Meet the father-in-law [Comprehensive]

The moment the lights went out, there was another burst of extremely short screams, both men and women.At the same time, the gangsters yelled angrily, and the angry roar quickly turned into mournful wailing and the sound of guns falling to the ground.

"My hand ahhh!!"

"What the hell! Who is it?!"

"It must be...it must be that devil!"

They wailed and exclaimed, their voices mixed with overwhelming anger and fear of leaving.

Elide ignored them, and didn't try to identify a familiar sound in the background, probably the hunting sound of the cloak piercing the air, extending and shaking in mid-air.She put all her attention in front of her eyes, and taking advantage of the moment when the lights were all out and human eyes could not adapt to the darkness, she exerted force on her feet and rushed towards the man with the scar.

The sudden unexpected situation distracted the scar man's attention, and he didn't guard against Elide at all, so he was immediately hit by the woman and succeeded in a sneak attack.Taking advantage of the incoming force, Elide waved her hand suddenly, and with her elbows, knocked the gun out of the man's hand, and kicked the gun backward in the next moment—just in Hodge's direction.

The man with the scar roared cursingly, spraying obscenities from his mouth, he punched Elide fiercely, the woman dodged the attack by standing low, and pulled out the dagger hanging from her waist without any hesitation. Without hesitation, he slammed the scarred man's forehead with the handle of the knife and knocked him to the ground.

Like lightning, all the actions were completed within a few seconds, and the woman solved the biggest threat in front of her in the most concise, efficient, fierce and decisive way.It's a pity that at the same moment when the darkness fell, the Riddler had already slipped away with oil on his feet, and Elide was too busy to take care of him.

Hodge had picked up the gun and stood up while Elide put the scarred man down, and even Red pulled out his sidearm.The woman hurriedly shouted, "Don't shoot!"

This warning is not only aimed at Hodge and Red, but also for other people in bau-aside from the scene environment, it is not suitable for shooting. Batman has already entered the scene, and Elid does not want her colleagues to accidentally injure Bruce. !

Suppressing the woman's roar, a vague shadow appeared in the middle of the venue.Just like the deepest night and the most terrible nightmare, it is a terrible black figure that almost merges with the darkness, and cannot see the human form!

It seems to have horns on its head, fangs in its mouth, and a cold light shining on its sharp claws that can cut through nothingness.It walks through the darkness like a ghost, flashes and disappears suddenly, as if this blackness is its origin and destination, the space where it lives and hunts.

No one can see its figure and movements clearly. If there is no sound everywhere it goes, the black shadow can be like a ghost, making people unable to figure out where it is!

Was that sound a scream, a wail, the "click" of a broken bone, the blunt sound of a woman falling, or the crisp sound of jewelry being poured onto the ground...

In less than ten seconds, the black shadow knocked all the gunmen to the ground, and the screaming stopped long ago, and there was an oppressive silence in the scene, except for occasional sobs with a crying voice. , and those men groaning in pain as they kept rolling on the ground.

The guns of those gangsters were shot down immediately, and they had no chance to shoot. As for those people from the FBI, they also chose to wait and see after Elide's roar.

This is the perfect and most incredible thing about an armed robbery: no shots are fired, and no innocent people are injured.

Accompanied by the sound of "buzzing", the emergency lights in this bar finally turned on belatedly. The warm yellow light illuminated the entire venue, and also left a blurry scene of the nameless ghost on the scene. Afterimage.The afterimage belonged to his cloak, which was as rich as Count Dracula's luxurious black velvet, and seemed to still have a bloody afterglow.

"FBI! Calm down, everyone!"

After the light came, the law enforcement members present could finally act with confidence and boldness. Morgan, Emily, Rossi, and Dick, who was a policeman, all rushed forward and handcuffed the four gangsters one by one.Garcia also showed the quality of bau team members at this time. She rushed over to block the crowd that was gradually starting to riot, leaving enough time for Emily and Morgan to put the scattered jewelry back into the bag indiscriminately , then gathered several bags together and placed them where everyone could see them.

"Who brought a mobile phone? Hurry up and call the police! These jewels have to be claimed by the police when the police arrive!"

While giving orders loudly, Morgan glared viciously at some of the people who took the lead in making a fuss. His angry look looked particularly ferocious, and he successfully deterred several people who wanted to make a fortune by making a fuss.

As for Elide, Reid had put away his gun, stepped forward and handcuffed the man with the scar who was still unconscious, and looked back at Elide with shock and admiration in his eyes.

Elide, who was fine for the time being, looked at Hodge calmly. The man was staring thoughtfully at the place where the Riddler was standing just now, and then went straight to the place where the Riddler first appeared - which was next to the terrace , next to it is an inconspicuous emergency exit.

Just now Batman left from the balcony. Elid didn't know whether Bruce used the claw gun or the cape as a hang glider. In short, he had left the scene smoothly, probably to chase the Riddler.With the response speed of gcpd, it is estimated that it will take 15 minutes to send someone to the scene, plus the delay in the handover of various procedures...

