Chapter 2088: Knight's Night of Terror (32)
Peter did not come to a strange world unprepared. Any good student would know how to review hard before the exam and prepare all the stationery within the scope allowed by the rules.
For this reason, he even went to find Kingpin.
Kingpin's work focus has long been off Earth. This heavyweight criminal genius was found to frequently go in and out of Asgard Palace, Kamar-Taj Palace, the office of the director of the Time Management Bureau, and Arkham Sanatorium.
Of course, it is not to say that the above forces support Kingpin to disrupt the interstellar society, but in the process of human development, we must always adopt and integrate multiple aspects.
As for why some star regions will usher in a wave of crime after Kingpin goes there once, the only thing to blame is that the interstellar security work is not done thoroughly and in time. What does a small human gang leader know?
When Peter Parker found Kingpin, Kingpin was also surprised. Since there were more Spider-Mans in New York, Kingpin almost never stayed on Earth, so as not to be harassed hundreds of times a day, so there were not many Spider-Mans who could find him.
Peter also brought a gift that Kingpin found very interesting, which was the "Gotham Travels" written by the former Spider-Man.
Because this Spider-Man who had been to Gotham serialized his blog on the Spider APP, and other people who were not Spider-Man had almost no chance to see it.
Kingpin was shocked when he first read it. He did not expect that there would be a more fertile criminal soil in the world than New York. Whose generals were these?
After a closer look, Kingpin really found a clue.
And here, we must talk about Kingpin himself.
Kingpin's record is not impressive, but his most powerful thing is that his opponents, except Spider-Man, are all ruthless people like Daredevil and Punisher.
And his criminal empire can stand for many years in a place like New York where demons are rampant. He has been defeated several times and made a comeback several times, which is enough to show how strong his talent is in crime.
Speaking of which, being able to stick to traditional crimes in such an era of superheroes is also a great warrior in Gotham. What makes Kingpin more unique than the madman in Gotham is that he is not a fan of anyone, he just wants money.
Without love, there will be no hatred due to love, and naturally, there will be no excessive energy to engage in useless conspiracies. Bad people who only care about money are impeccable, because they are pure, so they are powerful.
And if you want to say who in Gotham will be the most compatible with Kingpin, it is of course the Penguin who has the smallest filter for Batman and the largest filter for money.
These two brothers are both fundamentalists who insist on doing traditional crimes and follow the old path of pornography, gambling and drugs in the love and hatred between superheroes and super criminals, so they naturally have a common mind.
So when Penguin first saw this plan, he was simply shocked, and he really just needed to sing a line "This bow, spring breeze meets a soulmate".
There is another reason why Penguin was so amazed, that is, this plan was not copied by Peter, he directly found Kingpin to customize it.
Kingpin first learned about the general situation of Gotham through "Gotham Travels", then listened to Peter's analysis of "Gotham Travels", added his own understanding, and finally wrote down this plan with a stroke of his pen.
Although there are some casual and free parts in it, there are also moments of inspiration. In Kingpin's own words, under the same conditions, if you ask him to write it again, he may not be able to write it so well.
Penguin didn't know that Peter was from another universe, and he didn't know that this kid who looked no different from those passionate young heroes could find a crime master to write for him.
So he felt very surprised. This thing can't be written without 20 or 30 years of crime experience. Whether it is the structure or the wording, it is amazing. This author must be a godfather?
But if there is such a person, how could he not have heard of it?
At this time, he heard Peter say mysteriously: "Mr. Oswald, you should know better than me that being punished by law is called a crime, and being unpunished is nothing."
The Penguin looked at Peter with wide eyes. Why is it so wrong for this kid to say this?
He said all my words!
Something is wrong, very wrong.
Peter Parker gave the Penguin a very strange feeling. No matter from which angle, he was the kind of young hero who was full of blood and talked about justice every day.
But what he did was completely different from his image and temperament. Even when he mentioned this, he didn't feel ashamed or guilty, just like a person whose moral values were completely distorted.
He felt that he was doing justice, but his standard of justice was completely distorted.
This kind of person can't be met casually on the street. If you want to achieve this effect, you must cultivate it from childhood. So the question is, who cultivated it?
At first, Penguin also suspected that Peter was created by Scarecrow, but as a patient in Arkham Asylum, how could Penguin not know the power of Scarecrow?
If Jonathan Crane could write such a plan, the position of Penguin, the leader of the Oswald family, would be given to him.
Then a cold-blooded speculation appeared in Penguin's mind-the plan was written by Batman, and Peter Parker was trained by Batman.
Batman has been playing a big game from beginning to end.
From the perspective of an observer, Batman's actions over the years have been very strange, and have been weird beyond the scope of normal people. It doesn't look like something that a super genius who can invent so many advanced equipment can do.
Batman is not without friends. Haven't these people advised him? If one person is crazy, everyone can't be crazy, right? It's impossible that everyone around him didn't see that the real and effective way to save Gotham is not to play games with madmen, right?
