Chapter 2161: Battle of Two Cities! (Twenty-Eight)

While the Joker was looking for his isotope, the lunatics in Arkham Asylum were not idle either, especially the Penguin, who wanted to meet his other self very much.

The Penguin often did not have any lofty goals when he was doing things, either for power or for money, and he himself knew this, so the self in another universe had struggled for half his life, either for power or for money.

Don't get me wrong, the Penguin was not so kind, he did not want to join forces with the other self, what he wanted was always the dealer to take all, if there could only be one Penguin in the two universes, why couldn't it be himself?

The Penguin was thinking of replacing him.

But he was not so reckless that he immediately found someone to assassinate the self in this universe. Before that, he had to figure out what age the other self was now, what he had done, and what he had.

So after the lunatics in the main universe occupied the Arkham Asylum on Earth No. 1, the Penguin was the first to go out.

After all, the Penguin is a well-known gangster. He can't go deep into the enemy camp himself. Several of his good men quickly spread to various parts of the new city and began to inquire about Oswald Cobblepot's situation in the city.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it, but you will be shocked when you check it. The Penguin in this universe has become the mayor. He has a lot of connections in the whole city, and has become the biggest winner in the chaos of the integration of the new city.

The setting of the Penguin in the New 52 continues the classic image of the Penguin. However, what is special is that one of the background stories of this Penguin is that he was bullied because of his image when he was a child.

Although Oswald Cobblepot is still a member of the Cobblepot family, because he has an unpleasant appearance since he was a child, it can be said that he was abandoned by his father, which made him miss the inheritance of the Cobblepot family.

Although the Cobblepot family declined in the end, the contempt, devaluation, and even bullying of his brothers from the same family as him in his childhood brought him an indelible psychological shadow.

So the Penguin cares a lot about the contempt of others. His desire for respect is endless. In a society based on the gold standard, only money and power can make him respected by everyone. This is the core motivation of the Penguin to commit crimes in order to obtain money and power.

But unfortunately, the Penguin in the New 52 is not very successful. He has few roles. It can only be seen that he is inferior, arrogant, extremely sensitive and suspicious.

Such people do not want others to live well, but they will never allow others to live better than themselves, let alone allow another self to live better than themselves.

After the Penguin discovered the situation in the new city, the fire of jealousy burned in his chest.

What is the Batman of this city doing? He actually let Oswald Cobblepot become the mayor. Doesn't he know how much he weighs?

After all, Cobblepot was born in the upper class. He knew that his talent, ability, and appearance were not outstanding in the upper class. It was just that he used the innate crazy talent of Gotham people to fight for power and profit to gain an advantage.

In simple terms, the not-so-strong Penguin opened up a new track in the midst of madness that others were unwilling to take and disdained to take. When all other lunatics were striving to become spiritual civilization models and plunging into the ocean of art, the Penguin took a different approach and engaged in political scheming.

So it's not that the Penguin is strong, but that talented people don't compete with him, and those without talent can't compete with him.

But even so, he is in a very embarrassing position. The moment those chaotic and evil lunatics cast their eyes on him, he will suffer heavy losses, and the same is true for Batman's gaze.

The Penguin has felt several times that Batman doesn't treat him as harshly as he treats other criminals, and even allows the existence of the Iceberg Restaurant. In fact, it's because Batman didn't play with him seriously at all, thinking that his destructive power is not high, and it's okay to leave it alone for now.

The Penguin always felt that there was a vague line above his head. As long as he dared to rush up, Batman would immediately hit him hard. In fact, he did so, which led to the Penguin's further conspiracy being thwarted several times, and he was hanging in an awkward position.

Then the question is, how could the Batman of this universe allow the Penguin to become the mayor?

Of course, it is also possible that he is not so easy to be the mayor, or he is simply pushed up to be the target of concentrated fire, but now the Penguin has made a real play and taken substantial power in the chaos of the new city integration. How can Batman still stand by and watch?

There is no doubt that the Penguin has crossed the dead line. From any aspect, Batman can't sit idly by.

Although the Penguin of the main universe has not found the whereabouts of Batman for the time being, this does not prevent him from instructing his men to secretly collect evidence of the Penguin of Earth No. 1. When Batman appears, he will directly welcome the king with food and drink.

But once he checked, he found another problem.

In fact, when Batman of Earth-1 just debuted, the Penguin was busy assassinating political enemies. The serial killer named Birthday Boy that appeared in the comics was actually a killer raised by the Penguin, who was specifically used to threaten and assassinate those who dared to oppose him.

