Gotham Dark Godfather

Chapter 346 The conversation between Gordon and Zhou Hao. Thanks to Mr. Wei Youluobo for the reward.

After taking out Firefly, the situation of the Gotham Police Department is not much better.After all, this matter was handled by Zhou Hao of Arkham. Although he was the former branch director, he has now been promoted to the position of director of Arkham Asylum.

It looks very eye-catching to rely on a guy who manages a madman to get rid of the most powerful gangsters recently.

It is precisely because of this that the restless Commissioner Gordon has become a frequent visitor to Arkham Asylum. Now he habitually comes to Zhou Hao for consultation when encountering any difficulties, just as he used a searchlight to summon Batman.

"I said... Mr. Director, if you really have such a headache about the police station, the only thing I can provide here is free psychological counseling. There is really nothing else I can do to help you." Zhou Hao said to Ge Deng's frequent visits were very distressing, but he couldn't directly drive people away, so he could only complain helplessly.

"Hey..." Director Gordon sighed, skillfully taking out the brandy that Zhou Hao used to calm down from the cupboard, and drank cup after cup: "I can only take a breather here with you. Well, I almost didn’t get mad at the police station..."

Hearing this, Zhou Hao couldn't help but become curious. You must know that Gordon's stress resistance has always been good. Even the clown can't make this old man collapse. What else can happen now that can make Gordon so crazy?

"Is there anything else that would bother you, Chief? Tell me and let me laugh." Zhou Hao asked jokingly: "Theoretically speaking, Firefly has just been executed, and there are steps to go down from the city hall and the police station. , there is no need to continue to force you, right? At this time, I just need you to rest and recuperate, reorganize the police force, and it will take less than a year to restore the combat strength that the general bureau should have."

Gordon glanced at Zhou Hao with a wry smile, shook his head, lit a cigarette for himself, and said helplessly:

"It would be great if this were the case. Just this morning, congressmen rejected the police department's latest financial budget plan. Soon the police department's funds will dry up..."

Zhou Hao's expression changed when he heard this. The rejection of the budget meant that there was a problem with the police station's financial resources. You must know that Gordon is different from himself. He is honest and honest. He will not accept black money, let alone take advantage of policy loopholes to make money in business. It is entirely dependent on grants for its maintenance.But the crux of the problem is that Gordon's financial lifeline has also been affected. The pensions for the injured and deceased police officers, the repairs of the damaged police stations, and the police officers' salaries that are about to be paid are all a huge sum. expenditure.

To put it simply, if there is no money, then Gordon, the new director who has just taken office, may be in a bad situation.

"The reason for rejection is that the expenditure is much larger than in previous years, and an audit needs to be organized, but God knows how long it will take for the finance department to make the payment," Gordon said, minding his own business, with a worried look on his brows.

"So many police officers died this time and a lot of police cars were damaged. It's no surprise that the expenses are not large. But... they even rejected the pension budget. These guys must have some conditions, and you didn't implement them, right?" Zhou Hao said in a muffled voice: "Otherwise these bureaucrats wouldn't pinch you on this issue."

As a big boss who was already guarding Gotham, Zhou Hao naturally understood that there was something fishy about it, so he directly raised the issues under the table.

Gordon took a deep breath and seemed to calm down, then stared into Zhou Hao's eyes and read word by word:

"The people in the city hall are planning to negotiate peace with Scarface."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hao immediately replied instinctively:

"Talking about peace is bullshit. Talking about this kind of thing at this time is simply nonsense. Moreover, we have just dealt with Firefly and the situation has just been restored. Why should we make peace with criminals? This is obviously a compromise and surrender."

Seeing Zhou Hao's indignant look, Gordon smiled slightly, as if he saw himself with the same extremely angry expression when he heard the news.

"It is not up to us to decide the matter. People in Gotham City Hall are worried that continuing the war with Scarface will lead to a repeat of the great defeat of the Harvey era. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of just exterminating the Fireflies to take the initiative in negotiations with Scarface, so as not to Lost too much." Gordon said muffledly, his tone full of frustration.

Zhou Hao sighed, finally knowing what the old man was worried about.With such incompetent congressmen, it is naturally impossible for Gotham to see the light of day.No wonder during the Falcone period, the guy nicknamed Roman, with his hands and eyes, ruled Gotham's underground for so many years. In fact, it was because of the existence of this group of cowardly bureaucrats behind him that he continued to condone these dark things. This ugly land grows.

"Obviously, the council members in City Hall did not want the matter to escalate further, so they could not alert the National Guard. And when these bureaucrats found that the Gotham Police Department could not eradicate Scarface, they simply chose peace talks. In fact, they were still in accordance with the different policies. The idea of ​​making things worse is simply dereliction of duty and inaction," Zhou Hao complained angrily.

No wonder Bruce Wayne chose to put on a mask, wander outside the boundaries of the law, and use this extreme method to correct the evils of Gotham.In fact, he understood from the beginning that Gotham's problem was not with Falcone or the incompetence of the police. In fact, in the final analysis, Gotham's political scene was completely rotten. As long as these incompetent guys were still there, Then using formal and legal means, we will never be able to solve the darkness of Gotham, and the final outcome may be a crazy Harvey Dent.

"In this case, Scarface will become the next Falcone." Zhou Hao thought secretly in his heart, but immediately rejected the idea. The Scarface in the original plot was just a cruel puppet clown, except for his belly. Apart from the Whisperer's hunting setting, he has no other outstanding abilities. He lacks the wisdom of Falcone. Even if he can be arrogant for a while, he cannot sit in that position for a long time. Sooner or later, Batman will knock him over and take him to Arkham. From the madhouse.

Although he knew the plot in his heart, Zhou Hao couldn't be too cold to the sad-looking Gordon, so he said comfortingly:

"The matter has come to an end, don't be too sad. Anyway, this peace negotiation was proposed by the city hall. Just don't get involved. You can defraud the funds first..." Zhou Hao said casually.

Gordon didn't speak, just sighed. Apparently he knew in his heart that even if he bowed his head and compromised, the money would not come out so quickly, and the police force would still be in a position where they could not reveal the blame.

Seeing this, Zhou Hao suddenly had an idea in his mind, so he asked:

"The shortcomings... are there any obsolete firearms in the police force now? I can use the name of Arkham Asylum to buy some weapons from you. They don't need to be too powerful, such as batons, explosion-proof shields, small-caliber weapons and so on. A bulletproof vest or whatever, and I’ll pay in cash.”