Hope crouched down beside Oswald Copote, bored, and stuck out his fingers, poking and prodding.

Copote, who was unconscious, was poked in the cheeks by the child and collapsed inside. He wanted to stop it, but his body didn't allow it.

Little Hope still didn't see the dark signs of death. This shows that the person lying on the ground is not in danger of life, and the first human that little Hope saw will live for a long time.

That would be great. The child breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that death was something that humans feared. Dad said that many people's wish is to live well. But not everyone can achieve their wishes. Dad kept staring into Hope's eyes as he said this, and asked him to promise not to listen to other people's wishes.

But Hope didn't quite understand.

On the phone, Agent Gordon's voice continued.

James Gordon was there to soothe the child, and in passing, "So, your name is Hope?" Can I call you that? ”

Hope nodded, and then reflected that the person on the other end of the line probably couldn't see it, so he hummed twice. This small box that can make sound should be the mobile phone that Lucian said, and it is a small toy used by humans to communicate over long distances.

Little Hope cautiously stretched out his little hand to poke and poke on the screen, but he didn't dare to use too much force, for fear of poking Gordon on the other end away.

Fortunately, Gordon didn't run away without kids, and while he was concerned about the safety of little Hope, he urged his partner to speed up.

"So, little Hope, what about your mom and dad?" Gordon asked in a slower tone, feigned casualness.

Detective Gordon's partner, Harvey Bullock, rolled his eyes impatiently in the driver's seat and slammed on the gas pedal again.

He didn't believe that the guy who showed up next to the penguin man and put the penguin man down could be a simple child. Maybe it's some new kind of scam or a neurotic criminal pretending to be a child, but Copote may not be okay at all, it's a trap he has set to trick them out and catch them all.

After all, everyone knows about Gordon and the Penguin's plastic friendship — the proof of their friendship is the bullet hole in Gordon's shoulder and the penguin's broken rib.

"Hope doesn't have a mother, Hope only has a father, Lucien, and Quack! Dad was playing hide and seek with Hope, and he had been hiding for half a year, but Hope hadn't found Dad yet...... Where is Dad hiding? The child said in fragments.

Probably all 5-year-olds in the world are the same, their mood is like the face of the GCPD director, which can change hundreds of times a day. Obviously, he was still talking happily just now, but in the blink of an eye, Hope began to feel depressed again.

Because he had just tried, there was no door to the place where he came.

The clever kid realizes that he is probably really lost, and that he is really going to be separated from Lucian and Gagaga for a while.

Hope was actually flustered, but then he thought about the game that Quack said. Maybe it was Dad who made him appear in this world? Hope so. Maybe this is the playground of Dad's choice.

"Hope hasn't seen his dad for a long time, but dad said he wanted to play a game, and Hope didn't know where he was hiding." The child's tone was visibly low.

Gordon and Bullock on the other end of the line looked at each other.

"So, you're going there to find your father?" Gordon asked.

"That's right," little Hope sighed like a mature adult, "Daddy is too playful, but Hope will definitely find him!" ”

Gordon frowned.

They have seen many such reasons, and 80% of the street children in Gotham are forced to appear on the streets for similar 'reasons'.

Gordon lip-synced at Harvey.

Harvey kept muttering 'poor boy' and 'little fool who didn't know anything'.

"If you see my father, tell me quietly!" The child's soft voice came from the earpiece: "Otherwise, you can also help Hope tell Dad, Hope misses him super much!" Can't sleep at the thought of it! Daddy already owes Hope hundreds of goodnight kisses! This is, of course, an exaggeration, but in fact there are less than two hundred.

Gordon felt that if Hope had been in front of him, he might have gone up and hugged the child.

He sighed silently, and Bullock shrugged.

Apparently, they all realized that the child had no idea that he had been abandoned. His bastard dad who owed hundreds of goodnight kisses might never show up again.

The child had probably been living with a relative named 'Lucien', and had now been kicked out.

Gordon silently jotted down his name, ready to go back and look it up.

"Of course, if I find your father, I will definitely tell you." Gordon coaxed the child as he pondered how to get an irresponsible pair of parents to court: "Now, can little Hope help look at the uncle lying on the ground?" He also ...... Can you speak? ”

Gordon put 'whether or not he died' to put it in a euphemism, because he was afraid that children would not understand what death was.

I hope that the penguin people will know each other a little bit and not die in front of children.

"He can't speak!" Hope replied loudly. He was glad to be able to help, so he put his little head close to Copote's face to take a closer look, and very 'professionally' touched the penguin's chest, only to accidentally touch the wound that Copote had been beaten in the duel with Fish.

"But he rolled his eyes!" The child saw Copote's eyes running desperately upward.

Gordon was relieved that he was still alive and well.

Colbert was actually still a little conscious, and the venomous snake of unknown breed probably just made him unconscious. The willpower of the Penguin Man, the king of Gotham, has never been weak, and he has not fainted so much that he does not know it.

The child's voice echoed in the penguin's ears, as if it was separated by a film of water, and was amplified and distorted by various hallucinations. The pain in his body also seemed to be amplified at the same time.

