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He reorganized his words, flashed his signature smile, and said, "That's right, Your Excellency Falcone, I have always hoped to succeed you."

Oswald felt a chill run down his spine; he thought the words were a bit too arrogant.

Mr. Depp taught me to say that.

Upon hearing this, Falcone nodded, stood up, took the rose from his coat pocket, and found it in Oswald's coat pocket.

“I have witnessed your growth and development during this period, and your abilities are beyond doubt,” Falcone said. “I believe you are fully capable of taking over my position.”

Upon hearing this, Oswald was deeply moved and sighed inwardly.

"As expected, Mr. Depp's prediction was completely correct! Falcone had indeed been planning to retire all along."

Now that everything was going according to Mr. Depp's script, Oswald immediately felt much more relaxed and asked, "State your conditions, Your Excellency Falcone."

Falcone pulled out a cigar, lit it, and said, "I need you to help me launder money, all my money."

The Gotham mob king's money... it's an astronomical figure.

Oswald nodded and said, "No problem, I will give you a complete plan tomorrow. Are there any other requirements?"

"If I get into trouble, I hope you can lend me a hand. You know I've always had a lot of enemies."

“No problem,” Oswald said.

Falcone exhaled a smoke ring and said resignedly, "I hope you can keep those old guys in check. Gotham can't afford their antics."

Oswald chuckled coldly and said expressionlessly, "You know I'm not Batman, I don't have any no-kill principles."

"So, if those old bastards dare to block my way, I'll make sure they're just like your enemies, their bodies thrown into the Gotham sewers."

"You're starting to look like the King of Gotham," Falcone praised. "Actually, I'm quite curious, what are your plans after you take over my position?"

Recalling his conversation with Depp, Oswald said, "I'll make sure all the bastards under my command have decent jobs and contribute to the development of Gotham. And I'll gradually shut down all your illegal businesses."

“I’m not like you, Falcone. I do all this not for myself, but for Gotham, the Gotham my ancestors built.”

Upon hearing this, Falcone looked as if he had seen a ghost, and the cigar in his hand fell to the ground, burning a large hole in the carpet.

He wondered if the Corbert family kid had suddenly lost his mind!

Forget it, as long as it helps me launder the money and get me out of this mess, that's all that matters.

Falcone said, "Although I don't understand your ideas, I support you in doing what you want to do, as long as you fulfill our agreement."

"Don't worry, Your Excellency Falcone."

After leaving Falcone's villa, Oswald immediately went to Depp's antique shop.

Inside the antique shop, Dick looked at the unfamiliar, limping man in front of him and instinctively felt a sense of disgust.

"Who are you looking for?"

Oswald, leaning on his umbrella, smiled and said, "Hello little friend, I'm looking for Mr. Depp. Could you please inform him that the little penguin is looking for him?"

penguin?

Dick immediately remembered that the person in front of him was the guy who had wiped out Tony Zuckerberg's gang with Batman.

"Please wait a moment."

After Dick finished speaking, he went back to the inner room and called Depp.

Upon seeing Depp, Oswald immediately exclaimed, "You're absolutely amazing! Falcone actually came to my house today and told me he wants me to take his place!"

Depp asked, "So, what are his conditions?"

Oswald said, "He wanted me to help him launder money, a lot of money."

Depp smiled happily upon hearing this and said, "It's simple. Just use Falcone's money to start a company in your name. As for the products... just make the civilian version of the umbrella you have."

"If you're worried about being investigated, you can make it a subsidiary of the Depp Group. Gotham officials still trust me."

Oswald immediately understood Depp's meaning and said, "Then let's call the company...Depp Industries!"

“Absolutely no problem,” Depp said. “We can even use his money to open another Depp & Corbert research base, specifically for you to develop new multi-functional umbrellas and combat equipment.”

“You are truly my guiding light,” said the Oswald Centre.

In the days that followed, Oswald successfully took over Falcone's position.

Once on stage, the King of Gotham's sharp methods were on full display.

In just half a month, he wiped out all the old gangsters who had resisted him.

While the entire city of Gotham was gripped by fear, the Penguins suddenly vanished, as if all the evil had nothing to do with them.

This surprised Bruce somewhat; if he hadn't been caught red-handed, he felt he had no legitimate reason to act.

In addition, Depp Industries and the Depp & Corbert Research Base, established in collaboration between the mysterious heir of the Corbert family and Depp Toy Factory and belonging to the Depp Group, were also officially established.

With this, the Depp Group became a diversified conglomerate spanning the toy, entertainment, and technology industries.

