Chapter 751: Bats' Night Talk (Part 2)

Schiller snapped his fingers, and the lights dimmed again. He stood face to face with Gordon. Gordon turned around, and Schiller stabbed him in the chest.

The process after that was no different from the previous reasoning, but the reason they had to do it again was because they wanted to know under what circumstances the victim would turn around.

"According to my experience, most murders where the deceased was attacked from behind were committed by acquaintances." Schiller said with his arms folded: "If it is a stranger or someone you meet for the first time, it is difficult to be completely back-to-back. People will only turn their backs to each other when they have great trust in each other."

Gordon nodded and said: "That's right. If it is a head-on confrontation, most of the deceased are shot in the chest, which is very common in gang fights."

"On the contrary, if it is a sudden attack between members of the same gang fighting for power, especially between fathers and sons and brothers, the wounds are often on the back."

"If it is an acquaintance who committed the crime, it means that the murderer may be someone in the troupe. Who do you think is the most suspicious?" Schiller asked.

Gordon paced in place, thinking and said: "It's hard to say, it could be a murder of passion or revenge. Although the boss of the troupe said that Vicky is very popular, but you can't know the heart of a person by looking at the face. No one knows what other people are thinking."

"The problem now is the location of the murder weapon." Bruce stepped forward and said: "Such a penetrating wound is not something that an ordinary weapon can do. If you want to cause a complete penetration, the blade part must be at least two to three feet long."

"Now, the long sword daggers on the market, even long daggers, will not exceed one foot." Schiller Street: "According to my observation of the wound cross-section, the murder weapon is straight and long, about three fingers wide, and almost the same width in front and back."

"Long sword." Bruce replied: "Only long swords close to those used by medieval knights can meet these characteristics."

"This is a theater troupe, it is reasonable to have such a sword," Gordon said, and called a police officer and said: "Go find the boss of the theater troupe and ask him to call the prop master to ask if there are any props missing in the troupe."

After a while, the boss of the theater troupe came in with the prop master, a young girl in her early twenties.

Before anyone could ask, the boss of the troupe introduced: "This is Miss Molly, the prop master of the Angelica Troupe. Originally, her aunt did this job, but some time ago, her aunt had health problems, so she took over."

Molly looked very shy and timid, not daring to answer. Gordon walked up and asked: "Have you checked the inventory of props? Did you find anything missing?"

"Yes... yes." Molly nodded, showing a scared look. The boss of the troupe stared at her. Molly moved aside and said: "Just now Just now, when I went to the prop room to count the number, I found that the sword that was supposed to be a set with the knight's armor was missing. "

"What are you doing?" The boss of the theater scolded: "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the prop room? How could someone steal something?"

Schiller reached out to comfort the boss of the theater, then looked at Molly and asked: "Do you know when the sword disappeared?"

Molly shook her head and said: "I... I don't know, but that set of armor is worn at the beginning of Macbeth's performance."

"Is there armor at the beginning of Macbeth?" Schiller asked with a frown.

At this time, the boss of the theater said: "Our theater has made some new arrangements for the four major tragedies. Of course, the plot has not been changed, but the scenes and character costumes have been redesigned to relieve people's aesthetic fatigue of classic repertoires."

"In order to highlight Macbeth's heroic image in the early stage, we designed a set of armor for him. Oh, yes, it is now worn by Alex." The boss of the theater seemed to remember something and said to Molly: "Quick, call Alex over and ask if he took the long sword away."

After a while, Alex, who was wearing a set of armor and lost his soul, walked in. Schiller looked at him and found that the armor on his body was indeed newly made. The traces of wear on it were very weak, and the metal part was shiny.

"Alex, where did the long sword that matched this armor go? Do you know?" the boss of the theater asked.

Alex reacted for a long time before shaking his head and said: "No, I didn't see it..."

"Then when you put on this armor, didn't you have a sword?" The boss of the theater asked again.

"I... I don't remember... at that time..." Alex closed his eyes, trying to get rid of the sad state, and spoke in a low voice:

"When the rehearsal started today, I was late, and today's rehearsal was the first rehearsal with all props. I hurried to the backstage and started to change clothes."

"Molly told me that Macbeth had new armor and asked me to go to the prop room to get it. As soon as I entered the prop room, I saw this new set of armor, so I planned to put it on."

"But the armor is a bit complicated to wear, and I was in a hurry. I couldn't put it on for a while. At this time, the troupe's makeup artist happened to pass by the door of the prop room. With his help, I put on the armor."

"As for the long sword... This is also the first time I wear this costume, and I didn't know I had to wear a sword." Alex said in a trance.

"Makeup artist?" Gordon put his hands on his hips and looked at the boss of the troupe and said, "Then please invite the makeup artist over as well."

