Chapter 296: "Teaching and Educating" (Part 2)

"Let's look at the second case. In fact, your judgment was wrong in this case. Do you think the person who committed the first and second cases was the same person?"

Batman thought for a while and said, "If we follow this theory, there are indeed some problems. If he could use anesthetics when he killed Lawrence, he could also use anesthetics when he killed Hawke. But judging from the strangulation marks on Hawke's body, he was awake when he was tied to the chair, and he could even struggle."

"What do you think this shows?"

Batman also began to pace around the room. He said, "In the forensic autopsy report, the anesthetic in Lawrence's body was The anesthetic is first inhaled through the mouth and nose and then injected into the body. Therefore, the murderer's method of subduing Lawrence may be to walk into his bedroom, cover his mouth and nose with a towel soaked in anesthetic, give him another shot of anesthetic, drag him to the ground, and nail him through the body with a long nail..."

As he described, the scene in the room began to change constantly. Richie's body on the ground disappeared, the walls and floors changed color, and a bed fell from mid-air. Lawrence was lying on the bed covered with a quilt, obviously sleeping. At this time, a dark shadow walked to his bed and pressed the towel soaked in anesthetic on his mouth and nose.

Then, he dragged Lawrence, who had fainted, off the bed, injected him with an anesthetic, and then took out a long nail and nailed him through the body, putting him in a cross position with his head facing the window.

"And the process of subduing Hawke should be simpler. The murderer walked into his study, strangled him from behind, and tied him to a chair."

At this point, Batman paused, and Schiller continued: "I think you should have seen that the murderer had no intention of talking to Lawrence. He killed Lawrence after subduing him."

"But in the Hawke case, the murderer tied him up after subduing Hawke, and waited for him to wake up. What you said, the marks left by his struggle on his body are evidence..."

As Schiller described, the scene in the room changed again, the bed sank under the floor, Lawrence's body disappeared, a desk stretched out from the wall layer by layer, Hawke sat on the chair and slid in front of the desk, and at this time, a black shadow stood behind him and strangled him with his arm. When Hawke woke up, he found himself tied to a chair.

Looking out the window, the standing black shadow and the sitting Hawke were talking, but in the end, Hawke's head rolled down and blood spurted out.

"Why did the murderer not communicate with Lawrence but spoke to Hawke?" Schiller asked.

Batman fell into deep thought. He thought this was a very useful idea. After a while, he asked, "If it were you, would you talk to the victim?"

Schiller shook his head and said, "This cannot be generalized. It depends on the nature of the crime. Let me give you an example..."

Schiller tapped the floor with his cane again and said, "If I just need a qualified victim, then I will not communicate with the victim, because he is just a raw material, just like you don't talk to broccoli when you are cooking."

"But in some special cases, communication before death is necessary, such as some murder cases with trial nature. It is necessary to listen to the victim's thoughts before death."

"Because at this time, the prey who is about to face death is my partner, and I am certainly happy to talk to him about my creative ideas."

"As you said before, if this is the theme of the seven deadly sins, then the prey I choose will inevitably commit one of the seven deadly sins, and before I do it, I will tell them that they will die for a certain crime, and their reaction is also part of the creation. The guilt, anger, and fear that surge out are the most exciting in this murder case. part."

"As for the topic of the Twelve Apostles, I don't think there is any need to communicate with the victim. Do you expect a gangster boss to talk to you about the Gospel or something? Do you expect them to have any unique insights on this kind of religious story?"

"That's why I said that the murderer is just a poor imitator, because what he talked about with Hawke must have nothing to do with this case. It is very likely to be those extremely boring gangster inside stories."

"His behavior, if you have to use a metaphor, is like a rat shit in a pot of rat soup..."

Schiller obviously didn't understand this. He strongly disagreed with this approach. He paused and continued, "Looking at the third case, I don't really want to comment on this case because it really has no aesthetic appeal."

"It may be a little unbelievable, but in fact, the pleasure of killing the same kind pursued by serial killers is completely different from the pleasure of killing Richie..."

Schiller paused and said, "...the emotions between the impatience of getting off work and the joy of enjoying violence and killing are completely different."

"I am more inclined to believe that these three cases were actually committed by three people." Schiller touched his eyebrows.

"If I were to comment, the murderer who killed Lawrence was indeed imitating the crime. His subject may indeed be like what you said, Jesus and his twelve disciples. He tried his best to restore the method of crucifixion. Although the imitation was a mess, it was considered an effort."

"As for the second person, I prefer to call him an imitator of imitators. If the first murderer copied the correct answer but didn't copy it correctly, then the second murderer copied the first murderer's answer, which was even more wrong."

