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

Chapter 53: Reconstructed Wisdom Tooth No.

Maroni placed his hands on the table and leaned forward condescendingly.

"You said... am I right? Mr. Water, to be exact, Mr. Clearwater."

Qingshui's face suddenly turned dark.

How many people did the Penguin sell his information to?

"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Puppet Master. I didn't deliberately inquire about this information. It's just... you know, gangs like the Two-Faced Gang, which seem to be developing rapidly but are actually unstable, often leak some information to the outside world."

It turns out there is a traitor in the Two-Faced Gang.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell Harvey Dent that you're one of the guys in the Two-Face Gang?"

"Of course, but I think a man who was able to use the Joker to escape from Arkham under Batman's nose and built a large gang afterwards is worth the price."

Maloney laughed.

It turns out that he not only has his eyes on the Titan potion, but also on me.

Qingshui also laughed.

Is that a lot of thinking?

"This shouldn't be the price you offered, right? If you had an undercover agent in the Two-Face Gang who could obtain such important information, you wouldn't have been beaten like this by Harvey Dent and his men."

Maroni froze.

Was this guy deliberately mocking me, or was he really as uncouth and unthinking as I had thought?
"This is the price offered by Mr. Carmine Falcone. We want to cooperate with Mr. Walter. All you need is for you to turn against us at some important moment and trick Harvey Dent. After the deal is done, Two-Face's territory will be divided among the three of us, and Mr. Falcone will give us $100 million as a commission."

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

One hundred million US dollars!
He had never touched so much money in his entire life.

There is also the division of the two-faced people's territory.

Just because of a deal, the Hogg United was given a large territory. It is conceivable how large the territory of the Two-Faced Gang is. Even if the bulk of it is swallowed by Falcone, the remaining soup is enough to expand the territory of the Hogg United by more than twice.

Do you want to agree?

If Falcone really destroyed the Two-Face Gang, half of Gotham's underworld would be under his control.

This is something Qingshui doesn't want to see.

The more chaotic the underworld in Gotham is, the more easily Hogg United can grow.

If they really joined forces with Falcone to destroy the Two-Face Gang, they would certainly gain benefits in the short term, but the next thing to consider is how to avoid being swallowed up by Falcone.

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

What's more, Harvey Dent is no ordinary person. Before he became Two-Face, he was already a hero recognized by Batman. Harvey became the light of Gotham, and he himself turned into darkness, guarding Gotham with both light and darkness.

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

But facts proved that Harvey Dent could not bear this responsibility, and was forced by reality to turn from a good guy into a villain.

After turning evil and becoming a villain, Harvey Dent abandoned his former kindness and mercilessness, and built up a huge Two-Face Gang with countless younger brothers.

Such a person will definitely leave some territory for himself, so it may not be easy to defeat him in one go.

Even the same is true for Maroni who is ahead of him. Even though he was pulled down from the throne by Harvey Dent, isn't he still doing well now?

If he fails, he will have no choice but to follow Falconer until the end.

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

Harvey Dent actually brought him quite a few benefits, and the most important thing was that Shimizu needed his connections to get in touch with Mr. Freeze. Shimizu was very envious of the series of high-kill cryogenic technologies such as the freezing gun.

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

Maroni had started smoking a cigar at some point, and when he saw Qingshui open his eyes, he exhaled a puff of thick smoke and asked:
"Have you made your decision?"

"I'm sorry, the price you offered is not enough. For me, cooperating with Harvey Dent is the way to maximize my benefits."

Shimizu tapped his crossed legs and said to Maroni.

"So you're going to tell Harvey Dent about this?"

Maroni's face was calm as he took another puff of his cigar.

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

"You are really wicked."

"That's a compliment for a gangster, right? Thank you."

Maroni removed his cigar and pulled a pistol from his pocket.

"Killing you here will have the same effect."

"Killing people 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 his pistol, and said, "No, no, no, as long as you give him enough money, Cobert will understand."

The Penguin is really greedy for money.

"You came alone? To be precise, you don't think you can kill me with just you and a pistol, do you?"

Seeing Qingshui looking so confident, Maroni frowned slightly.

"Your high-tech armor is not here. Don't worry, I will take it for you."

As he spoke, Maroni put his finger on the trigger.

Seeing this, Qingshui also moved his fingers slightly.

"Whoosh!"

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

Wisdom tooth number one!
This was the first puppet Shimizu made when he came to the DC world. He was in Arkham at the time and could only use local materials, such as his own teeth, nails and hair, to make a simple puppet.

Although the chaos created by the Joker later allowed him to escape from Arkham without using Wisdom Tooth No. 1, this thing was still kept by Shimizu.

As a puppet made entirely of his own body tissue, this thing has a high compatibility with Shimizu's chakra, and its operation is incredibly flexible.

Nowadays, it has also been modified by Qingshui, with a poison needle made of tungsten alloy added to it, making it very suitable for attacks and assassinations.

"what--!"

Maroni dropped the pistol from his hand and covered his palm with his other hand in pain.

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

The latter tried to resist, but his strength was no match for Shimizu, whose body was enhanced with chakra, and he was pushed against the wall several times.

The door of the room was kicked open, and several of Maroni's men in black suits saw this and quickly raised their pistols.

(End of this chapter)