"Detective Gordon, long time no see."

On the third floor of the Iceberg Restaurant, a man in a fur coat greeted him.

He looked down at Gordon condescendingly, his face as pale as if he had rarely been in the sun.

The hooked nose with monocles reveals a bit of cold taste.

The penguin, who is famous in the Gotham Underworld, is thin and thin, not short and fat.

He wears a black top hat, a neat tuxedo underneath his coat, and a rather unseemly long-handled umbrella in his hand.

"We are a legally operated entertainment venue here, and if we break in without a warrant, I will complain to Mr. Mayor."

The penguin man Copote's expression was gloomy, and his small eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a dangerous aura.

He and Gordon are old acquaintances, and when he was an unknown umbrella boy, he met a young detective James Gordon because of one of Gotham's most famous murders.

Although the two are not friends, they can be regarded as old acquaintances who have dealt with each other.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Copote, but you've been reported to be engaged in illegal financial activities here."

Gordon spoke in a business-like tone, he had already captured most of the Maroney family today.

As long as the gangster in front of him, who walks like a penguin, is also imprisoned, the whole Gotham can return to its original order.

As for how to initiate effective accusations, Gordon believes that Leo will give him enough help in this regard.

The young heir of the White family, who has a huge amount of energy in his hands, wants to investigate the underworld family in Gotham, naturally, it is a breeze.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Gordon? You know, once the horn of war is blown, the charge will not stop, are you sure you want to be the guy who provoked the war? ”

Copote, the penguin, slowly descended the stairs, his thin body and a little weak, followed by a group of large, sturdy bodyguards.

It is hard to imagine that such a gloomy man once united with Maroni to defeat the invincible Romans and thwart many criminals in Gotham.

Even for a while, Mr. Cobott was a strong contender for the position of mayor of Gotham, and he almost went into politics and won a piece of honor for his family.

Throughout his struggle, it was absolutely inspiring.

From an unremarkable umbrella boy, the illegitimate son of the Colbert family, he stepped on Falcone's throne in just a few years, and later snatched a piece of cake from Maroney and gradually ascended to the throne of power in Gotham.

It's completely a coming-of-age epic for little people!

"The war began long ago, Oswald. You've held on to the city for too long, and you've kept going down the ground...... Do you know what Nai Ho Island is? It's a dark ghetto! A hell on earth where the poor suffer! ”

Gordon looked at the penguin man who walked in front of him, pressed one hand on the other party's shoulder, bowed his head and said, "I have been waiting for this opportunity to put you in prison and let the people realize the existence of justice......

"Jim, it's been so long, and you're still an idealist...... Forgive me for being surprised by this, because it's so funny! Tell me Jim, when did Gotham ever have such a thing as justice? ”

Copote, the penguin, changed his name, and he flicked the hand off his shoulder and looked up at Gordon, who was middle-aged.

The other party is no longer young, but there is still a ridiculous innocence in those eyes.

What kind of fool would go after something that never existed?

"It's going to be today!"

Gordon replied in a loud voice.

This decisive answer made the penguin Copote's face stiffen, and he quickly returned to his smile.

"It's a pity that you can't get anyone back today, I'm not a fool like Maroni, I only have smuggling and drugs in my heart - that's no style, completely out of line with the taste of the Copotes."

The penguin clapped his hands, and the iceberg restaurant, which had a tense atmosphere due to the sudden break-in of the Gotham police station, soon resumed its cheerful appearance of singing and dancing.

Melodious tunes flowed in the air, and the gamblers who exchanged chips, the rich people who were looking for fun, didn't look at the policemen standing at the door, and began to have fun on their own.

Apparently they trust Colbert the Penguin more than they are nervous about the arrival of the Gotham Police Department.

"My casino has a legal license, and my beautiful girls, they are all serious public relations ladies, not like the street girls, and as for my business, it is also a completely reasonable business competition...... You can't get my grip. ”

The penguin man Copot has a fearless expression, and the biggest role of the iceberg restaurant is to launder money and network connections for the gangsters.

For the former, he devised a meticulous and complex process.

From the use of securities and bearer bonds, to the registration of leather bag companies and casino token exchanges, it is simply not something that the Gotham Police Department can trace.

And the latter's network weaves, the second-floor club of the Iceberg Restaurant, with four city councilors, two union representatives, a prosecutor and judges.

Colbert the Penguin didn't think Gordon could do anything to himself, and the reason why the other party was able to arrest Maroney was only because the gangs lived too comfortably and lost their original vigilance.

They even forget that gangsters are nothing without the fear that violence brings, and the shelter that money brings.

Most of the fools who think they can be lawless in Gotham by relying on their fists won't live long.

Gangsters are originally wild dogs, and if they are not fierce enough and not ruthless, no one will be afraid, but if they are attracted by a few flesh and bones and lose their vigilance unconsciously, then death is not far away.

"Now you can search as much as you want, and by the way, I will reserve the right to complain to you."

Copote, the penguin, gave Gordon a deep look, then turned around with his umbrella and left.

…………

"I didn't find any contraband at the Iceberg restaurant, and Cobot was cunning and cautious, leaving no loopholes."

Gordon, who led the police force to wipe out the Maroney family, appeared in his suite at the Upper East Side Governor's Hotel half an hour later.

"We have interrogated those ...... PR girls, they are indeed not prostitutes, and the cash flow of the casino is normal, or difficult to verify. ”

Speaking of this, Gordon's tone couldn't help but be a little frustrated.

With only one last step, he can bring the heads of Gotham's two underground forces to court.

"Oswald Copot...... He doesn't matter. Black Mask has lost ground in the port area of Naho Island, Maroni is facing multiple criminal charges, and Gotham's underground is falling apart in a week - I have to say, you did a great job, Detective Gordon. ”

Leo handed over a glass of whiskey and smiled and complimented.

He chose Gordon correctly, and if he changed to other policemen, even if he had his own covert support, he probably wouldn't dare to make such a bold and crazy action.

More than 40 gangsters were arrested at one time, all of whom were high-ranking members of the Maroney family, and tons of contraband were seized at Sullivan Island and Adams crossings.

This bombshell, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar early tomorrow morning.

"Celebrate your becoming a 'new star' in the Gotham Police Department in advance, and I should probably send you a pennant of 'Crime Buster'."

Hearing Leo's joke, Gordon couldn't help but smile bitterly.

When he returned to the police station today, all his colleagues looked at him with strange eyes, deliberately distant like strangers.

Gordon was familiar with the feeling, and when he had provoked Falcone before, his colleagues at the police department were afraid to avoid it.