The first thing Penguin investigated was a case of assassinating Stephen Under Armor, the director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Police files showed that the director was first kidnapped and then assassinated. It took only three days from the announcement of the disappearance to the discovery of the body. . Subsequently, the police station received a videotape. At the beginning of the videotape, a pink room appeared on the screen. The walls of the room were hung with various garland ribbons, and the words "Happy Birthday" were spelled out with letter balloons in the middle.

The poor director's mouth was sealed with tape and tied to a chair with a rope. A tall figure walked in from outside the door, holding a cake with crooked words written on it and placed it in front of Stephen.

The next process was more bloody. Stephen cried and refused to eat the cake, so the strong figure photographed the cake on his face. More importantly, the candlestick inserted on the cake was actually fixed on the base of the cake. On top, the killer named Birthday Boy forcefully inserted five candlesticks into Stephen's face.

Emperor Penguin quickly figured out what the director had done. His attitude towards the people who protested against the illegal emissions of Penguin's chemical plant was too gentle, and he did not settle the matter as Penguin said. He also suffered because of this incident. There was also a police officer who was unwilling to shoot the protesters, and both were brutally executed by the birthday boy.

The Penguin in the main universe felt a little baffled after reading this case. Does the Mayor Penguin have some unique understanding of kidnapping, assassination and calming public opinion?

To be honest, Penguin didn't quite understand this series of operations.

Of course, it wouldn't be particularly unusual if the Penguin from the main universe did these things. After all, he is still a gang boss and a bar owner. He will definitely fight to the death of anyone who touches his property.

But isn’t this Penguin a mayor?

The Environmental Protection Bureau is a subordinate department of the city government, right? This Stephen King should be a subordinate of Penguin, so if you think he is not doing well at work, wouldn't it be enough to just fire him?

Taking a step back, he may have promised the Penguin to deal with the public opinion but failed to do so. This deceptive behavior angered the Penguin, and the Penguin planned to kill him, so you can go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife. Just kill him and that's it, why kidnap him?

Kidnapping is actually several times more difficult than assassination, because you have to take the target away at a time when no one is paying attention, bring it safely to a designated location, and ensure that he does not escape.

This method is usually used for targets of great value. Great value means that once he disappears but is not confirmed dead, someone will be willing to pay a big price to keep him alive or dead. This is the kidnapper's way of making money.

But the director of the Environmental Protection Agency named Stephen, who is already the director of the Environmental Protection Agency, does he have any great value? Can he scream louder at the carbon neutrality conference?

But the mayor Penguin still captured him alive and gave him to the killer named Birthday Boy.

This is the part that several people in the main universe cannot understand the most. Mayor Penguin recorded the birthday boy's execution of Stephen and sent it directly to the police station.

The main universe Penguin really wants to ask, who are you threatening?

When the Penguin is a gang boss, of course he can do this. The purpose is to intimidate the police station and prevent the police station from meddling in its own business. The Penguin in the main universe has done this before. Compared with Batman, his main purpose is The nemesis is actually Gordon.

The purpose of this is to send a message to all police officers that if you interfere in something you shouldn't interfere in and mess with someone you shouldn't mess with, you will end up like him, and your comrades in arms, the ruling class and the people you maintain will be the same. No one in the upper class can save you. You should think more about your own safety and mind your own business.

At the same time, Penguin will also put such videos in the media, just to show it to the people of Gotham and other people on the street. The government is powerless. Even if I hurt you arbitrarily, you will not get the punishment you deserve, so listen Mine is right.

But Penguin is now the mayor, and he represents the city government.

He made a video of a killer killing government officials wantonly and sent it to the police station and the media, letting everyone know that someone was killing government officials wantonly and no one could control it. The government was the easiest person to bully.

What is this? Do I kill myself?

The Penguin in the main universe flipped through the newspapers of those days in Arkham Asylum, and did not see any reports in which the Mayor Penguin stood up and emphasized that the murderer would be punished severely, and that the murderer would be caught and tried immediately.

The birthday boy was still at large, and even committed another crime a week later. The victim's family blocked the door of the police station, and reporters photographed their heartbroken expressions.

This shows that this is not the Penguin's desire to promote but suppress before he directs and performs to use this incident to establish his authority. So what is he trying to do?

The main universe Penguin is puzzled.

It can't be that he has been in office for half a year and his thinking has not changed from that of a gang boss, right?