Although I know that someone is checking me, but life has to go on.

Not to mention the miscellaneous props that Willow added to Nicole, the string of amulets around her neck is enough to protect her.

Send Nicole to school with confidence.

She is going to the supermarket to buy some ingredients.

At this moment, Willow's hair was tied up casually, and her clothes were nothing more than an ordinary pullover, jeans, and a loose coat.

In fact, Valkyrie's physique won't be cold in unlined clothes this autumn, but Wei Luo still put them on for the sake of being ordinary.

Regardless of that glamorous face, the breath of life on her body concealed the bloody smell in the Valkyrie's bones.

Carrying an oversized plastic bag, Willow walked slowly on the street.

Today's weather is also very good, the bright autumn sun shines on the street.

The pedestrians around were either in a hurry, or strolling leisurely like Willow.Several elegantly dressed ladies are enjoying their leisure time in a street cafe.

When a young couple pushed the crib and passed by Willow, the baby inside was still giggling at Willow.

The filth of those dark alleys seemed to have evaporated in the hot sun.

Looking at the streets like this, Willow almost thought she was in the metropolis.

Just walking, her footsteps paused, and then she continued walking without changing her face, but she began to quietly observe the surrounding scenery from the corner of her eyes.

And deliberately pass by all reflective objects such as shop window glass on the street and iron railings on the sidewalk.

Something was staring at her.

Willow couldn't say that feeling well, it didn't seem like she had any malice towards her, but this kind of feeling had never stopped along the way, so she couldn't help being vigilant.

It's just that she checked several times, but she didn't find any unusual people, but a few birds instead.

It's the kind of bird that can be seen everywhere in Gotham, with inconspicuous feather color and inconspicuous size.

Willow didn't even realize that the birds had been following her the first few times she watched.

If it wasn't for a sudden flash of inspiration in her mind, she seemed to have been seeing the bird with a white mark under one of the eyes, and then carefully observed those birds, and found that these birds had been following her all the time.She probably couldn't figure out what was wrong even if she tried to break her head.

Birds don't deliberately follow a person. This kind of bird doesn't hold grudges like crows, and it's impossible for Willow to offend them. Does she have a hobby of hunting birds?

And as far as she knew, Gotham happened to have one guy who liked to use birds as eyes and ears.

Oswald Copperpot

He has an impressive nickname, Penguin.

It is said that he walked waddlingly when he was a child, looks low and ugly, and looks like a penguin, so he was nicknamed by people.

Penguin is after her?

why?

Willow is a little puzzled, after all, it is really puzzling for someone who has never seen you to spy on you for no reason.

She decided to observe it first.While thinking, Willow turned around and started walking home.

If Penguin really wants to check him, then her home address is really easy to check, so Willow chooses to pretend not to know, and returns home.

Pretending to come to the balcony to water the little cactus he raised, while looking outside from the corner of his eye, he saw those birds.

Willow's eyes turned cold slightly, and she returned to the house.

All the machines related to the famine were put into the bedroom by her, and the curtains in the bedroom were usually not opened.

Willow wasn't sure how long she had been under surveillance, and her usually cautious behavior made her heave a sigh of relief.

One day passed, and at night, when Nicole fell asleep in the opposite bedroom, Willow opened her eyes from the bed, then carefully changed into the Valkyrie's leather pants, put on the spider queen hat, and teleported to the next door. street.

She moved quickly and silently, as if she had merged into a shadow, and she peeped out from the darkness to find that the birds were still there.

Willow waited patiently, because logically speaking, these birds have been with her for a day, and there is no need to go back to pass the news. At least food and rest are still needed, right?

She was right.Suddenly two of the birds flew up flapping their wings.

Willow sneered and looked at the direction they were flying in, and followed them.

Although the bird flies in a straight line above, most people want to track it, but they have to keep avoiding obstacles below, but don't forget that Willow has a teleportation staff.

In unfamiliar places, the location of her teleportation is likely to be biased, but she is already familiar with most places in Gotham, so she is not afraid of teleporting to dangerous places at all.

So the bird above fluttered its wings and flew high, and there was always a figure below chasing after it, like an erratic ghost.

Willow saw a manor and the high fence outside from a distance, she stopped, and the two birds flew in directly.

When I came to Gotham, I also knew the names of most of the villains in Gotham. Although most of these guys were in Arkham, Willow still consciously went to find out.

Among them is the Copperpot family.

