Three-stream detection simulator

Hercule can't even trust Prosecutor Harvey and Batman under the 'suspicious' buff. He's worried that he'll be tied up and sent to Arkham as soon as he walks into Gotham City. He certainly can't trust a guy who just met him not long ago. penguin.

But Oswald Cobblepot was not lying at all. Someone was indeed targeting him. After Peter made sure that the surrounding environment was safe, he cautiously climbed out of the ventilation duct and tested it, confirming that the Colbert employee was not only dead, but also drowned in the pool. At this time, everything was calm inside the building, and other staff and thugs did not notice that anyone had died here. Everyone had a clear division of labor, and everyone should fish for their own work.

Colbert himself was not there. Peter climbed into another vent and heard people talking that Boss had gone to find a friend to complain. However, Colbert has now made a name for himself among the mafia. He comes from a wealthy family. When he was a child, he was hated by his parents and brothers because he had a weird nose. However, as he grew older, several of his brothers began to He died in an accident, and his parents were getting older, so the family property was naturally inherited by this son who was not outstanding in appearance or figure.

And Oswald Cobblepot lived up to expectations. He has good business talents. On the other hand, he seized the opportunity to cooperate with members of the Falcone family and successfully established a foothold in Gotham City. The prosperity of the Falcone family has long passed, and now it is declining, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Hercule guessed that at this time, rather than saying that Colbert was going to vent his frustrations with his friends, it would be better to say that he had to find Falcone to shirk responsibility and seek an explanation for the recent suppression.

Colbert's trip can be said to be fair and aboveboard.

"Then he commissioned you to be a detective. Does he think that you can't see the relationship between him and Heibang? Or that you won't care if you see it?"

When Peter acted, Hercule took into account his age and experience. He could neither say a word to scare people nor speak too much to affect his concentration. He just waited for Peter to speak himself every time and then looked at the situation. answer.

At this time, the detective was sitting in a bar in Blüdhaven that was open during the day but had few customers. After reading the recorded life story of Colbert, he heard this and said:

"It can only be said that he doesn't care whether I know or not. After all, I am a detective, not a superhero. I will not beat people up after finding criminal evidence like Batman. As for the judicial authorities, if they can handle it, it will be dealt with as soon as possible. If you can’t handle it and I’m of no use, Oswald Cobblepot is probably confident.”

After Peter covered his face, his whole person became more active, and even his tone became more detached than before: "So he is really asking us for help?"

"I can't say." Hercule replied, "It depends on whether he has a clue about who the person is against him? If so, he just wants to use my name to carry out a plan. If he doesn't at all, then His asking for help from me is no different from asking for help from anyone else, and the purpose will be much purer.

I actually don’t care much about our client. After all, he is a mafia member who is very unlikely to get into trouble. If something happens, it might be a good thing... I care about you more, Peter. Although you have super powers, you haven’t encountered anything so far. It's dangerous, but I still want to ask one more question. After touching the corpse just now, is it really okay for you? "

There was suddenly no sound from the other side.

After a while, an undisguised sound of vomiting came from the earphones, and Peter was dying: "I finally forgot about it... When you mentioned it, I remembered it again, vomit - and I just tried it 720 After flipping upside down, I feel a little dizzy, vomit!”

Hercule thought about it for a long time and said, "I'm sorry. Otherwise, you can come back and rest temporarily. The same goes for letting Hibida go around the city for a few times."

In Gotham City, Peter closed his eyes slightly while hiding in the public toilet. He knew that as long as he said a word, the detective would not put him in danger again, but how to say it... Teenagers of his age suddenly have superpowers. Even if they have no self-confidence, they are not willing to do nothing and go back to ordinary life. human life.

After all, it is different.

He thought to himself as he looked at the metal countertop that was dented by his accidental press.

Get used to it, get used to it some more, Peter!

He shook his head and replied in a relaxed tone: "It's okay, I'm always the one who does better on horror movie nights."

"Okay." Hercule said simply, "I want to ask you to go to another place."

"I have the order, sir, where is it?"

Hercule clicked on the paper map of Gotham: "Gotham Cemetery."

**

Oswald Cobblepot opened the car door in the drizzle. The weather is getting colder and colder, and maybe the rain will turn into heavy snow in the evening, but before that, some traces of midsummer can still be found in the city, at least there is still some green on the treetops and grass tips. .

