Chapter 484 The simple folk customs of Gotham City (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 peacefully on the traffic light poles. Instead, they are like headless flies, scurrying around the city.
They don't know what kind of abyss this city is, and they don't know 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 strangely dressed people did not attract much attention, because there were too many weirdos in Gotham. However, a rumor spread among the truck drivers who had the widest range of activities. They said that Gotham is haunted.
Already.
These guys with the green light are the ancestral evil spirits that emerged from the ground. They came to punish this city and want to eliminate all chaos and evil here.
When the citizens of Gotham City heard the news for the first time, their reaction was not to pray or to flee in a hurry towards the church. Instead, they picked up their guns, filled their magazines, opened the doors, walked onto the streets, and faced
All green objects within the field of vision were bombarded indiscriminately.
"We are here to save this city!" a Green Lantern shouted: "We are here for justice, the Green Lantern will purify all filth!"
"boom!"
The bullet hit the weak green light. Although it did not penetrate the Green Lantern's shield, it knocked the Green Lantern away. A little boy with freckles loaded the rifle in his hand again and said:
"Save this city? Sorry, this city doesn't need anyone to save it."
As he said that, he raised his gun and pointed it at the Green Lantern. The young Green Lantern shouted with confusion on his face: "Are you crazy?! We can save this city from these evils. We can save this city from these evils."
I’m here to save you, don’t you want peace?!”
Seemingly in a good mood, the newsboy pointed his gun at him, smiled mockingly, and said:
"You say you want to purify the filth, but I am one of the filth you call me. When I was born, no one came to save me. But after I lived a good life through my own efforts, you wanted to purify me and give me the so-called
'Justice'..."
"The peace you talk about may be nice, 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 times of danger, it is not you who protects me, but it."
As he said that, he planned to pull the trigger again, but at this moment, another little boy ran out from the side, also holding a gun in his hand, and then said to the freckle-faced newsboy: "Cobot
The boss is looking for you! Go answer the phone!"
As he said that, the boy glanced at the Green Lantern who was lying on the ground. He said: "Ignore these lunatics. They talk about justice and peace. Damn it. Who would say this in Gotham?"
The newsboy seemed to have lost interest, and followed his companions away with a gun. After the Green Lantern got up from the ground, his arms were still shaking a little. He shook his head and said in a daze: "...Am I really crazy?
?”
The newsboy followed his companion through the narrow alley, and then got into a small shed. There was a telephone in it. He picked up the receiver and said: "Hello? It's me. Yes, everyone has got their guns.
But so far, we haven’t killed any ghosts yet…”…
"The light on them is a bit troublesome. Ordinary bullets don't work. Boss, I heard there is a useful freezing gun. Can you get one for us?"
"What? Exploring the location and passing on information? Please, don't do this. I will be 13 years old next year and I can participate in battles!"
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you...really? Okay! I'll inform them now!"
After saying that, the newsboy hung up the phone and said to his companions with excitement: "Go and call them over. Boss Cobot said, let us be responsible for the investigation of the entire West District and report the location of the ghosts."
Someone is there to deal with them."
The companion said with some frustration: "So, we can't participate in the battle again? Why is it like this every time? We are not young anymore."
"Stop complaining. The boss said that as long as we perform well, he will get us a state-of-the-art freezing gun to play with. That thing is amazing. I have personally seen someone holding it and blasting a green
The fly was knocked down and turned into a big ice cube!"
The two chattered and discussed, and soon the companion ran out to deliver the letter.
This kind of scene doesn't just happen among the children in the West End, but the entire network of children in Gotham is conveying this message.
Cigarette boys, newspaper boys, flower boys, and hawkers, this group of local snakes who are the most well-informed and familiar with the terrain in Gotham City, have demonstrated for the first time the power of a comprehensive intelligence network.
There are a lot of children in Gotham. In the past, most of them had nothing to do. They fought cocks and chased dogs on the streets every day, doing nothing. It can be said that people hate dogs.
And since the original Kid King died, Cobot took over the network.
It has to be said that Penguin is much more far-sighted than ordinary gang bosses in terms of strategy.
The original Kid King used children to make money and let their parents exploit the little money they had, but Cobot saw another possibility for this network, which was much more powerful than making money.
.
These vendors, who can be seen everywhere, walk in all the streets and alleys all year round. There is nothing in the neighborhood that they don’t know, not to mention that many newsboys also work as postmen. Who has new letters, who has a baby, or who has died.
