Chapter 46 Penguin: Vote for me, meow, thank you, meow
The night after the spy with Batman, Qin Su slept very peacefully. A stone hanging in his heart finally fell. Finally, he no longer had to hide himself in front of Batman.
What Batman didn't consider was that with his endorsement, the previously suppressed thoughts in Qin Su's heart, stimulated by the side effects of Lake Toya, would create a strange chemical reaction.
"Qin Su, do you have any clues about the case of super weapons that I asked you to investigate?"
During breakfast Gordon asked his successor about the case.
Qin Su put down the half-bitten donut: "We caught a few gangsters yesterday, and today we plan to follow the clues to find their superiors, but this case is not that simple. They were transporting not only weapons, but also corpses. This must be related to Gotham’s pharmaceutical companies are involved.”
When capital comes to this world, dirty blood bleeds from every pore. When heroes fight to protect the people, those they protect are hoping for their blood. They desire to become stronger than the heroes, so everyone Human experiments that disregard human ethics are endless, and more super villains are created.
Gordon quite agreed with this, and he warned: "Be careful, sometimes these corporate institutions are more difficult to deal with than super villains, don't let them get caught, and I have read your report on the Black Mask incident.
Although there are reasons for everything, I still hope that you will try not to take the lives of others. Every bullet you shoot wantonly may leave your own conscience riddled with holes, and you will hurt yourself. ”
Jim Gordon, this veteran policeman who has worked in Gotham for decades, has made countless sacrifices to protect the justice of public power. He taught Qin Su a lot about how to be a good policeman.
Of course Qin Su would not disobey an old man's advice to him. Even though he was a second generation, he was still a young man in terms of life experience.
"Director, I will use my eyes to measure and my ears to listen, but no matter what, when a criminal and an innocent are placed on the scale, I will only favor the latter."
They had had similar conversations at the dinner table many times. They did not intend to convince anyone. One old and one young used this to understand each other and change each other. This was Gordon's teaching method.
In other words, Gotham is already a shithole, why not try something new, maybe better, maybe worse, but better than the same thing.
At this point, whether it is Gordon, Batman, or the Justice League, they are all seeking changes. The Justice League chooses to absorb new people, Gordon and Batman choose to train successors, and Gotham, because of its stubbornness, External factors such as Lado have produced unprecedented changes.
As we all know, in a world where superheroes exist, buildings usually become a consumable. After all, when heroes and villains fight, they must give priority to saving people, and have no time to take care of the surrounding buildings. Behind the story of a hero saving the world, the background The board is likely to be a messy battlefield.
As the saying goes, if there is demand, there will be a market, and if there is a market, there will be competition. With the demolition and reconstruction day after day, the construction technology in this world has reached another level.
On the fourth day after the earthquake, the dilapidated Gotham City has begun to take on a new look, and the number of people coming and going is not much smaller than before.
Qin Su noticed that many redeveloped plots of land were silently bearing the prefix Wayne. It was obvious that the Wayne Group was not simply giving, and its profit-oriented nature had not changed.
"If I apply to launch an antitrust investigation against Wayne Group now, I don't know what will happen, ha."
After the earthquake did occur, the voices that had previously insulted the Wayne Group for spreading rumors and making illegal profits completely disappeared. Therefore, the citizens of Gotham who had saved their lives and property, supported Wayne to a new high.
Although Qin Su has also gained a certain reputation due to the verbal mention of Superman, the Wayne Group is now at its peak. If he tries to get into trouble, he will be peeled off in minutes.
It was also during this great earthquake that not only the Wayne Group was the only one to seize the opportunity, there was also a person who invested all his wealth in it and made a lot of money as a result.
Qin Su was sitting on a bench with today's newspaper in front of him. Two passers-by passed by him.
"This earthquake was entirely due to the overall planning and command of Wayne Group. I feel that the city government did nothing."
"Not only did he do nothing, he simply added fuel to the fire. I heard that the mayor flew away for vacation long before the earthquake. Fortunately, Chief Gordon is still reliable."
"I heard that the reason why there weren't too many vicious crimes this time was all because Penguin and Gordon worked together to arrest all the criminals who made trouble."
