Little Penguin

Chapter 62 Little Penguin

Dark clouds hung heavy over Gotham, and a light drizzle poured down from the sky. The streetlights, softened by the rain, cast hazy glows onto the streets.

Gotham on a rainy night carries an unusual sense of oppression, like a giant in the darkness, silently gathering in every corner of the city. The outlines of skyscrapers are blurred in the rain, with only a few lights barely shining through the windows. The staircases on street corners and the walls in alleys are covered with dying neon signs, their faint colored lights adding a touch of melancholy to the rainy night.

Oswald Cobblestone was a short, stocky man. He was born with deformities and resembled a penguin, hence the nickname "Penguin Man."

In the future, he will become Batman's main villain. After the major villains of Gotham in the "pre-Batman era" have all fallen, he will become Gotham's new underground emperor in the "post-Batman era".

Unlike the Joker, a madman who brings pure bloodshed and chaos, the Penguin, while also a ruthless mob boss, undeniably brought order to Gotham. He even collaborated with Batman in some confrontations against even more insane criminals.

Of course, that's a matter for the future. Right now, the old emperor hasn't fallen yet, and Penguin hasn't risen to power. In this era, Cobblestone is just a lowly pawn under Maroni, who has barely managed to become a minor casino boss after years of hard work.

Cobbler was sitting in his casino office at night, legs crossed, smoking a cigar and blowing smoke rings, looking like a carefree madman. Suddenly, there was a loud crash from the skylight, and Batman, with his cape spread out, descended from the sky and landed directly on his desk.

"What the hell?!"

Cobbler was taken aback and hurriedly tried to draw his gun to fight back. But Batman slapped his gun away and roughly lifted him off the chair.

"A new player has arrived in Gotham," Batman said in a deep voice. "An assassin, codenamed 'Deadshot.' He was here earlier. What did you say?"

Although Batman was a newcomer these days, his fanbase was also a newcomer. Rookie Cobblestone, dealing with Batman for the first time, was so terrified his legs almost went weak, and he stammered, "Mr. Batman, I don't know what you're talking about."

Don't lie to me.

Batman then slammed him to the ground, leaving him completely disoriented.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice.

"Honey, are you there?"

"I'm here!"

Immediately following was the sound of a door being pushed open.

A hot blonde woman with long legs appeared from behind the door, wearing a bodycon skirt so short it could almost be used as a belt, and she swayed her hips as she walked in.

Cobblestone quickly turned around and found that Batman, who had been on the table, had vanished like a ghost.

He's still here!

For some reason, Copport had such a strong premonition.

That bat monster is still in this room!

The woman coiled around him like a water snake, and Cobo immediately bristled like a startled cat, quickly dodging away.

The blonde woman had a strange expression.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

"I'm not available today, Maggie," Cobblestone stammered. "How about we call it a day?"

"ah."

The blonde glanced at his lower body and immediately showed a sympathetic expression.

"Sorry, I didn't even notice. You poor thing. Oh dear! How did you get hurt? Did you get into a fight?"

She reached out and touched the bloodstain on Copport's forehead from the fall.

Cobblestone quickly looked away, stammering, "No, it's nothing. I'm fine."

"That's true." Maggie laughed. "With your methods, anyone who dared to hit you is probably feeding the fish in Gotham Harbor by now."

Cobbler jumped in fright, as if he could feel the chilling gaze of some old silver coin bat emanating from somewhere in the darkness. He quickly covered Maggie's mouth: "You...you're talking nonsense! I'm a respectable businessman. I would never dare to do anything like murder, arson, dispose of a body, or sink Gotham Harbor to pour concrete piles."

"ha?"

Maggie looked completely bewildered, staring at him as if he were an idiot.

What is that?

A law-abiding citizen, Penguin?

Don't be ridiculous. Our president even said he loves peace.

The dark figure appeared silently.

Snapped.

A swift and clean chop to the neck. Maggie's vision went black, and she collapsed to the ground.

Batman stood silently behind her.

Cobblestone shrank back as he met Batman's cold gaze.

"I...I remember now. It seems like that's true. Because you've ruined the boss's plans time and time again, he hired a professional hitman from out of town to deal with you. The address I arranged for him is XXX."

Batman got the information he needed and didn't linger. He simply raised his grappling hook and fired a shot into the cracked skylight.

Before leaving, he turned and glanced at Copport.

"I'll come to see you again later."

After saying that, he flew away.

"Damn bats!"

Cobblestone muttered something. He turned to look at the unconscious Maggie, and in a fit of anger, he pinched her hard twice to vent his frustration.

Maggie was slowly jolted awake by the pinching.

"Huh? What happened to me? Ouch! That hurts!"

Maggie tilted her head, pressing her neck blankly.

Why is my neck crooked?

"You've got a stiff neck, haven't you?" Cobblestone said casually.

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Were we... just attacked?"

No, absolutely not.

Cobblestone grumbled, not wanting to talk about that embarrassing thing.

"Who do you think I am? How dare anyone attack me in this place?"

Maggie asked curiously, "Then why did your skylight break?"

"It's cool." Cobbot gritted his teeth.

Maggie looked at the rain pouring into the room from the shattered window and hitting her desk, her expression becoming even stranger.

The expression on the penguin's face seemed to ask, "Is this a cool place?"

Copport continued through gritted teeth, "This is romance!"

Maggie suddenly realized, and a shy smile appeared on her face: "Darling, you're so good at this."

boom!!!

With a deafening roar, an entire wall was blasted open from the outside. Bricks and stones rained down, the impact sending dust flying. Maggie screamed and hid behind Cobblestone.

Cobblestone roared, "This is my territory! Who dares mess with me here?"

Then, the red and silver armored figures emerged from the smoke screen, slowly approaching with mechanical sounds, their chests gleaming with azure light.

Copeport's eyes widened instantly.

Wait a minute, could this be the one that's been all over the internet lately?

The scene of the giant of light pushing back the tsunami with his bare hands flashed through my mind.

Cobblestone gasped inwardly, his anger vanishing instantly and replaced by a smile even more enthusiastic than when welcoming his own father.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Without wasting any words, Shen You flipped his palm, and the light from his palm projected the titles of posts from Gotham's underground forum.

"Ah, about that?" Cobbett remembered. "That was indeed one of my men. It was David. I asked him about it, but he seemed to be drunk at the time and didn't remember very clearly."

"I only need an address," Shen You interrupted.

“Oh, the address,” Cobb said. “It’s at the corner of 19th Street. They were coming out of the bar and heading back to the casino. That’s where they met the woman.”

"OK, thanks."

Shen You marked the address, thanked him politely, then started the engine and took off, leaving another hole in the roof with a loud bang.

Rain poured down from the hole, splashing everywhere.

Cobblestone and Maggie exchanged a glance and remained silent for a moment.

(End of this chapter)