Chapter 161 Gotham Avengers (Part 2)

Soon, the temporary Avengers, composed of Evans, Cobblepot and Batman, began their investigation to infiltrate every corner of Gotham.

Batman's idea was correct. To investigate such a thing, it is more important to be comprehensive than to be meticulous.

Especially when dealing with a mysterious organization like the Court of Owls, the effect of investigating from the upper level is not obvious, but investigations from the lower level can obtain some additional information. The earliest breakthrough came from Cobblepot, to be precise, it was the team organized by Cobblepot in the vocational school of the living hell.

There is no need to introduce too much about the origins of the students in the vocational school. There is no doubt that most of the people here were born and raised in the slums, and will live here for the rest of their lives.

They are familiar with the life of the entire Gotham city. The reason why they listen to Cobblepot's orders is that everything that happens here is closely related to them.

In the classroom of the vocational school, the fat tire hugged his arms and said, "... Do you think we want to live like before? The whole corridor stinks like a garbage dump. My nose is almost out of order, you know? I can't even turn around in my bathroom!"

"Isn't it because you are too fat?" said the girl with tattoos, Rocket. She curled her lips and continued, "But to be honest, it was too dangerous for us kids before. When I was 8 years old, I was shot in the right arm, leaving a particularly ugly scar. I had to cover it with a tattoo..."

Red Truck lit a cigarette and said while smoking, "I've been getting better recently. I followed that guy named Doyle to do the trailer business and made a lot of money. My dad thought I finally got it and learned to rob."

After that, several people laughed together.

Rocket turned to look at Cobblepot and said, "Are you telling the truth? Was our chaotic life before because the rainwater was poisonous? This sounds ridiculous."

"It's a bit strange, actually." The fat tire frowned and said, "You all know that my grandfather is the oldest man in the living hell. He died two years ago."

"He told me before that Gotham City had a major transformation. Other streets in the East District had tap water. Although there were often various problems, no place was like the living hell. The wells have been used for hundreds of years."

"Come on, what era is this? We still have to use buckets to get water to drink. Don't you think this is a bit strange?" Tire asked, spreading his hands.

Red Truck also said: "Actually, the strangest thing is the location of those wells. My father has a bad leg, so I have to go to fetch water every time. It has been like this since I was a child."

"I found out before that there are five wells in the North District and only one in the South District. But there are obviously more people living in the South District. Every time they have to run to the North District to fetch water, didn't they consider this problem when they built it here?"

Perhaps because these students are young, they have a stronger ability to accept and understand new things. When Cobblepot said that there might be something wrong with Gotham's rainwater, they did not think it was nonsense like adults, but recalled something wrong from some details.

Rocket put one leg on the stool and complained: "Anyway, now we have tap water, we don't need to drink water from the well anymore."

"But don't forget." Cobblepot said gloomily: "Tap water is not made out of thin air. If this kind of rain continues, Gotham's groundwater will also be polluted. At that time, no one can escape."

"Then what should we do? I don't want to go back to the old days."

Red Truck and Rocket looked at each other. Red Truck pulled his hair and said: "Okay, we are all bad boys, as they say, born bad, but we have to admit that we are indeed living much better now than before. It would be great if it could be like this forever."

"We can't just sit and wait for death." Cobblepot looked at them and said: "That's not the style of Gotham people. We must take the initiative. The first step is to investigate."

Several people looked at him, and Tire said: "Before, all the professors said that you are the best student among us, and you should also have the best brain. What do you think we should do?"

Cobblepot took out a plan, and the eyes of the others fell on the table.

Facts have proved that when it comes to people's vital interests, everyone's motivation is very strong.

The people in the living hell were the first to accept the transformation and the first to experience the benefits of reform.

If they had been living in that chaotic environment, they would certainly not think about change, but now that they have tasted the sweetness of reform, they will certainly not allow themselves to return to that chaotic and dangerous living state.

Although the three children, Red Truck, Tire and Rocket, are inconspicuous, their parents and parents are all doing vital work in the living hell.

The most obvious one is Red Truck. He can drive and ride a motorcycle at such a young age, and he is familiar with the freight routes. In fact, it is because his parents do this.

