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But that's far from enough, otherwise the system wouldn't have given out such a task.

While Depp was lost in thought, Alfred answered a phone call and said, "Young Master Bruce has arranged to have dinner with Miss Corinna tonight, so he probably won't be back today."

Depp was taken aback when he heard this, thinking to himself, "Bruce is such a fickle guy!"

It seems that although Bruce is mentally quite old, his body is still that of someone in their early twenties, at the peak of his vitality and energy.

I can understand...

“Well then, Mr. Depp, why don’t you head back first?” Alfred said. “I’ll let you know when Master Bruce returns.”

Damn it!

Bruce, you've changed!

Depp roared inwardly, "You used to come to see me first thing in the morning, but now that I'm coming to see you, you're not coming back because of a girl, and you even have to go through Alfred to let me know!"

No, I can't swallow this!

Depp glanced at his watch, mimicking Alfred, and said seriously, "It's dinner time. Aren't you going to invite me to dinner?"

Seeing Alfred's eye twitch, Depp immediately said, "Alfred, where's the kitchen? I'll cook dinner!"

Upon hearing this, Alfred picked up his coffee cup again, elegantly pointed in the direction outside, and said, "Turn left when you go out, it's the fourth house."

Seeing that Depp had actually gone to the kitchen to cook, Alfred smiled.

Having served others for most of my life, it's time for me to enjoy it myself.

And, it was a newly minted Gotham billionaire who cooked dinner for him.

As the owner of Gotham's largest toy factory, Depp is indeed a very wealthy man.

Although Alfred didn't think Depp had any good cooking skills, he just hoped it wouldn't be too bad.

After all, what I'm really enjoying isn't the taste, but the process behind it.

After a while, as he watched the dishes he didn't recognize, but which looked and smelled delicious, being served, Alfred couldn't help but swallow hard.

Depp wiped his hands and brought the last dish, braised pork knuckle, to the table.

It has to be said that Bruce's main kitchen is really big, with more than a dozen stoves alone.

This is also why Depp can cook several dishes in a short time; with multiple stoves burning simultaneously, efficiency is naturally high.

Looking at the table full of delicious-looking dishes, Alfred asked, "What are these dishes? I've never seen anything like them before. But I must say, they smell amazing!"

Depp arranged the bowls and plates neatly and said, "These are all Chinese dishes. By the way... do you have chopsticks here?"

Alfred suddenly realized, "Chinese food? So it's cuisine from that ancient and mysterious country. As for chopsticks... what are those?"

"A type of tableware that has been used in China from ancient times to the present..."

Depp said helplessly, then took out his own cutlery from his pocket.

"Do these dishes have names?" Alfred asked.

“Of course there are,” Depp said, pointing as he spoke. “They are Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Sweet and Sour Pork, White Cut Chicken, Twice-Cooked Pork, Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chili, Longjing Shrimp, Salted Chicken, Candied Taro, and Braised Pork Intestines.”

After hearing this, Alfred pointed at the fragrant braised pork intestines and exclaimed in shock, "Wait, they actually eat pig intestines?"

Depp sighed and said, "Of course, the Chinese are good at turning anything edible into unparalleled delicacies."

"And what do you think the original raw material for sausage casings was?"

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of fatty intestine and forced it into Alfred's mouth.

Alfred, who was initially very resistant, had his eyes light up after chewing a few times and couldn't help but exclaim, "It smells so good!"

In a Gotham hotel, Depp and Alfred were having dinner together.

Bruce looked at the beautiful girl sleeping next to him and felt a strange emptiness.

"Ah~"

He got up, dressed, left the girl alone at the hotel, and rushed back to Wayne Manor that very night.

Bruce's mood eased somewhat when he saw Alfred fast asleep.

The next morning, Alfred said mysteriously, "Young master, I learned a new dish yesterday, would you like to try it?"

Chapter 90 A Melancholy Penguin

"A new dish?" Bruce said with interest. "Then I'd love to try it as soon as possible."

When Alfred enthusiastically brought out a plate of braised pork intestines, Bruce asked in confusion, "What is this?"

"Pig intestines, this dish has a very imposing name, it's called Nine-Turned Intestines."

"Pig intestines? You actually want me to eat pig intestines!" Bruce said incredulously. "Where did you learn this stuff from?"

Alfred didn't answer, but instead forked Bruce with the firmest, shinies of the intestines and said expectantly, "Young Master Bruce, you must try this, it's really excellent."

How disgusting...

