The Days of Being a Spiritual Mentor in Meiman

Chapter 602: Killing an Eagle with a Borrowed Knife (Part 2)

In the library of Wayne Manor, Bruce piled up a table full of various books. Dick was still holding the ladder that was much taller than him, searching between the bookshelves.

After the ladder made a "click" sound when it passed through the bookshelf, Dick exclaimed, "Oh! There is another book here, I haven't seen it before!"

As he spoke, he found a very worn-out book from the gap between the two bookshelves. After picking it up, he patted the dust on it with his hands, blew on the cover, and opened the first page.

Then, he ran to Bruce with the book and said, "Mr. Wayne, look at this book, it's a bit strange."

Bruce took the book, opened it, and found that it introduced the nursery rhymes circulated in Gotham.

Every city has its own folk songs. Although Gotham is not ancient, its development history is very complicated. Therefore, it has also derived a unique music atmosphere. Although in modern times, Gotham's main music market is gangster rap, there was also a period of time when divine tunes and nursery rhymes were widely known.

This book introduces the tunes of various nursery rhymes, the content of their lyrics, and the origin stories of the lyrics.

Most nursery rhymes in the world have very simple lyrics, basically just two or three sentences sung over and over again, which helps children remember the key points of the lyrics.

However, one nursery rhyme in this book is very special, that is, "The Court of Owls, always watching you go out..."

Yes, the name of this nursery rhyme is "The Court of Owls, always watching you go out..." It even has such a long name, so you can imagine the content.

Each line of this nursery rhyme is different, and no line of lyrics is repeated. Singing from beginning to end is more difficult than reciting a poem.

However, this book records that this nursery rhyme was once the most widely circulated nursery rhyme in Gotham, and almost every child was singing it at the time.

Bruce, staring at the words on it, seemed to see that in the alleys of Gotham in the rain at night, children sang "The Court of Owls...always watching you go out...", and behind them, many pairs of owl eyes lit up.

Bruce was keenly aware of the problem here, but he still looked at Dick, then handed him the book, and said to Dick: "Can you sing this song?"

Dick took the book, frowned at the long string of lyrics, and said: "I'll try."

Then, he stared at the book intently for almost 20 minutes, and barely sang the nursery rhyme, but he was still stumbling and paused several times in the middle.

In addition to the very complicated lyrics, the melody of this song is also very awkward. Many people know that the tune of nursery rhymes is higher than that of ordinary songs, because whether it is boys or girls, before the voice change period, the pitch is higher, and many tunes that are a bit high for adults are just right for them.

However, the tune of this song is very low. Even if Dick's voice change period is almost over, it is still a bit difficult to sing this song. Even if ordinary adults sing it, this tune will be a bit difficult to lower.

After a period of getting along, Bruce felt that he had understood Dick better. He was a very smart child who learned everything very quickly. However, he studied attentively for 20 minutes before he barely mastered this nursery rhyme. What about other children in Gotham?

They didn't have the patience to learn a song. When survival was a problem, no one would concentrate on art.

However, the book recorded that for a long time, this nursery rhyme was very popular among the children of Gotham. This was actually a very strange thing. Such a difficult song could be passed on by word of mouth by children, which was almost impossible in the process of natural development.

Bruce thought more deeply, perhaps, the darkness of Gotham was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

There was a certain force that had been influencing the people living here. Since they were children, the dark power had influenced them. Then, the dark city built by these people affected by the darkness was called Gotham.

After discovering that the nursery rhyme might be problematic, Bruce began to look for more books on Gotham's art history, and as he searched, he began to set his sights on all the cities on the East Coast.

The most important city on the East Coast is Metropolis, and there are many more historical records about this city than Gotham. Bruce was just going to take a look at the history of Metropolis, but he suddenly discovered that a nursery rhyme was also recorded in a book introducing the customs and people of Metropolis.

This nursery rhyme did not mention owls and darkness, but both nursery rhymes have the same feature, that is, the tune is difficult to listen to and learn, and the lyrics are complicated, but they were both sung orally for a period of time.

Bruce suddenly realized that the enemy he had to face might not only be the darkness in Gotham. When he had not yet awakened and was still in his ignorant period, the roots of this behemoth had already spread throughout the country.

After discovering that there might be traces of owls in Metropolis, Bruce immediately went to find Schiller.

