Chapter 1271: A Pair of Solitary Shadows (XI)

The house number 125 Kazisow swayed gently in the night breeze. Looking up along the steamy wall, the dim light shone through the window. Two figures sat opposite each other in front of the window, seemingly very close, but as far away as two worlds. 轥

"... It's not an easy job to teach those trainee agents, or to say, working in such an environment, you always have to be careful everywhere, because there are too many eyes staring at you."

Schiller took a sip of wine, sighed softly and said, "But I have no choice. The mistake I made when I was young has removed me from this society. I must work for a violent law enforcement agency. They call it 'atonement'."

"Sorry, professor." March shook his head gently and said, "I have no intention of questioning the federal judicial system, but if a free citizen has paid enough for his mistakes, no one can force him to do a job."

"Whether it's coercion or restriction, the FBI doesn't want me to go deep into this society, but I'm also a human being. I need to come out and breathe, so they can only Choose the lesser of two evils and throw me into this so-called most chaotic and dark city. "

March's eyes paused for a moment, as if he thought of something, but then he heard Schiller say with some emotion: "When I was young, I used to hang out in Chicago. At that time, James Gordon was still studying at the police academy in Chicago. I met him once, but I didn't expect to meet him again this time."

"I heard about the great name of Chief Inspector Gordon from Mr. Wayne. He led the police officers of the Gotham Police Department to solve one murder case after another and arrested countless criminals. Even the most difficult lunatics had to surrender."

"I don't know when Gordon had such talent." Schiller's fingertips had been tapping the armrest of the chair lightly. He exhaled slightly and said, "In the past, I thought he was a An ordinary person, and I still think so now. "轥

Madge looked up at Schiller, pondered for a moment, and said: "Maybe you just came here and don't know that the city of Gotham has another feature. They call him "the world's greatest detective Batman." "

"Maybe Gordon doesn't have that kind of talent to call the wind and rain in this dark city, but Batman can. You have dealt with him, haven't you?"

"Yes, I met him once. When Gordon asked me to help him solve the recent serial murder case, I met the so-called Dark Knight. "

"How do you feel?"

"I don't know how to say it." Schiller shook his head slightly, but Madge continued to lean forward, staring into Schiller's eyes and said: "I am very curious about him, so I want to hear everyone's opinion of him, including yours, so you can speak freely. "

"I don't like him." Schiller first gave an emotional conclusion, and then said: "But the deceased is innocent. If the world's greatest detective can really help the investigation, his weird dressing style and taciturn communication style are not unacceptable."

"Excuse me, what does he think of the recent serial murders?"

"He's too anxious." Constantine frowned and said: "Even I can see that every eyebrow of his excitement is shaking. It can be said that he is very excited. It's really deadly."

At this time, everyone in the theater was nervous, because they were more familiar with Schiller, and Schiller's current body movements were the prelude to showing aggression.

But at this moment, with a "whoosh", the flame in the fireplace in the lobby on the first floor went out. The fire was already very weak, so it didn't bring much light change when it went out, but Schiller immediately turned his head and looked at the dark fireplace.

"Excuse me, Mr. March, wait a moment."

Schiller stood up immediately and walked downstairs. March didn't even have time to stop him. He stared at Schiller's back as he quickly went downstairs, frowning deeply. When the excitement and excitement that was about to reach its peak were suddenly interrupted, the pain was indescribable.

Schiller walked quickly to the fireplace, reached out, and picked up the half-burned firewood on the edge of the fireplace.

When Schiller's eyes focused on the firewood, Barry in the theater fixed his eyes and said in a voice that was not like his: "The firewood has been tampered with."

"From the color of the cut surface, the surface is very dry, but the inside is very moist. It should have been soaked and then dried by special means to keep the wood dry on the outside and moist on the inside."

"In this way, the initial burning flame will be very fierce, but it will go out very quickly. Someone designed the burning time of the fireplace by this means... Why did Batman do this? Has he expected the conversation between Schiller and March?"

"No, it's more like a guide." Bruce also said quickly.

Suddenly, the atmosphere inside and outside the screen became anxious, just like a movie reached its climax, the camera began to switch quickly, and everyone had different expressions and thoughts.

Schiller's eyes swept over the place where the wood was piled next to the fireplace. He immediately walked over. After picking up the first untouched wood, he saw that a metal handle was exposed in the gap between the wood and the wall.

Schiller immediately turned to the side, leaned his arm against the wall to block the gap, and looked down. There was an axe for chopping wood in the gap. It was just the right length and had a sharp blade.

Suddenly, there was a noise from upstairs. Schiller turned around and saw March holding the railing on the second floor, staring at him with bloodshot eyes, showing his aggressiveness.

Constantine stood up from the chair in the theater, slapped the back of the front row of chairs and said, "Batman expected everything."

"Bruce Wayne in this universe has contacted Lincoln March and knows that he is a fool who doesn't know etiquette. So he deliberately took Schiller to see the body. The purpose was not to listen to Schiller's analysis, but to let March go to Schiller."

"He knew that March's rudeness would definitely anger Schiller, but this was still not enough. Batman needed to add fuel to the fire."

"He has seen that Schiller is a strict person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. He must be used to having his mind During the physical treatment, control all sounds and lights, and never allow the atmosphere to be out of your control. "

"The extinguishing of the fireplace means that the light is dimmer, which may drag the conversation into a darker atmosphere. This rigorous professor will not allow such an out-of-control scene to occur. He will definitely light the fireplace first."

"Batman chose to extinguish the fireplace when March was about to get what he wanted most. Schiller's departure must have made him furious."

