Chapter 519: Darkness Under the Lamp

It was easy to deal with it with clues. After Arthur returned, he immediately searched based on the string of numbers. The main target was the license plate number. According to his speculation, the old housekeeper should have been kidnapped in the cemetery. This string of numbers was unlikely to be an address or something like that. Sure enough, he found it.

The owner of the same license plate reported to the police that he was attacked by unknown people when driving near the cemetery. He was knocked unconscious on the spot and the car was stolen. Arthur immediately found the victim and tried to get more clues from him. However, the victim said that it was late at night and he was knocked unconscious without seeing anything.

However, before he lost consciousness, he heard some strange noises.

"Is it laughter?" Arthur stared into his eyes and asked, "Did you hear a strange laugh?"

The victim nodded with a look of horror on his face, "Yes, sorry, I don't want to recall... It will definitely give me nightmares for a long time, it's really terrible."

The situation seems to be getting more and more terrifying. The weird and scary laughter is mostly from the clown, but the problem is-the clown should not exist!

Obviously, he, who should be the clown, has already dressed up as Batman, so how can there be a clown?

But Arthur also realized that this world originated from a beautiful dream, no, to be precise, it should be a dream that looks very dreamy and beautiful, but it is false and does not exist in reality. In this case, it is normal for some unreasonable things to happen.

So far, he roughly knows what the reward he got from the quiz game is. It seems to help him get rid of the clown in his heart, or let him recognize his heart and have the right to choose.

In any case, he still hopes to continue this dream and have a good ending.

Arthur began to track down the whereabouts of the car. The police were not concerned about this case. The most recent major case was undoubtedly the terrorist attack caused by the Shadow Warrior Alliance in Gotham. Although Arthur prepared a plan in advance and thwarted the conspiracy of the Ninja Master, some follow-up work still gave the authorities a headache.

However, the police could not help much. In the end, Arthur investigated the location of the vehicle alone, and it was in a ruin not far from Wayne Manor!

This ruin was once the warehouse of the Wayne family. It was implicated in the fire that year and burned to ashes. Arthur rebuilt Wayne Manor, but ignored the charred ruins. Just like the scars on his face, they were all marks that made him remember hatred and pain at all times!

When Arthur learned that the bastard who kidnapped the old housekeeper was hiding in the ruins not far from his home, he was not angry at first, but felt a little chill, because this not only meant that the other party was bold, but also showed that the other party knew him very well!

Just as Arthur rarely went to the cemetery, he almost never went to the ruins. He avoided it when he went out, so even if the other party was hiding under his nose, Arthur took a lot of effort to find out.

Recalling that the victim had said that he heard a strange laugh when his car was robbed, Arthur's heart became heavier. He made full preparations and even planned to die with the other party, so he went to the ruins.

For many years, this ruin has been ignored and overgrown with weeds. There is also a small forest outside, which is indeed suitable for hiding. After approaching the ruins, he saw obvious wheel marks. Arthur quietly swept through the grass with the wind and followed the wheel marks into the ruins.

The dark traces left by the previous fire were covered by thick dust, and a series of messy footprints could also be seen, which also guided Arthur in the direction and road. He carefully sneaked in along the footprints, and the general structure of the warehouse naturally emerged in his mind.

Before it burned down, the warehouse had three floors, two on the ground and one in the basement. The fire burned down the two floors on the ground, leaving only dark ruins, so the people must be in the basement.

Soon, Arthur saw an old station wagon with its door open. There was no one around, and not far away was the passage leading to the basement. There should have been a wooden door, but now only a dark corridor can be seen, extending into the depths of darkness, as if it was the road to hell.

Originally, Arthur was going to be more cautious and explore the surroundings, but when he approached, he heard a faint cry of pain, and immediately recognized that it was the voice of the old butler. The groan of pain was weak, and it was obvious that he was in a very bad state!

Arthur's heart was lifted, and he didn't care too much, but he still threw a few flares before going in. The light briefly passed through the darkness, but was soon swallowed up by the darkness again.

There might be a trap below, but Arthur had no choice but to adapt. He came to the basement cautiously. The groan of pain he heard became clearer and clearer. He did not encounter any ambush or danger.

The flare lit up the basement, and Arthur's eyes widened. He saw a bloody man hanging from the ceiling. He could only recognize him from his long white hair and figure. This was the loyal old butler of the Wayne family!

"Alfred!"

Arthur's eyes were red with anger. The old butler in front of him could no longer see the slightest gentlemanly demeanor. He was tortured extremely cruelly. He was covered in blood and looked like a human. One of his ears and eyes was missing. After hearing Arthur's voice, he raised his head with difficulty. He opened his mouth, but dark red blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. His tongue was also cut...

The old butler was already breathing more in and out. Arthur quickly untied him from the rope and slowly lowered him to the ground. His eyes were red and he said: "Alfred, don't be afraid, I will take you to the hospital right now." , you’ll be fine!”

The old housekeeper shook his head. He didn't have much time left. While vomiting blood, he made movements to turn over, but he really didn't have much strength, and it was very difficult to turn over.

Seeing this, Arthur had no choice but to help. He turned over and saw that on the back of the old housekeeper, someone had used a knife to carve out crooked letters: "happy".

Seeing these bloodstained and crooked letters, Arthur couldn't help but hammer the ground. Damn it, I knew it was that madman!

At this time, the old butler seemed to have regained some strength. He turned back and blinked at Arthur with his only remaining eye. Then with his hand stained with blood, he wrote on the ground: "Cemetery, clown, Bruce, dig it up." …”

He was already in a state of recovery, but he could only hold on to a few words before his hands went limp and he died.