and then the third one..."

"This looks very much like a serial murder case. The murderer of the first case, Thomas, was imprisoned, but the case is still going on, and victims are still appearing. Some people will think that Thomas is innocent, and the real perpetrator is the serial murderer who is still committing crimes outside."

Gordon covered his forehead and said, "Indeed, everyone is saying that this is a serial murder case. After all, the characteristics are too obvious."

Batman shook his head and said, "No, on the contrary, this is not a serial murder case."

"How do you know?" Gordon asked, he said, "I remember hearing Schiller say that the victims of serial murders have some common features, and the locations and methods of the crimes are also similar. I think this case The case perfectly meets these characteristics, right?"

Batman shook his head and said, "Did Schiller tell you that in a real serial murder case, there will be connections between each case, and the murderer will deliberately create these connections."

While Gordon was thinking, Batman said, "And the murderers in these cases are desperately trying to eliminate evidence. They are different from those perverted lunatics. They kill people not for enjoyment, but just for killing."

"I think Thomas should have accomplices. When he was imprisoned for a murder case, his accomplices continued to commit murders outside, so that he could get away with it."

At this time, an unexpected visitor visited the police station. It was Harvey Dent. When he walked into Gordon's office, Gordon walked up to him and hugged him, saying, "Long time no see, are you back from vacation?"

"Yes, in fact, I was called back. Guess who called me back?"

"Who?"

"The lawyer of the Elliot family, they want me to defend their master Thomas Elliot and defend his innocence. "

"As expected." Batman said in a low voice: "Isn't their defense argument that the murder of the cheerleaders should be a serial murder case? After we arrested Thomas, the case continued to occur, so it means that he is not the murderer."

Harvey raised his eyebrows and said, "How do you know? His words are exactly the same as yours."

"Will the defense succeed?" Gordon asked.

"If I take action, it is indeed possible." Harvey was not modest, but just said it realistically.

"This is a bit troublesome." Gordon frowned, looking a little stressed, but at this moment, a police officer rushed into his office and shouted:

"Sheriff! It's bad! Thomas Elliot escaped from prison on the way from the police station to the prison!"

Several people paused for a moment, and Gordon immediately asked, "Why? Why did he escape from prison? Didn't he plan to defend himself? "

Obviously, everyone thought that if Thomas refused to admit his guilt and found a lawyer to defend him, he should stay there and wait for the legal means to take effect. Now that he has escaped from prison violently, he has lost all the opportunities for defense, which is equivalent to admitting that he was the one who committed the murder.

His behavior was inconsistent, so no one understood why, but Batman knew that he had to stop Thomas and not let a crazy murderer run around the city.

So, he followed the clues provided by the police station and found the place where Thomas escaped from prison.

Thomas's escape was not smooth. His head was broken and his ankle was twisted, leaving many marks. Batman followed these marks and chased him to the laboratory building of Gotham University, where he ran into Lex and Cobblepot.

At this time, Thomas, who was strangling Lex, said shockingly:

"I'm not here to kill people! I'm here to protect my fiancée!"

"There is a crazy serial killer committing crimes! She is in danger!!!"

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