Words such as 'looking for daddy', 'playful', and 'dead' appear repeatedly in children's mouths. Combined with the hallucinations caused by the toxin, Copote automatically made a terrible grimace in his brain, nervously saying that he wanted to find his father, and at the same time playing with the poisonous snake that he wanted to kill him. The horrible, ugly one-eyed doll in the child's arms was also laughing distorted.

It was probably Jerome, who made trouble a few days ago, who made too much impression on him.

Cobot shuddered.

……

Fortunately, Gordon was already on his way to the abandoned villa, and it didn't take long for the GCPD police car to finally stop downstairs.

"Shall we go up like this?" Bullock grabbed Gordon's arm: "What if it's a trap?" ”

GCPD is understaffed, and only the two of them are coming. Popularly known as the Gotham Death Duo.

But Gordon is the GCPD heads-up king, and he is not afraid at all.

"Even if it's a trap, you have to look at it." Gordon patted his partner's hand: "You heard that kid too, I don't think it's a scam." Copote looking for a kid to act? I don't see any need. "It doesn't fit the penguin style either.

"It's strange for a child to appear here in the middle of the night." Bullock muttered. He didn't really want to care about it, after all, even if they sent the Penguins to Arkham, they wouldn't be able to solve the chaos in Gotham's underworld.

Instead, he supported Copote's ascension to the position - the umbrella boy was a smart man, at least better suited to that position than a psychopath.

Rather than messing Gotham with a guy who doesn't know what to do, it's better to let Colbot go back and let them eat dog.

After several years of training, Gordon also understands what Bullock means. The Gotham man has the Gotham style, and he is no longer a rookie who has just entered the police station.

"Gotham isn't weird one day?" "It's not out of the question of being abandoned here by irresponsible parents," Gordon said. Besides, we have to save the 'King of Gotham' who was bitten by a snake. ”

This title was told to them by Hope Jr. It seems that the penguins are not much bragging.

Brock gave a middle finger.

The two of them walked towards the dark villa together.

The sound of the waves was in my ears, and the noise from the crashing of the reef was getting louder and louder, almost blocking out any unusual sound.

It's really a great place to destroy corpses.

Gordon turned on his flashlight and marched vigilantly with Bullock.

The gate is not locked.

The hall on the first floor was empty, littered with signs of disrepair, and the wooden floor creaked as the two men's leather shoes stepped on the ground.

The light from the flashlight illuminates the dust floating in the air.

Both Gordon and Bullock saw blood on the ground and marks from the struggle.

It's new, and it didn't take long to happen.

Bullock nodded at Gordon.

It seems that this is indeed the place where Fish Mooney and Oswald Cobot duel.

Crunch - Crunch -

Leather shoes on the wooden floor.

Gordon glanced back at Bullock.

Experienced police gentlemen have long since spotted someone following them.

The two pretended to be unaware, and slowly pulled out their guns under the cover of darkness—

A dark shadow flashed through the corner.

Gordon and Bullock turned back warily, their guns quickly aimed in front of them.

It was dark and nothing.

Brock frowned and took two steps forward, just now they all felt something run past.

But now nothing has been found.

"Is anyone there? The guests came. James Gordon tentatively asked, "Penguin?" Aren't you ready to come out and hug your old friend? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a cold wind blowing behind him, and something cold brushed against his neck. There was also a chuckle from the corner.

Mr. Detective shot swiftly in the back with agility and then rolled on the spot, trying to dodge his anticipated attack.

"Harvey—get out of the way!"

The more experienced Brock flashed much faster than he did.

Shots rang out, but nothing happened, and they hid in solitude.

The bullet seemed to hit something, but on closer inspection, there was nothing.

Brock raised the muzzle of his gun irritably, and he remained crouched in the corner, shouting at Gordon, "Don't you be surprised, okay? Alright, Jim, spare your poor old partner. ”

"Something did pass just now." Gordon didn't let his guard down.

It stands to reason that if there really was an ambush or trap for Colbert, it would have appeared a long time ago. However, the penguin man did not limp out, and even the cute soft child on the phone was nowhere to be found.

It's as if the phone call just now was just an illusion.

"What the is going on?" Bullock was just about to stand up, but he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. His cold sweat flowed down instantly.

What the hell? Brock panicked. Gordon seemed to have the same reaction just now.

When did Gotham have villains of this style? Or is there really something unclean?

Bullock thought of the joke he had just said about destroying the corpses.

No way?

His legs were shaking, and even the beard on his face was shaking.

He goes to church every week, and for the sake of what he's been there forgive, God should forgive him for secretly peeing in the church, right? He really drank too much that time.

A can gurgled out without wind and no one, followed by another.

Footsteps came from behind him.

But neither Gordon nor Bullock moved.

It was as if someone was covering their mouths and smiling.

Gordon looked back warily, but there was still nothing.

"Who is it? Come out! Gordon said: "GCPD investigates the case, and if you don't come out, we have the right to shoot you!" ”

Gordon calmly held his gun: "Penguin? Is that you? Don't pretend to be a ghost here, get out! ”

At this moment, Bullock, who had not spoken, let out a terrible scream.

The tragedy was comparable to the last time he was hung upside down in the slaughterhouse with a herd of pigs.