In addition to the good news from Depp's side, Gordon also had double good news.

Barbara was pregnant for ten months and gave birth to a daughter for Gordon, whom they named Barbara Gordon.

At the same time, thanks to the dual recommendations of Bruce and Depp, Gordon was officially appointed as the Gotham Police Commissioner.

Chapter 99 Are you guys a legitimate gang?

Like a new broom sweeping clean, Gordon, upon assuming the post of Commissioner, immediately decided to thoroughly purge Gotham's criminal underworld.

He wouldn't be like Rob, accepting bribes from the mafia and aiding and abetting evil.

As he discussed the matter with his colleagues, Detective Harvey Bullock, wearing a cowboy hat and munching on pizza, said, "Gangs? Since Falcone retired, there aren't any legitimate gangs left in Gotham!"

Gordon had been busy taking care of the pregnant Barbara for the past month, so he wasn't very clear on the changing dynamics within the Gotham underworld. He asked:

"Um... Has something changed in the last month? I remember before, if you threw a handful of peanuts on the street, you could find at least three gangs."

“Well, that’s all ancient history from a month ago.” Brock took a sip of water from Gordon’s cup and said, “If you throw a handful of peanuts now, you’ll probably only find one gang at most, and that would be the Penguin Gang.”

"However, ever since Penguin took over Falcone's position, those sons of bitches of a gang have gone crazy and haven't committed a single crime!"

Brock stuffed the last piece of pizza into his mouth and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.

I must say, today's pizza had a generous amount of cheese.

"Penguin? He actually replaced Falcone!"

Gordon said in surprise that he knew that just a few months ago, Penguin was a depressed guy who was not being used.

Although Oswald's power grew rapidly after he went solo, he was even included in the first batch of criminals he targeted.

But how did this guy suddenly become the king of the underworld, succeeding Falcone?

Which step did I miss?!

But Gordon was more interested in the fact that the Gotham gang stopped causing trouble after Oswald took over.

He felt there must be some conspiracy involved, and that Oswald was probably preparing for some big operation.

Gordon was right; this was indeed Oswald's preparation for a major operation, at Depp's behest.

On a bus in Gotham, a member of the Penguins gang with a nose ring suddenly stood up, startling the elderly woman standing next to him.

But after seeing that the guy was dressed like a gangster, the old lady, who had originally intended to start a fight, timidly withdrew her gaze.

"Come, ma'am, please sit here."

The penguin gang member said to the old lady.

The old lady was flattered by his words, but seeing the young man's kind gaze, she chose to ignore the frightening nose ring and tattoo and sat down.

The old lady said gratefully, "Thank you, young man."

Upon hearing this, the penguin gang member frowned and blurted out, "Why are you being so polite with me?!"

old lady:"......"

Gordon, standing to the side: "..."

On his way home, Gordon witnessed several heartwarming acts of kindness from members of the Penguin Gang.

When he got back to his neighborhood, Gordon's brain short-circuited.

He grabbed a Penguin Girl who was helping an elderly person living alone clear weeds from their yard and asked, "Is this all you do these days... charity work?"

The girl with a cute skull tattoo on her face looked up and said, "Yeah, the penguin boss told us to get used to being good people so we can escape the gang later. Besides, we get paid every day."

hiss~

Gordon gasped and asked, "Is your gang any respectable?"

The girl raised an eyebrow and said proudly, "Right now, there's no gang in all of Gotham that's bigger or more respectable than us!"

Okay then...

Gordon turned and left, thinking to himself that it was indeed serious, full of positive energy.

But it's made to look less like a gangster.

Which link in the chain went wrong?

Gordon had no idea.

Inside the newly built factory of the Depp Toy Factory, on the assembly line, countless shirtless, muscular, and tattooed men were chatting and laughing about whose house they would rob for some pocket money that night...

No, we're not doing that anymore!

It's about deciding which restaurant to go to for drinks and meat at night.

In the factory office, Depp praised, "Oswald, you did a great job, as expected of a descendant of the Corbert family."

Upon hearing this, Oswald scratched the back of his head shyly, his face slightly flushed, and said, "It's all thanks to you, Mr. Depp. You saved me from the abyss. Without you, I might still be just a guy hustling at the bottom of the gang."

“You should be more confident,” Depp said. “The mayor of Gotham City still has six months left in his term; you can start preparing for it.”

"mayor?"

Oswald felt he was falling behind Mr. Depp. He never expected that Mr. Depp's next plan was to have him run for mayor!

This...this...this is really...amazing!

Oswald thought about it again and realized that only by becoming the mayor of Gotham could he better reform Gotham.