Three-stream detection simulator

Batman followed Hercule's thoughts closely and immediately said, "However, she didn't expect you to show up there."

Edward said: "Actually, I'm also very curious, how could you go to Wayne Manor on the morning of the 7th by such a coincidence? Did you guess Shania's plan from the beginning?"

Standing opposite him, Shania Fordham pursed her lips because of this question, her lake-green eyes burning with angry flames.

But Hercule had his back turned to her and didn't see it at all. The detective only felt that his legs were numb from squatting in a half-kneeling position for too long: "Well... I said it was an accident. Do you believe it?"

Edward said lightly: "It's not a question of whether I believe it or not, it's just that you have completely destroyed a certain lady's self-confidence. From the moment she received the message in the early morning of the 7th, she began to feel restless and asked me about this situation. Whether to give up the implementation plan or give up on you. But I told her that in that case, leaving you as a suspect in the police station is completely unprofitable and may also bring negative results. "

"'I' know that my client is Shania Fordham." Hercule said thoughtfully, "Even if Shania doesn't go to the police station, as long as I explain the situation to the police, they will Pay attention to her."

"Exactly, so it's better to let you come out of the police station before we talk." Edward said, "To be honest, from then on, I was more interested in you than the whole plan. But Shania will invite someone on the night of the 7th When I came to the hotel to silence him, I didn’t stop him.”

Hercule ignored him, suddenly stood up and turned around and asked, "Did you kill your husband because his body was more useful than a living person?"

No one expected his sudden action. Shania even forgot to shoot, and was stunned for a moment before replying angrily: "No!! I said I love him!"

"Jermaine said you just liked the feeling of manipulation."

"What does he know?! Corbin and I really love each other!" Shania said angrily, "I did not kill my husband, he died in the hands of Heibang——"

Hercule said: "Isn't it because Falcone's men are chasing after you because you pinned the murder on the Romans? You crossed the 'yardstick', and the person who betrayed the Black State was not Corbin. ·Futanmo, it's not Jermaine who is loyal in the eyes of others, but you. Heibang let him go, leaving only his fingers, but you insisted on taking away the one who was lucky enough to escape death. The person who robbed.”

Shania gasped for air, stared at Hercule like an angry lioness, and slumped her shoulders for a while: "He begged me. Corbin has always been a volatile, unassertive and cowardly person. He begged. I ended this life of fear, and he no longer wanted to survive in the cracks of various forces. If it hadn't been for the accident that messed up the deal, we would have moved out of this hellish place and gone to the West Coast or abroad. "

Her eyes fell on the barrel of the gun and she said softly: "I didn't want to kill him, never thought about it, even when he made me the most angry. But Corbin was caught by Falcone, and they tortured him , and he unsurprisingly revealed all the secrets about us. Finally Falcone let him go, and he came back to me scarred and begged me to let him go, let me kill him, let me kill him. I give him freedom and eternal peace.”

A tear rolled down from her eyelashes: "I promised him. So -"

"Bang--"

The gunshot rang out in her mouth and exploded in her hands. Shania pressed the trigger without any hesitation: "After my lover died, I had this plan."

For this second, Hercule didn't hear what she said, nor did he notice Edward Nygma's expression or Batman's movements. His eyes were filled with the rapidly approaching bullet. The next moment, Batman pushed Hercule to the ground, and the bullet hit his shoulder armor, causing him to let out an indistinct groan of pain.

Immediately afterwards, Batman turned around and planned to knock Shania down.

Hercule was faster than him.

The detective remained in a semi-lying position, quickly pulled out a pistol from his coat pocket, aimed it at Shania's head, and joked: "Speaking of which, you lent me the money to buy the gun, ma'am. Is this considered done?" Is there still a chance to pay off the remaining commission money?”

The threat and the threatened object were separated. Shania was on the verge of failure. She barely kept her composure and let out a cold snort. After a few breaths of stalemate, she dropped her weapon and raised her hands: "Go ahead and dream, poor devil."

Having said that, before she was taken away by the police, she looked at Hercule with confused and complicated eyes. When she passed by him, she lowered her voice and said, "Have I not said why I hired you? You are so smart, Maybe you can figure it out. You're a nice guy, detective, but this city doesn't welcome nice people. You'd better be careful."

After leaving this specious warning, she walked towards the police car with her head held high. The person who picked her up was none other than Jermaine. The police undercover with three identities walked up to Hercule and shook hands with him, showing a cheerful smile that he had never shown before: "Good morning, detective, have you never seen my face?"

He was still wearing the innkeeper's clothes, but his facial features were completely different - no wonder no one had doubted Jermaine's identity as a member of the Black Band. Who would have thought that the innkeeper could change people midway? This plan is quite risky, which shows that the proposer is very courageous and confident in himself.

"I haven't apologized to you yet."

Hercule flicked the brim of his hat and looked up at him, looking a little confused.

"The camera in the hotel room." 'Jermaine' gestured, "Actually, those were installed and left there by the real 'Jermaine'. I heard they caused you some trouble. I should have The illegally placed cameras have been removed, but after all, we still need to rely on surveillance to control the situation, and you were once our suspect, so..."

Hercule suddenly realized: "I understand, and I accept your apology."

"Thank you, let me introduce myself again," 'Jermaine' breathed a sigh of relief and said openly and honestly, "My real name is Harvey Dent, and I am participating in the investigation this time as the deputy prosecutor of Gotham City. The real Jermaine has been arrested by us. After this incident, the task of pretending to be an innkeeper can also come to an end. Speaking of which, this is the first time I have done this kind of work. Is acting in the eyes of a professional like you? Not good?"

