Three-stream detection simulator

Hercule visited the police station three times.

If he were to evaluate it, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is a little more lively than the Gotham Police Department... although this kind of excitement in the Investigation Bureau is usually not a good thing.

Several policemen gathered around the table to discuss work assignments. The chief was called George Stacey, who was famous for his professionalism and was widely respected in this city where prosperity and crime were one to one. The black police officer standing opposite him was named Jefferson Davis, the same name as a U.S. president in the last century. The two were arguing about how to deal with Hercule.

The cause was that two patrol officers went to the Upper West Side and heard the fire alarm ringing throughout the building when passing by Aria's apartment.

The NYPD has recently been troubled by a series of arson cases, and even almost alerted the FBI due to the delay in solving the case. The pressure from the police chief reached the lower levels, and the patrol officers were nervous. Even though the apartment management claimed that it was just a fire drill, they still insisted on conducting an inspection. Unexpectedly, they broke into the crime scene and luckily brought back two suspects. '.

Officer Davis is very senior, so he can stick to his guns and argue with the chief:

"...This is the fifth arson case this month! The charred house, the fire was controlled in a small area, and the crime scene said 'This is the apocalypse'. The arsonist is like a crazy and unsatisfied gangster. ! He has carefully screened the location where the crime was committed. He must have an identity that is trustworthy by the public, can come and go on various occasions, and can reduce the vigilance of the residents in some way.

The fire started today in Room 10B of the Aria Apartments. The homeowner was Marshall Hoffman, who was not in the room when the incident occurred. So, good news! No one died this time. However, we have never released the details of the crime to the public. In this case, the patrol heard someone describe the characteristics of the case in detail-isn't that enough to prove that Hercule Hugo was the murderer? "

"We have no evidence." Director Stacey was much calmer than his men, "His neighbor said Hercule Hugo used the preposition 'if', that is, even after hearing him tell the details of the case No one can confirm that what he said is related to reality.”

Officer Davis complained: "Insidious!"

"But it may also mean that he is innocent." Another policeman said.

"Hercule Hugo claims to be a private detective from Gotham. The nature of his work is special and he can reach all walks of life. In addition, you have noticed his walking style. It makes sense for people to lower their vigilance after seeing him."

The agents around the desk had their own opinions.

Police Chief George Stacey listened patiently and said slowly: "Indeed, from many angles, he fits our judgment of the murderer. Although I also tend to think that he is related to the serial arson case, but still Let’s hear what he has to say first.”

**

Hercule was thinking about Batman.

It's not that he accepted his sudden imprisonment well and still cared about others, it's just that the coincidence was a bit bizarre.

And as we all know, Batman is an urban legend in Gotham City, but they are in New York now. If the NYPD asks his good neighbor Oliver Putnam, who was arrested with him, or Ursula, the building administrator, they will know Hercule himself admitted that he had an accomplice... bah, a companion.

First Shania, then Batman. Are his teammates destined to become wanted criminals? Hercule couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart, and more than guilt, he was wary. He had previously firmly believed that the fictional cyberpunk background of "Third-rate Detective Simulator" had nothing to do with the world after the time travel, but now he is not so sure.

In the game plot, the serial arson cases with "This is Apocalypse" written on the crime scene are a prelude to the detective being introduced into the conspiracy of Apocalypse Company. It is also a large-scale serial side mission triggered when the player is still a novice, which in one fell swoop takes him far away from the location of the main plot. another continent. But there is no Apocalypse Company in this world. What do the letters left in the fire scene mean?

Will real-world crime be connected to the game's subplot? If so, what is their order? Did someone imitate the plot after learning about it, or is the plot of the game derived from a case that happened?

In any case, Hercule believes that he must be at the center of the whirlpool, and he needs to have such confidence to become the protagonist of the game. Therefore, he doesn't have much resistance to squatting. After all, it is also a convenient way to get closer to clues.

- Batman takes issue with this.

From his perspective, the whole thing was not just bizarre, but eerie. Marshall's diary clearly states that a murder will occur in the near future. Batman originally planned to wait for Hercule to come back with clues and set off immediately. In short, he would first find the living person or the corpse.

As a result, not long after Hercule went out, there was a strange movement next door, followed by fire alarms. Batman realized something was wrong: someone wanted to attack room 10B, whether to kill people or destroy important items.

He set off immediately, taking Hercule's suitcase with him - to prevent his opponent from fleeing the mountain. Actually, it was for that extraordinary 'collectible'. Although in theory there should not be many people who knew about the existence of this thing, but he was prepared - —Following the arsonist out of the apartment.

Halfway through, he summoned his Batmobile. This is a vehicle that combines speed and flexibility. The bat logo connected to the handle resembles the teeth of a beast, the engine pipes are burning with flames, and the tires are undulating like the backbone of a dragon.

But it has an obvious shortcoming, that is, there is no back seat.

When Batman used the grappling hook and rope to tie Hercule's suitcase to the bat wing-shaped support beam, he couldn't help but think of the scene when the detective drove the Batmobile last time. The Riddler was hanging outside the car and his posture was similar to that of the suitcase. He also vowed to Lucius Fox, the technical director of Wayne Group, that Batman didn't need help, so all the tools basically served only one person.

However, in just half a month, Lucius had begun to manufacture a Batmobile with at least two rows of seats and double doors under his instruction. Various styles of bat darts were also being manufactured, and he brought a few today... That's another matter.

After tying up the suitcase to make sure it wouldn't fall or fall apart easily, a chase broke out in the streets of New York. According to Batman's judgment, the arsonist was a mutant, who was visually able to manipulate fire, but his lethality was not very strong. He first set fire to the furniture and walls of room 10B, then put out the fire with some effort, and then hurriedly fled with the help of another mutant accomplice with short-distance teleportation ability.

