Chapter 17: So Poor

This was a very bad day for Penguin.

A certain kind of unfortunate atmosphere enveloped him, making him unlucky from morning to night.

First, in the morning, half of the members who infiltrated the City Hall Guard had gone to hell, and the other half were sent to the prison hospital. After the operation, they served their sentences, seamlessly connected.

In various departments of the city government, the people he planned to bribe were still hesitant, but when this happened, they immediately stopped cooperating with him-

The new mayor did not seem to be someone who was easy to provoke. This killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys indicated that if you resist her, you will end up in prison or hell.

After this battle, the cooperation between Penguin and Black Mask was temporarily cut off, of course only "temporarily", people like them have no eternal enemies...except Batman.

However, our dear Mr. Cobblepot had other troubles, that is, the urging from the Court of Owls, because some of the business with Black Mask could not continue, and a batch of goods was piled up in his hands, and on the other hand, the Court of Owls needed him to give a lot of cash.

These disgusting termites may deserve to go to hell more than "businessmen" like him.

Cobblepot sneered.

But his business still needs to go on, and he needs to continue to pretend to be with the Court of Owls - they are part of the darkness of Gotham, or the darkness itself. Most of the members of the Court of Owls are the real power holders in Gotham, and they make Cobblepot's business unimpeded.

Compared with them, Mayor Anna Elek is just a stupid, reckless fool. I believe that after finding out her details, this mayor will disappear silently and turn into a corpse like her predecessor and more predecessors.

Therefore, Cobblepot needs cash, and the court members who are unwilling to be exposed do not accept virtual transfers.

However, in a short period of time, he cannot get a large amount of cash. His capital turnover has problems, not to mention mercury transactions and Robin. Compared with the capital problem, it is just a small episode.

This made Penguin very irritable all day, until this moment -

["Hello?"]

He got "investment" from the mysterious man, or "friendship".

【“You can call me Mr. C.”】

The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously a synthesized voice, and it was hard to tell whether it was a man or a woman. Most of Cobert’s customers were like this, hiding their true colors, and the mysterious man brought a cooperation.

“Mr. C” solved his capital turnover problem, but…

【“I am addicted to all gambling games, and I like to gamble at any time - 15 days, and return all the money I invested in 15 days, regardless of profit or loss, as long as I give me the original amount, how about it?”】

If “Mr. C” is really a gambler, then he must not be good at gambling.

“Then what is the price?” Penguin was still very cautious, and Mr. C, who appeared inexplicably, was very suspicious.

【“I like excitement,” the other party smiled, “If you can’t return it, you must give me all you have.”】

——If this guy really likes gambling, then he must often choose “Solid/Hah”.

“That’s not fair,” Penguin said cunningly, “unless you also put everything on the table.”

【“Then it’s decided.” The other party’s voice was brisk, and then there was only a dead tone on the other side of the phone. 】

Cobert: "..."

The next second, a huge amount of money was transferred into his account, which was the amount they had agreed on.

The light shone on half of his gloomy face, and the Penguin gnashed his teeth, but he didn't think there was anything wrong. Would he not be able to pay back the money in half a month? How could it be possible? But he might not pay it back.

So this is really just a gesture of goodwill?

Staring at the number on the account, he casually threw the brandy beside him on the forehead of the subordinate in front of him, the wine splashed, the blood slowly flowed down, and the subordinate dared not move.

——They had just lost to Robin, and even the goods were taken away.

A bunch of trash.

At the same time, the call on Weiwei's interface disappeared.

In the slow burning special effect, a contract with red letters on a black background appeared with the flames, like a devil's contract.

[Contract requirements: Penguin returns the investment of 500,000 gold coins on April 18]

[If Penguin returns successfully, everything of investor "Mr. C" will belong to Penguin]

[If Penguin fails to return, everything of Penguin will belong to investor "Mr. C"]

[Everything of both parties has been put on the scale]

[Contract has come into effect]

The most amazing thing is that there are signatures of Vivi and Penguin on the contract.

They are "Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot" and the "c" that Vivi made up.

Compared with Mr. Cobblepot who put his full name on the table, Vivi's signature seems very perfunctory.

What is all Mr. C has... Vivi thought about it, it should be "his" name.

But she would not consider what would happen if she really failed, anyway, it was just a game.

At present, the balance in the public account is less than 800,000 gold coins, and Vivi's personal account is still sufficient, but if it is according to her plan, it will probably not last for more than fifteen days.

