Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 41 The essence of human beings is ____
Gotham City has been a bit panicky lately.

Everyone knows that Gotham's underworld boss, Carmine Falcone, is in a bit of a rage. First, Catwoman and Batman broke into his house during his nephew's wedding and stole his things; then, the Falcone Import Company he founded was suddenly refused cooperation by all the banks in Gotham City; and on Halloween night, his little nephew was assassinated and 20 million US dollars was burned.

A hideously ugly pumpkin was also left behind as a mockery.

You see, Gotham City's focus is so strange. Among many major incidents, they always remember the weirdest, craziest, and most unique observation point.

Falcone was different. He cared more about the reputation of himself and the Falcone family, so he offered a huge reward. But unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he only found one clue: "A mysterious man wearing an ugly pumpkin mask once appeared in the diamond district."

I can't follow up on it yet because the pumpkin man only appeared for ten minutes and then disappeared. The reason he is remembered is because the pumpkin on his head is quite recognizable.

But Falcone was not satisfied with the result. He offered a huge reward for the guy's head, but got nothing after a whole week. His prestige was damaged every day, and his sister Cara, who was also the leader of the Falcone family, howled at him angrily every day.

"My Johnny, my son is dead! Carmine, if you can't find a way to catch that damn Pumpkin Man! I'll solve this problem my own way!"

"Carla, we are the Falcone family, not street thugs. We will not kill innocent people, nor can we vent our anger with indiscriminate revenge."

"Killing innocent people? Don't you think that prosecutor Harvey Dent deserved to die? How much has he ruined the family?"

"You're not doing this for the family, Carla. We all know that you suspected him because he showed up in the parking lot of Johnny's party. But given his style, he'd only think about bringing the gang to justice, not picking up a gun, wearing a pumpkin head, and breaking into someone's house to kill people."

"Oh, really? Is it really such a coincidence? It just happened that Harvey Dent and Gordon acted together on Halloween? It just happened that there was a sheriff who could serve as his alibi? It just happened that the account book you lost was in his hands? Ask all the family members who were outside the factory at that time. Every one of them saw him personally flipping through your account book in the warehouse."

"enough!"

Falcone stopped his sister's hysterics and unreasonable behavior. His authority as a godfather was fully displayed at this moment. His powerful aura forced Cara to shut up.

"We can't be sure whether Harvey Dent killed Johnny, but he does have our account books. If there wasn't a high-level mole in the family, he would be the only one who could have found the whereabouts of the 20 million."

"And that Gordon! And that Batman!"

"Kara, I said, enough is enough, I don't want to repeat it for the third time."

The fat woman in black and gold jewelry was furious, but she still followed the godfather's words and sat aside sulking.

"Whether or not Johnny did it, he should pay the price for taking our things. I will take care of this matter."
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Nearly a week had passed, and Ma Zhaodi felt a little more relaxed.

At least it was a good thing that the Romans didn't really suspect him because of an ugly pumpkin - but if you think about it carefully, no matter how you look at it, it is unlikely that people would connect a newcomer who works in a restaurant run by a local gang with a cold-blooded and perverted killer who is nowhere to be found.

He had neither the motive nor the ability to do so, and what's more, no one could be sure whether the killer was hired by Falcone himself.

After all, his nephew Johnny had planned to tell the jury everything he knew about Roman before the wedding, including blackmail, bribery, murder, etc. At that time, everyone thought Falcone would be eager to silence his nephew forever. But later, Roman paid for Johnny Vitti's lavish wedding himself, and on that day, Johnny Vitti did not go to court to testify as scheduled. The two looked happy and harmonious, like a loving family.

Contradiction? What contradiction?
But then again, could someone who once threatened the Godfather really survive his hands? Who could have guessed the Romans' minds?

But just in case, he persuaded Drake to move out of Gotham City with Lady Camilla, and lent him $30,000.

He was really afraid that one day Drake's enemies would come to seek revenge. That dog Denxi's ability to attract hatred was too strong. It would be okay if you came to seek revenge with a gun, but Ma Zhaodi, who lived in the house, didn't want to be affected.

Anyway, I don't have any urgent need for money. I don't have any of the most common huge loans for Americans, such as car loans, mortgages, tuition loans and credit card debts.

I didn't go to college locally, so I don't have to pay off student loans for dozens or even more years; I don't buy expensive items and have never owed money on my credit cards; I rent a house in the East District, which I think is pretty good at the moment, and I will renew the lease after Drake leaves; I already have a car, and it's quite cheap with a soul ring.

By this calculation, Ma Zhaodi even saved some money in addition to the 50,000 US dollars, at least he didn't have to pay the rent this month himself.

Drake's family was left penniless in order to pay for his wife's medical treatment. Ma Zhaodi, on the principle of earning as much as possible, gave him a loan of $30,000 at high interest rates. If he could earn enough money and escape Gotham alive, he would pay her back.
"Fuck, how much is the interest?"

Ma Zhaodi recalled the scene with a dull look, as if the interest rate had indeed not been agreed upon at that time.

"Damn! What a loss!"

"Ding, there's a new odd job for you, please check it out."

"Fuck you! I almost died after two of the three jobs I had last time, and I almost died on the spot after the third one. If I ever do odd jobs assigned by your system again, I'll be a dog!"

"The mission reward is: Advanced Cooking Mastery"

"I'm testing you, you're still holding on to your cooking skills."

Ma Zhaodi said this, but his body honestly opened the mall to check the price of advanced cooking skills.

"Advanced culinary skills

Price: $20,000

Note: Don’t overthink it, the cooking skills that make the dish shine are another price.”

"Thank you, System Dad. System Dad is so nice. Give me a mua!"

(End of this chapter)