Although I knew it was the intestines of the pigs I raised in my own yard, I always threw it away as waste...

Bruce was reluctant, but seeing Alfred's expectant eyes, he closed his eyes and forced himself to eat it.

Damn it, I'm eating pig intestines!

If Depp and the others found out, they would definitely make fun of me!

No person of status would eat this kind of thing!

Bruce chewed a few times, then his tightly closed eyes suddenly widened...

"This pig intestines...smell so good!"

Bruce devoured the large intestine on the plate in no time. Although it was a bit greasy to eat this so early in the morning, there was no way around it—it was just too delicious!

Bruce wiped his mouth and asked, "Ah Fu, what kind of cuisine is this?"

Alfred said mysteriously, "It's Chinese food, young master, from that mysterious country."

"So it's Chinese food... By the way, aren't you British? How come you suddenly learned to cook a Chinese dish?" Bruce asked.

Alfred picked up his plate and said, "Mr. Depp taught me yesterday afternoon. His cooking skills are as amazing as Chinese food."

Bruce exclaimed in surprise, "That guy can actually cook? Chinese food!"

He pondered, feeling that this mysterious guy, Depp, must have some intricate connection with China...

The Justice League regrouped on the second night.

Iron Fist, Batman, Catwoman, and Crocodile Boy all come together.

Gordon and Harvey did not participate in the operation; although they had new equipment, their main task remained the final stages of the arrests and trials.

Depp and his associates' target today is a subordinate group of the Falcone family.

These guys are planning a big operation tonight: a massive flour deal with the Red Nose gang from the next city.

Just as these guys were exchanging money for goods, four people descended from the sky from four directions.

When the criminals saw Depp and his group coming to attack, they immediately drew their guns and fought back while scattering in all directions.

Most of them fled toward Selena and Wayne, but two or three panicked individuals bumped into Bruce.

But Depp was surprised to find that, perhaps because his reputation as the Iron Fist was too ruthless, not a single one of these guys ran towards him.

He casually grabbed one of Selena's gangster henchmen and asked, "Am I that scary?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the guy who had been arguing and fighting with a pistol just moments before was so frightened that he fainted.

Depp casually threw it on the ground and cursed, "Bad luck!"

Of the four, the largest number of gangsters fled towards Selena, but for some reason, when these guys rushed towards Selena, they didn't show the fear they had when facing Depp; instead, they even had a hint of excitement in their eyes.

One guy who was stepped on by Selena's high heels even blushed!

Depp knocked out the inexplicably excited mobster with a big punch, and not satisfied, he gave him two more punches to finish him off.

He yelled and punched, "You bunch of bastards, what's wrong with your XP?!"

The battle ended cleanly and swiftly against these ordinary people armed with guns.

Let alone bullets, even rocket launchers cannot cause any damage to these people, whose equipment has been upgraded many times. It is another matter whether they can even hit them.

Depp and his crew had complete prior knowledge of the plans of both the Falcone gang and the Red Nose gang, these two unfortunate groups of scoundrels.

Gordon informed everyone of this before the operation began.

But Gordon didn't tell the group where the message came from; he seemed to be protecting the person who delivered it.

After subduing the criminal, Gordon immediately brought a group of detectives to clean up the mess.

Following the interrogation, the remaining individuals who had not participated in the operation were also apprehended from the hideout, including a guy Depp knew...

Oswald Cobert, the Penguin of the future.

During this period, Gordon's reputation within the police department has grown considerably due to his astonishing efficiency in solving cases and his frequent leadership in apprehending supervillains.

He has become the uncrowned chief of the Gotham Police Department.

The doors of the Gotham Police Department slowly opened, and Cobert, leaning on an umbrella, limped out.

Corbert was released early on the grounds that he had not been directly involved in any of the Falcone gang's operations.

After he came out, he squatted down at the entrance of the police station, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and put it in his mouth.

Corbert pointed the tip of his umbrella at the cigarette, and the next second, with a soft "poof," a tiny, almost cute flame shot out from the tip of the umbrella and lit the cigarette.

He stood forlornly smoking outside the police station, lost in thought, his face filled with a frustrated and unfulfilled expression.

Depp, wearing the Mirror of the Profile, walked out from the side of the police station and looked at the young and melancholic Penguin.

Oswald Corbett - Penguin

Main ability: Self-made multi-functional combat umbrella

Intimacy level: Strangers.

Depp felt that he might be able to help Corbert embark on a different life.

If Gotham can exist without Two-Face and Killer Croc, then why can't it exist without the evil Penguin?