Chapter 129: Let Seven People Die First to Test the Waters
That being said, Katum also knew that the situation was a little different now.
That N metal dagger is still wandering outside.
The murderer of those murders should be Billy Butcher, an ordinary man who wants to hunt superhumans.
He has a deep hatred for his countrymen.
The woman whose name Homelander just couldn't remember was Butcher's wife.
The hatred of seizing his wife is irreconcilable.
His desire to kill superhumans will sooner or later attract the attention of N Metal Dagger.
It is even possible that the Butcher and the Dagger have been together for a long time.
"Bruce, we still have to be careful."
Katum warned, "Be careful, one day someone will hunt you down."
……
Vought Corporation takes the case of superhuman murders very seriously.
Except for Homelander, all other members of the Seven went out to investigate the truth of the matter.
We must find out the murderer.
This operation is still carried out in teams of two, and the one acting with Bruce is Starlight.
“It’s hard for me to imagine how this could be done.”
Xingguang flipped through the photos in her hand. The bloody scene made her feel a little uncomfortable.
She was also very confused: "These are all extremely powerful superhumans, why were they killed without a sound?"
Is it strong?
Bruce remembered the introductions of the superhumans who were killed. They were all second-rate heroes.
If he planned it without intention, Bruce felt that he could deal with those guys by himself even without using magic.
"Our current mission is to find the true identity of that guy."
Bruce looked thoughtful, "Judging from the way these people's bodies were destroyed, the murderer must have a deep hatred for superhumans.
"This hatred must have a source. Why don't we follow this clue to investigate?"
Xingguang was impressed by Bruce's performance.
Although he was only thirteen years old, he could look at such bloody photos over and over again without feeling uncomfortable at all.
"If we talk about hatred towards parahumans, there's a lot of it."
Starlight said helplessly, "Given the unscrupulous style of superheroes, it's not surprising that they are hated."
When she said this, she had no awareness that she was also a superhero.
Bruce didn't dwell on this point, he asked the owl directly -
"Katum, tell me the truth, you know who the murderer is, right?"
"It's just a guess," said the owl. "I just have a suspect."
Bruce nodded without asking the man's name.
He just confirmed: "Is he a lunatic? The kind who kills people indiscriminately?"
"Not in my impression."
"That guy was very targeted in his killings," Katum said.
"That's fine."
Bruce said, "I'm not in a hurry to find out who he is. I don't know anything."
In fact, at this moment, Bruce felt that the world was not hopeless.
If this world allows superhumans to do whatever they want and humans do not resist at all, that would be true despair.
Bruce never thinks from a superhuman perspective because he is human.
Although this murderer's methods are extreme, they represent that humanity is still resisting.
There's no reason for Bruce to be a bad guy.
"Bruce, I seem to have observed that you have a strange mentality."
Katum suddenly said, "You have unintentionally put yourself in the position of the butcher."
"Have it?"
Bruce heard the word butcher and thought it was probably the man Katoom suspected.
"Of course. I feel like what you think the butcher did is what you want to do, but the means are not so extreme."
Katum shook his wings and said, "I must remind you that the butcher is the butcher, and you are you. You are two people!"
Bruce and the Butcher are different in their methods, positions, and even their starting points for declaring war on superhumans.
Maybe because he had been in the black robe world for too long, Bruce began to become a little extreme.
This look is unlike anyone else, just like Thomas Wayne from the Flashpoint world.
Owl once told Bruce that Gotham was beyond redemption, but in fact, some parallel universe Gothams were indeed redeemed.
Like the Flashpoint world.
In the Flashpoint world, it was not Bruce's parents who died in the alley, but Bruce himself.
Stimulated by the loss of her own child, Bruce's mother Martha fell into madness and became the Joker.
She keeps kidnapping children and using this to force parents to make choices.
On the other hand, Thomas Wayne, the former doctor, put on the bat cape and became the cruelest Batman.
He never showed mercy to evil and never shied away from killing people.
With his thunderous methods, countless villains were killed once they were caught.
Entering Arkham Asylum has become a luxury.
It was under such circumstances that decades later, Gotham became the safest city in the United States.
According to Katum's current observations, Bruce and Flashpoint Batman Thomas are really becoming more and more alike.
"Would you like to take Bruce to the Flashpoint world someday?"
The thought just flashed through the owl's mind, but he quickly rejected it.
No, the DC world is very dangerous now, and Barbatos is watching them all the time.
