Chapter 144: Luring the snake out of the hole
After changing into clean clothes, Roy puts on his digital mask again and rushes to meet his current "boss" Malden.
Of course, before leaving, they didn't forget to modify the digital mask, adding a few shocking scars to it, as if they had just been beaten to the head and bleeding.
When Roy pushed the door in, Malden was furious. When Roy pushed open the door, he happened to hear words like "What are you still doing, get out of here", and then a group of big men went out with their heads hung down one by one.
As soon as he saw Roy enter, Malden's face immediately softened a lot.
"Tommy, huh?" He said kindly, "Mmmm, I remember you." I owe you my life today. ”
Roy smiled and waved his hand: "Where, I should do it." ”
"You're excellent." Malden looked at "Tommy?" White asked, "The ability to react quickly and make decisions in an instant is exactly what I value." ”
After a pause, he stood up and asked with a look of concern, "You don't look badly injured, are you okay?" ”
"Some concussions, and a bit of skin trauma." Roy straightened his waist like a soldier standing guard and said, "This little injury has long been commonplace, and it won't get in the way, boss." ”
Malden approvingly, "Good." You saved my life, which means that from today onwards, you can be considered family. You know what family means, right? ”
As he spoke, he held out his hand to Roy. This is already the highest honor in the organization.
Roy stared at Malden's outstretched hand for a moment, then reached out to hold it, and said, "Yes, I understand, sir." ”
This is undoubtedly a good start, and Malden has made it clear that he is a confidant. If a person can sacrifice his life to save the boss once, he will naturally be valued.
"Boss, may I ask you a question?" Roy asked tentatively.
"Well, let's talk about it."
"Do you know the guy in the red hat, boss?"
Malden glanced at him and said, "It's not an acquaintance." But he warned me in advance. ”
"Warning?" Roy asked, confused.
Malden sighed. "A few days ago, when I was having a regular meeting with a few other bosses for this week, that madman in a red helmet came out. He jumped in and swept around with an AK47 and threw down a package. It was filled with the head of a senior person in each of our participating organizations. ”
"He threatens us?" Roy asked, frowning.
"He wants to join the gang." "He's trying to tear down the bishop's table and get all of our organizations that have joined the bishop to follow him." As long as we give him 40% of all our monthly income, he will keep us safe from the bishop and Batman. ”
"You agreed?"
"He didn't ask us to give an answer right away, but someone compromised with him." Malden looked out the window. "Very few people know that the bishop himself went on a trip this week, supposedly in search of an ally. You know, if he's not here, his control will be reduced, and it may leave an opportunity for this helmet-wearing madman."
"But it would be unwise to compromise with this madman." "The Bishop seems ready to come back against him, and he doesn't like to see someone betray him because of the threat of such a clown," said Malden seriously. Based on my years in Gotham and how much I've seen, this beam-jumping clown isn't half as scary as Bishop. ”
"So you refused." "That's why he's going to shoot at us." ”
"And there's another reason." Malden sat back in his chair, sinking into the back of his chair. said, "This guy in a red hat has another condition. Guns and drugs are forbidden to be sold to minors, and if they are discovered, you are finished. Just kidding, do you know what percentage of our income is made up of our income each month by kids who like to go crazy at parties? It doesn't make sense for us to give up the big bills that are at our fingertips. ”
An idea popped up to Roy. Maybe the red hood doesn't really want to join in? Maybe this is indeed a more effective way than Batman's use of fear to suppress criminals? He is blending in and being part of the criminals, which is the only way to control crime. Sin can never be eradicated, and you can only influence its course if you become a part of it first.
Roy asked quietly, "If that's the case, then who else will accept his conditions?" I mean, it doesn't seem like a good deal. ”
Malden snorted through his nose. "There are always some cowards who are afraid of death. Lyons? Mann, the fat man who was afraid of death, accepted the terms offered by the Red Hood, thinking he was safe. It's ridiculous."
Lyons? Mann. Roy silently jotted down the name.
In the middle of the night, Lyon? Mann was snoring loudly in his soft bed. The flesh-like body tossed and turned. A huge black shadow was cast onto his bed from the window.
"Bang!"
The glass shattered, and Leon was violently pulled out of bed and thrown out of the window.
The dark-skinned fat man rolled around twice like a ball of meat before he woke up and looked around to see what was happening.
The Winged Knight stood in front of him, glaring at him with indifferent eyes as swords.
Mann gasped in horror. Subconsciously shrank back and shouted, "What do you want?" I didn't do anything."
"No need to pretend to be garlic, I know you're the best drug lord in this area." Roy said coldly, "But today, I'm not here for you, I'm here for the people behind you." ”
Men broke out in a cold sweat, "You know who is supporting me?" ”
"I know you paid protection money to Red Hood, that's why he's going to protect you." Roy pulled him up with his sweatshirt and said viciously, "Don't worry, I won't kill you, it's just a little painful." I'll beat you up until he shows up to save you. ”
Mann shouted in horror and despair, "Don't be~!" ”
The fat-headed, big-eared guy was as vulnerable as he looked, and Roy kicked him in the fat layer of his abdomen, kicking his ribs with great force, and the whole person bounced away like a ball.
Mann howled in pain, nearly fainting from the pain.
Roy approached him step by step, and before he could move again, he heard the loud voice behind him: "I heard that you want to find me?" ”
Roy jerked around, only to see Red Hood standing on the roof of Mann's luxury car, playing with a Desert Eagle pistol. (To be continued.) )