, they know exactly how many members of a family go out to work, etc., which is simply the best choice for developing an intelligence network.
In the past, this network was just beginning to take shape. It was through the network developed by Copot that Schiller immediately discovered that something was wrong with Merkel. Agents like Merkel were very concerned about tracking and surveillance.
He was sensitive, but he was not wary of the cigarette vendors at the train station. Therefore, he was spotted as soon as he entered Gotham.
Having discovered the convenience of this kind of network, Cobot couldn't wait for an opportunity to actually fight. At this moment, the Green Lanterns descended from the sky.
The Green Lanterns who were knocked down by Elsa's ultimate move were scattered all over Gotham. It was really a problem to find them. Although they exuded an obvious green light, if they had to hide, there were so many corners in Gotham.
It is quite time-consuming to find them all...
However, with the network of these children, it is different. These vendors are best at getting into all kinds of weird places, because there usually means there are shortcuts or hiding places.
Like the freckle-faced newsboy, no one knows better than him where there is a gap in the wall in the West End, where there is a dog hole, and where the basement of the house leads to the next door, because he relies on this information to deliver letters.
He is so fast that he not only completes the tasks in the West District every day, but can even go to the East District to grab jobs.
Under Copot's command, these children were united. After a while, information was handed over layer by layer. By the time they arrived at Falcone Manor, Copot had already mastered the movements of all the Green Lanterns.
Their number, clothing, appearance, and strength are all clearly visible.
In a reception room of Falcone Manor, there is a huge map of Gotham on the wall, covered with colorful pins. Cobot's short figure stands in front of the map, but he has a majestic power that cannot be ignored.
"Go tell those gunmen to drive them out. You don't need to kill or injure them. You just need to drive them out of those dark alleys."
A gang member behind Copot asked: "Where to drive them?"
Cobot's eyes fell on the center of the Gotham City map, he thought for a moment, and then said: "Let's go to the central carousel."
After the gang members left, Cobot stood in front of the map and meditated for a while. At this time, the door was opened and Alberto walked in and said: "What on earth is going on? Did the professor send you a message?
"
Cobot shook his head and said: "No, but I can probably guess his intention. Do you remember that among the people with green lights who appeared in the corridor of Arkham Psychiatric Hospital before, there were
Someone who looks familiar?"
"Is it the one named Hal Jordan? We seemed to have seen him in dreams before."
"Yes, it seems that he should be siding with Professor Schiller, but he led a group of strange people to become our enemy. I think he should be a spy sent by Professor Schiller to the opposite side, and what exactly are they?
We will know what we are going to do after we drive that group of people to the central turntable."
Alberto nodded. Obviously, he was more in favor of Cobot's proposal to bring people together, but he was thinking about another issue.
If the Green Lanterns fight on their own, although it is easier to defeat them one by one, the damage to Gotham City will be relatively large, and it will be troublesome to repair it. If they are all concentrated in the central carousel area, it will be in ruins anyway.
It doesn't matter if you plow it once.
Just when Alberto walked to the map and planned to take a look at the layout, Cobot turned around 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 flakes of snow. At this time, the snow in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and this car did not care about the bad weather conditions and just ignored the bad weather conditions.
Speeding up and dashing.
Harvey Dent, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Victor who was controlling the steering wheel. He said, "Don't worry, it won't be such a coincidence. A ghost will fall into the laboratory of Gotham University..."...
But Victor's face was very gloomy. He rarely had such a serious expression. He said in a low tone: "No, what if? What if that group of weirdos happened to fall near the Gotham University laboratory, just in time.
Destroying Gotham University's power supply just cut off the energy in 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.
Yes, I’ve memorized all the locations, and I’m pretty sure Gotham University is not included.”
"What if they can teleport? What if they can do magic? What if, what if..."
Obviously, Victor had fallen into a paranoid state. He kept mumbling, the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably, and his knuckles made a slight clicking 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 had always been calm and rational, couldn't help but start.
I became worried.
It seems that Victor, a good gentleman who has always been gentle and funny, also has a crazy side that is unknown to everyone.
Harvey turned his head and looked out the car window. Through the snow, he saw the flickering lights in the city, like the flickering eyes of monsters in the abyss.
He thought, maybe this is the case in this city. 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.