Chapter 30 (2/2)
”At that time, the four families were not faced with today's high-rise buildings, but a desolate shoal and a small town. They could not refuse the pie that fell from the sky. Therefore, they fell in love with the emissaries and became the white gloves of the Amazon Parliament.”
”The city has been established, and the Council has complied with the agreement and handed it over to them. They also continue to provide Gotham supplies to parliament, such as fish, steel and human resources. ”
”Do your police stations, as well as the Black Gate prison, the Arkham madhouse, and so on, feel very much like a fortress? Because they are all buildings of that period. ”
”Decades on, the forms of war are constantly changing, and soon parliament feels that it needs a bigger stick to deter those guys in the water. So they bought the tombs of the Indian ancestors and built the Gotham Institute in order to wipe out their opponents once and for all in a possible war. ”
”What's more convenient than setting up 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 was amazing to me. You should see what monsters are on top of us. Ha ha, they really make me have a lot of fun.”
Gordon was already fidgeting, and he was in a state of anxiety, like sitting on a pin board and wriggling on the sofa: ”so, Falcone, what's your purpose? What are you going to do when you occupy this place? ”
The old man took a sip of wine and turned quietly: ”my purpose is to give you another chance to build your imaginary Gotham. We gangsters have been relying on social life. It's time to wash up and do something serious.”
”Well?” Gordon really didn't understand Falcone's ideas, even though he felt that he had never understood.”Under our feet, there are 40 million cubic meters of green liquid, which are special compounds modified by magic. After dissolved in water, it can easily penetrate into the skin and body of animals, turning the living creature into a corpse... According to the manual, they called it ”super sarin”. Originally, they planned to throw it into the sea in the war to completely solve the Atlantis people. ”
Falcone also sat down on the sofa, put down his glass, continued to smile and say to Gordon:
”but later, science found that if all the sea was polluted, these toxic ingredients would spread all over the earth with the rain, and then the Amazon people would not be able to live, so in 1990, it was abandoned.”
”Just say what you're going to do.” Gordon asked.
”I came back to purify Gotham with them, just a little bit, to bring it back to the time when it was empty when it was founded. Gordon, by that time, you can build your city as you like. When the heavy rain stops and you walk out of here tomorrow, you will find that Gotham's light will be so dazzling. ”
”You seem to have forgotten to say your daughter. This is her city, isn't it?” Gordon scoffed at the idea and thought about ways to stop the madness.
Falcone shook his head seriously, raised his hand and interrupted Gordon: ”no, Gordon, it's just you. The new Gotham will be dominated by you, and Sophia will only help you manage the darkness. If she is in charge of the city, what's the difference between it and when our ten families are in charge? You promised me to make Gotham full of hope for the future of the city
”Yes, I want Gotham to get better, but not in this way!” Gordon widened his eyes and shook his head.
”Don't be afraid, Gordon. It's going to be over soon, and now all Gotham will die unconscious in their sleep, without any pain.” Falcone gently took his hand, and their skin was almost as shriveled: ”the residents of Gotham are hopeless. Their hearts are full of madness and darkness. Only by clearing them out of Gotham can the city be reborn.”
”You're crazy, Falcone. You're crazy.” Gordon took back his hand and leaned back in the chair. The shaking fire lit up the faces of the three, of whom only Gordon was black.
Falcone returned to his position with a smile, took one from the cigar box on the table and patiently trimmed it: ”no, Gordon, it's not crazy, it's what I learned when I arrived in Hong Kong. There is a saying over there that is ”never too old to learn”. I have benefited a lot... I finally found a way to cure Gotham in the magical east, which is what they call ”a strong man breaks his wrist.”