"Yes, my friend's brother's teacher's son is a policeman. That day, there was a crowd of vans arriving at the door of the Gotham Police Station, and a bunch of breadmen came down... Bah, a group of people from the Penguin Gang. He said that at that time, he thought The police station is about to be breached and Gordon even pulls out the tank!
It turned out that the Penguin Gang pressured the criminals and sent them to the police station. ”
"There was also the fish-man monster in the sewer, which was also solved by the Penguin Gang. I also read the Daily Planet. It turned out that the Penguin's childhood was so miserable. When a disabled person grows up, he wants to give back to society. He is simply a moral model!"< br>
After listening to the conversation between these two people who were obviously wrong, Qin Su glanced at them. When the two saw the wooden knife at Qin Su's feet, they swallowed back the harsh words that were on their lips and ran away quickly.
Clamping the newspaper with his right hand, Qin Su picked up Lake Toya and walked slowly towards the colorful icebergs in the distance.
"It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Mayor."
The Penguin shook hands with a rather well-dressed man.
"Oswald, you seem to be very active recently."
Hamilton Hill, the current mayor of Gotham City, cannot be said to have made any achievements during his tenure, but can only be said to have caused a hundred years of harm. He and Penguin also have an old friendship, of course in terms of money and power transactions.
Regarding the unkindness revealed in the mayor's words, Penguin laughed it off: "I'm just doing what I should do. As you know, Mr. Mayor, the Cobot family is one of the founders of Gotham and also its guardian. How can I turn a blind eye when this city is in danger?”
The reasons given by the Penguin were high-sounding, and the mayor could not fault him at all. From this answer, he could tell that the Penguin did not want to give in.
In this case, there is no need to maintain the pretentious appearance of you and me being good.
"Penguin, Gotham's arms and intelligence markets are not enough to satisfy your appetite. You actually want to clear your name and go ashore. Do you think you can make Cobblepot the next Wayne?
I tell you, it's impossible! I won't let you succeed. ”
The mayor's eyes widened in anger, foaming at the mouth, and he pointed at Penguin's hooked nose and cursed.
The Penguin listened and suffered. It wasn't until the mayor was tired that he spoke. His tone was still so polite: "Mr. Mayor, I never wanted to become the next Wayne. All I want to do is to regain my ability." The glory of the Cobot family, getting back what the family lost, such as... a certain position."
The mayor fell silent. He came to the Iceberg Restaurant to suppress the restless Penguin. He never expected that the Penguin would have such a tough attitude.
"You can't blame me, Penguin," he trembled with anger: "How can black people turn into white so easily? I will fully support the Gotham Police Department. The righteous Commissioner Gordon must be looking forward to taking you into custody. Bring to justice!”
After a few words, the mayor dropped the harsh words and left with his secretary.
The Penguin raised his hand to remove the men who were ambushing the exit, and watched the mayor, who was furious just now, leave with a happy face. He came to the Iceberg Restaurant on the pretext of visiting outstanding entrepreneurs, so naturally he had to show that "everything is going well".
"It's impossible for black to become white? But you are white, Hamilton Hill."
Penguin looked at the ledger in his hand that recorded the transactions between him and the mayor over the years, and took a puff of his cigar.
He is not trying to clear his name on a whim, and he cannot dedicate everything to Gotham. That is not what the Penguin should do, but the responsibility after Cobot's revival. Before that, he was the Penguin and the leader of the Penguin Gang. , the underworld giant who monopolizes Gotham's arms and intelligence market.
The end justifies the means, this is the Penguin style.
"I don't like playing dirty games with these politicians," Penguin called his secretary, "I remember that the number of car accident deaths has increased very fast in the past two years, right.
During this earthquake, some stubborn people did not listen to the advice and lost their lives as a result. These people were very impulsive..."
The secretary immediately understood: "I will make arrangements right away. In addition, there is a gentleman who wants to meet you."
"At this time, are those people trying to take advantage of my reputation again?"
In the lobby, Qin Su held a newspaper with the front page title "Penguin: Gotham's Hope".
"Tell Penguin, the devil policeman, to come and visit." (End of Chapter)