American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Gotham Police Department is a magical place. It always looks busy, and the detention cells are never empty, but when it's time to get off work, the police magically disappear.

Overtime?

Doesn't exist! Never even heard of such a thing.

Qi Shan adapted to this kind of life quite well, but Sophia found it a bit awkward.

All they did was wander around all day, catching only small fry, either small-time gangsters with no background or innocent civilians.

After arresting them, they'd be detained for a maximum of forty-eight hours, and basically all of them would be bailed out. After working for more than a month, they hadn't caught a single big fish. At this rate, when would she ever get a promotion?

She arrived at the police station in the morning, greeted a few familiar colleagues, and then slumped on her desk.

"Hey, Qi Shan, got some intel for you!"

"Oh really? Which unlucky guy lost his car again? Or did some rich guy not close his courtyard gate properly and get a bunch of clueless out-of-towners barging in?"

Qi Shan shrugged, not even opening his eyes, looking completely uninterested. It couldn't really be blamed on him; even though he had his own purposes, he couldn't underestimate the quagmire that was the Gotham Police Department after so long.

Major crimes were basically nonexistent. Even if they received intel, the police department wouldn't dare interfere. The channels that could really generate huge profits had already been divided up by the two major gangs.

Occasionally, a few ambitious newcomers would emerge, making a big splash and raking in the profits.

The rest were just scattered soldiers and stragglers who couldn't make it to the big stage, their numbers as plentiful as carp crossing a river, but the amount of money involved in their crimes would never exceed a thousand dollars.

All the cases Qi Shan had handled for so long were like this, and even the best patience would have been worn down.

Bob chuckled: "It's the news you've been waiting for, Red Hood!"

Before Qi Shan could speak, Sophia suddenly jumped up.

"Red Hood Gang intel, let me see!"

"Nothing to see, just that these guys are taking action again. Last time they robbed the Gotham International Bank, and this time they've set their sights on the City United Bank. I heard they robbed the Development Bank before, but another precinct took over that case!"

Sophia snatched the file and quickly flipped through it. To call it a file was an exaggeration; it was just a few pages of kraft paper with a few simple photos and blurry enlarged headshots.

The bank robbers were about the same size as before, but the person wearing the Red Hood seemed to have changed.

Sophia was puzzled and looked at the previous files: "Did they change leaders?"

"Just infighting, it's too common for bank robbers!"

Bob seemed very familiar with it.

Qi Shan remained silent. As early as two weeks ago, he had already sent someone to contact the Red Hood gang and gave them the address of the small tavern.

But he hadn't received any news from Falcone yet. It seemed these guys had become addicted to the thrill of robbing banks and weren't interested in other business at all!

Since that was the case, then there was nothing to say.

If you don't cooperate with me, then don't blame me for taking you out.

Actually, he felt quite at ease with this kind of operation. Anyway, there weren't many good people in the entire Gotham City. Killing them one by one might lead to wrongful convictions, but killing every other one would definitely leave some slipping through the net.

"This is the third time, right? Sophia, let me take a look at the file!"

Qi Shan reached out for the file, and Bob said in surprise: "Why are you interested in this case? There's nothing much to it. They haven't robbed ordinary citizens, just the bank's insurance money, and all the insurance money is paid by the insurance company.

Not only was no one injured in the whole process, but many hostages even got unexpected gains."

Sophia was a little unconvinced: "But it's wrong!"

Bob raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, shook his head, and said nothing more. This guy was already middle-aged, his head full of his wife, kids, and a warm bed. If his relationship with Qi Shan wasn't good enough, going back many years, he probably wouldn't have said those words.

Since there was a righteous newbie objecting, then he'd just pretend he didn't say anything!

Qi Shan glanced at it briefly, closed the file, and threw it aside. He casually grabbed his coat, "Looks like this guy thinks he's invincible. Let's teach them a lesson! Sophia, come with me!"

Sophia was overjoyed and quickly followed: "Yes, where are we going?"

While having Jim Gordon present his pledge of loyalty, he also wanted to get rid of a few people. However, Jim, with his sense of justice, still played a trick even under Harvey's watchful eyes. He fired two shots next to Penguin's ear and pushed him directly into the sea.

Penguin escaped in this way.

After returning to Gotham City, he used some tricks to join Romani's gang. Through a small game he directed himself, he unexpectedly gained Romani's appreciation and transformed from a dishwasher to a lobby manager, gaining access to the core management.

In an accident, Fish Mooney discovered that Little Penguin hadn't died, but had become Romani's subordinate. She was immediately furious, and the Falcone family demanded that Romani hand over this traitor. Romani's gang believed this was a provocation against them and refused strongly, thus triggering a fierce conflict between the two sides.

It just so happened that recently, the bounty Qi Shan threw out had stirred up the entire Gotham City, with shootings everywhere, and they wouldn't stop until a few people died every day.

Against this background, the conflict between the two sides didn't attract too much attention from above, especially the Court of Owls, who only controlled the overall situation and stably punished those they considered guilty.

As for the internal disputes between the two families, they had no interest at all.

And on the political level, the two sides were fighting for the interests of the Arkham area.

They were fighting openly and secretly, making it difficult to distinguish the winner.

The most interesting thing was that Penguin on Romani's side was restless, secretly eliminating Romani's subordinates, trying to find a suitable opportunity to replace him. And Fish Mooney had the same idea.