Chapter 96: Vampire Rumors

"Last night, the East District, which had been quiet for a while, saw another bloody incident. According to reports, two low-level members of the Mask Society died in a tunnel. The way they died was the same as the way the members of the Mask Society in the hotel died before.

It is said that this may be related to the long-lost Blood God, the Chairman of the Judgment Council, and rumors of vampires are spreading like wildfire!"

In Gotham Center Plaza, today's headlines are broadcast on the huge building screen. People coming and going stop at the bottom of the building and watch the information being broadcast.

"My goodness, what's going on in Gotham recently? All kinds of monsters and demons are coming out?"

"What should I do? I want to move to the East End. Vampires... so cool!"

"I told you, the mysterious Trial Council will never disappear just like that!"

The morning news broadcast instantly aroused the interest of this group of energetic Gotham citizens.

A handsome man in a suit sat on the top floor of a taller building next to the building, staring deeply at the news broadcast on the media building.

A middle-aged man slowly and gently placed a tray of drinks on the table in front of him.

His eyes flickered between the boy and the screen.

"Bruce, maybe you should contact your new friend?"

"……Um?"

The middle-aged man slowly took out an envelope from inside his suit and gently handed it to Bruce.

"I've already made some progress on the matter you asked me to investigate. There were indeed some witnesses before, and some even took photos!"

Bruce Wayne slowly opened the envelope. There were three blurry photos in it, but because they were taken at night, only a vague outline could be seen.

The clearest one is a frontal shot of the hotel, probably taken from the second floor across the street from the hotel.

A man is crouching on the neck of a criminal from the Mask Society!
"vampire?"

Seeing Bruce Wayne's solemn expression, Alfred couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart. This was the first time Bruce Wayne showed a solemn expression after seeing the Blood God fighting with those members of the Assassin's League. Now he has seen this look often.

He slowly and gently placed the file bag that he had prepared at his side in front of Bruce Wayne.

"This is all the information I have collected about vampire rumors in the past thousand years of European history. If the Blood God is really an existence that has spread fear in Europe for thousands of years, then... the so-called Judgment Council does not seem to be as righteous as he appears!"

Bruce Wayne read all the information in the file, which roughly recorded the various characteristics of vampires, as well as some secrets, including fear of garlic crosses, silver sunlight, and even the characteristics of immortality...

At the same time, such things happened in many places one after another. It seemed that various people in Gotham's upper class society were secretly investigating the recent vampire rumors.

Gotham Central Police Station
Gordon hung up the phone slowly, with a solemn look on his face, looking at all the clues on the wall that were urgently sent from the East District.

Those were pictures of the Judgment Council judging crimes, including the Judge who appeared first, the Blood God who appeared later, the currently famous Catwoman, and various vampires!

All these pictures were connected by thin ropes and wall nails. He slowly looked at these various pictures and guessed that they were most likely the two presidents of the Judgment Council, the Judge and the Blood God.

"To be honest, I think these people, no, I even have some doubts about whether the two people in the Trial Council are human beings? Their powerful strength, mysterious physical fitness, and the ability to not be afraid of bullets, seem to have transcended the scope of human beings!" A police officer couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Heh, don't you realize there's an even scarier place? There seem to be ten more members of the Judgment Council, like the Inquisitor and the Blood God!"

"Damn it, these guys have all run off to a place like the East District. No wonder they're bragging about how safe their law and order is every day!"

“Could it be a bluff?”

The female detective said with some suspicion.

"Bluster? I think it might be even scarier than we imagined!"

Gordon said in a deep voice with a serious look on his face. As a famous detective, his words carried considerable weight, and all the thoughtful police officers focused their attention on him.

"I believe you have also investigated the secrets of vampires. According to the legends in Europe for thousands of years, the blood god who seems to have existed since time immemorial is not as righteous as he appears. Bloodthirsty and terrifying should be his true nature.

But such a person seems to have become a member of an organization that fights crime. Don't you think it's a bit strange? Considering the twelve chairmen of the Judgment Council, I have a strong suspicion that there are probably several or even one extremely terrifying person among the twelve chairmen, who turned the Blood God, who has left a bad reputation in history, into a knight who judges crime!"

"S~"

In the huge central police station, detectives gasped one after another, and some even shuddered. They couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying existence could frighten the Blood God.

"Actually, this is not what I'm most worried about!"

Gordon's voice paused slightly, his face turned pale, and his gaze slowly fixed on the one in the middle.

It was a picture of a figure in a black robe and a black mask, exactly the picture of the Judge.

"What I am most worried about is that there is an existence above the twelve chairmen of the Judgment Council that suppresses everything, and the strength of the twelve chairmen is almost the same!"

"..."

The entire police station was stunned into silence by this horrifying conjecture.

Until a somewhat ignorant young voice slowly sounded, breaking this inexplicable atmosphere.

"The stronger the Trial Council is, the better it will be for us, right? Maybe when all their members come to Gotham, they won't be limited to the East District. By then, maybe even we will feel more comfortable! Look at the East District now..."

Before the young police officer could finish his words, he was glared at by his senior.

"Judgement of sin? Isn't it a sin to kill someone privately? Even if the person killed is a criminal!"

Gordon couldn't help but scold.

"You are also partly responsible for the way Gotham has become. As police officers, you are afraid of crime and evade responsibility..."

Gordon started to curse loudly in the police station, but no one dared to refute him...

(End of this chapter)