"我知道,我知道.哈,他们以为自己是谁?就因为教父老了,他们就觉得自己可以为所欲为?好吧,那我只能说,他们要求早点死去..."
在伦敦东区的一家酒吧里,一个留着胡子的男人手里拿着一支雪茄.他是可卡因帮的二号人物.调酒师带来了一杯 Mizuwari 威士忌.大胡子男人喝了一口饮料,然后抽了一口雪茄.他一边呼出烟雾,一边说:"他们没有经历过那个时代,他们不明白..."
"教父只想要我们的忠诚."他用手指敲击吧台面,强调他的话,"他在告诉我们,如果我们想在这里分一杯羹,我们必须听从他的命令.
"就像他多年前所做的那样,他如何团结整个哥谭黑社会,以及他如何建立十二个家族.那些年轻的朋克永远不会理解.
对面的男人瘦骨嶙峋,没有那么气势磅礴,脸色苍白阴沉.他是这家酒吧的老板,也是伊丽莎白街星帮四头人的成员.他抽着烟说:"我的老板告诉我,你知道的,我们的大老板是伊丽莎白街的第一任领导人,他曾经在教父手下工作.
"这些来自大都会的混蛋以为他们挑战了教父,因为教父还没有采取行动,他们认为他害怕.多么天真.教父不会亲自行动..."
"他不需要自己做,"大胡子男人补充道,"哥谭不是大老板需要自己动手打架的时代.
"他告诉这些帮派,即使他老了,只要他还活着,他就永远是哥谭的地下之王,"瘦子说.
"主任医生受伤了,所以精神病院就关门了?只有那些青涩的菜鸟才会相信这样的谎言.那个主任医生他妈是什么鬼!
"谁需要那里的医生?为了治好隔壁街上的那个小子,谁看到一个鸡蛋就发抖?
瘦子男人和他周围的人都笑了起来.酒保一边擦拭眼镜,一边说:"你在那里甚至找不到一个主治医生.我想我也能做到.只是计算和写病历.没有真正的病人可以治疗.
"这就是为什么我说,这都是一堆谎言.教父故意切断它,让我们知道,如果我们想和他一起赚钱,我们最好听他的话,帮他处理那些敌人,否则就忘了赚任何钱.
大胡子男人又喝了一口饮料,咧嘴一笑,继续说道:"很多年前,教父就是这样做的.他控制了两个鸦片种植园,并让下游帮派威胁到当时最大的麻烦制造者,即...安东尼.这是一笔巨大的生意.如果他真的能得到那两个种植园,他就会发大财.但正如你们都知道的那样,第二天法国人的头就放在了教父的桌子上.
"他们活不了多久了,"瘦子冷酷地说."来自大都会的娘娘腔应该惹恼他们的旧巢穴.不要插手哥谭市的事情.
"Piss off? I'm afraid they have no chance to do it. They're as good as dead."
Meanwhile, Schiller holds the phone in the hospital, "Yes, thank you for your concern. It's not so serious... Yes, I just need some rest. I've never thought..."
As soon as he hangs up the phone, a nurse enters with a large bouquet of flowers and says, "Looks like it's from the Lauren Family."
"Just put it there, thank you. Also, please take away these one. They're not fresh."
The nurse tidies up the bedside table, filled with flowers and gifts from various mafia families. The nurse can't help but recall their chats in the corridor, guessing that even if the Godfather is sick, it won't create such a huge commotion.
However, Schiller is in a good mood. He is on paid leave. In just these two days, he has received dozens of pounds of rare wine and cigars. He wonders which genius leaked his preference for cigars. Now, his mansion is filled with incredibly valuable cigars worth millions.
The idea of feigning illness actually comes to him one morning in a flash of inspiration.
He doesn't need anyone to remind him that most people from the metropolis are coming for him.
The previous Deathstroke's attempt to kill him failed. The person behind the scenes won't give up so easily. Perhaps because of the Deathstroke's betrayal, he won't hire a renowned mercenary this time, but instead gather a gang of criminals from somewhere, intending to engage in a team battle.
According to common sense, Schiller should start a defensive battle with them at this point. Considering the style of Gotham City, seeking help from the police would be too naive. The enemy is hidden while he is exposed. The best Schiller can do is to spend a large sum of money to hire good bodyguards or find someone to protect him 24/7.
Even if he can use Mist to locate their positions, Schiller has to be cautious to kill off the isolated members.
But that would be too foolish. Schiller doesn't want to stoop down to the same level as those criminals and be defeated by their extensive experience.
Since the person behind the scenes can afford to hire the Deathstroke, the criminals he brings won't be nobody. They must have some skills; otherwise, they wouldn't have come to Gotham and killed the Godfather's men.
Hide and seek every day? Guard against potential assassinations at any time? Schiller won't do neither.
So, after notifying Falcone, Schiller pretends to get "injured," and hurt severely.