Bruce should have enough time to deal with the Riddler, and the two girls he took away by the way, and then come back with an angry look of "I've taken off my pants and you told me someone robbed me???"

Of course, the premise of everything is that there are no observant and shrewd people disrupting the situation in the middle.

Elide strode to catch up with Hodge, who was looking at the distance between the emergency exit and the terrace. After noticing that Elide had followed, he turned his head with a slightly curious expression.

Elide couldn't help feeling a little nervous: "What's wrong?"

"Was that just now... Gotham's vigilante? Where's the man in green?"

When Hodge asked this, Elide couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and her tone became a little lighter.

"People in Gotham call him Batman, some say he is the patron saint of the night, others say he is a pervert in uniform, a lunatic who uses violence to control violence... who knows!"

"As for the other one, he calls himself The Riddler, a well-known villain in Gotham City - as I said, Gotham City is not suitable for night activities, and these people have contributed a lot to the high crime rate. contribute."

From the moment Ellid learns of Bruce Wayne's secret identity, she begins to learn how to "properly" evaluate Batman.Those who have never seen it think it is an urban legend, the bad guys it targets think it is a demon, and the ordinary people it saves think it is a hero and an angel—it can be a monster, a madman, a pervert, or a brother. The guardian angel in Tan Heiye.

How you evaluate Batman depends on where and in what capacity you met him.

After hearing Elide's words, Hodge didn't say anything. He pondered for a moment, then turned and walked to the edge of the terrace, leaned out and looked down.After a few seconds, he turned around and met his eyes, and Elide couldn't help but groaned in her heart.

"Wait, Hodge! The Riddler has escaped, you can't catch him! It's too dangerous to go down now, you should stay here!"

"I know he escaped, Elide," Hodge looked at Elide with a flat expression, his tone was firm, and there was a passion that was difficult for Elide to understand, "I'm just curious about the bat you mentioned Xia, there are such 'urban legends' in many cities, but the records about him are the least."

"I just found some traces and clues. If I can go down, I can find more information."

——Wait, is it possible that you especially like this kind of "heroes in urban legends"? !

Elide stared at Hodge dumbfounded, realizing that she seemed to know some unknown hobby of the other.After a while, she breathed out silently, and stood in front of Hodge, with a serious face and a firm tone.

"If you insist, I will go down with you. I know Gotham better than you, and I... can fight better than you."

Hearing the last sentence, an uncontrollable smile appeared on Hodge's face, and a few bright lights appeared in his eyes, as if moonlight had fallen into them.

"Don't worry about me so much, didn't you say, I'm a sharpshooter."

"However, since you insist, let's go and see the situation together."

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Hodge is a person who will insist on achieving the goal if he believes in it. Therefore, everyone in bau could only reluctantly accept his arrangement after persuading him to no avail.

Fortunately, Elide's personal ability has been tested many times, and everyone is more at ease with her going down with Hodge.

After a hasty exchange of words with Dick, Elide followed Hodge and left the venue and walked down the escape stairs.The corridor was very quiet, only the footsteps of the two people kept echoing.

The pure white artificial light slanted down, shining so brightly that people's eyes hurt, and Elide silently looked at the man walking in front of her.Even after a whole day, Hodge's black suit is still clean and straight. He seems to be born to wear a suit. Even if he is walking downstairs in a hurry, his back is still so tall and his steps are still steady, making him look calm Sophisticated and extraordinary.

...a man who can give people a sense of security.

Elide couldn't help laughing in her heart, didn't she know this many years ago?This man was her hero and her goal, serious and humorless and obsessed with work, he might not be perfect, but he was a genuinely good man, someone Ellid wanted to protect.

Taking advantage of the turn, Hodge suddenly looked up at Elide, with a faint smile and a little curiosity on his face: "What are you thinking?"

Hodge's question caught Elide off guard, and she shook her head in a panic: "Well... nothing special."

"Do you know Batman?" Hodge did not continue to ask. After a moment of silence, he brought up a new topic, "I always feel that your attitude towards him is very strange...Of course, this is just my personal opinion."

"Really? Why?" When Hodge said that, Elide didn't panic at all, but asked back with great interest.

"You're pretty neutral about Batman, but I get the feeling you're on his side... You don't think he's a psycho or a criminal, you think he's a good guy."

"So obvious?" Elide raised her eyebrows involuntarily.

At this moment, not only the corners of the eyes and the corners of the mouth, but even Hodge's voice showed an obvious smile: "I'm a profiler, Elied, it's not difficult for me to deduce these things."

"Probably because he saved me, just like you, Hodge."

Bruce did save her. He took her away from the Metropolitan Orphanage, gave her the best food, clothing, housing and transportation, and taught her the principles of life and many useful experiences and skills.

For so many years, Bruce has been showing Elied the limit that a human being can achieve. He has been Batman for nearly 20 years. I've seen the scariest things in the world.

He has been walking on the edge of the abyss, he is the one who stares at the abyss, but Bruce has a willpower beyond the reach of ordinary people. A barrier between ordinary people and hell.