Penguin was discriminated against because of his appearance since he was a child, so he probably doesn't like his appearance very much?Anyway, Willow couldn't find a picture of Penguin.

But she knew this manor. It was an old manor owned by the Copperpot family.

Willow looked at the spiers of the manor from a distance through the fence. This manor was somewhat similar to the Wayne family's manor. It was an indescribable thing that was accumulated over a long period of time in ancient buildings.

Of course, on the surface, these buildings are a bit outdated, and compared with modern, newly established high-tech buildings, they will seem a bit out of place.

Of course, these estates are undoubtedly beautiful.

It's just that compared to Wayne's manor, Copperpot's manor is more luxurious and gloomy.

Sure enough, it was the Penguin who was watching her, and Willow was relieved.

While she was thinking, she saw several birds flying across the night sky and into the manor.

Willow was hesitating whether to go in, but at this moment, someone approached, and she was about to be vigilant when she saw that it was a red hood.

He was still holding a dead bird in his hand, seeing Willow, he was not surprised and threw the bird away.

This guy killed the bird that followed him?

Or was the bird on guard outside the estate?

Willow didn't know, but this wasn't a good place to talk. The two exchanged glances, and Willow led Jason back to Jason's residence.

Jason lifted his hood.

"You were followed too?"

Willow noticed the meaning in his words and nodded.

"You too."

Jason nodded irritably.

As long as he puts on the hood and appears in Gotham these two days, it won't be long before birds will come to join in the fun.There are even traces of trying to follow him to his residence.

Of course, these strange birds were all killed by Jason.Because of this, his vest was still on and did not fall off.

This is a warning to the Penguin, but unfortunately, the Penguin sent birds to follow him, so he simply went outside the Penguin's manor tonight and killed the vigilant birds. warn.

In fact, Jason actually wanted to rush into the manor and blow up that penguin who knew how to do these sneaky things.

"I also suddenly found out that there are birds watching me today. Tell me, what exactly does the penguin want to do?"

Willow frowned, suddenly she thought of an idea.

When Damian's words echoed in her ears, she couldn't help but mutter.

"You said, is the Penguin looking for the Spider Banshee?"

In addition, her public identity is a beautiful-looking ordinary person, and it is not worth the penguin's effort to monitor her.

"He doesn't necessarily know that I'm the Spider Banshee, but I'm definitely on his suspicion list."

Willow pondered.

Penguin has a group of well-trained birds as eyes and ears, so it is indeed possible for him to monitor multiple people who are suspected of being a spider banshee.

She was one of them too, maybe that's why the flock of birds watched for a day and did nothing?

But she couldn't keep pretending like this, after all, Willow didn't like being watched.

What Willow said was still just a guess. For the next two days, she was in the open and Jason was in the dark. The results of the investigation together confirmed this guess.

Almost two dozen tall, red-haired young women were targeted by the Penguin, using the birds for surveillance.

Their hair color and figure are indeed very similar to Willow.

Not even the Penguin, several other forces in Gotham, including the government, are secretly looking for the Spider Banshee.

After all, no matter when, the most reassuring thing is that the powerful power is controlled in the palm of one's own hands.

If the Spider Banshee reappears in Gotham now, there will be countless powerful people running behind her.

Willow sneered: "The last time I was so popular was when I was Mrs. Bones in the haunted house."

With so many forces looking for her, if you rush to trouble the Penguin, wouldn't you just take the initiative to help others determine that the spider banshee is likely to be among the twenty red-haired girls?

Maybe it will endanger the lives of those girls.

So the best way to do it is to convince those people that there are no spider banshees among the girls they designated.

Jason nodded, thinking the idea was feasible.

Just how to implement it is a problem.

However, when Willow was thinking hard, another big event happened.

A member of the Gotham Council died at home. His death was miserable. There was a huge penetrating wound in his heart, which was fatal in one blow.

His frightened expression as if he saw something frightening and terrifying froze on his face, and his eyes were wide open.

Dead people are not big news in Gotham.

But this person's identity is different. This is a male councilor who is most likely to compete for the mayor, and he will be voted for the mayor's reelection soon.

This man gave an impassioned speech on TV a few days ago, and died silently in his own home a few days later.

And according to the forensic examination, the fatal wound on his chest was caused by a sharp cold weapon.

It is suspected to match the wound caused by the spear commonly used by the spider banshee.

In an instant, the name Spider Banshee was pushed to the forefront in another way.

"Is it a member of justice or a party of evil?"

