Chapter 2186: Battle of Two Cities! (Twenty-Eight)

While the Joker was looking for his counterpart, the lunatics in Arkham Asylum were not idle either, especially the Penguin, who wanted to meet his other self very much.

The Penguin often did not have any lofty goals when he was doing things, either for power or for money, and he himself knew this, so the self in another universe had struggled for half his life, either for power or for money.

Don't get me wrong, the Penguin was not so kind, he did not want to join forces with the other self, what he wanted was always the dealer to take all, if there could only be one Penguin in the two universes, why couldn't it be himself?

The Penguin was thinking of replacing him.

But he was not so reckless that he immediately found someone to assassinate the self in this universe. Before that, he had to figure out what age the other self was now, what he had done, and what he had.

So after the lunatics in the main universe occupied the Arkham Asylum on Earth No. 1, the Penguin was the first to go out.

After all, the Penguin is a well-known gangster. He can't go deep into the enemy camp himself. Several of his good men quickly spread to various parts of the new city and began to inquire about Oswald Cobblepot's situation in the city.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it, but you will be shocked when you check it. The Penguin in this universe has become the mayor. He has a lot of connections in the whole city and has become the biggest winner after the chaos of the integration of the new city.

The setting of the Penguin in the New 52 continues the classic image of the Penguin. However, what is special is that one of the background stories of this Penguin is that he was bullied because of his image when he was a child.

Although Oswald Cobblepot is still a member of the Cobblepot family, because he has an unpleasant appearance since he was a child, it can be said that he was abandoned by his father, which made him miss the inheritance of the Cobblepot family.

Although the Cobblepot family declined in the end, the contempt, devaluation, and even bullying of his brothers from the same family as him in his childhood brought him an indelible psychological shadow.

So the Penguin cares a lot about the contempt of others. His desire for respect is endless. In a society based on the gold standard, only money and power can make him respected by everyone. This is the core motivation of the Penguin to commit crimes in order to obtain money and power.

But unfortunately, the Penguin in the New 52 is not very successful. He has few roles, and only shows his inferiority, arrogance, extreme sensitivity and suspicion.

Such people do not want others to live well, but they will never allow others to live better than themselves, let alone allow another self to live better than themselves.

After the Penguin discovered the situation in the new city, the fire of jealousy burned in his chest.

What is the Batman of this city doing? He actually let Oswald Cobblepot become the mayor. Doesn't he know how much he weighs?

After all, Cobblepot was born in the upper class. He knew that his talent, ability, and appearance were not outstanding in the upper class. It was just that he used the innate crazy talent of Gotham people to fight for power and profit to gain an advantage.

In simple terms, the not-so-strong Penguin opened up a new track in the midst of madness that others were unwilling to take and disdained to take. When all other lunatics were striving to become spiritual civilization models and plunging into the ocean of art, the Penguin took a different approach and engaged in political scheming.

So it's not that the Penguin is strong, it's just that those with talent don't compete with him, and those without talent can't compete with him.

But even so, he is in a very embarrassing position. The moment those chaotic and evil lunatics cast their eyes on him, he will suffer heavy losses, and the same is true for Batman's gaze.

The Penguin has felt several times that Batman doesn't treat him as harshly as he treats other criminals, and even allows the existence of the Iceberg Restaurant. In fact, it's because Batman didn't play with him seriously at all, thinking that his destructive power is not high, and it's okay to leave him alone for now.

The Penguin always felt that there was a vague line above his head. As long as he dared to rush up, Batman would immediately hit him hard. In fact, he did so, which led to the Penguin's further conspiracy being thwarted several times, and he was hanging in an awkward position.

Then the question is, how could the Batman of this universe allow the Penguin to become the mayor?

Of course, it is also possible that he is not so easy to be the mayor, or he is simply pushed up to be the target of concentrated fire, but now the Penguin has made a real play and taken substantial power in the chaos of the new city integration. How can Batman still stand by and watch?

There is no doubt that the Penguin has crossed the dead line. From any aspect, Batman can't sit idly by.

Although the Penguin of the main universe has not found the whereabouts of Batman for the time being, this does not prevent him from instructing his men to secretly collect evidence of the Penguin of Earth No. 1. When Batman appears, he will directly welcome the king with food and drink.

But once he checked, he found another problem.

