Chapter 482: Gotham City with Simple Folk Customs (Part 2)
Just as a weather forecaster who appeared on the big screen said before, tonight is the night with the most green lights in Gotham.
But these green lights are not willing to stay on the traffic light poles quietly, but run around in the city like headless flies.
They don’t know what kind of abyss this city is, and what kind of darkness is hidden in those narrow alleys, dark corridors, and buildings with swaying lights and shadows.
At first, the activities of these people in strange costumes did not attract much attention, because there are too many weirdos in Gotham, but a rumor spread from the truck drivers who have the widest range of activities. They said that Gotham is haunted.
These guys with green lights are the ancestral evil spirits resurrected from the underground. They came to punish this city and want to eliminate all the chaos and evil here.
When the citizens of Gotham City heard the news, their reaction was not to pray or flee to the church in a panic, but to pick up guns, fill magazines, push open doors, walk on the streets, and bombard all green objects within sight.
"We are here to save this city!" A Green Lantern shouted: "We come for justice, and the Green Lantern will purify all filth!"
"Bang!"
The bullet hit the faint green light. Although it did not penetrate the Green Lantern's shield, it knocked the Green Lantern out. A freckled little boy loaded the rifle in his hand again and said:
"Save this city? Sorry, this city does not need anyone to save it."
As he said, he raised his gun and pointed it at the Green Lantern. The young Green Lantern shouted in confusion: "Are you crazy?! We can save this city from these evils. We are here to save you. Don't you want peace?!"
Seemingly in a good mood, the newsboy pointed the gun at him and smiled sarcastically, saying Said:
"You said you want to purify the filth, but I am one of the filth you said. When I was born, no one came to save me. After I lived a good life by my own efforts, you wanted to purify me and give me the so-called "justice"..."
"The peace you said may be good, but I don't need it."
"I don't believe in peace and justice, I only believe in the gun in my hand, because in danger, it is not you who protects me, but it."
As he said, he was about to pull the trigger again, but at this moment, another little boy ran out from the side, he also had a gun in his hand, and then said to the freckled newsboy: "Boss Cobblepot is looking for you! Go answer the phone!"
As he said, the boy glanced at the Green Lantern lying on the ground, and said: "Ignore these crazy people, they are full of justice and peace, What the hell, who would say this in Gotham? "
The newsboy seemed to have lost interest, and left with his companions carrying the gun. After the Green Lantern got up from the ground, his arms were still shaking. He shook his head and said in a trance: "... Am I really crazy?"
The newsboy followed his companions through the narrow alley, and then went into a small shed. There was a phone in it. He picked up the receiver and said: "Hello? It's me, yes, everyone has got a gun, but so far, we haven't killed any ghosts..."
"The light on them is a bit troublesome, and ordinary bullets don't work. Boss, I heard there is a good freezing gun, can you get us one?"
"What? Detect location and transmit information? Please, don't do this, I will be 13 next year I am 18 years old now, I can join the battle!"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you... Really? Good! I'll go and inform them now!"
After that, the newsboy hung up the phone and said to his companions excitedly: "Go and call them over. Boss Cobert said that we should be responsible for the exploration of the entire West District. Report the location of those ghosts and someone will deal with them."
The companion said a little frustrated: "So, we can't join the battle again? Why is it always like this? We are not young anymore."
"Stop complaining. The boss said that as long as we perform well, he will get us one of the most advanced freezing guns to play with. That thing is so powerful. I have seen someone use it to hit a green fly and turn it into a big block of ice! "
The two chattered and discussed, and soon, the companion ran out to deliver the letter.
Such a scene not only happened between the children in the West District, but also in the network of children in Gotham, where such information was being transmitted.
Cigarette boys, newspaper boys, flower girls, and vendors, this group of local snakes who are the most well-informed and familiar with the terrain in Gotham City, showed the power of the full coverage intelligence network for the first time.
There are many children in Gotham. In the past, most of the children were idle, fighting cocks and chasing dogs on the streets every day, doing nothing, and it can be said that people hate dogs.
Since the original king of children died, Cobblepot took over this network.
It must be said that Penguin is much more far-sighted than ordinary gangsters in terms of strategy.
The original child king used children to make money and let the parents exploit the few money from them, but Cobblepot saw another possibility of this network, which is much more powerful than making money.
These vendors can be seen everywhere, walking in the streets and alleys all year round. There is nothing they don't know about the neighbors, not to mention that many newspaper boys also work as postmen. They know clearly which family has new letters, which family has a baby, which family has a death, and which family has gone out to work. They are simply the best choice for developing an intelligence network.
