The Death Knell

"Sheriff, a spider totem has been installed on Batman."

Su Ming, who was chatting with her cat while drinking soda, heard the adjutant's report on the completion of the mission. The drone she had just sent had entered Arkham Tower, and she had attached a new model of spider totem to Batman's belt.

In the past, spider totems only had the functions of space transmission and monitoring. If controlled by a master weaver, they could also be used to predict the future a little bit.

This was not enough, so based on the inspiration of the cosmic tuning fork and the assistance of cats, a new generation of enchanted totems were created, specifically used to sneak into other people's dreams.

Yes, waiting here is not a problem. The Dream of a Thousand Cats is curious about Batman standing stupidly in Arkham Tower. What is he dreaming about?

Even though there was a bat sheet made of X metal attached to the back of his head, he was still dragged into a new round of nightmares. Why is this thing so overbearing? Could it be insomnia?

So it wanted to take a look, and it wanted to stay in Harley's dream while peeking into Batman's dream. This was a little difficult.

Because it is not a human Sandman and does not have three artifacts, it is unrealistic to appear in the dreams of two humans at the same time. Deathstroke can only help find a way.

Deathstroke, who has always been very fond of felines, came up with this method, and is now ready. He uses a new variety of totems as his own 'stand-in dolls' for one person and one cat, and interjects them into Batman's dream. Eye'.

The properties of spider webs are like this. There is a legend of dream catchers in the mysterious side, and dream catchers are originally copied according to the shape of spider webs, which can be regarded as the wisdom that humans borrowed from animals.

"Very good. It just so happened that the excitement of Guardians of the Galaxy was over. They started cleaning and started to lose interest. Let's see what kind of plane Batman is working on." Deathstroke exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded with a smile: "Come on, Activate the spider web and let's see if he had any kind of exciting little dream and voluntarily fell asleep in it and refused to wake up."

It is said that the same moves cannot be effective against Saints continuously. This law is also true for Batman. This person will not step on the same trap twice in a row, unless the trap is named Joker or Catwoman.

Last time Batman was able to wake up from a nightmare on his own, so it stands to reason that he can do it this time, but he has been standing in the corridor on the 14th floor of Arkham Tower for half an hour, and there is no movement at all, which means that he Apparently I found some clue in the dream.

Su Ming was waiting for Insomnia to take the bait. He had nothing to do before the big fish arrived, and the cat was so noisy. If he had to find something fun to watch, he could only watch Batman. Maybe he could grab that guy. I found some clues earlier.

If you want to do it, you can do it. Quantum and Origin are so willful. After a little preparation, it is now possible.

This spider totem, which can sneak into other people's dreams, can even be said to be an artifact. Its function is similar to the Sandman's crown, which is like a gas mask. If not used at ordinary times, it can also be used as a claw sharpener for Mimi.

Dogs need to grind their teeth, and cats need to sharpen their claws. Don’t forget this when raising pets.

When the spider web was activated, it still had that sticky feeling, but the new projection picture was only distorted for a moment, and soon the perspective came to Batman's side.

"Meow, Batman is really seriously ill. Is he attending a little girl's birthday party?"

Just as the cat said, Batman was sitting at the dining table, watching a family cutting a cake, but there was no plate in front of him, and he was not wearing a funny colorful conical paper hat on his head.

"This should be Christopher Lucas's home, right? It was his nightmare that hatched the little traitor 'Insomnia'." Su Ming laughed, opened another bottle of soda for himself, and drank a sip of orange The sweetness of fragrance: "This is not Batman's nightmare, he is getting into the patient's nightmare. If I am not wrong, he thinks there are clues here."

"But I didn't see anything."

The head of Thousand Cats Dream and Deathstroke were pressed together, and the cat’s face moved closer to the projection:

"Look at this sunny afternoon and look at the happy faces of this family. Even if this is a nightmare, it has not yet reached the turning point. Batman's behavior of attending other people's birthday parties is even more sick."

Especially the cat also knows that except for the male master, the rest of the family are dead people. In the dream, they are disguised as nightmares. Batman is sitting at the same table with them?

Even if the nightmares pretended not to see him, wouldn't he feel uncomfortable?

For example, you are a police officer and you go to investigate a family murder case. When you arrive at the scene, you find that the whole family is dead on the dining table. Then you pull out a chair and dine with the corpses?

Is this a normal way of solving crimes? The idea of ​​the disease is pretty much the same.

"This may be a method of profiling, called the empathy method." Su Ming took another puff of cigarette and watched Batman work leisurely: "He imagines himself as a member of this family, and he can learn from the victim's If you think about it from another perspective, you should be waiting for the fire to happen now.”

Batman asked Commissioner Gordon to find the information about Christopher Lucas. Su Ming also obtained the transaction video of the two people not long ago and learned this information. Therefore, he knew that the guy's family members were burned to death. of.

But compared to the compassion of the superheroes, there was no fluctuation in his heart. In his opinion, this was the result of a failed gamble.

Even though it happened more than 20 years ago, when Gotham didn't have the reputation of being the world's cesspit, everyone around the world knew that this was the city of sin, and that the eight major families controlled everything here, and the lives of ordinary people It's not as good as a blade of grass here.

Since Christopher Lucas came to Gotham to work for a higher salary, he should be aware that there are high risks behind the high returns, and be mentally prepared that his family may die at any time.

The results of it? You get sick when you lose a bet, right? Isn’t this something you can’t afford to lose? The hourly wage in Gotham is only a dozen dollars higher than in New York. Why don't you work in a place where there is a Justice Society and a safer environment?

People die for money, and birds die for food. When you die, you have to admit it. People are responsible for their own choices.

After all, Batman is still a superhero. Although he is always expressionless, there are still times when he is soft-hearted. He should not agree to the people in his dreams to investigate any cases.

Don't forget that this is a dream. Everything in the dream may be false. In addition, this was a case twenty years ago and it is still the most difficult arson case to investigate. It is purely thankless.

But don't ask why he did this. If you do, it's the standard answer, right?