Wearing a black knee-length coat, a round hat, and holding a black umbrella, Colbert stretched his legs across the car door, his movements a little clumsy. In front of him was a well-manicured grassland, and beyond that were neatly arranged red maple trees. Their leaves had not yet fallen completely, and the rays of sunlight were trembling in the rain. There are hundreds of tombstones standing in the central square surrounded by maple trees. They are of various styles and sizes, mainly black and white. Most of them bear crosses, which look even heavier and solemn under the gray sky.

Colbert was not affected by the solemn atmosphere brought by this environment. As soon as he got out of the car, he straightened the lenses on the bridge of his nose and walked enthusiastically towards a tombstone where a person was standing. While taking off his hat, he said hello: "Dear Luca! I was a little late and kept you waiting. ”

Luca Falcone, the grandson of the current leader of the Falcone family, heard this and just glanced sideways at him: "It's nothing, I came early. Fortunately, no accident happened. Stephen Capello returned last night He died in a car accident on the road home, have you heard about this? "

Colbert stopped smiling, stood next to Luca Falcone with an umbrella, lowered his head and looked at the words on the tombstone and said: "Of course I heard about it."

"David Madden died of poisoning, and Stephen Capello died in a car accident. This reminds me of a past event." Luca Falcone looked calm, "So I called you to Gotham Cemetery. Let’s see if the two of us want to go together.”

Colbert's expression became more serious, and he read the name on the tombstone at his feet: "Jason Colbert, my eldest brother, accidentally took an overdose of cold medicine and died of poisoning. It has been almost 20 years since today."

He looked at the tombstone next to him: "William Colbert, my second brother, died in a hit-and-run accident, more than ten years ago. As for my last brother Robert... his body was buried at the bottom of the lake. It hasn’t been salvaged yet, so there is only an empty grave here.”

"I understand what you mean, Luca, but tens of millions of people have died from poisoning and car accidents. Why do you think that the person who happened recently came to me?"

Luca Falcone sneered: "It's a bit boring to play this trick in front of me, Oakey. You have always been a smart man. I stand here, standing in front of the corpses and tombstones of your brothers and ask you again. "Does their death have anything to do with you?"

Colbert said nothing.

The autumn wind blew, and the rain fell on his expensive black leather shoes along the umbrella cover. He half lowered his head, his pointed aquiline nose pointed downwards, as if he was repenting.

Luca Falcone couldn't help but feel a little bored: "We have cooperated with each other for so long. You know who I am, and I know you to a certain extent... When it comes to human lives and criminal records, you and I have a lot. Hatred of us "There are many people who hate the Falcone family, but not just anyone has the ability to find out these old cases. They also find their left and right arms one by one and kill them in a specific way."

"In just half a month, people in other cities are still worried about the apocalypse... aliens! What about Gotham City? Who cares about these people who died inexplicably on the streets? I lost five brothers, and you lost two. I didn’t inquire about other members of the family, but I’m afraid they’ve also suffered retaliation. This is coming for all of us, so don’t think you can stay out of it by pretending to be deaf.”

"I didn't. You're worrying too much." Colbert blinked and said slowly, "But all the bloody incidents in the past half month can be traced back to Mr. Falcone's decision-making."

In this era where the old gave birth to young children, and children gave birth to grandchildren, the entire family's surname was Falcone. The only person who was qualified to be called Mr. Falcone was the 'Roman' Cacao who single-handedly established the Black State Empire. Myne Falcone. But no matter how brilliant his reputation was in the past, it cannot change the fact that he is an ordinary person and an old man.

As Commissioner Gordon successfully reorganized the police department, Harvey Dent shed his halo as a dazed young man. Instead of becoming current, he began to bite like a mad dog as soon as he caught the evidence. The two and Batman An unbreakable alliance was formed inside and outside, and new criminals who no longer relied on corruption and insiders appeared on the scene. The mafia leader who once covered the sky with one hand also had the idea of ​​​​retreating bravely.

If you don’t retreat, you may not be able to retreat.

However, it is not easy for him to move abroad and retire safely. The Falcone family has been in Gotham City for many years. Not only is it entangled with local forces, it has long been inseparable. It is also difficult to explain to allies in these cities such as Chicago, Metropolis, and Bludhaven.

In addition, the opinions within the family are even more inconsistent. None of Carmine's sons, daughters, and grandchildren are efficient. Vincent, Carla, Fabrice, Lucia...these surnames are all descendants of Falcone. He has long been eyeing the chair under Carmine's butt, and he might join forces with outsiders to attack him in order to secure his seat.