Before, this network was just in its infancy. It was through this network developed by Cobblepot that Schiller discovered Merkel's fault at the first time. Agents like Merkel are very sensitive to stalking and surveillance, but they lack vigilance against the vendors selling cigarettes at the train station. Therefore, they were discovered as soon as they entered Gotham.
Cobblepot, who discovered the convenience of this network, couldn't wait to wait for an opportunity to fight in actual combat, and at this moment, the Green Lanterns fell from the sky.
The Green Lanterns who were knocked down by Aisha's big move were scattered all over Gotham. It was really difficult to find them. Although they were emitting obvious green light, if they had to hide, it would take a long time to find them all in so many corners of Gotham.
However, with the network of these children, it was different. These vendors were best at getting into all kinds of strange places, because there usually meant there would be shortcuts or hiding places.
Like the newsboy with freckles on his face, no one knew better than him where there was a gap in the wall in the West District, where there was a dog hole, and where the basement of the house led to the next door, because he relied on this information to deliver letters quickly. Not only did he complete the tasks in the West District every day, but he could even go to the East District to grab work.
Under Cobblepot's command, these children were united. After a while, information was passed layer by layer. When they arrived at Falcone Manor, Cobblepot had already grasped the movements of all Green Lanterns. Their number, clothing, appearance, and strength were all clear.
In a reception room in Falcone Manor, a huge Gotham map on the wall was covered with colorful pins. Cobblepot's short figure stood in front of the map, but he had a kind of power that could not be ignored.
"Go tell those gunmen to drive them out. There's no need to kill them. Just drive them out of those dark alleys."
A gang member behind Cobblepot asked, "Where to drive them?"
Cobblepot's eyes fell on the center of the Gotham City map. He thought for a while and then said, "Go to the central turntable."
After the gang members left, Cobblepot stood in front of the map and pondered for a while. At this time, the door was opened and Alberto walked in and said, "What's going on? Did the professor communicate with you?"
Cobblepot shook his head and said, "No, but I can probably guess his intention. Do you remember? Well, among those green-glowing people who landed in the corridor of Arkham Hospital, one of them looked familiar? "
"Is it the one called Hal Jordan? We seemed to have seen him in our dreams before."
"Yes, it seems that he should stand on the side of Professor Schiller, but he led those strange people to fight against us. I think he should be a spy sent by Professor Schiller to the other side. What exactly they want to do, we will know after we drive that group of people to the central turntable."
Alberto nodded. Obviously, he also agreed with Cobblepot's proposal to gather people together, and he was considering another problem.
If the Green Lanterns fight each other, it is easier to defeat them one by one, but the damage to Gotham City is relatively large, and it will be troublesome to repair it at that time. If they are all concentrated in the central turntable area, it is already a ruin anyway, and it doesn't matter if it is plowed again.
Just as Alberto walked to the map and was about to take a look at the layout, Cobert turned and left. Alberto stopped him and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to make a phone call. I have some things to arrange."
At the same time, on the main road leading to Gotham University, a car sped past, bringing up snowflakes. At this time, the snow in the sky was getting heavier, and the car ignored the bad weather conditions and just kept speeding up.
Harvey Dent, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Victor who was steering the wheel and said, "Don't worry, it won't be such a coincidence that a ghost just happened to fall into the Gotham University laboratory..."
Victor's face was gloomy. He rarely had such a serious expression. He said in a low voice, "No, what if? What if that group of weirdos just happened to fall near the Gotham University laboratory and just destroyed the power supply of Gotham University and just cut off the power supply of the laboratory..."
At the end of this sentence, Victor's voice began to tremble uncontrollably. He stepped on the accelerator again and the car accelerated again. Harvey shook his head helplessly and said, "I saw those green lights when they fell, and I remembered all the locations. I am very sure that Gotham University is not included."
"What if they can teleport? What if they can use magic? What if, what if..."
Obviously, Victor has fallen into a state of paranoia. He kept mumbling, the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably, and his knuckles made a slight crackling sound.
His Adam's apple trembled up and down, he kept swallowing saliva, and his breathing became rapid. Harvey saw a kind of madness in his eyes that he had never seen before. This lawyer, who has always been calm and rational, couldn't help but start to worry.
It seems that Victor, a good man who has always been gentle and humorous, also has an unknown crazy side.
Harvey turned his head to look out the window. Through the flying snow, he saw the flickering lights in the city, like the eyes of monsters in the abyss that flickered.
He thought, maybe this city is like this. Everyone who comes here has different personalities, but they all have one thing in common, that is, they are all crazy.
But they use madness as a knife and never need to be saved.
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