After a while, the makeup artist also came over. He was a man in a pink jacket. After he came in, he crossed his arms and snorted coldly and said, "I didn't see any long sword in the prop room at all. Maybe Molly was careless again and didn't know where she put it."

Prop master Molly murmured and didn't dare to speak. She seemed to be a little afraid of the makeup artist, but she still shook her head vigorously and denied the makeup artist's statement.

Schiller stood aside and looked at these people. They shirked the responsibility. Prop master Molly said that Alex was the last one to leave the prop room, so he should know where the long sword was. Alex said that the prop master didn't tell him that there was a long sword, so he didn't pay attention. The makeup artist said that there was no long sword in the prop room at all, and it might be that the prop master lost it.

At this time, Bruce took the initiative to walk up and said, "According to what you said, the play must be postponed. I originally wanted to invite a few friends to watch it together, but now it seems that forget it."

As he said this, he shook his head and was about to walk out. The owner of the theater hurriedly stopped him. The owner of the theater wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "No, Mr. Wayne, the play will be performed as usual. Vicky's absence from Macbeth will not affect the subsequent performances at all..."

"Forget it!" Bruce raised his voice and said, "You have been here for a few days, and a protagonist has died. Who knows if there is a murderer lurking in your theater? If I come to watch the performance, will I die here?"

He snorted coldly, and as he walked out, he said, "I have to let my butler tell other people's butlers not to come to such a dangerous place. If you lose your life, hum..."

The owner of the theater has turned pale visibly. He must know the famous Bruce Wayne.

Today, when movies and TV series are popular, traditional drama has become a hobby for a small number of people, and most of these people are rich, especially those who have been rich for decades.

The Wayne family is the leader in this circle. If Bruce Wayne spreads bad words about their troupe in the circle, then they probably don’t have to mix in this circle.

"Molly! Didn’t I say it a long time ago? Every prop must be recorded when it is put into storage. Where is your record book?!" The boss of the troupe looked at Molly fiercely and asked.

"I..." Molly showed a horrified expression, and at this time, the boss of the theater pressed on, saying: "If you can't produce the record, then it must be you who took the long sword! Mr. Officer, you should take her to the police station, don't let her endanger our safety here!"

Molly was about to say something, and the boss of the theater said quickly: "Don't think I don't know, you have always been jealous of Vicky, jealous that she can be the heroine on the stage, and you can only hide behind the scenes as a prop master!"

Molly's face became paler and paler. Gordon wanted to step forward and ask what was going on, but Molly seemed to think that Gordon was going to catch her, so she immediately turned around and ran out the door.

It would be better if she didn't run. Once she ran, she confirmed her identity as a suspect. The two policemen at the door immediately surrounded her and held her down.

Molly was just a thin girl and couldn't resist at all, but she was a little collapsed and screamed loudly: "Andover! You scumbag! It's you who wanted to kill Vicky! Because she wanted to leave the troupe and develop in Hollywood!"

"You asked me to bring the sword to you! You also burned the prop book and even hinted to Alex to wear the armor to frame him. You are a black-hearted boss! A murderer!"

"Mr. Officer, she is framing me!" The boss of the troupe immediately stepped forward and explained: "She wants to exonerate herself, so she wants to find a scapegoat. How could I kill Vicky? She is our heroine here!"

"It's you! It's you!" Molly shouted: "You eavesdropped on Vicky and Alex's private conversation and learned that Vicky not only wanted to develop in Hollywood, but also wanted to take Alex with her. You hated her so much that you wanted to kill her!"

"Officer, you have to believe me. Isn't the good reputation of Angelica Theater for so many years enough to guarantee me?"

The boss of the theater was obviously a little anxious. He walked to Gordon's side and said to him: "Our family has been running the theater for so many years and has dealt with many celebrities. They all know that I can't do such a thing..."

This is obviously putting pressure on the Gotham Police Department, but it also exposed his guilty conscience. At this time, Bruce stopped leaving and turned to Gordon and said: "I trust this boss more, what do you think?"

Gordon didn't quite understand what he meant, but seeing his expression, he nodded in agreement, waved to the police officer and said: "Take this lady to the police station first and let her wait in the interrogation room."

Schiller winked at Bruce and said: "Now, the most important thing we have to do is to find the murder weapon."

Bruce left the room. Before leaving, he said, "It's a little late now. I'm going to go back and rest. You guys can check it slowly."

Then, Schiller turned to the boss of the theater and said, "Don't worry, sir. Please call the actors who are rehearsing together now. We need to ask them some details."

The boss of the theater said nothing and left the room immediately.

Three minutes later, the boss of the theater was pressed to the floor of the second floor by Bruce, holding a long sword with blood stains that had not been wiped clean.

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