Three-stream detection simulator

On July 15, Shania had concluded her preliminary trial. During the pre-trial hearing, she did not choose to plead, and acquiesced to all trial results. The process went so smoothly that the judge found it incredible. On the way to prison, she began to recall the entire incident, including her husband's death, Edward Nygma's threading of threads, and...the motives that made her choose to hire Hercule Hugo in the first place.

She had heard of Hercule Hugo much earlier than the day her husband Corbin died, even before they messed up the Black Country deal. It's been more than half a year, or a whole year? At that time, Shania Fordham's career was smooth and prosperous, and she was prosperous in Gotham, a land flowing with gold. One day, a young woman dressed in rich clothes and wearing a strange white mask with a pointed bottom, with only two black holes and a protrusion like a bird's beak, came to the door.

"Are you Shania Fordham?" She got straight to the point as soon as she came up. "We want to make a deal with you."

The woman easily revealed Shania's identity and her decision-making position, which made Shania dare not act rashly for a moment, and asked tentatively: "What do you want me to do?"

"I want you to reach out to someone when the time is right."

"Who is it?"

"We don't know his name, we just know he's a detective."

"Where are the photos? There should be some, right?"

"No." The masked woman said calmly.

Although she was nervous, Shania was still amused by this absurd request: "What? I don't know who this person is or what he looks like. How do you want me to know him? Is he a boy or girl?" Where do you live? Are you interested in women? Is it possible that you will be killed by my gun one day because of your left foot?"

However, the masked woman, along with her clothing, emotions, and movements, were as calm as dead water. She ignored Shania's provocation and only placed a golden hourglass about ten centimeters high in front of Shania:

"He is a man. There are many things that are uncertain, but career is certain. When the gold in the upper half of the hourglass runs out, the first person you see will be the person you are looking for. Find a way to get to know him, and then ——”

The masked woman hesitated.

"He should have a... chip or something in his hand. You find a way to get it, and we will save your life when you are cornered. Believe me, you definitely need the help of the Court of Owls."

Shania stared at her and confirmed after a while: "You don't know who he is, and you don't know what the thing you are looking for looks like. I have to make my own judgment."

"right."

"Go and eat shit." Shania held the unlit cigarette with one hand and said coldly.

"You can refuse, we are not the only candidate." The masked woman said, "And there are not many choices you can make."

Shania hesitated for a while, then held the hourglass in her hand: "How long does it time?"

"Not necessarily, you will know when the time comes."

"...Okay." Shania was a little speechless, "I'll try my best, but the content you told me is too little and the requirements are too broad. I can't guarantee success."

"Success, we saved your life." The masked woman stood up, "When you call the name of the Court of Owls, the claws will come to find you."

After saying this, she left.

What a strange man, Shania thought. Although Gotham was chaotic at that time, there were not many sane lunatics. Therefore, the meeting left a deep impression on Shania, and even months later, the details of the conversation are still vivid in her mind.

The golden hourglass handed to Shania by the Court of Owls is placed on her desk at home. The bright metal inside does not seem to be much, but it seems to be inexhaustible. No matter how many days have passed, the upper half of the hourglass The number of gold particles has not decreased. Shania gradually forgot about this until her husband died and the threat of Heibang was close at hand. She decided to go to a hotel to talk about cooperation with her old friends...

Before going out, she accidentally saw the hourglass on the corner of the table. By some strange coincidence, Shania picked it up and put it in her pocket.

On July 15, Shania Fordham was on her way back to prison when she thought of the little golden hourglass. After meeting Hercule Hugo, the gold on one side of the hourglass was empty and no longer flowed no matter how much it was rotated. Shania usually puts it in the suitcase of the hotel. On July 8, 'Jermaine' suggested that she pack her luggage and leave. Shania took advantage of the situation and packed and sent her important belongings, including the golden hourglass. In the hands of trusted people.

She never thought of asking the Court of Owls for help.

Shania scoffed at working with an organization that was anonymous and shady. Besides, she didn't find the 'chip' requested by the Court of Owls at all, so why would she need to give the clue to the other party?

Even if it is good to avoid the limelight temporarily, Heibang may not be able to have free time. Their management is getting more and more chaotic, and even the police station can infiltrate. But this is Gotham. The Romans took over the scepter of evil from their predecessors. After his death, there will be endless successors. As long as human desires do not die, the city will never usher in peace and will never lack a comeback. opportunity...

Various thoughts were running through Shania's mind, and she suddenly realized that the policeman responsible for escorting her had not spoken for a while. Not long ago, they were complaining about the weather, work, and family, but now they were so quiet that they seemed to have disappeared.

This woman who had experienced many ups and downs had a bad association in an instant, but she didn't have time to react. She only felt a breeze on the back of her neck, accompanied by a whisper: "The Court of Owls has sentenced you to death-"

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[You have obtained too much disordered and complicated knowledge in ▇▇, Sanity value -10]

[You have obtained too much disordered and complicated knowledge in ▇▇, Sanity value -10]

[You are...]