His father and two uncles used to drive garbage trucks, and his mother was a street sweeper on the next street, so they were very familiar with the terrain here. Gu 𬶮

As the name of Rocket suggests, her father is an arms dealer. In fact, he did not live in the living hell because he was poor, but because it was convenient to do business here.

Although the business of Tire's family was not big, it was very important. His mother ran a small gas station, which was the place where intelligence was exchanged most quickly. Most drivers who came and went here would brag and chat in between refueling.

When these three people went back to pass on the message, their cultural level was very limited, and their expressions were not very clear. Their parents also had limited understanding ability, and the whole story was spread beyond recognition.

Soon, a rumor began to spread in the living hell - someone was continuously poisoning the water source of Gotham. This toxin would drive people crazy, and if they did not want the living hell to return to its previous state, they had to find the murderer of the poison.

As a result, the enthusiasm of these Gotham citizens was very high.

As we all know, people in Gotham have bad tempers. If you shoot them once, they will fight back with two shots. Of course, they will be furious when they hear that they have been poisoned.

Moreover, the whole thing became more and more mysterious, and it spread faster and wider, and many people believed it to be true.

Things related to their own safety will be more or less careful, so as soon as there is any movement, they will start to pass on information layer by layer until it reaches Cobblepot's ears.

In this way, Cobblepot's source of intelligence has become very wide. Among many true and false intelligence, he quickly selected useful information.

The first is that when the living hell well was built, there were disputes. There was only one well in the South District, but the residents of the South District could not sit idly by and watch their interests being damaged, so of course they would resist.

But in the end, the matter was left unresolved. The information Cobert got from it was that there was a short-lived epidemic outbreak in the living hell, and many people died. In the death list of their elders or relatives provided by the residents, Cobert summarized it and found that most of the deaths were from the South District, and they were the most resistant.

This proves that someone is indeed controlling the water source in the living hell area.

Then, Cobert got an old map of the living hell area, which was obtained from an old drug dealer. In order to smuggle contraband, he traveled all over the living hell when he was young and drew a map.

From this map, it can be seen that there is a reason why there are so many wells in the north district.

The buildings in the north district are looser and there are more open-air places, while the south district has almost no open-air places because of the dense population and densely built buildings.

This further proves the speculation of several people that the Owl Court may use this method to let rainwater pollute the drinking water of the residents of the living hell. The rain and the pollution of drinking water have made this place the craziest and most chaotic place in the East District.

After getting sufficient evidence, Cobblepot began to investigate another question. Why is the living hell so important to the Court of Owls? Is it worth their efforts to set it up?

Cobblepot really couldn't guess this, but at this time, the alliance of the three people played a role, and Batman's thinking was more scientific.

At a small meeting of the three, Batman speculated: "First, the strategic location of the living hell is not important. Although it is the most densely populated place in the East District, it is not actually a transportation hub, and the location is relatively remote, far less strategic than Elizabeth Street."

"Second, the living hell is a slum in the slums. Even if all the people here disappear, it will not have any impact on Gotham's economic ecology. If we consider it from an economic perspective, it is better to target Green Street."

"If I have to say a characteristic of the living hell, I think it is that there are many people." Batman concluded: "There is no place in Gotham with such a population density."

"This is probably their experimental field." Cobblepot also stared at the map and said: "There are many people here, and most people can't escape even if the living conditions are bad, and because of the poor sanitary environment, even if some epidemics break out, people will not find it strange "

"More importantly, the ecology here is closed." Evans drew a circle with his finger in the area of ​​the living hell and said, "There is a mature business system here, and people can solve their food, clothing, housing and transportation, so the scope of population movement is very small."

"The Court of Owls must have made some arrangements in the living hell, this is certain."

Then Batman said, "The only question is, since there are arrangements, there must be surveillance. How do they monitor the living hell?"

The three of them paused, then looked at each other and said at the same time: "Well!"

"Everyone needs to drink water, and everyone needs to fetch water. Even if some people are not convenient to come out to fetch water, their family members will definitely do it for them. When fetching water, they have to throw the bucket down, and they will definitely look at the well surface..."

Batman's low voice made the other two people feel cold on their backs: "At this time, there are also people at the bottom of the well, looking at you..."