In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 52 Maroni

"Which distinguished guest wants to discuss business with me tonight? To be honest, since I got out of there, no one has come to discuss business with me."

Qingshui simply adjusted his collar and followed the Penguin Man to the private room of the Iceberg Restaurant.

"Oh, Walter, my man, don't tell me you haven't made a deal with that guy Harvey Dent. I don't believe he would give you such a piece of land for nothing."

The Penguin pushed up his glasses and said with a smile.

"So who is this person who wants to discuss business with me this time? He asked you to help introduce him to me, and what does he want to discuss?"

"His name is Maroni, and he has a big feud with Two-Face."

Penguin said.

"Holiday?"

"Harvey Dent's face became like this after he threw sulfuric acid on it in court. Thanks to Maroni, a bright knight was eliminated from Gotham and a huge trouble was brought to the dark knight."

The Penguin shrugged.

"The Two-Faced Gang must have caused him a lot of trouble, right?"

"Of course, Maroni was almost thrown into the sulfuric acid pool of the chemical plant by Harvey Dent, but the guy turned to Falcone and was rescued by Carmine's men."

The Falcone Family, the Two-Face Gang, and the Penguin's Iceberg Club are the three most powerful gangs in Gotham today, spanning both the black and white worlds.

Falcone is the strongest and has the deepest background, the Iceberg Club is the richest, and the Two-Faced Gang is a latecomer, has the largest number of members, and their overall strength is at the same level as the first two.

In the past, the position of the Two-Face Gang was occupied by the criminal family to which Maroni belonged. In fact, at its peak, it was a rival of the Falcone family and wanted to overthrow Falcone to become the largest gang in Gotham.

But in the end, Two-Face stepped on the Maroni family to power, and the power of the Maroni family declined greatly. However, it is still a big gang in Gotham, and has a semi-cooperative, semi-subordinate relationship with the Falcone family.

If the Cole Gang in the past was a small, insignificant gang, and the Spallett Gang was a third-rate small gang with some strength, then the current Hogg United has barely met the standards of a second-rate gang in terms of territory and number of people, and can be considered a big gang in the slums.

The Maroni family now has more territory and more people than the Hogg Alliance, but the assets on the territory, the overall quality of the personnel, the number of weapons, etc. are far ahead of the Hogg Alliance which has insufficient foundation.

After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. The overall quality of the Maroni family gang members is no worse than that of the top gangs. Falcone also needs a good knife to contain the increasingly powerful Two-Faced Gang.

There are only three truly first-rate gangs: The Two-Face Gang, The Iceberg Club, and Falcone. Not only do their territories, numbers, and assets exceed those of second-rate gangs by several times, their members are also very combat-effective and loyal. Not only are they well-connected in the underworld, they also have deep ties with the upper echelons of Gotham's government.

Qingshui followed the Penguin Man into the most luxurious box in the Iceberg Restaurant.

This place can be described as magnificent and golden, with white chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, emitting soft light that is reflected on the delicate white wool carpet.

There were several famous paintings hanging on the wall. Qingshui couldn't make out what they were, but he recognized the names of Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso.

Qingshui was a little disappointed.

I thought the Penguin would arrange some hostesses for me and Maroni while we were discussing business.

A middle-aged man with a half-bald head wearing a suit took the initiative to stand up from the leather seat and stretched out his hand to Qingshui:
"Oh, you are here at last, Boss Walter from Hogg United."

Out of politeness, Qingshui shook hands with this person.

"I suppose your Excellency is Mr. Maloney?"

"It seems that Cobert has already introduced me to you, so I won't introduce myself again."

Maroni looked Qingshui up and down. The man in front of him was wearing a low-quality handmade windbreaker, which was obviously imitating the men's clothing of the Italian brand Brioni. It was just that the tailor's craftsmanship was too poor, so he made such a windbreaker that seemed to have some taste but was actually out of place.

This should be a gangster boss who has some ability but has little contact with the upper class and lacks vision.

"I wish you two a pleasant conversation."

The penguin man smiled slightly at the door, saluted with his chest, bowed, closed the door and left.

"Would you like to try? Opis X cigars are the most popular cigars in the world. This box is a limited edition and costs $30,000. There is also French Burgundy wine, known as the queen of wines. This bottle costs $10,000. These are the gifts I brought to you to celebrate our pleasant cooperation."

"Thank you!"

Shimizu sat down carelessly opposite Maroni, taking the so-called world's most popular cigar and the bottle of Queen of Wine into his arms.

"Won't you give it a try?"

Maroni said with a smile on his face.

"Um, sorry, I have always believed that alcohol and nicotine can affect health, especially interfere with the brain's ability to make correct judgments, so... can I take these things back as a souvenir?"

In fact, Qingshui wanted to collect it and take it back to sell.

The Three Ninja Taboos are the rules that every Ninja School student must learn, and Shimizu has been following them since he was a child.

Cigarettes don't matter, there are many ninjas who smoke, but Qingshui doesn't have the habit of smoking, so it's better to sell them together.

Maroni was stunned.

I know you are a bumpkin, and your reaction is indeed very bumpkin, but this operation is a bit unconventional!

"Ahem, now that I have accepted the gift, I should talk to you about serious matters."

Maroni sat up straight and changed his expression.

Qingshui made a gesture of invitation.

"I know that Mr. Walter negotiated a deal with Harvey Dent some time ago and got a large piece of land. I'm sure Mr. Walter also knows that I have some old feelings for Harvey Dent, so I want to complete this deal on his behalf with you."

It turns out that he is here to steal business from Harvey Dent.

"Then your Excellency, do you know what kind of business Mr. Harvey and I are doing?"

Maroni laughed and reached out to move the newspaper off the table.

"Yes, of course I know. It's a big deal. So big that you even invited Victor to come."

Under the newspaper was another newspaper.

Qingshui was very familiar with the cover of this newspaper.

On a rainy night with thunder, at the top of Arkham, Batman and the Joker are confronting each other!

How did that Harvey Dent guy keep it a secret!
"That is a very powerful force, powerful enough to burn Batman to pieces or even break his spine. And the only person we can find who may have the seed of this power is you!"

(End of this chapter)