He gets hurt doesn't matter. But the asylum will shut down due to lack of a attending doctor. Who among those mafia bosses can sit still?
The hospital has been running for a long time, and the initial beneficiaries have made a fortune. Those who follow closely are working hard to expand their business. They have invested a lot of time and money into this, and they are about to reap the rewards. But now, everything is abruptly halted, and how can they be happy?
The ones who have already profited will be even more dissatisfied. Without risking their lives in a hail of bullets, all they need to do is negotiate a share with Schiller and wait for the money. Who wouldn't want to do such a good deal? They have already made a lot of money and want to make even more. Shutting down is equal to losing money.
On the first day of announcing the closure of the asylum, the phones are flooded with calls, including Bruce's.
When Schiller returns to Gotham University, Bruce takes charge of the entire hospital. Although Schiller doesn't discuss his plan with Bruce in advance, as Batman, it takes him less than a few seconds to understand Schiller's intentions.
So, the world's richest man performs on the spot. All the ones who call him, looking to fish for what happened, are met with Bruce's childish responses: "I don't know, what are you talking about, why ask me?"
He's just an idle and clueless billionaire, what use do you have in asking him?Why not asking Evans.
Evans has also been working at the hospital. As the Godfather's son, he naturally belongs to the same side as these mafia bosses, so they can only call Evans.
Evans also claims he can not help. He can only tell the bosses that it's his father's decision, and he can't interfere.
Hearing this, those understand everything. What the hell assassination! It's Godfather's another move!
They are not fools and know that the Godfather is warning them. If the Godfather loses face, no one will have a good time.
Those people who come from Metropolis dare to ignore Gotham's rules. And if others just sit by and titter, no one will make any money.
The bosses realize that the Godfather is indeed warning them. If they still want to make money together, they need to show their loyalty:Carry out all his orders whatever they are.
After trade-off, they certainly get the right idea. Those fucking "guests" from Metropolis are nothing more than scumbags! Find them now and chop them up!
In order to keep their business running in the asylum, they almost turned the entire Gotham upside down, vowing to dig out those people who came from Metropolis.
When it comes to the fearsomeness of Gotham's mobs, no further explanation is needed. Especially when their true interests are threatened, everyone involved is crazily hunting down and attacking those outsiders.
Initially, this group has already found their target, Schiller, shortly after arriving in Gotham. Because of confident,they don't act at the time, instead waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Schiller has just moved out of Gotham University, and they are about to act. But before they can make a move, Schiller suddenly gets attacked!
What? He is attacked by the outsiders from Metropolis? Outsiders from Metropolis?We?? But we didn't! It isn't us!
The criminals who come from Metropolis now feel as if they have stepped on dog poop. They have met various strange situations in their careers over the years, but this is the first time they have been set up!
We didn't did it!! He collapses himself!! Why put it on us!!!
However, obviously, excuses are useless. If you want to find evidence to prove that they attacked, that could be easily done. But for them to prove that they didn't, now that victim is lying in the hospital, what's the point of defending?
The victim says who did it, then it is who did it.
Moreover, even if they didn't, if the Godfather says they did, then they did.
Originally, they had found a location near Schiller's manor to set up the bombs and had chosen a good spot nearby to keep watch, planning to lure Schiller there. But now everything is ruined, all of Gotham's gangs are looking for them. The point where they were keeping watch was discovered, so they had to shift.
Although they initially caught the Godfather off guard, it was still belong to a sneak attack. During these past few days, they have witnessed firsthand how Gotham's mobs unleashed a firepower that resembles a small-scale war. Where in Metropolis would you find such a battle? Now, instead of fighting amongst themselves, these mobs have united and want to beat them together.
Just look at the rows of machine guns on the armored vehicles, everyone holding rocket launchers, and even several rocket artillery vehicles brought in by someone recklessly. Who wouldn't panic? If it were you, you would run for your life too!
As a result, it is now these outsiders who are playing hide and seek. Gotham's mobs don't seem to have any intention of catching them up. The few locations where they hid were found, and they were blasted with rocket launchers. The gangs don't want survivors, they only want bodies, even if they are not complete.
When it comes to the level of madness within the mafia, there is no city in the world that can compare to Gotham. And when these crazed gangsters unite to attack one target, the extent of its misery can be imagined.
The frequent relocation of their bases not only brings minor troubles such as shortage of supplies and inability to store daily necessities. More importantly, once their tail is caught and the enemy comes knocking, they must have someone to cover their retreat. After several times, they have already left behind several skilled individuals. The whole group went from over a dozen people to just a few.
They do want to give up the mission and escape, but Gotham's mafia won't give them the opportunity.
Who knows who spread the news. The man who can hand their bodies first will get the biggest slice of the cake. Driven by self-interest, of course, they dare to do everything. The mobs are going crazy, wanting to catch them and use them to claim rewards.