"As for the third murderer, he may want to leave the examination room very much, but under the pressure of teachers and parents, he must write something. He looked around and saw the wrong answers of the two people in front of him, but he thought that these wrong answers were too complicated, so he simply copied a 'solution'..."

Schiller's metaphor is very strange, but Batman completely understands it. At this moment, his brain waves match Schiller's.

"As for what happened, I think the key clue should be in the fourth victim."

"I investigated these to prevent the fourth victim from appearing."

"That's what I said. A good detective should have an easier time facing a real serial killer. If I were to handle these cases, you could completely follow the criteria of the first three victims to find my next target and protect him."

"But now, there may be two or three murderers in these three cases. The criteria for their target selection, the time and place of their actions, the process and results of their actions are all completely random, which increases the difficulty."

"Who do you think the next victim is?"

Schiller shook his head and said, "It's not me who did it, how do I know? But I think the relationship between these murderers is very close. It should be very interesting. Why did the second murderer copy the answer of the first murderer? Why did the third murderer not even bother to copy the answer? "

"Does the first murderer know that his answer was copied? If he knew, would he continue? If he didn't know, wouldn't it be embarrassing if the other two killers killed his original second target in advance?"

"Now the gang leaders are in danger. They are all hiding in their own manors. Just like the castle of the Falconet family, each of them has a safe house in their residence. After they have been alert, I don't think the murderer will succeed so easily."

"But the mood of suspicion has begun to spread, hasn't it?" Schiller snapped his fingers, and the dream scene returned to the room in the manor.

Schiller sat back behind the table, picked up the globe, and then reached out to press it. At the moment when the globe stopped spinning, the two woke up at the same time and returned to the real world.

Batman consumed a lot of energy to conceive the crime scene. The effect of the crazy wine was still stirring in his mind. Schiller picked up the glass, drank the remaining wine, and then took out a box of cigars from the drawer of the table.

As he lit a cigar, he said, "Now, the twelve families should all be in danger. They don't know who did it, but there is no doubt that the Godfather will not sit idly by."

"Once the Godfather starts investigating, a purge will begin. You want to protect the fourth victim, but they may not appreciate your kindness. It is more likely that the Godfather will not allow you, an outsider, to participate in this matter, so if you want to continue investigating, you can only change your perspective."

"Change your perspective? You mean..."

"As far as I know, Alberto has built his house. Now his personality and spirit are stable. He can replace Evans and control his body anytime and anywhere. In other words, the Godfather has a true heir."

"Even if the Godfather is unwilling to admit it, Alberto is his only choice. If something like this happens, it is very likely that Alberto will investigate on behalf of the Godfather."

"There are not many people available around Alberto. Evans' previous personality was a bit weak and wavering, which led to the people around him gathering some ambitious dragon factions. Alberto will not use these people, so now, he should He is in great need of help."

"You want me to help him? But Bruce is an uneducated playboy. How can I explain that I have mastered all kinds of detective skills overnight?"

"Of course I didn't ask you to do it yourself. I found that you still have some arrogance from the young master of the Wayne family. You don't care about some small people at all, but sometimes these small people can play a strong role, such as the thin and small Cobblepot."

"Alberto has the same mentality as you. He may not notice the boy who used to be an umbrella boy. "I don't know if he is a good boy, but I think he has great potential."

"If you recommend him to Alberto, you can learn about the progress of the case through him, or exert influence on Alberto indirectly, and he should be grateful for your recommendation."

"You said before that Cobert should work for the Godfather, and in the last incident, he wanted to break away from the Godfather and didn't want to be involved in such things anymore."

"But don't forget why he did this, because he didn't see any hope in Evans, and Evans's personality was not suitable for being the Godfather, but Alberto was different."

"Now, the embarrassment of Cobblepot is that Alberto inherited Evans' memory. He knows that Cobblepot once planned to break away from the Godfather, and Cobblepot obviously knows this. If he goes back to find Alberto, this kind of back-and-forth behavior will not look very glorious, and a suitable introducer may be able to alleviate this situation..."

"If you think you can't find a good time, then I can take you and Evans to the vocational education school for internship tomorrow..."

Batman narrowed his eyes and said, "You should know what I suspect..."

"Do you think there is a murderer among the two of them?"

"Cobblepot has a criminal record, and so does Alberto."

"Then it's even simpler. It's much easier for you to keep an eye on both of them than to protect the fourth victim whose identity is still unknown..."

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It's late again today, but I'm very happy:)