"The spider banshee has been an evil person since she appeared..."

"She's a devil, a banshee, we must find her out and drive her out of Gotham!"

It seems that time has turned back, and the plot is repeating itself. Willow has changed several TV stations in a row. Everyone on it is talking about the Spider Banshee. She is now the well-deserved focus of Gotham.

After these two waves of enthusiasm, even the beggars in Gotham know that the Spider Banshee is a red-haired woman.

It's just that the previous wave was full of praises, but this wave is intertwined with various conspiracy theories.

Listen to what the host said?

The Spider Banshee, a terrifying devil, dragged her fat belly, and stayed in the dark corners of Gotham, spinning and spinning webs, staring greedily at everyone passing by with a pair of cold and emotionless eyes.

[This guy's rhetorical technique is good, but it's a bit inconsistent. Since he has no emotion, how can he still be greedy? 】

Willow looked at her stomach and said indifferently.

【By the way, my belly fat is definitely not as much as this woman. 】

【What are you going to do now? 】

System small channel.

[Of course I found the guy who dared to slander me, then twisted his head off and rushed him into the sewer.

To come up with such a great idea is definitely worth baptizing him with pure toilet water. 】

As if sensing the erupting volcano in Willow's heart, the system fell silent.

Willow turned off the TV, went to the refrigerator and bought herself a cold fresh fish to relieve anger.

There are many types of penetrating wounds, but the Valkyrie's spear is very different from ordinary spears. The tips of ordinary spears are generally flat and prismatic, and this shape can cause the greatest damage.

The Valkyrie's spear is very special. The metal part at its tip looks like a drop shape from a distance, but it actually has eighteen ribs on it.From the bottom surface where it meets the wooden pole up until the tip converges into a sharp point.

And the depression between the ribs is the blood groove.

Such a spear is actually a bit heavy because there is too much metal at the tip, and because the contact surface is a bit large, more strength is required to drive the spearhead of the spear into the body of the prey.

This kind of spear is not easy for ordinary people, but for Valkyrie, this is the most suitable big killer.

Use it to stab the prey, and most of the time, there will be bloody flesh in the groove, and blood will spurt out.

Ordinary spears go through the heart, no matter how life or death a person is, the heart can still be mended.If the vitality is as strong as Thor and others, maybe there is still salvation.

But if the heart is stabbed by such a killer weapon, it will be cut to pieces by those eighteen edges in an instant, and there is absolutely no possibility of survival.

Therefore, the injury caused by Willow's spear is very special. There is no possibility that someone will use other similar weapons to kill the councilor, and the wound will be misunderstood.

It could only be that the murderer deliberately poured dirty water on her.

And she just showed her face a few days ago. Even the ordinary people in Gotham have the habit of blindly following the trend, but it is impossible for her painting style to suddenly change in such a short period of time.

So this is someone deliberately using the media to control public opinion, pouring dirty water on the spider banshee, and intending to nail the name of murder to her.

But the question is, why would the people behind the scenes do this?

The Spider Banshee isn't in anyone's way, is she?

On the contrary, she who holds the ancient bell in her hand is definitely a fragrant bun.

If you want to stimulate her to appear, you shouldn't use such means?

Or did she have an enmity with others when she didn't know it?

The next day, another person died, still familiar with penetrating wounds, a Democrat who, coincidentally, was also one of the candidates for mayor.

Willow was eating dinner, the spoon was reflecting light, and half of a bird could be vaguely seen.

Nicole couldn't eat. She wanted to say something, but she thought of what Willow had reminded her, so she shut her mouth. When dinner was over, she carried the plate and Willow into the kitchen together.

Willow took the plate, her voice barely audible.

"Don't worry, I can handle it."

After finishing speaking, she turned around and began to wash the dishes. Nicole beside her saw that she didn't want to say more, so she had no choice but to go outside to wipe the table.

At night, Willow appears in the Batcave.

Tim and Batman were waiting for her there, and there were pictures of the dead men on the big screen, along with several reports of their deaths.

Willow frowned and looked at the photo of the deceased, because there were not two, but three, and one of them was a woman.

She went through it quickly in her mind.

"Is this also one of the candidates?"

"That's right, at eight o'clock in the evening, he was killed in the toilet."

Tim zooms in on the photo.

The toilet was very high-grade, and the clean floor and the toilet were soaked in blood. The deceased was sitting on the toilet. She also looked terrified, as if she had seen something incredible.