The above are internal worries. The most obvious opponent outside is Batman, an alliance composed of the police department and prosecutors. Previously, the Mafia tacitly helped other forces to put pressure on Harvey Dent, hoping to directly defeat him while he was young, energetic and inexperienced. Not to mention that it failed, there are still rumors about this. Prosecutor Dante only looks normal now, but is actually half crazy!

Reasoning, threatening, and bribing ordinary people will definitely not work with a madman. Therefore, the plans around him have been repeatedly frustrated. However, the district attorney is in an extremely important position, otherwise he would not have both sides. of attention. In short, unless we find a way to kill Harvey Dent, we will have to wait for the general election in a few years. Until then, everyone will have to live in his shadow.

So is it possible that the person who is killing people regardless of the situation is the crazy Harvey Dent or his allies?

There seems to be this probability.

In addition, Falcone had to consider some emerging forces in Gotham City. For example, Wilkinson and the Irish are two less obvious organizations that cater to the changes in the contemporary social structure. Another example is the Joker and the Riddler, which are two completely new criminal methods and criminal targets that appear in the city. The alternation between the old and the new has always been accompanied by turmoil. When they see Falcone showing signs of fatigue, won’t they be tempted?

And what shocked Luca Falco was that when the Joker, Hercule Hugo, and Batman fought inside and outside Gotham City and decided the winner, the old Mafia was completely excluded, and even no inside information was received.

This means that the city is completely out of the control of the Romans. In contrast, it is no big deal for Oswald Cobbert to eat inside and outside and want to cooperate with Wilkinson to start a new business, because no matter what, Cobbert is a businessman, and his actions can be judged as long as the interests are in front of him.

Anyway, for Falcone and the relevant personnel, this winter is destined to be a difficult one. They are surrounded by enemies and dare not trust anyone. At this moment, an outsider needs to intervene and sort out this mess in a controllable way.

Hercule Hugo is actually not a very good choice. He is too close to superheroes. There was a rumor in the Mafia for a while that Batman's alliance is more than a triangle. In fact, they missed an extra-staff detective. And whether it is the Riddler or the Joker, their arrest and imprisonment are inseparable from Hercule, plus the attention of some big figures, some descendants who are not famous yet but will become famous sooner or later...

If Hercule himself was here, he would definitely argue that it was all the fault of the medal given by the system.

First is the "Batman's Recognition" medal, the one with the shape of a bat dart, which can more easily attract the attention of Batman's enemies.

Secondly, ‘A superhero without villains to target is not a good detective’, which is the minesweeper game he often uses to relieve stress. It has now been upgraded to level 4, and the last description has become:

[[Medium] Improve your reputation among the victim group: If you are short of money, you can check your mailbox, come on, you will not die. ]

And the Gotham reputation has not changed for a long time, and it is still ‘your name has spread from a large number of criminals to a small number of ordinary people and a lot of superheroes in reserve. ’

Combined with these three parties, there is more than just the legend of Hercule Hugo in the Mafia! Even the owner of a hamburger shop has to argue with customers about the detective’s place of origin.

However, in comparison, Hercule Hugo’s reputation among criminals is better than that of Batman and Harvey Dent, and his identity as a detective has a great advantage. This is a bit like a lawyer. Even if people have tendencies, you can’t not defend criminals, right?

Therefore, it is normal that the Iron Triangle actually has four corners. Luca Falcone and his partner Oswald Cobblepot noticed this detective who wandered between cities and had no fixed place to live.

The two Mafia leaders were still talking in a low voice in front of the tomb, talking about something immoral to the cross, when a gust of wind came with cold rain, blowing the red maple leaves behind them all over the sky.

Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of branches breaking, which was not noticeable at all in the whistling wind. Luca Falcone didn't react, but Colbert, who was pregnant and looked inconvenient to move, turned around suddenly, held the umbrella across his chest and said sternly: "Who's there!"

The rain was pouring down, and the rain soaked his hair and shoulders, and slid into his collar along the wrinkles on his cheeks. It must have felt bad, but Colbert's hand holding the umbrella didn't move at all. A few seconds later, he pulled out the pistol that had been prepared in his sleeve with his other hand without any warning, and fired two shots at the bushes in front!

The sound of the gun was also swallowed up by the power of nature.

Luca Falcone next to him showed a suspicious expression. Before he could ask, a short man wearing a jacket and jeans, who was obviously a minor, came out from behind the tree with his hands raised.

At this moment, Falcone was furious and took out his gun. Colbert became friendly instead, raised the umbrella above his head again and asked: "Did the detective ask you to come?"