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At the agreed time, Depp and Selena met again and headed to Falcone's mansion.

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Gotham Police Department vans are transporting this group of Falcone gang members to Blackgate Jail.

In one of the vans, the criminals inside were stripped naked and stuffed into the van because their clothes were completely soaked from the rain.

Victorzas opened his eyes, abruptly sat up, and looked around.

After reflecting on what had happened before, he immediately understood his situation.

"I was struck by lightning! What bad luck!"

Five minutes later, Zach, wearing only white boxer shorts, drove a Gotham Police Department van toward Falcone's mansion.

Two more knife marks appeared on his arm.

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Falcone was in a bad mood. Ever since Batman appeared, there had been more and more uncontrollable figures in Gotham City's underworld.

This made him angry, but also made him feel a sense of crisis.

Especially after the Rob incident, the ruthless Falcone finally couldn't tolerate it any longer and decided to eliminate these threats as soon as possible.

He picked up a rose from the vase and gently sniffed it. The intoxicating fragrance of the rose slightly calmed the mood of this gangster boss who had dominated Gotham City for decades.

Just then, a voice came from behind him.

"Hello, Your Excellency Falcone, I think we can talk."

Falcone, who had just relaxed a little, tensed up again. He slowly turned his chair and looked out the window.

A strong wind was blowing outside the window, and two figures walked towards him in the darkness.

“It’s you, Catwoman!” Falcone said through gritted teeth.

Clearly, he still harbors resentment over the scratches on his face. If Batman is the biggest threat to his family, then Catwoman is the person he hates the most.

Furthermore, whether it's Batman, Catwoman, or the mechanical-faced character, these guys can always easily break through all the security measures in their homes and swagger into their bedrooms.

These damn freaks!

“Long time no see, Your Excellency Falcone,” Selena said expressionlessly.

Just looking at that face made it hard for her to calm her anger.

Depp noticed Selena's change in mood and gently squeezed her little hand.

Selena blushed, her attention diverted; this was the first time Depp had ever touched her hand on his own initiative.

“Your Excellency Falcone,” Depp said, activating the voice-changing function on his helmet, “I think we can sit down and have a proper talk.”

“Mechanical face...it seems Rob wasn’t lying,” Falcone said.

Depp said, "I regret what happened to Director Luo. But today, we just want you to stop hunting us poor people indiscriminately."

Falcone gestured to a chair beside him and said in a deep voice, "Please sit down."

As he spoke, his gaze drifted toward the drawer of the desk.

To be honest, he felt nothing but disgust and aversion towards the increasing number of freaks in Gotham.

And now, these guys are brazenly coming to his home time and time again to humiliate him.

He touched the scar on his cheek and said in a deep voice, "Who do you think you are? I am... Falcone!"

After saying that, he quickly took out a fully loaded Scorpion submachine gun with a silencer from the drawer.

He was going to tear these two guys who had brazenly trespassed into his territory to shreds with bullets. He didn't even want to give Catwoman and Depp a chance to regret it!

However, just before he was about to pull the trigger, Depp extended his hand, which was wearing a mechanical glove.

Gently pinch the barrel with your thumb and forefinger, then apply a little force to crumple the barrel, which is connected to the silencer, into a ball.

Falcone did not give up despite seeing this. This seasoned gangster boss would not give in so easily. He took out another revolver from the drawer with his other hand.

Then, in the next second, Depp bent the barrel of the revolver into a U-shape.

Seeing the dark muzzle of the gun turn towards him, Falcone felt the atmosphere was extremely comical, and he burst into laughter.

In that instant, Falcone wondered if he was getting old and starting to misunderstand the world.

Whether it's Depp, Catwoman, or Batman in front of us.

Whether it's someone like Mr. Freeze or Mr. Electrocution, or even that Riddler who likes to leave clues, they all leave him somewhat helpless.

Depp's actions today have amplified Falcone's sense of crisis and powerlessness.

“I think we can have a proper talk now,” Depp said.

To be honest, he felt that killing Falcone was the simplest and most effective way to end this massacre of freaks.

But Selena absolutely did not want to see herself kill her father.

Moreover, the guy in front of me might be my future father-in-law in some ways.

What do you want to talk about?

Falcone compromised, feeling that under the current circumstances, the only option was to appease the other side first.

