Rome was not built in a day, and Falcone's underworld empire was not established with a few words. During this period, he experienced many unknown hardships. These experiences taught Falcone the two most important things: law and politics.
Law is rules, politics is power.
With rules and power, you will be fearless.
After realizing this, Falcone began to use the black money he earned to bribe every police chief, court president, and prosecutor general. For those stubborn guys, he used guns to silence them. After years of operation, nearly half of the people in the judicial system were in his pocket.
Then, he turned his attention to the political arena. For Falcone, who had many subordinates, the democratic voting system was a machine full of loopholes with too many places that could be manipulated. As the top candidates withdrew for unknown reasons, after several rounds of voting, the originally unknown Martin Jesse was successfully elected as the new mayor of Gotham City. Few people knew that a few months ago, Martin Jesse was still a fired bank teller.
With legal and political protection, Falcone had no rivals. In just one year, he annexed dozens of gangs, big and small, in Gotham City. His madness was like that of the former Roman Empire. Gradually, some people began to describe him as a "Roman", and the latter was proud of it. In his opinion, he was the Caesar of Gotham City.
Unfortunately, all the good things came to an abrupt end the moment Batman appeared.
For the first time, Falcone realized that law and politics were not omnipotent. In front of Batman, everything he had was as fragile as a paper tiger.
Batman has no name, appears and disappears mysteriously, and is unpredictable.
No one knows who he is, and no one knows which tall building he will appear in tomorrow night.
The power and gun in Falcone's hands can only deal with flesh and blood with names and names, but cannot deal with the shadows wandering in the night.
After several failed ambushes, Falcone had to accept the loss of his reputation. At the same time, he calmed down and began to think: why did things turn out like this?
Seeing that the master was silent for a long time, the housekeeper could not help but comfort him,
"Master, I don't think we need to be too anxious about Batman. He's only one person, and he'll be vulnerable sooner or later. As long as we seize the opportunity, we can definitely deal with him."
Batman?
Hearing the name, Falcone frowned subconsciously, "What Batman?"
"That's what happened just now! They..."
Falcone laughed twice.
"Who told you that was Batman?"
The butler was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "But when you were talking to Victor on the phone earlier, didn't you say that Batman was in that car?"
"I said that, so you think there's Batman in the car!"
The butler was confused. He didn't understand what the master said at all. Could it be that it was not Batman who kidnapped Adusan?
Falcone chuckled and said, "Well, that's Batman!"
housekeeper:"..."
Are you kidding me, sir?
Falcone pressed his cigar against the windowsill and said indifferently,
"Brandt, tell me why many police officers in Gotham City condone Batman's actions."
The butler hesitated for a long time before saying, "Maybe the money the master gave you wasn't enough?"
"to be honest!"
The butler looked up and hummed in a mosquito-like voice, "Maybe Batman is helping them maintain law and order."
Falcone shook his head helplessly.
"That's pretty much the same, but you're missing the most important point: He doesn't kill people."
"Brent, have you ever killed anyone?"
The butler shook his head repeatedly.
"There is no best!"
Falcone sat in the armchair and said calmly, "Killing someone doesn't feel good, especially the first time.
An uncontrollable fear will arise in the heart. This fear comes from the police, the law, and society as a whole. But different people will react differently to fear. The weak will become nervous and frantic, and even think about running away. The strong are different. They will savor this feeling and feel an inexplicable pleasure from it. When they seek the source of pleasure, the second killing is not far away. Once the second time, there will be countless more."
"Death is the most terrifying thing in the world. Whether it's a human or an animal, they will have thoughts of destruction before death comes."
"Batman doesn't kill, so he can only bring fear, not terror. Those high-ranking officials know very well that even if they were stripped naked and sent to the police station for corruption, it wouldn't be a big problem because the police are my people, the prosecutors are my people, and the court president is also my people. I will rescue them."
"But once Batman starts vigilante killings, things become completely different. He becomes the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all criminals. No one knows when this sword will fall and chop off your head."
"Batman should kill. Only killing can bring fear to Gotham City. This omnipresent fear will torture those who are lucky enough to get away with it, making them frightened and crazy, and giving rise to many inappropriate thoughts: such as killing Batman."
The butler understood and whispered,
"I'll contact the newspaper now."
"Not just the newspapers, but also the TV and radio stations. Tell them: Batman is a murderer. Also, call Sidney. I want to see him."
The butler nodded slightly.
"I understand, sir. I'll go now."
…
When Falcone lifts his foot, all of Gotham shakes.
In just half a day, Batman's murder case became the front-page headlines of major news dailies. Everyone was talking about it. Everyone had different opinions, but when they saw the headlines, they couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
What happens to Gotham City when Batman starts killing people?
Beneath the bloody title were twenty-eight charred corpses!
At the same time, police chiefs, city council members, and party members came out to condemn Batman's behavior. They stood on the moral high ground and denounced Batman's past in a simple and easy-to-understand way. In this country without the death penalty, killing is a blasphemy against the Constitution.
If Batman really wants to fight crime, he should stand up and have the courage to admit his crimes. Only in this way can he be worthy of being a city vigilante.
As many "successful people" spoke out, public opinion quickly developed into a one-sided trend.
The Internet was also affected. In the Batman column on ShowMe's official website, the number of comments insulting Batman increased dozens of times compared to before. Although many of them were Superman fans who had a grudge against Bat fans, there was no shortage of newcomers.