Chapter 1915 U: Beyond the Big Event (XIX)

The bus carrying the duelists slowly drove into a road cast with mottled tree shadows in the morning light. Both sides of the road were tall cold forest plants, which conveyed a deep chill in the early morning breeze.

The yellow bus drove into the thick fog. The humid morning fog became thicker and thicker. It penetrated into the bus along the cracks in the windows. When the inside of the bus was also filled with thick fog, several people suddenly realized that the people in the bus were inside. The furnishings have changed.

What drove into the thick fog was a bus, the most common type in rural America, and what drove out of the dense fog was an extended luxury car. Several people also changed from sitting facing forward to sitting facing each other. On the sofa of the stretch car.

No one moved as they saw the live driver sitting in the driver's seat.

"There is food and wine in the refrigerator next to the sofa. Please enjoy it as much as you can. Please be sure to adjust yourself. The Nehlet family is waiting for you."

The expressions of the two Batmans were very similar. They both narrowed their eyes slightly and turned down the corners of their mouths. It was obvious that many speculations about the current situation had flashed through their minds.

But they did not communicate aloud, because the driver's seat of this luxury extended car did not have a soundproof cabin. When the specific situation was unclear, it was best not to reveal their identity as outsiders.

The information that can be gleaned from the driver's short words is very limited. We only know that they seem to be guests of a family called Nihlet. They are on their way to the family manor at this time. So it seems that the location of this game should be A noble manor.

The two Batmans happened to be sitting across from each other, so they exchanged glances. In just a few seconds of eye contact, the amount of information exchanged was extremely huge.

They do have a say in such situations, because they themselves are super rich and know very well what aristocrats and rich people are.

Beibao began to grope around on his body, and sure enough, he found an invitation in the leg pocket of the bat suit.

Natasha also reached into her trouser pockets and dug around. In fact, she had discovered it a long time ago. The injuries on her body were healed the moment she got on the bus. It seemed that as the organizer's rules said, as long as she survived until dawn, she could get on the bus. , even if you win a day's game, you don't have to clear the level without any injuries.

She also touched an invitation that had been pressed and wrinkled, but the style of the invitation was very strange. It was not something that the upper class in the United States would use. The color was also pure black, with only a line of flowers written in silver in the center. In English, "Natasha Romanov personally writes."

Natasha immediately glanced at Batman, and her look meant that this must have been inserted by the organizer, because this was the name she registered at the beginning of the game.

But in fact, Natasha's legal name is not Natasha Romanov. The legal name she once used was Natalia Elianovna Romanova. The reason why she took the surname Romanov was because of her religious beliefs. Her spy-savvy father's surname was Romanov, and in order to identify whose adopted daughter she was, everyone called her Romanov.

But then Natasha got married. She followed the organization's arrangement and married a former Soviet pilot named Alexei Shostakov. Russian women need to change their husband's surname when they get married, so she later The legal name should be Natalia Shostakov.

S.H.I.E.L.D. had paid attention to Black Widow’s movements in the early years, and the name given to her was Natalia Shostakov. Natasha did not change it after joining S.H.I.E.L.D., so her legal name in the United States is also this. .

Invitations from the upper class in the United States usually use full names, some omit middle names, but first names are also used, and many of the names of superheroes we are familiar with are actually nicknames.

For example, Daredevil Matt's name is Matthew, Dick's name is Richard, and Tony's name is Anthony.

Anyone with a little bit of rules will not write other people's nicknames on invitations to formal occasions. This can even be said to be a disrespectful approach. Even in many cases, people who are familiar with each other must be called when they meet in serious occasions. Name.

So if this so-called Nehlet family is a wealthy European and American family, they will definitely not make such a mistake. Then the only possibility is that they were forced in by the organizer, so the organizer directly used the names they provided when registering.

The four of them thought of this almost at the same time, so they relaxed a little. It seemed that there was no need to play anyone in this game, and the organizer would give them a reasonable identity.

Sure enough, the car slowly stopped, and the few people who got out of the car saw a huge Gothic-style manor behind layers of dense forest. Its size, luxury, and construction age should be comparable to Wayne Manor.

After a few people walked to the forked road, they discovered that there was a sign hanging at the front of the intersection with the name of the Nehlet family, which meant that all the surrounding forestland was the property of the family.

After taking a few steps forward, the butler and a group of waiters came forward. The old butler, who was headed by Batman, shook hands and said, "You are finally here. God bless you. The Nehlet family expresses their heartfelt thanks to you." Welcome, come with me."