The difference was that she was wet all over, with blood on the ground, and a lot of water stains, and her complexion was pale.The cause of death was freezing to death.

A perfect locked room murder case.

And many people know that the spider banshee is suspected to have the ability of teleportation and freezing.

If it's not the spider banshee or Willow herself, and Willow knows that she didn't kill anyone, she will believe it herself.

"Could it be the Freeze Man?"

Willow thought of a villain with such abilities.

Batman said quietly.

"I've seen it. He has been staying in Arkham well. But it doesn't rule out that his freezing gun was used by someone."

Willow thought.

"The people behind the scenes killed all the candidates for the mayor. Could it have something to do with this?"

If you just want to pour dirty water on her, killing famous people is very effective, but the price of assassinating these people is not small, right?

"It's possible. I checked the list of people who want to run for mayor this year. There are a few people who need to pay attention."

Tim moved his fingers quickly and pulled out a document.

"Penguin?"

Wei Luo, who was a little confused, looked and looked again and again to make sure that the name was correct. Looking at the man in the photo, who was gorgeously dressed, wearing a monocle, with a sullen and short face, she was full of question marks.

"He's even eligible to run for mayor? He's not..."

Such a villain is eligible to run for mayor, then she thinks she can run for president.

"Hate to admit it, but yes, he's eligible to run for mayor."

Tim gave the guy in the photo a disgusted look.

Although they have always noticed that the Penguin is not a good thing, to be precise, most of the Copperpot family have always been not a good thing.

Their industry used to be in the gray area, bringing huge wealth to their family, but now, they realized that the Copperpot family was being led into the black area by the Penguin.

It's a pity that although he and Bruce have always been in contact with the Copperpot family, the Penguin is too cunning, and the little things they have are not enough to send this guy to the Black Gate Prison.

"Do you think it was the Penguin who did it?"

"There is this suspicion, but the other two are also very suspicious."

Tim pointed to the other two documents, a man and a woman, both middle-aged. The woman looks very ordinary, but she looks gentle and kind with makeup, while the man is tall and thin with glasses.

Probably looking at it with colored eyes, Willow felt that this person was a bit of a gentle scum.

The male candidate's surname is Kerro, and the female's surname is Knoll.

Tim pointed first to Noel.A picture was brought up, it was a bow and arrow, the arrow was very unique, just like the tip of Willow's spear, but much smaller.

"Noel is a member of the bow and arrow club and has access to victims, and she is suspected of being a mutant with the ability to confuse people's minds."

It is not difficult to confuse people's spirits, pay more attention to monitoring, sneak into the victim and assassinate him.

"Korro is nothing special, just an ordinary person, but his latest bodyguard has the ability to control metal."

With this ability, he can also come and go freely in this steel forest, and it is not a problem to kill a person with a weapon that simulates a spider banshee.

In this era, although mutants are not welcomed by some people, some powerful mutants can use their own force to obtain better living conditions for themselves.

Having one or two powerful bodyguards is nothing special.

From this point of view, although the penguin can control the birds, it seems that there is no such condition for killing.Of course, it may have been covered up by him.

At this moment, Willow, who was subconsciously looking at Penguin, was also confused.

She knew that this was the real world, and there were more villains in Gotham than the ones she knew, so stereotypes were not important when analyzing the situation.

For the time being, they have no way to determine who the murderer is.

Because the death of these mayoral candidates was too bad, Willow and the others felt that it was still necessary to prevent the next victim from appearing.

A total of eight candidates, now three are dead, and there are five more.

Three of them are still suspects, and the remaining two should be innocent candidates, and of course they are probably the easiest candidates to die.

Finally, the division of labor, Tim and others went to monitor the five people.

Willow, on the other hand, fell silent. It is best not to let the spider banshee appear recently, so as not to muddy the water even more.

During the day, Gotham playboy Bruce attends a charity dinner in which Mr. Colero and Ms. Knoll and even Penguin are at the party.

Only one of the remaining five candidates was absent.

Among them, the gracious Ms. Noel was the most popular among the crowd. She was in a good position at the banquet. On the surface, she was not at all intimidated by the shadow of death.

He even spoke out bravely, saying that he would never be afraid of evil forces.Thus won a round of applause.

Bruce and Ms. Knoll hugged, brushing her collar casually.Leaving behind a tiny bug.

Penguin was the worst image among the candidates, but when he announced the amount of donation, he received even louder applause immediately.

Bright lights cannot find the darkness behind. "

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