Like Hodge, he's another hero in Elide's life.

"This is Gotham, the city with the highest crime rate in the United States. Have you noticed the dark clouds that linger all year round? According to the locals, it is 'proof that even the gods will not favor Gotham'. No matter Batman Who is he, he is just protecting the city in his own way. Everyone has their own choice, Hodge, just like I want to join bau, I hope to protect others in this way, maybe he... "

Elide didn't finish speaking, but Hodge still nodded after pondering, and there was no emotion on his face.

"I understand your idea."

While talking, the two had already walked out of the escape route and came to the alley beside the hotel.Yi Lide suddenly raised her head and pointed to the sky, with a bit of pure self-mockery in her tone.

"Look, it really is a dark cloud that lingers all year round."

Hodge also looked up. The weather in Gotham City was really bad. Even in the daytime, the sky was still shrouded in thick clouds, and the whole city looked gloomy, lacking in light and vitality.Those cumulus clouds seem to be related to the special local climate and industrial pollution. Hodge doesn't know the specific cause, and their "knowledgeable little doctor" hasn't found a chance to popularize it yet.

"At least the weather in Virginia is not bad." Hodge teased lightly, took out his pistol, and carefully looked at the surrounding environment.

This alley was not very clean, and the ground was full of mud. They found the footprints of the Riddler very easily—very clear, and it seemed that they had been there not long ago.The two carefully avoided these "evidences" and walked forward along the footprints. It didn't take long to come to another alley, where the footprints also disappeared.

The two were not disappointed for long, because they finally found the Riddler in a concealed and conspicuous place, tightly bound with ropes, hanging upside down from a beam protruding from somewhere.When Elide and Hodge found him, he was writhing unwillingly, with angry fire flashing in his eyes, and the sound of "whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" was he doing unwillingly.

Thankfully Batman gagged him before he left - what a thoughtful move!

"Your vigilantes are really efficient."

To be honest, Hodge really just wanted to come down to see the traces left by Batman, and didn't expect to arrest the Riddler, which was a pleasant surprise.While sighing, he took out his mobile phone and called his colleague upstairs. After briefly reporting the situation, Hodge hung up the phone and shrugged helplessly at Elide.

"Gcpd hasn't come yet, we can only guard here."

"They have always been slow to come out to the police, we are used to it."

It may not be difficult for Batman to hang the Riddler up, but it is not an easy task for Elide and Hodge to put him down.The two decided to wait for the police to come before dealing with it. Anyway, the Riddler can't move now, and letting him hang on it can reduce the workload of the two of them.

After about a minute, the two finally heard the siren, which became louder and louder from far to near, and finally stopped at the main entrance of the hotel.Elide asked Hodge to go directly to the main entrance to find someone, while she stayed where she was and guarded the Riddler.The siren was still so loud, the woman crossed her arms and tapped her feet on the ground in a bored way.

At this moment, she suddenly heard a shrill and frightened scream not far away!

The woman immediately raised her gun vigilantly, staring intently at the direction of the cry, and not long after, she saw a figure stumbling over, wailing loudly such as "Help!" "Killer! " and the like.

……what's the situation? !

"FBI! Hold still! Put your hands up!"

Elliott roared loudly, and took two steps forward.The man trembled with fright when he heard her voice, and immediately ran over, raising his hands, his voice seemed fragmented due to tension.

"Don't shoot! There are people over there...there are dead people over there!! And that... that's too weird!!"

The person who came was a homeless man with long and messy hair, an unshaven beard, and his clothes were so dirty that the original color could not be seen.Elide asked him to get closer, and didn't put down the gun in a hurry. After Hodge brought the two policemen over, she directly told them about the incident.

"Let's go over and take a look. You deal with the suspect first, and keep an eye on the reporter by the way, so don't let him escape."

Just like in bau, Hodge doesn't like to publicly call those criminals by their "aliases". At this time, he naturally replaced "Riddler" with "suspect".After a brief handover, Hodge asked the approximate location of the homeless man's body, and rushed over together with Elide.

The back streets and alleys of Gotham City are as intricate as a spider web. They soon reached another alley next to it. The buildings here are more and more compact and cramped, and the light is particularly dim. The two of them carefully raised their hands by the light of the flashlight. The gun looked around.

The moment they finally found the body, Rao Hodge couldn't help but let out an exclamation with a bit of disgust.

"My God! This..."

The victim was very young, no more than 20 years old by visual estimation.Her eyes were tightly closed, her hands were crossed on her lower abdomen, and she was lying peacefully in a slender box that just fit her figure—like a simple version of a coffin.

The weirdest thing is that this girl is wearing a gorgeous dress, hat, gloves, shawl and other accessories are all available, and her face is painted with rich and delicate makeup.

Such a beautiful but lifeless face made her look like...a doll.

"Heh... It seems that our vacation has ended early."

"Welcome to Gotham, Hodge."

In the eerie silence, Elide laughed in a low voice, her tone couldn't tell whether it was ridicule or helplessness.