When the reputation of the police drops to freezing point, they are no different from the underworld.
The angry reporters didn't care about the shields and sticks in the hands of the police. They pushed and kicked with their hands and feet, using all kinds of martial arts.
An old reporter who was engaged in criminal case reporting pointed at Sheriff Quincy's nose and asked loudly: As a policeman, why do you accept money from the gang? Are you Falcone's lackeys?
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the police around him immediately changed.
There are bad guys in the police force, but that doesn't mean every police officer is a bad guy. There are good people among them too.
Sheriff Quincy wanted to argue, but after noticing the mayor's gaze, he had to suppress his annoyance and ordered his team to drive the man away.
The more they tried to drive them away, the more the reporters resisted. They pushed each other and the scene became extremely chaotic.
This chaos affected the people in the square. Many people did not believe the news on the leaflets. They came here just to ask for an explanation. Unfortunately, the mayor could not even give the most basic explanation.
Patience is exhausted bit by bit, and anger is accumulated bit by bit.
I don't know who shouted,
"Kill Martin Jesse!"
The crowd began to move, pouring towards the city hall building like a tide.
Martin Jesse's cheeks turned pale, his head was empty, he couldn't think of anything, and there was only one word left in his confused thoughts: run!
We must hide and not fall into their hands.
He pushed his assistant aside, yelled at the police to stop the mob, and ran into the city hall building without looking back.
Seeing this scene, the police were stunned.
The battle hasn't even started yet and the coach ran away. What's the point of fighting?
Morale dropped to freezing point.
There were at least tens of thousands of people in the square, but only dozens of police officers were there to maintain law and order. A few dozen against tens of thousands, and they were not muscular men with chest hair. What could they do? They couldn't just shoot with Gatling guns!
The situation is out of control.
There were too many citizens for the police to handle. In order to prevent his men from being beaten to death, Quincy had to order the blockade to be lifted and let the police gather together in a circle to protect themselves as much as possible.
Even so, they were still attacked crazily by the citizens. One policeman accidentally tripped and fell to the ground while retreating, and the next second he was dragged into the crowd and never came out again.
Quincy began to show fear, and not only him, but all the policemen around him were the same. This incident was different from previous ones. It was not a protest march. The citizens who were overwhelmed by anger did not want an explanation, but their lives, the lives of the police and the government.
"Don't worry about it, retreat, everyone retreat."
Quincy shouted loudly and asked his men to evacuate the scene. As for the mayor and the city government, they could only say sorry in their hearts. Everyone has their own life, and no one is more precious than anyone else.
As the police left, the situation completely got out of control.
Angry citizens rushed into the city hall building and searched room by room, arresting any uniformed employees they found, regardless of whether they were guilty or innocent.
A newly hired city employee was cornered and, faced with questioning, could only hold his head in fear and beg them not to do anything.
This scene happened in many places, and the situation began to develop in a terrible direction. If no one stopped it, it might lead to a human tragedy.
Just then, two gunshots rang out in the crowd.
An old man with a big beard, a military cap and sunglasses stood on the table and said loudly,
"We are here to seek justice, not to kill. Follow the flyers and don't harm innocent people."
After the words were spoken, the crowd calmed down a little.
The employees who were surrounded borrowed their donkeys to go downhill and immediately swore that they had not accepted bribes. Like the citizens, they were ordinary people who were oppressed. They were willing to help the citizens and find the mayor.
This statement caused great cheers.
There is a ghost leading the way,
Martin Jesse and a group of government officials who accepted bribes and were hiding in a secret room were soon caught. The city hall building was also destroyed beyond recognition, and many valuables and confidential documents disappeared.
The citizens took the mayor and his "accomplices" to the pool in the central square like prisoners.
Facing countless angry eyes, Martin Jesse felt unprecedented fear. He was so frightened that he fainted.
It doesn't matter that he fell, but the people around him became scapegoats.
Few people are not afraid of death.
In order to avoid being eaten alive by the angry crowd, the mayor's assistant revealed everything he knew. As one horrifying inside story after another was exposed, the air fell into a deathly silence.
Many citizens who did not believe the leaflets remained silent. They had never imagined that the city they lived in would be so dark and that the mayor was actually supported by a gang boss.
In the crowd, the old man with a big beard, a military cap and sunglasses sighed: Young master is right, Gotham needs change, a thorough change from the inside out.
As the assistant spoke, other government officials dared not remain silent any longer and began to complain, saying how domineering Falcone was, how he forced women of good families into prostitution, and how he used various methods to coerce them into submission. He even threatened their families. They swore to God that they were willing to testify in court and identify Falcone's crimes, and only asked the citizens not to harm them.
Someone filmed this scene and posted it on ShowMe.
Then, all 50 states in the United States exploded instantly.
The video spread at an unimaginable speed, and in just a few minutes, the number of clicks exceeded 500,000.
Major news media followed suit, and the three major TV stations, CBS, NBC, and ABC, interrupted their programs to fully follow the news reports in Gotham City.
As the dark side of Gotham City is revealed, another terrifying truth emerges.
People compared the confessions of government officials and suddenly found that there were no mistakes in the account number, time, place and amount of money on the leaflets. In other words, the content was all true. Not only the mayor, but also the chairman of the council, the president of the court, the prosecutor and a large number of police and lawyers were Falcone's lackeys.
The anger that had just subsided instantly became boiling.
The crowd automatically divided into several waves, some rushed to the court, some rushed to the police station, and some stayed in the central square to guard Martin Jesse and a group of government parasites.
In the Mossage Hotel, after watching the TV report, Falcone slumped in his chair, his right hand shaking uncontrollably and his cheeks trembling as well.
He cursed Martin Jesse countless times in his heart.
That loser can't even handle such a small matter. Why doesn't he just die?
I was blind to elect such a fool as mayor. Of course, he must have forgotten that Martin Jesse was chosen because he was timid, cowardly and incompetent. Although he had a clever talk, he was a complete loser.
This kind of person is the easiest to control. Unlike other politicians, once they reach a high position, they would like to wipe their butts whiter than their faces.