The Death Knell

After the few people finished eating honestly, Ah Fu gave up monitoring Su Ming, and he brought a dinner plate to Gordon.

Commissioner Gordon originally had a good idea and planned to go to Wayne Mansion to meet Batman and help him.

However, the development of things did not change according to his wishes.

When he arrived at the mansion, before he could enter the Batcave, he was caught by the old housekeeper and sent to the 'absolutely safe' safe house from last time.

Gordon showed his willingness to sacrifice for the city he loved, but the old butler said: 'Thank you, but we don't need it. ’

So the poor director was under house arrest again. At that time, Gordon looked at Diana and others with desperate eyes, as if he was waiting for the Justice League to speak for him, but Green Arrow and Aquaman turned their heads and pretended not to. see.

Gordon shouted at that time, "Deathstroke, you are plotting against me again!" ’, and then was dragged away by the old housekeeper.

But who said Su Ming was a good person? He originally gave Gordon a choice, either to go to the amusement park in Poseidonius or to come to Wayne Mansion.

Who could he blame for his own choice?

It was impossible for the old butler to let Commissioner Gordon see Bruce wearing a broken bat suit and looking lost.

Not now... either.

Just when Su Ming was about to tell his point of view, Bruce pushed a bat-shaped pad on the white tablecloth, and a video was playing on it.

The first thing I saw was the red and blue police lights, and then the heavy rain that obscured these lights. This was an image cut out from a surveillance camera somewhere.

The water on the ground is moving quickly, and the police are shown lifting a body from the hood of another car.

There was a speed mark of

But the rain affected his vision, and the water droplets on the lens made everything look distorted and unnatural. He could only barely tell that the other party was dressed in luxurious clothes. Judging from the material and craftsmanship of the suit, it shouldn't be cheap.

This corpse was a decent person in life.

"explain."

Su Ming asked Bruce and pushed the tablet to the left. Diana kept poking her head to see, and her hair got into Su Ming's neck.

"Brother Eye, process the image."

Bruce said calmly, holding an empty cup in his hand, and then the images on the tablet became clearer as if layers of curtains were being drawn down.

A series of operations such as sharpening, smoothing, complementary coloring, and deriving outlines are all completed in just a few seconds. This video has become much more exciting after the mosaic removal process.

"Is this you?" Diana sighed.

She also recognized the identity of the corpse. Although Bruce seemed to be much older and had a white beard like the old captain, Diana believed that she would not be mistaken about the proportions of the facial features and bone structure.

"Yes, another one of me was killed last night. He should have come from a parallel world and gave up on me as Batman."

Bruce stretched out his fingers and hooked the uniform under his neck. His face was still very relaxed, and he even had a smile on his face.

"This is impossible. I built the earth's protective array. No one can travel to different worlds from here except with my permission." Su Ming lowered his head and looked at the corpse carefully to confirm that the identity was correct.

The police officers took the body off the hood of the vehicle on the roadside and checked his ID. The surveillance camera zoomed in at the right time, and the ID in the wallet was clearly visible.

Not only did he carry hundreds of dollars in cash with him, but the license plate number recorded on his driver's license was 'Gotham City 0001', which was the mayor's license plate.

"I know you used magic to provide protection for our world, but it is obvious that he is not me, and will not be me in the future. We still can't explain why he was there last night, at the time when you fought against the Cruel Knight Paragraph. How this Bruce, wearing a handmade suit, fell to the ground from about 250 feet in the air, and in another direction of the city."

Bruce glanced at his father beside him, suppressed the smile on his face, and explained to Deathstroke.

"It was done by the laughing accomplices. There is no doubt about it, but I can't imagine how they could bypass the earth's protective barrier. Now the three major sanctuaries are operating normally. Shadow Contract and Bobo have been monitoring the Rock of Eternity, and it is impossible to discover them. Don’t notify me of any movement.”

"Then it's possible that he was transported to the main world before you built the barrier and was only killed last night." Oliver raised another possibility.

Bruce nodded, admitting this possibility: "If you know why he was killed, why the other me in the morgue was killed, and why they died on Earth 0, then you can probably guess the Laughing Bat. idea.”

Su Ming touched his chin and leaned back on the chair, feeling the sharpness of the stubble with his fingers.

