The Death Knell

"Indian Hills..."

Gordon tried his best to recall, but even as the police chief, he didn't know much about this place.

He knew that no one's territory belonged here. It was a large junkyard with many homeless people living here.

And all the land here seems to be cursed, not even weeds can survive.

Hmm... Furthermore, this is actually the area with the lowest crime rate in Gotham, and few criminals will come here to make a living.

"It seems that you didn't think of anything." Falcone looked at him with a smile and shook his head. He couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or emotional: "Then would it give you some ideas to call it another name? For example, Indian Mountain Paramilitary District? Or Gotham City Institute?"

"!!!"

It was both a military and a research institute. Based on Gordon's experience, he instantly understood what kind of place this was, which made his pupils dilate unconsciously.

His only thought at this time was: after so many years, Falcone has also gone crazy.

Even if he had never heard of these names, he could guess what it was doing here. Although Paradise Island looked down on technology, during the long war with Atlantis, the Amazons would naturally use technology to make some Weapons, used to arm ordinary people, or to eliminate enemies in large numbers.

Some of them were probably things that made Lei Xiaogu silent for a while and moved the jester to tears when he saw them, but he didn't expect that there was such a place in Gotham.

"Ah, it seems that you have thought of something. Yes, you are still so sharp. I am very happy. As you expected, this was once a research institute specially set up by the Amazon Council to study biological weapons."

Falcone clapped softly and motioned for Sofia to sit down and listen to him talk about the founding of Gotham.

"Our city was founded in the 1980s by four major families." He walked quietly to the fireplace, holding a wine glass and watching the flames flickering inside: "They are the pioneers of this city. , it took a total of nearly 10 years, and by 1891, Gotham was completed."

"The four major families are the Vayne family to which little Bliss's mother belongs, the Kane family to which her father belongs, the Elliot family to which Silent Thomas belongs today, and the Copot family."

"Well, strictly speaking, among our ten families, except for the Cobot family, they are all latecomers. Before our ancestors arrived in Gotham, they were just poor homeless people."

"I seem to have digressed. Ah, let's talk about what happened when Gotham was built. The four major families at that time were not as wealthy as they are today. At most, they only had some money. They wanted to build a small town here. But the city? Tsk tsk..."

"Just when they were short of funds, political brokers from the Amazon Council came to the door and made them an offer they couldn't refuse."

"The Amazon Council will fund them to build a city here, to be precise, a bridgehead against Atlantis on the east coast."

"After the city is built, the four major families can manage it on their behalf, and the parliament will not interfere. The parliament will build research institutes, military bases, prisons and temples here, and the four major families must be fully responsible for logistics and supplies. Just inside the city middle."

"What was in front of the four major families at that time was not today's tall buildings, but a deserted shoal and a small town. It was impossible for them to refuse this pie falling from the sky, so they hit it off with the envoy and became Amazon Parliament’s white gloves.”

"The city was established, and the council abided by their agreement and handed the city over to them. They also continued to provide supplies from Gotham to the council, such as fish, steel, and human resources."

"Does your police station, Blackgate Prison, Arkham Asylum, and other places feel very much like a fortress? Because they are all buildings from that period."

"Decades passed, and the form of war continued to change. Soon, the Congress felt that they still needed a bigger stick to deter those guys in the water. So, they bought the graves of the Indian ancestors, The Gotham City Research Institute was built to eliminate opponents once and for all in any possible war.”

"What could be more convenient than establishing a biochemical research institute in a coastal city and pouring venom directly into the sea?"

"This is where we are now. I have to say that the imagination of those people in the last century amazes me even the old man. You should really see what monsters are above our heads. Haha, they really make me... A lot of fun.”

Gordon was already restless. He was in a very anxious mood at this time, as if he was sitting on a peg board, constantly twisting on the sofa: "So Falcone, what is your purpose? What are your plans to occupy this place?" do what?"

The old man took a sip of wine and turned around calmly: "My purpose is to give you another chance to build the Gotham of your imagination. We gangsters have always relied on society to live. It's time to clean up and do something." Let’s get down to business.”

"Huh?" Gordon really didn't understand what Falcone was thinking, and he even felt that he had never understood it before.

"Under our feet, there are 40 million cubic meters of green liquid. They are special compounds modified by magic. After being dissolved in water, they can easily penetrate into the skin and body of animals, turning living creatures into corpses... ..Looking at the instructions, they called it 'Super Sarin', and the original plan was to throw it into the sea during the war to completely eliminate the Atlanteans."

Falcone also sat on the sofa, put down his wine glass, and continued to smile and said to Gordon:

"However, science later discovered that if all the seas were polluted, these toxic ingredients would spread throughout the earth with rainwater, and Amazonians would not be able to survive by then, so in 1990, this place was abandoned."

"Just tell me your plan." Gordon pressed.

"I came back this time to use them to purify Gotham, just a little bit, and bring it back to the time when it was empty when it was founded. Gordon, by that time, you can build your city however you want. Now, when the heavy rain stops and you walk out of here tomorrow, you will find that the light in Gotham will be so dazzling."

"You seem to have forgotten to mention your daughter. This is her city, right?" Gordon sneered at the idea, while thinking of ways to stop the crazy behavior.

Falcone shook his head seriously and raised his hand to interrupt Gordon: "No, Gordon, it's just you. The new Gotham will be dominated by you, and Sophia will only assist you in managing the darkness. If she is allowed to take charge of the city, How is it different from when our Ten Families were in charge? You promised me to make Gotham full of hope. This is for the future of the city!"

"Yes, I want Gotham to change for the better, but not in this way!" Gordon's eyes widened and he shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't be afraid, Gordon, it will pass soon. Now everyone in Gotham will die unconsciously in their sleep, without any pain." Falcone gently took his hand, and the skin of the two people They are all almost the same withered: "The residents of Gotham are hopeless. Their hearts are full of madness and darkness. Only by completely clearing them out of Gotham can the city be reborn."

"You're crazy, Falcone, you're crazy." Gordon withdrew his hand and leaned back on the chair. The shaking firelight illuminated the faces of the three people, among whom only Gordon looked livid.

Falcone returned to his seat with a smile, took out a cigar from the cigar box on the table, and trimmed it patiently: "No, Gordon, this is not crazy, this is something I only learned when I arrived in Hong Kong. They There is a saying over there that 'live and learn', and I have benefited a lot...I finally found a way to cure Gotham in the magical east, which is what they call 'the strong man cuts off his wrist'."