Chapter 3854: The Nameless Bat (35)

The situation had indeed escalated. This was Seeing Natasha's first thought when she saw the corpses. This corpse should be labeled "Viewing prohibited for those under 80." That is to say, among the people present, no one except her should be looking.

But clearly, the people of this city didn't think so. They seemed to be accustomed to this. Seeing Natasha had already seen many young faces hurrying past the crime scene, probably intern police officers or intern agents, whose ages might not exceed 20. And apart from frowning and walking fast, they showed no discomfort.

What a hellish city. Seeing Natasha couldn't help but think.

In the previous few cases, although the Eden Killer's victims were killed by him and there was blood splattered at the scene, the scene couldn't be called tragic; it could only be said to be a classic murder scene.

But this time it was different. For some reason, the Eden Killer started playing with the corpses. These two corpses were still in a connected state, but this time, a rope passed through their chests. The two were pressed very tightly together, and then their arms were sewn together, hanging vertically. The whole scene formed a cross shape, one horizontal and one vertical. It wasn't very bloody, but it was just very eerie.

The identities of the deceased were quickly determined: one was a judge of the Cat Getan Prosecutor's Office, and the other was his lover.

That's right, this time it wasn't a prostitute but a lover, and this judge had just divorced not long ago. Both were currently single, counting as legal lovers.

Gordon was busy and overwhelmed. The biggest problem clearly still came from the reporters. They were rushing in like crazy, and most of the police force was used to maintain order at the scene.

Seeing Natasha felt this was a bit absurd. If there wasn't a single good person in the whole city and murders were everywhere, then what were the reporters so excited about? Shouldn't this be your daily life?

Soon she knew the conclusion. Because the things these reporters were shouting clearly had a bias. They were feeling panic, which meant their employers behind them were also panicking.

It seems that in the past, most of the people who died in this city were ordinary people. The upper society was well protected by their money and power. Lunatics like the Joker or Scarecrow had never threatened anyone in the true upper society other than Bruce Wayne.

And this time, there was an Eden Killer who didn't play by the rules, so of course they would feel very worried. Although the mayor and the judge were also their puppets, such a threat was also something they couldn't accept.

Seeing Natasha frowned deeply. There were informants for these people in the police station. The situation of the corpses might be exposed and used to pressure the police station. Before the situation became chaotic again, she had to do something.

She saw Gordon talking to Schiller about something. Schiller pointed at the corpses, nodded, and then shook his head. After they finished talking, Seeing Natasha seized an opportunity and came to Gordon, saying, "Mr. Commissioner, what do you plan to do?"

"If only I had a way." Gordon said, "Listen, I know you are thinking about how useless the Cat Getan police are, but this damn city is just like this. Being able to have so many normal humans acting with their reason rather than crazy fantasies appear at a crime scene has already exhausted everything Batman and I can do. Really can't expect them to achieve anything more."

"By the way, I know there are many young people here, some even too young, but this isn't what I wanted either. They were... recruited by Batman. Previously, an organization appeared here called the Robin Gang, which could be said to be Batman's fanatical fans. To prevent them from going astray, Batman stuffed them all to me."

Gordon was clearly under too much pressure, talking non-stop to whoever he caught. Seeing Natasha barely understood what he was describing. Just as she was about to speak, a figure walked over.

"It's me, James." A young man with black hair and blue eyes said.

Gordon looked like he had seen a savior; he rushed up and hugged the other party, then said, "My God, Tim, did you finally dig yourself out of that pile of documents?"

"Actually, not yet. It's just that Barbara said you were clearly overloaded recently, and the name of the Eden Killer has been circulating in Cat Getan for too long, so I wanted to come over and see if I could help you with anything." After Tim finished speaking, he turned to look at Seeing Natasha, "This beautiful lady is..."

"CIA Agent, Seeing Natasha Romanoff." Seeing Natasha didn't say much. Although the young man in front of her looked like an adult, he was still a bit young, and his dress and appearance were expensive; he didn't look like a policeman or anything.

"CIA?" Tim was a bit surprised. But he quickly realized what he was here for; he looked at Gordon and said, "Can you let me take a look at the crime scene and the corpses?"

Gordon nodded and took him into the room. He stayed there for about 20 minutes. Seeing Natasha finished two cups of coffee outside and even ate half a donut. Tim then walked out of the room.

"I think I know why a CIA agent would appear here." Tim looked at Gordon and said, "The killer is a Russian, highly likely a member of the Russian mafia. You have to go check Binder Street."

"How did you see that?" Seeing Natasha couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, so you didn't know yet." Tim was slightly surprised again, but still quickly got to the point, saying: "When you went in, you should have seen that the rope wasn't straight enough; there were some tiny creases on it, as well as wear and tear. After taking the rope down and letting it return to its original shape, and then carefully checking the worn parts, you can see what they were originally used to bind."

"Bind what?"

"Yes, the preliminary deduction is 6 AN94 automatic rifles. The origin of this gun is Russia, and only the Russian mafia can get the goods. And the two ends of the rope used a special knot, which is the knot used to hang ham in the cured meat shops in the St. Petersburg area, so the killer is highly likely a Russian."