'Liar Jermaine' could be changed to 'Liar Harvey Dent', Hercule nodded honestly.

Harvey Dent couldn't help being shocked and muttered: "I knew...next time I will definitely..."

Hercule thought of the conversation on the morning of the 8th: "You advised Shania to leave Gotham because..."

"Oh, that." Harvey said, "On the one hand, I was afraid that she would find something wrong after spending too much time together, and on the other hand, Falcone was always causing trouble for us. The police wanted to arrest Shania Fu Tammo, but I don’t want her to fall into the hands of Heibang, so that the evidence of Alberto Falcone’s crime will no longer be found. The GCPD has never been able to find a suitable opportunity to take action, so I want to let her go first. Let’s talk about the area controlled by Heibang.”

"But it's not bad now. At least there is a charge of attempted murder on her. You helped us a lot, Hercule." Harvey said sincerely, "Shania has rich criminal experience and acts very cautiously. If it weren't for you Ruined her plan on the morning of the 7th, it was difficult for us to find out the flaws. To be honest, how did you come up with the idea of ​​going to Wayne Manor? "

What else could Hull say?

"It's just a coincidence."

"There is no need to be humble at this time... Although you have caused a lot of trouble to the police station, I didn't dare to ask Inspector Bullock to come over to meet you. Well, by the way, I heard that you pointed a gun at me before By Shania Fordham, do you have a gun license?"

Hercule looked down at the pistol he had put back in his coat pocket: "This is it, haha."

The truth was that he wasn't sure, although Hercule considered himself a law-abiding citizen.

Harvey blinked at him and closed the car door: "Anyway, this matter is not my business. I don't know anything. I will help you ask the chief later if assisting the police in solving the case is worth a bonus. You really should." Change your clothes and hat. See you later, detective - by the way, I'm glad you hit that Edward Nygma, I'm so tired of his riddles."

Edward didn't hear the comment.

Batman had driven him away long ago. It was said that there was a more suitable place to imprison a person like Edward Nygma than Blackgate Prison. However, before Edward was taken away, he was not convinced and shouted: "This matter has nothing to do with me! You have no right to arrest me!"

Hercule said: "I'm actually very surprised. Even though Shania thought the innkeeper was trustworthy and thought Heibang couldn't find her hiding place for the time being, she has always been a cautious person, so how could she decide to take risks? At this juncture, how about using your husband’s body to blackmail Wayne?”

Edward: "Tsk."

He was a little annoyed at being exposed, but more excited about finally standing in the center of the stage.

This is the shortcoming of Edward Nygma's character. His rationality makes him become the hidden thread of the story, appearing in every place where his presence is needed, and his face and name are hidden in 'Sanya Fordham' under the surface. However, it was impossible for him to restrain his overly strong desire to perform - if people knew nothing about him when the mystery was revealed, wouldn't it be better to walk in fine clothes at night?

There must be one or two viewers who will be amazed by the ingenious design of the puzzle, but who can do nothing about it.

Edward pinned his pleasure on Hercule Hugo, although this was undoubtedly a pseudonym. The interesting thing about riddles is that even if the answer is revealed, the person involved may still be trapped in the puzzle:

——Who is Hercule Hugo?

While thinking about this problem, he said: "But you have no evidence. Even if Shania is willing to testify, it is useless. You have no right to arrest me."

Hercule took off his hat to say goodbye to him, and said sternly: "Of course I have no right to judge you, Edward, but Mr. Bat behind you is a real outlaw - be careful to get beaten."

Edward came back to his senses, his eyes suddenly filled with shock that "there is such an operation".

Batman felt that this was the detective's revenge for those two words of advice in the previous conversation. He listened helplessly to Hercule's nonsense, neither agreeing nor refuting: "I will arrange Nygma. Shania stays with you. Director Gordon can be trusted. I just informed him to come, Just hand her over to the police."

Hercule nodded: "Thank you, you saved my life from a bullet again today. I think this will not be the last time we deal with each other, so if there is still a chance, I will repay you."

"This is not the last time we meet, detective," Edward interrupted unwillingly, "I will come up with more interesting puzzles next time we meet."

Just as Hercule was about to say something, Batman punched him in the face.

Hercule: "..."

Edward Nygma: "..."

Batman: "Be careful of getting beaten."

He stuffed Edward into the car, and without saying goodbye to Hercule, he jumped into the driver's seat and left. A green note fell from under the Batmobile at some point, folded into a question mark.

Hercule walked over to pick up the note and opened it, and saw that there was only one sentence written on it. There was no one else around, so he simply read it out loud: "Who is the Riddler?"

Who is the Riddler?

In fact, it doesn't matter. What matters is that the era of Gotham being ruled by the Mafia is about to pass, and a more chaotic, crazy, and sinister era that has spawned more heroes is coming to people unknowingly. The criminals, police officers, and the general public who shuttled between the spire buildings in this city have not yet noticed the beginning of sin, but have already smelled the smoke leading to the future.

For Hercule, the most important thing is that he finally completed his first main mission.

From the moment Shania confessed, he heard the sound of the mission completed, but he didn't have the chance to check the system panel and mission rewards until the incident was over and Hercule was able to find a place to settle himself.

Hercule's mind moved, and the special souvenir called "Mechanical Heart" rolled from the void into his hand.