But if Bruce goes to the Flashpoint world, isn't that just like walking into a trap? But -
Katum is now thinking about a problem seriously.
Bruce has now left DC and is traveling around the world to study. The characters from DC he comes into contact with are either villains or anti-heroes.
He has never seen hope and justice in DC.
That being the case, it's only natural that he would be biased when he grew up to be Batman.
Although Bruce is paranoid by nature, people know that he has this shortcoming, but he still keeps being exposed to all kinds of darkness. Even a good kid will grow up to be crooked, right?
"It is still necessary to go to the Flashpoint world."
Katum thought about letting Bruce see Thomas, but not Martha.
In the Flashpoint world line, Martha jumped from the top of the Batcave and died in the cave after learning that her son had become Batman.
She would rather die than see her son become Batman.
Now Bruce, at such a young age, has already set his sights on becoming Batman. If Martha saw this, wouldn't he become even more insane?
"Forget it, let's put this idea aside for now!"
Katum really couldn't think of any good way now. He could sneak into the Flashpoint world quietly and leave quietly.
Unless there is some special opportunity, it is better not to go back to DC.
……
At this time, Bruce and Starlight put their heads together, analyzing clues to the murder case.
The two of them were newcomers, and Bruce was deliberately slacking off, so the reasoning process was not only slow, but also fruitless.
In the end, even Xingguang himself couldn't stand it anymore.
She raised her head, her face full of shame: "Bruce, do you think I'm stupid?"
Bruce had clearly sorted out all the clues, but he simply couldn't find the underlying pattern.
"How could that be? You're not stupid at all!"
Bruce encouraged, "You're just not obviously smart."
"But I really haven't a clue!"
Various files were placed right in front of him, but Xingguang had no idea where to start the investigation.
"It's not your fault."
Bruce said, "After all, we didn't go to the scene and didn't see the superhumans who were killed with our own eyes. It's normal that we can't detect some clues."
The news of the superhuman being killed was always blocked by Vought Corporation and never spread to the outside world.
Because once it gets out, the impact will be too bad.
The image of superhuman invincibility was directly shattered.
In order to conceal everything, Water Company quickly cleaned up the crime scene, leaving only these files.
The above records are extremely hasty, as if they were completed in a hurry.
Apart from some photos, even the autopsy report had a lot of problems.
The main reason is that the superhumans who died were too small in status and Vought Company did not pay enough attention to them.
They even thought that these people were dead and that was it, so they just cleaned it up.
Don't delay the company's continued profitability.
Bruce shook his head and said, "If it was the Seven who were killed, the result would definitely be different."
But when he turned toward the stars, his words changed again.
"It doesn't matter, the company has worked very hard!"
Bruce said: "In the final analysis, the police's previous inspection was not thorough enough and failed the company's expectations. If we could examine a body ourselves, I believe the situation would be completely different!"
The words fell——
There were footsteps coming from outside the door, and Ashley opened the door and came in, her face full of horror.
"Come here quickly!"
She shouted hurriedly, "Something bad has happened!"
Xingguang quickly stood up and supported Ashley: "Don't be anxious, tell me slowly, what happened?"
"Yes, it's black!"
Ashley was shaking all over. She pointed outside and shouted, "Xuan Se was killed!"
boom--
It was like a loud thunderclap, and Xingguang froze in place.
Another one died...
Since the Invisible Man, another member of the Seven has died.
In fact, when Xingguang first joined the team, there was a rumor on the Internet that Xingguang was not a good star, but a deadly star.
It was because she wanted to join the group of seven that she killed the Invisible Man to make room for her.
Xingguang has always been dismissive of such remarks. Fatalism like the Death Star has nothing to do with her!
If she really is some kind of death star, then why hasn't Shen Hai died yet?
However, the sudden news now completely shattered Xingguang's original confidence.
It's only been a short time and two people in the group of seven have died.
Could it be that her starlight really carries some ominous metaphysics?
On the other side, Bruce and Katum looked at each other and felt that it was too much of a coincidence.
"Did you do it?" Bruce confirmed to Katum.
It's really a bit suspicious. I was just thinking that Vought Company would take it seriously if seven people died.
And now it really came?
What a coincidence!
"It's definitely not me!"
Katoom flapped his wings and refuted Bruce's slander.
"Why would I kill Xuanse? I'm not racist!"
Owls don't kill people secretly.
He wished the whole world knew.
(End of this chapter)