In fact, when Batman of Earth-1 just debuted, the Penguin was busy assassinating political enemies. The serial killer named Birthday Boy that appeared in the comics was actually a killer raised by the Penguin, who was specifically used to threaten and assassinate those who dared to oppose him.

The first case that Penguin found was an assassination of Stephen Undermar, the director of the Environmental Protection Administration. The police file showed that the director was first kidnapped and then assassinated. It took only three days from the announcement of the missing news to the discovery of the body.

Then the police received a videotape. At the beginning of the videotape, a pink room appeared in the picture. Various ribbons were hung on the walls of the room, and the words "Happy Birthday" were spelled out in the middle with letter balloons.

The poor director was sealed with tape and tied to a chair with a rope. A tall figure walked in from the door, holding a cake with crooked words in his hand and placed it in front of Stephen.

The next process was more bloody. Stephen cried and didn't want to eat the cake, so the strong figure slapped the cake on his face. More importantly, the candlesticks on the cake were actually fixed on the base of the cake. The killer called Birthday Boy forcibly inserted five candlesticks into Stephen's face.

Emperor Penguin quickly figured out what the director had done. He was too gentle in his attitude towards the people who protested against the illegal discharge of Penguin's chemical plant, and did not settle the matter as Penguin said. Another police officer who was unwilling to shoot the protesters also suffered because of this incident. Both of them were brutally executed by the birthday boy.

After reading this case, the Penguin in the main universe felt a little puzzled. Does the mayor Penguin have some unique understanding of kidnapping, assassination and calming public opinion?

To be honest, Penguin didn't quite understand this series of operations.

Of course, if the Penguin in the main universe did these things, it would not be particularly extraordinary. After all, he is still a gangster boss and a bar owner. Whoever touches his industry, he will definitely fight with him.

But isn't this Penguin a mayor?

The Environmental Protection Bureau is a subordinate department of the municipal government, right? This Stephen King should be a subordinate of the Penguin. If you think he is not doing a good job, can't you just fire him?

Let's take a step back. He may have promised Penguin to settle the influence of public opinion but failed to do so. This deception angered Penguin, who planned to kill him. Why kidnap him?

Kidnapping is actually several times more difficult than assassination, because you have to take the target away at a time when no one is paying attention, take him to the designated location safely, and ensure that he will not escape.

This method is usually used for targets with great value. Great value means that once he disappears but is not confirmed dead, someone is willing to pay a high price for him to live or die. This is the means for kidnappers to make profits.

But this EPA director named Stephen, he is already the EPA director, what great value can he have? Can he howl louder at the carbon neutrality conference?

But Mayor Penguin still captured him alive and gave him to the killer called Birthday Boy.

This is the most incomprehensible part for several people in the main universe. Mayor Penguin recorded the birthday boy's execution of Stephen and sent it directly to the police station.

The main universe Penguin really wants to ask, who are you threatening?

When Penguin is a gangster, he can certainly do this. The purpose is to intimidate the police station and let the police stop interfering. The Penguin in the main universe has done this before. Compared with Batman, his main enemy is actually Gordon.

The purpose of doing this is to convey a message to all police officers. If you intervene in things you shouldn't intervene in and provoke people you shouldn't provoke, your fate will be the same as his, and your comrades, the ruling class and the upper class you protect can't save you. You should think more about your own safety and stop interfering.

At the same time, Penguin will put such videos on the media, the purpose is to show the people of Gotham and other people in the underworld that the government is powerless, and even if I wantonly hurt you, you will not get the punishment you deserve, so just listen to me.

But Penguin is the mayor now, and he represents the city government.

He got a video of a killer wantonly killing government officials and sent it to the police and the media, letting everyone know that someone is wantonly killing government officials and no one can do anything about it. The government is the easiest to bully.

What is this? I killed myself?

The Penguin in the main universe read all the newspapers of those days over and over again in Arkham Asylum, and did not see any reports that the mayor Penguin stood up and emphasized that the murderer must be severely punished and the murderer would be caught and tried immediately afterwards.

The birthday boy is still at large, and even committed another crime a week later. The victim's family blocked the door of the police station, and reporters took pictures of their heartbroken expressions.

This shows that this is not Penguin's self-directed and self-acted to use this incident to establish his authority. What exactly is he trying to do?

The Penguin in the main universe is puzzled.

It can't be that he has been in office for half a year, and his thinking has not changed from a gangster boss, right?