civilwarnovels Chapter 3281 Bloody New City (3)
Chapter 3281 Bloody New City (3)
Chapter 3281 Bloody New City (Thirty)
"Oh? Who is that?" Schiller asked.
"A... an evil criminal." Gordon was obviously hesitant when he said this, but he continued, "To be precise, he is a smart criminal and the enemy of the Pale Knight."
"Isn't Batman the archenemy of the Pale Knight?"
Gordon shook his head and said, "Although the White Knight once sent Batman to prison, they both have the same stance, which is that they both hope that Gotham will become better. After the misunderstanding is resolved, they can no longer be called enemies."
"Then this Mr. Cobert..."
"He is a pure egoist who will do anything to benefit himself. This has led to him being the most powerful lackey of the Gotham elite for a long time."
Gordon fell into reminiscence. He recalled and said: "In the early days of the implementation of the Napier Act, the greatest resistance came from this evil genius. He thought of many ways to prevent the implementation of the bill."
"The results of it?"
"It can be said that both sides suffer." Gordon's face was painful again. He said, "Gotham City's current poor economic situation is mostly due to this guy, and he obviously didn't defeat the Pale Knight. He should be locked up by the Pale Knight now."
"With all due respect, Chief, you don't look like someone who would recommend such a person unless he is truly extremely talented."
"How should I put it?" Gordon's tone was actually a bit complicated. He said, "If Cobblepot could use his talent for the right purpose, he would probably be stronger than the Pale Knight. But unfortunately, he is too evil."
"Tell me more about his evil."
"I told you, he is an extreme egoist. For his own benefit, he can do anything terrible, including but not limited to murder, arson, and terrorist attacks..."
Schiller showed a look of understanding. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Could it be a problem with the environment in Gotham?"
Gordon was visibly stunned for a moment, then said with a hint of shame: "He may indeed lack proper guidance on his growth path, which has something to do with the city's atmosphere."
"No, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant." Schiller shook his head and then asked, "Is it possible that his evil would not be evil in other places?"
"But how can he not be evil wherever he is?" Gordon really couldn't figure it out. He said, "A person with such cruel means would be a bad person wherever he is, right?"
"Yes, he's a bad boy, but you may have thought too highly of those politicians." Schiller also looked into Gordon's eyes and said, "Do you think the members of the state assembly don't know how much improvement GTO has brought to Gotham? Do you think they don't know how many ordinary people this anti-terrorist team has saved?"
"Do you think they don't know how many people will die if they disband this team? No, they know it better than anyone else, but they will still disband GTO just to vent their anger."
"You don't think this is murder?"
Gordon was speechless.
"We should let the bad guys deal with the bad guys instead of letting the good guys with their hands and feet tied up to be beaten, and then let the bad guys with their hands free to harm more good guys."
Gordon was a little confused by him, but he actually felt that what Schiller said made sense.
He actually hated those politicians who only cared about their own reputations and did not consider the survival of ordinary people at all. If you think about it, this might be much more evil than simple murder.
He also hated the Penguin's cruel methods. He kept causing trouble and harming others. After causing a lot of trouble for everyone, he disappeared beautifully.
In this case, why not let the two parties harm each other?
In this way, both sides will be busy, and the real good guys, such as the Pale Knight and Batman, will no longer have to spend their energy on them, but will be able to free up their hands to do more good things.
But Gordon was still a little worried, so he asked: "But if we let the Penguin gain power, won't he turn around and deal with Gotham?"
"What kind of position do you think he can achieve?"
"It shouldn't be a problem to be a member of parliament." Gordon said very conservatively, "Maybe I can have a lot of say."
Schiller shook his head and said, "You said he was a genius and very greedy. Do you think a state legislator can satisfy him?"
"Uh, does he still want to go to Congress?"
"Why not? He should be younger than you, right?"
"That's right. He's not very old." Gordon nodded and said, "I'm not sure about his exact date of birth, but he should be less than 40 years old this year."
"That's too young," Schiller said. "Being a state legislator can't be his final destination. He must go to Congress."
Gordon felt a headache coming on. He said, "Is it really a good idea to let such a person enter Congress? Can the Federation still have a good life?"
"Birds of a feather flock together. If he does succeed in getting in, it means that Congress is full of people like him."
"That makes so much sense that he is speechless," thought Gordon.
"Once he enters Congress and wants to strive for a higher position, our state and city will be his stronghold and his largest voting base. How dare he treat this place badly?"
"Having said that, I don't see the current president being very good to his hometown," Gordon said.
"But at least it's not bad, and we won't kick him when he's down," Schiller said. "We pushed him to the top as a temporary measure. It would be best if he's willing to return the favor later. If not, we won't take such a big risk and stab him in the heart. The most we can do is just leave him alone, which won't be any worse."
Gordon had to admit that what Schiller said was right. Penguin was a profit-seeking person, and he would not do anything that betrayed his interests. If he wanted to go further on his political path, his hometown of New Jersey would definitely provide him with the strongest support, and he didn't need to stab himself.