Penguin suspected, is it that I think too shallow?
He put his attention back on the plan, and after reading it carefully again, Penguin was more certain of his speculation.
Most of the points mentioned in this plan hit the nail on the head, and there was no problem with the solution ideas, but there was still a little lack in the actual implementation, as if this person had never really been to Gotham, so he didn't know much about some details.
This makes perfect sense. No matter how talented Batman is, he is only good at talking on paper. There is no place on the entire East Coast for him to actually operate. Even if he can use his high intelligence to see through all situations and guide secretly, he must lack details.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that all aspects were right. Penguin's heart was beating wildly.
If Batman has been secretly cultivating Peter Parker and recruited many real young heroes as a cover, then now that Peter has come out, does it mean that Batman is really going to move?
Danger or opportunity?
Great danger... great opportunity!
Any hero is not lacking in the courage to gamble. Penguin gritted his teeth, stared at Peter and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
As soon as Peter opened his mouth, he let Penguin know that he had made the right bet - "Do everything you can to let your partners know that the military and the FBI have failed in Gotham."
FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA, 10:00PM.
The sound of hurried high-heeled footsteps sounded at the end of the corridor. Bruce Wayne just followed the agent around the corner and saw Amanda Waller's face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"This way, please, Mr. Wayne, you really gave us a big surprise." Amanda's voice sank to the bottom of the valley, but she still stretched out her hand to the office next to her.
Bruce glanced at her and walked in first. Unexpectedly, Amanda came in alone. After walking in, she held the door handle and said to the agent outside the door: "Stay here, don't let anyone approach, and open the door when I call you."
With a bang, the door was closed. When Amanda turned around, the muscles in her arms were still trembling.
She turned around and saw Bruce Wayne standing under the only ceiling light, with the upper half of his face completely immersed in the shadow, his posture relaxed, and his left hand turning the pinky ring on his right hand.
The family crest on the family ring was particularly eye-catching. Amanda swallowed her saliva, took a deep breath, stared at Bruce coldly and said, "I don't know what you are going to do, Mr. Wayne, but you have touched the bottom line."
Bruce Wayne did not speak, because he wanted to know what Amanda meant. He could see that the woman was in a panic and was just pretending to be calm, so he did not need to ask, she would naturally tell him.
"I know Gotham is your territory, but you can't use it to kidnap all of us. This is immoral! Bruce Wayne!"
Bruce remained silent, but he was as bad at speaking as he was at oppressing others with silence.
Amanda obviously could not bear more pressure.
"I don't know what you did to them, Ankinfer, Lyle, or even Sal Nobbs! You're crazy, Bruce Wayne, you know this is not something that can be said openly!"
"You want to blackmail me, huh? I really misjudged you!" Amanda gritted her teeth and said, "If all this is your conspiracy, I can only say that you win, Wayne!"
"Twenty years! You waited for twenty years, just to eat all of us in one bite!" Amanda's neck muscles began to spasm, she nodded uncontrollably and said, "Very good, you did it, do you want me to give you a celebration party?"
And Bruce Wayne was still looking at her silently.
Bruce was thinking, since when did the people around him start to learn to talk to themselves?
Batman finally suffered part of the consequences of his own actions, and his head was filled with a lot of words without cause and effect. Not only did the other party not explain, but he kept using body language to tell "You should know more than me."
This is usually what Batman would do.
But Batman really didn't understand what Amanda was talking about. He had some impressions of the names she mentioned, but not many. Most of them were family business names. The business was probably big, but not as big as the Wayne family.
Then Amanda mentioned some names that he was more familiar with.
"I really don't understand, how can you convince Steven, that old-fashioned guy?" Amanda seemed to be pouring out her emotions. She said, "Even General Raven couldn't impress him. That guy is a stone in the toilet. He hasn't moved for 30 years!"
This name combined with this description immediately reminded Batman of a shareholder of Wayne Group. He is an old shareholder who is only half a generation younger than his grandfather. He doesn't have many shares, but at least he also holds shares in five large companies of the same level.
"And Roanna, he even ran to France and didn't forget to come back to see what price you offered him. Did you pack up your rumored girlfriend?"
Another shareholder of Wayne Group, Batman thought. He doesn't often appear at the shareholders' meeting, but he controls the import and export channels of some rare metals in NATO countries. He is a taciturn but pragmatic man.
"Flanner! For God's sake, I almost think you agree with this German guy to build a concentration camp in Gotham! He put a knife on our necks, and you ordered it!"
A German, or an Austrian, Batman remembered, this is somewhat familiar, but always put forward some wild ideas, and Bruce Wayne doesn't get along.
What did the board of directors of Wayne Group do?
While Batman was thinking about this problem, Amanda finally vented almost everything. She sighed, folded her arms and looked at Batman and said.
"Okay, don't waste time. Now that you have figured it out, let's talk about business."
"You took away the FBI's power to turn a blind eye to certain transactions, and set off a fire in our boss's head. What are you going to do to settle it?"