Hiding in the sand, splitting into many places, starting with Arkham

Maroni propped his hands on the table, leaning forward with a condescending posture.

"You said… am I right? Mr. Water, or more accurately, Mr. Clear Water."

Qingshui's face immediately darkened.

How many people has Penguin sold my information to?

"Don't misunderstand, Puppeteer. This news didn't come from my deliberate inquiry, it's just… you understand, gangs like the Two-Face Gang that seem to be developing quickly, often leak some information."

So there's a traitor in the Two-Face Gang.

"Aren't you afraid I'll tell Harvey Dent that you have people in the Two-Face Gang?"

"Of course, but I think a person who can escape Arkham under Batman's nose using the Joker, and then build a considerable gang, is worth the price."

Maroni laughed.

So they're not just after the Titan drug, they're after me too.

Qingshui also laughed.

He's quite the schemer, isn't he?

"It's Carmine Falcone who made the offer. We want to cooperate with Mr. Water. We just need you to betray Harvey Dent at some important moments. After it's done, the Two-Face Gang's territory will be divided among our three families. Mr. Falcone will also give you $100 million as a fee."

Qingshui closed his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table.

One hundred million dollars!

He hasn't touched that much money in several lifetimes combined.

And the division of Two-Face's territory.

The fact that Hogg United could directly get a considerable piece of land because of a deal shows how large the Two-Face Gang's territory is. Even if Falcone swallows the lion's share, the remaining scraps are enough for Hogg United's territory to grow more than twice its size.

Should he agree?

If Falcone really destroys the Two-Face Gang, then half of Gotham's underworld will be occupied by him.

And that's what Qingshui doesn't want to see.

The more chaotic Gotham's underworld is, the more calmly Hogg United can grow.

If he really joins forces with Falcone to destroy the Two-Face Gang, he can certainly benefit in the short term, but then he has to consider how to avoid being swallowed by Falcone.

For long-term development, the Two-Face Gang cannot be destroyed.

Besides, Harvey Dent is no ordinary person. Before becoming Two-Face, he was already a talented person recognized by Batman, letting Harvey become the light of Gotham, while he himself becomes the darkness, guarding Gotham with one light and one dark.

It can be seen that Batman at that time at least regarded Harvey Dent as a person of the same level as himself.

But the facts proved that Harvey Dent couldn't shoulder this responsibility, and was forced by reality to turn from a good person into a villain.

And after turning into a villain, Harvey Dent even abandoned his former soft-heartedness and stubbornly built a huge Two-Face Gang with countless subordinates.

Such a person will definitely leave some territory for himself, and it won't be easy to defeat him all at once.

Even Maroni, who is now in front of him, is the same. Even though Harvey Dent has pulled him down from the throne, he is still doing well, isn't he?

If it doesn't succeed, then he can only follow Falcone all the way to the end.

What's more, Qingshui's goal is also to unify Gotham's underworld, or at least become a top gangster like Two-Face and Penguin, so that he can expand his sphere of influence beyond Gotham and collect more luck.

And the benefits Harvey Dent gives him are actually not small. The most important thing is that Qingshui also needs to use his relationship to contact Mr. Freeze.

Qingshui is very envious of the freeze gun and a series of high-lethality low-temperature technologies.

Qingshui sat at the table, closed his eyes for a few minutes to sort out the stakes, and slowly opened his eyes.

Maroni had taken out a cigar at some point. Seeing Qingshui open his eyes, he exhaled a puff of smoke and asked:

"Have you made a decision?"

"Sorry, the price you offered isn't enough. For me, cooperating with Harvey Dent is the way to maximize profits."

Qingshui crossed his legs and said to Maroni.

"So you will tell Harvey Dent about this?"

Maroni asked calmly, taking another puff of his cigar.

"That depends on how much hush money you can give."

"You really are unscrupulous."

"Should that be a compliment for a gangster boss? Thank you."

Maroni took off his cigar and took out a pistol from his pocket.

"Killing you here has the same effect."

"Killing someone in Penguin's territory, aren't you afraid of offending him? If Cobblepot and Two-Face join forces, Falcone may not be able to protect you, right?"

Maroni chuckled, opened the safety of the pistol, and said: "No, no, no, as long as you give enough money, Cobblepot will understand."

He really has Penguin's greedy nature.

"You only came here alone? Accurately speaking, you don't think you can kill me with just you and a pistol, right?"

Seeing Qingshui's confident appearance, Maroni frowned slightly.

"Your high-tech battle suit isn't here. Don't worry, I'll take over that thing for you."

Saying that, Maroni put his finger on the trigger.

Seeing this, Qingshui also moved his finger slightly.

"Swish!"

A small white thing hidden under the table instantly hit Maroni's hand holding the gun.

Wisdom Tooth Number One!

The first puppet Qingshui created when he came to the DC world. At that time, he was in Arkham, so he could only use his teeth, nails, and hair to make a simple puppet.

Although the chaos created by the Joker later made him escape Arkham without using Wisdom Tooth Number One, this thing was still kept by Qingshui.

As a puppet made entirely of his own body tissues, this thing has a very high chakra affinity with Qingshui, and the flexibility of its operation is ridiculously high.

Now Qingshui has also modified it, adding a tungsten alloy needle to it, which is very suitable for attacking and assassinating.

"Ah——!"

The pistol in Maroni's hand fell, and he painfully covered his palm with the other hand.

Qingshui picked up the pistol with his left hand, grabbed Maroni's hair with his right hand, and slammed it heavily on the table, causing Maroni's forehead to bleed.

The latter tried to resist, but unfortunately his strength was no match for Qingshui, whose body was blessed with chakra, and he was slammed against the wall a few more times.

The door of the room was knocked open, and several of Maroni's subordinates wearing black suits quickly raised their guns when they saw this scene.