Because his manor was bombed, Schiller returned to Gotham University to live. The repair of the manor took some time. During this time, he was either in Victor's laboratory, helping him adjust his wife's condition, or writing papers in the library.

Bruce found Schiller in a corner of the library. After explaining his purpose, Schiller did not give him the clues for his investigation as he expected.

Bruce felt a little confused, because Schiller had always shown great interest in the Court of Owls. He thought that Schiller had also been investigating this organization and would have more clues than him.

Schiller sat on the other side of the table in the library and said to Bruce: "If you want to investigate this, I suggest you find someone."

"Who?"

"Godfather Falcone."

That night, it rained again in Gotham. No one would be surprised by this, but the rain was particularly urgent that night. When the rain hit the glass, it covered the footsteps of the uninvited guests.

Godfather Falcone took a nap on a chair in the study. A dark shadow spread along the window. After the thunder outside the window, the light that suddenly lit up made the outline of the shadow clearer. It had two pointed ears on the top.

Falcone seemed to be waiting for Batman, and Batman was also observing Falcone. After not seeing him for a long time, the Godfather did not look older. Time seemed to have stopped for him. Batman stood in the corner and asked him in a low voice: "What do you know about owls?"

"I know a lot..." Falconer folded his hands in front of him, and he kept his eyes half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

"I think you should have discovered that the darkness I mentioned before... the darkness that has been dragging this city into the abyss."

"It has been invading here in various ways, economically, politically, culturally, and artistically, they are omnipresent."

"The dead members of the Court of Owls are only a small part of it. As long as the darkness is still shrouding the city, the chaos here will never end."

"Is there only owls in Gotham?"

After Batman asked this question, Falcone suddenly sat up straight from the back of his chair. He paused, leaned back in his chair again, and said: "You asked the point, Batman."

"I don't know if Alfred told you that he came to the Wayne family as a butler. It was not the first time we met. When we were young, Alfred, Father Daniel, and I met before."

"For a monster's egg, we had a bizarre adventure. In the end, we chose to put this unmanageable egg in Metropolis. 's underground, do you know why we do this? "

Batman remained silent and did not answer, so Falcone asked himself: "When I was investigating my son, I discovered this dark force everywhere. At that time, I realized that Gotham was not the first city to be affected, nor would it be the last. "

"In that era, Metropolis did not have such good security. I met many friends there, so I learned some things. "

"I told you before that I didn't know they were called owls. I only knew that there was a murderer hiding in Gotham. I was not sure that I could eliminate them all at once, so I didn't dare to get to know them in depth. "

"But, when dealing with this force in Metropolis, there are not so many concerns. I put the egg there, actually to lure the owls in Metropolis to study it, so that they would get burned..."

"The owls in Metropolis..." Batman said as if talking to himself, his eyes spread to the rainy night outside the window.

At this time, the thunderstorm outside the window was getting bigger and bigger. Through the rain curtain, the train from Gotham passed through the dark hills and meandered into another prosperous city. On such a rainy night, the lights of the metropolis became the beacon of the East Coast, all night long.

In an alley that was not illuminated by the lights, two figures climbed over the wall of the alley. One of the men walked into the shadow at the end of the alley, squatted down, checked the traces there, and then said: "... Found it, the two people who pretended to be us were thrown here."

His companion, another woman, stepped forward, pushed her glasses, and through the light reflected by the glasses, the face revealed was the female doctor who exchanged information with Kayla during the day. She glanced at the alley entrance and said in Russian:

"The information Valeria gave me is that these two people holding the Philby Medal are not They are agents of the Special Security Department. "

"You should know that since the death of Benjamin, the head of the CIA's base in Metropolis, Valeria has become the general manager."

"She can check the list of CIA agents in Metropolis and its surrounding areas, and at the same time, she can use her authority to check the list of personnel of the Special Security Department, and she did not find these two people in either list."

The other man answered in English: "This shows that in addition to the KGB, CIA, and Special Security Department, there is another force secretly watching here."

"It is very likely that the Philby List fell into the hands of this group of people." The female doctor took a deep breath and hugged her arms and said, "The medal has returned home. Regardless of whether the list is still useful, the life's work of the legendary agent Philby must return to Moscow."

The man stood up and looked at the dirt on his fingers. He gently twisted it with his thumb and index finger, and the dirt disappeared with the rain.

"There are enough people here, and there is no need for any mysterious organization to mess up, so..."

The cold and direct Russian language echoed in this dark alley:

"Find it... destroy it."

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