His hand slowly moved down, and he silently pressed the button under the desk.

Depp stated bluntly, "We hope you will stop hunting me, Catwoman, Batman, and all the innocent freaks struggling to survive in Gotham, and remove the black market bounties."

To be honest, Bruce might not have needed his help, but Depp still took him along, since they were friends.

Batman... Falcone chewed on Depp's words.

He now thinks that Depp and Batman might be on the same team.

No wonder they're all so difficult to deal with!

Falcone touched the scar on his face again and said, "You made me give up hunting Catwoman and Batman... Do you know who gave me this scar?"

"That's what you deserve, you scum!" Selena said angrily.

Seeing the catwoman's reaction, Falcone was somewhat surprised, and he couldn't help but wonder if the catwoman was the daughter of someone he had killed.

Suddenly, a series of beeping cell phone ringtones interrupted their conversation.

Seeing the tense expressions on Depp and Selena's faces, Falcone answered the phone and put it on speakerphone.

"Hey boss! That damn Batman is back again! He's already wiped out several waves of our men, but we can't even touch that bastard!"

Then, the sound on the other end of the phone suddenly stopped, and a second later, a voice different from the one that had spoken before came through: "Falcone, stop your foolish killing spree."

Falcone exclaimed, "It's Batman!"

Selena whispered, "It's a little bat."

Depp thought to himself, "It's Bruce. He couldn't sit still after seeing this massacre."

After Bruce finished speaking, he hung up the phone and continued searching for Falcone's men.

Depp then said, "Look, Your Excellency Falcone, our friends have started their operation as well. I don't think your massacre will go very smoothly."

Upon hearing this, Falcone's brain raced and he thought frantically, and then his heart sank completely.

Sure enough, this mechanical face is in cahoots with Batman.

And it seems that Batman is merely the executor of the operation, while the guy in front of us is the mastermind behind everything.

No wonder Catwoman showed up right after Batman left last time.

So it was you who directed it all!

“And of course I know who gave you the scar on your face.” Depp leaned close to Falcone’s ear and said in a voice only she could hear, “But it’s a debt you have to pay, because…she’s your daughter.”

"my daughter?"

Falcone found Depp's words absurd, as he clearly only had one daughter named Sofia Falcone.

Unless... it's a child born from a past affair that the other person kept from me.

After thinking about it carefully, Falcone felt that this seemed quite possible.

This also explains why, even though Catwoman is a thief who only steals valuables, she left this scar on her face with hatred when she first met him.

Thinking of this, Falcone immediately said, "I agree to your request, however, I need you to leave me your contact information so that I can contact you at any time to ask you some questions."

Compared to the freaks of Gotham, family is more important to Falcone, even his illegitimate daughter whom he has never met.

Depp wrote down the phone number assigned by the system in the notebook on Falcone's desk.

He wasn't worried at all that the other party would find out his real information over the phone.

Falcone tore the page with the phone number from the notebook and put it in his pocket. The next moment, Depp suddenly walked to the wall by the bedroom door.

Flames suddenly appeared around the heavy mechanical gloves on his hands, and then he slammed his fist into the wall.

Centered on the fist, cracks spread outwards in concentric circles across the wall, making the entire wall resemble a tattered spider web.

Bricks and stones fell off the wall piece by piece, revealing dozens of people at the back door.

“I suggest you stop trying to play any tricks on me, Your Excellency Falcone.”

"By the way, don't call me Mechanical Face. Either call me Gotham Iron Man, or... call me Iron Fist."

Chapter 38 Iron Fist Depp (Seeking recommendation votes and monthly tickets)

After reaching an agreement with Falcone, Depp and Selena left the mansion.

On the way back, Depp, with his arm around Selena's waist, sat on the back of the motorcycle and used the sonar and scanning function on his helmet to confirm that there were no pursuers behind them.

Depp said, "No one was following us, so it seems that Falcone genuinely agreed to our terms."

Selena breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and asked, "What did you whisper in that old man's ear that made him agree to our demands so immediately?"

"Ah, I just have some simple vested interests with him," Depp said with a laugh.

Selena pinched Depp's hand hard and said, "You jerk, I don't believe you!"

On the highway, a van coming from the opposite lane caught Depp's attention.

He activated the helmet's beyond-visual-range system and discovered that the person inside was none other than Victor Zas!