"About a few months ago, I can't remember exactly when I found out that there was a problem with some of the magic circles related to divine power that I used before, and I can't explain the specific principle to you, but in short, Heaven may have unilaterally modified some rune application scenarios, causing most of my magic circles related to divine magic to fail."

In the alley next to the café, Konstantin took a sip of hot coffee and slowly explained: "I don't know if the brains of those angels were kicked by donkeys, I have only used the runes that have not been changed for thousands of years, and they have changed them beyond recognition, I am now completely out of touch with Heaven, and there are still two accounts waiting for the power of Heaven to be returned, can I not be in a hurry?" ”

"Who made you owe so much in the first place...... Well, without mentioning that, what's the use of you bringing Gotham? There are no angels here. ”

Konstantin opened his mouth, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not, but in the face of the two Robin's questioning eyes, he still sighed and said, "You can't never grow up, can you?" You can't believe what Batman tells you for the rest of your life that Gotham is where it is because of that evil criminals. ”

Red Hood and Nightwing glanced at each other, and both read from each other's eyes that this was true, but Red Hood cleared his throat and tapped the ground with his toes, and said, "Then you tell me what happened to Gotham, and why are you here?" ”

"To tell you the truth, I have to come here to get some strength to pay off my debts, or the next time you see me, my liver will definitely be gone." Konstantin sighed sadly.

"You also know that my magic power is like a credit card set to pay off debts, one card expires to borrow the limit of another card to repay the money, but heaven suddenly disconnected, which is equivalent to half of my card's limit suddenly disappeared, I have tried every means to fill this hole, but it is still a little bit, I have to use the backup plan."

"Truth be told, if it weren't for the fact that there was really no way, who would want to come to Gotham?" Konstantin squatted down against the wall, squatting in the corner without any image, holding a coffee cup and muttering: "This ghost place, the devil has to spit when he comes, and there is a madman Batman, if it is not really urgent, I will not come!" ”

"You're here to borrow power, so what are you looking for Lincoln March?"

"Well, don't you know? I thought Batman had already found out about him. Konstantin took a breath of embarrassment, and in the face of the two Robins' probing eyes, he could only say: "Since you all know that the darkness of Gotham is not entirely due to the security situation, then you should be able to guess that there have been some mysterious forces hidden in this city, and I came here to talk to them about business." ”

Nightwing narrowed his eyes, he stared at Konstantin tightly and said, "Mystic power, what do you mean?" ”

Konstantin blew on his coffee and spat out a noun: "Owl." ”

"Owl Court to be exact, Batman must have noticed the clues, but I can't let him know this time, because he won't allow me to take any bit of power from the city, and I'm now equivalent to pulling teeth from the tiger's mouth."

"To be honest, I wasn't expecting to make it, but it was a bit of a surprise to be discovered so early, and I was about to ask, what's going on in that Midtown block? I just teleported and almost got blown up by a bazooka. ”

Red Hood let out a "snort", and the provoked Konstantin looked at him with strange eyes, and Red Hood swallowed the laughter back into his stomach with great difficulty, and then said, "It's called the house leak that happened to rain overnight, but here's your luck, sir, we don't have to tell Batman, because we're trying to deal with Lincoln March." ”

"You're dealing with Lincoln March, why?"

Then, for the next ten minutes, the Red Hood told Konstantin in detail about their plan, and Konstantin listened to it and remained motionless as if he were a wood carving.

After a while, he said, "I think now I should go and tell Batman that you're a little too crazy, boy!" ”

"Rigging elections, developing gangs, and even getting involved in ships and smuggling?! If I hadn't known that the city was rotten and hopeless, I would have to be a righteous hero and send you to the police! ”

"Stop talking that useless nonsense, just ask you, do you want to do it with us? If you dare to say a word, I'll call Wonder Woman right now and say you stole her underwear. ”

Konstantin squirted out a sip of coffee, he stood up and glared at the red hood and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few months, why do you seem to be possessed by a demon, besides, how do you know that I ......"

"You wouldn't really think about it, would you??"

Red Hood and Nightwing immediately came together and looked at Konstantin with the eyes of the pest, Konstantin waved his hand and said, "Don't insult me, I'm not so vulgar, but Diana is really beautiful, right?" ”

"Alright, boys, what are you going to do with Lincoln March, maybe there's something I can do to help, and when the time comes, you'll deal with the Penguins' competitors, and I'll get my power, and it's a win-win."

"It's not that simple." Red Hood pursed his lips disdainfully and said: "Don't think you can fool us, your reward for helping us solve Lincoln March is that we help you hide from Batman, not help you get power, if you want us to pit that so-called owl court with you, you have to show some sincerity." ”

"What do you want me to do for you?"

Red Hood gave a slightly wicked smile, looked at Konstantin and said, "Find the Owl Court, then ......"

"Mr. March, our patience is running out, and if you can't get Mrs. Maia, you'll have to go to the coffin and reflect."

A woman in a white owl mask stood behind a table in the reception room of the mansion, she looked at Lincoln March with an impatient expression, and said, "You know, those martial arts factions have always wanted to have absolute dominance, they have cultivated more and more claws, and soon they will not need you, and they can also make Batman fall into a trap." ”

"And if you don't contribute, let our long-term training and investment go down the drain, what will happen to you better than us, March, your time is running out."

