Chapter 246: Wait, Where the Hell Did You Send Me This Time?

The war in Gotham City has finally ended.

Residents who had fled from the Diamond District and Park Row to other Gotham areas, or even to other cities, have finally begun to return; buildings damaged by the war are being rebuilt, patients in Gotham Hospital are gradually recovering and being discharged, order is being restored, criminals who looted during the chaos are being investigated, and everything seems to be getting better.

In the early hours of the morning, amidst the rubble of a small bar, Boss Riles stood behind the freshly cleaned bar counter, hanging a neon sign on the broken wall above; the sign bore several large, eye-catching, and shining characters: "Frontline Battlefield."

This uniquely conceived bar seemed to have just opened; the entire place was empty, with only two people sitting on two broken wooden chairs by the counter, one drinking alcohol and the other drinking fruit juice.

"Good name, Frontline Battlefield," Ma Ma Zhaodi said with a smile, taking a sip of orange juice: "I didn't realize before, Riles is so good at business."

"Yeah, even the liquor cabinet is already partially set up; the speed is really fast," Chuck said, taking a gulp of tequila, and couldn't help but chuckle: "Although I don't like this war, this idea is indeed quite cool."

"Yeah, he even specially prepared orange juice; now I have to come."

The two laughed and clinked their glasses.

"Back to the main topic, what do you plan to do? Go find your ex-wife again?"

"Yeah, she said she wants to get back together with me, and I do still like her."

"Alright," Ma Ma Zhaodi shrugged: "Regardless of what she likes about you—whether it's that you became a hero, or that you stopped drinking and pulled yourself together, or simply that you are very good to your son—anyway, your reconciliation is a good thing."

"Isn't analyzing it so deeply a bit utilitarian?"

"I didn't say anything; anyway, I wish you both a long and lasting relationship after getting back together."

"Thanks. What about you? What are your plans? Why did you quit?"

"Me? My true identity has already been discovered by the Riddler, the Joker, and over a dozen other super-villains. You know, being a police officer is too conspicuous, especially when targeted by super-villains—I'm really afraid that wherever I go from now on, I'll die there."

"So you just decided to leave Gotham?"

"Yeah, anyway, Batman also gave me a reward; that money is enough for me to continue living."

"Hearing you say that, I just remembered, what about the five hundred million?"

"You wouldn't really think Chief Commissioner Gordon would agree, would you?" Ma Ma Zhaodi sighed: "The money earned during the undercover operation could be passed off as slipping through the cracks, since it was a special situation, but the amount of five hundred million is still too large, and it was on the Riddler's books; if it got out, it would be big news—so I'm out of luck."

Actually, the five hundred million in cash wasn't that bad; what Ma Ma Zhaodi sighed about was that the five hundred million in asset points also hadn't increased—he had been hoping to get rich overnight.

【The system has judged that this mission is a special situation; income obtained during the undercover period, if not subject to legal punishment, shall be considered entirely legal income.】

"What about the five hundred million?"

【Verification in progress—Sorry, the Riddler never issued a task commission with a clear price, and subsequently changed the task acceptance standard for the five hundred million; this mission was a false commission.】

"Huh?"

At this moment, Ma Ma Zhaodi finally recalled the scene at that time.

"Bruce Wayne's ten billion still has half left, but by now, they are useless to me."

"Tell me who you are, or else, say goodbye to that five hundred million dollars!"

"Whoever kills him! I'll give him five hundred million!"

"Damn it, how is the Riddler so evil?"

Ma Ma Zhaodi covered his face; damn it, the Riddler truly lives up to being the best at riddles, never clearly stating from beginning to end that he would give the money to him—this is because, in his heart, he never intended to give the money to him in the first place.

Damn it, so angry.

"Um, if I commit suicide right now, can I still claim the money?"

【This task is a false task, repeat, this task is a false task.】

"Sigh, when he dies, I will definitely run to his grave and frantically steal his offerings."

Ma Ma Zhaodi grumbled while looking at his account; including the one million dollars Batman sent at the end, only a meager one million and ninety thousand dollars in asset points remained.

"Is it much? It is not much."

【This business trip mission has ended; you will return to the original universe within ten minutes; please prepare.】

When the system's notification sounded, Ma Ma Zhaodi downed the drink in his hand in one gulp and placed the empty cup on the counter.

"Hm?" Chuck seemed to sense something; he also put down his bottle: "Leaving?"

"Leaving, no more drinking," Ma Ma Zhaodi stood up: "See you again if fate allows."

"Good luck, Ma Ma Zhaodi."

"Thank you for your kind words."

He waved his hand, turned the corner of the bar, climbed the exterior wall of a tall building, and reached the rooftop in just over ten seconds.

He did not move again, simply standing quietly on the rooftop, overlooking this city under reconstruction; at this moment, the long night had passed, and dawn was breaking in the east.

Finally, Ma Ma Zhaodi's figure disappeared into the first ray of morning light.

【Ding】

【Your business trip in Gotham City for this stage is complete; you have now obtained an upgrade to employee permissions; work and business trip permissions for areas outside Gotham City have been unlocked; you can now acquire asset points in other cities.】

【Work performance evaluation for this stage: Excellent.】

【Settlement reward skills for this stage: Advanced Mechanical Proficiency, Master-Level Aerodynamics Proficiency, Master-Level Kite Skills Proficiency.】

【Special reward obtained: The Kite Man's Friendship.】

【The Kite Man's Friendship】

【Note: If the Kite Man were to answer what exactly changed his fate and made him a hero, the answer would probably be just two people and two gusts of wind, but for him, that was enough.】

【Advanced Mechanical Proficiency】

【Note: Do you want to be the second Tony Stark? Do you want to fly through the sky in an Iron Man suit creating a sonic boom cloud? Do you want to be one against many, sweeping everything away with an army of machines?】

【Note 2: Don't think about it; you have to pay extra.】

Ma Ma Zhaodi did not continue reading the Master-Level skills for Aerodynamics and Kites; he had already witnessed the specific effects of these skills on the Kite Man's person.

"But speaking of which," he reached out and scratched his head: "Why do you always come up with some fancy tricks every time you teleport?"

Ma Ma Zhaodi looked up, surveying the bustling traffic and the lights and wine of the streets; here was still a scene of prosperity, but something felt a bit off.

A fine drizzle was falling from the sky; a thin layer of water had already accumulated on the city streets, and the traffic was motionless; it was clear that the traffic situation on the streets was not good.

But overall, it was still quite lively.

But this is not Gotham.

"Fuck the plane food, fuck the rain, fuck England!"

The passerby's curses drifted into his ears, revealing to Ma Ma Zhaodi his current location.

England, London.

(End of this chapter)