[Intelligence judgment is successful, your brain automatically integrates the knowledge given by ▇▇, skill 'Wu Wen Qiang Mei' level +1, currently lv.2]

[Please note that your current Sanity value is too low. Standby action 2: 'Hmm... How can it not be considered obsessive-compulsive disorder? ' The trigger frequency increases; the influence of physical strength and agility attribute values ​​on character movement increases; the charm attribute remains unchanged, and the tendency of neurotic perception increases. ]

[Note: The hidden attribute Sanity value and the influence caused by Sanity value can be automatically restored over time. Extremely low Sanity value has a certain probability of causing schizophrenia or death. Please stay alert and pay attention at all times. 】

“…”

The above are all tips that pop up in the game system within a few minutes of opening the ‘Heavenly Sense’ skill.

Hercule lay on the edge of the pool to wipe off his nosebleed, suspecting that if the mechanical heart had not automatically shut down after more than five minutes, more than just food residue and acid water would have come out of his stomach.

The effect of the ‘Heavenly Sense’ application really made him feel scared. Rather than saying that it was a free clue, it was better to say that he was risking his sanity to have an effective conversation with that unknown thing.

[Hello, detective. ]

[I am Gotham. ]

What do these two sentences, especially the latter one, mean?

Hercule recalled that he first used the mechanical heart to fall into a dark space, and then used the skill ‘Heavenly Sense’ to go from the dark space to a place similar to Gotham but different.

This made Hercule think of mirror reflection. Is the dark space located between the two Gothams? Is the dark blue hell on earth a reflection of Gotham, or a concrete manifestation of some kind of urban consciousness?

The system was silent, leaving the players to guess.

Hercule had no clues and could only give up temporarily. He didn't know whether the skill of 'Knowledge and Memory' was not high enough or did not involve this aspect, so he didn't give any hints. However, his inspiration was only 15 on weekdays, so he was afraid that he would ignore the evil god. After vomiting, he felt much better. He calmed down to study the sequelae of skill activation and the remaining rewards.

The standby action actually has a weird name... This was something he didn't expect.

Hercule did a rough experiment. The actions that used to be triggered by distraction for five or six minutes have become extremely frequent. Sometimes, he just didn't pay enough attention, and his hands began to automatically sort and organize the things in front of him by quantity. Once he actively and forcibly suppressed this impulse, his brain would release anxiety signals, making him restless.

When Hercule calmed down the awkward feeling, the whole room was rearranged, and the positions of various items were extremely strange. Outsiders would shout "What the hell" when they saw it, but Hercule entered the sage time, standing peacefully and contentedly in the middle of the room, enjoying the long-lost peace for a long time.

Then he thought, what was I going to do originally?

"..."

The influence of character attribute points on the body was also reflected when cleaning the room. Before, the part of Hercule that did not listen to the command of the brain was mainly the right hand. Now, after a certain period of activity, the right leg also began to numb until it lost consciousness, as if it was just a heavy wooden stick hanging on the waist.

However, the detective was physically disabled but mentally strong. Even at this point, he still insisted on cleaning up the debris. Fortunately, there were not many things in the room, otherwise at least one of his body and legs would be disabled.

As for the so-called "increased tendency of neurotic perception", it affects other people rather than himself. Compared with several other serious sequelae, Hercule can already ignore it calmly.

The reward is much more pleasing. The unplanned spoils of war were the skill "Widely Insightful" upgraded to level 2. Given the very limited ways to obtain skill points, this improvement is not small, but the price of reduced sanity is really heavy, and this free opportunity is probably only once.

The effect of skill upgrades is that a large number of unfamiliar knowledge points suddenly appear in the mind, including world history, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology, criminology, and the basis of supernatural power cognition... Many of these contents are not so "exam-oriented", and some are almost unheard of by ordinary people. Hercule felt it roughly and would like to call it the specialized version of the detective knowledge base, or give it a title of "One Hundred Information You Must Know as a Detective".

I don't know how the game system will determine which content will be used.

As for the skill points given by the main quest, Hercule originally wanted to try whether he could add them to "Heavenly Sensing". Usually, his inspiration is too low, and this skill can't be used at all, let alone upgrade. He wanted to add points to the skill while using "Mechanical Heart" + 200% inspiration to see if he could find loopholes.

But a single "Hello, Detective" from Gotham dampened all his desire for adventure.

Level 1 Celestial Sensing is like this, and when the level is raised, will it be possible to chat and laugh with the SAN gift pack? Hercule could not imagine it and chose to follow his heart. On the other hand, the duration of the Mechanical Heart is only 5 minutes, and it is not worthwhile to put skill points on "Analogy", so he dragged his half-dead body to fall on the bed, closed his eyes, and tangled between the existing skills and several lv.0s in the intelligence branch.