"Once March took the lead in showing his aggression in Schiller's territory, Schiller would definitely fight back. He would not allow a crazy fool to do it again and again. By repeatedly provoking him, he provided Schiller with the opportunity, motive and even the murder weapon, just waiting for the professor to act. "轥

"Batman wants to see these two cruel killers take off their elegant disguises, reveal their extremely aggressive true colors, fight with anger and violence, bleed, and show their ugly appearance. "

"Then, he will come like a god, not only defeating them physically, but also highlighting their ugliness with his god-like majestic posture, letting them know that there is no madman in the world who can always remain elegant and calm. If they are beasts, they should return to barbarism. "

"It also lets them know what the Dark Knight is. . "

As Constantine's voice fell, the atmosphere in the theater condensed like ice. Barry gently closed his eyes and said: "If you face him directly, you will know. Why he is not a policeman, not a judge, not even a hero, but a dark knight in a dark city."

"Not only because he is solemn and majestic, which makes people intimidated, but more importantly, he is always more restrained, self-sustaining, calm and elegant than anyone else."

Barry's voice is more like a narration in the gap between camera switching. With the rising tone, the atmosphere in Room 125 of Kazisuowo reached the most solidified moment.

Schiller's hand is the sharp axe. March can walk down the stairs with just one foot, blocking the only way for Schiller to leave.

But except for the first glance, Schiller's eyes never fell on such a perfect murder weapon. He just stared at March, staring at his bloodshot eyes.

"Dinglingling!"

The moment the harsh phone ring rang, even the people in the theater broke out in a cold sweat.

Schiller looked up at the phone on the second floor. He didn't care about March's attacking posture at all. He walked towards him, passed him, went up the stairs, came to the phone and answered the call.

"Hello? Yes, I'm Rodriguez across the street... Yes, I hope the tie can be delivered to 125 Kazisuowo before tomorrow morning, wrapped in oil paper and put in my mailbox."

"Yes, I understand that 'red wine stains' are relatively difficult to deal with. It's a bit troublesome to clean them completely, but it can't be later than 5 pm tomorrow... No, I'm not in a hurry, but it's better to be quick."

At this time, Schiller looked down, and March, who appeared in his field of vision, suddenly relaxed his shoulders and lowered his arms. The obvious aggressiveness disappeared.轥

"I don't understand how he broke the situation." Diana said very bluntly: "This should have been an unsolvable deadlock. If Schiller didn't take action, March would do so. In order to protect himself, Schiller would either fight back or dodge, and either would look very embarrassed."

"The key is to appease March." Constantine folded his arms, sighed slowly and said: "Schiller sent his tie to the laundry across the street in advance... Wait, it was Batman who told him that there is a laundry across the street. Could this be related?"

"It must be so." Bruce gave a conclusion and then explained: "I don't like to say anything extra. Since it has been emphasized that the new clothes for the party will be ironed and sent over, it is meaningless to emphasize that there is a laundry across the street. The party will be held tomorrow, and there is no need to wash and iron a set of clothes twice."

"This is another hint from Batman." Bruce said expressionlessly: "Again, he is not going to kill Schiller with this situation or Lincoln March. He knows that this cannot be done. He still wants to see how well Schiller knows him."

"In other words, the laundry is actually a hint, telling Schiller to send the dirty tie over." Barry frowned, and his brain couldn't keep up, so he had to ask: "If Schiller understood this hint and sent the tie over, the laundry would call, but how did this call stop March from taking action?"

"Red wine stains." Bruce gave the answer.

"The red wine stains represent that Schiller stained his tie. Following the logic, why did Schiller stain his tie? Because he had a quarrel with someone, at least that's what March thought." 轥

"The red wine stains will remind March that Schiller is likely to have a conflict with Batman. Schiller and Batman are opposites, not on the same side. They are opponents, not allies."

"So..." Diana also felt that her thoughts were a little out of sync. So far, only Bruce was able to run his brain at full speed and sort out all the logic, so he said:

"So, a choice question is placed in front of March. Should he continue to indulge in the pleasure of provoking the police, or solve the urgent crisis of being discovered and arrested by Batman?"

"I don't understand it at all." Hal said.

"Originally, Schiller was just a tool for March to convey Batman's evaluation, or a toy to satisfy his pleasure of provoking the police after committing a crime."

"But after March realized that Schiller was an enemy of Batman, Schiller became a temporary ally who could attract Batman's attention."

"The essence of this choice lies in how much March fears Batman. If he is afraid enough, he will definitely not give up the alliance with Schiller and will not give up letting Schiller divert Batman's attention."

"Since we want to form an alliance, we naturally cannot take action, but should talk, and naturally there will be no violent conflict."

Bruce took a deep breath and summarized it from the beginning: "Batman uses March to Machi interfered with Schiller, essentially to test whether Schiller could understand his hint. Schiller understood his hint and sent his tie to the laundry. So when the conflict broke out, he brought out the keyword "red wine stains", which made Machi feel that Schiller could use it and gave up attacking him. "

"In short, Batman asked a question. It seemed that there were many solutions, but the best solution was only hidden in one sentence. Schiller found the best solution and answered the question according to the answer. They completed another round of testing. "

"The result was that it seemed that Batman was in a high position, but Schiller had no flaws. Batman got the answer, and Schiller got an ally who could provide him with an identity. "

The syllable of the last letter fell, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Barry gently covered his eyes with his hands, while Clark was more straightforward. He raised his head and exhaled, uttering a word with a weak breath:

"Help..." 轥

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