In this situation, she opened the gold coin mall and was reluctant to spend money——

[Colorful Time Street Tree, Price: 300 gold coins]

[Can only be planted in open areas in the city, it will light up different lights when it senses strong emotions of nearby humans, perhaps it can be used to create a festive atmosphere]

[Repeatable purchase, upper limit 0/10]

[Speed ​​limit warning license plate, price: 400 gold coins]

[The round license plate marked with “60” always causes various accidents in the city. Maybe it’s time to let them know the dangers of speeding]

[Mandatory speed limit. It is recommended to place it in areas prone to traffic accidents. 】

[Second-hand AI, price: 88888 gold coins (after discount)]

[This second-hand product that can only appear on a computer has been replaced by the previous owner, but it is powerful enough to carry part of the panel data and complete some necessary deductions. 】

[It is only used for one-way transmission and cannot appear directly on the player's system panel because it is a second-hand product and is already priced after a discount]

Every time like this, I feel like the money is really good enough... Weiwei looked at her balance and felt sad.

Forget about street trees and license plates, second-hand AI is something Weiwei needs urgently but cannot afford. From the description, she understands that she should use it to export the "map" or "file" on her system panel to her computer, and then complete the underground work. Definitely useful when building the main quest.

Sometimes she buys props from the gold coin mall that she doesn’t use immediately, such as hammers, but the mall has a purchase limit and is refreshed every day. If she doesn’t buy some items, they may be gone—and she doesn’t know what will be in the trash can on the first day. It won't appear again.

Faced with the words "limited time limit", no matter how cunning a player is, he can't defeat the evil plan. Damn it!

Since she couldn't afford the most expensive one, Weiwei simply didn't buy any.

Considering that there would be errors in Robin's existence at night, she simply took out her computer and filled in the news reports one by one while the NPCs were resting.

The night was dark and most of the lights were turned off. In the city hall, there was only the faint reflection of the computer screen.

The next few days passed uneventfully.

Give the task of exploring the underground and the two rings to Sheila. She controls the mouse much more efficiently than Weiwei; Sheila gradually gets to know Milly, and it seems that their roommates are okay; Sher Ke quickly adapted to his new position after learning about it. Perhaps a true social animal has no limits.

Black Mask didn't move much, maybe he was still observing her? It is also possible that the plot on his side is over for the time being and he has to wait for the next plot point to be triggered. Weiwei happens to be focusing on dealing with the Penguin - but there are no special props in the gold coin mall. Most of them are ordinary decorations like street trees. It is worth mentioning that AI has been put on the shelves again, but Weiwei still can't afford it, so she can only look at the screen and sigh.

Special events have been triggered in the past few days, one is Sheila:

"I met strange people underground, some that I saw last time, some that I hadn't seen before, and some that didn't look like humans, like reptiles."

"I avoided them and left."

It seems that a new branch will be triggered here, but Weiwei needs to accompany Sheila.

The other is Sherk:

"The people in Black Mask tried to contact me...but I avoided them through my work without leaving a trace. What do you think I should do, Ms. Alek?"

This should be the follow-up mission that triggered Black Mask. Vivi asked Sherk to "remain vigilant and ignore it for the time being."

She can postpone this task.

In addition to collecting information, she also didn't forget to touch her body once a day, so she chose option "c". Her list with the Penguin has been scheduled until next month - Weiwei had discovered it before, and she seemed to Another loophole in the system was discovered. The transaction of three liters of mercury was compulsory. Both parties had to trade as long as the order was placed. However, she did not trigger the "probability of encountering Cobot" once.

Interesting option c. Who would have thought that both the investor and the mysterious buyer are actually code-named "c"?

Time quickly came to the second delivery day——

It was still night, but the location had been changed from "Diamond District" to "Crime Alley".

She took off her glasses, put on her hammer, and with a gun on her waist, she got into the sewer in a familiar way.

——The current completion level of [Main Mission·Underground Map] is 43.

Tim pressed the enter key.

"Next door to the house at No. 17 in Crime Alley, in the sewer directly under the manhole cover..." A blue-green light curtain fell on his face, and he complained, "Why do they start to like to trade underground?"

Even though being a vigilante is an unpaid job, he still hopes that his working environment can be better.

But this time, it was not him who was responsible for stopping the Penguin, but the person on the other side of the communication line——

"Maybe they finally discovered the nature of the stinking rat in their own gutter, aren't you right, bat?"

"You have to stay vigilant," a hoarse and deep male voice came from the other side, "Back me up, Robin."

Tim shrugged.

Of course he's not too arrogant, he's just...that's Batman, isn't he?

With Batman as the master of stealth, he doesn't think a situation like last time will happen again. Who knows the sewers of Gotham better than Batman himself?

Weiwei threw the hammer around, and rats and cockroaches ran past her in swarms, so she had no choice but to avoid these little creatures.

She stared at the unfamiliar dots on the map and spoke slowly: "...Batman?"

Can she prostitute this batch of goods for free again?

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