"Did you call me here to scare me?" March's face was a little ugly, but he could still stabilize his emotions, he gently touched the ring on his hand, and said: "It's not so simple to let Batman fall into a trap out of control, there are too many things that have happened in Gotham recently, which is why you are so anxious." ”

"Think about how calm and cautious you used to be in the overall situation, and now you are not afraid of breaking down when you suddenly take such a big step."

Through the owl mask, March could also see that the face of the woman opposite him had sunk, but he continued: "I will get rid of the current mayor Magan, I have caught the evidence of his approval and bribery for the construction of the deep-water port project, and he will soon be no match for me." ”

"Aside from him, several other candidates are your puppets, not competitive at all, ready to toast at my campaign celebration party, goodbye."

March strode out of the mansion where he had met, and as he returned to his rented office in Uptown, a female assistant came up with a grim face and whispered a few words in his ear.

March's eyes immediately widened, and he rushed into the office, slapped the table with angry eyes, and shouted, "What's going on?!" How did the mob boss named Oswald Cobott run as well? Where did he come from? ”

"Mr. March, according to our investigation, Oswald Copot is the owner of the Iceberg Restaurant, and the funds and connections gathered by the construction of the deep-water port project in Gotham City may be in his hands, including not only the rich people in Gotham City, but also many big bosses engaged in smuggling activities along the East Coast, and they are very generous."

This shrewd and capable female assistant stepped forward and said categorically: "If he really candid, even Magan, who has a big advantage now, may not be able to win, and Colbert's geographical advantage is too great!" ”

"Why does he suddenly want to run for mayor?"

"It is very likely that during the negotiations on the deep-water port project, he and Mayor Magan had a disagreement, and I think it is very likely that there was no agreement on the amount of bribes, and Magan asked for a lot and Colbert didn't want to give it, so he decided to do it himself."

March covered his forehead and sighed, then he took a deep breath, waved his hand at the person sitting at the table, and said, "Stop fiddling with the computer, prepare for a meeting, raise troops for a thousand days, we have to find a way to pull Colport off the horse, I am the mayor!" ”

At the Neville family's home in Midtown, Tim's face flashed with the blue light of a computer, and he quickly tapped on his keyboard and said, "Lincoln March has put forward the 'Twelve Recommendations for Gotham Municipal Reform,' which has been posted on his personal campaign website, and there are already more than 200 comments." ”

"He will speak at a press conference at the City Council tonight, and I suspect he may elaborate on this new campaign slogan, and we must find the loopholes in it immediately."

Jason leaned over to him, stared at the tirade on it, and said, "Let me see...... This is definitely not written by him, I have heard recordings of him talking in private, and I am simply a hopelessly illiterate. ”

"Of course, he was ghostwritten by the campaign team, but he made a good speech, and he should imitate President Roosevelt's style to create a professional but pragmatic image of himself."

Jason rolled his eyes, and then said: "This is easy to do, we have ready-made experience to copy, our Gotham Mayor Roy has gone through two mayoral elections, even if he didn't use any special means, the votes have been high, he has two brushes." ”

"I've heard him talk about Gotham traffic and municipal reform three times before, and I can remember about 95 percent of it, and I'll write them down later, and I'll add the refutation of March, give me two hours, and we'll give you a speech tonight."

After getting dark, the Iceberg Restaurant was uncharacteristically not full of guests, but seemed a little quiet, and when I walked into the Iceberg Restaurant, I saw not the waiters coming and going, but a complete set of interview and shooting equipment.

"This thing is absolutely good." Harley Quinn munched bubblegum as she said, "My little cookie is shot with this thing every time he makes a terror declaration, and he spends a lot of money on it to make sure Batman can see his every expression." ”

"Well, this radio equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars for a speaker, to ensure that the entire East Coast can hear what you are saying clearly, and this shot, I'm afraid it will cost more than 100,000 dollars."

"Don't stand stupidly, come over and help adjust the shelf!" Harley beckoned to Harleyn Girl.

Finding that Harley Quinn ignored her, she had no choice but to clench her throat and cry out in a low voice: "Oh, my dear mother, can you come and help me turn this handle that I can't reach?" Thank you! ”

The Harley Quinn ran over with a smile on her face.

The penguin stood behind the wine cabinet he used to stay in, but his expression was still a little hesitant, he put down the manuscript in his hand, looked at Jason who was adjusting the camera position next to him, and said, "Are you sure you can do this?" Our stupid mayor was interviewed in the bright and wide hall of the city council, and my restaurant was ...... As long as you are a Gotham person, you know that nothing here is legal. ”

"How many things are legal in the Gotham family?"

Penguin Man was speechless, and he went through the script one last time, and about half an hour later, Batman heard this in the Batcave with the Joker.

“…… When did you ever control us? Where was the FBI when the gangs took over the city? Where was the CIA when foreign drugs were imported? ”

"When Gotham was polluted, you didn't talk about environmental protection, and when the surrounding farms were out of harvest, you didn't talk about environmental protection, and now we rely on our own ability to build docks to make money, and you want to talk to us about environmental protection!"

"All I can say is, fuck it! State legislature or federal government? Yes, that's all I have for you! You should all get out of this city, take the soft eggs in your crotch, and get out as far as possible! ”

The next morning, Batman sighed deeply as he looked at the soaring votes of mayoral candidate Oswald Copote as reported in the newspapers.

Respect the blessings

(End of chapter)