The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

In the library of Wayne Manor, Bruce filled the table with all kinds of books again, and Dick was still holding the ladder that was much taller than him, rummaging among the bookshelves.

After the click of the ladder across the bookshelf, Dick exclaimed, Oh! Here's another book that I hadn't seen before!

As he spoke, he found a very worn-out book from the gap between the two bookshelves. After picking it up, he patted the dust on it with his hands, blew on the cover, and opened the first page.

Then, he ran up to Bruce with the book and said, Mr. Wayne, look at this book, this book is a bit strange.

Bruce took the book, opened it, and found that it introduced the nursery rhymes circulating in Gotham.

Every city will have its own minor tunes. Although Gotham is not ancient, its development history is very complicated. Therefore, it has also derived a unique music atmosphere. Although in modern times, Gotham's main music market is gangster rap , but there was also a time when divine tunes and nursery rhymes were widely known.

This book is to introduce the tunes of various nursery rhymes, as well as the content of their lyrics, and the source story of the content of the lyrics.

The lyrics of most nursery rhymes in the world are very simple, basically two or three sentences are sung over and over again, which will help children remember the key content of the lyrics.

However, one nursery rhyme in this book is very special, that is the song Owl Court, always watch your travel...

That's right, the name of this nursery rhyme is The Court of Owls, Watching Your Travels at All Times. Even the name is so long, so the content can be imagined.

Every lyric of this nursery rhyme is different, and none of the lyric is repeated. Singing it from the beginning to the end is harder than memorizing a poem.

However, it is recorded in this book that this nursery rhyme was once the most widely circulated nursery rhyme in Gotham, and almost every child sang it at that time.

Staring at the text on it, Bruce seemed to see that in the alleys in the rainy night in Gotham, the children were singing The Court of Owls... Always monitor your travels..., and behind them, many double owls lit up s eyes.

Bruce was keenly aware of the problem here, but he still looked at Dick, and then handed him the book, and Bruce said to Dick, Can you sing this song?

Dick took the book, frowned at the long string of lyrics, and said, I'll try.

Then, he stared at the book intently for about 20 minutes before he managed to sing the nursery rhyme, but he still stumbled and paused several times in the middle.

In addition to the very complicated lyrics, the tune of this song is also very awkward. Many people know that the pitch of nursery rhymes is higher than that of ordinary songs, because no matter boys or girls, before the voice change period, the pitch is higher Yes, a lot of tunes that are a bit high for adults are just right for them.

However, the tune of this song is very low. Even if Dick's voice change period is almost over, it is still a bit difficult to sing this song. Even if it is sung by ordinary adults, the tune will not be low.

After getting along for a period of time, Bruce felt that he already knew Dick quite well. He is a very smart kid who can learn everything quickly. However, he only managed to master this nursery rhyme after 20 minutes of concentration. What about Tan's other kids?

They don't have the patience to learn a song. When survival is a problem, no one will concentrate on art.

However, it is recorded in this book that for a long time, this nursery rhyme has been very popular among children in Gotham. It is almost impossible to happen in the natural development process.

Bruce thought more deeply, perhaps, the darkness of Gotham is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

There is a certain force that has been affecting the people living here. Since they were children, the dark force has affected them. Then, the city of darkness built by these people affected by darkness is called Gotham .

Finding that nursery rhymes might be problematic, Bruce started looking for more books on Gotham art history, and when he found it, he started looking at all the cities on the entire East Coast.

The most important city on the east coast is the Metropolis, and there are more historical records about this city than Gotham. Bruce originally just took a look at the history of the Metropolis, but he suddenly discovered that the book introducing the customs of the Metropolis Among them, a nursery rhyme was also recorded.

This nursery rhyme does not mention owls and darkness. However, these two nursery rhymes have the same characteristics, that is, the tune is ugly and difficult to learn, and the lyrics are complicated, but they have been sung orally for a certain period of time.

Bruce suddenly realized that the enemy he had to face might not only be the darkness in Gotham, but the roots of this behemoth had spread all over the country when he was not yet awakened and still in the ignorant period.

Realizing that there might be owls in Metropolis, Bruce immediately went to find Schiller.

Because his manor was bombed, Schiller returned to live at Gotham University. The repair of the manor will take a certain amount of time. During this time, he was either in Victor's laboratory to help him adjust his wife's state, Or write papers in the library.