"You are really smart." Seeing Natasha praised him very bluntly, and then added in her heart: "Much better than that bunch of psychics."

Immediately after, she heard Schiller say beside Gordon: "... The killer has a near-manic desire for expression and has been hiding for a long time, and now has been induced out. The raised arms represent cheering; he needs an audience. But clearly, not that many people are cheering for him, and he is feeling frustrated. He thinks he isn't suitable for his current job, but has nowhere else to go. He is afraid of failing the expectations of many people... In summary, a host of a TV show that might be in prime time but whose ratings have dropped very sharply recently, has a criminal record, and has recently turned over a new leaf—at least everyone around him thinks he has turned over a new leaf. The way of interpreting his own emotions is like a Russian."

Seeing Natasha spat out a mouthful of coffee.

"Antonio?!" Gordon almost shouted the name immediately, and then his face turned ugly.

"If your judgment is accurate, then the only one who meets these conditions is Antonio. He used to work for his brother's Russian mafia, and was later saved by Batman. The Penguin arranged a job for him as a TV show host, but because he wasn't very professional, he didn't perform very well, and the ratings have dropped very sharply recently..." Gordon introduced.

"This is troublesome." Gordon sighed heavily, "He is the Penguin's man. Even if he doesn't have that much value, the Penguin won't easily hand him over. That would make him lose face completely."

Seeing Natasha also frowned and said: "Why is it such a coincidence? The killer manipulated by the Eden Killer this time is the Penguin's subordinate?"

"No one knows." Gordon said, "From the beginning, no one knew what the Eden Killer's motive was. He looks like a killer who commits crimes for pleasure, but the choice of targets is very peculiar. Now the situation has become even more chaotic."

Seeing Natasha looked at Schiller. Schiller, however, didn't say anything more, standing aside as if he were wandering in his thoughts. Then soon, a young police officer brought another piece of bad news—the bartender of the Bingshan Lounge had been killed.

When Gordon took people to the Bingshan Lounge, he heard the Penguin's cursing. Although he knew now wasn't a good time to ask for someone, he still had to repeat the situation at the judge's murder scene to the Penguin.

"Fuck Antonio! What evidence do you have?!" The Penguin was clearly enraged, and he said, "You can't even see such an obvious frame-up; what are you police for?!"

"And, my man was just killed. You don't come to investigate and collect evidence, but instead come to ask me for the killer? Gordon, who gave you the guts?!"

Gordon took a deep breath, trying to suppress his anger, and then said: "I'm just reminding you, Mr. Cobblepot. Antonio is highly likely to have been manipulated by the Eden Killer. If you don't hand him over to us, if he kills your people or you, I will cheer for him."

The Penguin's face was terrifyingly gloomy. He said: "In short, you first find the person who dared to kill on my turf. When I figure out what's going on, I will give Antonio to you."

So Gordon had a headache again. He had to let Tim and Schiller come in to take another look. This time Tim didn't see anything, because he had been busy for a while and didn't know much about the Eden Killer. And Schiller told Gordon that this time it was done by a copycat.

The deceased were also a man and a woman, but this time it was the bartender and a waiter in the Bingshan Lounge. They died in the restroom, and when they died, they weren't in a connected state, but they might have just had a passionate encounter. It was also strangulation followed by stabbing, exactly the same as the mayor's murder case.

But it was precisely because the crime scene was very clean and the action was very neat that there were no clues at all. Gordon also knew he couldn't rely entirely on helpers, so he started directing technical personnel to extract clues at the scene.

"He stirred the situation into a complete mess." Gordon took a deep breath and said, "If the people in the Bingshan Lounge hadn't died, I would have been sure to make Cobblepot give me Antonio. But now he is enraged; not only can we not catch Antonio, but the Penguin might also throw him into the Atlantic to feed the sharks. The clues are all broken."

"Why do I feel like this copycat is completely making trouble?" Seeing Natasha frowned and said, "If the mayor hadn't died, it wouldn't have caused such a big chaos; if the employees in the Bingshan Lounge hadn't died, the Penguin wouldn't have refused to let the suspect cooperate with the investigation. He interfered with our actions several times."

"Of course I saw it. The cases he committed before raised the Eden Killer's reputation quite a bit, and now he is hindering us everywhere, but the problem is, he acts even cleaner than the Eden Killer. We can't catch him at all."

Seeing Natasha sighed and said: "Running around busy every day but not being able to catch half a person, it must be quite hard, right?"

Gordon looked at her with some surprise and said: "I thought you would curse us for being useless."

"I won't. Because there are people more useless than you."

"Who?"

"The New York Police."

The car drove all the way back to the Cat Getan Police Station. The consultants who didn't belong to the police station went home. Seeing Natasha sat by the office window, looking at the light rain that started falling outside again, then opened the Battleworld interface and started sending messages to the Agent:

"What are you doing?" Seeing Natasha attached a smiling emoji.

"No time for idle chat, thanks."

Seeing Natasha called him directly. ===== CHAPTER 3855 =====