The old housekeeper turned around and led a few people towards the manor, and said: "As I said on the phone, the situation of the young master and the ladies is getting worse and worse. The madam is going crazy with anxiety, but also That’s understandable.”

"The master came back a few days ago, but soon left in a hurry due to business. Mr. Prosci's troubles became more and more unseemly. Madam really has too much to take care of. If you are rude later, you will not do anything. Don't mind."

"Oh, by the way, I didn't expect such a coincidence that Dr. Rodriguez is an old acquaintance of the famous Wayne brothers. How does that saying go? Excellent people always have the opportunity to get together."

The old butler explained all the settings without waiting for Batman to ask.

It seems that this family called Nehlet has encountered some troubles recently. It is certain that this family is now inherited by a couple, that is, the master and the lady in the butler's mouth. At the same time, they have at least one son and one daughter, and there is also a Mr. Proshi who is unknown and lives here.

The setting of Batman seems to be a pair of business brothers, with a big business. Schiller is still a doctor, and Natasha's profession is not mentioned, but from the subtle attitude of the butler, she is probably still a law enforcement officer with an official background.

It is very likely that the butler called them separately before, hoping that they can solve the problem, but revealed who else he had invited in the conversation, and found that they knew each other, so he sent a car to pick them up together.

There are two biggest doubts now. The first is, of course, what kind of trouble did the Nehlet family encounter that required business partners and doctors, and even let law enforcement officers enter their homes, and not in an official capacity.

The last point is particularly important. As a wealthy man, Batman knows some taboos in the upper class. Generally speaking, no family will welcome agents into their homes.

It’s not that they are really afraid of being investigated. There will be no clues in the places where most families live. It’s just that they think that law enforcement officers should protect their interests, not investigate them in turn. In short, they just want their dogs to bite people, not bite their owners in turn.

The fact that they enforce the law without revealing their identities is even more interesting. This is very likely to indicate that the conflict between family factions has reached an unmanageable point.

One party wants to fight to the death and let law enforcement officers make the evidence of other factions public, but they don’t want to break the net completely, and only regard this as the last bargaining chip.

Only at this time will they allow law enforcement officers to enter the mansion secretly in an undisclosed capacity and appear at the last moment of the negotiation to form a threat to others.

So which faction do they belong to?

It is not difficult to see that in this house, Mr. Nehelet and Mrs. Nehelet may not have a harmonious relationship, otherwise Mr. Nehelet would not refuse to return home when his children are in trouble, and the strange Mr. Prosi is also a faction of his own, which is bound to be very complicated interpersonal relationships.

And secondly, and most importantly, who is the killer?

After the first game on the first day, several people understand that the killer's ability is not limited to being strong and powerful, and it is very likely that there are some magical abilities, so the range of choices is very wide, maybe the landscape trees on the roadside may jump out and become tree demon killers.

On the way to the manor, Batman was always alert to possible accidents, while Schiller had already started chatting with the old butler.

"To be honest, I was also surprised to hear what you said. No matter what happened to other people, the child is always innocent. That's why I came here."

"You can tell Madam that the situation is urgent and there is no need to be too polite. We can get to work immediately."

"Really? Thank you so much. Madam has actually been hesitating, worried that it would be too rude to invite everyone to the Nehlet family so formally without holding a welcome banquet."

"Don't think so. We are not such old-fashioned people. Everything is based on efficiency, but..."

Schiller deliberately dragged out a long tone. The old butler immediately looked at him and said, "If you have any requirements, you must tell me. The Nehlet family is very grateful to everyone in the snow. Don't be stingy when you offer help or help..."

"Oh, it's a bit of trouble, but I'm afraid we still need to welcome them. As you can see, we all came from our respective jobs without clothes or luggage. Image is not a problem for us, but we are worried that it will have a bad influence on the children..."

"So that's the matter." The old housekeeper smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have prepared suitable clothes long ago. Besides, after the master took over the family, many things are not so old-fashioned. Yesterday, the young master and the young ladies played with the gardener's lawn mower."

While talking, they moved to the door of the main hall of the manor. Two waiters pushed open the door, but the scene in the main hall surprised everyone.

There were many people standing in the extremely gorgeous Gothic main hall at this time. How to describe their dress and temperament? It can only be said that Batman in a bat costume stood in the crowd, and Schiller and Natasha dressed normally were simply outliers.

The two Batmen stared at them for only three seconds before they were sure - this was a room full of charlatans.