"From the perspective of solving a crime, if one person is killed, the detective will check the social relations of the deceased; if two people are killed at the same time, the detective will check the connection between the two deceased; when three or more people are killed by the same person When a murderer kills someone, the detective will turn his attention away from the victim and instead analyze the murderer's behavioral patterns and conduct psychological profiling, because moody serial killers don't need a motive at all..."

"The laughter is diverting our attention away from the corpse and onto himself. This is a thinking trap!" Bruce already understood. He wanted to slap the table in front of him to vent his anger, but Thomas gave him a look. Stared back.

"But we only have two deceased people, and we already know that the connection between them is Bruce from another world." Barry, as a physical evidence forensic examiner, also has some knowledge about these.

Su Ming shook his head and said slowly: "No, we have three corpses. The Cruel Knight is also Bruce Wayne. Although it seems that he died in our hands, we still can't rule out the fact that we sent him out with laughter. The possibility of sending.”

"Okay, so the bodies of the three of them should have something in common. Apart from the obvious identities and the like, there is something in common that we haven't noticed."

Oliver exhaled the air from his lungs as well, and he felt pressure, like someone was sitting on his chest.

This is the same feeling as being suppressed by a nightmare, and it has not changed with the rapid improvement of strength.

"We have to go to the police station. I'll let Director Gordon out first." Bruce pulled up his mask, adjusted his cloak, and planned to get up and do something.

But Thomas held him back and stood up to organize his equipment: "I will go with them. You must continue to inject the antidote I give you. Your condition does not allow you to run around."

"But the Laughing Bat is coming for me."

"No, he came for Batman, and I am Batman." Thomas took out his pistol and took a look, just like what he said, he hoped that Batman would be the last generation when he came to him.

"Your antidote may not work." Bruce is still struggling. He doesn't know how to get along with his father, and he behaves like a child now. Maybe he talked to Thomas like this when he was a child.

It's just that it's been twenty years since I said it again.

Thomas patted his shoulder and lowered his head to check the red bat belt around his waist: "The antidote in my hand was left by Martha. She likes to prepare for a rainy day. She...in short, she created an antidote to the clown toxin." Serum, you have to try it anyway.”

"......I see."

When it came to Martha, Bruce still had no choice but to let Alfred change his uniform, put on a hospital gown and take him to the Batcave for injections.

"Alfred, keep an eye on him." Thomas also specifically warned him.

"Of course, Master, I won't let the young master run around, just like before." Ah Fu agreed with a smile.

Thomas looked at the other people around him and moved the corners of his mouth a few times: "Yeah, just like before."

.....................

Gordon is released from the safe house.

When he discovered that the Batman in front of him was not Bruce Wayne, but the long-dead Thomas Wayne, Gordon's outlook collapsed.

"You really didn't come from some parallel universe?"

"No, it's really me, Officer Gordon. Do you still remember the day you came to Gotham to take office? We met at the door of the police station during the day. I was talking to your chief at that time, because my family's business was affected by some Interference from 'external factors.'" Thomas pulled down his mask and shook hands with Gordon.

"But that night...I checked your body, and your wife's..." Gordon still looked messy in the wind, because several people from the Justice League around him testified that What Batman said is true, he is really the Batman of Earth 0, and he is indeed Thomas Wayne.

"Come on, Commissioner Gordon, we have to go back to the morgue now. After we left last time, if the police station is still functioning normally, two new Bruce Wayne bodies should have been transported."

Su Ming interrupted the identity verification process between the two, that is, going to the police station required Gordon to be a tool, and he would continue to store him here later.

It won't be long before you don't have to verify your identity every time you meet an acquaintance, right?

Thomas wanted to cover Bruce, but Gordon was no longer young and he couldn't stand the excitement brought about by this mutation.

As for the situation of gcpd, Su Ming didn't think it was a big problem. Although the Cruel Knight's raid caused a lot of casualties, the Gotham Police Department had long been used to it.

As long as there are still people alive, the police station will not close for vacation under Gordon's arrangement. In the past, even when the clown drove the citizens crazy, the police station was still operating normally.

"Uh, are you the Deathstroke I know?" Gordon looked suspiciously behind the thick lenses of his glasses. For some reason, he suddenly began to doubt Deathstroke's identity again.

Su Ming shrugged without answering. He held Gordon's shoulder with one hand and opened the portal with the other hand.

Strictly speaking, he is really not the Deathstroke that Gordon knew before... But at this rate, if Commissioner Gordon continues to doubt this and that, he will become the next generation of Batman.