The Detective Prince

Chapter 144

Spec Two

With the final ring passing up it was clear no one would be answering from the other end. That then begged the question of if he should leave a message or not. The decision was almost immediate, lowering the phone away from his ear side before ending the transmission completely.

"I'll call back at a later time."

This moment was capped off by the chant of the doorbell, letting him know he had visitors. Before any move could be made that way his trusted butler fell into the fray.

"Don't mind yourself, I'll greet whomever our visitor might be." Alfred announced on his way down the staircase from the upper level.

Even so his curiosity resulted with him following his moves step for step, all the way to the front door which was pulled open immediately to reveal who was on the other side.

"Master Timothy, I had no idea you would be coming by." Alfred conveyed.

"Would have called, but with the important information I have to share I thought it'd be best if I relayed it in person."

"What information?" Bruce asked finally making his way over.

He looked his way after hearing him speak.

"Good, you're here," Tim said pleased to find. "I was hoping you would be."

He stepped in past the door as he watched him move his way.

"Does this have something to do with the killer we've been attempting to track?" Bruce asked.

"Sorry, but no," Tim replied. "What I'm about to tell you actually relates to another recent incident we've been keeping key note on, the circumstances surrounding the death of Salomon Green."

"That admittedly was not what I was expecting to hear." Alfred said in response to this news.

"What of his death," Bruce asked. "What more have you learned?"

"Being that you were the one to discovery the body you're already aware that Mr. Green was drained of a drastic measure of his blood."

"Yes."

"As you know a sample of his blood was found at the center of a crime scene in Central City," Tim reminded. "A finding determined by the Flash himself, but it seems what was discovered was only scratching the surface."

"I can't wait to hear this."

"Green's blood has made another appearance." Tim finally delivered.

"Where," Bruce immediately asked. "Another crime scene?"

"That was my first thought as well when the information was first being drawn to me," Tim said. "But in this latest situation a written message with the use of his blood was left on the right side of the City Hall building."

"And what did the message read?"

"A Chain To Fall, Brings A New Reign," Tim answered. "What it means I'm still unclear of, what do you make of it?"

"To answer that is to consider the location of where it was written, whose blood it is, and most importantly its connection with Salomon Green's death and that of Alfrez Tulak," Bruce stated. "If there's a way of decoding the message it will be through finding the common denominator with each of those facts."

"What about city surveillance," Alfred asked. "Surely the one responsible for creating the message on the side of the building would have been caught on camera during these proceedings?"

"According to report, security within that area was experiencing… electrical difficulties at the time the writing was predicted to have occurred." Tim reported.

"Expected," Bruce said not surprised in the least by this news. "However I'm curious as to where you received all this information from."

"Heiji was the one who provided me with all inside information," Tim replied. "If he has anything further to add to his report I'm certain he will contact us."

"Where is the young detective now?" Alfred asked.

"The Gotham Police Department, analyzing the situation further."

"Which is something I want you to be doing as well." Bruce stated.

"What about you," Tim asked. "I thought for sure this is something you'd want to tackle directly."

"In time, but for now there's something that requires my immediate attention, that being our killer who's still on the lose," Bruce replied. "The one who you encountered at Mount Zomoph, he's attacked more than once.. how much are you willing to bet he doesn't again?"

"At the rate he's been moving, I'd say soon."

"Of course this doesn't make this latest incident any less important, but it is also true we can't afford to focus all efforts on one of the many problems we now currently find ourselves intertwined in."

"That makes sense."

"What about Dick, have you spoken to him about this matter?"

"Not yet, but I did leave a message on his phone to get back to me as soon as possible."

"Good, then I'll leave that to you."

"On another note, where's Shinichi?" Tim asked noticing his absence.

"Down in the cave."

"You showed him?"

"It was long overdue," Bruce said in response before turning for the other side of the room. "Do you plan on sticking around for a while?"

"I'm not exactly in a rush."

"Good, then why don't you come along," Bruce suggested as he began walking. "We can further assess the situation once we reach the computer."

"That sounds like a plan." Tim said accepting the asked.

The two walked along from there, not having the slightest clue for what they would soon come to learn, a detail which would change things completely.

To Be Continued