Bruce found Schiller in a corner of the library, and after explaining his intentions to him, Schiller did not give him any clues for his investigation as he thought.

Bruce felt a little puzzled, because Schiller had always shown great interest in the Court of Owls. He thought that Schiller had also been investigating this organization and would have more clues than him.

Schiller, sitting on the other side of the library table, said to Bruce, If you want to look into this, I suggest you find someone.

who?

Godfather Falcone.

That night, it rained again in Gotham. No one would be surprised by this incident, but the rain this night was extra urgent. When the rain slapped on the glass, it covered up the footsteps of the uninvited guests.

Godfather Falcone was resting on the chair in the study, and a black shadow spread along the window. After the thunder came from the window, the light that lit up instantly made the outline of the shadow more clear. There are two pointed ears at the top.

Falcone seemed to be waiting for Batman. Batman was also observing Falcone. It had been a long time since the godfather looked older. Time seemed to have stopped on him. Batman stood in the corner, Ask him in a low voice: What do you know about owls?

I know a lot... Falconer folded his hands and placed them in front of him. He kept his eyes half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

I think you should have discovered that the darkness I mentioned before... the darkness that has been dragging this city into the abyss.

It has been invading here, using various methods, economics, politics, culture, art, they are pervasive.

Those dead members of the Court of Owls are just a small part of it. As long as darkness hangs over this city, the chaos here will never end.

Does only Gotham have owls?

After Batman asked this question, Falcone suddenly sat up straight from the back of the chair. He paused, leaned back on the back of the chair again, and said, You got the point, Batman.

I don't know if Alfred told you that he came to the Wayne family as a steward. It's not the first time we met. When I was young, Alfred, Father Daniel and I met.

For a monster's egg, we had a bizarre adventure. In the end, we chose. Put this unhandy egg underground in the metropolis. Do you know why we did this?

Batman was silent and did not answer, so Falcone asked himself and answered: When I was tracking down my son, I discovered this dark force everywhere, and I realized that Gotham was not the first place. The first city affected, and it won't be the last.

In those days, the metropolis didn't have such good law and order. I met a lot of friends there, so I learned something.

I told you before that I didn't know they were called owls. I only knew that there was a murderer lurking in Gotham. I wasn't sure I could eliminate them all at once, so I didn't dare to get to know them in depth.

However, I don't have so many scruples about dealing with the power of the Metropolis. I put that egg there, in fact, to lure the owls of the Metropolis to study it and make them burn themselves...

The owl of Metropolis... Batman said as if talking to himself, his gaze spread to the rainy night outside the window.

At this time, the thunderstorm outside the window was getting bigger and bigger. Through the rain curtain, the train from Gotham passed through the dark hills and meandered into another bustling city. The lights became a lighthouse on the East Coast and stayed on all night.

In an alley that was not illuminated by lights, two figures climbed over the wall of the alley. One of the men walked into the shadows at the end of the alley, squatted down, checked the traces there, and said: ...I found it. , Those two people who pretended to be us were thrown here.

His companion, another woman stepped forward, she pushed her glasses, and through the light reflected by the glasses lens, the face revealed was that of the female doctor who exchanged messages with Keira during the day, she glanced at the alley, and then Say in Russian:

The information Valeria gave me is that these two people who hold the Philby Medal are not agents of the special security department.

You should know that since the death of Benjamin, the head of the CIA's stronghold in Metropolis, Valeria has been the head of the CIA.

She was able to access the list of CIA agents stationed in the metropolitan area and its surrounding areas. At the same time, she was also able to use her authority to check the list of personnel in the special security department. However, she did not find these two people in the two lists.

But another man replied in English: This means that besides the KGB, the CIA, and the Special Security Department, there is another force secretly watching here.

The Philby list is likely to have fallen into the hands of this group of people. The female doctor took a deep breath and folded her arms and said, The medal has returned to its hometown, regardless of whether the list is still useful, the legendary agent Philby life's work, must return to Moscow.

The man stood up and looked at the dirt on his fingers. He rubbed it lightly with his thumb and forefinger, and the dirt disappeared along with the rain.

There are enough people here, there is no need for any mysterious organization to disrupt the situation, so...

Cold and direct Russian echoed in this dark alley:

Find it... destroy it.

How did Schiller borrow the knife? (5 points)

(Addition has to wait until tomorrow, I can’t finish writing today)