Gordon suddenly felt that this kind of purely profit-oriented people also had some advantages. They did not deal with things based on their personal likes and dislikes. They would not feel bad at all if someone was their enemy one second and their friend the next.
Even if the Pale Knight defeated him and locked him up, as long as the Pale Knight could secure the position of mayor, the Penguin would definitely form the most stable political alliance with him for the sake of his own career and would not care about any old grudges at all.
Then he looked at Schiller again. Did this guy really not know Penguin? Why did he happen to have such a suitable person to complete his plan?
"You said the mayor locked up the Penguin?"
"Yes, but he is not in prison. He should be in a private house. From what I know about Napier, he will not abuse him. He should just find someone to watch him."
"Are you sure you can convince the mayor? I'm worried he might refuse because the Penguin is dangerous."
"Of course I am sure," Gordon said. "I am against illegal detention. No matter how evil this guy has done, it is not a reason for Napier to lock him up without a court ruling. I will convince him."
Schiller smiled.
He thought that the Pale Knight was a hero, Gordon was also a hero, the congressman was a good man, and the Penguin was also a good man.
Let the heroes check the heroes, and let the good guys check the good guys. Since everyone is having a hard time, let's just do it reluctantly.
"One more thing," Gordon began, and it looked like he had made up his mind and was now ready to put it into practice.
"what?"
"It's about money. How much do you think we have to pay..."
"Pay for what?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to fish that Balk out?"
"Yes, we need to get him out."
"So how much do you think we should spend?"
"Who said we have to spend money?"
Gordon was stunned by Schiller's question. He said, "Isn't it about taking the money from the GTO..."
Schiller immediately gave a disapproving look and said, "This is embezzlement, Mr. Director. If you say that again, I will take back my admiration for you."
Gordon's face turned purple.
"But you said..."
"I said I wanted to get him out, but I didn't ask you to embezzle the money. This is illegal, you can't do this!" Schiller warned righteously.
"Then what do we do?"
Gordon thought Schiller would come up with a way to use the money. But he heard Schiller say:
"I never said we were going to pay for it. The Wayne Enterprise had to pay for it."
"Huh?" Gordon was completely confused. He asked, "Wayne Group will pay for it? Why will they pay for it?"
"Because they have money."
Seeing Gordon's puzzled expression, Schiller spread his hands and said, "Wayne Group has a sum of money, which was originally intended to invest in GTO and take over the management rights. Unfortunately, we were unable to outbid Charabon."
Gordon nodded. He knew about this. He originally thought that Wayne Group would be the final winner.
"Since Wayne Group failed to take over GTO, they wanted to use the money to improve the environmental pollution in Area X15. Unfortunately, the raw materials used to improve the environmental pollution were fenced in the natural forest, so the environmental improvement plan did not succeed."
Gordon didn't know this, but he knew that given Batman's character, he would indeed do such a thing.
"Now, the heir of the Charabong family lies in a coma in the hospital, and the entire family is leaderless. Environmentalists who went to protest the natural forest land they polluted came in standing and left lying down, and they were all photographed by reporters. What do you think this family is like now?"
Gordon didn't need Schiller to remind him, he knew the Charabon family was finished. It was a turbulent period, if the new heir had taken drastic measures, he might have been able to stabilize the situation, but the heir fell.
If they had stayed silent and lived like a coward, they would have gotten through this period, although the family business would have shrunk, but the main part would have been preserved and would not have fallen apart. As a result, environmentalists were attacked and public opinion collapsed.
The Charaban family is not without competitors, but just when they were worried about not finding any leverage to hold against them, these environmentalists came knocking on their doorstep.
Gordon didn't even need to watch the news to know that the bearded man must be talking loudly in front of the hospital bed, accusing the Charaban family of hiring a killer to kill people. Charaban's competitors would definitely not miss this good opportunity.
The Charaban family is finished.
"Wait a minute." Gordon suddenly realized something. He said, "The Charabon family collapsed. Doesn't that mean they can't hire GTOs?"
"Yes, they can no longer control the GTO. The GTO is free." Schiller nodded.
Gordon was like a pie in the sky. His hands were shaking. He said, "But the money is still there..."
"Yes, it is. It is at your disposal, Mr. Commissioner."
Gordon wanted to pinch his philtrum.
He really didn't understand how things had turned out like this. He probably had more liquid funds than Wayne Group!
"Now that GTO is free again, the Wayne Group can spend money to acquire GTO," Schiller said. "After all, this was their first target for the money, wasn't it?"
"But now GTO has money and doesn't need their money anymore."
"But now GTO is facing the crisis of dissolution. Whoever can help you resolve this crisis will also be able to obtain management rights, and the way to resolve the crisis is to spend a sum of money to rescue Balk."
"That's why I said that this money should not be spent by us, but by Wayne Group. Because it is Batman who wants to take over the management rights of GTO."
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