The whole operation had a clear goal, but the operation method was somewhat unreasonable. What was the purpose of the arsonist to put out the fire? Moreover, the two mutants stayed in the fire for a while, as if to leave a mark, which was why they were caught by Batman. Is this a serial arson case, or are they trying to frame someone?

The Dark Knight of Gotham City thought about these questions carefully while riding a motorcycle with a suitcase on the streets of New York, like a snail at full speed.

After all, the two people who escaped in front relied on manpower. The speed of the short-distance teleportation mutant flashed slower and slower, and the look back at Batman, who seemed to be dragging his family, was a little more angry and fearful.

Finally, in a gap where the flash was not timely, Batman seized the opportunity to throw the bat dart and hit the mutant's head. The latter fell down with a bang and hit the roof of the abandoned hot dog stand in the alley. He asked angrily with a dusty face: "Who are you?! Are you loyal to Magneto or Professor X?"

What the hell? Who said that only mutants can beat mutants?

The ability of short-distance transmission is a bit troublesome. Batman knocked him out expressionlessly, turned around and carried the trembling arsonist to a high place, threatening to throw him down: "What is your purpose?"

At this time, Batman's reputation had not spread beyond Gotham. The arsonist felt like he was seeing a ghost in broad daylight. He said in a trembling voice: "I said, I said, don't kill me. Someone asked me to burn down that room without attracting attention, and it would be best if I could kill the owner, but he was not there, so I just set the fire."

"Keep talking, who is it?!" Batman pinched his collar and growled, "Who gave you the order!"

The mutant was so scared that his face turned pale: "It was God-ah ah "Ah!!" He was halfway through his speech when he suddenly squeezed out a series of painful screams from his throat, and flames suddenly began to burn on his body surface. "Fire! It's fire!" He struggled and shouted, "I can't... I can't put it out ah ah ah——"

Caught off guard, Batman was forced to loosen his collar and threw him onto the roof. Then he quickly turned around to find fire-fighting tools, but it was too late. Human skin began to twist in the high temperature and melted like a wax figure. The arsonist's expression was frozen in disbelief and horror. In the end, the whole person turned into ashes in the orange-blue flames, leaving only a pool of unevaporated, greasy liquid and a few pieces of refractory materials he carried with him.

The fire began to slowly extinguish after the mutant was burned to death. It seemed to want to counterattack Batman, but Batman retreated in time and took away another mutant who fainted, so the fire, like a living thing, could only curl up unwillingly and eventually dissipated in the air.

Batman, who stayed where he was, watched the scene coldly. After the burning was over, he collected the items dropped from the dead mutants, checked them carefully again, and made sure that no clues were missed. Then he hung the mutant with teleportation ability on Hercule's suitcase and planned to return to Aria's apartment first.

Then he learned the second shocking news-

his teammate was taken to the New York Police Department for arson.

Batman:?

He carried the suitcase in one hand and hung it outside the window of the sealed room 10B. He heard the police chatting. During the chat, he mentioned how Hercule was so bold to stay at the crime scene and calmly described the crime to people, as if mocking the police that even if they caught him, they would not be able to find evidence to bring him to court.

Batman: ...

Similar conversations seem to have been heard in the Gotham Police Department.

What's worse is that the police did not find Hercule's luggage in room 10C, so they concluded that he had an accomplice. No one has yet linked Hercule's accomplices to the Batman who chased the two mutants across most of Manhattan, but when witnesses reacted and started calling the police, people realized that it was only a matter of time before "Batman" appeared in New York.

Batman decided to free up his hands to deal with the surveillance in New York City. He could delay it as long as possible. The two-man team could not afford the blow of one going to jail and the other becoming a wanted criminal.

But how did Hercule know the details of the arson case? Batman did not think he was the murderer. He had no time and no motive. There are currently two speculations. One is that Hercule had encountered a similar case before, and someone was trying to imitate the New York arson case. The second is that Hercule obtained clues in a special way, but based on Batman's understanding of detectives, he should not be the kind of person who would share the tragedy that was happening as a story with his neighbors.

In any case, the person behind the scenes must know Hercule and want to put him in danger.

Considering that the two mutants were commissioned to set fire to room 10B on purpose, Batman and the detective came to Aria Apartment in New York because of the package sent by Shania Fortanmo, which made all the events vaguely connected. It was no accident that Hercule appeared in Gotham City.

Batman thought that his teammates were hiding something, and Hercule must know something.

The police in the room changed the topic and stopped discussing the arson suspect. He stopped talking about this and took the hook back to the alley behind Aria Apartment, and then tied the suitcase back to the motorcycle rack-the unconscious mutant could not protest this inhumane overloading and co-operation of people and goods-decided to sneak into the police station to ask what was going on.

But he encountered another accident before he set off. This time it was not an accident, but an unexpected person.

"I seem to have heard of you."

Along with this voice that became a little mechanical after being transmitted by metal, Batman felt a wave of heat surging above his head and behind him.

Iron Man was suspended in the air, looking down at the urban legends of the neighboring city:

"What are the people from Gotham doing in New York? Arson? Kidnapping? Are there valuables in your suitcase? Let me see, turn on the scanning function - heart?"

He slammed his hand on the ground, strode over and raised his mask, and asked in surprise: "Are the people over there so perverted?"

Batman: "..."

Should I save Gotham's reputation first, or ask Iron Man why he came first?

Finally, he half turned around, his cloak connected to the shadow of the wall, and said in a gloomy voice: "This is not my thing."